A downpour like this never lasts long here at this time of year.
这里每年这个时间象这样的大雨不会下得很久的。
With the rate of inflation I borrow money from the bank.
由于通货膨胀,我要向这家银行贷款。
Why does the idea of progress loom so large in the modern world? Surely progress of a particular kind is actually taking place around us and is becoming more and more manifest.