quota
n
1 fixed share that must be done or contributed or received 定额; 限额; 配额
have one's full quota of rations 有自己全份的配给量
I'm going home now I've done my quota of work for the day. 我现在回家了--我已经完成了今天的工作定额.
2 maximum number or amount of people or things allowed, eg to enter a country (人或事物的)最高限额(如准予入境者)
Grain imports are controlled by strict quotas. 谷物进口量受最高限额的严格控制.
OK, everyone. Less noise, please! Gather round and listen carefully. First we are going to search the beach and the rock pools. Let me remind you what we are looking for: seaweeds, fish, plants, all living things. When you find anything, make a note where
00在这里集合,游泳之后再吃午餐。别着急!我们有足够的时间。
When work continued, one man lit a cigarette as he was working, but, finding it had a strange taste, he put it out.
随后他们继续干活,一个工人在干活时点燃了一支香烟。可是他觉得有一股怪味,他就把烟灭了。
If we go downhill, we might find a stream, and if we follow the stream we should reach a farm, or a village or a bridge.