patchwork quilt

looked for all the world like a strip of that same patchwork quilt.

看来看去就跟那条百衲被单一模一样。

Even the old patchwork quilt is the same!

甚至这条旧的百衲被罩也是一样!

The result is that, from necessity, a new model is emerging with a patchwork quilt of activities in which smaller national and larger international oil companies must work together in new partnerships.

结果是，从必要性出发，一个拼凑而成的新模式正在出现：规模较小的国有公司和规模较大的国际石油公司必须通过新的合伙企业进行合作。

A patchwork quilt is a good way of using up scraps of material.

做杂拼花布棉被是利用零碎布料的好办法.

The playing surface at the Bird's Nest resembled a patchwork quilt after desperate attempts were made to ensure the first Manchester derby to be staged on foreign soil went ahead.

为确保首场在国外打响的曼切斯特德比顺利开展，主办方不顾一切进行了努力，但鸟巢的球场草皮还是有如拼布床单。

You can make a patchwork quilt from oddments of silk and cotton.

你可以用丝绸和棉布的边角料做一条百衲被。

Engaging in a hobby like reading a book, making a patchwork quilt or even playing computer games can delay the onset of dementia, a US study suggests.

美国一项研究表明：从事一些业余爱好，如读书、缝制百衲被，甚至是玩电脑游戏，都能减缓痴呆症发病。

McCain promised that he would replace what he called the outdated patchwork quilt of financial regulatory oversight with a new system that is more transparent.

麦凯恩承诺要用一个新的更透明的体系来代替他所谓过时的、零碎的金融监管政策。

A patchwork quilt without a design.

没有设计的、拼凑起来的被子。

The McCain-Palin administration will replace an outdated, patchwork quilt of regulatory oversight and bring transparency and accountability to Wall Street.

我的政府将把那些陈规陋习一一取缔，而代之以一个透明的、会计职责明确的华尔街。

The fabric of the self is not a smooth, continuous surface but a patchwork quilt, and feeling torn is simply a coming apart of the seams.

自我这种织物并没有平滑、连续的表面，而是像打满补丁的被子，而感觉被撕裂只是接缝处脱线了。

But European Jewry is a patchwork quilt, where the bond with Israel depends greatly on local conditions.

但欧洲犹太人犹如拼接的棉被一般，他们同以色列的结合非常依赖当地情况。

When the sunshine breaks out, azure tones appear as the angry clouds chase over the sea, making it a patchwork quilt of color.

当阳光透过云彩照射下来，海水湛蓝的色调开始慢慢呈现，怒云追逐着海水，整个海面如同覆盖上了一床彩色的棉被。

And over the years, I've learned something about people whose experiences read like a patchwork quilt,

过去的那些年，我了解到那些经历好似拼布床单的人，