twice-a-year

He works on building sites in Beijing, ten hours a day, seven days a week, returning home twice a year.

他在北京的建筑工地干活，每周7天，每天10个小时，一年能够回两次家。

Administration officials said the group would still meet twice a year to discuss security issues.

政府官员称，集团仍将就安全问题继续其每两年一次的会议。

Article 116 The board of directors shall hold meetings at least twice a year, and notice shall be given to all directors 10 days in advance.

第一百一十六条：董事会每年度至少召开二次会议，每次会议应当于会议召开十日以前通知全体董事。

This natural phenomenon occurs twice a year when a satellite and a receiving earth station come directly in line with the sun.

这个自然现象每年两次当卫星运行到太阳与地面站在一条直线上时发生。由于太阳的那些辐射能量干扰卫星通讯造成信号阻塞。

By law it must report twice a year on which countries fiddle their exchange rates at the world's expense.

依据法律，美国财政部必须每年两次报告那些操纵汇率损害世界利益的国家。

Inside are four small statues that are placed so the sun shines on them twice a year.

进到里面有四个小一点的雕像，一年只有2次太阳光照射到这个地方。

Treasury Department may apply that label in a twice-a-year report on global currencies which is expected to be released on Friday.

美国财政部可能在一份预计星期五发布的半年一次的全球货币报告中将中国列为“汇率操纵国”。

Total eclipses occur about twice a year as the moon passes between the Earth and the sun on the same plane as Earth's orbit.

日全食每年出现大约两次，那时月亮运行的轨道平面至与地球轨道平面重合并且月亮正好处于日地连线之间。

Meetings. The Council shall meet in ordinary session at least twice a year.

委员会常规会议每年至少召开两次。

His constituencyat South Leeds was being kept warm for him although he was able to visit once or twice a year.

尽管他一年中到南利兹选区访问仅一到二次，但那儿的选举区一直为他保留着。

A Working Group typically meets twice a year, holding a spring session in New York and a fall session in Vienna.

工作组一般每年开两次会，春季会在纽约举行，夏季会在维也纳举行。

Since the Earth's rotational axis is tilted, the Sun is directly over the equator just twice a year.

因为地球的自转轴是倾斜的，因此一年当中太阳光只有两次机会直射赤道。

Although they had a warm phone relationship, Ney only saw him once or twice a year, and he wasn't very physically affectionate.

尽管他们经常通过电话联系，Ney每年只见他1-2次，并且很少有身体亲热接触。

I had used to go into Howsbay twice a year, to trade my inks and dyes for fabric for clothing and pots and things of that ilk.

我已经习惯每年去郝斯湾两趟，用我自制的墨水和染料，换点做衣服的布料、锅子和各家出产的杂物等。

Once or twice a year I teach a case study about PizzaExpress (a restaurant chain I used to run) at London Business School.

每年，我都会在伦敦商学院（LondonBusinessSchool）讲授一两次有关PizzaExpress（一家我曾经经营过的连锁餐厅）的案例分析。

This is the year of the empty hand. Oh, you hold on to what you can. And charity is a coat you wear twice a year.

这是一无所有者的年代。你坚持着你所能坚持的。而慈善就像你一年只穿两次的外套。

As a spokesman noted, Yahoo had been reorganizing once or twice a year, 'which has been disruptive.

正如一位发言人所说的，过去雅虎每年都会有一、两次的人事变动，不过这种做法会扰乱公司的运营。

The Audit Committee convenes meetings at least twice a year.

审核委员会每年至少召开两次会议。

Fund managers meet executive directors twice a year for an hour and expect to understand what is going on.

基金经理每年与执行董事见一次面，每次见面一个小时，期望能了解公司的情况。

For decades they met once or twice a year, in relative obscurity, to talk over technical issues, exchange gossip and renew old friendships.

几十年来，他们每年聚会一到两次，不怎么高调，谈谈技术问题，交换一下八卦，增进一下友谊。