eternal
adj
1 without beginning or end; lasting or existing for ever 永久的; 永恒的; 不朽的: the Eternal God 上帝
eternal life, ie life after death of the body 永生 * eternal love 永恒的爱.
2 [attrib 作定语]
(infml 口) seeming never to stop; (too) frequent 似乎不停的; (过於)频繁的
Stop this eternal chatter! 不要罗嗦个不停!
I am tired of your eternal arguments. 我讨厌你那没完没了的争论.
3 (idm 习语) the eternal `triangle situation in which two people are both in love with the same person of the opposite sex 三角恋爱. the eternal `verities fundamental moral principles; laws of God 基本的道德准则; 永恒的真理.
Has it got anything to do with your present research?
报告跟你目前的研究有关吗?
Other books are for reading slowly and carefully. If it is a book on a subject that you are interested in, you will want to chew and digest it. That does not mean reading it too slowly. When you pick up a book for the first time, check that it is not to