I was afraid you might be out of sorts.

我怕你可能心情不痛快。

We use smiles for specific social purposes because they can send out all sorts of signals that can be useful for us1.

人们因为某种社交目的而微笑，只是因为笑能传达出对我们有益的各种信号。

It can be used in all sorts of cases, apart from murder, but it's always being trotted out by activists.

它可以应用在除了谋杀之外的各种案件里，心思活络的人一直在使用这一老套的借口。

Beyond creating jobs for those who built and maintain it, the Internet functions as a powerful platform on which all sorts of new businesses-and ways of doing business-can be rolled out.

除了为建造和维护互联网的人创造就业机会，所有新业务和新的经营模式都可以在互联网这个功能强大的平台上展开。

The light sensitive receivers are found on the retina and can be likened to the pixels of a digital camera chip and are separated out into two sorts: rods and cones.

人的视网膜上面附有很多的光感受器，这类似于数码相机芯片的像素点。它们可以分为视杆细胞和视锥细胞两个大类。