From one's own front door to home or foreign hills or sands and back again, everything is to hand.

home ^{adj. in one’s own country, domestic 国内的}

• the home market ^国内市场
• home news ^国内新闻
• The company is expanding into both home and foreign markets. ^{公司正在向国内外市场扩张。}

当使用 and、or、but 等连词将两个或多个词连接在一起时，它们通常属于相同的词性或语法结构，以保持句子的平衡和节奏感。在 home and foreign 中，home 虽然常作名词，但在修饰名词（如 markets, policy）时充当形容词，因此与 foreign 词性是匹配的。

sand ^{n. [U and C] an area of beach 沙滩}

• miles of golden sands
• Now I can cross the Shifting Sands. ^{现在我可以穿越大漠流沙了。}
• ...miles of golden sands.  ^{…数英里的金色沙滩。}

to hand ^{Br.E. sth. that is to hand is close to you, so that you can reach it easily 近在咫尺，近在手边，容易得到}

• For those of you who don't have an atlas to hand, Newcastle is a city in the north-east of England. 
• Make sure you keep all the necessary documents to hand. ^{确保你把所有必要的文件放在手边。}
• If you need any tools, they are all to hand in the shed. ^{如果你需要任何工具，它们都在棚子里，容易得到。}
• We kept our phones to hand in case of an emergency. ^{我们把手机放在手边，以防发生紧急情况。}

Not only are the means of arriving at the holiday paradise entirely within one's own command and keeping, but the means of escape from holiday hell (if the beach proves too crowded, the local weather too inclement) are there, outside -- or, as likely, part of -- the tent.

Not only are... but... ^{不仅...而且...（倒装结构）}

• Not only are the clothes stylish, but they are also very comfortable. ^{这些衣服不仅时尚，而且非常舒适。}
• Not only is he a talented musician, but he is also a skilled writer. ^{他不仅是一位有才华的音乐家，而且还是一位熟练的作家。}
• Not only was the film a critical success, but it was also a box office hit. ^{这部电影不仅在评论界获得了成功，而且票房也很成功。}

command ^{n. [U, sing] ability to use or control sth., mastery 使用或控制某事物的能力，掌握}

• He has (a) good command of the French language. ^{他精通法语。}
• He has enormous funds at his command. ^{他掌握着巨额资金。}
• The success of the mission was entirely within one's own command and keeping. ^{任务的成功完全在自己的掌控和保管之下。}
• With this system, all the data security remains within one's own command and keeping. ^{有了这个系统，所有的数据安全都保持在自己的掌控和保管之下。}
• The budget management is strictly within one's own command and keeping. ^{预算管理严格地在自己的掌控和保管之下。}

keeping ^{n. 保管，保存}

• I’ll leave the keys in your keeping. ^{我把钥匙交你保管。}

inclement ^{adj. (fml.) inclement weather is unpleasantly cold, wet etc 严寒的，狂风暴雨的，恶劣的(常用于正式报告或旅行延误通知）}

• The football match was postponed due to inclement weather. ^{由于天气恶劣，足球比赛延期了。}
• The hike was cancelled due to inclement weather. ^{徒步旅行因恶劣天气而被取消。}

as likely = as likely as not ^{very probably 很可能}

• As likely as not, the meeting will take place in the village pub. As likely as not she's forgotten all about it.
• The delay was caused by technical issues or, as likely, human error. ^{延误是技术问题造成的，或者很可能是人为错误。}
• As likely as not, the meeting will be cancelled due to the storm. ^{这次会议多半会因为风暴而取消。}
• It is just as likely to rain today as it was yesterday. ^{今天下雨的可能性和昨天一样大。}

means of ^{...的手段/方法}

• Writing is a powerful means of self-expression. ^{写作是一种强大的自我表达的手段。}
• He is cogitating upon some means of revenge. ^{他正在考虑采取某种报复手段。}
• I've struck on a novel means of doing the job. ^{我突然想到一个干这活的新方法。}