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患难见真情。
( j! m3 x. f* ~+ G: C7 wA friend in need is a friend indeed. *in need “遇到难处,贫穷”,indeed 是“真正的”,这两个词押韵,给人以节奏感。
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只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。
- G; {. E# ?# V' @) Y8 _5 oAll work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. *这句可以译成“只让学习不让玩的孩子会变成愚蠢的孩子”。3 q) o; W6 X& t: a; u }
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事实胜于雄辩。$ b3 o J+ u8 M0 y! ~$ @
The proof of the pudding is in the eating. *直译是“不吃布丁不知道布丁的味道”。即“不实际去试试,是不会知道它的真正的价值”。* Q- Q2 C! N" x! @' z( @- j3 F1 e6 x
2 l/ l/ b/ a. ^5 y8 D岁月不待人。/ _; X& R+ J$ A3 w7 P1 ~4 p
Time and tide wait for no man. *tide 是“潮水”,此处与time同义,表示时间。
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越快越好。/ X9 p2 D1 Z9 p; r) d
The sooner, the better.
: ^0 K( k9 j- k$ ~' ]When should I come over? (什么时候来合适?)
, p9 S+ p8 |. F/ B* p, u( p# ZThe sooner, the better. (越快越好。)# h" ?6 `+ m$ Z7 d$ O/ P
5 P9 x! j- G8 q1 I( K9 i正好。
C; D# X: _2 o% n }On the nose.
3 _' G; v6 n9 ]8 \1 ^6 N8 o; Q# z* h \How many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?)
; g1 I* i. X9 F( m2 fA hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。) B4 \) d) ?5 i1 b
Exactly.4 u% j& S& b1 T1 k; ]
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捉迷藏。
& J" G( ~2 Z/ P- {6 f- b0 [/ UHide-and-seek
, Q: U; ?$ K; q% K# dLet's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。)- ]8 [& I+ a# U3 h5 P; w
Okay. (好吧。)" g. l" o, t _, W7 F& ?( ]! f
! C3 j! {" P# n: T- r- r$ T未完待续。
( F2 B% ~- E% Y% ?4 V' wto be continued *用于电视连续剧等的最后,表示“待续”。
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% A2 P3 N1 L0 ~$ J F7 N1 D& v: m一个巴掌拍不响。6 t# x X1 P6 q
It takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。0 Q0 {( c8 R. t, e. w
Joe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。)9 G( D# h+ B8 Z: g4 {& @
Well, I think it takes two to tango. (不过,我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)
9 r0 p7 d. X# b, CBoth sides must be blamed.! c( [) F3 T* s f& d3 {
They are the same.
% Y$ U8 f: n9 H* H( HThey are both responsible.: x6 N- z6 b3 q4 r$ S' v
They are both wrong.
7 {$ U: `; I4 M, Q6 e' w% k4 @Both of them should be blamed.
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# @2 U- H; u. N$ ^6 @7 F, T尽快。
9 f3 _+ u9 g6 JAs soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。: h) Q P } s5 C" Q0 I
Should I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?)
; w$ N( {2 D9 AYes. As soon as possible. (对,请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。
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随便吃。
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buffet" h/ h- `% x5 o R. C6 u9 S
smorgasbord
) g- d6 X! z0 T$ O- c. N' h: SEat as much as you like.. F+ K/ {' C8 _ n6 ]+ I7 J
Eat as much as you wish. *作为句子应为“你想吃多少就吃多少”。
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; ^& x) W; Z8 q9 @7 l+ a! {多项选择。
% ~* G5 ?) Y. N; Pmultiple-choice6 F; Q9 g: L% s2 S ]- ~3 x
multiple-choice questions (多项选择题)
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3 s1 z" K( j6 x; k各就各位,预备,跑!
% o) N! R9 Y# y/ ?+ HReady, get set, go!3 j/ m( R. |6 U1 T
On your mark, get set, go!
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从头到尾。8 J/ N6 j! i- | W
from A to Z. *是开始字母A到最后一个字母Z,即“从开始到最后”、“完全”的意思。( Z# _2 s( V( Z. [9 S
I don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。). r8 R$ l2 J- j: O' I- D: A a6 ^
I'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。)% Z3 {) \8 H1 l8 i) f
entirely (完全地)
( ]' d! S' P7 I. j, Z; Ncompletely (完全地)
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, r- r7 }1 U. V% q c始终/一直/一贯& b. S* P% `& ~
all long *用于“从一开始我就说过吧”等句子中,表示“从开始就……”。
5 P! {0 \. z' n( C4 E; ^6 `4 ESo, she is married. (所以,她结婚了。)# y8 F \- H2 k( v# K& c
I've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。)
, ~8 T3 @2 G$ Cfrom the very beginning
( Y9 {1 R3 T* {; l/ j8 b; ^all this time! Z+ B8 w' ?# s/ `5 J1 ^
since the start
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就我的记忆来说……' y& C" S; C5 O8 L; M8 a% r
As far as I can remember,...
7 T& h% V5 G2 O0 }! Q7 V3 I" n! ?What's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?)$ G+ O6 \' u9 W
As far as I can remember, it begins with M. (就我的记忆来说,它的第一个字母是M。)
3 c+ a* T" X8 w' \3 @( aTo the best of my memory,...9 ?7 v+ {9 x- B6 C
As far as I know,... (就我所知……)
, s" w! E, y" J i0 BIf my memory serves me right,... (如果我没记错的话,……)
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1 N9 w; ?& c3 N5 @+ l( j1 t以牙还牙,针锋相对。
7 p' J M) c$ J- _; {. NTit for tat.
\, e2 y% a4 z5 Z! K5 D5 c# ZJohn kicked me, so I gave him tit for tat.(约翰踢我,所以我以牙还牙。)
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& P- L) _; t. z- r" G- @这是我为什么在这儿的原因。
1 t2 R3 E! g% {, H, IThat's what I'm here for.
1 J* G( C5 @: H% t oWhat are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?), ]% o* f: \3 d8 {
Economics. That's what I'm here for. (学经济,这就是我为什么在这儿学习的原因。)( }1 d, Z' W8 n: Q v- D3 } K+ ~5 ]
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2+3等于5。
6 s7 @* Y& c0 u- |2 {4 eTwo and three is five.2 E. F1 f, m2 W/ }$ Y
Two plus three is five.5 _+ i; J, B- D+ p/ h' E" f, _ u
Two and three makes five.
0 F4 j) J3 S6 Q! ~, l$ ~' k6 G. ^Two and three equals five.
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% @, H; n& t2 I: Q2 q: p我们有天壤之别。
! e. a' h4 i7 `0 J/ r6 q* Z9 FWe're as different as night and day.7 M9 f/ y' b' w2 \0 Y, E2 O
We're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。)
# n: F$ E: `4 k6 Q1 X$ v" @- E) C$ KWe have nothing in common. (我们没有任何共同点。)0 t( D$ S7 p! F; r
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东施效颦。(机械模仿。)4 n& W# l8 y+ _ x) h5 K: ~! h# N
Monkey see, monkey do.
8 d# _0 V6 k: T" G/ g* @- JShe just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)/ O1 i3 K" E6 {* k1 a
Well, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛,真是东施效颦。)5 D0 `- Q8 @# {* b
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以先后顺序为准。; l3 @6 w" {: t6 A& r& K
First come, first served. *“按到达的先后顺序”、“按报名顺序”,直译是“第一个来的,第一个得到供应”。
$ Q6 i: G9 i9 d9 J8 B d! e+ iDo you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)
% @, b! V7 ^+ W8 U8 v% PNo, first come, first served. (没有,先来的先得。)4 w) U+ W2 D# T J! a
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" O3 G- ]5 j% k% q过时了。$ x% h' a4 D7 f7 E
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Look at my camera. (你看我的照相机。). ?% }7 l/ G5 a2 P; K
But it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)
9 u2 y1 J% |- F9 C1 LIt's old-fashioned.
; o8 }2 h% d, t5 \It's outdated.) X) w& f" M8 E
It's behind the times.
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电视有长处,也有短处。- c" k2 d% n1 D: r
TV has its merits and demerits.4 i, I# p4 S, o- N
TV has its good and bad points.
: Z6 i# _+ e; I1 cThere are good and bad points about TV.
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I took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。
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我长了不少见识。
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The TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。)6 @" g% \3 O9 N: q6 k# \
Yeah, and I've learned something. (是呀,我长了不少见识。)! J( h! H& ^ {; S; e2 ~$ R
I've learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。)
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) C7 T) o6 B' x g那会引起火灾呀!$ o' ~+ a( |+ _' E! X4 W9 y
It's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。. v { q* _4 z% U3 ?
Look at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。): O& Z. z) n% U5 t
It's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!)
8 {- p% X" r2 u- W' U3 c. CIt could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。); [. u# o3 s4 s2 M$ k/ O
It could cause a fire. h8 M6 J! @9 H3 x+ J/ i
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什么事都有可能发生。/ |0 J$ D6 e( T
Anything could happen.5 t: X: T; i( y$ V6 q
There's no knowing what may happen.
) G# q3 _. {1 ?4 t- aYou never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。)
7 }! k2 g: ?/ a/ L7 Q" ?) a; P5 GAnything's possible.
# g9 x# g; G9 g1 I; q. W: v8 UIt could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。)1 [3 x! n/ l$ i4 {! p
: y4 J. @* M% n n5 E将来可以用来作参考。
# J! ^/ p- X( t' v7 Mfor future reference
7 s6 t' p: [4 [$ y5 {0 fYou should keep the book for future reference. (你该把这本书收好,以便将来作为参考。)# I: U5 e y# W
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在我背后。$ Q( _. K) r* I8 B, r) V+ T
behind my back *意为“在我听不到的地方”、“看不到的地方”,用于当人们四处活动,偷偷摸摸地说一些坏话时。
6 ] R. g) `. }+ [( A/ |' iEveryone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。)3 Q! R" f& G. @9 V1 W/ @1 N. W
How do you know? (你怎么知道的?)
! z$ k, l0 k2 ~secretly (秘密地): s) c0 A3 M4 n) f+ v9 I
in my absence (在我不在的时候。)
! Q' r6 C, M# H" q/ V7 I9 qwithout my knowledge (背着我)3 X, j! E9 ~! g
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换换心情。
! I2 A- w+ ~* [+ Zfor a change *“偶尔地”、“换心情”、“追求变化”、“变化一下”、“别开生面的”、“下次”等情况时用。3 O# [' u B( p
Let's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。): E8 I* R/ Z: }
Okay, let's. (好吧,走。)- i* _5 Z3 j) c4 ]; A
instead (别这样!): Q; R. z4 \5 M) N8 k
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有钱能使鬼推磨。6 ~) O8 `4 l N' Y- Z
Money talks. *金钱是给与势力和权力的东西。表示金钱的力量非常大。
4 s* s U1 H3 J5 w+ UJane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。)
- {$ L! w# o, H8 V/ jMoney talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。)
2 J2 s5 Y% s$ l% gMoney talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。
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0 j, z5 O; P3 S+ u别说丧气话。
* z2 H3 q2 S* i) I2 NNever say die. *直译“绝不言死”。无论遇到什么情况也不能绝望,始终要尽最大的努力,坚定信心抱有希望地坚持下去的意思。- c% k1 q5 _6 w( W# R" r1 }) O
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过去的事情让它过去吧。
; O, Q" y3 n2 b+ bLet bygones be bygones. *表示“过去的事情就让流水冲走吧”、“过去的事情再责备也不管用了”。3 U z) ], j- |6 k5 ^- N$ P
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有总比没有强。
9 p4 {9 Q i1 p3 N, s. GBetter than nothing. *东西也许不多,不那么充分,但总比一点儿没有强。) j7 @: i" r5 c. n9 V# _
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A fair-weather friend. *直译是“好天气下的朋友”、“顺利时才与你交往的朋友”。与“A friend in need is a friend indeed”(患难之交见真情)正好相反。
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* w. {( R" v, r" z滴水汇成河。 ]% `) C; c" u4 L+ E/ s
Every little bit helps. *无论多么小的善行,其行为都是宝贵的,无论多么小的事情,只要汇集在一起,都能起到大的作用。 |
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