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患难见真情。) H5 K& ~! t! O$ i
A 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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8 {- j8 f+ y' C: x o0 P: X( i+ x i. Y只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。& T7 v; A) I# `' |7 Z
All 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”。
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- k3 y+ M1 o9 ^" W" c$ C事实胜于雄辩。
- X1 M7 J) x7 r4 MThe 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”。4 k3 z+ `! k I3 d0 E8 ?. `$ s8 x( d- O
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岁月不待人。
2 @" c* q' A6 |" k3 B4 k- G( PTime and tide wait for no man. *tide 是“潮水”,此处与time同义,表示时间。, x$ G7 L7 ^5 Z% N
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越快越好。
3 W" E' m2 _2 i. u9 F" fThe sooner, the better.
7 r+ O: l1 T) o& G, sWhen should I come over? (什么时候来合适?)
1 c* _5 B3 _( K* e3 N1 MThe sooner, the better. (越快越好。)/ z5 O7 Q N( D/ F
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正好。
. T$ X& w& P1 r% r: k$ {: mOn the nose.1 C0 W3 m9 _& J) \
How many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?)
2 s7 e$ Y: B5 VA hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。)
0 K# Z s( i( v) i2 d4 T/ AExactly.
# b- ]" ?! X6 i$ H9 f6 n. JOn the dot." X3 ?/ i. g3 ]
/ b- p* \% m. m: ^. @6 e捉迷藏。% R# H" V- P0 U& P o1 @% p
Hide-and-seek
+ v: B: B: G) ~Let's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。)7 p B3 G9 `2 l
Okay. (好吧。)
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未完待续。
5 S, W9 X" _* B$ B2 ?' ^to be continued *用于电视连续剧等的最后,表示“待续”。
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4 z2 k6 A: j- J4 [8 ^4 l一个巴掌拍不响。' ?7 A* l4 t7 m
It takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。+ {2 N: W; }0 [8 D3 I- u
Joe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。)
/ Q. S% T0 a3 n7 G7 G/ x9 sWell, I think it takes two to tango. (不过,我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)
6 r% s9 {7 _5 L4 V% u0 l# GBoth sides must be blamed.
% u2 N3 X6 e" n. F# ~4 U5 `They are the same. K3 W+ f! K9 u) a) ?- ?) a# [
They are both responsible.
! L& w2 H3 y" uThey are both wrong.
; C( C. u4 Z9 Q7 ^* ?Both of them should be blamed.
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. r; w; X( h# p' q# i尽快。
( t3 E7 Z8 _2 ~9 o4 aAs soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。
1 U" t) T9 [! y3 j1 {! k. K! HShould I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?); _: t; t4 Z* [& b1 {* m. y4 a
Yes. As soon as possible. (对,请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。
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9 c' z Z5 \: s. X( e随便吃。
6 X( f: b" A8 V" EAll-you-can-eat.
8 b$ K/ u, m9 r' P6 h6 C zbuffet. ?! O N7 V5 E% q# i( a: p& t; Q
smorgasbord& x7 ?: s# W4 M1 J- R9 ]
Eat as much as you like.
, z$ o% Y1 U3 zEat as much as you wish. *作为句子应为“你想吃多少就吃多少”。
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多项选择。, W! ~, \: ^' `/ I4 S) h
multiple-choice% \5 c( a3 |+ W! ?% f, |
multiple-choice questions (多项选择题)
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各就各位,预备,跑!
$ _: b* L6 u; r! Y9 `1 x8 c) GReady, get set, go!3 d* j$ ^( ?/ K1 C
On your mark, get set, go!
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" ]: ?. P" S& ]' a+ K% a从头到尾。
; V0 u; `' y9 [, [9 |3 {! ]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。# {) V o) g" H* R0 o
I don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。)
: z1 |4 a* u7 T! Q7 i( x. }- `. AI'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。)# }" c; d, [2 B' j
entirely (完全地)
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始终/一直/一贯
& K! U4 _, O- `, Uall long *用于“从一开始我就说过吧”等句子中,表示“从开始就……”。+ Z7 }; s6 E+ I, ~' _
So, she is married. (所以,她结婚了。)9 ~( m8 _" {# g, C' j' r3 f% `
I've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。)
; D7 {$ I% O! n n: Lfrom the very beginning# O, {4 `" B( Y7 k, {6 C
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since the start
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就我的记忆来说……
; [0 W) K5 t, @- h5 a1 R) IAs far as I can remember,...! l) b u- N0 z7 u' N2 E* i
What's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?)% e) }4 ?$ G7 k8 Q9 X
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。)* ^; d" g6 O( H9 {
To the best of my memory,...8 d' H/ C) o* T* j$ F
As far as I know,... (就我所知……)
/ s4 U: P" L; m% E3 i# jIf my memory serves me right,... (如果我没记错的话,……) |2 o3 f( }1 s5 U' e! \9 Y( k
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以牙还牙,针锋相对。5 g6 g/ E+ o2 Z* ^% a, Q- Q
Tit for tat. L2 f O9 f3 e2 i8 c; u
John kicked me, so I gave him tit for tat.(约翰踢我,所以我以牙还牙。)% e5 G1 _. W [, [* D2 n, b
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这是我为什么在这儿的原因。
- b' f7 z+ k: b6 i$ ?1 t2 K! nThat's what I'm here for.
1 m+ h8 v+ R! ?0 D# aWhat are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?)
- a. B5 _, d7 z2 S8 b+ aEconomics. 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。)
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, y n. B+ Y& v/ W! p( W2+3等于5。
% {1 ^& m6 @2 t: z7 JTwo and three is five.4 G9 O* a( g/ D
Two plus three is five.
6 r& Z' f5 X% M/ tTwo and three makes five.+ B1 l% O* j% C5 t) K: Y. P
Two and three equals five.
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$ C0 i+ _: m l0 ^4 p我们有天壤之别。
& {& V- c, }9 v$ NWe're as different as night and day.! `2 b3 s2 S: b# D
We're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。), E( I6 |! r$ o' M V
We have nothing in common. (我们没有任何共同点。)
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东施效颦。(机械模仿。)
6 K, o+ t. V1 ?; C qMonkey see, monkey do.
5 P* _5 V. j; @4 q/ ^She just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)
0 K2 K5 U/ t) P' ~Well, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛,真是东施效颦。)( y' J5 J/ U1 z1 x* e# s0 Q
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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”。
; A; W4 k/ C+ s3 q' h9 |1 fDo you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)$ L" C- E3 L i4 w+ k+ ] B
No, first come, first served. (没有,先来的先得。)- w2 G' r# p0 B9 `. s4 U% K1 v
On a first-come, first-served basis.
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) I3 h6 s- ?9 g# `& S8 @& `3 w过时了。
. K$ w; R. O& A- R- [+ nIt's out of date.! f+ `( l5 ]( Z: p
Look at my camera. (你看我的照相机。)- T' L9 z3 W8 {! [
But it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)
, j$ d9 f% s0 Y5 @* H* N5 XIt's old-fashioned.9 L4 l# X8 U( x A* X# \
It's outdated.
# ?: {, K5 w. VIt's behind the times.
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电视有长处,也有短处。# K% w% X5 i) g$ m3 j
TV has its merits and demerits.
5 V% J: `2 n7 B) s% h. c6 JTV has its good and bad points.
4 ^0 q- `6 r8 A2 {5 n- VThere are good and bad points about TV.6 W) \2 M! `/ _
9 j6 A/ z% c% t# \+ E$ p我利用了他的弱点。9 d# l6 }" Y: L5 C( q
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。)8 J- @1 o$ R$ q
Yeah, and I've learned something. (是呀,我长了不少见识。), B4 O" t( e' L8 a7 R4 H4 s2 t
I've learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。)
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那会引起火灾呀!8 ?4 D. {4 i. f" V
It's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。
0 E+ b% a0 V+ m o9 Z mLook at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)
8 P. M4 T% h, ?0 j+ Q) Z* MIt's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!), n0 { v6 p7 m
It could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。)# F5 v% x: w6 }, ^/ H; Y& u! q# ~
It could cause a fire.
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什么事都有可能发生。$ O2 }, C5 G4 n
Anything could happen.1 R/ P& Y7 `& d+ J* g
There's no knowing what may happen.
+ c# s9 E+ T6 S+ Y: l6 dYou never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。)8 m0 R3 d. g) M. G3 E
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It could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。)
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- S& [/ |% G& k0 g将来可以用来作参考。
* d. b& j. _9 x1 p& Yfor future reference W& Y O( A( J+ r1 g* x
You should keep the book for future reference. (你该把这本书收好,以便将来作为参考。)
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在我背后。
" c7 {, | H7 P; H _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。: b6 t# M1 Y- C0 N
Everyone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。), w; ~4 J# D* \. L, k
How do you know? (你怎么知道的?)
3 H: z* A- G6 C/ U- }, `3 m% Usecretly (秘密地)
: X3 }; i; S5 E' w* m' Bin my absence (在我不在的时候。)) V6 U d5 Y4 E" ~$ J/ C0 T
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c3 c- O0 M7 F4 |" x$ s换换心情。 K- b. ~5 H% s! s0 V1 y
for 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。
7 O J, n5 z( _3 r- Y+ B$ p: lLet's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。)
5 D$ |% g) z1 }; HOkay, let's. (好吧,走。)$ x( M( }6 I: j7 u* r* ~% F6 _
instead (别这样!)' m- t2 s$ X: V' W: G/ P$ T3 }
" r! G3 Q3 T% E* @# |, B有钱能使鬼推磨。$ P) Q8 t* z1 G3 y
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。
' \1 Y) G( a* y CJane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。)
1 P2 N. o& ]/ b/ z$ AMoney talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。)
' ~( J4 y4 o2 T& G8 Q) ^/ LMoney talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。5 u7 j2 a/ K4 {# U$ F
9 u0 X0 e2 T# Z+ m别说丧气话。
9 O5 q( F3 J3 xNever 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。; z1 \) u' x7 q, N
# Y3 l$ r9 `/ t$ y0 V3 G: p过去的事情让它过去吧。
9 @) A5 f5 P9 O* J$ ?Let 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”。! j. [3 b+ K7 H3 |0 `0 D2 t
0 E8 F% t4 p! T+ \6 V0 ^5 T有总比没有强。( L& R1 f8 n7 ?' B0 g, G7 O2 O
Better than nothing. *东西也许不多,不那么充分,但总比一点儿没有强。
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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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滴水汇成河。# D! @5 d$ X1 I- J% ]6 L7 _
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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