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患难见真情。# u0 z$ w) t5 b$ z! B
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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只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。2 ]4 b3 A0 i4 h0 ^# V* p: u7 S
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”。, j9 r1 v2 G' s" n) G
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事实胜于雄辩。2 R5 w7 l" m3 d8 x+ b( A
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”。
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岁月不待人。
! G4 P& w) I) |/ j3 V! YTime and tide wait for no man. *tide 是“潮水”,此处与time同义,表示时间。! t, z+ ?0 L2 q! Z ~2 X
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越快越好。
& c2 s4 q' Y9 bThe sooner, the better.
3 f& _ e6 N' M2 WWhen should I come over? (什么时候来合适?)$ O6 V, [0 D2 p
The sooner, the better. (越快越好。)- J* |& j8 Z9 `. L7 M: J) J, u
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正好。
2 J. j9 ~; @5 ]( S7 }' X! ?On the nose.
' d- L' G" g* Q! N* v3 _' pHow many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?)7 ^& a# W1 p0 T. k L' U. @- d
A hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。)
" P* t4 z; y+ V5 V* xExactly.3 S5 ] r9 c' t8 r4 K$ @
On the dot.3 |& q# Q2 N0 i, s$ M* L
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捉迷藏。- w- N" b, }! r3 D
Hide-and-seek
: e5 b& \$ V8 jLet's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。)
* F' O6 J, x) C6 U, |2 G1 qOkay. (好吧。)
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2 l9 m# o: {& l* V; I/ @6 G未完待续。
8 Y; u A" U6 }; q0 j% tto be continued *用于电视连续剧等的最后,表示“待续”。& P7 V1 o: C# x9 r
* }) G8 W7 l# Q一个巴掌拍不响。
9 X* e; f. C! a) [% G/ k" NIt takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。$ d8 h& ~" {7 |. i+ L5 J; [1 m
Joe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。)
9 ^* X% s+ H: F1 u7 y- ]( ^5 E$ v2 n4 ?Well, I think it takes two to tango. (不过,我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)
8 K. d- U5 z; u6 c/ @Both sides must be blamed.
2 q$ e5 J' f! K: L5 @9 bThey are the same.
0 [5 Z+ i F2 m$ p" { v. {# NThey are both responsible. r. h' S7 Z0 O) W
They are both wrong./ y7 n% m- H% D- s* ]
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* R- T2 }7 ] i4 B/ ?# o9 U1 ]尽快。$ _* d" O/ R0 |+ e6 n* ^3 y
As soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。/ a# o0 u5 c7 \" \) g
Should I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?)
5 M$ H' d/ o" i& c7 l3 GYes. As soon as possible. (对,请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。& J p1 o; R2 k
9 P; C. g! D" [' [随便吃。
& P( e3 E L5 t- q5 q. L1 l. [+ lAll-you-can-eat.
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smorgasbord
" u# N- ~+ ^: LEat as much as you like.
0 r8 ]; g9 F- t0 ~Eat as much as you wish. *作为句子应为“你想吃多少就吃多少”。9 R- e Y- s; L2 R
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多项选择。
% H2 L! W$ B, m/ X2 e, m: tmultiple-choice- I2 [6 b( H' h2 I' b5 z1 E
multiple-choice questions (多项选择题)
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各就各位,预备,跑!$ w0 g+ h1 i% o; ]7 Q
Ready, get set, go!3 x M$ y( m+ \% u
On your mark, get set, go!
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" h2 w3 f8 R! C3 y2 o! {从头到尾。, Z8 s7 G& k" G, Q5 C& P
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。
% [& \+ B: O1 ^% J, iI don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。)7 I0 C& o! @ \
I'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。)3 x8 G* p3 h# f1 X, w+ f
entirely (完全地)3 ]: g! D7 D" ~2 W5 O+ A+ x
completely (完全地)
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始终/一直/一贯
4 R/ G; t/ s4 O" iall long *用于“从一开始我就说过吧”等句子中,表示“从开始就……”。
. k& a" T7 ?' U0 T0 o: iSo, she is married. (所以,她结婚了。)
, T4 a1 I1 I) f* N1 ~& \4 uI've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。)! B: f! w% m# W& J. }% z1 \" ^7 R
from the very beginning
C( ~' o% x/ i Wall this time4 E% S7 I8 R% _; Q9 b3 ~ O7 R# `
since the start
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& Q2 ]- i+ w( o3 [& N9 m* Y就我的记忆来说……
! C& e5 V7 g3 lAs far as I can remember,...
# F4 R7 D5 _. F& U K4 W% |What's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?)
+ i& A/ ^& F. y3 r# R; c JAs 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。)
x1 H0 X0 d" o# ^! e2 JTo the best of my memory,...2 X+ ~# d" M, a& L; `
As far as I know,... (就我所知……)
7 K+ b3 v$ Q. @6 `If my memory serves me right,... (如果我没记错的话,……): s! a* e2 e; v& K! R
2 P: h, C0 M" e以牙还牙,针锋相对。
% Z" {+ B' R8 f% ^+ e5 h( jTit for tat.
7 p7 U S# V2 }$ i+ A3 l! bJohn kicked me, so I gave him tit for tat.(约翰踢我,所以我以牙还牙。)8 c3 s6 ~% M/ o" W; ?
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这是我为什么在这儿的原因。 s& Y) y8 h S
That's what I'm here for.
& K/ g/ L; Z2 P% r' YWhat are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?)( O0 y9 L b: z! h
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。)
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+ l3 E2 F" N4 P2+3等于5。! q3 h" N$ P i. C
Two and three is five.
- V! Z6 [: v/ {& b L7 Q; W9 lTwo plus three is five.$ _ U3 y2 _* ~6 ]) r# `9 X+ ?
Two and three makes five.
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我们有天壤之别。 {8 e S: U. j% [% [
We're as different as night and day.4 t- A5 [- x4 R Q, N4 g
We're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。)
1 X& G# s( i7 t. }* kWe have nothing in common. (我们没有任何共同点。)
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* X, v, G, Z5 |) t东施效颦。(机械模仿。)
! y V7 q- |" {/ L' x. n& wMonkey see, monkey do.
* d( t4 T9 _' C5 y/ _She just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)! ]3 Q% c- {8 C @
Well, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛,真是东施效颦。)9 p: Y7 E2 O# [2 `) X m8 l# F, t
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以先后顺序为准。) ~4 g/ S+ E6 @; K* A
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”。
! Z. x q R& jDo you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)
# F0 X7 [) J& p, z+ M+ V2 B) I* \No, first come, first served. (没有,先来的先得。)
' ?* F; ^. x9 R! aOn a first-come, first-served basis.( y! x% T) b U+ l) _# }* E
! V+ H& f" z2 r' ]过时了。
; o: V+ j6 {' P! |$ k# P, NIt's out of date.8 H7 ]+ E' ]( \/ B7 v( G
Look at my camera. (你看我的照相机。)$ k- V( L8 \% c7 W# j+ \( h
But it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)) g$ ^' d; a) z2 U8 c
It's old-fashioned.$ ^$ c; s( d! }2 c& j; {7 [$ e
It's outdated.
- u' |6 k- c M4 o& O+ sIt's behind the times.
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电视有长处,也有短处。
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TV has its good and bad points.
' h" D. n( n3 VThere are good and bad points about TV.
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我利用了他的弱点。
% \, @/ o& V. t, y8 ^I took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。+ j4 @' x+ P8 Z; W/ m# l
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我长了不少见识。7 F8 z5 E& d: U% s+ c
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The TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。)- H9 o. q) c. N9 F( L4 d ?. N( y, N) s
Yeah, and I've learned something. (是呀,我长了不少见识。)
% }) U9 [( S) v# [I've learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。)
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9 `( R. g9 _; H* _7 A; R那会引起火灾呀!
: ]- X, `) ]% @. j5 F; WIt's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。
- c' a2 @: m `( k: e) hLook at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)
* x* V4 l6 H9 WIt's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!)
: l. X U6 s4 i5 o; e. q, WIt could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。)
! c) s: j2 J/ v) a( `% P1 iIt could cause a fire.3 d- H; S0 B6 U( `
8 d q n3 M& _( ~: [8 s) x" F. s什么事都有可能发生。
+ |* j7 F% p" A, CAnything could happen.9 y& @4 J, z/ K! D0 j
There's no knowing what may happen.( z' F9 W, Y3 g6 f* ^: I5 c
You never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。)" w- |5 G. @2 Q6 E7 {6 B
Anything's possible.
2 B T: s" \- w2 k' S w8 mIt could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。)7 ]& s' _) i- R6 ]4 Z; r! A
8 g/ z$ R( p; }将来可以用来作参考。- K# A: [ Z/ E% h }* I0 W3 G7 t
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You should keep the book for future reference. (你该把这本书收好,以便将来作为参考。)$ j- U8 Y% W: K) e4 U
% i* |8 X; I" I* |+ n9 ]# R在我背后。9 \7 L' c2 |) W y u
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。& G7 g; x" B+ @1 v z
Everyone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。)2 f9 l9 |; m. N2 n/ Z
How do you know? (你怎么知道的?)7 V, e. E' u3 B" Q3 M
secretly (秘密地)
: f4 \/ I, }9 N* ^2 o: Z9 Iin my absence (在我不在的时候。)8 n0 M' s: {; ~1 E+ C3 Z8 g
without my knowledge (背着我)
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" }$ H. G5 c( c) p( P% t5 ?换换心情。
7 f9 P: j/ w# Z6 u& nfor 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。! o" I0 M' H0 ]1 ]6 {: C
Let's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。)7 {; p. ~0 M- J5 S
Okay, let's. (好吧,走。)4 ?2 k) z# Y# m* w j
instead (别这样!)
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有钱能使鬼推磨。8 Q5 \$ s. `) ^0 m' O4 C
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。
$ w/ i( B s3 iJane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。)
& c( o9 T; f/ m) ?0 H4 C5 _Money talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。)
# q4 {" t# O; T4 R/ AMoney talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。
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别说丧气话。
8 f! o# l3 e0 p% ~# M! TNever 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。- j$ ^; H& ^/ m
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过去的事情让它过去吧。
. {. j* `/ |2 ALet 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”。
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- ~1 f! E6 @( b8 m \有总比没有强。
/ [& r% e' B( ?6 gBetter than nothing. *东西也许不多,不那么充分,但总比一点儿没有强。& N0 i, B }& j- M- i
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酒肉朋友。
5 `- l$ w _" @3 q1 u0 JA 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。% ^* F( F0 B6 J. z( \& C/ X0 L
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滴水汇成河。& q# N- {+ ^) H/ J" w
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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