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患难见真情。
, ^+ t$ W5 t" z5 A0 CA 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。 {8 j7 c ^$ B4 W( A" h) i6 ^' ?5 ~
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只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。
, o% @! x* t0 ]9 m3 `# S& VAll 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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事实胜于雄辩。
, F9 n$ f3 K/ E* [: gThe 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。
& o+ {* Y' R1 y" tTime and tide wait for no man. *tide 是“潮水”,此处与time同义,表示时间。
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. Q }5 T7 h/ r8 [5 S$ n越快越好。- ^* A" E+ N' @# X: T6 g0 S) k7 V
The sooner, the better.
: I6 L* l1 `* n# nWhen should I come over? (什么时候来合适?)
) X. y+ d& z2 H5 v) w. JThe sooner, the better. (越快越好。)
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正好。8 U) l, j5 C* j+ x% y. }# p
On the nose.
1 t( M2 F Z) U/ g9 N) oHow many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?)
" I' c( f0 k/ j/ T+ E: dA hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。)
+ e" |5 F9 z0 Z, B$ {# iExactly.: n1 ]' d4 L, ]; f. i+ }
On the dot.0 t) r0 @1 F1 j- t
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捉迷藏。
* A m% l I' ~3 GHide-and-seek
% R$ A# s/ B- M$ T7 HLet's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。)
! n+ b7 q, G6 x+ MOkay. (好吧。)) A' I) ]! W3 G6 O" l( G% M# N8 ^
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未完待续。3 g/ `0 p4 u! D |, I6 b1 T( D$ I8 D
to be continued *用于电视连续剧等的最后,表示“待续”。7 ?# \* ^0 }' B6 N0 M/ u
0 M9 J E0 H+ a7 O6 P一个巴掌拍不响。
1 ^. I R$ ?5 bIt takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。
- Q X* Q* @8 v7 \3 L/ d3 q. J; L0 ?Joe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。)
, B7 t! u+ {! C) O- S Y) M" gWell, I think it takes two to tango. (不过,我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)- B/ a$ s+ V6 W& h G; l
Both sides must be blamed.6 y9 q0 R* t9 |6 P3 O0 h0 J, T; O
They are the same.
1 p! m H0 V/ p1 S7 ~They are both responsible./ ]/ r3 o. L; @; z1 G9 P0 U
They are both wrong.
3 j; G" r3 U, t- }) YBoth of them should be blamed.
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( c* u# r* ? q# x% g* D$ q" X! u尽快。
/ k, a# V* ^ S1 S. T2 |" D0 uAs soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。
, r7 P/ v5 O* k! PShould I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?)
' r& ?" X0 U0 k: t" zYes. As soon as possible. (对,请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。
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9 C0 r4 L2 ?7 F随便吃。7 Q, h8 B0 h! v
All-you-can-eat.; i# F" j( c% u1 S* F) O
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smorgasbord$ X K0 T6 a/ C' B i
Eat as much as you like.
O) ]" G% j, \Eat as much as you wish. *作为句子应为“你想吃多少就吃多少”。) X5 l5 h# _' g+ r6 a X+ L$ B
3 U1 k& f& x8 Q" y多项选择。: Q9 W8 E' y2 @- [1 Q1 y/ j
multiple-choice
! t5 k0 R5 C2 D S. \6 h' w" \: gmultiple-choice questions (多项选择题)
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各就各位,预备,跑!, b' f( h. S+ ]/ r. |
Ready, get set, go!
1 c: X# q% i u% c% u6 Z- cOn your mark, get set, go!
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从头到尾。! t1 F$ D% l2 V1 @8 X
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。$ K2 T! G) g0 f7 a6 {
I don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。)1 z) A/ u" |2 e' o; A, Z& G
I'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。)' F! f1 |! E0 Y( B. c
entirely (完全地)
* o4 ]" U4 h. I s- j1 X- Acompletely (完全地)
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始终/一直/一贯9 J6 u# ~( f% ]% Z
all long *用于“从一开始我就说过吧”等句子中,表示“从开始就……”。
% @& ~5 O. m8 zSo, she is married. (所以,她结婚了。)
( W9 B( x$ [' p# ^3 b* a- L8 E. XI've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。)' q5 h1 \% q+ @$ u. f/ A9 d2 [, W5 X. e r
from the very beginning
& p( M/ D7 w5 c- ]all this time9 M- g5 G3 y s* M
since the start
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As far as I can remember,...
* P L2 \6 c& _# YWhat's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?)
: c3 x* {. @9 h3 x& mAs 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。): ^) H" I$ W% s) }7 \( n% A
To the best of my memory,...( f. F9 H+ H k* g# Z5 z
As far as I know,... (就我所知……)
5 Q. I0 P- f# ^If my memory serves me right,... (如果我没记错的话,……)+ X' m, ~( a4 M. Q
9 D3 Y( e, _7 Q) ]; g ]: `4 G以牙还牙,针锋相对。- M3 |7 d- F9 S- Y
Tit for tat.
: a C. }4 k, j1 `4 a. V. TJohn kicked me, so I gave him tit for tat.(约翰踢我,所以我以牙还牙。): D" t. d* J2 Q1 p2 ]! l
5 }% q0 }; b/ e这是我为什么在这儿的原因。
/ [" v3 K; [3 \9 [That's what I'm here for.. L2 h2 T/ ]4 j
What are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?)( U" D# C7 G; G9 A D
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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2+3等于5。
# Y. R) M: ?/ WTwo and three is five.1 N- V. {# C5 s" L
Two plus three is five.2 U& {5 h; L! c* l3 C s
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Two and three equals five.
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' F7 }/ ~) x* n* ?5 _# y我们有天壤之别。+ B7 j3 _6 l* a( n
We're as different as night and day.
& `% |4 w; r [" Z# @+ cWe're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。) a% `& u+ ^7 N. C2 U/ Q
We have nothing in common. (我们没有任何共同点。)3 {9 [4 |9 _6 Y. k! e6 j( w
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东施效颦。(机械模仿。)
4 ^) K% G' Y0 A* u; c) NMonkey see, monkey do.
% J2 g' k4 W, w0 oShe just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)
2 Q( e' `0 q9 f( y6 p) |Well, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛,真是东施效颦。)
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以先后顺序为准。
$ @8 V) v# i7 W |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”。5 c0 R5 {+ f: [5 x
Do you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)2 D) A& |2 E9 [' {; G5 X+ _
No, first come, first served. (没有,先来的先得。)# O6 n0 w: D- W9 ^% i
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* A3 J6 D, }$ T7 {6 |/ f过时了。
" F4 `2 d% `( y- i4 L/ }& TIt's out of date.
, T) i' v/ J% ELook at my camera. (你看我的照相机。)
7 r7 E' q, C, X0 C( z. @& {1 {But it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)
5 i3 |# m6 e; W9 A/ n9 ZIt's old-fashioned.- B3 Q! |) |" \1 K/ X5 q; |
It's outdated.
8 D$ K+ Z9 [; c/ lIt's behind the times.8 ]) t- R2 T. u7 [
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电视有长处,也有短处。
( n% A. G! w$ _0 K, xTV has its merits and demerits.! d* k- }% Z' |7 P8 P
TV has its good and bad points.
$ @. c1 A1 q2 e" oThere are good and bad points about TV.
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我利用了他的弱点。
2 T3 T6 x# ^$ ^5 l9 ` OI took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。
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; W/ H! e) X. n我长了不少见识。
) G' M5 ^* N& E2 L' WI've learned something.
! @& y: D& k8 K! s sThe TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。), Q, W. \5 r, y5 o! z9 J0 m! B3 H! ~& _
Yeah, and I've learned something. (是呀,我长了不少见识。)- Q1 |% K% h7 Y s5 t. l2 }# p
I've learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。)8 k0 x0 `6 E; e5 \% \. o
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那会引起火灾呀!
. k1 T/ [; `, ~4 W' S8 PIt's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。7 r8 r. l; ^8 K4 }/ ^8 F
Look at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)
1 R3 K' x& y: f" Y ]+ BIt's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!)
! n: g; I# k6 a; g: H0 w- dIt could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。)
- |) S* k" A( U* r& M$ K n2 GIt could cause a fire.* b0 q3 s+ g, A: F( F- Z* \
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什么事都有可能发生。5 j% E% R, R& z, |( \0 e
Anything could happen.
* d. A/ t) t+ B9 _. WThere's no knowing what may happen.. F; o! J( [2 G/ y2 d
You never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。)
0 _# r b( Y2 r- A3 Y# ~Anything's possible.; W6 t# I3 Z [( e! Y$ c: R
It could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。): ^3 H6 w3 L& p& }$ g
9 V( {2 G% m+ X# H2 n& \将来可以用来作参考。
* t: h. Y b& p$ U2 ffor future reference2 M3 w. G" h0 h* ^& f a3 h* t: }8 q
You should keep the book for future reference. (你该把这本书收好,以便将来作为参考。)! `# ~( \! v! `+ t/ [
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在我背后。
( X1 V1 v- W9 Y7 \9 z7 p' e$ qbehind 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。, n5 E% ]! Q9 G6 r3 r
Everyone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。); x( J, r5 F: z2 \" X
How do you know? (你怎么知道的?)
& j. @) b6 n# t+ I( ?- R: V% osecretly (秘密地) p: E {7 n s7 S2 T
in my absence (在我不在的时候。)
" B. R( H( [8 \% ]$ kwithout my knowledge (背着我)7 t m" k3 m' G% b0 u4 H K
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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。
2 M% [3 P3 z% R( _Let's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。)
9 C9 z/ U8 _# g: }, y# I( v" IOkay, let's. (好吧,走。)$ e4 }+ ]. j6 N( E" J
instead (别这样!)
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有钱能使鬼推磨。3 I' [. }$ p0 V3 q
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。
2 t/ w! t9 C: j J- @4 ?0 c' ?Jane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。)1 F4 J. B4 Q/ _2 W2 ~
Money talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。)
$ Q- a- \% b" EMoney talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。
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别说丧气话。
' M1 Y( [/ l2 j" z; L- {Never 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。
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. @* J" N& J) n! Z过去的事情让它过去吧。& X3 V W; ]. ~2 N1 b
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”。3 `+ b8 R( n4 h1 F0 }
8 h7 p7 }. U# N; U( N' Z. p有总比没有强。
! b5 Y1 j4 c$ ?: j6 ~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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' F/ h+ C4 t+ A/ X. ~/ X酒肉朋友。
6 G6 h" C1 F5 k9 S0 |$ B3 ` HA 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。$ X3 G9 v/ L' A+ X3 v2 ^4 E
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滴水汇成河。8 }* u/ O# n& C2 L! h1 i- O" }
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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