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从校内上转来的 希望大家用得上1 Y0 ?1 l1 f, O! v- m
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当别人在你旁边罗嗦个没完,你烦透了,说“You are so boring “.(你真烦!)。“Shut up !”(闭嘴!)自然没错,可人家受得了吗?不如来一句“Oh, come on .Give me a break !” (帮帮忙,让我歇歇吧!)这多地道、多幽默。
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: j$ u2 b8 x9 `$ i3 k' ?* N& q要想说人“气色好”。“You look fine !”当然不错,可如果你说”You’re in the pink !”就妙得多了,实际上,在英语口语中,表示颜色的词用起来非常形象生动。
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- Q9 J, J& E7 k9 g“他精力充沛”美国人说:“He is bouncy.”而不说“He is energetic ”,牢记一些日常对话中的活句式是你一把必备的钥匙。) s/ x7 M& v2 F0 w( i
如:久仰,“I get mind of you “.比”I heard a lot about you.”轻松得多。1 K& M( t6 O6 a) T( _
) a( k3 M9 U$ r8 ~代问他人好当然能用”Please remember me to your sister .” 或”Please give my best wishes to your father ”不过,若是很好的朋友,何不说,“Please give my love to Jim。”2 u+ X2 i4 o- E6 s3 h/ r' k
) Y5 i. p( ^5 W0 n; }8 L在中国可不能随便说“我想你”,然而,当和西方人分手时说“I will miss you .”要比说“Good-bye”或“See you soon”有趣得多,不妨一试。
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有人开会迟到了,你若对他说 “You are late .”,听起来象是废话,若说“Did you get lost ?”,则更能让他歉然,可别说成“Get lost!”那可是让人滚蛋的意思。) Q8 k9 N( _6 S, x2 f! N2 h* V
r4 d2 c) I* I. l1 B别人征求你的意见,问能否开窗户等,你要说“You can do that .”就有点土了,用一句“Do you have the time? ”实际上,问他人的姓名,地址都可以这么用:“May I have you name?“要比”What’s your name ? ”礼貌得多,不过警察例外。$ a' _- l7 }% V- d
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别人问你不愿公开的问题,切勿用“It’s my secret ,Don’t ask such a personal question .”回答,一来显得你没有个性,二来也让对方尴尬。你可以说“I would rather not say .”(还是别说了吧!)。
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) s3 s5 s2 ^5 n; N; M有时候,你想说什么,可说是想不起来,你可以说“Well …”“Let me see”“Just a moment ”或“It’s on the tip of my tongue.”等,想比之下,最后一个句型是最地道的。
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+ k! n! Q' D& N: g交谈时,你可能会转换话题,不要只说“By the way ”,实际上,“To change the subject”“Before I forget”“While I remember”“Mind you ”都是既地道有受欢迎的表达。
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! ~( x7 u/ y8 g7 q3 \& t- O遇到你不懂的问题时可别不懂装懂,“I know”可能是中国人用得最多,而美国人最不能接受的一句话。当一美国教师向你解释某个问题时,你如果连说两遍“I know”可能是中国人用得最多,而美国人最不能接受的一句话。当一美国教师向你解释某个问题时,你如果连说两遍“I know”,我敢保证,他不会再跟你说什么了。用“I know ”或“I got it ”就顺耳得多,要是不懂就说“I’m not clear about it .”不过如果你会说“It’s past my understanding”或“It’s beyond me .”你的教师定会惊讶不已的。
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3 ^+ ~/ i, N2 R7 u$ K3 m2 b要想将地道习语熟练地运用于口语,下面内容,不可不读:* p2 w( c, p' R6 q! F( X
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绵羊一般为白色,一旦成了黑色的绵羊,一定是个“败类”。3 E, O, g* j* c$ |- z+ r8 P* E
Eric is a black sheep ,splashing one million dollars in a few years .
& T7 w4 M! _/ I% \1 M$ ?; o艾瑞克是个败家子,几年就挥霍了一百万美金。
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☆ A rough diamond 内秀外粗的人- H5 }! ^- v. V3 g/ L
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The guy is really a rough diamond , and he can get everything right ,although he is a little bit careless .6 P' l) m# Q3 M, ^) N- G$ T
这家伙真的是个外粗内秀的人,他什么都能搞定,虽然他有点大大咧咧的。
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9 P2 @& C0 F- j, P7 Y☆ Be level-headed (calm and relaxed) 头脑冷静的人
& `+ g0 `0 L: `3 v可别以为 level-headed 是“小平头”,“平头”的英语说法是“crew cut”,他留了个平头——He wears his hair in a crew cut .
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2 i7 u% p! u' \9 d$ k9 VMy boss ,John Smith ,is the most level –headed man I’ve ever known .
; ~4 A" L" l! p1 ?" J( O: ?我的老板约翰.史密斯是我见过的头脑最冷静的人。
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: L. m1 R; s& I1 A3 b* K( Y☆ A greaseball (greasy guy ) 油腔滑调的人,“老油条”
0 E" z9 k" i, t1 t. F/ `+ f0 vGrease 油脂的意思,greaseball 的意思是涂满油脂的球,专指那些油腔滑调的人,这类人近似于我们常说的“嘴太贫”的人。5 l% a7 D& r- Q3 \
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5 J+ y) `. s: S/ }6 I6 R, Z! PMary’s boyfriend is such a greaseball , I don’t know why she is so crazy about him . G; a9 R$ | q+ ^
玛丽的男友是个油腔滑调的家伙,我不明白为什么她如此地迷恋他。
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☆ Weigh on one’s mind 心事重重
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你知道她最近发生了什么事吗?她看起来心事很重。
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☆ Be green-eyed (be jealousy) 嫉妒的“红眼病”+ [& n4 [1 E/ @" t: B* |
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中国人嫉妒时,是“红眼病”,英美国家的人则“绿了眼”,有意思。在美国,有时直接用green表示嫉妒。
n9 u! |) t" h; {9 `- j- lWhen I got the well-paid job in a foreign company , my friends were somewhat green with envy .
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. Y" @. v4 E7 ` \( m0 r5 i☆ Your doggy looks quite lovely , doesn’t he ?
1 o# T) j# _ A% v(你的狗宝宝看上去真可爱!)( s3 W ]) A# r# T7 N6 l+ q* K
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☆ Excuse me ,but your blue coat is pretty beautiful ,Where did you buy it ?
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+ i% q7 {# d3 N5 b在同外国人士交往过程中,你要注意别人的外表是否有了大的变化或添了新的装饰,如新发型、新衣服、首饰等。然后加以适当的赞美,但无须过分,否则就有虚情假意之嫌.即便是对方外观没有大的改观,但比平时略显精神,你也可以说,
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5 ^# t$ b( c; c☆ “Ben, you look very good today.”或Ben ,you’re looking energetic these days .”4 M; M' H2 m H% ~8 R
(本,你近来显得活力十足。)
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(你的新衣服颜色真鲜艳!)
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☆ “How nice your office looks “
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- {% d* w, R8 I7 z% x9 B要知道,没人不爱听这些。) S! S8 s! c7 \; g5 T, ]
8 A2 v# J/ @, X/ C% Y+ n不过在吃饭时,外国人对你菜肴的赞美往往只是礼貌,即使他们吃不惯,他们也会说“The dish is delicious ”可不要拿出中国人的豪爽,没完没了给他夹菜,浪费了不说,还常常弄得对方难堪。
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1、赞美一两句即可,当别人表示感谢之后就可打住,或进入别的话题。
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2、若别人向你展示新买的衣服等,即便你对它感觉不如意,也要尽量发现你感兴趣的地方,如颜色、样式等加以赞美。% s5 X5 @- Q" v
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3、中国人很少当面夸赞别人的妻子长得如何漂亮,而在西方文化中, 对别人妻子的赞美是活跃气氛并且很受欢迎的。不过,赞美之后,你的眼睛久久不能从那女士的脸上挪开,可就另当别论了。
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# ~/ ~$ a; W9 K: T/ l/ n' Q4、赞美别人的首饰或衣服之后不要画蛇添足,
0 {: @3 R/ f& D. n! \" I C问她一句,“It must be very expensive. How much is it?”(这一定很贵吧。多少钱啊?)
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5、无论别人怎样赞美你,你只要一句“Thanks a lot.”就足以达到交流的效果,无须中国式的谦虚,“No, No”,会让赞美你的人莫明其妙,甚至认为你怀疑他的审美观有问题。
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! u2 d r' U8 g/ @' s6、美国老师上课时大多慈悲为怀,只要学生开口,无论怎样信口开河或者牛头不对马嘴,老师都会说“Good job!”;“Very nice!”;“Ok, you have a creative answer”;“What an original opinion!”。这既能鼓励学生,又能激发学生参与的积极性。这可是中国老师不妨学学的地方。% L7 V) O D6 n' I. J2 u
5 m' K6 r7 Y1 z* ]. j# {- L8 Y7、在英美国家的各种聚会上,女士们常夸赞自己的丈夫有能力,夸赞自己的孩子如何聪明可爱;男士们也常夸赞自己的妻子温柔可人,夸赞自己的老板如何地重用自己,这既能活跃气氛,又能尽显自己人性美的一部分。若有机会你参加外国人的ball(舞会),你也不妨收起你的谦虚,将你的赞美适时适度地表达出来。& N; _; Z' y' E7 j- N: j
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break one's heart
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由break 和beart构成的词很多,如:hearbreak(极度伤心); hearbreaking(使心碎的),heat-broken(极度伤心的) ,大家可能注意到都是和"伤心"有关,break one's heat 就是指伤透某人的心。
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; U7 v6 c$ j3 \A:You look so sad ! what happened
4 J& ~! I6 j' AB: I broke up with my girl friend yesterday6 U1 k3 J8 J+ U/ W9 F
A: Did you ? I had the same experience ,It almost broke my heart .
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7 G |8 U' R& v4 s+ X! X+ `A : Helen's become so proud since she married that rich man .; g M% ?+ r+ n1 m5 z4 t% [% ?
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A : She'll ask for it .5 p1 B, V4 `) Y
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butt 有"冲、撞、冒冒失失地开"的意思。在美国俚语中,butt in 指"干涉、插嘴"。
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A: Don't butt in ,You're still wet behind the ears You know nothing about our business.
" Y3 n4 y' Q( K( Q; FB: Why don't you let me air my opinions ? I have no say in this house .7 t( m, B7 C. [
A : What do you know about our business ? Your mum and I have been in trouble .0 i5 P6 ]6 t' }: H
B: That's why I wanted to know what the trouble is I might be of some help .
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by the way
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这句话很简单,也很常用:顺便问一下
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B :She changes a lot .
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B: Yes ,indeed .
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1、 Be on one's high horse 趾高气扬
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+ ~0 [8 {" O+ z2 b. c2、 Fight tooth and nail 猛烈作战
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3、 Out of sight and out of mind 眼不见心不烦
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6、 No pains , no gains 不劳无获
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- l; E) w E3 N& e! k7、Black and blue . 遍体鳞伤
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( M) Z9 I6 ~8 t1 _9、A green hand 生手- _8 y* x3 {! {% [
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10、Walls have ears 隔墙有耳
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12、On top of the world 心满意足
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. N3 ?0 i w5 Q0 J13、A black sheep 害群之马% U/ M. \) M4 w; j X
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14、A piece of cake 轻松的事
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15、Look before you leap 三思而后行
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16、Easier said than done 说起来容易做起来难
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* y9 c5 y2 r; O18、Be all ears 全神贯注地倾听
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' C e6 ^8 D8 q20、Serve one right 活该
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& R0 J! C6 F! e: @' ?0 o' h1、Is that so?真是那样吗?1 |* p: _1 J6 j6 A
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2、Don't play games with me!别跟我耍花招!
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3、don't know for sure.我不确切知道。
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4、I'm not going to kid you.我不是跟你开玩笑的。
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5、That's something. 太好了,太棒了 。
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6、Brilliant idea! 这主意真棒!5 B5 C" ^" N7 E5 G4 Q
* h0 a% Z8 f' x+ Z- N5 X7 h1 n: L7、Congratulations.恭喜你,祝贺你。
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6 l8 q" j0 f' R6 D- b# q8、Thanks anyway.无论如何我还是得谢谢你。
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8 g, _; V& ~4 c; [9、It's a deal.一言为定。: h7 ^8 \; |! [
2 P7 L U. X- ]* N7 s) H$ @/ y10、Mind you!请注意!听着!
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; u8 N1 ]2 D3 b0 r11、You can count on it.你尽管相信好了,尽管放心。8 t# H- u! j7 L; v( x
+ b t+ C5 w% X: H12、I never liked it anyway.我一直不太喜欢这东西。 0 q9 b+ P3 v4 t9 q6 f2 E
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13、That depends.看情况再说。
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. ?7 o+ x" @ N4 F- G2 m14、Do you really mean it? 此话当真?
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# I" L8 p ]! `5 w( f: g! G$ m15、You are a great help.你帮了大忙 。
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16、I couldn't be more sure. 我再也肯定不过。9 x( _$ n$ y/ d; C7 K/ e; f
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17、I am behind you.我支持你。, x9 t E0 k: p1 m
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18、I'm broke.我身无分文。
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$ s, m+ g0 I9 U$ d9 }' c/ C19、After you.你先请。
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4 I% O6 V) X- Y( S! \$ }1 Y, e1 ?* R e1 P20、I just couldn't help it.我就是忍不住。7 j7 a; k/ L0 C
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1、Don't take it personally/Don't take it to heart. 别往心里去,
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2、We'd better be off.我们该走了( R; S/ P- V5 d( }4 P
6 h+ x' a2 `/ Y" k' l3、Let's face it. 面对现实吧
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4、Let's get started.咱们开始干吧3 i7 P1 I9 X9 O' `* Z! A, @
2 J, H5 h! N. e5 [1 u3 S% c/ B1 I5、I'm really dead. 我真要累死了
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6、I've done my best. 我已尽力了
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7、I couldn't care less.我不在乎& i, h# s3 I2 N9 g, V
# L* E/ I. S. u( |8、I couldn't agree more我完全同意
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9、I couldn't please you more 我尽量使你高兴
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" ]. i; b6 A+ v2 L9 N10、No bones about it. 真实的,诚恳的- S( M9 d4 z; r3 ~" p5 d
( Y* M+ x% g& b# M2 {11、take it on me!这是我的,请用吧
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12、 You never know. 天晓得* A7 L7 R* }2 |/ K' u: a! G
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& D, e( f! n* l# _7 o' m9 P0 i9 |14、If you insist.恭敬不如从命
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( [: E( o0 W4 S15、You can count on me.
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; |) g" J: E6 i# w( }# ]16、I wish I could.我不行( K# r% k* {' k; H& @; Q- f p; s
7 I2 i5 I. f; K8 A17、I mean it.我是认真的
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; S, ^% j" c' ]; v! u: Z18、I am not kidding.
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7 H. ?$ ~5 L {& E' H! ?19、That's really sth. 真了不起
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20、I'll be back.我会回来的
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当她看见美洲狮时,美洲狮立刻掉头而逃,椐专家证明,美洲豹除非被逼得走投无路,是决不会伤人的。 3、It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.: e+ {7 s& }( {* y" k% Q$ A4 h0 g
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& f* S7 K! x3 V2 s$ s1 i 4、It must have been in the possession of a private collector.
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5、I want give you a surprise. You certainly did give me a surprise.
, W4 L. U) y$ F/ k我想给你一个惊喜。你确实给了我一个惊喜。
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6、Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the WuHan island of China.& W- J7 M4 Y# y3 \) t' U; j
不久之前,在中国的武汉,考古学家们有了一项有趣的发现。, a7 y$ [; }% n" a3 ]
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这座古城肯定一度很繁荣,因为它曾享有高度的文明。
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$ f2 I% U; j. j/ k( b 9、She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips.
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11、Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed, but, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.
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12、These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices.
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他穿着一身漂亮的黑色套装出了家门。
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他的妻子从未发现自己嫁给了一个她从来不愿意嫁的清洁工。# W! o7 t$ S3 x, h
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7 {# H0 T; ~ d. j# {- }/ q 17、He will be earning only half as much as he used to, but, he feels that he rise in status is well worth the loss of money.
/ C+ u. }! A, d* \ u- S- Z$ u; ^. S他将来挣的钱只有他现在的一半,不过他觉得,地位升高了,损失点儿钱也值得。
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19、Such is human nature, that man always desire to earn more money.
3 x# w7 v4 E: {9 c% K: O1 A5 d人总有想挣到更多的钱的欲望,这就是人类的本性。
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' z9 s$ n d, U: a; j20、Boyfriend leave , tears stream down my face .' X8 a+ X% U5 F' u9 P' T& b# ?3 {) ^
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