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患难见真情。
! u6 O+ Q2 M4 e& x+ 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。4 o2 a; q/ }# m3 j
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只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。
; t4 J% ~& N: s3 T$ ^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”。& Y/ M; i: ?' Q1 H9 G+ q: h
! f& u. T2 H5 V( ~4 x0 Z7 j* N事实胜于雄辩。$ y9 Y( o2 _1 Z K3 G( E
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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; b) o. ~/ O; }$ h岁月不待人。) |' d6 K% G7 |; O
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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6 I( S# B" c) P/ o; n( a* k+ K' D* M越快越好。8 W0 X3 c( t0 F: D3 s# Y6 [
The sooner, the better.
; R- W& [3 Y8 Z3 @+ @2 S5 IWhen should I come over? (什么时候来合适?)% |, s8 X: v ? v; E- A* \5 ^
The sooner, the better. (越快越好。)
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正好。8 r7 g3 Y7 |) p. `4 `) U& u) W7 ~
On the nose." ~1 `5 `+ Z: ?! Y( ] u0 d+ a1 H
How many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?)
* D! R/ ?- I7 P" PA hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。) i/ [8 k# u+ t* @5 X
Exactly.9 C* [, z3 V8 P% u2 c# ~5 l
On the dot.5 z) T7 M) C& E C
3 V$ l7 \- o: ^7 M捉迷藏。! a: l) L1 Y1 b6 r1 D" K$ Z
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Let's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。)# k& S# K# o3 @1 `
Okay. (好吧。)
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未完待续。
' Z1 I8 n6 }' Ito be continued *用于电视连续剧等的最后，表示“待续”。
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/ G' T0 _- f/ f* l F一个巴掌拍不响。6 z1 l: r$ N3 C0 |# W8 X
It takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。) F5 J. o- ? ^/ N4 O: E( w0 N
Joe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。)0 @/ V" e- @- o3 x. V3 I
Well, I think it takes two to tango. (不过，我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)
1 t1 P% D* _( }! R- i$ ^Both sides must be blamed.9 i* V1 T. T$ J9 G
They are the same.
' e4 g# Q1 y. l' a6 FThey are both responsible.2 h2 y7 @3 z; H$ r' W+ F& T
They are both wrong.
' y$ T2 Y5 z" \& R: {Both of them should be blamed.
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尽快。* u5 }) S5 y/ M0 j
As soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。1 Q* E6 M9 p3 ?3 S/ }
Should I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?)
: n6 m; C' U" f1 f# u. M7 D* |Yes. As soon as possible. (对，请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。! k' I) P- N5 K) b/ v: D9 l
* U) C8 G* l N; T; [: X8 U" G/ Y随便吃。
# c9 O& o6 E$ B2 OAll-you-can-eat.) t) w1 k- [2 x1 U2 A. f4 F) S
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smorgasbord
/ p2 [% f- S; K' J# qEat as much as you like.7 t2 W8 u2 c n# N- R& x
Eat as much as you wish. *作为句子应为“你想吃多少就吃多少”。# P4 q( {$ e8 N+ q( I+ c# O
/ H% G5 r" w% h b G( h0 A a: ]多项选择。
) V' k8 ?' m2 ]# K3 B6 Xmultiple-choice0 d4 _7 L/ o+ y" R4 r; } B( ]
multiple-choice questions (多项选择题)1 p( J1 U- `9 V' h6 L/ ~2 X) ` B
4 A! I8 z' @" s( x& n3 P各就各位，预备，跑!3 h# ]$ M" t b7 b. u
Ready, get set, go!
6 H0 U$ ?( v$ G. p0 c! r; g0 N6 AOn your mark, get set, go!8 e, A$ B: M1 w0 I7 _8 l
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从头到尾。
& f5 I/ `4 c1 Q) b1 Dfrom 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。
/ R2 o. ^0 P4 b$ YI don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。); U. ?9 ~! O; u$ t# i9 K
I'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。)
. q. Y. R0 u: R7 |entirely (完全地)' A, Q( e) I6 c; u/ W
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all long *用于“从一开始我就说过吧”等句子中，表示“从开始就……”。
4 _" h* j& d0 a+ L+ LSo, she is married. (所以，她结婚了。)/ z$ k' `1 M( M" `' n) l
I've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。)" i4 R5 `' b1 A2 b6 k
from the very beginning6 O/ h9 k5 _ D* U- b7 m7 v3 y0 ~
all this time) Y& @1 Z/ G5 M
since the start
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就我的记忆来说……2 J3 n' c' }% @8 Z' K
As far as I can remember,...7 ]" Q0 a4 T! ?3 ]. k
What's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?)
# J( q: i D7 q7 \# o* X( ?) aAs 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。)
/ f+ k$ A% E |: L6 S7 ITo the best of my memory,...: s8 Q0 m+ ~5 `& _ v
As far as I know,... (就我所知……)5 s% u4 ]9 v- R8 E; n+ K, H0 M p
If my memory serves me right,... (如果我没记错的话，……), w; Y! Z; X# q3 a
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以牙还牙，针锋相对。
6 l9 Q. A* \2 N* ]. RTit for tat.
% l `2 Z1 o3 w8 m4 tJohn kicked me, so I gave him tit for tat.(约翰踢我，所以我以牙还牙。)
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1 v' r, i" X6 ?$ r8 c这是我为什么在这儿的原因。" }% g4 l* d. V( x$ f2 _+ R" c" b
That's what I'm here for.3 l' g$ N8 x! Z) O2 s
What are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?)4 a. P4 ]- k( {2 l, |! C! v: z' [
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。
8 i3 q1 n; O+ _: N# ~Two and three is five.6 x8 g/ O, m5 N- z
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Two and three makes five.
: [3 ]% n4 m# l, o5 r, tTwo and three equals five.
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我们有天壤之别。
, ?+ ]9 ^# E# v6 t: _& S1 e+ X1 ~We're as different as night and day.
/ m* P" e; ^8 d% ^ rWe're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。)0 q3 i5 k5 [% ?
We have nothing in common. (我们没有任何共同点。)# X5 F' K% D, Q, j
5 w5 z. z$ W. w: |东施效颦。(机械模仿。)# G% W) t" B7 e9 J/ \
Monkey see, monkey do.
9 V# d8 P6 |& q/ E7 M) @; DShe just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)9 W1 _6 S1 Z5 C7 J, w- G; Y
Well, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛，真是东施效颦。)
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5 p9 U i$ U" u, k3 h以先后顺序为准。
0 h: @: ^: T) L: y# D/ RFirst 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”。
6 P5 R v+ B3 z( h lDo you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)$ K+ a: K8 V# g( {- q7 O
No, first come, first served. (没有，先来的先得。)% R8 c' ^5 v, O% F4 T
On a first-come, first-served basis.
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* ?, a9 O1 V2 Z过时了。9 T! O+ x( C; u& y5 l% v8 [& k. k
It's out of date.
5 e Y$ }4 m9 b9 D3 \% e1 N( pLook at my camera. (你看我的照相机。)! Z6 E2 Z4 U: C4 o- [2 a
But it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)0 k D6 D" T% e7 ]/ A+ q; X
It's old-fashioned.$ c, a/ p* I1 e) m) r* V4 j
It's outdated.& [& X( S6 [* x$ b
It's behind the times.! Q9 q1 r- O% v+ ]
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电视有长处，也有短处。
# x( k" i+ R/ i9 C+ sTV has its merits and demerits.) t# s/ r( j) v' X0 c# L
TV has its good and bad points.
% M u( m! m6 \$ vThere are good and bad points about TV.& n2 P W& e- D- ~% ]1 T
: ^) j3 P& ?1 w: G" q我利用了他的弱点。
# U* y( L1 C$ V" w0 n- zI took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。% Y3 ~9 p* _5 x$ A6 x3 |
/ b: S+ z7 L9 J2 g我长了不少见识。
# Q# t' P* Y/ B/ ^& L# h2 s+ \9 |I've learned something.; |8 f* I$ r2 X" ?
The TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。)
+ }+ o8 E e" m" uYeah, and I've learned something. (是呀，我长了不少见识。)% H8 [3 O8 w# ?& n2 {5 O) L/ W. L
I've learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。)! j: q6 F/ Y3 d- _
1 W. V' o$ w5 M# l那会引起火灾呀!
0 N) }, J2 T6 C/ X- G4 f# M7 FIt's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。
: {5 g0 ^0 S) nLook at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)
0 @6 J) ]- u. R2 DIt's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!)* L0 `' U* @ K4 S
It could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。)1 n- K, I7 y! s4 k) `: A( {, R
It could cause a fire.
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: Y, y- e4 E4 A+ ?4 n9 K什么事都有可能发生。
# Q) N2 `2 k: }: P$ PAnything could happen.4 ]3 T; J' |/ v$ T
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You never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。)$ _/ j# o9 Y& B: g" j
Anything's possible.
0 w; l8 ?" |4 Z6 |; {It could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。)
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: s; f+ x3 y4 P, k( V将来可以用来作参考。7 L1 y8 j. i1 j5 M" i% u0 E/ x6 H
for future reference
/ q; s9 Q: u. tYou should keep the book for future reference. (你该把这本书收好，以便将来作为参考。)4 q m' \3 X' o, {8 `2 B: U8 N
, p! o6 ^, ^( N5 y, D& f; K在我背后。+ r$ o9 D8 R# ?+ m
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。4 q( B+ U. L# e3 o$ s
Everyone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。)) t" ~5 c- H' C2 b9 ?; h
How do you know? (你怎么知道的?)+ c, P- C7 r8 M4 y( g+ J
secretly (秘密地)# b' u9 n+ e0 j: a9 X+ w
in my absence (在我不在的时候。) v0 T' A' h8 L) W- W
without my knowledge (背着我)' }# S' i; L: M& v+ n- N. W
/ l) h( Z6 I, S) Y2 a# v换换心情。
; _; j' F. L2 {. p9 q \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。
( b3 q2 g3 f/ A4 b9 BLet's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。)
; P' z4 w3 S t% T( Z9 pOkay, let's. (好吧，走。)
1 F; d8 C* W* z( l& c& B! j: oinstead (别这样!); b- `/ \1 I, n# O1 d
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有钱能使鬼推磨。
, w: i; {; ]" [5 EMoney talks. *金钱是给与势力和权力的东西。表示金钱的力量非常大。0 i2 {, t* @2 y( m
Jane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。)
& ^2 b- [& M, ~3 c2 aMoney talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。)
. N5 y5 B% U3 _# p q2 gMoney talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。* I6 ]8 E7 K5 K6 U* y: Y
5 Y. k7 } P2 L0 ] `别说丧气话。1 ^. z( E( n* |
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。, t9 O X9 g& c. K9 j' c, ^( S
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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”。# S* J3 l) t+ S, s5 z" H
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有总比没有强。7 {% Q( [1 {0 i+ x8 n7 r
Better than nothing. *东西也许不多，不那么充分，但总比一点儿没有强。+ G& S/ n' b' u' m, {
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酒肉朋友。
0 w6 i/ }4 U+ ^+ ] ~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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7 F6 i# A( t- f- _/ a滴水汇成河。& E% C+ ?$ F# D7 ^2 X* f
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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