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患难见真情。. e. @- H( Z. ]6 n/ } Z
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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" x( U! D/ D. X; r3 X$ a9 _8 |9 \/ ?7 P只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。: M0 U. `" _# P1 |, u6 _1 ^! 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”。! ^9 x0 U3 K' x. l2 @4 b O
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事实胜于雄辩。* ~9 s! W& g: T0 {
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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+ O& o' e6 o9 g2 Q" q4 O! a岁月不待人。9 E$ s, Q, r3 T w5 s& ~/ l
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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/ z1 c7 ? S% j i越快越好。$ d& e- c0 W o5 I
The sooner, the better.0 }2 M: X2 f% s; A* l7 p6 y
When should I come over? (什么时候来合适?)
$ @* I# m0 e; ]% S3 A" Q/ T4 _The sooner, the better. (越快越好。)
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正好。* {' n! U4 D2 x
On the nose.
. Q, j h3 w/ A" c9 p& g- PHow many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?), o# E! m2 M4 A3 ]. e2 A( E# y/ \
A hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。)
# F' k' L( c- j& Y- P5 `/ gExactly.
4 k+ s% I1 o9 IOn the dot.+ Q2 c* O$ ]6 ^$ P) c1 v8 p! l
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捉迷藏。
h2 d5 _* \% u3 bHide-and-seek
) I/ X1 z' `/ J% pLet's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。): Y, r. _/ F8 t3 a. [
Okay. (好吧。)
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& ~+ Q4 |( R5 @" F未完待续。# B7 V/ ~6 O) L$ u: I2 e0 J
to be continued *用于电视连续剧等的最后,表示“待续”。/ _2 H) G- m& ?* o6 G/ f3 P, _8 C
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一个巴掌拍不响。
0 s# X) b) C, f |It takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。
' d3 n7 @5 m* ^ nJoe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。)
4 Q4 P/ V s- Z+ F, X2 bWell, I think it takes two to tango. (不过,我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)
. _8 ?- E8 A: A& _$ X" }& E6 J1 n" bBoth sides must be blamed.
8 w7 f' E: r+ z' g* H: cThey are the same.
) m( ~. h+ `, V8 Q- z q$ F2 P( ~They are both responsible.; P& Q1 }3 ~2 Y4 d4 n
They are both wrong.
9 o/ [$ r/ z1 Q) m: j5 K9 L; H# W- }Both of them should be blamed.6 K1 U9 E" y$ I
* ^ P' ?/ f( s# O% z) B尽快。
1 n- c. N% {+ |3 Z% T" B/ y4 aAs soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。$ E+ ]5 T" S: J! q* e) |0 G
Should I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?)5 H, s# u* P- v" j& U
Yes. As soon as possible. (对,请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。
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, T+ T x# I+ R随便吃。- \0 Q5 f6 u) S0 Z0 C
All-you-can-eat.
) u8 {& g% t7 D' U% \" T( zbuffet
1 i6 R, D; x7 j9 }smorgasbord0 ?% B3 v6 ]/ I; l4 i# Q: D9 p
Eat as much as you like.& L" ? O% z" q& K) H J
Eat as much as you wish. *作为句子应为“你想吃多少就吃多少”。
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: X/ p8 I* m9 J7 p1 Q4 M多项选择。
& w* ?( d8 G; ^1 t* t5 nmultiple-choice
% `% f9 c: e. n7 e' [# _# [* Dmultiple-choice questions (多项选择题)% d) y! k" C3 _) {
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各就各位,预备,跑!
( M8 O, ]6 p; |2 a9 FReady, get set, go!5 v, r/ Q2 \: r+ q) w% v4 ]
On your mark, get set, go!5 \5 A& i5 } P% A6 v3 a; {8 j z
" G* H1 F3 Y1 b1 H" Y5 [从头到尾。8 J5 I5 |. U9 b) a
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。
' d6 r2 |8 ^) o" UI don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。)
, w8 N( k$ `8 Q& }. C8 d: E K0 E1 sI'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。) H* [' |- I8 h5 J1 ?% P
entirely (完全地)& O# T7 l, }# H+ U3 Q0 A
completely (完全地)
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始终/一直/一贯
! \ w, K! \3 ]$ jall long *用于“从一开始我就说过吧”等句子中,表示“从开始就……”。( Z( ?/ ?9 o- f2 ^, Z
So, she is married. (所以,她结婚了。)
. e. s- Q- p/ ]8 w( O( M0 M5 yI've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。)$ B* o; l% e, X+ U, [; N" D$ N
from the very beginning2 ]$ {+ W2 [' q
all this time
- b" m' h2 k. l$ z) w; ]9 ksince the start. Z& m: c: S" k2 B+ K" @
% B# S) s+ X: `0 w* f就我的记忆来说……% w& b" P) F2 y/ o
As far as I can remember,...% a/ j- Z k! {- o/ b
What's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?)3 P; @9 |; V' }
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。)8 v$ a. m+ T/ I
To the best of my memory,...+ ~0 ~" n b8 U1 Q: N. c
As far as I know,... (就我所知……)
) W N5 {' V1 w+ r( j6 U- a4 @If my memory serves me right,... (如果我没记错的话,……)
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# U% Q. c7 X6 W0 Z) E% \. D以牙还牙,针锋相对。: H" e# u' W+ R$ N, L( l4 k T3 O
Tit for tat.3 Q6 A/ S0 S' U3 i1 y" ]4 D" T
John kicked me, so I gave him tit for tat.(约翰踢我,所以我以牙还牙。)
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) h1 s6 T! P$ Q3 a! I. s( w. j这是我为什么在这儿的原因。
+ g, R5 _5 i" \4 D5 M2 K% o, U# zThat's what I'm here for.1 n9 ^' P/ |, A6 p5 p6 P
What are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?)
- b( J+ }0 k8 T6 U; U8 J$ FEconomics. 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。)$ n; X% p( D: E# X" B
+ J6 u* @2 {0 e& B w* w+ B2+3等于5。. s: ?# Z5 a& C" D9 d! l
Two and three is five.3 b+ {7 f% ^ p5 F. W4 x
Two plus three is five.
, R; }: r4 X* I) O3 y* L" kTwo and three makes five.
6 r6 w; G! R0 G* H* M9 o, V! w% QTwo and three equals five.
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我们有天壤之别。
7 l& q0 y" W _7 K+ D$ m% UWe're as different as night and day.
5 Z, E% g* ?7 U3 J! MWe're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。)
5 E% Z( v$ \; ^% e% v: }8 f iWe have nothing in common. (我们没有任何共同点。)" G" w/ g7 p' t* s% U, S
, L& t. ]9 j0 S& a+ }' [东施效颦。(机械模仿。)5 m. j+ c1 Y& \4 \' d( B0 }
Monkey see, monkey do.
$ J8 f- R% X4 I. w0 G0 [% D3 S0 ZShe just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)
* h4 c4 ?5 c# C7 W" gWell, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛,真是东施效颦。)
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, e* }, {8 J E w8 X以先后顺序为准。
7 c0 L. x2 Z" W1 ?1 \' fFirst 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 e; e3 ^% z8 Q; ^2 T& O
Do you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)
& O9 o! S/ _& |# iNo, first come, first served. (没有,先来的先得。)
5 S: v. g1 g+ b( |4 O: i8 bOn a first-come, first-served basis.
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过时了。
W6 F, p, n& B' TIt's out of date.
: @9 Y( d6 N' X4 q$ r6 iLook at my camera. (你看我的照相机。)
# E+ P3 E B6 S0 DBut it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)
8 O9 ?: P3 W' [It's old-fashioned., c# L0 K4 n7 s- S
It's outdated.
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( l) C" U, A% l+ [( P电视有长处,也有短处。7 Q! S9 T1 ?1 e6 C5 O1 D; A
TV has its merits and demerits.7 h! g0 A1 H: @0 D8 K7 F2 L5 N! K% l
TV has its good and bad points.- o& r4 |( L9 L; r r5 I" i
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7 s1 @7 X& h5 S2 g2 j我利用了他的弱点。/ v7 \, _% e' k- l d7 T
I took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。- [1 L$ O* v% n3 F
! Z- Z% P) m" |" B9 Y我长了不少见识。
) P( r. {- r9 N% H; V7 r4 o4 ]I've learned something.0 o6 T: U; E- r2 ^1 H: p2 o- @' y
The TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。)
2 b' G4 P C8 ]* z3 [$ q" UYeah, and I've learned something. (是呀,我长了不少见识。)
' }, ^* P4 }2 \' m0 S3 jI'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 ^5 h* Y9 _8 F. XIt's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。4 C* G7 i# j( n# e o* e
Look at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)+ c6 G5 a' I- v: Q1 z1 S$ O
It's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!)
( C" O, w. V5 L$ J Q/ WIt could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。)
4 S% o3 g/ Y' G2 sIt could cause a fire.# c+ E! g: f. P0 f8 C. z
1 i9 u" i$ ~; f# E4 U( f# N# l什么事都有可能发生。
. b8 w4 a! k1 G& v) K; [% j) ]Anything could happen.. @) m& U% T' R( F3 Z3 {2 R/ M
There's no knowing what may happen.# d- k. {! m0 I( G: x
You never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。)
+ e* n. Q$ m$ l3 v* u; O! ~Anything's possible.7 \2 ]0 s6 U5 z" y) h0 K. Z, `
It could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。)
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/ o# t0 ~7 q) j* B! V- d4 b) F将来可以用来作参考。/ }- ]* E4 s/ W% K& k
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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。)
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; Y8 `, P. } R在我背后。
" V6 G' ~1 N; V% V- H9 k7 L8 _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。
3 G" l' i8 C" w* V8 \7 ?/ M, bEveryone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。)6 c' S4 ^) s" `% r
How do you know? (你怎么知道的?)
; R o- I# m+ ]secretly (秘密地)
9 b* S" v* a! b: f* k# kin my absence (在我不在的时候。)1 G" {. N+ h: p. S
without my knowledge (背着我)
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% }1 ]/ I' t2 ~" c q$ L换换心情。
8 i' p' s: ?# B4 v, hfor 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。& i W. K9 H1 P* U3 X' g% S! @
Let's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。)( H [% p) l. ]& E
Okay, let's. (好吧,走。); S! y$ B, `8 m0 m6 t; C& F" p
instead (别这样!)& f) J$ g) P; Y# \0 ~
! R: o$ @# W Z1 x8 ~, x7 e有钱能使鬼推磨。
) j2 G( |* }5 O* Q4 h0 B7 [9 pMoney talks. *金钱是给与势力和权力的东西。表示金钱的力量非常大。+ J4 n( r/ \1 a1 o+ V0 z2 S' D1 g
Jane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。)
' L& R; ~& Q2 @) oMoney talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。)
4 P* U. o( r5 J4 }0 nMoney talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。; M4 x3 r9 u W7 E
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别说丧气话。
# H5 D3 O# N+ j$ t- E# ANever 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。6 u1 b5 H6 S5 x* d" Z$ `+ `: l
$ p4 j, s1 Z& l3 W$ q4 w过去的事情让它过去吧。4 U' c$ E6 Z! @# ?! 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”。
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有总比没有强。
! S* Q3 Z! D4 X+ p- G3 OBetter 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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酒肉朋友。$ B: K) ?* D+ {$ \ I1 @* @. }# {
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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) N# E6 i; T9 `7 r0 r滴水汇成河。9 Q0 X& S9 u7 Y; n, u
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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