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患难见真情。
2 [. U& W2 c* M L# ~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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- g T7 @3 w( h" m只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。) ~6 l5 b1 f3 T% `# g
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”。0 B i8 s' z2 f9 F; f/ a
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事实胜于雄辩。6 U" `5 @+ H; n3 U
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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' s: d2 m$ M4 h, q: j岁月不待人。
- h! B" _( c, R! i; W4 O8 xTime and tide wait for no man. *tide 是“潮水”,此处与time同义,表示时间。 H1 \4 m6 m8 ~' m9 E
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越快越好。
* ~6 [& q1 w+ s; u( _; D1 _The sooner, the better.- C; k( V) Y) q' S/ X5 l
When should I come over? (什么时候来合适?)
; Y7 R$ `# j1 i0 a- G6 |The sooner, the better. (越快越好。)" h K! j7 q: ~% g8 ]
' D9 B/ Q/ W) o4 d6 H$ ?1 Y正好。3 l% d! H) a1 G6 F0 n4 l7 n
On the nose./ n9 {& n. ]; P( u* _$ a2 W
How many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?)
4 ^* _1 i/ o1 Z; lA hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。)5 }* l+ q; B, ?7 p5 N$ ^# Z
Exactly.
3 J" g. W8 W X( F' [; bOn the dot.- D# M6 v9 ]0 U, p1 {+ m( r" a0 @; h0 L
* y3 @4 h! u$ R捉迷藏。
0 x( y+ g+ J7 i: N: @Hide-and-seek
' }# l$ _+ f* o' V, w K1 LLet's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。)
* C _. w, F K8 gOkay. (好吧。)
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未完待续。4 i- Z# f3 ]: k- ~* M+ f- r/ w. L
to be continued *用于电视连续剧等的最后,表示“待续”。+ h9 \+ m' p; r( r
1 {% k7 \9 t3 Z+ ~6 \" q一个巴掌拍不响。" V" i$ f4 I: V F- W2 T8 R7 @
It takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。) R6 `7 z- _4 W$ a" Y
Joe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。)
4 o. I! z }( X* q% t# `+ qWell, I think it takes two to tango. (不过,我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)/ }' C: g: ~, u' c
Both sides must be blamed.
. K3 W. w, m, d- b- C, n' {1 HThey are the same.
; I- ` ]( x9 L* z. l1 W- [They are both responsible.& Q' v6 q9 {9 A3 n# H/ Z
They are both wrong.
7 b; q$ o8 d' P9 [, WBoth of them should be blamed.
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尽快。
' ^6 j: O8 c6 W+ D3 u* R7 Z6 AAs soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。9 q' q" _' i8 D" `
Should I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?)# ~; o# A6 ]6 _: S v
Yes. As soon as possible. (对,请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。4 y# n4 R1 e0 E* a8 j% V! L
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随便吃。. p0 w7 x' {5 a# {: o0 D
All-you-can-eat.5 |6 ] ^5 Y5 k0 o2 ~7 {0 q
buffet+ C0 a- T8 k! z1 _0 _
smorgasbord/ T+ k) j+ u6 P: K' ~7 M
Eat as much as you like.% A$ _$ o; w+ A5 r8 ]9 x+ S2 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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3 \" G) u4 s; V0 I* b6 h多项选择。/ @, ^3 j+ H$ }2 w8 g2 U1 v4 X
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multiple-choice questions (多项选择题)
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各就各位,预备,跑!
! N2 r0 q# Y; {3 _& M# u3 kReady, get set, go!8 e* F: I& J5 ?' k! T8 X! `0 |- f
On your mark, get set, go!8 f* i' b' x. m0 k5 u
% W6 {# j! T, e. [% O5 E从头到尾。1 ]2 Y& d. n8 a# K' ?
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。
0 L7 C& I& b- X% W8 ZI don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。)+ a/ C, A3 f: J9 ?! I6 M% H
I'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。)
( M3 N$ I6 O: \( S$ dentirely (完全地)% Y0 ~) }' R$ D9 N9 m7 ?3 m5 ]
completely (完全地)8 ?( a+ e8 @- B5 V# Y
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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……”。/ ?/ }0 h; v# I2 f' h
So, she is married. (所以,她结婚了。)0 F) a7 K/ y; a/ V$ ?: Q: r
I've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。)
" H# U& ^) k! k& `. @5 Q+ L, Sfrom the very beginning
; D8 y( o; N+ a' fall this time
3 { u0 D5 B- O; N. a7 c3 _" isince the start
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6 N3 D, G2 [! }+ ?6 A就我的记忆来说……
1 s4 P3 s0 O5 c8 Y) u( S0 `' CAs far as I can remember,...; T, ?- U* b7 A7 R" x1 S
What's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?)/ H+ e. i a3 f+ A( ^
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。)
# G( D$ Y5 Q. r1 c) {3 _9 f+ }8 \0 WTo the best of my memory,...
0 x0 R- v! T3 g3 K$ O0 iAs far as I know,... (就我所知……), y$ d( e7 t0 c2 _9 [
If my memory serves me right,... (如果我没记错的话,……)
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以牙还牙,针锋相对。: [) S& x$ B1 R2 L3 o/ `
Tit for tat.( ?6 W& j$ f. Z- [ E7 }
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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; j4 ^! ]; S* n1 _$ W这是我为什么在这儿的原因。
' a5 w. }6 F" rThat's what I'm here for.3 I; ~9 }' p. |* ~" S
What are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?): }- d' _% ?1 {
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。)7 W1 c5 L1 @9 h* Q. t' J% }
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2+3等于5。
; A& n1 K! R. m8 b& YTwo and three is five.
; c% N$ [2 S: b" X& K8 _/ o# ?Two plus three is five.1 Y2 m% n3 p7 w. f; u/ Y: G) {
Two and three makes five.
( s1 A& E4 @( I f: [Two and three equals five.% r* t L) _9 T7 P& Z: ~
6 z( B/ A- Z) H% n+ o, L我们有天壤之别。
* Q0 O2 Q& T1 F' p, T% TWe're as different as night and day.; {9 B' U6 |9 E W9 h9 o
We're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。)2 Q) w! p1 \3 n- r ~
We have nothing in common. (我们没有任何共同点。)
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& j) W$ a( ^- T8 @: U东施效颦。(机械模仿。)5 {5 j( Y4 j+ |$ F) J/ `7 \
Monkey see, monkey do.$ Y' Q8 O7 {1 d, l. Z+ ?0 R! n
She just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)4 Q7 H+ j: W3 v. M
Well, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛,真是东施效颦。)
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1 [, {; g% |( x- [以先后顺序为准。
1 G/ t2 p4 [- T5 f+ a* a5 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”。
& A0 d# F. p4 ODo you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)
' B' N* y3 M% f2 GNo, first come, first served. (没有,先来的先得。)
0 i5 L3 G1 _# H8 KOn a first-come, first-served basis.
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过时了。
$ ], V6 g3 L9 Q1 g6 VIt's out of date.
1 e* a- T/ u W% t0 e$ V) tLook at my camera. (你看我的照相机。)" t6 A; I: k8 ]1 t9 E
But it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)& u0 F0 ]& h* S+ a0 E! K( l
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- [$ X. D& ^1 ?4 J! v电视有长处,也有短处。
1 R) {; o& ?' ]! {TV has its merits and demerits.
& K6 X& s, }! \8 FTV has its good and bad points.9 r2 ` a; P; k$ j) X) g. _( G( _2 f, u
There are good and bad points about TV.
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我利用了他的弱点。
. F$ V* e% ~. w; GI took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。, K0 f1 l5 @8 I) F! j1 M
K" {% K* d4 o$ P9 U$ y我长了不少见识。8 H2 ]. J( q! \0 d: j/ o
I've learned something.* F( Z- Z) N+ y) ]4 G" x; m
The TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。)
' s' a9 z! D/ ~3 J7 q0 V) {Yeah, and I've learned something. (是呀,我长了不少见识。)- ^/ T/ A! c9 C4 a/ x0 n: ]
I've learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。)* s# _+ ?+ S0 h: v" x. [* i
- D+ c% v3 s+ ~$ j* K) j那会引起火灾呀!) Y' O4 ^* a+ R4 F' f6 Z' x
It's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。8 _( }# Z. P8 n! P
Look at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)" k, P( D' V r8 G3 o
It's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!)
! S4 e& y3 p: n, f: |It could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。)
$ L# |0 F- t- c$ D7 `It could cause a fire.. o' ?* G- |% i& B: u
- b( M; W- Y; K* ~什么事都有可能发生。
6 O& V2 J" b2 E4 u8 qAnything could happen.
+ F2 S T! \" k3 l2 ~ UThere's no knowing what may happen.* D: o6 j1 z( `
You never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。)) b1 \5 r1 N6 U ]4 C9 o
Anything's possible.# T9 j3 u: {' p* K
It could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。)5 L! P+ v8 X5 I7 K( r
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将来可以用来作参考。
/ {6 \! }& b! f4 J& [0 V2 v- \, bfor future reference B! v! X; h) @' {( }& x; h# N
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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在我背后。
# ]& n" b k, @$ I. T# I! Abehind 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。
B8 b9 L6 y5 H5 ~1 ?Everyone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。)! n) s- i. i8 E* y
How do you know? (你怎么知道的?)1 I9 T$ c5 u, W" V; d. `* z5 t' c, t
secretly (秘密地)0 h/ \7 P/ I' I& D5 u
in my absence (在我不在的时候。)
1 K/ n* Z4 Y/ }9 Rwithout my knowledge (背着我)
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0 o! g- T# s7 m换换心情。
: ~. e) V4 q: _( k" C- o+ [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。$ P' |& S" n G$ g( L
Let's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。)3 ~+ f4 Y' m0 c8 e: l. I
Okay, let's. (好吧,走。)
" e2 t7 Q& S1 e: _1 Winstead (别这样!), J: T' M7 x( {5 V5 q& L- ]
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有钱能使鬼推磨。! c& H( s* b3 W
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 D: o% e5 l8 J" K1 N
Jane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。)! _4 w8 X' s1 W
Money talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。)
" {$ b6 V) O$ i( K5 _* RMoney talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。+ }$ p: P5 W3 i; F* V4 g0 W
$ S/ a/ ?& F' x8 y7 L" L别说丧气话。
8 B) v( Q) o; d/ `: F5 WNever 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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4 \. R% w1 V @- G2 c过去的事情让它过去吧。, e9 Z! q/ A: m+ {5 N$ R
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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+ X- J5 I# [ h/ y8 c6 ?) | K有总比没有强。
$ L: _( v u. J3 ~Better than nothing. *东西也许不多,不那么充分,但总比一点儿没有强。8 a* ?7 u* }& Z
% \' i& E5 m1 C. @8 X酒肉朋友。9 L; o- e9 y: @1 k& E
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。0 ~/ t) l( G, _! W |( @
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滴水汇成河。 R# R4 J) ~) a- k
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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