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老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
不管张三李四。
; L& H8 ?" t0 P2 R) e; d! REvery Tom, Dick and Harry. *举出常用的男孩名,表示“不论谁都……”、“不管张三还是李四”。虽然没有女孩名,但男女都可用。1 ?! N  h6 m6 i/ B* _
My daughter had a homestay in America. (我女儿为体验当地生活,去美国了。)$ }* C5 [, T+ A% `
So did every Tom, Dick and Harry. (不管谁都能去啊。), Y. J1 H9 k) Q' v2 s( t
I like sexy girls. (我喜欢性感的女人。)
" m, Z9 g" s" [0 RSo does every Tom, Dick and Harry. (无论谁都是这样的。)3 n& {$ W- V% [4 M; y

, i; k' V2 B7 N4 C一波未平一波又起。
; O. g% n# s0 }- J+ }Out of the frying pan into the fire. *frying pan “平底炒菜锅”,直译是菜从锅里炒出来又掉进了火里。
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8 t( ^  G, }, }) q舍名求实。
" I, M3 t, V* wI live to eat.
* ?3 O3 X) ^- _1 rPudding rather than praise. *不太常用的说法。7 G6 X8 ^, z" M/ P7 J% h9 U
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瞎猫碰上了死耗子。3 I7 A) E5 J; _2 I
Every dog has his day.
1 o( I7 u+ `7 _Bob won the lottery. (鲍勃中了头彩。)
( K. @8 [  M3 q9 [! z- i) o  T4 GEvery dog has his day. (瞎猫碰上了死耗子。)
0 v0 |  S9 \- OEveryone has good days.
/ N5 J2 D4 T: vEveryone gets lucky sometimes. (谁都会有走运的时候。)  T* G  H+ ^. a! J  v2 I7 F
A flying crow always gets something. *不太常用的说法。
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+ [# |) c( x- @' W( U6 s说曹操,曹操到。
6 x% S+ a- M$ F5 H1 w# V1 E$ \Speak of the devil. *“说到恶魔,恶魔就来”。源自谚语Speak of the devil and he will appear。& U( ~5 k4 F9 @, k! C6 x# R
Speak of the devil.常用于口语中。
; |. R' U- j, d7 d5 z- QHere comes John! (约翰来了。)4 c5 J' {" s, b% B: g
Speak of the devil. (真是说到曹操,曹操到。)
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情人眼里出西施。
2 M+ [, G" {% {' ?Love is blind. *直译是“爱情是盲目的”。表示人们一旦谈恋爱,就会失去正确的判断能力,无法冷静地看待事物。0 f( q) x2 o/ B; P  {6 E

) W: r7 _. N0 G1 ^一举两得。3 X# X4 w- u' Y7 E' ^
Kill two birds with one stone. *直译是“一石可以打中两只鸟”,即“一举两得”。+ R5 g1 V: x+ ?/ G* s9 c
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不闻凶讯便是吉。0 ~) m8 g( f* [: Y
No news is good news.
7 z& ?' S# J; h7 J7 m  kI haven't heard from John lately. (好久没有约翰的消息了。)
& M% Z8 c' D/ |- Y3 M8 [, |Well, no news is good news. (是啊,不闻凶讯便是吉。), i; n% }& F) j) S1 w: D  F

5 v8 `/ j) P& B- }, a光阴似箭。
+ A7 V# s! d6 ^* [# `/ ITime flies. *表示时间像飞一样地过去了。Tim flies是Time flies when you are having fun.的省略说法。即“越高兴时间过得越快”。4 c; l8 D7 ?" j' C, R4 v  g6 D  F: V
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Time is money.9 e% L) A2 C; K( a0 ?: H
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百艺不如一艺精。
1 l2 H# F; x+ Y7 S% d7 R# VJack of all trades, master of none. *Jack是男子名,一般表示“某人或男人”。此句的意思是什么事都去做的人没有一件事是能精通的。
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) i% K: @, ~- C; G) s三思而后行。5 x- M% J0 E: Q. n9 u) n! n
Look before you leap. *直译“飞之前先看看”,表示“付诸于行动前要慎重地考虑,做好准备”。- l# h8 ~, s  |# R. P9 ~2 j

1 D- L. P9 o4 o- s5 ^百闻不如一见。5 c+ v' `' l* U; `0 f1 k4 e
Seeing is believing. *“眼见为实”,即只有自己亲眼所见,才能信服。. G# O7 j  r# e, V3 U

8 Y. e+ c" H5 \& I无风不起浪。
8 w) o% D7 }8 eThere is no smoke without fire. *传闻总是有出处的,“无火的地方不冒烟”。3 t' V9 q- h$ X" ]* W0 S

2 K1 L3 V! Q: C+ X' V  \6 P诚实总是上策。
; R* w4 H1 b3 u0 G5 n4 b, KHonesty is the best policy. *常以为不正当行为能获得好处,但从长远来看,结果是采取正当行为才是上策。
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晚做总比不做强。
  J- y: F' h) ?# P# uBetter late than never.( d( C, t  h! |3 k. `
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男孩子就是男孩子嘛!
5 J3 h# Q1 h. MBoys will be boys.( S/ C, {' ]1 L
John got into a fight again. (约翰又打架了。); m3 D( i  a9 I. f8 C0 ]9 h7 P
Boys will be boys. (男孩子就是男孩子嘛!)" f/ }- M) l6 R2 j

  x# M: u; f! M7 t1 E8 j知识就是力量。
6 T" m; j% k/ {9 p' Y4 }Knowledge is power.6 H0 h0 x7 l0 G" o5 o
Knowledge is power. (知识就是力量。)' U+ q- I% p( m; C4 x
That's why he's so successful. (所以他才成功。)1 [) x0 X+ `# ?9 F* Q5 _
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冰冻三尺非一日之寒。/罗马不是一天就建成的。4 F! H' `# O# W; f7 g
Rome was not built in a day. *要做大事不是一朝一夕就可以成功的。. n, M9 F1 v/ M
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条条大路通罗马。1 f. D; v8 p3 H! S% ]' `
All roads lead to Rome. *为达到同一目的,可以采取多种手段。
/ S, D7 z& Z5 L! [+ ?) m+ S! CThere are many roads to success. (有许多办法可以取得成功。) *常用语。7 l( n5 e& D0 K% @0 G
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入乡随俗。
8 L( J7 ?6 a. y. iWhen in Rome, do as the Romans do. *“在罗马就要照罗马人做的去做”。即“到另一个地方就要遵从那里的风俗习惯”。口语中常省略成Do as the Romans do.
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熟能生巧。
8 }: u4 ]; b% I. kPractice makes perfect. *任何事情都反复练习是成功的秘诀。" ~3 d0 k$ V; D4 J- J6 O

; j  n8 U" P$ O0 H6 o历史总在重演。5 R2 X$ L1 B& v8 n
History repeats itself.
$ k( |) h0 R5 m0 ~! E  a* XAnother war started. (又一场战争开始了。)
& P% k8 n) v' g  a& g1 h% qHistory repeats itself. (历史总在重演。): H& d  C/ M) X* [
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祸不单行,福无双至。
2 h& w* y' l- A2 PWhen it rains, it (always) pours." [+ m% X% X7 I* o- R- r* l
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功夫不负有心人。! ]( O9 h' ]9 F2 G" C) n
Where there's a will, there's a way. *有坚强的意志和决心的话,无论有多大的困难都能克服。7 q3 a8 l5 c/ e: V
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行动比语言更响亮。2 X4 h/ Y6 m. W* l& k# x# G; k
Actions speak louder than words./ D6 W, u  L  J) q2 H' [
(钱财等)来得容易去得快。; W! O: S6 @/ ^3 X/ W4 P& ]% v

: a. c% Q- O3 ?3 E# S4 y  qEasy come, easy go. *轻易得来的钱财,是不被珍惜的。来得容易,去得也容易。
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血浓于水。
  `3 J0 t3 {. `# hBlood is thicker than water.
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有其父必有其子。! t* C# h6 r& P
Like father, like son. *父子相似的意思。8 g7 T$ ^* H& u+ h8 n! _! D
Like mother, like daughter. (有其母必有其女。)2 ]% _7 D/ `! |9 _4 F+ }: Z

* X1 z3 X1 x' T: i恋爱和战争都是不择手段的。! Y* A9 _' e2 a. ~- l
All's fair in love and war. *在恋爱和战争中任何策略都是正当的。
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美貌不过一张皮。+ N! u9 x- W; ?
Beauty is only skin deep. *“再漂亮的美女削去一层皮后就和丑女无二样”,即“看人不能只看外表而要重视内涵”。7 X, R6 k" c3 K9 `  o$ X
Beauty is but skin deep.9 K# _" G: W# y. y( g& T: d% b1 W
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东西总是人家的好。) O  H  z: `# O+ N0 Q1 b7 A
The grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence). *直译是“(篱笆)那边的草总是绿的”。. {# T. {" ~$ d
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不劳则不获。9 ~$ ?$ A8 O# q* ~2 |9 u: K1 v' t' C
You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs. *直译是“不打碎鸡蛋就做不成蛋包饭”。意思是做任何事如果不努力,不付出牺牲,不投资的话,是得不到结果的。
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流水不腐,户枢不蠹。2 O; ~/ r( |' l
A rolling stone gathers no moss. *不断活动的石头是不会长上像青苔这类东西的。即“能不断保持新鲜”。也可以把它看做相反的意思,“不断变换工作和搬家的人,没有熟练的事情,也存不下钱”。
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患难见真情。
0 b' A% i. z( j7 {! X* FA 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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只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。
. H! o# u- d& t. k9 fAll 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”。6 O- {1 J5 y% U# S: Q( ?. y( u; [
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事实胜于雄辩。. I# o$ V( @. k6 O0 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”。$ ~9 ?* w! i% L3 O5 W

5 f* S0 }( Z/ @, [岁月不待人。! u& E+ s  L6 X1 o
Time and tide wait for no man. *tide 是“潮水”,此处与time同义,表示时间。  {- f; E1 C- w( @( z! H
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越快越好。8 I2 i- w) }" ?/ y1 R
The sooner, the better.
' ]5 ~6 |+ w* _When should I come over? (什么时候来合适?)
: {% M0 k2 w0 y6 o) C7 NThe sooner, the better. (越快越好。): `+ P' j: O' S$ O
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正好。
% r7 P* w4 N% X# TOn the nose.( S8 E5 v6 a7 _/ b7 E5 R, [8 I
How many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?)  c" q- n" S1 W2 i
A hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。)
) `6 T* n: W: P1 s# p8 E4 rExactly.
( k; T: a2 E( R2 f4 F( ~% C$ Y, ]& kOn the dot.; D* ?3 E1 _8 G9 c. b
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捉迷藏。0 B- \5 l! _7 O, g  u
Hide-and-seek" E3 z! w6 M# w! h. H
Let's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。)
7 [3 c# j9 o/ c& C4 }Okay. (好吧。)& q; d+ ]: k* t" a
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未完待续。
% N8 x6 p. |1 s. g  I; uto be continued *用于电视连续剧等的最后,表示“待续”。
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一个巴掌拍不响。% k* B! U: @+ D3 Z/ E* A2 v
It takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。0 ^& l' |# V4 o$ R4 Z4 _7 _' e
Joe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。)( {  D2 ^' x$ k, d6 ]0 `
Well, I think it takes two to tango. (不过,我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)! k5 e* f  W* I* h9 l
Both sides must be blamed.
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They are both responsible.% x* g  q( }$ k, W  k
They are both wrong.
6 b: c, y2 P8 @, e, I8 _Both of them should be blamed.
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尽快。1 y0 u9 u; L/ I& h( w7 g. w+ m7 l
As soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。! u( s2 m: G0 E# M3 v9 R
Should I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?)
. L4 [2 f6 K- p: G  I3 f) x: e+ C9 ]4 fYes. As soon as possible. (对,请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。; u- r4 B/ r, b( ?+ ]3 U

- |; Y% K: M& v4 q4 f5 ?随便吃。
0 c( k/ ~6 ?" E" L0 k# g+ s" G1 }& P7 CAll-you-can-eat.' z* b8 ?2 ?+ \3 u7 d
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Eat as much as you like.
8 n% o/ I5 h. Q" j+ d" Q& ?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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% ^$ k" v+ ~: m0 w多项选择。
8 A3 \( e& i1 ]) cmultiple-choice
0 R8 o6 j* K* D1 ]9 M& ^multiple-choice questions (多项选择题)
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) F& f- g5 s; l" ]  t各就各位,预备,跑!! a/ A/ X1 r- y2 N- y$ T+ \6 D
Ready, get set, go!
4 j: B( A/ j: h1 J4 JOn your mark, get set, go!, V! K9 X$ o- D6 Q) U

# v  L% ^6 H& H, e从头到尾。
6 n% z" _+ u" Z& 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。4 c! z, g0 X* u" w
I don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。)8 j$ U2 F. M4 m- v. [: q* m
I'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。)$ M* [5 @9 `/ b& t  k; W3 i+ i/ t
entirely (完全地)7 m  e/ _3 T1 [+ G
completely (完全地)
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3 b. B4 h/ x1 h# e始终/一直/一贯, ^1 k1 Z- J( x- M' Y& i8 G4 x+ {
all long *用于“从一开始我就说过吧”等句子中,表示“从开始就……”。- s; {4 B* D" {) y- k) E# c4 W
So, she is married. (所以,她结婚了。)! k1 I: T/ ~( H
I've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。)
3 J; e5 |7 g! D+ C' Zfrom the very beginning" m8 Y' L+ F* `8 q, v2 [9 d
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since the start
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As far as I can remember,...
$ l6 u# C( d( u/ q- l( EWhat's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?)
: y# f! s+ E0 e2 ?8 S* yAs 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。)
+ X1 c0 a6 v" ~+ {6 NTo the best of my memory,...
/ s* s- q' Q8 `3 H  x# q, Z2 S2 SAs far as I know,... (就我所知……)- {( [' B1 P9 v
If my memory serves me right,... (如果我没记错的话,……)# b( Z- Z, V7 G- K9 c3 ?7 L

2 ~5 d+ u. i# H4 P: [以牙还牙,针锋相对。- T$ V, `0 |$ x+ E
Tit for tat., A7 X3 J# g) ?) s" y' f
John kicked me, so I gave him tit for tat.(约翰踢我,所以我以牙还牙。)9 R! K; X. j" D
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这是我为什么在这儿的原因。8 d1 [$ L1 P( e# s/ A; `! D
That's what I'm here for.
5 O7 z6 _; J* f( UWhat are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?); y* K/ \6 \3 _' d  J
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。
0 P# \! J! ]/ s5 F7 zTwo and three is five.
, n7 A0 b% \) z' @5 K* A3 |: KTwo plus three is five.0 V" s/ ~& `4 y" t+ K0 u  j
Two and three makes five.8 B4 H& q9 ^8 _9 h& y
Two and three equals five.- q) H% X7 q, J# K
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We're as different as night and day.& Q: ?( h9 o/ P' ~1 K8 b
We're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。)  Q6 i% r" p9 e0 P. O
We have nothing in common. (我们没有任何共同点。); j+ }3 j* ~, U3 r9 p) l5 k

" u0 y) r% F1 f( J" h) G! Z东施效颦。(机械模仿。)+ w6 p7 h7 W: F
Monkey see, monkey do.9 {/ D- r; Y% U$ \9 I8 s- p- E5 O
She just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)
9 n+ g& b3 r1 A* s$ h( N$ LWell, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛,真是东施效颦。)
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以先后顺序为准。
5 m9 G& X' ?( \+ k$ hFirst 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”。9 j/ y7 P$ j. c; u  ~9 }
Do you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)
: `  j; [# k' L% Z9 HNo, first come, first served. (没有,先来的先得。)
% Z& A* W* T0 g- p* gOn a first-come, first-served basis.7 \7 v) t1 C5 q
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过时了。
' J- @7 e: G% r" [4 ~; OIt's out of date.& W% |1 ]  r: n; J
Look at my camera. (你看我的照相机。)
0 X- E3 y' }8 V. p5 a# ^7 X8 ^But it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)
8 e7 e& W! }, N: j0 U) qIt's old-fashioned.
( ?2 O5 \& C6 d" q4 P6 D5 VIt's outdated.
  J4 s! {7 R4 r9 w0 W$ HIt's behind the times./ {, n% E4 u2 N$ f/ f8 _1 n1 C

8 Y% W: C$ i  a/ V( U2 O( T5 {电视有长处,也有短处。  `3 g* b# j+ ]: b3 L& g
TV has its merits and demerits.
) F, W0 }, }( d, G) \TV has its good and bad points.6 M* E' A1 q2 [
There are good and bad points about TV.
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0 E' e, q0 |7 M2 M* W$ c我利用了他的弱点。
* @5 U" S% W0 y5 {9 mI took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。: |2 h1 l! y1 Y2 x4 b$ x2 V8 k  X

' ^6 a7 p7 j8 s我长了不少见识。
  c% D( k; m4 \/ t: s  e6 D& gI've learned something.  G7 n7 R, _$ S( f3 m
The TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。)* U5 f5 y$ q8 B& J$ s: A. K
Yeah, and I've learned something. (是呀,我长了不少见识。)
7 a; ?+ }$ h: u  lI've learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。)
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那会引起火灾呀!
: O' n" T( l7 UIt's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。
, f7 W- U& N+ R4 ?: K5 VLook at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)
# r! b% N1 T; Y$ sIt's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!)  j4 K5 a" J- F2 x
It could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。). ^  `1 E" s3 C9 V
It could cause a fire.
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8 |$ L6 d% R. d5 Q8 A& K# `什么事都有可能发生。
! `' g; ?! N0 C" |Anything could happen.
+ u( E4 G) H, f3 N* NThere's no knowing what may happen.9 N: |% w- i# ~
You never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。)
( k" z+ K; S0 v2 n5 E6 uAnything's possible.9 Y% v+ u0 z2 K0 H, I+ g" H
It could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。)
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将来可以用来作参考。
1 m  n* ~6 K  h: d# O' w, f+ qfor future reference
/ O! g& W7 p1 w' o- I$ p' iYou 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。5 |: w* N  t4 B) j
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。* f1 a, l7 d( u0 E9 L  |
Everyone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。), ^. p9 q1 w: b8 L
How do you know? (你怎么知道的?)
/ i/ a/ i! \7 _$ l6 m; o6 d" {$ Nsecretly (秘密地)
5 |& u6 |& O- \4 Ain my absence (在我不在的时候。)) e9 K, f' x- W8 ^' H1 a% |
without my knowledge (背着我)
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' ~9 m0 {$ v. s9 g7 X  ^换换心情。# W6 @* T+ e: {
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。
) R# q+ y4 N! j/ N9 yLet's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。)
% w* n5 X( W/ LOkay, let's. (好吧,走。)
: l1 x/ O+ X" M7 i+ V6 e4 @instead (别这样!)
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有钱能使鬼推磨。5 }: p7 ~  O) G& x) j2 u
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。- n0 Z8 Y$ E! F4 F/ ?+ X* W. H
Jane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。)
% [7 r& Q& m; d/ VMoney talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。)
( e3 z  _( J! b) m2 UMoney talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。* n& f2 p6 R! k8 a* @

) y( g" P0 V5 m别说丧气话。
- n' V( U! Q, ^( a# UNever 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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/ y7 {# [) L7 G5 {) ?, r过去的事情让它过去吧。
3 B2 k  O7 K% C. u1 WLet 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。* u. j+ Y8 T: T. _4 F; H
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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酒肉朋友。
) N$ }3 @( T' V  r$ z, JA 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。. E) q4 H' z0 l+ c$ X' ]4 Z3 A

% F# S- y" H2 D( _: ]- X2 F2 I滴水汇成河。. {, u! Q7 X9 L1 ?& n% ^3 I. T. C
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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