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患难见真情。0 Q" b7 Y0 X" s5 ^5 i. @6 }
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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) q v$ ]! n$ D1 B' _0 i只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。
% Q! b! b, L; ?9 B2 wAll 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”。
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: a% r* J7 s6 E; r; k' k8 [事实胜于雄辩。6 }1 O+ b0 C2 w0 g4 K/ ^. j, @
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”。! U: y: X2 g- q1 f, @
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岁月不待人。# u/ ]' X: O$ r8 y5 L* A( b
Time and tide wait for no man. *tide 是“潮水”,此处与time同义,表示时间。5 a J$ d, y4 M+ ~, @2 ^# i7 H' S
9 `: c; L8 q2 a5 a6 p! r6 p越快越好。
% X- `. ~* J* `; LThe sooner, the better.+ A1 F' Y+ R- A1 K
When should I come over? (什么时候来合适?)
$ K$ Y9 U6 Z: z f1 rThe sooner, the better. (越快越好。)' \/ h3 v# ^3 a
! C: ]; O! E; l$ k; t" V' `5 g0 Z正好。+ p6 I! m8 K6 `8 \4 I
On the nose.; o- s: z( ~- A& _6 U
How many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?)! U2 i4 C- J/ J3 H7 S
A hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。)
4 v, u4 p0 M" O J* kExactly.
6 M+ z& E. [; \. P. g0 QOn the dot.
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捉迷藏。" H+ F4 `5 H" z$ m; O
Hide-and-seek1 J& g3 j( ^2 K5 j. C
Let's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。)9 R; a+ T+ i" L- Z* y' z& j6 M' U8 Z
Okay. (好吧。)2 P; b0 ]) _9 v* P) }
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未完待续。2 O1 X0 |* o% U( k* F+ j# B
to be continued *用于电视连续剧等的最后,表示“待续”。* A) `' a5 a) D: `. D
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一个巴掌拍不响。* {$ \9 ?; F% l F. f2 r: N
It takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。
) _! T% |5 u, |, ~% z; E7 [Joe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。)
# q8 ~) r' u: C/ zWell, I think it takes two to tango. (不过,我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)% m9 \ {% i. f2 Z! E' f
Both sides must be blamed.
/ Y# `. P" h( S: qThey are the same.
2 _8 s, m$ p4 C$ q4 Y2 s9 L7 KThey are both responsible.! Y+ d$ A- q2 t1 m8 N5 O
They are both wrong.
' G! {- L* Y! G: BBoth of them should be blamed. @. W# Q6 a5 S3 ]3 y
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尽快。
* o E6 m' H" m; tAs soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。
5 L: i' N! `- P6 F. L& r2 I6 K2 w' uShould I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?)& J9 U* o. r( N$ A7 Y
Yes. As soon as possible. (对,请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。, H4 h- K- ~7 A5 ~! O3 I& x* ?: a
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随便吃。" o* M7 @+ d/ c- R: i; L+ S
All-you-can-eat.
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smorgasbord# Y6 j9 @7 O" ?) ^! ~
Eat as much as you like.
8 M D1 V1 ?! A+ J2 u$ hEat as much as you wish. *作为句子应为“你想吃多少就吃多少”。
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; _% {$ \) e& l8 _% g- h多项选择。
l: d9 P5 f3 ~6 Z6 zmultiple-choice+ Y1 I8 r2 \2 p0 j* h+ D0 p
multiple-choice questions (多项选择题); i) e) X" m$ ?
5 m5 u R* r S Y7 h' M' g各就各位,预备,跑!
9 I- W2 s/ J, e) q4 aReady, get set, go!. g% [' }9 b1 ?% p
On your mark, get set, go!0 C+ |9 _) C3 P0 u; n; Y! u$ j
& w0 T- b' x2 n. k2 p6 r从头到尾。
2 r' G5 f5 v0 Sfrom 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。
9 }2 e" |' w, j! r/ AI don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。)
) e7 {' {6 P& O" SI'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。)
2 v, G# O6 {0 @( O9 s/ E: Eentirely (完全地)
' N- N( ], _7 ^completely (完全地): T E* T6 R2 E$ J* H; O
/ J9 c _8 B, Z4 f q7 J始终/一直/一贯
' u7 G; h1 y \( ?) B$ Mall long *用于“从一开始我就说过吧”等句子中,表示“从开始就……”。
, U3 e: V$ a0 ]5 X8 o( LSo, she is married. (所以,她结婚了。)$ p# J% n I- ?' T! y: l5 x
I've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。)8 Z5 \8 Z6 m* C' x2 F- i
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all this time
( b6 X: t! d" j. ~0 E: osince the start
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' W, p: {- U0 o+ K! ]就我的记忆来说……/ g8 G# ^; u! I; I! S' ~7 s2 z) B2 u' I2 D
As far as I can remember,...
; V6 p; t2 [! e; l! ~/ fWhat's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?) V3 } ^ ^2 G8 a5 }0 g
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。)
. o- x' A7 N: XTo the best of my memory,...8 Z9 }8 K! x8 E% I
As far as I know,... (就我所知……)
4 j) C0 L4 o* g' b+ BIf my memory serves me right,... (如果我没记错的话,……)! K+ Z. E% Y' C$ P
+ q: b* U3 G2 x$ H$ `/ C n8 H以牙还牙,针锋相对。, `0 W. V6 k- S+ S0 g
Tit for tat.
8 q: Y# I) y+ U' a* UJohn kicked me, so I gave him tit for tat.(约翰踢我,所以我以牙还牙。)7 w) V2 I9 o& p, b/ g2 M( T& J
) b/ a) W& k8 e+ _' Z$ n5 l& O* G这是我为什么在这儿的原因。
) g& T4 v9 Z: e+ ?That's what I'm here for.
& w6 t/ w+ n% L; rWhat are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?), m' ~8 @. d/ d8 {+ I. m0 S
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。)! ~% @8 @4 _0 B5 V# M/ H* y! Z7 @
. \7 K$ W" f& g* Z! w/ i& C2+3等于5。% j Y; [1 N6 i: B! [
Two and three is five.
m G) {' c! ?$ T/ ?+ }Two plus three is five.
# O, w3 Z8 z8 }; m8 \Two and three makes five.
5 G( X' z$ O- E/ d7 \Two and three equals five.
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' |8 k E# U: }. V$ X我们有天壤之别。
/ K4 t5 O- l$ |! b/ G3 [We're as different as night and day.
0 T. X; }7 r7 C) mWe're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。)% ?5 j4 c! S+ Y/ N* f3 \
We have nothing in common. (我们没有任何共同点。)
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东施效颦。(机械模仿。)- b& y% X0 M) G$ w
Monkey see, monkey do.5 \ Q$ ^) a1 U9 D+ U: e# |
She just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)& [* X$ n* l3 M6 i2 h8 d: v
Well, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛,真是东施效颦。)) k: J9 S! x9 Q2 v% y
, q5 d5 a; E( B) Z9 M( t! D' V以先后顺序为准。
0 O9 i* ~6 m/ T6 `First 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”。
; L" x( L; {* b- f3 qDo you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)+ }. H! _ V, ~. i( h
No, first come, first served. (没有,先来的先得。)9 J9 g0 ]) _0 x: [- @& |
On a first-come, first-served basis.
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2 Z& \4 m( c$ K过时了。4 V: Z& e- M" f5 f
It's out of date.
* g* t) l) e6 t1 J, SLook at my camera. (你看我的照相机。); K6 l; x. h1 K9 b) y
But it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)
3 v7 `, y6 u$ p& f4 C6 ^/ YIt's old-fashioned.9 t) N& X6 S, A e
It's outdated.5 P, n3 Q' C, q& O- m
It's behind the times.
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( w7 j: s7 S& w0 x电视有长处,也有短处。+ v0 h0 m6 i3 q
TV has its merits and demerits.
: ^) Z0 }' S: H" M+ sTV has its good and bad points.& b+ p3 R( H3 U4 O y
There are good and bad points about TV.
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我利用了他的弱点。
+ X- Y1 }! T/ ?$ P- n8 |* dI took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。
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我长了不少见识。. F' K. a& n; c. {
I've learned something.3 G" B; l$ {3 ]3 V0 Y; j: k
The TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。)
& B7 H( q ^/ kYeah, and I've learned something. (是呀,我长了不少见识。)
0 [1 d# G) K! r0 X- s' _I've learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。)
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It's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。
9 a3 k& ]4 i5 B" D+ g" c3 YLook at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)
0 w- |, c5 D' m/ O4 HIt's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!). d! X% G9 X8 c9 U; n
It could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。)- f4 y" ^7 `) @+ A: O& q
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什么事都有可能发生。
# y9 C8 d8 |- H4 V; j `$ xAnything could happen.
6 y3 i2 v$ Z& N" Y+ g' LThere's no knowing what may happen.
( ^ C* C$ d0 l0 d! VYou never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。)
: g& A6 u9 R7 v' yAnything's possible.; [, @& J8 T/ ~& o" b) Q0 w4 E
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。
c# c. L+ ^' G6 }) [( @for future reference# F2 c% E7 s5 L1 t# C1 ]
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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- f, @* N0 r3 Q6 I在我背后。
, L' ^: _3 Z$ \0 I0 y: |4 ?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。
9 l+ c( _4 D# }9 f& `' W0 ^) a* LEveryone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。)# F% p/ }, L" i: U
How do you know? (你怎么知道的?)
" y) I; l3 o3 t2 L% U8 csecretly (秘密地)$ |" K3 z) H/ v! H; {
in my absence (在我不在的时候。)4 m6 V* F& m1 |6 a, c; w
without my knowledge (背着我)
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/ Q& p8 p: K, ?) ]( a& h换换心情。 a5 O1 }! {0 d0 I0 Z
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。
) e" c9 L3 `& M5 aLet's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。)- m. N) C) u' r% U4 S* }& T/ {
Okay, let's. (好吧,走。)
( j4 h- }- O9 i6 Minstead (别这样!)3 M' ~- x" E- R
* k0 |. r5 a' F; E. A$ S有钱能使鬼推磨。# B: @0 x) T5 t6 l8 S6 C6 f% b* P
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。
' t$ T3 } U) ^. AJane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。)
$ n, }, T6 I, @9 G R) |! A# aMoney talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。)
6 r" a4 P. Z7 z% b$ Z+ ^" D! @Money talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。3 [0 E) r- z/ Y! j; U
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别说丧气话。
. q0 ^; w: z3 N$ }6 M# N' H MNever 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。; X" k5 h9 ~" z$ z" C
! N; C# L0 h9 V N过去的事情让它过去吧。
, ~: ~0 b" q7 {9 ]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。
3 e# j9 |) e. WBetter than nothing. *东西也许不多,不那么充分,但总比一点儿没有强。/ z: b3 y1 V" O1 q7 l) f2 s7 ?
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酒肉朋友。: ?) Y% W0 m; d5 N A* R, D
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。) S' u' A1 h, [% Q" @! K
2 \0 w7 g8 |; X/ O7 r+ @滴水汇成河。3 a$ M. K1 s0 W& \5 E; \7 G4 ~* j
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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