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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.
3 J5 P! L ]! _) EThey are the same.; _: F0 D' D! G5 G, R- z, ~9 T
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
all this time+ ?. u% V' f: O+ T" d8 ^
since the start
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就我的记忆来说……1 m' w5 g; t/ Q1 ]9 a7 V
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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我们有天壤之别。' D" k' o0 ~& H. F5 g7 s: n m
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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