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患难见真情。
# I5 \, e: ]3 C/ V3 @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。( G0 [( Y; g; L$ O2 G0 \& F
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只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。) E6 Q6 D1 Z7 T
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”。: ~3 Y y" V$ g8 {+ k* _
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事实胜于雄辩。% T! E4 o9 |4 C2 s, z) `, k& }
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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3 S8 W# }4 K( N6 n/ Y" K5 }8 Q岁月不待人。! ]# T* A5 J5 i6 `
Time and tide wait for no man. *tide 是“潮水”,此处与time同义,表示时间。$ f9 t( V, ]/ d* n% w& M
0 A* b! u5 E* ]6 y越快越好。$ U" g$ i5 c- y/ b& u; r
The sooner, the better.7 Z. M4 ~5 W: z0 k
When should I come over? (什么时候来合适?)
( }; u% n: }/ L5 bThe sooner, the better. (越快越好。)8 r( V5 ]: X2 {7 S- o
6 p' {# n4 X4 @2 u3 u5 F) g正好。
/ l+ x4 f2 D* L/ H, w- k; t8 COn the nose.4 n$ E0 _+ c4 O1 p2 T4 n3 F
How many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?)
& b5 F( G# _7 i% y! u2 E3 eA hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。)
- M( j) G+ b5 B# GExactly., N, b% f" G Z9 S) K
On the dot., x4 w7 A/ a9 w) F E" m
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捉迷藏。+ m# O( ?& C9 A4 X: j2 i
Hide-and-seek
+ z7 c/ s. w- |: [+ cLet's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。)
8 t' p3 _7 t, k) `7 V4 ]Okay. (好吧。)
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未完待续。: L* n* V+ E1 m* f3 y% q' O% _' P
to 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。* B, w: Y& s( W2 O) x* ^
It takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。
R3 ~# D& L: [1 ?1 v0 v/ ?' d6 }) cJoe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。)! D4 h5 W9 e6 g
Well, I think it takes two to tango. (不过,我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)
$ a$ |- [! o4 V* m% NBoth sides must be blamed.
" V2 N( Q3 [5 F: f bThey are the same." n& Y; S3 A& c. H6 ^) Z! B% e, m
They are both responsible.. ^5 W" r$ _( F# n3 h, [
They are both wrong.
" _5 q3 U: z' ^4 v9 h- M$ |5 @* aBoth of them should be blamed.
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" K. k l4 L; G尽快。
* H( _) p$ ~3 A$ a5 y9 o2 QAs soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。5 m- g# d4 x/ g! E7 K
Should I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?)4 @/ ]! a, H1 W9 x6 n; K! B
Yes. As soon as possible. (对,请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。$ u) ]' h8 m* W
. F9 |; E* w- t% g7 `随便吃。
% Z% y, |4 ]& _' m/ N- M z7 T0 D# FAll-you-can-eat.- Z; E) \: y% G( }- b+ v, E
buffet, w) V- b: O) l6 `. ]. l
smorgasbord+ D1 L. { f0 J. {6 E6 {
Eat as much as you like.% V3 D, F. q s0 b: s z
Eat as much as you wish. *作为句子应为“你想吃多少就吃多少”。5 @* z% T5 |0 Y( s7 F% {( d
1 S; _7 K8 z, M* \多项选择。. i. {9 d9 Z- u0 w
multiple-choice
6 F) N( o5 `+ t- B! r9 zmultiple-choice questions (多项选择题). J# I' K- Y4 |* q, H. ~
# I9 J+ I: {7 |" Z* j各就各位,预备,跑!
8 n" A3 y& c( v; o$ O) h- k. MReady, get set, go!
2 ^2 t' F+ h# m; i% ZOn your mark, get set, go!; n% B B P3 a$ H
/ i* C: y4 z% d从头到尾。; r6 h1 k" p/ Y3 ]$ C: J p# c
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。
( R! K4 n3 [. x7 jI don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。)& ?- _1 V0 M$ ~6 O7 ?$ c6 ]6 ]5 k
I'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。)0 b. B4 ?" z7 W) V4 V, l
entirely (完全地)
' b% q8 G9 _: P- ?# ^9 x* kcompletely (完全地)
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( H: e4 c8 G: k始终/一直/一贯
; Z( Q, K$ t' ]$ F$ l7 _# kall long *用于“从一开始我就说过吧”等句子中,表示“从开始就……”。, o/ n! u. @0 i/ q3 y: o% v
So, she is married. (所以,她结婚了。)
9 ]( h6 }$ l8 G! b f$ XI've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。)
* J* a- K# I b* `' X v+ Xfrom the very beginning+ G! S, _, D9 h8 j! \: t
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since the start! S1 L+ E. ?: v
! K6 h4 s/ B C U4 C就我的记忆来说……' k8 i$ P/ y8 o! P& a7 ^* I) x
As far as I can remember,...* A* C' x! L* j, o6 A
What's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?)
" |; A9 }' V2 nAs 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。)
! a2 f" [ l, p% l8 N$ |! J' FTo the best of my memory,...
; |1 @6 A- p9 xAs far as I know,... (就我所知……)
: L6 [8 d0 z5 x3 I; q6 [If my memory serves me right,... (如果我没记错的话,……). a n [8 M" P
& s w% p* ~% n4 f% S8 P以牙还牙,针锋相对。
+ P" |% r% L \0 pTit for tat.
% e* V. M* K; e; ]/ m" f2 ^John kicked me, so I gave him tit for tat.(约翰踢我,所以我以牙还牙。)- s" d6 K k% G+ E) y/ N
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这是我为什么在这儿的原因。
1 p5 Q+ d" P! A$ J% |. y. |2 BThat's what I'm here for.
+ l& U5 l, H+ a6 E- O# hWhat are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?)0 M, p1 {6 T# A- x: ]
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。) K! D1 D5 U) V
5 C; Y% o7 P' t. F* G2+3等于5。
* M' t y9 }1 g: y) qTwo and three is five.+ f! v- Z; o' r+ J J
Two plus three is five.
1 G3 f, O2 p- d" T; L h6 LTwo and three makes five.
" A$ o6 N. U. [2 LTwo and three equals five.
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我们有天壤之别。
& f( t- L6 ^/ O3 k6 Z5 VWe're as different as night and day., A0 t8 M1 T( z0 \4 g* t
We're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。)
2 l! H/ c/ `% ?1 P/ N$ `We have nothing in common. (我们没有任何共同点。)
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& [, g# s/ H* z1 p东施效颦。(机械模仿。)
) j2 H% w, v$ P' s% dMonkey see, monkey do.
- O9 t. l9 Z5 i8 F7 e1 x( B) ~She just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)9 O) \% A) b6 b: X" d$ w
Well, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛,真是东施效颦。)
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以先后顺序为准。
6 S' Q! _" y0 J' b7 P, d3 H F9 XFirst 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”。- ]+ _4 u; m( G, U ^+ n8 x; ~
Do you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)
1 y' N. A: L- K0 D0 _No, first come, first served. (没有,先来的先得。)3 B1 h2 n, r# i: X/ M# c- I
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( t. X; `$ `. n" T0 W% K( D过时了。) v- O: \1 E$ s% _0 N
It's out of date.
% J7 |/ p+ S, n9 jLook at my camera. (你看我的照相机。)1 M7 c% S' i( N3 y2 l4 O
But it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)" J: u) |' L2 I. `6 T. o, T7 x
It's old-fashioned.8 `4 w2 o4 k% S2 q
It's outdated.! @) P3 Z1 i7 L) x! \3 V
It's behind the times." E! I0 Y3 I- \
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电视有长处,也有短处。
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TV has its good and bad points. B- ?( E1 i1 ]5 P7 w8 ]' M
There are good and bad points about TV.
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我利用了他的弱点。* q0 X, `$ C* X! S, z9 w. @3 \
I took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。
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我长了不少见识。) T! o, }0 t) m/ O2 K, G
I've learned something.2 V! [* P6 A! q+ l0 ?
The TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。)
* [9 ^: t; C! H; lYeah, and I've learned something. (是呀,我长了不少见识。)1 i8 J6 S2 x0 @
I've learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。)
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那会引起火灾呀!
/ s6 j7 P, \/ c9 D9 s$ h1 uIt's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。* y( o2 X, w$ I* \8 i( m# s1 m
Look at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)
9 M# A" r7 u% q: a/ CIt's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!)
2 Z, n; F1 A5 f6 a( qIt could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。): ~9 e3 b8 P9 X6 |7 r$ G# c
It could cause a fire.
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" E" {/ t5 C5 o; W. C什么事都有可能发生。( `% f8 e `* `( M; k8 X
Anything could happen.
) Z! O0 ]; o1 t' m6 f) gThere's no knowing what may happen.4 @+ D j+ r/ h; A) o+ M
You never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。); I% V$ {1 ~4 V9 O
Anything's possible.
! x/ _" [9 a# x C3 SIt could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。)" Y3 K0 P1 L/ _0 o! X" @
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将来可以用来作参考。
Y7 Y: H3 j- N( g$ C" X& Lfor future reference
0 F7 u9 y# N! ^# AYou should keep the book for future reference. (你该把这本书收好,以便将来作为参考。)0 ~) c; F2 Y4 j5 K+ h$ D4 G( h- O
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在我背后。3 e) L7 Q) D* ]# M" |9 k
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。
: G& m' d* \$ [8 _Everyone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。)% r1 P/ N! E2 X% l ]) Q+ A
How do you know? (你怎么知道的?)1 K0 K. i5 O- z% v/ @
secretly (秘密地)
! |9 ]' D* O0 q/ ain my absence (在我不在的时候。)
+ t9 i- ~1 l' S3 Vwithout my knowledge (背着我)2 o, l; P: J: U, {
1 I0 b' d( d) E4 u2 K换换心情。
* ^# \* \2 j) u! c0 Afor 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。 G/ k+ H. \2 c( ~. J: y
Let's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。)
( z! ]: j/ d% k' M$ C9 W7 pOkay, let's. (好吧,走。)
" V; N+ d+ x! Jinstead (别这样!)
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* K2 E& K8 R1 f3 ?有钱能使鬼推磨。
) x; Z" z7 Q" V' g: J5 O! ZMoney 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 `7 m5 _, J$ R+ F; k, JJane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。)
* E% @' ~" M( H y: KMoney talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。)
0 V7 j _$ Z2 R- R9 FMoney talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。
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别说丧气话。0 z' ?* Y4 ?4 f6 s
Never 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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过去的事情让它过去吧。, ^$ \( d: L% b: Y& @# j- k
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”。# W9 y& |7 s' U/ ?( r
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有总比没有强。
, o( d3 B! w* EBetter 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。' u2 V) g$ |. _# j. A) w
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。( O8 [# J2 ^% p; ]9 ]. b3 t* g+ F; Q
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滴水汇成河。
2 p9 \+ O y$ I" C! G( I: eEvery 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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