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患难见真情。) }4 H1 o8 |- d+ {9 {+ W$ e
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。3 J6 X4 ]& a8 O1 G% [* t L( g2 e k
) Z6 d* M, C2 \0 m* c8 c只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。
_' u! s) e7 X2 ^9 tAll 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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0 {4 h2 q' v1 c5 e4 d7 k& H事实胜于雄辩。) W6 R- ?5 A! d
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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岁月不待人。
) j6 y) c3 ] u8 ~8 x" [4 uTime and tide wait for no man. *tide 是“潮水”,此处与time同义,表示时间。9 \4 i% O1 S( d2 a8 H; S# Y
: a& b4 k2 r* q; w1 d- X越快越好。
0 O6 p2 @) W* C3 tThe sooner, the better.
+ [) _) J0 w, HWhen should I come over? (什么时候来合适?)
) E* ^. ~6 B( o4 U* ZThe sooner, the better. (越快越好。)2 W1 Q; V0 \7 W/ I5 f( X7 X9 n' B
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正好。: u2 A1 f9 R8 }' z9 o/ D
On the nose.
& A/ E" v9 \& G* f g/ c6 J4 m- uHow many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?)
) h! y) d2 e8 Y) ]) FA hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。)
% X( d' W" h5 I2 eExactly.
9 ~; y/ u8 A8 v; a4 Y6 vOn the dot.
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8 ^' @4 {3 p1 o2 j+ {, a1 c捉迷藏。
: Q" G: Y+ D" L6 B( z& O; hHide-and-seek
" s% F; k& S7 R# i3 B8 L/ hLet's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。)0 ^1 Y h! X2 s; ]8 s0 B
Okay. (好吧。), S& I6 ^- D+ Z$ P1 r" J) @8 k. h
" z# v9 X" D/ H1 n& M' e3 _未完待续。" ?6 m$ [' B9 [2 A2 ~
to be continued *用于电视连续剧等的最后,表示“待续”。5 o" b( m* S8 b& o/ } G/ _
: M# i* d# D: q) M( q6 ]一个巴掌拍不响。
- g+ T5 e7 ?+ G1 J" |It takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。& A, B0 p8 @ \$ Z2 w$ W2 U
Joe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。)
5 P6 F5 e9 ?3 u4 TWell, I think it takes two to tango. (不过,我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)' {, f# s3 X9 W0 O. j
Both sides must be blamed.
/ `4 u/ \: R/ v; K UThey are the same.4 o' c1 A7 m% H
They are both responsible.
m: l% W+ i9 ?1 I: {" PThey are both wrong.
4 K0 J, O& N& A( cBoth of them should be blamed.
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! G+ j* B' \7 o# o- i尽快。
/ O w; s* P; f2 HAs soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。5 n$ z3 v+ W, C% \
Should I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?)
# z, i& ^( Q! b; B% Z/ K; j+ s/ S* mYes. As soon as possible. (对,请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。
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随便吃。- a1 _" }) ?# X$ f
All-you-can-eat.
' w0 |0 q$ i8 @1 ?buffet
5 x* u7 y) ~' Zsmorgasbord' m" k8 \7 Q$ p% N% v! w
Eat as much as you like.
: m" t1 y& y1 l/ ^Eat as much as you wish. *作为句子应为“你想吃多少就吃多少”。/ p, c k6 A* L+ B9 J7 p
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多项选择。
. O z: i* ]. Y+ S! n2 y0 hmultiple-choice
( d; s) D7 j# ?+ Mmultiple-choice questions (多项选择题)# y: c6 g4 p( ?1 ?) c
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各就各位,预备,跑!
8 ?2 x9 c* g4 TReady, get set, go!* S$ |* t+ e, C' a
On your mark, get set, go!- ~$ P3 W e" o, e, G
: V8 Z+ F Q3 F4 O从头到尾。
) h; \' n+ @: f B9 O |2 gfrom 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。% [ f9 ?) L0 _( U
I don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。); J* f. v3 B- d) T
I'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。)
' S" P5 t* V7 q" Kentirely (完全地)
1 P3 e; l* _7 Z1 }3 Dcompletely (完全地)
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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……”。
, s$ ^4 ]( s( rSo, she is married. (所以,她结婚了。)
/ U$ G9 Y$ q$ C2 \I've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。)
3 u* R5 f( z! Ffrom the very beginning1 u: S6 R8 V/ T
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since the start
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就我的记忆来说……
0 {& X# }( e- y- M: jAs far as I can remember,...* `- j; ^* A6 x6 E6 {! b
What's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?)
$ w5 ~* A) {( [; y |. ^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。)1 h; s% m2 a+ ]: c/ F- t" Y, \
To the best of my memory,...4 c* A9 D' n6 H) `3 s& a
As far as I know,... (就我所知……)" z* I- g/ ]- ]" [8 u* @. m
If my memory serves me right,... (如果我没记错的话,……)
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6 U) R- }0 D( H- G' D以牙还牙,针锋相对。% ~% K( U, M& I
Tit for tat.
' I$ G- e# ]3 E! g2 O5 ?1 D! yJohn kicked me, so I gave him tit for tat.(约翰踢我,所以我以牙还牙。)/ \4 C. [* G- M Q# m
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这是我为什么在这儿的原因。
7 G0 R$ r: ?) e# [6 U! K ]That's what I'm here for.
9 S7 x4 J* w6 \What are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?)% S- f) i, u0 p+ Z3 { |" ]
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。)6 K! [9 I4 a/ p1 A* c, S
7 f; s5 b+ Z. f2 K& O1 P2+3等于5。$ U2 v# H! F$ Q% C7 w
Two and three is five.
1 S; y$ g0 z& e% }# Q+ J' cTwo plus three is five.- [) m6 @; ?4 O4 w
Two and three makes five.! i0 k5 ~; h1 V2 W. n) O
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! e- Y* |' n; Q) Y" K6 K4 J& `我们有天壤之别。5 ~" P" P9 {& E5 g) s
We're as different as night and day.
( y1 C3 c7 K, [ CWe're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。)
- `- t" S3 O& m3 l9 n" [$ w' uWe have nothing in common. (我们没有任何共同点。)
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- V4 C: C- R& j. ^8 i东施效颦。(机械模仿。)& B7 {0 H9 I( y; A' y2 A9 A
Monkey see, monkey do.8 }, H, U0 q ?) s2 f4 T
She just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)4 L5 X/ P4 e4 X2 T; ~- c3 H
Well, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛,真是东施效颦。)9 F$ d. t% l# i" K5 O& X# R2 t" x I
! b- H. k8 o! b7 S: ?, T以先后顺序为准。
& w8 U- S5 |3 H! WFirst 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”。
6 _' {) G* h% J5 w u/ C8 KDo you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)0 j7 Z$ L }( T
No, first come, first served. (没有,先来的先得。)7 v3 s9 `9 y* g5 \
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过时了。
/ H5 h* J- E: u0 C+ \9 wIt's out of date.
1 l/ k0 R3 y! c# v2 FLook at my camera. (你看我的照相机。)
$ G W/ @0 m( D9 B# G, QBut it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)
/ |$ F$ Y% U# M) pIt's old-fashioned.
1 b4 f3 a! y2 M& C2 P2 wIt's outdated.' ~! Q0 j6 P% P; Y6 q6 a
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/ c# k; | {) v0 y+ S* {1 _电视有长处,也有短处。 y/ a8 l$ Z8 D- R: Q
TV has its merits and demerits.+ q) M8 ?: A9 ]+ S Z( \ _
TV has its good and bad points.
6 [5 j5 E2 b0 x/ g0 F T( g' jThere are good and bad points about TV.3 _6 K1 L. F$ g; s; r0 t. e
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我利用了他的弱点。
1 }" R; K+ T/ R+ p! d% YI took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。
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" B, j9 }) Z F我长了不少见识。* `' h0 B! q2 p. a0 s! x) T
I've learned something.
9 W2 o- J' N# P3 C5 _ F1 k4 c4 xThe TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。)
0 Q) [, V4 @2 pYeah, and I've learned something. (是呀,我长了不少见识。)" A) Q% X9 V# T
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!6 K: W. \, n$ {: O% N
It's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。8 }$ |. n. \9 G' F4 b1 H
Look at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)) z* m5 S) L$ U4 M" J' m
It's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!)2 m: j$ T# b7 @8 x" ]
It could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。)
9 R; [5 @8 h' ]6 a$ YIt could cause a fire.
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1 a+ z v2 r: v% p. D- S$ ^9 U, F什么事都有可能发生。
4 O! C$ E, _+ U! P% E& i1 Y7 SAnything could happen.) v0 g* F d8 h! {# C% ?$ k
There's no knowing what may happen.
( {' P. ~: ] v5 \# ]( c1 F' M% DYou never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。)
" {, c$ G' E& d4 _Anything's possible.- |6 c: M+ o4 C7 @
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。
, p+ f" w$ @/ P8 x3 mfor future reference$ b0 |% t2 g* }5 B% M6 Z/ b9 m9 a# c5 q" C
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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) i4 _; H8 ?, G$ e5 z在我背后。
% a# r4 \9 M7 _6 @5 O1 N" Ubehind 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。- L6 I' I) | _8 b, w) g, ^
Everyone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。) `7 [0 I# p. H) n' o5 H. j+ H2 Q; g1 f7 l
How do you know? (你怎么知道的?)/ k" p4 ?9 L( }5 q5 ~! ^0 G
secretly (秘密地); Q) s0 ~8 X* s W" m
in my absence (在我不在的时候。)9 _' y* p; A& f- {$ B8 [
without my knowledge (背着我)7 w! c/ Y! C% l' e
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换换心情。; P5 W6 |# c) X3 }/ v( ^
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。* [, v# r* I/ e$ t2 z4 b
Let's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。)
& k) i8 i W$ w! X2 }% V6 i: ?; POkay, let's. (好吧,走。)
6 b" ?6 ^( P1 c% \; w( oinstead (别这样!) Z3 D- P* ~6 X9 k
+ b, T7 m" y/ t& G i有钱能使鬼推磨。- G" i3 c9 O* }, `' V6 j5 B
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。
( a+ B9 a/ W$ B3 nJane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。)
8 b# I0 }( V& N4 RMoney talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。)/ T6 O8 J1 ~! a4 \3 @; l6 U7 D |
Money talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。. y! ^6 j2 d! x i# \" q/ Q1 s
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别说丧气话。
0 f0 H+ W" s9 Z8 rNever 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。- k$ F' B; d, q: U: p
% }* O2 ]$ h' }' g! p* c2 X' N过去的事情让它过去吧。2 L" H% R& T" Z) Y! E- v
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”。* r) v6 R! G9 |. k" ^! Z
3 ?) m$ e" g9 T3 ~& N* ^4 F有总比没有强。, e- Q b9 ^: [! r% U
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。: r" b' K+ S. p8 M' z" g
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。6 c2 n% o$ V F. Y9 f8 J1 U
, ?: j6 C3 F. M0 G滴水汇成河。! z* s% @& G6 l
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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