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患难见真情。
& Y) T( J( `6 V9 C: ]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 k% f% x1 Z: E. I# m/ D
* U5 M' m2 Z) q4 K4 }只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。
7 j# o9 I& s* F0 z- L1 `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”。, z+ I9 X/ s/ r: E; ?
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事实胜于雄辩。9 B: j9 ^, o1 c& k; Q% ]
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”。5 u8 P0 M! _$ _% w$ |
" ~. N3 x7 _0 g+ |岁月不待人。
5 d+ f7 K$ g$ t, ITime and tide wait for no man. *tide 是“潮水”,此处与time同义,表示时间。
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$ {* q5 ]2 R4 O- y! u0 M# ]越快越好。
7 r" ~% f0 t* x2 z1 \The sooner, the better./ |( M6 ^ j6 D1 E0 ]% V: Q
When should I come over? (什么时候来合适?)
! i: I5 q' N1 L O* g8 i) HThe sooner, the better. (越快越好。)$ }# V+ n3 z+ g- G" P" g- N: k
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正好。0 j2 R/ J' W; k; w4 n
On the nose.4 {. e3 i5 c' j2 v% p O6 [
How many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?); l. W& @7 ~6 {# h
A hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。)' v# J @7 E0 x/ F% O( p$ J4 E
Exactly.
* z+ ?4 B0 q. a) JOn the dot.
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捉迷藏。- f6 T5 S( V* z! f5 A2 T1 f1 ~. @* ^
Hide-and-seek
' s5 ^3 A Y7 q" FLet's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。)
, C( A9 v5 P" c: w/ ~Okay. (好吧。)
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未完待续。
" @1 `( D, i( }to be continued *用于电视连续剧等的最后,表示“待续”。
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! c. t1 t, T9 m3 L! j8 d! `一个巴掌拍不响。
6 `# m7 c, C3 u1 iIt takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。- B2 F$ o0 z4 N* m7 H- S
Joe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。)
+ o) a/ X7 y! r$ z/ x4 ?3 CWell, I think it takes two to tango. (不过,我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)
% A7 w; L/ x+ V9 H4 zBoth sides must be blamed.8 e' _8 }* Y: f+ u
They are the same.
' }3 ~6 y% f, z/ e# |! N7 S! NThey are both responsible.; J {+ H% Z, w8 m' O
They are both wrong.
5 H& a ?* M8 W4 LBoth of them should be blamed.- e% P' p$ s! x+ l. i: A2 m, @/ G. q
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尽快。
4 v( H2 t2 i5 H( O5 x& c0 S& P9 ]As soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。
: S* Z7 F$ p% ^Should I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?)5 `% \# M9 n9 y Z% G) `! c
Yes. As soon as possible. (对,请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。5 I A! \& }6 l3 ^
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随便吃。
. V) R$ `, x) }: P2 D% n% V: WAll-you-can-eat.& ^: o9 A# l1 Q& S- D
buffet
( f5 Y% ~. S4 s$ E8 q9 D$ `smorgasbord: U- r" h4 g; j7 K- `0 k
Eat as much as you like.$ Q+ M3 ?- U, h7 ^9 C8 w
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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7 h2 p' E- X' O" g多项选择。
! L6 H" n* `. T( ?# C# u1 v. `% ?multiple-choice' c) N3 j. d7 I. C7 s5 S4 h: c# Q/ a
multiple-choice questions (多项选择题)
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: B$ z: R }' X. S各就各位,预备,跑!, o+ o5 D! t* _% }# ]& F
Ready, get set, go!) S3 l( K. ]3 B$ j
On your mark, get set, go!
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1 }' w# y; k& I+ p$ w' u+ w从头到尾。) O; e0 e5 U6 j8 b% b
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。
( F! t7 K% N$ ?6 H; s+ G9 bI don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。)( }3 D' }2 x* F6 z% L1 @
I'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。)4 |* Q0 j' O! B& V3 x& C) l2 [( \
entirely (完全地)8 V6 ]" R$ {4 W# _1 q1 E q" W
completely (完全地)/ e1 @$ T7 z* W8 _
. t' f& Y1 X) e( d" N1 C始终/一直/一贯. s* Y; z+ x. W" G, ~; u5 ]
all long *用于“从一开始我就说过吧”等句子中,表示“从开始就……”。) K0 W" w# T. i8 f
So, she is married. (所以,她结婚了。). X8 | ?" ~) w" V2 K2 @' }& P
I've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。)# M( D! H; E0 G5 k
from the very beginning5 Y6 ?( V5 b' r7 k9 D1 D. X* H
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since the start9 ?! Z- x4 B4 u3 }. ^1 w
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就我的记忆来说……
; {4 T& Q2 w5 f: PAs far as I can remember,...* Q ?# }3 z" ]! c/ F+ q. u
What's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?)2 D+ ^6 l3 A! t* \/ ^5 H: B# s
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。)
% e1 p% y# u4 f: |, j) x! [: JTo the best of my memory,...
1 @% j' F5 o/ c3 R i0 `As far as I know,... (就我所知……)9 P. Y! o$ @- N. N6 z9 j
If my memory serves me right,... (如果我没记错的话,……)+ q8 o' K8 q; C1 m
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以牙还牙,针锋相对。1 g3 L& q! p0 U
Tit for tat.
) y% j3 A( i" v! i% U$ PJohn kicked me, so I gave him tit for tat.(约翰踢我,所以我以牙还牙。)
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这是我为什么在这儿的原因。
7 m% ^# o2 c" n6 }That's what I'm here for.7 Q( s7 B1 N: E( e: c) ~9 w
What are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?)
! g" C& `5 g9 [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。; V1 j. h6 L9 J! R' h2 B
Two and three is five.1 z5 R, M! g D3 E1 g& J
Two plus three is five.
6 d Z$ ~# S# k3 VTwo and three makes five.
% b' d6 F& {7 b3 Z; G5 I3 Z8 NTwo and three equals five.
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' o- z- ?; l# I, m0 G我们有天壤之别。' B0 K+ W' j1 k
We're as different as night and day.
: K3 e: K* S) V, J7 u0 AWe're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。)6 N& g" i; c# y) `0 W5 K
We have nothing in common. (我们没有任何共同点。)5 g" j- i0 u7 Z9 p: f. O2 Z( K
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东施效颦。(机械模仿。)5 `; s9 z5 @$ Z$ }& d$ o+ l
Monkey see, monkey do.' ^7 V% q4 ^( ^
She just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)% {. o, O6 w3 I6 q% D$ S7 x. V; e' i
Well, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛,真是东施效颦。)# M" R+ g# d8 n5 T$ w" @
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以先后顺序为准。
+ C* m& n1 x, M* b3 @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”。5 ~& W: D! L, h/ {3 k
Do you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)* W; k! D- Z# l
No, first come, first served. (没有,先来的先得。): [+ D9 U g$ `, t
On a first-come, first-served basis.
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7 B# h# E$ ]5 u9 E过时了。
# M! V( G# Y6 P, j9 ^, |It's out of date. Q# c1 I3 n8 S
Look at my camera. (你看我的照相机。)
/ x6 k0 w( Q) L5 W' g+ T4 C- kBut it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)% q9 o/ J; }9 E4 u% l5 f# J
It's old-fashioned.
) l8 X r& ]9 }0 GIt's outdated.
6 |7 B Z$ w; X5 hIt's behind the times.
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5 v: Q4 z2 J% C) z( x& S电视有长处,也有短处。
/ V2 P7 z, W$ a: ~+ z& m% N" n% RTV has its merits and demerits.& @) o p$ r2 a3 j9 t
TV has its good and bad points.
& ^/ C- f4 ~# x: v. qThere are good and bad points about TV.( R& t8 z7 m/ M' f3 q
. t1 R4 w; J1 V2 u8 T我利用了他的弱点。
4 c- H; [' K' {' Z8 uI took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。
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9 Y1 `* ]" Y: u& e, l/ E: A6 { t+ l我长了不少见识。
- `4 v6 {7 Q, P% e$ m+ {8 w2 oI've learned something.! v: m6 Z5 \( m1 N4 A5 c2 N
The TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。)3 G5 K' z5 f( P q6 f; a
Yeah, and I've learned something. (是呀,我长了不少见识。)5 j1 n) z8 V) z% E- D
I've learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。)# S. I. x! M0 I1 Z' l
7 o4 O, ~# w' F" [# a% @那会引起火灾呀!" o7 G) h6 i% L, Y; B: `
It's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。, c4 f: T7 {; C+ D7 P# U
Look at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)
3 N3 T! D% C% E# a! u/ a0 B$ g {# @It's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!)- _) Q3 R. }& H; R. g4 I
It could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。); i/ F) B- ?" _! Z4 v) E& |
It could cause a fire.
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什么事都有可能发生。" y/ k) b6 r" X- f
Anything could happen.
/ Z( R/ F* D# Q1 m0 ?/ dThere's no knowing what may happen.
1 q r ~7 E" R2 t% B' AYou never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。)# P. l( K3 [3 {" T$ I, c( s9 c
Anything's possible.
d& `- y4 k, w8 E, J( q5 B' B4 OIt could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。)3 W0 N S9 P5 g
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将来可以用来作参考。
7 e4 f* o2 \3 I& F0 efor future reference& N7 L4 c$ h$ q7 w, F
You should keep the book for future reference. (你该把这本书收好,以便将来作为参考。)! x2 H8 P! r8 J" l7 r+ y' ?
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在我背后。0 {3 h# u0 _5 x9 }
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。
5 G, E7 s( M! B7 TEveryone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。)7 z+ [% C; E+ E4 Q& B7 ^+ \/ A! L; v
How do you know? (你怎么知道的?)3 D. K! _0 l( k- [# z
secretly (秘密地)
/ Q! n+ T2 G. D' Min my absence (在我不在的时候。)
8 g* b+ p7 t5 a& Kwithout my knowledge (背着我)
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换换心情。
# F6 Q$ L/ r9 [$ v" m2 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。
k9 r) l# x+ n* y" y+ y9 ULet's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。)
: \9 T% f/ i7 E+ UOkay, let's. (好吧,走。)5 J, R0 m# l: l" `6 E7 ?9 @
instead (别这样!)
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) `& K4 x5 e" P; f* `有钱能使鬼推磨。
& E- D2 V# o7 V; V: |, Y, xMoney talks. *金钱是给与势力和权力的东西。表示金钱的力量非常大。+ Z6 i9 x8 `. m* T4 W I* B U$ c
Jane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。)
: E) ~ S2 Y. m: u) ]: `Money talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。)
" T' U; h: x# ~( d NMoney talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。
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别说丧气话。5 x! U k2 {9 m
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。8 | F7 o* s% B
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过去的事情让它过去吧。
' `2 Q; d2 X" w8 @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”。 X& i9 z8 R+ e' R+ b; T
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有总比没有强。
! n& ^3 D I; H9 @- V+ Z+ M% t* RBetter than nothing. *东西也许不多,不那么充分,但总比一点儿没有强。, M6 d1 h1 p! P; W
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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。
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$ W- _$ |& {8 b) s+ |- _滴水汇成河。& W; F. d8 S" ~' R% J. q9 Z
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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