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患难见真情。5 k8 s. ^, R( n: Q
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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只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。
3 m, U- o B7 X5 u: _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”。, @; G6 [# r+ h. i! j) k% m: V
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事实胜于雄辩。
x# }% y0 ~. o$ o% \4 IThe 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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0 N7 r1 o" }0 }2 x; Y岁月不待人。, y# I/ |6 g: B1 j2 h, C4 \
Time and tide wait for no man. *tide 是“潮水”,此处与time同义,表示时间。) j9 U% K' c/ _$ A
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越快越好。0 O3 ~# O1 X- s3 I& I6 O
The sooner, the better.& _' M1 w' D8 t$ W" u6 u
When should I come over? (什么时候来合适?)
# v. j7 N" R$ {The sooner, the better. (越快越好。)
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正好。
7 m; W+ g8 D% u) f% ROn the nose.
9 ]( O/ k% C$ zHow many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?)
) q* S. L, p. k2 |; G; {" mA hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。); Z% Q+ y4 Z4 b! u7 I2 C! d
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On the dot.
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7 p; b% H( Z1 f& @捉迷藏。7 |7 `# D% t! O
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Let's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。)+ d$ M+ S* g- k1 o: u
Okay. (好吧。)
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; Q* S5 z) F8 w: C$ k4 q; l! e' \未完待续。- K. ^7 h, o4 H
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。
1 d% P: q; r% e' ^/ J! oIt takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。$ ` [" k. a1 {8 Y1 Z' ~" T
Joe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。)) U% ^- e3 x$ n$ o
Well, I think it takes two to tango. (不过,我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)/ Y; c% ]. W4 Y1 [7 Y
Both sides must be blamed.% h H3 B Q2 N& m: {- o! G: ?
They are the same.
$ F2 b: K' v7 j0 H+ PThey are both responsible.0 } F- D: n7 D/ l# ~2 F1 {
They are both wrong.
- k+ m5 Z% B: a# E7 P- d |( XBoth of them should be blamed.6 A- f7 @7 J+ Z# E: D: i L
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尽快。* I4 Q" C/ @6 N: S6 y
As soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。. T. U# ~( J# d* E
Should I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?)0 o$ E( I1 g" `9 P0 s5 {% y2 i- u
Yes. As soon as possible. (对,请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。
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y! |7 A# t: V5 N) o, ~. {0 L随便吃。
& U8 @& u! ]8 a9 ~! D% bAll-you-can-eat. k/ H" g4 q% s1 r3 w( Q
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smorgasbord
0 W* L! i# a) D, n8 v9 PEat as much as you like.
" r3 O; J. [" z) u% q: GEat as much as you wish. *作为句子应为“你想吃多少就吃多少”。
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多项选择。
; S% G& e& d% H. Vmultiple-choice, M* b; c; l1 u9 A% ^
multiple-choice questions (多项选择题)
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各就各位,预备,跑!$ W: J/ Q; Z0 z0 h& z
Ready, get set, go!: l! f5 e2 D ^; O
On your mark, get set, go!
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从头到尾。7 ?. U5 B5 p9 H( p" {4 e
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。6 L/ t, C) U' ?1 x
I don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。)
+ ?# k" h1 Y0 w; Q% @8 f! vI'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。) s* ~4 Q( {$ B- c' J
entirely (完全地)
6 D- }7 o& y6 z5 e/ x7 jcompletely (完全地)) W& Z5 C7 V% ?+ W- _+ s( h
0 ]& v; S) ]+ ?1 d. n- r7 ]6 e始终/一直/一贯9 k I7 z ^) I* {# F
all long *用于“从一开始我就说过吧”等句子中,表示“从开始就……”。
% a) Z0 w" L+ a* eSo, she is married. (所以,她结婚了。)( X0 y* L( u' h! K |
I've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。)% g) ^' e# r8 A: p% s& M+ g( g
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all this time
+ c C% F# A4 ^. [& ^since the start
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) q% @" E. k8 n7 b1 A) f就我的记忆来说……
x z' }: t5 ~3 e3 g& KAs far as I can remember,...% l2 x7 x7 c7 M) a% F2 [
What's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?)
+ a( p K' _5 U8 UAs 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。)7 T; i- _& W# g8 g
To the best of my memory,...+ ]: j0 c% {/ L+ w% r! k
As far as I know,... (就我所知……)
$ l" h$ [& w {5 v0 ]* hIf my memory serves me right,... (如果我没记错的话,……)7 }& @0 ?' k! J) J! q! ?
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以牙还牙,针锋相对。
# F8 ]' y h. Q& N: H3 j5 s6 E$ s4 xTit for tat.
" L6 K4 U" g9 n, p. k# z S% hJohn kicked me, so I gave him tit for tat.(约翰踢我,所以我以牙还牙。)- B+ v$ | [! }+ R
) [2 V; D( M5 P这是我为什么在这儿的原因。
2 K+ g( n9 ?1 ?7 } ~That's what I'm here for.) G6 j" X% L' ?+ E# s
What are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?)
1 R' _: `/ |, Y3 [) V6 d: QEconomics. 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。9 L- W$ X* u; n2 N" q/ k
Two and three is five.5 H' L/ l* ]; w' ?, c9 S/ v
Two plus three is five.
% d& u8 D/ F, T, [6 \Two and three makes five.
7 i( P" D+ d1 ?% mTwo and three equals five.
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我们有天壤之别。
; c, q: G4 n, F, NWe're as different as night and day.2 F+ M; W* f( P: J \
We're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。): [5 W; N4 \: I3 K* ^, b8 I: A
We have nothing in common. (我们没有任何共同点。)4 {; B. \2 C7 P- y- x
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东施效颦。(机械模仿。)1 L% s$ F5 S( \/ J2 Z& q) w) `
Monkey see, monkey do.9 H y; @ y. _0 J7 o% n
She just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)6 T; j) l! R0 [4 D) F& A
Well, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛,真是东施效颦。)
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- T1 ]. g# e' ?" y以先后顺序为准。
* ]( W% Z7 a, O3 g1 iFirst 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”。' W* _* Z n* P$ U7 e2 r
Do you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)
( t! S, J* j+ `: \' }No, first come, first served. (没有,先来的先得。)3 N: ~- S1 g$ i7 @& k
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过时了。2 _* @! e- d) {
It's out of date.
4 J2 p! S( @0 y% jLook at my camera. (你看我的照相机。)
# N* d1 Z+ d1 f* \7 z% oBut it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)
5 R3 w6 \5 d7 E% v4 a GIt's old-fashioned.
: K) _, M% j* H, d7 ^0 HIt's outdated.
" u# g2 b' G3 Q7 E p: d6 ]It's behind the times.* O* I E, m; B
2 Q& U" H, Q$ c% A& {电视有长处,也有短处。
9 F4 N8 b2 w( d) q$ vTV has its merits and demerits.+ p1 r1 ~8 K" D0 f1 t/ J- o$ @
TV has its good and bad points./ ~" T/ T6 n; O x6 U
There are good and bad points about TV.2 A# [7 ?; J, ]) m; D
8 T! h) p9 o+ U& ~2 V; D8 E我利用了他的弱点。
9 j& ^9 I8 v; VI took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。
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% N. |6 @7 O; e; b1 u我长了不少见识。( J8 m% \% F; @7 M0 ?+ |9 M
I've learned something.+ K6 M/ n( P2 s+ ]
The TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。)
2 T9 h2 ]9 m) IYeah, and I've learned something. (是呀,我长了不少见识。)
. v, |& u$ N+ p. O9 ^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!# K p0 I) s) K0 z( I6 M
It's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。# m1 W) k$ ^% |, T' v8 _6 M2 y' v
Look at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)
9 T1 `( u, @8 ~5 i6 _! DIt's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!)% }, H9 ^- ~4 F: W% D
It could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。)' e$ V7 ]" I6 p: ]# y. ~6 z: Y
It could cause a fire.5 |; [$ s: K! S; r4 Z# F9 d3 ]
$ M j" T1 m/ H2 v: h4 F% g什么事都有可能发生。
8 C D) k- b% _2 E2 u. L9 UAnything could happen.
u$ P* E2 `+ Y" |* P; XThere's no knowing what may happen.
8 d- \ j3 f. O# f! m5 b+ ]You never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。)
0 [6 Z; f5 y+ Q, SAnything's possible.
9 m5 R8 ?2 ]0 W2 z; B2 a" P& q4 kIt could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。)0 Q; [' T7 x7 x9 L+ l. i
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将来可以用来作参考。
# a* ~, R/ P& g7 x" U, L3 j' Pfor future reference
, Y* W; I( s/ n6 C- S2 |) sYou should keep the book for future reference. (你该把这本书收好,以便将来作为参考。)9 q; J6 r8 J) I ^7 V, R, b' ]+ x% ?- K1 r
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在我背后。
9 ]6 k/ W- r+ U7 k0 }0 Q! Lbehind 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。
$ Q3 ]( M& i. |% qEveryone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。)
. C. L0 c4 Y! [5 uHow do you know? (你怎么知道的?)
8 k4 d: C1 N, h) V% j) }5 Msecretly (秘密地)
5 B2 ?9 u" a( F( E1 \" I' Iin my absence (在我不在的时候。)
; x( _( Z- H; |" ~ hwithout my knowledge (背着我)' h# ^: L. i; Y( f
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换换心情。5 T4 {6 b* L# Q9 {! {' c0 |0 ^
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。
9 y" n: S/ o% O& M& [/ xLet's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。)6 Y" Y ]+ k. ?" p7 A* ^9 U
Okay, let's. (好吧,走。)
; c& T+ _4 C$ t) q- N% y" Einstead (别这样!)' c0 `9 t. A6 i9 O( A0 d
9 d7 k: c/ I/ m) s- @8 ~有钱能使鬼推磨。
$ \) k/ w- V! X. Z3 gMoney talks. *金钱是给与势力和权力的东西。表示金钱的力量非常大。. K6 K; c" W; c5 b% Q5 z
Jane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。)
$ F- f, K$ f; E$ @+ iMoney talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。)
% d/ v5 c+ M$ P/ `, ~Money talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。& e7 i/ z# b' g9 X; h; D
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别说丧气话。
$ `' [7 {2 d0 n3 w5 VNever 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。/ R9 U+ t0 d) y4 c6 y. Q5 z
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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”。! c5 |' d. p& }7 u' t
8 \7 b& w1 V2 P; @0 Y+ W5 @# A有总比没有强。
O, y7 y; l( |+ @; UBetter 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。
3 {1 z3 r+ y$ J4 YA 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。2 ^1 D5 b" v: s k; p; s
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滴水汇成河。
* e" h9 v( |+ j: JEvery 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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