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患难见真情。
) k& e/ i( b. k. y4 tA 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。
. k* a5 s- Y# z2 ZAll 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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事实胜于雄辩。
5 S* E9 E! x& ]4 q" 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”。& t7 O9 H+ Q- ]' r& P; c4 W
& g" g4 ~* p. @4 _8 X) u岁月不待人。/ W! [5 o2 L4 [* y; j. p
Time and tide wait for no man. *tide 是“潮水”,此处与time同义,表示时间。/ h m2 I# ~% ]+ ?4 y+ X$ D
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越快越好。
: E$ g9 p' \; ^' e6 S+ Z8 zThe sooner, the better.
6 A* |1 n8 i) x% p' c) oWhen should I come over? (什么时候来合适?)9 V9 f- p. z( Y
The sooner, the better. (越快越好。)/ `. n; G1 G' o. m# X# r! Y, b9 j
3 F3 w4 t4 ^& a& F7 m( T4 z2 Q" _正好。
& s( v$ e n1 c2 D( _% dOn the nose.8 n8 X$ e) m' W
How many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?)# _! y/ P9 }% e. ?! G
A hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。)# ^0 h: x+ W/ Y
Exactly.4 v* p7 k' i& L E6 w/ s
On the dot.
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6 J6 N4 O* f' b9 {) o: G捉迷藏。9 k( j4 K8 M* M) w$ l
Hide-and-seek
[; M0 [/ p* e ^/ q& ILet's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。)- ]5 ]/ w+ U4 }
Okay. (好吧。)
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未完待续。
0 g# A, y# t: L2 }9 X. i5 yto be continued *用于电视连续剧等的最后,表示“待续”。. z% W" Y' H. x. M2 x
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一个巴掌拍不响。! K3 A% I2 z E! A# I
It takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。
9 G+ H/ J7 y$ v, {! {5 BJoe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。)" M2 u$ g) y1 L! S' J Y
Well, I think it takes two to tango. (不过,我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)% O( r' x6 q% y; s. m
Both sides must be blamed./ @! g; ]* d) ^6 k) f6 _8 _! ]" v( K
They are the same.7 v" S; Q7 b! Z! O
They are both responsible.
+ g6 C1 s T' p# {They are both wrong.' |8 X5 [: y+ r$ y
Both of them should be blamed.
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尽快。
" f7 F: B3 i; dAs soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。, }; T2 i+ \$ y- r5 A8 ]+ z' A, z! X- b
Should I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?)
6 R# N- Z; [, J; q: KYes. As soon as possible. (对,请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。9 h0 o+ K7 k5 w( Z
1 v, B0 P ~' m+ I随便吃。
. k! g6 Q/ z8 MAll-you-can-eat.! k- c% b% z) w& J
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smorgasbord
0 d6 w2 M0 D$ [: f: `Eat as much as you like.
1 C2 f3 a4 }7 E- |) VEat as much as you wish. *作为句子应为“你想吃多少就吃多少”。
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' D, H1 \1 J+ B- \) k0 A4 f多项选择。3 M# w9 D o/ T! v' v n
multiple-choice& _5 ?. i5 g- _) d5 Z- a! k
multiple-choice questions (多项选择题)
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) Z- c: ^2 ?+ s1 j; r- v各就各位,预备,跑!; S5 f3 b, |7 J
Ready, get set, go!
; X$ u$ Z# {1 p8 E! S, ^1 @( AOn your mark, get set, go!
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从头到尾。
" y6 a: @8 u0 P4 A. a( ^3 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 Y; C5 [) R. T* K8 e. ~, UI don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。)4 L2 k- k; T) E f
I'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。)
! \ V) m* K' o1 G' z& ?entirely (完全地)
: Y4 F6 ?- y0 }/ L6 E2 n( \* jcompletely (完全地)7 O: j0 |8 {4 ]3 g; c! |5 n
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始终/一直/一贯+ q- x e, y! Z
all long *用于“从一开始我就说过吧”等句子中,表示“从开始就……”。- U8 n& L4 p1 }* ^
So, she is married. (所以,她结婚了。)
, M+ \3 [! {" g8 Y" c( qI've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。)3 Q" ?6 p# e& [: k+ V
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all this time1 y4 q! u6 |" K/ J
since the start, l1 T4 K; s b0 ]
& C1 m0 O+ t1 J M; B/ ?- R2 h6 `就我的记忆来说……7 w7 J/ m7 o# m9 D0 ~
As far as I can remember,...) `5 L- y$ X* Z
What's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?)
) x: ]) x. X- DAs 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。)5 y' I7 o% p6 ~) q1 ~! d
To the best of my memory,...
0 [0 X, r2 ]( L* G+ `5 p9 GAs far as I know,... (就我所知……)
8 t; ~% M) a2 \/ F5 n$ s* a6 lIf my memory serves me right,... (如果我没记错的话,……)
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以牙还牙,针锋相对。
4 x7 x3 q8 x- M; W/ M* Z9 wTit for tat.
) e7 E( R4 D$ k# w5 o. KJohn 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。+ e5 `% I5 w9 }7 c& z7 Z/ s& j) }
That's what I'm here for.
" L8 Y# w l( n& S# a0 N6 `9 bWhat are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?)
5 N! k; c/ I/ D l+ C& tEconomics. 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。)2 k7 o: z+ m" F2 S, Y. V
5 J1 k5 }# R: |2 N/ L) @2+3等于5。0 g% l0 C2 K. ]
Two and three is five." W( a& a9 x% r [9 X1 D
Two plus three is five.
; ?$ h3 c2 k7 yTwo and three makes five.
+ c0 Q" S4 ?' }, @Two and three equals five.
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8 k- \; I! l! t3 a2 G+ Y我们有天壤之别。
& m( ^$ [/ j" pWe're as different as night and day.
! ^: _' g& V# s. t. f: [% wWe're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。)
8 d* }# x" |3 G: A* l+ T; }; Z0 fWe have nothing in common. (我们没有任何共同点。)
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东施效颦。(机械模仿。)1 m) t$ r" z+ P) A3 w9 z/ a3 _% d
Monkey see, monkey do.( r0 W O* w6 a, E
She just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。). ~" l8 x5 q# \/ t
Well, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛,真是东施效颦。): x4 ~% G. \" d& c+ U
4 L% m8 g; |) b以先后顺序为准。
. j6 b M2 v ^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”。9 e: M/ L9 Q+ s9 |7 x/ S
Do you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)4 q5 i0 W9 P# X4 f: @ ?
No, first come, first served. (没有,先来的先得。)7 v! x& Q4 j+ h
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K) K, C$ @: b+ o2 S Z过时了。4 S `' _) U. ?# P
It's out of date.
) H* v# p+ q. ?, n9 l! a& I( ^Look at my camera. (你看我的照相机。)2 w( I' e- E# @: ^$ h
But it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)/ O& _. R' p- L$ e4 X4 E
It's old-fashioned.
: K# }% O, v! p X1 zIt's outdated.
" Y6 {" e, m/ c& W E. m, hIt's behind the times.
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电视有长处,也有短处。
$ Q' }( k+ J& v9 J( `5 b; zTV has its merits and demerits.! e. C& ]. g/ g% Q
TV has its good and bad points.
: B; E% e% B; Y; h: oThere are good and bad points about TV.9 v3 q/ H' H$ s+ ?$ ^( R. s& w
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我利用了他的弱点。
) ]4 {) ^0 y6 O# C5 _5 E% w7 M& v0 MI took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。
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. P: d; l, U6 ^' a& l6 w我长了不少见识。) i; G! W3 V# S7 }
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The TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。)
x8 {1 E/ G! [7 a8 MYeah, and I've learned something. (是呀,我长了不少见识。)
2 p: f5 s5 l+ o8 Y7 ZI've learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。)( A5 w* _3 n4 [$ J- n7 h
/ b8 m8 H% p4 Q* l4 r8 Q那会引起火灾呀!
9 b0 a- Y/ ]& H" S7 JIt's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。: I" o8 E0 o& u1 {) v" K, {: s, A
Look at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)
1 R- }" b7 J6 x" yIt's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!)
- c$ p& ^" d @' O. }% WIt could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。)& q5 O" _5 Y! ~( S- `0 `
It could cause a fire.6 F/ n7 _# i2 A+ u3 B; Q4 ~
8 v: i# c! q' } P+ M8 s$ H+ W7 b0 U什么事都有可能发生。
A) P, K, J3 u- O' Q+ j# X) ]Anything could happen.
9 a) s5 b% }; w* CThere's no knowing what may happen.
( w" z6 j$ H; O2 i3 F; E. r5 a3 MYou never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。)* [! g) h, B; `' S% M+ j+ i( i
Anything's possible.% W8 d( C9 `4 T0 K9 `
It could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。)& ~1 [! a& G1 ]5 n q1 ~
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将来可以用来作参考。
) f/ ?- P5 P' [0 Qfor future reference
8 k, K4 d7 a; w) sYou should keep the book for future reference. (你该把这本书收好,以便将来作为参考。)( |6 s' W$ \' h
9 B: ]4 R2 d% l9 _在我背后。 m) Z3 W4 W# Z3 _0 y
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。6 U- f8 N& t/ f
Everyone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。)6 B4 k' g5 @' L4 M+ }
How do you know? (你怎么知道的?)
" r9 T7 a( {" X' y/ P- nsecretly (秘密地)
) p* U5 U" Z- S: T0 R+ V3 X5 j) kin my absence (在我不在的时候。)' {+ n+ h; \) K: w% m
without my knowledge (背着我)3 f! Z6 J; q" p8 Q
# }( ?9 `, |! M: f" I换换心情。
: H3 t+ p% D9 o# m [# s7 O" q& \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。1 z1 G' v8 w; m7 z9 Z
Let's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。)+ l; {7 M) N: ^ x! j, w
Okay, let's. (好吧,走。)
6 F2 I8 ^8 ?" ^( i/ H; `5 f4 D7 minstead (别这样!)
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有钱能使鬼推磨。! |$ X9 o( m" o$ D' \% |" V$ j; _0 x" J
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。+ o* X* X4 k1 l* p8 Z, q
Jane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。)
% m) n$ y {; o, p/ P- EMoney talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。)! ]. N- @' g5 n8 g1 c0 W
Money talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。# u& [& A4 W# I$ V5 D
; m( i1 l, o, P3 f别说丧气话。
z- V7 S0 w9 u7 e; m7 bNever 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。- ~/ K. q2 @ G
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”。
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- U) X ~. _+ ?6 q0 V有总比没有强。
& C8 W/ a* b6 b3 W# g9 G7 YBetter than nothing. *东西也许不多,不那么充分,但总比一点儿没有强。' U9 O1 \# p; a7 [' L! h7 Q, c, P
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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。+ |6 d" R0 l. E& i6 o/ i& c
~# O$ `" N3 k B' c) h滴水汇成河。
- l n! T% g) H7 @% a6 nEvery 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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