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患难见真情。, ~8 h8 }0 y: D+ l
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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) `) f# \; \. e/ b' o只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。
8 T9 a- o+ E2 v& jAll 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”。) j7 c% z* E n, ]5 D g
/ ?& e; @! c1 }" _6 k1 X事实胜于雄辩。
2 [7 t- E" h7 t, f+ g+ SThe 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”。* M% B% Y7 R5 ^& W: J
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岁月不待人。) `5 O4 y% Q4 R+ ?
Time and tide wait for no man. *tide 是“潮水”,此处与time同义,表示时间。" P% l9 ?# n& t* C! i5 D0 U/ i
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越快越好。
! \; E6 ^# ?) i) N N3 l ]The sooner, the better.0 J0 Y9 ]% R+ A4 U# A7 R. ?
When should I come over? (什么时候来合适?)' b* w" R3 I- i/ y! t7 n
The sooner, the better. (越快越好。)7 g& Y( _. R1 c9 K& e* C/ O8 v& G# y
. u. @( v& y* Q: K: P正好。0 y# w1 \4 Q# v+ U
On the nose.
6 I6 l U2 `# A% O) LHow many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?)
d7 q! m3 |% Z& cA hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。)
5 K3 q8 _+ g D( o' IExactly.7 M1 b# X# `2 }+ `. E
On the dot.: q6 k& R6 n% ~. X
( n* I! W# O. F2 p捉迷藏。
6 J! b2 S* M( |- tHide-and-seek
# f- K8 d7 l- q( L, y1 K- f5 S1 @4 MLet's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。)' H5 Q" w. i" }" G* I
Okay. (好吧。)
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未完待续。
# p$ o2 z6 K: Oto be continued *用于电视连续剧等的最后,表示“待续”。 F2 ~, }2 M- t& h0 M6 D
" F Q0 B5 k; f一个巴掌拍不响。
# m8 r5 ?( ~/ ^# Q8 pIt takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。: x6 D J' K8 f
Joe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。)& H V& W j, R) H3 T2 s% Z
Well, I think it takes two to tango. (不过,我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)
4 P# ^1 m6 ]3 w; o2 f3 ~+ L/ R" kBoth sides must be blamed.! W( H8 x+ j: X" u
They are the same.$ f# {9 K* T% \
They are both responsible.
+ `2 x+ }1 C6 _* u. ^They are both wrong./ @% [7 E; i {$ @8 x( @0 v5 }8 m
Both of them should be blamed.
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尽快。
! K3 _- q' N! P" i* G3 gAs soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。/ H8 ]. N+ g2 \/ G
Should I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?)2 G! d) @2 k9 m7 K6 [# N
Yes. As soon as possible. (对,请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。
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随便吃。
0 u, a" l! c% b- [* ]7 }0 fAll-you-can-eat.
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smorgasbord, G; j, I- y( Y3 M7 D6 Q) _
Eat as much as you like.
- N# K; ~: ~/ {5 B# \! `- B/ OEat 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。
/ t5 y6 u# @8 B$ _( [multiple-choice& a& I7 Q3 l, z; F! X# c
multiple-choice questions (多项选择题)% S- F' {" _9 F. q# F
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各就各位,预备,跑!
1 q$ o4 C% i: p" A. mReady, get set, go!
6 e4 T+ o- v. p0 }On your mark, get set, go!
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从头到尾。$ B) \ X" w. `$ _3 z# F- {8 m
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。! \' }# e+ y% X$ w8 E
I don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。)
' c. z1 {: G9 L$ K2 jI'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。)
' i2 a; J1 P# }/ r% b5 J: pentirely (完全地)% z: R7 @) P, |2 j3 U5 k" A
completely (完全地)6 `. C9 J( d+ S
2 B$ x3 h5 L; m( w" L/ b始终/一直/一贯8 {0 w0 G$ [+ i* b) ~+ F3 B( _
all long *用于“从一开始我就说过吧”等句子中,表示“从开始就……”。
2 X6 Q+ v/ U7 `2 MSo, she is married. (所以,她结婚了。)
# Q) {% [3 d8 ~/ `2 ^" O! mI've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。). Q1 ^; B; b# n/ @5 [5 X
from the very beginning
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since the start
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就我的记忆来说……2 M; L5 f2 W# o! u( g5 ^' H
As far as I can remember,...4 B+ ?- C+ `0 c: l9 m0 A
What's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?)6 c0 w& }% g* X6 D
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。)
7 |% t0 x) A9 JTo the best of my memory,...9 r6 S% J* X- e5 v; ~
As far as I know,... (就我所知……)0 ~1 _- S& ?& \9 O2 ] u9 i
If my memory serves me right,... (如果我没记错的话,……)
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8 X1 I# I E% l D; j以牙还牙,针锋相对。
7 a6 G b: C# O: W( ?" @( K3 _Tit for tat.
8 u5 R( ~4 V" ]# Y+ S m, aJohn kicked me, so I gave him tit for tat.(约翰踢我,所以我以牙还牙。)7 I$ \" W$ |, }5 D( P* Z
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这是我为什么在这儿的原因。8 h+ k2 y+ i6 h2 |) c
That's what I'm here for.9 l0 j! \1 \, V! l
What are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?)
6 B0 l+ W$ k4 y' A2 L' 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。)/ U3 y% O( }0 n6 A: n2 } Z
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2+3等于5。5 B2 m5 n3 K C9 _# ]! B) H7 e
Two and three is five.
& y+ T- P; O, x; |Two plus three is five.
7 C) m8 B( P* b& r9 dTwo and three makes five.6 ~8 A/ }1 i- M8 c
Two and three equals five.2 C( n8 o+ x* @4 k. a) e0 [9 M' \
. i4 c3 T& T# u' b" h我们有天壤之别。- d/ X- g1 v9 T7 n: ^8 J3 A
We're as different as night and day.$ P0 v' m% Q3 S% U
We're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。)
# ~+ a: k0 V1 n2 B8 o) w8 c, vWe 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 n( {6 X3 y. F x/ xMonkey see, monkey do.
1 L1 O7 M8 ^; Z( f& N/ j; O% GShe just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)
; a1 |! K# r" CWell, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛,真是东施效颦。)
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以先后顺序为准。
: i+ N& h1 f2 e& F' k/ ZFirst 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 }$ ~3 K1 ?' s) P: K7 zDo you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)! \5 o2 T0 l7 B. g% j7 i
No, first come, first served. (没有,先来的先得。)
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$ E5 w1 ^; z2 ~! D过时了。
8 h) E( Q: h8 o4 O6 NIt's out of date.
+ P) R% Z* B# L9 |% }9 PLook at my camera. (你看我的照相机。)
& l2 V. ?0 X5 vBut it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)
& @) y/ B+ c' o5 p6 j9 ]* gIt's old-fashioned.# c- a; u( R- c# K4 B7 w, f
It's outdated.
) \4 @. V9 s. _# e0 T4 \& q/ XIt's behind the times. ]0 Q7 W% g) u' Q! X- Y
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电视有长处,也有短处。
G. k4 f$ m1 R' M4 d6 i# vTV has its merits and demerits.
7 X* E( f1 Q# U- C! n- d& q2 KTV has its good and bad points.2 y4 ^, g3 L. R* A5 x
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/ t6 m* Y# L( e* J7 u0 o% \我利用了他的弱点。5 C4 C8 I$ u& x# H2 S
I took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。
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我长了不少见识。
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The TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。)8 g$ l: \' S$ o0 I1 d9 f) q- v
Yeah, and I've learned something. (是呀,我长了不少见识。)8 }5 o% z% n' O; J2 I; y4 f& ~
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!
5 Q/ c0 t# W( A2 ~+ K aIt's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。
# [7 D! M# S2 N7 j0 yLook at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)4 A) e) Z3 w# j7 j
It's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!); S- |; i9 g3 [5 d) d# P$ i2 @& C
It could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。)
7 k) H) ^; T( C! t' fIt could cause a fire.
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什么事都有可能发生。$ Z& {8 M! k2 u2 E( Z, l. y
Anything could happen.' n6 @) L+ r* J7 `! n7 c% _
There's no knowing what may happen.
- F. ^. @: ~7 ^: {+ | I( {You never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。)
6 `( d2 |7 L& ?" dAnything's possible.
' q1 X. |& l0 d/ U8 iIt could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。)
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+ g6 P) K* W+ c. R! a( F) m将来可以用来作参考。
' K6 Z0 w7 h$ Cfor future reference
4 O" Y) \' C5 f0 [ y$ nYou should keep the book for future reference. (你该把这本书收好,以便将来作为参考。)$ E% Q* o1 \( Q7 E4 F
) m7 z( H# R: Q在我背后。
/ g. U) e; [, Q Hbehind 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。
& g8 g1 b9 |$ E0 D. ]Everyone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。)
3 p! E8 S$ X5 \6 z( U1 V, NHow do you know? (你怎么知道的?)% t1 u [2 ~, p1 n
secretly (秘密地)
' ]& V8 d' G+ I; Tin my absence (在我不在的时候。) W9 O9 A% J$ j0 e4 X
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换换心情。
/ d5 _! `; U$ Efor 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。
* Q- e3 c- C8 O6 F# L4 JLet's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。)' i+ D7 b4 ~( D% \' x1 U T. s' M1 N
Okay, let's. (好吧,走。)* P$ E3 W1 b" M: R" t' t
instead (别这样!)" K7 n7 J8 X) f* f
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有钱能使鬼推磨。- o+ {6 I! `0 e' m' }
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。/ h& e7 S& _+ d% c) y
Jane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。)
, { K9 K8 L) M. uMoney talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。)2 z: s6 C3 L3 J
Money talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。* J, C! W* ^0 }% M
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别说丧气话。
: \" y2 Y- y2 g% a) b4 o/ s+ V3 g- B1 JNever 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。( M& b( f2 j* A, H, j1 b. X
; j; V: y) c: g过去的事情让它过去吧。8 g$ g- |4 P& Z5 d7 x
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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- M: P% p- E5 W% w4 A/ Q9 ? g有总比没有强。
) s9 }4 z; Q9 K& {1 BBetter 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。
0 z& t% s; U9 Z$ p1 O" |/ ZA 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。1 } ? N L9 r3 g' S$ l/ \
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滴水汇成河。
# ^! c6 J0 `2 O$ ^9 {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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