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患难见真情。
/ z$ A/ S+ |0 F3 H# @- [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。! h8 D* e; g: o
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只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。0 R* t; { y! T$ M, r) w4 |
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”。
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事实胜于雄辩。/ P" }* }, Y- {, K0 Q+ X8 s
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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& |* C8 g1 u( M2 A% e3 l5 f岁月不待人。
" L, H) O8 h! S7 }' lTime and tide wait for no man. *tide 是“潮水”,此处与time同义,表示时间。
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( V2 R5 `' x( }5 C8 N越快越好。
! N3 s+ ~. y; s% _7 `The sooner, the better.
7 A# S' P8 o& Y- D& QWhen should I come over? (什么时候来合适?)
" c8 y9 `2 z1 @7 q+ ]' z T2 B: xThe sooner, the better. (越快越好。)% n# o1 p9 B3 c5 i
* V' q2 O& k+ U! A正好。. \; s# |# C4 t+ S) s4 I: d; X9 O; U
On the nose.! ^% ?3 f/ A, L" u
How many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?); Z0 z3 `. t) D- J$ e* C$ c
A hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。)" c- |5 t2 k* \1 R- m; R% D- T1 p( P7 E
Exactly.
" E" n; e1 @' v1 z0 }; v5 lOn the dot.
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捉迷藏。: T: g* I9 ]5 V! @" K
Hide-and-seek
6 f: Y. z; W1 s; uLet's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。)
( N9 H3 ^" Y) V: jOkay. (好吧。)' v0 H. \/ |* C) m8 ~5 e
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未完待续。
- e% |4 |: c+ I j: f3 [to be continued *用于电视连续剧等的最后,表示“待续”。# J/ i" S) h" C( y- s, C# m) U' Q
. H- Z( M9 Y2 u$ x5 s$ e一个巴掌拍不响。 O; j% v u2 q/ r6 \% Y
It takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。 `8 m! a: o7 t/ q
Joe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。)* t' E% ^7 P! [
Well, I think it takes two to tango. (不过,我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)
2 s; d0 z" x# P0 w5 R5 FBoth sides must be blamed.
: `1 L# W R: E; M4 g0 W. P- GThey are the same.
6 t7 f7 W H1 D/ p2 c; b1 r# uThey are both responsible.
2 @3 V1 g/ M: j1 y! i* mThey are both wrong.- o! w5 I* X0 a6 C% x- H
Both of them should be blamed." a d- o {: V8 a
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尽快。0 ]$ x* z! |: k" u g
As soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。
) ? Y& a0 b! e( JShould I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?)$ C' l; V) l$ r
Yes. As soon as possible. (对,请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。/ s6 e( q1 q& C' K5 F% }
2 u+ z$ Q+ \) k3 D4 {+ _2 _8 p- y随便吃。
9 I _& J6 v6 m# L% T" [1 @All-you-can-eat., @4 z/ t# ?( W, b, a$ C: M& f
buffet
9 j: _3 i' E1 esmorgasbord" k2 V* H0 s) m; Y9 d3 O6 E* ~
Eat as much as you like.
! Z g" {" [4 b4 cEat as much as you wish. *作为句子应为“你想吃多少就吃多少”。
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$ C2 O \" Z/ c# I4 n7 x# ^多项选择。
+ r* c# H3 M: t+ M, D+ l j5 ~+ umultiple-choice
' y, q: x# @0 C% k3 R" Smultiple-choice questions (多项选择题)/ ^" @# }. A% K
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各就各位,预备,跑! d; b! ]- [- i0 ^, p% I
Ready, get set, go!7 U' C' N2 D* I% y& c& Z
On your mark, get set, go!
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从头到尾。+ b, C0 c* @5 }# V P3 ?* b4 L0 Z3 y* c
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 q' x' V& M: B7 d; i7 _, d0 k9 b
I don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。)- C r9 e( m( P, Y
I'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。)
. W8 ]. G4 _5 n! p$ _) nentirely (完全地)+ }0 k) n X+ }( D
completely (完全地)
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始终/一直/一贯
6 n: i+ ~ S9 Y4 ~! |' r8 Eall long *用于“从一开始我就说过吧”等句子中,表示“从开始就……”。
- W1 ?/ `6 c$ V, b. n6 \& kSo, she is married. (所以,她结婚了。)1 J0 H9 r* t( S" Z. j% J: T
I've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。)
4 O5 K, ?3 A" Z; `from the very beginning8 X1 h; w9 e; D2 ]
all this time
. D0 _2 I i/ qsince the start% S( i) T1 J4 E0 @) F
" K' @: M( G8 h% C0 f就我的记忆来说……0 r E* d% y6 J, r' y
As far as I can remember,...
" ~0 E' a g. G" MWhat's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?)/ `; n1 G3 D8 j% X
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。)
! A F- g9 i/ d9 ^To the best of my memory,...; `0 c F9 F* O9 L0 S2 T- G2 c+ ]- R p
As far as I know,... (就我所知……)7 |6 v: Y" F6 x9 V( c9 R
If 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。; }/ X$ h4 B9 \
Tit for tat.
( v( s$ S4 N% j2 R: {John 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。5 j+ ~" Y8 S" c, P3 }9 g1 f; P
That's what I'm here for.3 @! G7 f* o* m+ i: L
What are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?)" Z# p# V! z5 b) ]0 {+ E4 z0 a2 p- Q
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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% q) ^& r+ ^+ k3 X) `2+3等于5。# N: o: P3 f" S8 H9 ~2 v
Two and three is five.8 P9 v" e4 ]3 s$ ^1 r
Two plus three is five.# T' M3 ~2 ~: n8 V" I$ G
Two and three makes five.) J Q& _: k* j" x+ R# ~6 w4 j
Two and three equals five.8 s, n f6 n v& v2 x, J5 k
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我们有天壤之别。& E, N$ F$ ^3 B' l, Q% o
We're as different as night and day.1 r' ~ C( K+ S! N
We're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。)
9 V9 U: e- j" i- mWe have nothing in common. (我们没有任何共同点。)
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! y/ _: T8 u2 J6 F3 t' Y东施效颦。(机械模仿。)/ i8 z( q# i( a* \/ T9 t, ?& |6 m+ C
Monkey see, monkey do.2 e9 z# z+ h- q9 p
She just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)1 K8 N' L5 Y- L0 q7 z: J! k7 w
Well, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛,真是东施效颦。)
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以先后顺序为准。
- r: r9 J3 y n2 e& N2 t, W. lFirst 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”。' F# x( c: d/ p/ R- M/ @
Do you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)6 Z3 F% A% ~9 T- a( i. M
No, first come, first served. (没有,先来的先得。)% ~) V1 [6 R/ f1 ~+ g; m F7 n: C2 ]8 B+ P
On a first-come, first-served basis.; ~/ D& w4 M4 b1 a1 Q/ i; _/ V
4 `& R1 r+ |, o( B8 f! W过时了。7 z8 r+ i% J/ h6 [ d$ M
It's out of date.1 {- s* h7 G7 @9 S% z1 Z
Look at my camera. (你看我的照相机。)! X+ k0 |- G5 W& s% A& B6 B
But it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)( X* B+ x, @/ R/ v/ O' L# a
It's old-fashioned.! X* B% [. u3 W# U# ~
It's outdated.
) `; f" \0 V2 [0 rIt's behind the times.
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2 J" w! H- g3 }0 h& {& O% }电视有长处,也有短处。6 r+ Q# X, G. a. `
TV has its merits and demerits. f% \6 j5 B8 x2 A+ d" x& @0 ?
TV has its good and bad points.
8 k+ G6 w! r9 H% ]+ GThere are good and bad points about TV.- H! K- g& t2 i6 Z4 S3 K
% c; l, l( \& ~7 r% p我利用了他的弱点。/ t- P+ \5 E! p- z# d
I took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。) j- o [, L% {9 P9 F
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我长了不少见识。$ c* ?% n h0 @; {. I
I've learned something.% U; T& [5 h1 h# d2 _ j
The TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。)* i n7 D. \ v! X0 R& N' ^: |
Yeah, and I've learned something. (是呀,我长了不少见识。)
& f X* b0 @4 R8 M0 s4 L. q6 eI've learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。)
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那会引起火灾呀!7 ~( D" n, ~- {
It's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。
, r4 l. n$ V$ pLook at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)
) A* W" K/ V6 l9 [5 s+ }- |) }It's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!)- ]: u0 l, f( ], x
It could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。)! l: O+ ?7 G4 t7 A6 y }0 T
It could cause a fire.# Y: q" ~. s# e3 H& Y
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什么事都有可能发生。
( B& `1 Q% t& H1 \3 [1 [, Q5 IAnything could happen.
5 o& x3 S3 U% ? kThere's no knowing what may happen.
$ F1 W) s0 I9 XYou never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。)4 L9 ?( Z3 T% v! Q. j2 R8 p/ J8 A! G
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It could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。), G9 c3 J7 L& P/ h
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将来可以用来作参考。0 R# q8 ~6 I- a7 x
for future reference
$ ]8 M B5 \7 m$ oYou 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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在我背后。( O0 T) l% v* c! |1 V1 P
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。1 _$ S R, }& }7 ]- ^: ~
Everyone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。). ?$ P( Q2 Y+ m- e; {8 F
How do you know? (你怎么知道的?)
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in my absence (在我不在的时候。)! q: m p9 { v) T+ b- m
without my knowledge (背着我), \$ r: P( {& t% x; a( N& Z( w' u
7 i/ B* E( I2 ]+ B5 k" W6 G' A换换心情。1 ~" b6 \$ z) ~1 u) K. _/ p
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。
/ y) \) V* s- B$ M I5 FLet's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。)' j! G) D$ J/ G5 T
Okay, let's. (好吧,走。): ^8 h: l- Y# J# ^
instead (别这样!)
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有钱能使鬼推磨。9 |& B/ U6 l! W' Y
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。) r: Y( }) U# v. {! E
Jane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。), i1 W4 o2 Q( M- f+ N: P
Money talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。) t! B) Y; j; x' H, @, u
Money talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。1 r. x# F- S' D
$ T5 l$ [" f% h6 c别说丧气话。! h$ n' L8 b* L8 A! e
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。+ _1 K' C2 j/ m2 D3 }) w# v
) W& U: d' J" K3 D过去的事情让它过去吧。
( _( A* ?1 d P! x7 h& `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”。2 \3 _; b1 J7 `2 J
3 w2 D" j+ s" o- |有总比没有强。 a( K; C/ R. Y* T" R- E
Better than nothing. *东西也许不多,不那么充分,但总比一点儿没有强。. R- ]+ M2 X/ l. A2 t) I8 V
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酒肉朋友。% U: z. p. P. V# g) F+ f. O
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。/ K) d3 `# [. v% i1 P& l/ y
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滴水汇成河。
9 n7 ~7 K$ w5 MEvery 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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