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患难见真情。
8 L2 ]0 {$ k, wA 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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% v- l: F J3 F! B* c只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。
; ]+ y; v( F5 EAll 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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0 X% j# h! C7 Y; q7 G1 E事实胜于雄辩。: A& x6 c! i% s$ S0 C" w4 A
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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岁月不待人。
- ?/ b. Y3 M( Z0 @ [4 l5 P: s0 u% hTime and tide wait for no man. *tide 是“潮水”,此处与time同义,表示时间。. y0 _+ y2 h6 Q- F/ C5 g# m! s* Q( B
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越快越好。
5 d2 _" h. k1 B1 u* _$ k+ l; j3 `# VThe sooner, the better.( @7 p# D4 Y& Q: a, t1 h0 @
When should I come over? (什么时候来合适?). A1 b: {6 M$ d3 L3 I
The sooner, the better. (越快越好。)# g4 D2 \. F4 f' U
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正好。: \+ q9 I8 z7 E; @
On the nose.
7 C0 N! m- y% ]6 w8 l) b$ ?How many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?)
+ |6 q5 k2 d/ H% BA hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。)
; c5 D4 p2 e3 S% ~) j8 fExactly.' O4 p- ~1 U& M2 G4 b) h/ q) g
On the dot.
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捉迷藏。& _( r6 Z+ p/ `( }* D
Hide-and-seek
" x+ C1 X' B: b2 Q7 WLet's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。)
5 ]& b, @6 l% d$ ~Okay. (好吧。)% J) K! V2 H8 v0 H! O ?4 T1 @
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未完待续。- _; P" U8 a$ n8 l2 d5 I! F2 Y# o6 P+ w
to be continued *用于电视连续剧等的最后,表示“待续”。( l& ~9 o6 L) }' g. E, l; F
$ d8 f- I' F& |2 V* P7 Z3 U一个巴掌拍不响。
0 q* ^" H* G& j3 j6 q0 q+ b+ C* nIt takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。
E3 E. U4 i- x& n5 M9 @* m) TJoe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。); l- o7 s' i& K' Z/ |$ p" z! x
Well, I think it takes two to tango. (不过,我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)
: S! i9 u3 M& Q5 S6 jBoth sides must be blamed.
- g# C( F: ~) [: t3 sThey are the same.
. o( G' `9 e1 P& T6 ^0 r2 SThey are both responsible.
( Y) M7 s' l6 U; u- \They are both wrong.3 P9 o! X ~9 E7 t, o# v6 x
Both of them should be blamed.% k# Z" q( U* \: v( }1 I
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尽快。
* `2 `) s$ h. t; ?* zAs soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。
: {; k- ]1 `% ^- wShould I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?)9 K* W. r/ j3 l1 g6 p
Yes. As soon as possible. (对,请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。- H* `/ P8 q0 \. k+ Y! i
2 W1 v$ c- B+ r- B% m随便吃。$ j+ u1 r6 B6 y5 j
All-you-can-eat.
: v9 ~7 {2 B0 l9 _1 `/ }; _buffet7 |; x7 m3 E4 K6 _
smorgasbord
6 O9 C8 a' k! @Eat as much as you like.: b2 _) Q8 g1 a
Eat as much as you wish. *作为句子应为“你想吃多少就吃多少”。2 ]7 G1 g, C$ I& Z! \' u; _& }& ^
# J. n1 H2 l. Z! v& {. v# M: ?+ c, p多项选择。# v" U; p5 @- f0 q
multiple-choice
( x1 H& o) ~' `8 \! Ymultiple-choice questions (多项选择题)! h7 J, [! V% h8 B, R
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各就各位,预备,跑!
' s: s8 x" O8 PReady, get set, go!1 s; L) N7 h1 _1 J3 ?: s
On your mark, get set, go!
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从头到尾。4 o" r5 B& v0 \+ |3 y8 O+ s0 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。
- x1 d |; ~ O" X3 k8 GI don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。)
5 ^; i' e4 j- {I'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。)5 D% H' E% `) \% T0 J
entirely (完全地)
4 y; j6 h+ I$ H* T; Z0 Mcompletely (完全地)) _2 ]6 P) a+ r! M5 y
C6 c9 l) G2 t始终/一直/一贯
1 C N1 A9 K8 Y1 R% c# s8 K8 tall long *用于“从一开始我就说过吧”等句子中,表示“从开始就……”。
& f$ O ?7 H3 O- f. J# ?So, she is married. (所以,她结婚了。)
4 n! ]: a" h" x* TI've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。)5 }. E' S7 d# Q- N
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all this time
( |& O) U' R8 j* G. F6 a4 @" psince the start
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! G, I- U( \4 G就我的记忆来说……
0 A/ H9 S% `4 PAs far as I can remember,...! D/ `+ o+ x: o& \ U+ ^8 O' C: O
What's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?). I" K( C6 M/ e! I9 R" h
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 ]3 }9 g, M$ {9 v2 aTo the best of my memory,...
& e8 p7 `9 s: K, hAs far as I know,... (就我所知……)+ C. D+ r5 O4 s5 X
If my memory serves me right,... (如果我没记错的话,……)
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! p5 O8 j7 K- U p7 K以牙还牙,针锋相对。% X& ]: S; p$ l. U& w+ g
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John kicked me, so I gave him tit for tat.(约翰踢我,所以我以牙还牙。): x6 l6 J* F0 t* D6 d' b/ l4 P' r
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这是我为什么在这儿的原因。* P. F1 u8 v9 ?; I1 F, u; q; ^
That's what I'm here for.
0 w+ ^$ G( F5 A) JWhat are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?)
1 n( i) I4 p. v3 q1 X3 q7 f* cEconomics. 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。) t$ ~* f2 i! S3 s+ @
# D6 L! z. h, q3 a& ~' [8 k2+3等于5。
9 i3 Y: _- I! b+ s% w1 l* G/ }Two and three is five.$ o3 ~" w! X3 F+ ~
Two plus three is five.
. r" p2 `( [3 ]* o. r$ `Two and three makes five.
/ C$ y9 v7 i. d- I# l$ ZTwo and three equals five. D% |5 ]5 N5 w, T
, a$ J% y+ @" a1 ]1 c3 S9 V我们有天壤之别。& s% q e. ~: P* J7 D" N4 p1 U4 ?
We're as different as night and day. t9 N- o8 M5 C
We're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。)
% s! b) q* T, t* a$ j, A! IWe have nothing in common. (我们没有任何共同点。)" z# t0 u2 O. ^6 q2 Q3 d
# W$ T; \- i7 g$ f* y) b% n4 i! C东施效颦。(机械模仿。)7 C: y a5 {& R& x7 H6 K1 e
Monkey see, monkey do.. ?. c# j( O- e" p* m
She just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)
* t( {: a* f( t0 ?Well, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛,真是东施效颦。)/ ]7 `* a& ~/ }9 g. J ^
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以先后顺序为准。
( X- a+ s, X6 u( \# 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”。9 S2 J* h( q. C u
Do you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)' _+ i4 Z- m* b/ ^& D. D' I
No, first come, first served. (没有,先来的先得。)" a, B' j6 w) {" L2 t" U W
On a first-come, first-served basis.
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5 q6 C8 N) e. }: Z% ~; {9 }过时了。
. w/ ~* O& \: L5 T% YIt's out of date.
/ ?& H7 u7 K3 aLook at my camera. (你看我的照相机。)9 Z+ m J5 W: \5 W2 X
But it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)7 b8 Y' X$ n6 H/ A8 c
It's old-fashioned.9 |, J9 e3 l& v( ?/ b* ~
It's outdated.
; Q7 S! ^8 v- R8 RIt's behind the times.
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7 S2 r2 H( {$ S0 g5 K电视有长处,也有短处。 ?8 i* X9 _* b3 f$ d/ K
TV has its merits and demerits.
6 { T) X& U4 R G YTV has its good and bad points.* ?) Z1 _( N1 U
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我利用了他的弱点。
6 K+ L/ m' `6 H) B0 gI took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。
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* J' \$ y# E( W我长了不少见识。4 q. \$ ?4 R: G, V
I've learned something.
! a- y2 k& \) M) \0 R% qThe TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。)
, q. `$ y8 f' X8 F% }* C$ p0 BYeah, and I've learned something. (是呀,我长了不少见识。)% ^5 C! W0 @% A
I've learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。), R, L3 V/ x4 \$ j+ B$ L$ W& h
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那会引起火灾呀!1 `! F+ i& E5 ~
It's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。
3 M, H) g. t) O; }0 NLook at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)2 T) ~) }: H! M) ^3 z
It's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!); y8 u/ ]! A) C0 d' J* M
It could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。). T# {/ k) Q4 B9 M( J" [$ r6 g
It could cause a fire.$ b- e+ U) S5 m
$ W6 p; {- R& k8 b什么事都有可能发生。7 h, `) G( m: s |) ]4 u
Anything could happen.
# S* U+ `& ?) J2 PThere's no knowing what may happen.
/ `9 n: f% G; V. _8 q& ^. rYou never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。)4 Z: p: B0 N5 u6 z& w
Anything's possible.
! y) J4 t% h# j! P) EIt could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。)3 {1 W/ Q2 ?/ _& g
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for future reference
' v8 _- _0 z9 L0 M8 FYou 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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, A* {" E$ v( f3 x在我背后。
/ u# L: c) V& {5 pbehind 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。
! @: o N- F& _3 D' BEveryone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。)
5 u, l. s& K' HHow do you know? (你怎么知道的?)6 T! C- E) u: \; ?' Z4 [
secretly (秘密地)( s$ t- ~% M7 T. E4 W f
in my absence (在我不在的时候。)$ }( i g' l3 A8 d1 y9 t
without my knowledge (背着我)& F5 E! h" Y4 q! B5 I) I5 t
2 |0 ?1 _& [8 }& ~: d4 _0 ^换换心情。/ {5 }* }9 d; v. h* {. v
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。
R/ g- F3 ?* C4 ?3 `0 a w+ [. RLet's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。)7 k2 L* [: J2 A* l, [, B# Q
Okay, let's. (好吧,走。)1 W F I1 H( l8 M/ D' a8 z- ?0 q6 D
instead (别这样!). j' S0 g$ L9 w5 v. Y2 ^$ l/ S
& r/ _! L$ E" B有钱能使鬼推磨。( C' x+ Z+ o D) Y' }0 L
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。1 Z5 @1 P) T4 u/ }8 ^
Jane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。)% r6 w0 ?4 g; S* x
Money talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。)
+ t: c8 G6 A, g" f) L7 G# jMoney talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。0 @2 x2 J# \2 ~7 B2 a. b
. @- V, D6 n2 S( \! y. F, b1 v别说丧气话。
$ t' n- k0 H! o% p& W+ l. @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。6 c H% l9 B7 P5 Z3 G
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过去的事情让它过去吧。) @: _' @+ z; C" `4 q6 N" f
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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有总比没有强。7 p. C( F# g( W& ^. r( T! Q
Better than nothing. *东西也许不多,不那么充分,但总比一点儿没有强。. d3 O: s6 r. t1 \3 Y G- @
8 [! D# ?6 F1 t e9 {$ L酒肉朋友。
5 W4 w4 h+ P/ J# k0 }) xA 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。' @/ ?0 z6 b- @1 U4 v/ p
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滴水汇成河。
. {0 d# T7 N @" n8 R' }* P( B5 W6 OEvery 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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