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患难见真情。
{; o+ e% P& G. i, X7 M! R% P) W: iA 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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# Y. g# F$ q [6 X! y) s" f$ H只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。
4 }3 t, P$ g7 R8 M5 `7 BAll 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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( ]1 `' R- R4 i# t% i事实胜于雄辩。3 v8 X" D7 c: N; B
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。
* j6 Z7 F0 M8 a% z, q9 dTime and tide wait for no man. *tide 是“潮水”,此处与time同义,表示时间。3 \. m4 w% w- {5 C) w$ O! N
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越快越好。
3 o* O6 s! ^: p6 Q3 f: A) GThe sooner, the better.
' R. |* w: H3 U9 Q! C+ N9 T) kWhen should I come over? (什么时候来合适?)6 h3 T. K) ]; ^4 h; R
The sooner, the better. (越快越好。)
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! H+ t4 {8 ~: R7 T) w' J! m. H3 Y正好。
3 k) i# ~1 ?2 B+ d9 ^4 r0 F$ L2 NOn the nose.# G0 C$ N( k% L+ J9 U
How many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?)2 _( [$ O' ?! {, t
A hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。)
. W6 t5 f) ~" S0 ~Exactly.
; J% z# I4 B; W( xOn the dot.
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) m3 v3 _+ m8 r- _捉迷藏。/ b: U( @! R* }: W! c
Hide-and-seek
% V u6 O. B8 ^) P+ f$ eLet's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。)
$ y1 s8 ]2 I6 X% i ]+ V5 cOkay. (好吧。)
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未完待续。: M Q& N' A |# {' h+ K2 s7 B& I7 d+ [
to be continued *用于电视连续剧等的最后,表示“待续”。
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) U. J6 K0 {7 W1 F% o& O! k一个巴掌拍不响。% n3 L. V# w! Y" T! i( W, Z: X
It takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。
. Z6 F' G( V5 u; D. FJoe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。)0 [& U0 S9 j; a p
Well, I think it takes two to tango. (不过,我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)
( U; H8 p* k/ Z( \Both sides must be blamed.
2 h# h6 Q0 \3 K2 ~6 CThey are the same.0 C# o8 n) f; g5 I+ R
They are both responsible.& a9 f; Z4 d t8 P0 ?
They are both wrong.% l- [' q/ B6 h! V! a, c& M
Both of them should be blamed.9 T0 W8 |5 ?) |2 g0 m6 S6 Y
# u3 |$ D) Z V6 m$ m尽快。
2 g$ R3 y# [% {6 IAs soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。
# [( T# P1 x6 O `9 o$ ?2 ], cShould I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?)
/ D$ S. e, [# NYes. As soon as possible. (对,请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。
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9 d6 R" u( z9 i. P+ Y% Z随便吃。
# h) O6 D/ o9 P: z6 I2 eAll-you-can-eat.
* L$ l( J( ~& X$ gbuffet
" b( P8 G) r5 R: ]: M& _" Dsmorgasbord
; s! h, I* O8 k! p/ e; UEat as much as you like.
4 d& x( \4 s9 s; ^Eat as much as you wish. *作为句子应为“你想吃多少就吃多少”。; D" X( j4 d$ H r3 L7 U
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多项选择。
9 E! e, e$ g! b' ~$ @8 J7 O% q2 h# w! vmultiple-choice8 u8 g- |5 Y1 m0 y% V! N
multiple-choice questions (多项选择题)
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各就各位,预备,跑!
6 }# d# q. g2 r- |$ _! LReady, get set, go!
1 E b, g$ H# k! x8 HOn your mark, get set, go!
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从头到尾。
" F5 w- y S3 ?6 k" y) Mfrom 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。# ]' Q& y( a& b* y/ W# S
I don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。)8 ~% G% t' u5 c& r" P3 @
I'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。)
( k3 X. D# G( a+ c# mentirely (完全地)
( h, g" C, t" W- N3 Ccompletely (完全地)! [$ j1 w! x5 o' X$ g
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始终/一直/一贯
" Q- B! { I' r; P0 C$ ?. sall long *用于“从一开始我就说过吧”等句子中,表示“从开始就……”。
8 U( D$ n5 d }/ E* H5 W* x- ^So, she is married. (所以,她结婚了。)1 U5 \) W Q0 y+ X- P
I've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。)% Z! v/ I+ V3 h
from the very beginning
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since the start5 c _7 y/ J- D+ I8 a# A8 c
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就我的记忆来说……3 r" K6 D0 Z5 v& l
As far as I can remember,...2 n1 b O/ e& b5 g' R. \
What's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?)% p7 w$ f$ X! L
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。)
3 W# R7 o% \* B* y+ yTo the best of my memory,... l9 q! h r1 ]: y
As far as I know,... (就我所知……)) H1 u( n2 b0 k {4 c
If my memory serves me right,... (如果我没记错的话,……)% S+ O- d3 N4 [* q* _1 z% ]* N7 \
5 ?. z. T& s' v( ~以牙还牙,针锋相对。# H' w* X7 u0 o5 c: ?4 t
Tit for tat.; B" ^& }& T$ J) {0 b: d! u
John kicked me, so I gave him tit for tat.(约翰踢我,所以我以牙还牙。)3 e$ j2 s' M+ ~; w5 J1 x0 [' h
9 c# \& t3 H+ Q7 n. \1 W这是我为什么在这儿的原因。
; A+ w1 `; ~% r9 o3 T4 fThat's what I'm here for.
/ Q8 x# K* K4 R! z i3 y BWhat are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?). @5 \/ U/ E6 h1 |! B! O, S- ]
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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2+3等于5。- X" t% z0 R. D$ @" G3 T- e
Two and three is five.
" ]) L" o0 z9 P5 A$ e1 u. CTwo plus three is five.* i* |4 s) g* ?2 }
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我们有天壤之别。% |3 y3 ]/ [8 z o; ^: m
We're as different as night and day.. G5 M. ^- h( R3 }5 U5 d
We're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。)
0 G5 n3 g5 ~) }8 s" w, TWe 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。)# K' F) e/ {2 o5 ~6 Z6 }/ w# W! G' T
Monkey see, monkey do.
- f, F- S" M- uShe just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)* h1 T& j- V4 v# X& |) ~
Well, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛,真是东施效颦。)
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" [4 W6 S. k S以先后顺序为准。
# N) P9 Q4 B& O5 q; Y; Y* k% g5 bFirst 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”。
2 z* A6 l. u8 U0 ]" L# G: tDo you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)
4 Z* W! k5 W6 S: P TNo, first come, first served. (没有,先来的先得。)
5 P s0 }. P" M5 kOn a first-come, first-served basis.
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! H% G6 n: }6 @/ \) R过时了。5 Y ~5 J/ K$ S+ z+ L/ |
It's out of date.
; j. B$ @! @: GLook at my camera. (你看我的照相机。)
" L O' _* w' a2 @But it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)% G3 t8 X+ R4 e1 b, f
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It's outdated.
/ ?7 G$ s) c- a5 ?0 sIt's behind the times.
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电视有长处,也有短处。
/ |& h+ [8 ?: q6 Y8 _: d8 Z( [TV has its merits and demerits.& m' d' S( f5 t/ K' v7 i0 p
TV has its good and bad points.
6 D" ^# a3 ]! _- d: W) `( x! NThere are good and bad points about TV.
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我利用了他的弱点。
7 C- a$ {5 v" e2 {4 G( FI took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。
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p; J! C8 f4 N. C, [! w我长了不少见识。
& q" d, i! V, N' H9 ^ o: ?I've learned something.
$ [: ~0 G# D+ b$ v& {The TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。)
( w( g3 X3 w" m5 GYeah, and I've learned something. (是呀,我长了不少见识。)8 M7 u, ~7 O( a* c2 }! a" _
I've learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。)
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It's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。
% I4 f- _; R* ~; eLook at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)
% p; }& r( J, U. W6 HIt's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!)/ c5 k/ A' d/ m7 x$ U I
It could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。)5 [4 F% z' M6 o
It could cause a fire.
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7 [# c9 m2 K: w, n0 \ b/ a什么事都有可能发生。
9 O4 x- P4 O" [& s& X$ C5 HAnything could happen.6 G# j1 v) {# k9 _! X
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You never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。)
: ~4 K, @9 \3 h/ r% C' `3 T' gAnything's possible.
: i8 i4 z0 F4 t6 X: f9 wIt could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。)0 | L8 w& I4 B7 g' U, B
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for future reference
! u8 D5 w' T7 y6 c9 Y/ q, S+ C) Q yYou should keep the book for future reference. (你该把这本书收好,以便将来作为参考。)( ]. _$ U$ D1 S; R9 l1 k7 D3 f- y: ?
: Z q* ? k8 `5 ?1 @5 t在我背后。
# R, Y6 j7 k$ O* q6 A# dbehind 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。8 h/ v$ z$ `6 }1 c8 m8 c$ k
Everyone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。)* Q5 L7 ~+ r" I6 ^1 u. y
How do you know? (你怎么知道的?)' d6 G/ T* d2 H" v& F' I3 A+ a& x
secretly (秘密地)2 b0 V1 b1 R6 t/ i
in my absence (在我不在的时候。)
& h: C; E, x2 x3 v# Z" }" g1 Gwithout my knowledge (背着我)
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换换心情。2 u0 L! f8 _5 H% A5 Q. f
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。$ N# o1 F8 h) A' f6 C
Let's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。)
/ ~6 y/ W6 C3 ^0 |Okay, let's. (好吧,走。)
+ }8 g* o: @8 y' einstead (别这样!)
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有钱能使鬼推磨。: D {, j0 G1 y x, t
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。5 H: q1 H+ \8 q& `* ?2 D( Q
Jane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。)
7 O& _6 L6 c* Q- e* f( A J% GMoney talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。)
; I# \! a) b* M4 tMoney talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。
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别说丧气话。
% H; o* Q& B4 F2 r# v5 a! fNever 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。" l9 z5 q4 I( F7 m9 ^& k
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过去的事情让它过去吧。3 }8 m3 [- m4 g7 T3 E* C 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”。
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有总比没有强。
& ~9 E" O+ e( D3 T, e5 IBetter than nothing. *东西也许不多,不那么充分,但总比一点儿没有强。6 d& S. o7 @- S# H
4 s0 L) O# a6 A f酒肉朋友。
, P. ~" |2 G/ SA 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。
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, a- B' j5 y0 ^9 O6 P( J, w- x4 v滴水汇成河。
' P# _3 x5 y/ p7 ~" L xEvery 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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