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发表于 2006-6-27 02:43 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
不管张三李四。
) w1 L! x( c: r5 [Every Tom, Dick and Harry. *举出常用的男孩名,表示“不论谁都……”、“不管张三还是李四”。虽然没有女孩名,但男女都可用。7 w/ [. ^# k$ D% ?4 c: M
My daughter had a homestay in America. (我女儿为体验当地生活,去美国了。)
' ~, u) y  ~4 USo did every Tom, Dick and Harry. (不管谁都能去啊。)
- i, }. B( p* t) LI like sexy girls. (我喜欢性感的女人。)
* ^3 v4 @& q: r& rSo does every Tom, Dick and Harry. (无论谁都是这样的。)) w& i. T! k: _, Y3 s' R4 U' N

( y$ k/ ?; D& O( Z" f  l一波未平一波又起。
) g: D8 n, m7 X1 J/ Q9 C" u8 j. aOut of the frying pan into the fire. *frying pan “平底炒菜锅”,直译是菜从锅里炒出来又掉进了火里。
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3 L( I# D- o. s/ b6 k, @舍名求实。
4 H! w7 B7 I4 L8 @- l" MI live to eat.
2 G1 G/ b" [4 X7 y: J9 qPudding rather than praise. *不太常用的说法。
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5 r# h7 _% N5 Z瞎猫碰上了死耗子。
* `- I: r- j' c5 p( D- [Every dog has his day.
# U! G8 @* p& h* P! @, z; G, oBob won the lottery. (鲍勃中了头彩。)+ P+ c% m, Q) ^" A: E7 Q
Every dog has his day. (瞎猫碰上了死耗子。)
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Everyone gets lucky sometimes. (谁都会有走运的时候。)
3 C% G0 t0 e( y6 A" u! IA flying crow always gets something. *不太常用的说法。& A* S3 f9 c! A- ?6 H' _
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说曹操,曹操到。
- g1 O) d8 k# nSpeak of the devil. *“说到恶魔,恶魔就来”。源自谚语Speak of the devil and he will appear。, ^* Q( V5 B, t# y6 o2 {
Speak of the devil.常用于口语中。: Z2 g- d* S6 N" ~; N" k
Here comes John! (约翰来了。)
4 \" \3 ~+ |* b% b+ DSpeak of the devil. (真是说到曹操,曹操到。)" X6 |# b* q& X  ?+ s! u) v' |

: H: u' w9 S1 r( n3 a. v情人眼里出西施。
7 O" f7 C, V) l7 VLove is blind. *直译是“爱情是盲目的”。表示人们一旦谈恋爱,就会失去正确的判断能力,无法冷静地看待事物。" l. L# L0 T; [0 X* V
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一举两得。
, H! g$ l$ S( _; ~" S6 ~1 HKill two birds with one stone. *直译是“一石可以打中两只鸟”,即“一举两得”。
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不闻凶讯便是吉。
1 K& F( M, P3 h* ~5 }2 J! rNo news is good news.5 j3 f. s( @- p! a/ h! M% h% i
I haven't heard from John lately. (好久没有约翰的消息了。)
0 J7 _6 y; c4 ^6 J" jWell, no news is good news. (是啊,不闻凶讯便是吉。)% H( y: w; n9 n2 G. N  e

6 u8 r7 j3 f6 ~+ Y; _  Y光阴似箭。
; @7 j# u% J0 I1 c" K! QTime flies. *表示时间像飞一样地过去了。Tim flies是Time flies when you are having fun.的省略说法。即“越高兴时间过得越快”。$ a0 G( y, {6 a: m/ d+ e

4 j5 t. }( c" M5 `2 c时间就是金钱。5 r# s2 W" p' r0 b2 W, x9 w0 i
Time is money.
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. f  M/ `( S" T) `, s百艺不如一艺精。
% E/ w+ U2 r$ _4 fJack of all trades, master of none. *Jack是男子名,一般表示“某人或男人”。此句的意思是什么事都去做的人没有一件事是能精通的。
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& X0 ^! V8 w+ y4 b4 f+ U4 Z三思而后行。
: R* e7 Q) O  H/ s, ~: ULook before you leap. *直译“飞之前先看看”,表示“付诸于行动前要慎重地考虑,做好准备”。# P, f. ?( ?9 c. b6 W: [" i

' E& Q1 ~' w3 L* H0 q0 V1 d百闻不如一见。
* O- h5 i; a- F" n  ~, g: ^2 JSeeing is believing. *“眼见为实”,即只有自己亲眼所见,才能信服。
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无风不起浪。
6 L" v3 r1 D: o  \" f$ jThere is no smoke without fire. *传闻总是有出处的,“无火的地方不冒烟”。. w* [' k# \% A
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Honesty is the best policy. *常以为不正当行为能获得好处,但从长远来看,结果是采取正当行为才是上策。" t( Q! x- ?* U2 k

# d6 d& V% n0 b晚做总比不做强。/ m6 ]8 _6 w, e" d9 r6 t& i0 t8 B
Better late than never.
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# D0 U  d5 \, `7 I$ W男孩子就是男孩子嘛!8 |/ H0 G9 z1 Z1 c4 m2 e# A
Boys will be boys.# @) X' k$ s* W# D! l
John got into a fight again. (约翰又打架了。)& W* P% n6 D% K1 J0 x  l: v
Boys will be boys. (男孩子就是男孩子嘛!)
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知识就是力量。% o9 S1 s1 w' f3 _$ g' G4 I) F
Knowledge is power.
- x2 u6 j6 K+ n8 VKnowledge is power. (知识就是力量。)2 q7 l1 @# i$ P! F( ^0 ~4 L) }& c, G
That's why he's so successful. (所以他才成功。)
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冰冻三尺非一日之寒。/罗马不是一天就建成的。' |* L# w) E, T$ ]. r1 H
Rome was not built in a day. *要做大事不是一朝一夕就可以成功的。- S! p: J& b) [! i9 F  f3 d) d
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条条大路通罗马。
; }) i7 M0 B7 o4 Y9 v, OAll roads lead to Rome. *为达到同一目的,可以采取多种手段。
" Y) h  ^$ x! ^7 a% h9 D  [3 f2 `There are many roads to success. (有许多办法可以取得成功。) *常用语。
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5 a; B0 T2 q( z' q入乡随俗。6 v6 m3 Z, L/ g. ~' e% G  B
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. *“在罗马就要照罗马人做的去做”。即“到另一个地方就要遵从那里的风俗习惯”。口语中常省略成Do as the Romans do.
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熟能生巧。& o" C/ V) F$ I5 k. e# |+ @! W7 N  m
Practice makes perfect. *任何事情都反复练习是成功的秘诀。( A% @3 [6 K& Z% x8 U- c9 y: D
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历史总在重演。
, e: {% U* Z; b8 a+ gHistory repeats itself., J- F$ U. }( V: g; o& `  ^  m
Another war started. (又一场战争开始了。); }' X5 p' R4 u7 T3 ?1 r
History repeats itself. (历史总在重演。)! m: D' v. M7 P. ]% Q  W, [0 Y

8 |8 ]+ }( ?+ e: L祸不单行,福无双至。+ |( @3 A8 V7 I4 m! m
When it rains, it (always) pours.
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功夫不负有心人。
7 Q; A. o. z" O. KWhere there's a will, there's a way. *有坚强的意志和决心的话,无论有多大的困难都能克服。
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行动比语言更响亮。
$ R8 c6 G- _' G8 D( G  NActions speak louder than words.8 T. e1 S7 }; u1 |8 e, y2 w8 J& F+ c
(钱财等)来得容易去得快。, Q& N" V8 m2 F8 r& _( {/ N2 R

- q6 n9 M6 n# _9 wEasy come, easy go. *轻易得来的钱财,是不被珍惜的。来得容易,去得也容易。% y( S! W- l0 U
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血浓于水。
* M% |2 L4 |5 ~8 L/ JBlood is thicker than water.
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3 _/ W4 @) X; j: l有其父必有其子。
1 |1 ]6 p; ]* s5 bLike father, like son. *父子相似的意思。  E1 p3 ~) @* ^" \1 P
Like mother, like daughter. (有其母必有其女。)  n+ \3 |( W* A2 B/ i! s
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恋爱和战争都是不择手段的。
) G, m; ~4 \: p/ K/ o2 g6 |7 ~All's fair in love and war. *在恋爱和战争中任何策略都是正当的。$ {! b2 |4 V) ?# N

  r# m( F" ?3 Y美貌不过一张皮。
' m% p0 k% F: }& X3 F7 CBeauty is only skin deep. *“再漂亮的美女削去一层皮后就和丑女无二样”,即“看人不能只看外表而要重视内涵”。$ M7 X. l& S; R. y: J. }) M
Beauty is but skin deep.
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东西总是人家的好。
& X9 ], k& _8 [, a6 QThe grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence). *直译是“(篱笆)那边的草总是绿的”。
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0 U5 [0 [4 W/ Z" k) R5 V1 [1 L不劳则不获。
9 ], X6 r) v  d  O: |You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs. *直译是“不打碎鸡蛋就做不成蛋包饭”。意思是做任何事如果不努力,不付出牺牲,不投资的话,是得不到结果的。
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流水不腐,户枢不蠹。
/ E! _% W3 T6 SA rolling stone gathers no moss. *不断活动的石头是不会长上像青苔这类东西的。即“能不断保持新鲜”。也可以把它看做相反的意思,“不断变换工作和搬家的人,没有熟练的事情,也存不下钱”。
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患难见真情。* `( N0 j0 G. o- b- X
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。# o& M  K1 z8 x" i* o$ u
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只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。
, H3 g# z( L1 n6 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”。& [2 S: N" l6 n% H* E' m( m  |
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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”。: t# Y/ {( T  a. t  G/ E) Z

- @8 O5 F6 q' M$ _1 O岁月不待人。) z& D: c8 v! q* @
Time and tide wait for no man. *tide 是“潮水”,此处与time同义,表示时间。
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; K% j. ~, E, l5 {0 P越快越好。. D# ?4 ?7 Q2 f/ J: v
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When should I come over? (什么时候来合适?); m( m& t! j0 l  E) N
The sooner, the better. (越快越好。)
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3 w$ \9 j# D3 a正好。0 A: Z" D( \8 n  X$ i: `- u
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How many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?)
3 a; J' l7 a8 Q" aA hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。)3 s6 S8 d* ^8 R8 d5 T( y1 q
Exactly.
$ ?3 k  q3 o. K1 \) DOn the dot.
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捉迷藏。
% N9 D! \0 C" _1 m# `" Q, E3 {Hide-and-seek
& Y% x6 f9 V) VLet's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。)
2 x# k- k- T% EOkay. (好吧。)
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未完待续。/ s( P$ u1 Z0 U! h  ?+ t" A+ P
to be continued *用于电视连续剧等的最后,表示“待续”。
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一个巴掌拍不响。
& S4 {% ~6 S4 Z8 |8 ~  z3 M  T" KIt takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。+ n3 M* p/ C) T6 U7 c& X, ~' C
Joe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。)
4 E% q& _! H5 j" Y' |5 UWell, I think it takes two to tango. (不过,我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)3 L: e% L/ K+ J! e: x. T/ r/ h: _
Both sides must be blamed.3 g: `' w3 A( Z/ M
They are the same.
' l# _5 N1 ?3 u1 ]5 L5 e  K: SThey are both responsible.
1 {4 _+ `: u9 T3 q# hThey are both wrong.
4 K7 \" k. `* @4 X1 w, k; z9 _Both of them should be blamed.
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- l5 }* `* K8 E) _: x: L. n尽快。
8 P- O4 s9 d6 I* Y# {; n" p) pAs soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。
: g- X! T1 s( K4 IShould I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?)1 k+ @; x: O8 c3 t" \
Yes. As soon as possible. (对,请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。
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1 a3 P2 r3 f( ^随便吃。
1 M0 {* A& P2 z+ r2 |All-you-can-eat.* v+ C; [& }$ n1 p+ H
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smorgasbord
* |, j$ q9 l7 l* @- K$ C  wEat as much as you like.
2 A! s* f5 }" K+ \% l/ D% T3 vEat as much as you wish. *作为句子应为“你想吃多少就吃多少”。0 p& P% [% I. k/ L) b3 g

0 `  n; ~# Q' p多项选择。  N  A; C& N& a5 x, n
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multiple-choice questions (多项选择题)
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* A  @1 t, h$ Z- m2 }各就各位,预备,跑!
8 P: O* }) N2 ^- n3 HReady, get set, go!& i' H9 Q4 _$ l3 j( e* y8 j
On your mark, get set, go!, t% g) h* h! J

  z) M0 y2 Q+ F# n- w. E从头到尾。- L' E- C# `1 w: Z' D5 }& |$ f! K
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。
0 `, d# Y  Y& E- x% fI don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。)
6 S- x! Y7 I. [; ~* iI'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。)
6 z& T+ R% K, n6 c: P! I( dentirely (完全地)
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始终/一直/一贯
) @  l+ [6 B8 e* R( E0 L' E/ J8 uall long *用于“从一开始我就说过吧”等句子中,表示“从开始就……”。
* o  Z" M* e- ]. J& p. a$ j. DSo, she is married. (所以,她结婚了。)
( |* |7 C' _" k' I- oI've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。)6 w- e% ?: ]+ h6 I0 o1 v
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all this time
  N- s6 Q4 Q% U7 S  Q, G' gsince the start( I. J) e1 t6 f; I; s- I
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就我的记忆来说……% q3 i: U6 P* N" X
As far as I can remember,...
* u; E9 K$ L# N- YWhat's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?)
+ K( x8 |. T' P. ]5 JAs 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 n/ O8 g1 j% n+ W* T& _
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As far as I know,... (就我所知……)
2 G% x& T0 U* oIf my memory serves me right,... (如果我没记错的话,……)
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0 R/ T! G" f! U1 T; q以牙还牙,针锋相对。
. g" u" Z- q6 y" d9 HTit for tat.5 Z6 n7 ^8 Q, k4 a" i+ Z" M
John kicked me, so I gave him tit for tat.(约翰踢我,所以我以牙还牙。)) e/ S  {: U0 o0 Z  v. S

0 Y* j. o6 ^3 H! l5 P6 n0 h这是我为什么在这儿的原因。
4 o2 T/ E# t7 c- a) e0 l" f0 DThat's what I'm here for.* Z7 k& p/ e. y; R# x4 K5 j/ @+ w: u
What are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?)
7 v: s  X5 z& d! YEconomics. 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。)* p" N' [4 I6 A4 D% }! o3 i7 H
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Two and three is five.
; \7 K' l$ q% M' \: UTwo plus three is five.6 X2 ~  I1 j& l, e: G
Two and three makes five.
/ c/ f2 P# A; b0 j8 B/ N7 ^Two and three equals five.
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我们有天壤之别。
- u& C+ N" F  l3 [We're as different as night and day.
, R: |. Y: `* w- W' {  k0 @We're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。)
  w, _* g4 Q) T/ yWe 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。)6 U* H1 b) P# Y& ?! ?9 ^2 K
Monkey see, monkey do.
* t' C- H- w/ [5 \, \. e) z0 O3 UShe just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)
. A# A* S( s) }# LWell, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛,真是东施效颦。)
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& a9 B6 E9 p) ^+ R4 R* Q0 F+ R以先后顺序为准。
1 n  x: D1 ]% O* w' Q& T) q' l2 }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”。
( D9 s* v) c" v* G, ~Do you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)1 w: G4 ~4 s, t1 E. R& ^4 ?* F
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过时了。
+ S4 x' [; w! B# bIt's out of date.
  n3 [* s( n6 W7 F' g* O; j4 ~2 l9 ]' g+ xLook at my camera. (你看我的照相机。)2 `0 U! [' |" s
But it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)
: q; b  V$ c$ }  V* mIt's old-fashioned.4 Z- ]4 c! q+ x* ]! n. a& J' ~
It's outdated.% x9 J) y/ K# r" I+ ]
It's behind the times.
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电视有长处,也有短处。
/ y: I2 I( v: U; hTV has its merits and demerits.2 n/ p4 ]8 {" u
TV has its good and bad points.) q$ F  i5 L0 G3 y+ O+ f
There are good and bad points about TV.
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我利用了他的弱点。
4 a2 x( K* [4 M! @: P0 VI took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。$ W3 w1 |, q& c

, Q  j+ K/ K' c) `我长了不少见识。( ?! D* s. A; C: o- x  f
I've learned something.
- _+ n3 K; P% Z4 f  q# RThe TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。)  _  Z' ]* S& d0 s( k. Z
Yeah, and I've learned something. (是呀,我长了不少见识。)6 Q+ Z& F2 i3 ]- Y& U/ t+ r
I've learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。)( m% N* q# C0 w" b
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那会引起火灾呀!
/ {' E, l' L$ }1 O: u. OIt's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。& l7 h8 ?  B! J
Look at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)' V+ m. j/ D& I: v$ \
It's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!)# m8 w$ b# g' {" p* g$ z  |: }5 p
It could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。)0 d9 w6 m( y9 Q/ a, C3 W
It could cause a fire.7 b# }( i" e* x

0 @; Z# v9 G3 W8 |什么事都有可能发生。$ O( f" h% y4 Y! N' u+ p* H. m
Anything could happen.% @1 o; F6 A6 U" r/ B) L
There's no knowing what may happen.2 h# W$ B4 g: j$ S8 }' v, Q. S# [
You never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。). w; K; n4 h8 v  c8 c, W+ t4 P
Anything's possible.4 [1 o, [& O2 ~  O
It could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。)% y$ o8 i  ]; M9 q. L/ d7 L7 C

% U/ _- b5 v; n- K/ l' l4 @+ [( T0 s将来可以用来作参考。1 {* o! S! a, u: A" [' t
for future reference4 E/ f" g. y- O( `8 Z, ~0 V
You 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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9 l8 a4 m# a3 k$ S; l在我背后。
6 [& q% J/ t5 P9 f- o9 W7 a# n$ Sbehind 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。
7 N* A' G4 J: M4 YEveryone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。)
( a+ m/ z4 p( l" _How do you know? (你怎么知道的?)
+ v% B2 o3 m4 a: q  u+ `" msecretly (秘密地)2 p8 P; U& \# X& g* R
in my absence (在我不在的时候。)
# a1 {: y& o3 D% C& k! _6 F, {without my knowledge (背着我)8 E+ c: }2 H7 }: S9 ?( E, j. |
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换换心情。
2 N5 U/ ]: B4 y# o7 q' L: X- vfor 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。: O. V9 d4 W! q+ s8 }6 I/ D
Let's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。)5 Y% K- l( i) }3 O4 r) a* J( Z
Okay, let's. (好吧,走。)$ v1 k3 R9 J& d8 a. ~! W! b
instead (别这样!)1 b! _. s% g( B  y

2 X- B- k" p7 W. q有钱能使鬼推磨。- O$ ~$ w8 |; p: E  ]7 v
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。
3 `3 d* k; P3 }5 A9 vJane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。)
# h. W$ x# o+ N, b5 YMoney talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。)
$ V/ H* s* c, w  g% KMoney talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。+ R) Z; F: I' }* r/ C: ]5 u+ Z
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别说丧气话。3 `# c5 P4 P1 m1 |- m* \
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。
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过去的事情让它过去吧。. V/ a0 {1 U" V* a- G' @5 W2 O4 ]
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 G* `( b1 T" e: B6 f
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有总比没有强。
$ _% P4 d# P! J8 J1 ~, X; MBetter than nothing. *东西也许不多,不那么充分,但总比一点儿没有强。5 G5 v' r. s& y

& M' h9 R5 v8 N& X- h酒肉朋友。2 U" M' ]+ H: V) ?4 h5 N" V2 t2 H
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。9 b' d/ S" b2 T+ N) F3 M, w
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滴水汇成河。
/ M/ G5 h( g1 LEvery 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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