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患难见真情。4 Z3 T: _/ L2 B$ u
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。$ n. ^4 V* s; t" @" i+ Q# x
1 e: b$ r' H. n9 @; j& l只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。6 y s- T* `7 V
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”。. k5 ^) ~/ i8 {9 S* R3 j
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事实胜于雄辩。
# n2 [ j) B' v3 z$ g) B9 q* AThe 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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* ^& g5 S4 e: F2 A" T4 ^# l; O+ K岁月不待人。
# A1 j5 N0 e; l* w2 G, g7 ?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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越快越好。- v0 L' a! N& Y- l& a
The sooner, the better.
" O: A7 b. z, B( t P0 I1 w( u7 Z) eWhen should I come over? (什么时候来合适?)
9 }- n z" R+ p. P. d: dThe sooner, the better. (越快越好。)
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正好。
6 K. N: l% u+ S0 K4 I$ K, fOn the nose.) ^" C( [) [0 g7 y) P5 o5 |
How many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?)! T& A0 u% n6 I3 F
A hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。)3 ^% H/ y7 a4 `4 d' W8 E9 G' ?) O
Exactly.7 }5 p4 r# o! k
On the dot.
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捉迷藏。
7 W9 e$ P/ T q8 n% A! oHide-and-seek7 m, J' ]- A8 v& M3 k) N; G& Q# N
Let's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。)" }& Z6 r* X: v7 Z$ ?
Okay. (好吧。)
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4 i* }8 ^# E( s1 R; J未完待续。
$ D9 z, A! w9 M+ o3 W- ?+ t8 E$ wto 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。
- b# K1 U6 V* v/ u' |1 }- }It takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。
6 _. `; s8 j. d* b/ P9 L- k1 cJoe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。)' H/ I+ p. z0 F4 }5 g, T/ U, k# v
Well, I think it takes two to tango. (不过,我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)
5 ]! t7 _: \ r: e# v, E8 `$ ^Both sides must be blamed.
$ B; r' p l+ x( ?" JThey are the same.
, W) w! z. j% z) w% MThey are both responsible.
' l2 B* G! }; A' x) N0 mThey are both wrong.
6 J! R- O- l# m* K! K. v8 q, M/ c5 gBoth of them should be blamed.* J1 V2 `3 c' {+ d5 }
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尽快。
6 u. _ @; `8 Z/ nAs soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。
& Q5 @% U q% B( D u* O; d$ CShould I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?)# }! R6 z9 r* r' g
Yes. As soon as possible. (对,请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。
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9 A' K4 t5 J. Z2 H0 E, Y随便吃。
$ x3 R1 G: L% O ZAll-you-can-eat.
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smorgasbord
; L# _+ a n6 R. CEat as much as you like.
1 D; [# w# p( G5 n, z* a; I3 vEat as much as you wish. *作为句子应为“你想吃多少就吃多少”。 i9 S' i4 Z/ V
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多项选择。/ Q% _1 S/ V" {
multiple-choice: E% I4 a$ B: K; h$ r: t* ~
multiple-choice questions (多项选择题)
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; X& w8 N: \2 O各就各位,预备,跑!
+ |# G4 t2 u/ j& `: r$ fReady, get set, go!6 ]2 C( B( U+ `
On your mark, get set, go!/ Q4 x9 O) g0 p1 x2 i. r
1 y! ~" b/ U: m从头到尾。
- q; N8 B8 a7 W% zfrom 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。2 D: e x4 ^3 r& K. ?# O
I don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。)/ N" R% m& A' ^6 g6 N3 f
I'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。)
% T/ R. m1 t* H$ I+ `' d; o* v1 fentirely (完全地)
! E/ ~/ v1 U5 i. C; Y! f2 Xcompletely (完全地)
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all long *用于“从一开始我就说过吧”等句子中,表示“从开始就……”。
5 c6 D2 _* C [& g/ |So, she is married. (所以,她结婚了。)6 g8 `& g9 O2 i4 X/ c- A
I've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。)
( [5 k* a+ Y) }, {0 \. C* jfrom the very beginning
) b" `# |% x7 T: a+ a8 l" oall this time
8 t5 M+ U( a( ]: A+ j4 |since the start
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就我的记忆来说……
$ I6 S: N* _; I4 ~3 NAs far as I can remember,...
0 z P/ N' k: r+ cWhat's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?), m5 j$ L$ j' o, o
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。). N0 t r E3 x
To the best of my memory,...0 L& R8 f5 l- n& U
As far as I know,... (就我所知……)
- N# M% G# |( P2 N$ L+ t1 H6 Y6 e, }5 VIf 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。
7 Y3 G8 }' N! S0 YTit for tat.
7 r* o. i6 w! K0 o% ?% ~! \' ~John kicked me, so I gave him tit for tat.(约翰踢我,所以我以牙还牙。)4 z1 E, j5 y$ v! I0 R
( j4 U1 |1 \5 K3 a i这是我为什么在这儿的原因。
$ f& g1 l3 V0 i% y5 rThat's what I'm here for. e! S! }0 Q0 n3 G) K5 w
What are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?); B" R! | m3 c! V# s) W
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。
" ^! P9 {, u! @9 N( L! \/ v& a1 zTwo and three is five.9 d/ Z# \7 F) P8 R# L
Two plus three is five.
1 L: G% a! m o9 G4 RTwo and three makes five.* o) N5 P, s3 c. u$ E6 V2 U0 C( L, E
Two and three equals five.
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我们有天壤之别。
! E# V" H' b$ n0 O/ I/ |We're as different as night and day.7 i3 M! h9 ^1 u# u
We're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。)
7 s; Z% z7 ]- D9 f! i+ EWe have nothing in common. (我们没有任何共同点。)8 t1 Z c7 Y5 |% `" v
8 q2 f) i5 R" N( t2 c* E+ W东施效颦。(机械模仿。)6 k. l" h& F/ n
Monkey see, monkey do.
: V: v/ t. Z' n' k* hShe just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)
* b- V( p/ N% _) m* IWell, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛,真是东施效颦。)6 x& W3 N, a4 H; L; F" d
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以先后顺序为准。
5 I" ]) B% O1 k0 xFirst 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”。, p) w5 }( E1 t' N, Z
Do you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)
' u2 a- p/ {! W" f- P e0 iNo, first come, first served. (没有,先来的先得。)- \9 B8 k( a2 l a8 t
On a first-come, first-served basis.
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# A: J/ X, n& C" I1 k+ G过时了。! t% Q' m" E7 E4 k: V
It's out of date.3 w e7 f8 Z9 J) d9 t
Look at my camera. (你看我的照相机。) y/ O1 P) r0 ^" ~! ]) v& Z( E: W* p
But it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)* \6 Z9 E6 S0 x+ N0 V" Y
It's old-fashioned.' f; j' B8 m& S+ U: w5 J# [
It's outdated.
( Z6 X# H4 D- t5 EIt's behind the times.% l0 z& a' L" J9 ]) H( D. w' @
& V* f4 l* g, X( M1 Q. Q电视有长处,也有短处。
C8 R0 X8 Q6 R1 z' T4 uTV has its merits and demerits.' L {) b6 T# f7 }
TV has its good and bad points.
2 m& A! g9 ]! G! c8 z, NThere are good and bad points about TV.
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I took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。
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" v/ ]% k2 U' }2 `# q! x我长了不少见识。) ~: j# d% d7 t0 B
I've learned something.3 O$ n' @& l* b
The TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。)% v% M2 w! E! l3 U8 @9 `5 J' ?! g
Yeah, and I've learned something. (是呀,我长了不少见识。)
) a! T2 F$ j' Z' s% V7 Z4 YI've learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。)
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t0 ]' H( y* j- q那会引起火灾呀!
) w* @0 S( k0 K' b! L/ X/ PIt's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。$ T$ V5 l5 f) m1 z& @, I! U9 s
Look at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)
6 B7 c7 @0 |' D6 p& w+ |It's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!)
]$ B! _# f: ]It could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。)
& G( |3 y0 Z/ c# Q3 H' b0 ^It could cause a fire.! Q( ~- W$ a9 _ H; U C# Q
3 f( @. P" h2 I! I( p9 J- l4 P什么事都有可能发生。% k. i0 A8 b* T! ?
Anything could happen.
0 K) m$ r' L+ A# h: F; Q e# T% }There's no knowing what may happen.
+ @$ p+ }, n, T* l, a! l+ tYou never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。)( f# W) k# B/ ~1 T4 b
Anything's possible.
& F- h# Q6 }; p2 D) N# @8 e+ {; UIt could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。)
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You should keep the book for future reference. (你该把这本书收好,以便将来作为参考。). }* C6 L# t# B5 P3 V3 i) G' K
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在我背后。
( [7 [, i1 f9 I5 Z" x% ]7 Z0 J8 cbehind 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。6 o4 K8 z3 f. [7 p' a
Everyone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。)
4 c% ]+ r" V8 Z* b; ?0 M" SHow do you know? (你怎么知道的?)
; a8 ^$ ], k/ ]* Ssecretly (秘密地)
" H* c. q$ W/ o t; w4 S$ ~% rin my absence (在我不在的时候。)
$ Z I: B# U N X8 p+ _without my knowledge (背着我)) A! G% R# u( C# G9 I3 V4 |
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换换心情。& _& D8 ~0 k+ {6 }7 X+ Y4 r
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。 w: o$ V$ y& h8 |5 @
Let's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。)
9 ~4 ]" W7 i. m" W2 A) z5 Z, FOkay, let's. (好吧,走。)2 F' F. ^ x. p
instead (别这样!)
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有钱能使鬼推磨。
- {8 I$ ~5 x1 z) V& J1 x4 eMoney talks. *金钱是给与势力和权力的东西。表示金钱的力量非常大。
$ z) O8 J. P2 `Jane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。)
8 M8 C2 m6 c6 [" |4 }& J' aMoney talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。)
- \3 v9 t( T& {% \Money talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。
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# H7 O9 v8 G( E: B1 g别说丧气话。6 ^- j- g# h+ C8 I
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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4 e/ M( `5 X$ S; Z过去的事情让它过去吧。
7 W; X- _$ H U! o- e; [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。8 P# w9 k$ N2 Y* ]- A( V
Better 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。
5 F' l M/ h+ ` A5 `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。5 S% v0 D+ e' }0 f) n* Y
+ O) o: ^8 f* ?! s' g滴水汇成河。; G4 }$ A1 v; X% H; S: l# ?
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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