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患难见真情。8 ]. L9 `$ d e I3 N" t
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。, B/ C y& f' ]& h: @' Y
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只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。
$ d9 ]+ [9 O" T! X+ D1 I8 }9 R1 w( _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* x. f* u' i/ S) d3 \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”。8 B C% Q4 t& L1 d
- I& s) A1 \- _3 H岁月不待人。
& {% J) j" i5 [# a8 {Time and tide wait for no man. *tide 是“潮水”,此处与time同义,表示时间。4 N: A2 J7 G, y, ~+ k" s
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越快越好。
) T& @, U: S; j h1 a$ E3 }% S4 wThe sooner, the better.
# T5 ~' e w) }" ]$ lWhen should I come over? (什么时候来合适?) o( W o9 | _# \* x1 Z" n
The sooner, the better. (越快越好。)$ p! t6 r7 j) a* e1 w
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正好。
$ ^5 y6 ?8 G! YOn the nose.
& e, w f b4 @/ n j9 e6 D- eHow many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?); g& `, u9 \' T( W
A hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。)5 Q$ j. U4 O/ G- O8 Y/ P
Exactly.
& [: h, q( r( D' o' F& c$ M. V9 MOn the dot.
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捉迷藏。! h% j6 a6 \" T" H! e- o& k1 n
Hide-and-seek
' ?2 s# y' f% ]5 `2 T/ MLet's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。)
1 i/ s' F% _1 c9 W; V; s8 q) T4 x9 cOkay. (好吧。)
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未完待续。
8 ^" U7 J+ T% x) Z( |5 g4 h+ Kto 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。
5 S' V S; A# TIt takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。
/ d/ ^) C8 W1 B+ H2 xJoe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。)- S. Q$ A4 {2 v- A
Well, I think it takes two to tango. (不过,我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)
F9 |; r$ T# k& H2 ], ^Both sides must be blamed.
- X7 C0 o1 m+ @' ]5 IThey are the same.
7 F6 p+ I$ l4 q# |( Q5 |" g9 mThey are both responsible.
" W. o/ j& t, N' JThey are both wrong.% p7 R+ Z( r- @' [; c
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. ]4 E E! M- C) g尽快。
* B `7 t. N( ~2 W& qAs soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。5 w; y& _+ F: |4 N' N
Should I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?)0 n; r3 [( M( X9 E6 P' _6 C
Yes. As soon as possible. (对,请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。
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随便吃。$ q8 q4 Z4 A' \( Q, p" z
All-you-can-eat.- Q* z3 M, V& j/ ~* s
buffet* A/ c3 C! P/ q; v
smorgasbord; ]3 ^# b1 d. |5 r; ^/ a2 r
Eat as much as you like.
2 l% Y# c2 v9 _5 y V$ R& e; F# UEat as much as you wish. *作为句子应为“你想吃多少就吃多少”。! |- T0 K& \2 g' d- G
' i8 X+ j G6 G7 J$ p多项选择。
8 A$ m$ }+ C" e5 s4 [# kmultiple-choice
# J0 f7 m7 \) T$ P U2 w; }. a. gmultiple-choice questions (多项选择题)1 p/ f }- D) S0 {# f1 |6 u8 E
* u4 ~; D) `) |4 L各就各位,预备,跑!- {1 X7 ]+ B: p; Z7 ~+ U2 [5 S
Ready, get set, go!* v, x5 y4 B* X/ h
On your mark, get set, go!
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从头到尾。
& U/ B& B6 s1 Gfrom 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 C( A' ~9 ?, k: ?& C
I don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。)8 I ]( p% w( m% B2 I9 p
I'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。)9 X; q3 _/ F" v
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completely (完全地)
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" Z" {0 u. b, V, | Y' O/ O始终/一直/一贯/ v+ [2 T/ o+ _
all long *用于“从一开始我就说过吧”等句子中,表示“从开始就……”。
( {* J: z0 ^. ~9 @ OSo, she is married. (所以,她结婚了。)0 H) n. e0 P9 E; k q6 c
I've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。)
* K P9 k/ @" rfrom the very beginning
+ h& t' i% ] l- U- \all this time$ x8 f8 m/ m3 y& M# h% E
since the start
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! {8 Y. V% z W3 q& c就我的记忆来说……" o2 p+ n: F( G# u, c0 y8 U
As far as I can remember,...7 C. U0 Z2 K. N5 w* k, j& E2 L
What's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?)% J& h0 D- I6 w7 ]
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。)) F" S4 X4 J$ V( `* s$ K
To the best of my memory,...6 m& x6 j7 l8 Y
As far as I know,... (就我所知……)
; H) [$ I# w |: q1 }9 A2 {, s8 CIf my memory serves me right,... (如果我没记错的话,……), D, N D: [; w0 H @
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以牙还牙,针锋相对。
& }0 q* n u5 e4 g% b8 U: tTit for tat.; c- L% t+ c, O( X$ ]8 i
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。
# \$ @" g' M2 V# x% tThat's what I'm here for.
0 ^7 ~5 {: B: _7 OWhat are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?)' x g- D7 _4 g, m# }, z; h. x8 j
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。)" I* _) P) j% Y. F9 U/ x4 _: `
2 {! G3 h# k& _( G: f. X$ K" l2+3等于5。
# @5 _$ m* a. o8 E/ s) `' o+ gTwo and three is five.
* p* G" p1 c m1 wTwo plus three is five.
& A( F# N; g8 W$ U; QTwo and three makes five." p9 z- K' E2 R4 @4 }
Two and three equals five.
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我们有天壤之别。$ M& _' T( `' P% w7 }" \- v! h
We're as different as night and day.
7 ^6 H5 s- X! E" d, V/ HWe're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。)4 H% I- t7 y9 J! u& g- Z
We have nothing in common. (我们没有任何共同点。)
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3 \! W5 V5 a) y& D. ?东施效颦。(机械模仿。)3 U7 K4 C$ {8 l3 A3 g
Monkey see, monkey do.
* E5 H6 [* m+ B+ NShe just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)
, |" p H: D0 e6 Q; p) VWell, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛,真是东施效颦。)+ P! M" ]% Q6 w8 v' e
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以先后顺序为准。1 C, j' ]& d; ]$ X
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”。3 I/ x8 E1 n6 s. v: Y( C$ A+ T5 S
Do you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)! r4 k) y" m$ U0 p) i0 j
No, first come, first served. (没有,先来的先得。)' p3 m; g: i: C
On a first-come, first-served basis.
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+ o" c9 o2 u3 e$ r$ \8 h过时了。
0 a* Q6 k" x& @1 G# eIt's out of date.
+ y2 P9 j' e; H9 M) b9 [Look at my camera. (你看我的照相机。)1 h8 ]7 z y% Y, k1 b: J0 X8 R
But it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)
1 ^/ H3 _: P1 x3 F* z- Q) AIt's old-fashioned.( ?. Q; l9 F$ `" E
It's outdated.
2 Y% `. w. l6 J( u( `, q8 S% bIt's behind the times.6 t4 @) F( t3 ]; L, U5 X
" A; u- E: g! F, Y' {5 |- j电视有长处,也有短处。
% E0 F( |& F5 H& \" JTV has its merits and demerits.
9 ^2 r+ R& J% fTV has its good and bad points.; P* b+ K& u% m
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: A! j, A- ^- ]3 @我利用了他的弱点。
# r+ A( G! u9 W0 L2 wI took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。- a0 t$ [1 x2 }2 |9 J
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我长了不少见识。3 A+ H5 r; ?8 A4 v0 ]* \: u
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The TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。)7 q' z" n( H- u6 Q
Yeah, and I've learned something. (是呀,我长了不少见识。)
4 u( [$ e2 U& C9 D* T1 P4 [I've learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。)
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那会引起火灾呀!
, ^0 Z' f, `; b( d% ?) }- xIt's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。+ e( ]. l* ?+ }% w: D% l
Look at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)5 h% x+ s4 X' |: G+ X
It's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!)" {# B8 f( b# ]3 K3 g* n
It could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。)9 E0 T# n1 ~! f2 ?! Z
It could cause a fire., s: u* A9 J! R! { Q% a) L
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什么事都有可能发生。% E; J7 l8 W( _
Anything could happen.! f1 x+ w. M7 f+ [
There's no knowing what may happen.
; T9 ^' _( d3 k7 a, z$ \5 E8 r$ oYou never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。)
0 T( `; ^, V6 GAnything's possible.2 [8 D& t- }1 A7 e3 x+ N" t
It could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。) V& Z0 l6 d# R$ o o2 r0 P1 v
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将来可以用来作参考。
, F3 J: o- c. Vfor future reference0 X- g% T S( G4 j% ? r
You should keep the book for future reference. (你该把这本书收好,以便将来作为参考。)8 i- f1 N, [4 U6 J
* K* A" N' i4 \. E在我背后。! b5 D g3 ?4 [, e3 i, l: U
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。5 T4 @1 g- u3 c3 E! g
Everyone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。)* X# F! q T- K$ C/ n
How do you know? (你怎么知道的?)
/ I; ?) ^& y8 m) Q9 j0 isecretly (秘密地)" E+ s% R) B, b
in my absence (在我不在的时候。)) k/ Z) c! v9 r2 _' m
without my knowledge (背着我)
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换换心情。% z1 `' \" S2 s2 T, D4 A+ S
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。
' ]% M$ s! ^ f6 ]" ^: wLet's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。)
2 K7 e8 d4 [; `/ N7 ?+ [$ v4 ^$ }Okay, let's. (好吧,走。)# \9 O2 @+ \4 K: @$ ]# z) n
instead (别这样!)
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7 y' P1 j# C* b有钱能使鬼推磨。7 Z( S2 x4 u5 W# j' b" H
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。
8 [5 _1 N7 O4 W5 p% Y3 k! gJane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。)) { t" g! j: l% n N% c
Money talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。)
+ Q: C0 _. [5 Y, ]/ vMoney talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。
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别说丧气话。
- j$ B5 w: f- F- {3 L1 jNever 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 ?/ {$ ~1 y2 ~8 C* }. T
6 ?' }+ D# x7 k9 M9 d3 [- b过去的事情让它过去吧。
# i3 Z; F; x7 Z2 [- ILet 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”。. D0 f& J& X/ g; E( V' C; d
* W. D+ I) y( O+ ]/ ^. s; k有总比没有强。& J& b# o0 s. ?& ^: S: O7 K" {- V
Better than nothing. *东西也许不多,不那么充分,但总比一点儿没有强。/ L) H3 x" r# h2 g* W* G
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酒肉朋友。
w3 n% a$ {1 V6 F3 dA 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。4 n* b `/ m6 k4 o' w7 I% U
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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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