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患难见真情。/ o' v7 ]2 q$ m
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。
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. B( u& O8 R9 b/ R1 C8 a& c只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。
5 L' H; o# E/ F1 z+ U* B$ ^( U4 @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。, ^( o. Z0 R9 z: C: p
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”。5 G& D d& ?$ ?; @+ X
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岁月不待人。
7 R5 X+ l/ t, |! V% w" U5 mTime and tide wait for no man. *tide 是“潮水”,此处与time同义,表示时间。
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7 K |1 M1 \$ W6 V3 b越快越好。
1 |$ X- w$ j& P7 P# iThe sooner, the better.
! @! [, Q: M+ k, wWhen should I come over? (什么时候来合适?) l7 U6 t6 w- G
The sooner, the better. (越快越好。)# D. V7 n1 M; e: P
/ W; V# _! O& k/ n8 u正好。
3 a8 i& l+ Y* a8 v' V% ~- GOn the nose.2 c4 a0 P6 d) X9 O; e6 ]
How many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?)
0 v- ~& {+ t; q1 y4 U% b8 k4 tA hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。): C" w, {4 G9 e( _' @
Exactly.5 _+ p$ p3 ?6 l* p4 R
On the dot.
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; E" K& F% H; i3 c' ]/ s捉迷藏。
8 G7 G3 a: {$ h+ I/ |Hide-and-seek
9 x3 f& R- o" J, U; v1 t" eLet's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。)
- r+ O& C2 W. W4 {Okay. (好吧。)" h6 r: z/ L2 n8 P- I
v9 ]; `5 `2 k& i未完待续。+ S1 q# A2 P5 a; b+ d- g# p
to be continued *用于电视连续剧等的最后,表示“待续”。* T1 u! |' q0 C, o3 T6 a
8 b& ]- s m; L3 W, k一个巴掌拍不响。
# H/ q1 [* o0 zIt takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。
7 ?- T$ s( a! P' o% F- {Joe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。)
* q4 x/ k5 a/ l$ K' Z% Z: z; Z- gWell, I think it takes two to tango. (不过,我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)! H9 x' c' V6 Y0 d$ T% V" U
Both sides must be blamed.
- J* D7 P- g" LThey are the same.
+ J1 V0 n5 a9 Q. b' Y3 P" K7 KThey are both responsible.4 L( a1 L; X3 s. v; T: M* Z6 T( R; @
They are both wrong.# @% h2 l+ V2 X5 I5 P W/ }
Both of them should be blamed.2 d$ s0 A$ p# I& s
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尽快。" _5 H0 X/ l5 d9 c& |0 r0 V7 j# u
As soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。, G* p0 G0 b, H N
Should I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?)
8 [3 L! d i- v- t9 N8 V" x5 Q6 TYes. As soon as possible. (对,请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。
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随便吃。
1 D2 d2 G! b# ]) z7 ~All-you-can-eat.9 e/ _+ d% K5 I4 z( g' i
buffet% k! R3 J& I4 H/ v! l4 T2 O! r
smorgasbord
7 ?7 s% t# {9 }, vEat as much as you like.
$ c" q% X6 j0 s# c0 mEat as much as you wish. *作为句子应为“你想吃多少就吃多少”。! _* o& E+ u" s! M2 A0 G
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多项选择。
: A8 t5 m' N j( Y6 o7 a5 L2 |multiple-choice. N. g, O+ O4 A- v
multiple-choice questions (多项选择题)- m2 ?5 _3 P. V5 @9 v: [
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各就各位,预备,跑!
& o, b1 r2 w1 wReady, get set, go!# e& L6 w! ?0 f
On your mark, get set, go!
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从头到尾。3 c# ~6 n2 g% r( `. E. c
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。
( n9 M3 u5 _- b. J W2 LI don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。)' U/ @- I/ V9 N# R% Z0 }
I'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。)
$ u* S. I1 n ]2 J" I1 a; g6 Y! _4 Jentirely (完全地)4 N7 M v" v' C0 l% P
completely (完全地)% i- ? E2 B/ q) I! W p
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始终/一直/一贯
, r I }4 d: \+ n' T1 Hall long *用于“从一开始我就说过吧”等句子中,表示“从开始就……”。
D Q1 ~! U1 C) y2 y6 I- kSo, she is married. (所以,她结婚了。)
4 K: U9 f0 @) i; G# K* g/ h) hI've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。)
2 l W3 F/ u2 W, v$ \from the very beginning% [7 K$ m" B T) C: r1 ?- j
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since the start
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, F3 \4 d3 r/ }( |0 Q9 |就我的记忆来说……
$ x$ f& A9 Z3 D, y# T9 kAs far as I can remember,...& i' e' f. x) e# k
What's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?)# E' C- i/ X6 d( k
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。)$ o$ \+ e. Q, D* G( ^
To the best of my memory,...
3 e+ s: l& P) x* pAs far as I know,... (就我所知……)
2 R8 q1 M& L+ v3 g7 EIf my memory serves me right,... (如果我没记错的话,……)+ M6 N7 M$ P, W2 ^& Z* d
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以牙还牙,针锋相对。
9 Q' @7 O" Q6 b. x9 t4 nTit for tat.& [8 \$ @: g* h2 G( E; m
John kicked me, so I gave him tit for tat.(约翰踢我,所以我以牙还牙。)4 L$ }. V* E5 u" \& A6 R
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这是我为什么在这儿的原因。
) p/ n u2 N- |3 b: Q5 H, u0 }: UThat's what I'm here for.
+ M8 C* Z5 t8 N: U7 m& TWhat are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?)
+ o5 p N( @$ P! vEconomics. 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。
7 t. x% C7 K1 r' E WTwo and three is five.' C1 l5 \4 I! U3 w4 X7 Z! q+ ^
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7 x3 i5 t( |% J8 b+ a. _: R' m我们有天壤之别。
6 a- X( E7 k: d9 R/ C0 `+ t; {We're as different as night and day.% K) |. L/ ] D
We're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。)- P* S2 \$ |, F4 C2 _. M
We 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。)
/ f) w6 [: o/ G C$ V1 xMonkey see, monkey do.* x O. ]' ~' i j- m3 A% s, V
She just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)- h* F. f' A5 x" d- o F
Well, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛,真是东施效颦。): r- U/ y5 w4 Z& T# L7 `
1 Y R$ C+ a' p5 O v以先后顺序为准。
5 i9 R2 ]' n6 Y) g5 e: p( b/ _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”。% v" \( ~) x; m
Do you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)6 _' r9 u8 z* T5 O7 e7 l& |5 t
No, first come, first served. (没有,先来的先得。)
% I( n% c9 w) w! S, l( |6 X+ ]On a first-come, first-served basis.
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$ l0 V" H" O4 p4 B3 ?过时了。
) h9 Q6 Z, y: V0 n0 TIt's out of date.
* `' J3 ?) _5 j% c( {' U h+ pLook at my camera. (你看我的照相机。)
$ C% V8 {) G. h, K2 J& lBut it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)" w% [& ]; [. F! c. t, l, L4 u
It's old-fashioned.
& P+ {4 F6 Q+ n; XIt's outdated.' ]4 s8 s% A4 {/ n5 d
It's behind the times.
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电视有长处,也有短处。
_/ e- b) B9 o( P' g+ k2 L Q% ]TV has its merits and demerits.) h e& e1 P. C* L7 b }4 F( Q
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There are good and bad points about TV.
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" p; M- F, y, M8 _+ @1 K我利用了他的弱点。6 _: ? v4 Q( C0 D
I took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。* c4 g1 E4 y2 N( F5 D( S; S8 {' M
) x) L: ^) l7 T" s/ W. j7 B我长了不少见识。, ?- `9 ^- r, i L
I've learned something.
V2 ^6 o# [ }8 r1 t4 ^( v8 V7 g6 S4 BThe TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。) q) \: T4 j Y2 X
Yeah, and I've learned something. (是呀,我长了不少见识。): Z8 h9 B$ s3 Q3 p1 h
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 F( u* W7 c# |It's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。' H; v6 \0 U, _1 K. K
Look at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)5 Q. b2 ?0 a: `9 v% u/ C1 _, D' ]
It's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!)- k' Y1 m/ N+ W) C( t, u9 d+ g
It could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。)7 T5 o; g# v. s# g& T! C) a6 X
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* H+ \* C1 g6 J' s. L d什么事都有可能发生。
+ q& y5 G! M/ ~5 b7 {/ Y/ QAnything could happen.
7 p! I: }8 c2 w$ TThere's no knowing what may happen.! O- Q$ G8 `/ R( }" ]5 ]$ P
You never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。)
2 f: }- X8 Y! E# F/ S5 jAnything's possible.
1 P2 z) g' o, `9 kIt could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。)
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将来可以用来作参考。
0 v' L# O0 m5 r( c+ U$ Tfor future reference; J8 Q8 o* |9 m+ X! I: M' F
You should keep the book for future reference. (你该把这本书收好,以便将来作为参考。)- `. ` D" {1 R9 @! w; t" f! M& Q
) k' j- r1 P& s9 V) F% u; Z在我背后。
& V( T; m+ @% X5 r1 }5 B; M% gbehind 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。" [0 {) U: m ~: S8 O2 Q
Everyone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。)
2 R" f' z% O$ h3 J' nHow do you know? (你怎么知道的?)
. o5 Z' a+ \- N$ G& i5 w; j/ {" dsecretly (秘密地)! P1 \$ ?6 ?$ h2 X( o& G
in my absence (在我不在的时候。)
1 x* e% J& [9 r7 X- Dwithout my knowledge (背着我)
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' w/ i: i Z* s& j换换心情。
% U% R8 u9 o4 B& [, Ufor 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。
$ x ]8 _6 I) MLet's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。)& J, P; m( I3 G
Okay, let's. (好吧,走。)
6 q4 Z" Q: {& M1 ~: Yinstead (别这样!)# H& L* t& J, K
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有钱能使鬼推磨。
2 f7 L3 J R6 }) r1 O- O$ ^6 ]( aMoney talks. *金钱是给与势力和权力的东西。表示金钱的力量非常大。
- L6 M& [2 ~4 X, l' Y( T2 s3 jJane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。); ` R5 `; q/ {1 z2 Y8 N
Money talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。)/ K% a5 m* T( y* L5 q
Money talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。! z( U, N* c! }) P f5 j" q& b
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别说丧气话。
: k7 ~% m) l: ~0 b( DNever 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。. p+ g' e4 u& J
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过去的事情让它过去吧。) A, u# l1 }7 V1 T# R
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 z2 ^: x7 _. S
. A4 i5 T2 T$ A: e有总比没有强。
- v" i: L3 t3 d* x" ^, ABetter 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 P4 w. G) z. e9 k0 Z( ?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。
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6 h0 P! [9 h5 J7 p滴水汇成河。
( T' O' [( L6 f5 i6 I3 _) b+ g7 TEvery 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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