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患难见真情。5 M s# C2 T2 `3 k" @2 ~# @
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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只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。
" a0 a8 ^# f. |# O9 ^( n) @6 K5 m2 OAll 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”。) d" N3 s; i% @! h
# H0 |6 C. p/ @6 P4 k6 q7 ~8 Q7 s事实胜于雄辩。3 f- y+ w' I2 R+ S
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。( i/ d# g5 R( X' i9 n
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。3 F9 m T1 @4 S( c! s- e
The sooner, the better.
7 x8 E7 p s7 b1 \0 ]. P" AWhen should I come over? (什么时候来合适?)
$ |, b( h8 r2 w8 mThe sooner, the better. (越快越好。)
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正好。
- m) C/ G; M0 |% x4 X2 ROn the nose.
+ x2 ?/ J4 p8 f1 ?; Y- _: \! Y& VHow many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?)+ y+ I1 E7 }& B$ ^4 ~
A hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。)/ m$ h0 X0 {; o p' s
Exactly.7 g( X4 S p* v! b1 i* Y6 _0 N
On the dot.1 g Q; K6 v; l+ L
* G t8 V6 I+ I4 g& }) q捉迷藏。, C {) w/ A3 [! m
Hide-and-seek
0 {& u( D1 L/ jLet's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。)4 a' E4 Z. x- ]1 h8 z' b
Okay. (好吧。)
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) M& J: q' Y2 H' a0 [未完待续。; j3 Z* u! ^0 Y$ b( M$ }
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。
* y+ [. `) P8 h, S, pIt takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。
' ]& |0 }6 ]& _3 ^" m8 B }Joe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。)! b& |. P! D! r& ~
Well, I think it takes two to tango. (不过,我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)
2 w5 ?3 \& C! r! U% R4 Z' U& Y9 a5 OBoth sides must be blamed.
5 U+ |& u5 J5 U( h! }: Z) u+ l- E* ?They are the same.
* T( A* {3 N% ]They are both responsible.
- b2 @5 z3 |1 `+ p3 rThey are both wrong.
+ r1 A7 Y5 h1 Q% k2 ?. B0 vBoth of them should be blamed.
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$ C1 I& n& M, O+ f- d+ h" \ }; O8 q3 Z尽快。
$ o. o- X7 ^! S- k; IAs soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。
1 h; \. l5 a0 i' vShould I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?)& D0 U9 L: W. w+ y3 ^5 I
Yes. As soon as possible. (对,请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。3 @1 P7 N5 b; v5 t
! K# m! N& v2 U+ G5 T随便吃。
0 @* \/ A4 K/ Y4 ?All-you-can-eat.
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smorgasbord
8 a$ z8 I, w Y H. YEat as much as you like.
1 n2 Q* r* V; {$ AEat as much as you wish. *作为句子应为“你想吃多少就吃多少”。4 M, o- V' w9 ]6 W
" }8 D+ _! }( t! T, q" E4 y多项选择。 T9 ?) @) I( g! a' H
multiple-choice
1 H2 U: e8 C0 ^& _; H4 J" vmultiple-choice questions (多项选择题)) A6 ^& K' c S1 \0 p) a
% z; n+ l8 B" b( P; b9 P3 }各就各位,预备,跑!
# C: E3 I$ L5 d. v' M9 iReady, get set, go!
@2 `5 Y1 @5 Y% ?7 l* POn your mark, get set, go!
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从头到尾。' z" V( g1 w8 B9 B! b
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。9 U3 Q- X9 L4 r; _0 S
I don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。)& X' W- h, J, }0 r: o
I'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。)3 J# O- L7 ~' ?+ d8 O
entirely (完全地)
# T% T4 e2 {- U# U/ }. Z6 j% V9 i, c, Ncompletely (完全地)
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* f$ I. S- D7 U- d& a* E始终/一直/一贯% }* p7 g, I5 y8 ]
all long *用于“从一开始我就说过吧”等句子中,表示“从开始就……”。
& T2 g8 Y* `/ C: B1 z0 Z6 a2 zSo, she is married. (所以,她结婚了。)1 K' v, Q5 K% f& m; \
I've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。)9 N! l. o' o; L* A* k5 j
from the very beginning
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since the start
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就我的记忆来说……0 f1 K4 T9 q0 H9 n G: P4 [
As far as I can remember,...* b" V. y7 W5 E
What's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?)
) ~- M( g' H* xAs 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. L- i6 o; v! C: c' l
To the best of my memory,...$ i1 R8 Q2 `4 e# ?! Z4 ]( X
As far as I know,... (就我所知……)6 w$ ^3 I Z' j! B
If my memory serves me right,... (如果我没记错的话,……)- C- Z1 B' u& H9 n6 I* j% h
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以牙还牙,针锋相对。) J+ p% D# `8 g
Tit for tat.
1 x8 U: Z, t3 K% H2 A* q" C! H s9 @5 xJohn 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。
$ ~% R' K, l" e) l: A( N+ b3 j0 [That's what I'm here for.
6 P, z( ]$ I" M* @# MWhat are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?)* Y% k- s" U. m
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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4 Q/ |! Q+ L5 C. ~3 }) h+ u2+3等于5。
6 P( k9 s6 u3 v2 ]7 `Two and three is five.8 _1 ?: u6 d; `
Two plus three is five." U0 X0 E3 _5 ^
Two and three makes five.
$ y# X' I4 T# ^Two and three equals five.
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我们有天壤之别。
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We're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。)
7 A0 o+ L& B6 eWe 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。)/ X3 r- Q% R4 L2 N n
Monkey see, monkey do.
7 S. _0 _: i, [- vShe just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)! T i8 C8 _ g O
Well, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛,真是东施效颦。)
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; X/ ]1 y- X3 S5 {7 Z, q7 U e以先后顺序为准。
: H2 e% L6 ]+ M/ q! jFirst 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”。$ R- e4 k! _, C" n6 c0 v
Do you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)
7 H% \: ^$ _9 m) U* W0 JNo, first come, first served. (没有,先来的先得。)
+ ]7 H# ~, Z+ P9 dOn a first-come, first-served basis.0 @7 V. r( |( d5 X" Y6 Z
2 E& P; ~5 P( ^4 Y4 ~$ L过时了。' ^: d b, l6 K. h8 k
It's out of date.- N2 D3 h. k, O' }+ Z0 e
Look at my camera. (你看我的照相机。)& `3 Z% g! Y- N6 u9 U3 W
But it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)3 r' u" N- j: f% T, F5 [- u
It's old-fashioned.6 C9 _* `, \ n: u% [. Q. A$ f
It's outdated.5 V6 J8 k/ n3 i: n7 ?
It's behind the times.
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0 p" w, n" @: R( n5 }& L: P电视有长处,也有短处。/ N4 r ^, D3 d, Y" x. _* ?1 G
TV has its merits and demerits., ]! I$ }$ |- t
TV has its good and bad points.
: ^) E: t! s8 vThere are good and bad points about TV.
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* n0 _+ u( P9 }我利用了他的弱点。" a2 V1 ~9 H# ]9 j' Y5 ]
I took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。
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我长了不少见识。
: D! u9 i# P; e" {" jI've learned something." j* x' P" ]! O
The TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。)
! x7 ^' b/ H6 w( v# `) c. \Yeah, and I've learned something. (是呀,我长了不少见识。)
) O: S8 [4 A; f6 M3 v8 JI've learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。)2 \( U# P! U* o. x8 Y- Y3 ]
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那会引起火灾呀!, w4 b4 v' x: C6 s9 A7 S
It's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。5 g' x% X% |6 a( c
Look at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)
; m* l9 c) Y$ sIt's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!)
& K, W, {. T8 |* j' EIt could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。)' Y' H% F8 z# Y% m
It could cause a fire.# W; ^) y% P2 ]+ p; Y' P+ h
- ^& p0 q- [' C2 r" r4 [+ J什么事都有可能发生。, ^( h$ u- H$ F
Anything could happen.
6 U& v) l# D" A1 t2 |! \There's no knowing what may happen.
6 ]1 [' M7 ?' u$ O( `You never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。)" q$ s3 { |! z4 H9 Q
Anything's possible.
& m9 r G& N- f0 o! mIt could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。)
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& Y7 ^- R1 u, j将来可以用来作参考。
8 N: b5 @8 k' \" Mfor future reference
' Q" q" @/ m+ z5 v% w2 r4 K! dYou 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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# | x+ u4 j% A4 r8 J在我背后。8 W! n( u, x8 l+ Y7 ~; F
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。
& n, w+ m6 \8 e! E5 ]( `+ l; hEveryone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。)
! c8 f C8 Q6 H- o" B, @How do you know? (你怎么知道的?): Z& q; N) B2 S+ j2 E& g e9 ]1 F' M
secretly (秘密地)
4 d5 q* ^, {# |7 X/ g, Oin my absence (在我不在的时候。)
7 ]$ e2 r2 |. d$ Vwithout my knowledge (背着我)
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换换心情。
/ c* m5 k6 p" Y" ?- p' v* wfor 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。' k5 w; V' L. ^9 d+ O
Let's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。)* x0 y- R5 \9 M; K. D+ Q% I' O
Okay, let's. (好吧,走。)# F9 h: u; n. I7 I) k0 |( Y, ]8 w* H
instead (别这样!)4 p+ F- z$ N6 E8 L
- e. C3 b! {5 R1 E+ K0 n有钱能使鬼推磨。6 ?- e- q7 S3 S- ^/ J0 p' I
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。* @: P% H3 @, ]( t2 S: N
Jane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。)
u; D, o! p: n& Q2 V3 {7 _Money talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。)
! q0 ^' Z4 a3 MMoney talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。
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0 w% t- V1 ^0 ^% h别说丧气话。+ l* B+ Y# y1 o
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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2 @; O( g) ]1 D. j9 z, G6 G过去的事情让它过去吧。
8 y+ `9 v) P. ]' GLet 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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/ t' q6 z6 D$ e5 o$ i# M有总比没有强。
$ |7 B/ \5 q: L. QBetter 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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/ L. J/ Z) D6 w" y酒肉朋友。
$ \0 i m, U t& I1 z/ t7 k# t0 LA 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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滴水汇成河。- x# p/ D/ D6 U% A* R6 Y7 M/ s
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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