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美语 挺多没见过的说法 别错过。。。。zt

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从校内上转来的 希望大家用得上6 {* h% H  w1 a7 ^! d" T

) j  |; `* T- i% Y0 D当别人在你旁边罗嗦个没完,你烦透了,说“You are so boring “.(你真烦!)。“Shut up !”(闭嘴!)自然没错,可人家受得了吗?不如来一句“Oh, come on .Give me a break !” (帮帮忙,让我歇歇吧!)这多地道、多幽默。
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要想说人“气色好”。“You look fine !”当然不错,可如果你说”You’re in the pink !”就妙得多了,实际上,在英语口语中,表示颜色的词用起来非常形象生动。
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“他精力充沛”美国人说:“He is bouncy.”而不说“He is energetic ”,牢记一些日常对话中的活句式是你一把必备的钥匙。3 u1 W. f: c9 s# u: c* _9 }
如:久仰,“I get mind of you “.比”I heard a lot about you.”轻松得多。
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代问他人好当然能用”Please remember me to your sister .” 或”Please give my best wishes to your father ”不过,若是很好的朋友,何不说,“Please give my love to Jim。”3 P% z& k: l. V1 Z" H' a, [) \9 [
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在中国可不能随便说“我想你”,然而,当和西方人分手时说“I will miss you .”要比说“Good-bye”或“See you soon”有趣得多,不妨一试。
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0 p% P0 J2 P& C$ x5 ]5 [: E有人开会迟到了,你若对他说 “You are late .”,听起来象是废话,若说“Did you get lost ?”,则更能让他歉然,可别说成“Get lost!”那可是让人滚蛋的意思。4 \2 m. \+ V2 h' \# g

3 H* H) T! L; e$ e- x- Z# o别人征求你的意见,问能否开窗户等,你要说“You can do that .”就有点土了,用一句“Do you have the time? ”实际上,问他人的姓名,地址都可以这么用:“May I have you name?“要比”What’s your name ? ”礼貌得多,不过警察例外。! F; D  T) H% G5 u0 X6 m! c3 k

/ i6 _) T4 Q7 s2 z7 [8 ?别人问你不愿公开的问题,切勿用“It’s my secret ,Don’t ask such a personal question .”回答,一来显得你没有个性,二来也让对方尴尬。你可以说“I would rather not say .”(还是别说了吧!)。
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$ o, }: U" y5 L0 R有时候,你想说什么,可说是想不起来,你可以说“Well …”“Let me see”“Just a moment ”或“It’s on the tip of my tongue.”等,想比之下,最后一个句型是最地道的。+ ^+ I( N9 l/ N1 B

# p8 r) H# U$ u' |7 f交谈时,你可能会转换话题,不要只说“By the way ”,实际上,“To change the subject”“Before I forget”“While I remember”“Mind you ”都是既地道有受欢迎的表达。  @2 Z4 z$ L& U& ~0 U- {
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遇到你不懂的问题时可别不懂装懂,“I know”可能是中国人用得最多,而美国人最不能接受的一句话。当一美国教师向你解释某个问题时,你如果连说两遍“I know”可能是中国人用得最多,而美国人最不能接受的一句话。当一美国教师向你解释某个问题时,你如果连说两遍“I know”,我敢保证,他不会再跟你说什么了。用“I know ”或“I got it ”就顺耳得多,要是不懂就说“I’m not clear about it .”不过如果你会说“It’s past my understanding”或“It’s beyond me .”你的教师定会惊讶不已的。
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☆ a black sheep 败家子
7 D( n8 |# P* N* y6 i1 B0 t绵羊一般为白色,一旦成了黑色的绵羊,一定是个“败类”。
* R& ^$ |! \% Q1 O' R" z# @: D3 O9 MEric is a black sheep ,splashing one million dollars in a few years .
; M" l; E  J% @; V艾瑞克是个败家子,几年就挥霍了一百万美金。  Q* a* w% K" Y' b3 p- z2 c) p+ @
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☆ A rough diamond 内秀外粗的人
, W1 A; u+ _3 i+ tRough diamond 指“没加工的钻石”,用来指内秀外粗的人,真是妙语!
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* Z4 u3 X+ R- P6 v: DThe guy is really a rough diamond , and he can get everything right ,although he is a little bit careless .
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☆ Be level-headed (calm and relaxed) 头脑冷静的人& W% s4 ^9 c/ C/ d& ]: Y; z% H
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My boss ,John Smith ,is the most level –headed man I’ve ever known .
5 F1 x. H9 a- ^1 }我的老板约翰.史密斯是我见过的头脑最冷静的人。! Y, q% O# v+ R/ W! I+ l7 o
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☆ A greaseball (greasy guy ) 油腔滑调的人,“老油条”. e7 ~( i2 G3 `. T4 f4 b  o  @
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Mary’s boyfriend is such a greaseball , I don’t know why she is so crazy about him .
$ d; M* c+ j2 C; {& f+ }, @玛丽的男友是个油腔滑调的家伙,我不明白为什么她如此地迷恋他。
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☆ Weigh on one’s mind 心事重重
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! H$ K/ C4 L4 l- }1 JDo you know what has happened to her recently? She seems to have something that weighs heavily on her mind these days3 |& c0 C- T! A1 o
你知道她最近发生了什么事吗?她看起来心事很重。
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+ G0 i& z8 J: n3 V" H' o* C☆ Be green-eyed (be jealousy) 嫉妒的“红眼病”! X/ h* l  O1 G( C' w0 ]$ }! E
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中国人嫉妒时,是“红眼病”,英美国家的人则“绿了眼”,有意思。在美国,有时直接用green表示嫉妒。3 g+ p! G6 e2 n: x' `
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☆ Your doggy looks quite lovely , doesn’t he ?
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☆ Excuse me ,but your blue coat is pretty beautiful ,Where did you buy it ?
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: ^0 Y6 f! g1 U4 p. y$ N$ O% T6 j在同外国人士交往过程中,你要注意别人的外表是否有了大的变化或添了新的装饰,如新发型、新衣服、首饰等。然后加以适当的赞美,但无须过分,否则就有虚情假意之嫌.即便是对方外观没有大的改观,但比平时略显精神,你也可以说,
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, \6 s& \, b  e7 ?1 a% j$ [☆ “Ben, you look very good today.”或Ben ,you’re looking energetic these days .”
) D, a. ]( Z9 {' Z' v/ o7 m# \(本,你近来显得活力十足。)
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在美国,对别人新添置的物品都要习惯地加以赞美,如
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! R* d( e4 Z- y- s  ~5 d+ l☆ “Your new dress has brilliant color!”9 y. g$ V4 R0 P6 t! a  H+ y
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! X- Z4 J9 z1 ?' G  T8 O如果被邀请去参观朋友的住宅、办公室或公司,对其加以赞美就是比不可少的了。' Y" m! c. J0 }! d4 x
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☆ “I can’t imagine you have such a splendid house !”  H2 B; _6 H! g/ H* f- u6 j' W
(真不敢相信你竟有这么豪华的房子。)
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$ h! L! J  L+ [5 R% Q% x☆ “How nice your office looks “
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要知道,没人不爱听这些。* k4 r) l% b" K: Z9 z# i
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不过在吃饭时,外国人对你菜肴的赞美往往只是礼貌,即使他们吃不惯,他们也会说“The dish is delicious ”可不要拿出中国人的豪爽,没完没了给他夹菜,浪费了不说,还常常弄得对方难堪。. U& U) Z' U+ Y+ x$ S1 Y- H- V9 Q
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表达赞美时需要注意以下情况:
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1、赞美一两句即可,当别人表示感谢之后就可打住,或进入别的话题。4 o- N) a$ M9 Q  g+ b

8 }, I/ }% ^8 l0 P) m2、若别人向你展示新买的衣服等,即便你对它感觉不如意,也要尽量发现你感兴趣的地方,如颜色、样式等加以赞美。
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- @- B# D# A; r7 j2 i3、中国人很少当面夸赞别人的妻子长得如何漂亮,而在西方文化中, 对别人妻子的赞美是活跃气氛并且很受欢迎的。不过,赞美之后,你的眼睛久久不能从那女士的脸上挪开,可就另当别论了。
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4、赞美别人的首饰或衣服之后不要画蛇添足,; p8 X- b+ M1 b: g$ M
问她一句,“It must be very expensive. How much is it?”(这一定很贵吧。多少钱啊?)
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5、无论别人怎样赞美你,你只要一句“Thanks a lot.”就足以达到交流的效果,无须中国式的谦虚,“No, No”,会让赞美你的人莫明其妙,甚至认为你怀疑他的审美观有问题。
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6、美国老师上课时大多慈悲为怀,只要学生开口,无论怎样信口开河或者牛头不对马嘴,老师都会说“Good job!”;“Very nice!”;“Ok, you have a creative answer”;“What an original opinion!”。这既能鼓励学生,又能激发学生参与的积极性。这可是中国老师不妨学学的地方。
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7、在英美国家的各种聚会上,女士们常夸赞自己的丈夫有能力,夸赞自己的孩子如何聪明可爱;男士们也常夸赞自己的妻子温柔可人,夸赞自己的老板如何地重用自己,这既能活跃气氛,又能尽显自己人性美的一部分。若有机会你参加外国人的ball(舞会),你也不妨收起你的谦虚,将你的赞美适时适度地表达出来。  ^& D2 }5 _8 E% b* \9 n
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break one's heart
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. O8 G2 e1 O: k: @& `* Y  由break 和beart构成的词很多,如:hearbreak(极度伤心); hearbreaking(使心碎的),heat-broken(极度伤心的) ,大家可能注意到都是和"伤心"有关,break one's heat 就是指伤透某人的心。) F, H/ x& q3 p: ^$ i, p6 }
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实战运用:
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# h$ ^2 N9 k( U" V: MA:You look so sad ! what happened" H1 M# @$ d4 u2 ?" v( B) p# [
B: I broke up with my girl friend yesterday
8 T. ]. B" [$ E" `$ V8 M. v: I# JA: Did you ? I had the same experience ,It almost broke my heart .3 v- D* n* q" K, E6 `' I
B : But luckily you're all right now .
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! O" W- {. _* T' s8 U2 g  brush的意思是"推、拂"从字面上看,该习语的意思是:"把… …拂到一边去,",由此引申为"不屑一顾"
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5 q4 L, `' c% d4 H3 ]; C$ f9 ]3 IA : Helen's become so proud since she married that rich man .
6 w* `4 Y- L  C6 k5 IB : I once talked with her ,but she brushed all my suggestion to one side .
* T8 d- r1 i1 H. _$ p' ]A : She'll ask for it .
; A: C0 j4 w6 u7 ^  lB: Sure .
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butt 有"冲、撞、冒冒失失地开"的意思。在美国俚语中,butt in 指"干涉、插嘴"。
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A: Don't butt in ,You're still wet behind the ears You know nothing about our business.
' `! l2 q% B9 K% p4 @% vB: Why don't you let me air my opinions ? I have no say in this house .& B% r  e3 O! @! I" D' L
A : What do you know about our business ? Your mum and I have been in trouble .
1 W* R3 S" V( D% |) K- g0 A$ c3 BB: That's why I wanted to know what the trouble is I might be of some help .
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这句话很简单,也很常用:顺便问一下# O: E6 g1 L! F# I0 `
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% }0 g  ]" @2 A+ X% Z  _  I- @A:Do you often keep in touch with Jane ?
/ _5 O4 E& B, {B: Yeah ,we call each other if we have time .
& \4 c# t+ j( l8 o: k* u  |A: I haven't seen her for a long time
' a* t& y5 ^& b+ ~! X$ |: CB :She changes a lot .
* U& F% d3 D+ \A: I saw her last night ,By the way ,do you know ,she's married ?
/ n1 v* M' S% n" d% |B: Yea ,with Johnson .
7 T& Y8 }2 h% \' ~A: It's a little bit surprising ,isn't it ?5 a" _' e1 |% R" Q2 b/ @
B: Yes ,indeed .
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% }- V& l: N0 v/ ], o/ Q2 B2 |最hot的词汇,最in的句子,最自然的表达,最地道的口语  u  W$ p; x3 }6 c4 b
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1、 Be on one's high horse 趾高气扬
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2、 Fight tooth and nail 猛烈作战8 K" Z  m1 }) ~* h7 Q; M2 e3 l
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3、 Out of sight and out of mind 眼不见心不烦
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4、 Face the music 临危不惧
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0 R( t' Z# D  O# A4 J) S5、 as busy as a bee 极忙碌# s* g% B8 ~/ a8 L  Z% A- ~- K
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6、 No pains , no gains 不劳无获
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6 t. r. i1 F$ `) A7、Black and blue . 遍体鳞伤+ |4 P# ]' u9 {0 t1 O* E' H  P/ {
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8、Every dog has his day 人皆有得意时
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) G8 N2 ?5 F: E# ]; t9、A green hand 生手
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10、Walls have ears 隔墙有耳
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11、Chewing gum 口香糖
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* J# S0 }* w/ |; @/ M12、On top of the world 心满意足/ I3 a6 g6 N, q; p; u
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13、A black sheep 害群之马
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" g! i" o- w, A. L14、A piece of cake 轻松的事
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/ N' |( x! L! q1 e; w: f- t1 G15、Look before you leap 三思而后行
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& w. c9 Y: C7 ]( l. u17、Better half 配偶$ L, g% l5 U+ U& {! Z& U

$ U0 a1 V3 b; Q2 J18、Be all ears 全神贯注地倾听
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7 ]- f+ Y( `4 h# e, P& Y( F19、Failure is the mother of success 失败乃成功之母5 V/ D) S) G/ J3 w8 \  a

# L* Y. a/ X" r- L; C- a20、Serve one right 活该. V0 R% P# n% h  [; O+ x% s

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1、Is that so?真是那样吗?
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+ M/ V1 {% `2 ^% e, u2、Don't play games with me!别跟我耍花招!
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. L  ^8 s" ^! F4 n9 a  E8 F5 Y9 f$ c3、don't know for sure.我不确切知道。1 M8 B$ D. l/ \, Q5 q
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4、I'm not going to kid you.我不是跟你开玩笑的。
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5、That's something. 太好了,太棒了 。7 ^& q6 D9 I( L! K4 q0 F
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6、Brilliant idea! 这主意真棒!( p; K) U% o& ]3 U

; v0 H0 y  t$ o  {5 x4 c7、Congratulations.恭喜你,祝贺你。+ D# a3 l8 G3 j$ F3 |0 [
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8、Thanks anyway.无论如何我还是得谢谢你。
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' u' S  `( N$ m2 _* W( g" b1 j9、It's a deal.一言为定。5 O! c" ]5 Q# _- b) W
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10、Mind you!请注意!听着!
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$ s2 |! ^5 B; S3 X& T4 e; E4 [11、You can count on it.你尽管相信好了,尽管放心。8 q1 o9 u% |! R6 P* c3 u  g8 _
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12、I never liked it anyway.我一直不太喜欢这东西。 6 x* x7 Z2 t+ z! ?8 v& b+ T3 Y

8 \. e, s& _, F* z; v- ^" D13、That depends.看情况再说。
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9 `& Q3 F7 N) N14、Do you really mean it? 此话当真?4 J; ?( \4 Y; Z
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15、You are a great help.你帮了大忙 。
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7 k3 I9 K, c% _6 _, \( p# f- A% J16、I couldn't be more sure. 我再也肯定不过。
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17、I am behind you.我支持你。& Y) m& I  i' I" ~% p' b8 R; s

. C, C0 l- N/ B! T0 j4 s3 y, b18、I'm broke.我身无分文。  X2 \* H6 j! L) u  I6 @

! u2 L, s' r0 w3 K19、After you.你先请。
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20、I just couldn't help it.我就是忍不住。! [# `+ \0 \; ~$ d7 c
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  A; c7 z) h6 k1 `/ `/ e" o+ Y1、Don't take it personally/Don't take it to heart. 别往心里去,
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; T* b" ]# L/ o/ D' a2、We'd better be off.我们该走了
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3、Let's face it. 面对现实吧
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7 r( \1 G; C& r1 j1 N. R4、Let's get started.咱们开始干吧" G$ P% s, p. o3 d
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5、I'm really dead. 我真要累死了
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5 w: y0 S+ c4 V. ~9 Y6、I've done my best. 我已尽力了6 k- s$ _6 }: G) B

$ Z& Z  o) p+ j& [/ v) V7、I couldn't care less.我不在乎
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( s( q. ?+ Q! r0 Y8、I couldn't agree more我完全同意0 J% W* Q+ ^: c. s; g; u9 H% d) a
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9、I couldn't please you more 我尽量使你高兴7 z2 y8 Z- w1 {" z
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10、No bones about it. 真实的,诚恳的
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11、take it on me!这是我的,请用吧
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12、 You never know. 天晓得
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13、 You may say that again.我同意
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; h  M, I6 c. y+ Z) \14、If you insist.恭敬不如从命( G. J4 |. R" E
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5 f$ W3 P/ ?- J: p  h17、I mean it.我是认真的
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: A! E- |2 R0 O18、I am not kidding.% `8 p" l! r% c: c  ^7 x

6 \9 @4 P4 Q" i! a5 v/ s/ j19、That's really sth. 真了不起) t" J; \8 g! p8 d) J! o( f
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20、I'll be back.我会回来的5 N( j! s% ?6 `( F/ f8 R% y* ], ^
                
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  1、When reports came into London zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London,they were not taken seriously.: ?3 T  y6 R+ A2 Y& |0 J. @; Y, H
据伦敦消息报道,一只野生的美洲狮在距伦敦南面45英里处被发现,这些报告并没有受到重视。
9 ~$ ]. I6 N6 i/ E; Y+ b1 R/ P  2、It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered.; B: A7 k; R4 P0 ^/ H8 Y
当她看见美洲狮时,美洲狮立刻掉头而逃,椐专家证明,美洲豹除非被逼得走投无路,是决不会伤人的。   3、It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.
7 L9 g9 U  y9 K想到在宁静的乡村里有一关危险的野兽继续逍遥流窜,真令人担心。. M: o; a! N3 J2 f

7 l& }, F( @) y6 e" |: m  4、It must have been in the possession of a private collector.* G. Z. @; k8 _2 j% q# |$ [* r8 ^
它一定是属于一位私人收藏家的。
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+ ?6 r8 i5 M* B+ g  5、I want give you a surprise. You certainly did give me a surprise.
2 x- v6 f8 w8 i$ l% F% |我想给你一个惊喜。你确实给了我一个惊喜。$ n& Z* u7 o$ k2 h& c3 s

6 t: b4 Y; @6 @! J0 f$ d  6、Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the WuHan island of China.8 H) z/ b2 T# `# U! l4 K
不久之前,在中国的武汉,考古学家们有了一项有趣的发现。
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  7、The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.5 o. V& m; R9 v+ f2 e; U  U+ ^
这座古城肯定一度很繁荣,因为它曾享有高度的文明。' J- F) y, y7 C/ E

& P$ |/ k' A& |" r0 T, T* n  8、Houses - often three storeys high - were built of stone. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
. A3 f7 y6 j- O6 o" R1 @; i' u这些通常有三层高的房子,用石头修建,里面房间很大,墙壁装饰华丽。6 K8 |/ P5 h0 P# g* P$ D1 J7 [
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  9、She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips.
5 r' E$ \5 E& o她身高3英尺,双手叉腰。
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/ D) ^( E" K! n  10、She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.1 f/ G) }$ n! `* ]! F6 ]' R4 ^
她穿着一件拖地长裙。3 k5 Q  |/ f0 ~% d3 R

3 e4 B0 h- L9 y9 m! Y+ `: c: X0 U  11、Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed, but, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity./ P: y5 U  e3 w0 ]2 ]. p% Z
尽管上了年纪,但体态确实优美,不过,考古工作者至今未能确定这位女神的身份。! F% G; w+ R6 Q( x# N. Z

# i: A# J* R& _' B: M" S  12、These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices.
8 o6 t3 K4 ~9 x2 F% l如今,从事体力劳动的人的收入一般要比坐办公室的人高出许多。
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  13、People who work in offices are frequently referred to as "white-collar workers" for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to walk." T2 B2 w, R" y/ E& f6 O9 r
坐办公室的人之所以常常被称作"白领工人",就是因为他们通常是穿着硬领白衬衫,系着领带去上班。* D$ Y: n& A' ^5 F$ T8 q4 o  A
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  14、This can give rise to curious situations./ {0 Z: h- J/ t. l$ V
这能增加好奇心。
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  15、He left home dressed in a smart black suit.4 k, k* y, J" O7 A. r& ^8 h
他穿着一身漂亮的黑色套装出了家门。
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  16、His wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will." d, c9 F9 M. H
他的妻子从未发现自己嫁给了一个她从来不愿意嫁的清洁工。: R9 i5 m( u4 s* F, X  c

# Y  E- U9 g! y(清洁工比起dustman 用caretaker更合适。 )& A1 O4 m8 R, N: {

' H0 ~' g0 Z  g# P. ]0 W, u6 r$ Y! J) w  17、He will be earning only half as much as he used to, but, he feels that he rise in status is well worth the loss of money.
0 q' X3 t3 t3 z2 S0 ^( @- _  E+ ~他将来挣的钱只有他现在的一半,不过他觉得,地位升高了,损失点儿钱也值得。
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  18、Such is human nature, that man like money women like beauty.
3 I( [" s! O0 X/ U7 d" U这就是人类的本性--男人爱钱,女人爱美。+ A. f' l, h+ f( V

& t8 `# Q1 ?( m6 ?7 D$ F  19、Such is human nature, that man always desire to earn more money.
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20、Boyfriend leave , tears stream down my face .
# N5 M8 `* J$ o% K男友离开了,我泪如雨下。
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