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患难见真情。& x/ d, f& ?* a# D7 Q
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。
M8 ~3 K9 R5 f! YAll 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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8 h, ]5 `+ B1 `! S) y事实胜于雄辩。
, a$ _ n# q; B) P; B# [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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) W5 w) |9 M$ x' u1 n: x岁月不待人。7 K" \0 [# u E
Time and tide wait for no man. *tide 是“潮水”,此处与time同义,表示时间。% x& [% C& q' i0 u, V
k- y( E& T0 R越快越好。
) L6 d$ \9 y( A# M9 |The sooner, the better.* K- ?: p5 K" N
When should I come over? (什么时候来合适?)
; x2 _/ R3 U! x1 R3 nThe sooner, the better. (越快越好。)& q ^0 L8 Z$ O4 Y& \
, h' I+ w; Z9 R* |) h+ ?! d8 H正好。
) v1 I- \/ [! }On the nose.$ E/ r7 x/ q& ~+ m+ u/ \
How many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?)& w; }2 A2 }' A7 ~' A1 u
A hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。)
5 [/ J2 s1 A; ~6 S/ J3 `9 XExactly.* ~4 u: h! ~6 W$ y. M# W r
On the dot.
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8 d" @/ |/ N+ T, B捉迷藏。2 {0 l9 k6 N, r' N3 O$ ^- A- g
Hide-and-seek
+ }, C2 i8 m, }' N$ v4 HLet's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。)2 o9 F3 T+ F- S" @( | L
Okay. (好吧。)
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未完待续。
! E5 M3 q3 @) x+ z3 m8 F% Eto 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。1 W4 a; I) G4 M4 Q; V$ W9 Z
It takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。 B9 z" L4 w; j% G! W4 M, O9 W
Joe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。)
) r) o2 K+ r. G& o1 S( Z$ DWell, I think it takes two to tango. (不过,我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)
" ?8 d! z8 g+ C+ x* @& ], l! j/ BBoth sides must be blamed.7 y, c' `! F" R3 z4 H4 T% W
They are the same.* s) z2 }8 @5 u: v, j R
They are both responsible.
1 g! u j5 F( _! S$ I2 ?7 nThey are both wrong.
& u* U: ?' w+ cBoth of them should be blamed.
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; u% H+ @4 X* i. K! Q3 b尽快。9 |* L& V% l8 v* `/ |* e% `
As soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。
0 s% F* |! O) A- Z# G i$ GShould I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?)
2 G l; H1 h. {% VYes. As soon as possible. (对,请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。6 T: k! t' f4 f$ u: g7 }1 U, H5 T
) z7 b4 W% h) N* D随便吃。# i- J0 A$ L* G
All-you-can-eat.7 Z6 k6 n6 B& ^
buffet0 i6 P# |' O; f7 t& p; Q, Z
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Eat as much as you like.9 A& P/ o/ p! N$ t7 ?
Eat as much as you wish. *作为句子应为“你想吃多少就吃多少”。: A) G- N; D1 _% \% k- Y
/ P) E; \3 q6 v0 t( i多项选择。' K: `) R" a$ y- K) f8 }, h
multiple-choice
1 M% M) }- ?/ L% _& cmultiple-choice questions (多项选择题)
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/ Y5 [5 k4 L8 N* X. `7 D各就各位,预备,跑!
' m7 Y8 X! S% U3 M# Z3 AReady, get set, go!
& s( i/ P9 s2 ?! o/ eOn your mark, get set, go!, M% a9 D2 A7 O, v
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从头到尾。) x; g4 z5 e8 \% z, `( ^
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。& E% D. ?7 B: {, \# `
I don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。)
# G0 Z: k) N8 K$ G* pI'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。)
* u; T" Z& u- z0 l9 ^7 f: Aentirely (完全地)% D" a- d6 O( `8 c) H
completely (完全地), V0 Q J/ X! U- D
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始终/一直/一贯& r# F7 h! X; O
all long *用于“从一开始我就说过吧”等句子中,表示“从开始就……”。
3 B+ A6 t) v1 M Z0 b" `- ]0 hSo, she is married. (所以,她结婚了。)
$ V3 Q$ [. D/ m, g" T5 ~I've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。)/ U* {5 ]: H% q3 K; x
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6 k% H! [" E; @7 |就我的记忆来说……
' R* ~) Z$ Y0 l2 f. K2 nAs far as I can remember,...
+ \, _" q7 L& G, e9 c* n h$ Q0 y I# MWhat's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?)0 `. b9 K+ B5 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。)' ~+ N; I/ f3 d) `3 S" \
To the best of my memory,...
6 K m i6 W F5 b" bAs far as I know,... (就我所知……)
- J6 @% d: d( `+ u4 [If my memory serves me right,... (如果我没记错的话,……)5 H+ m1 `" W' l
7 n# \8 \# ~% T5 [以牙还牙,针锋相对。
" o" n9 e6 f: L& y+ ]! u/ uTit for tat.
- D4 ^7 ~/ u0 J; c5 Y6 F/ g5 ~8 ~John kicked me, so I gave him tit for tat.(约翰踢我,所以我以牙还牙。)8 t, Q7 f" {- h6 b
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这是我为什么在这儿的原因。" E* V o' F# I; _7 S, z; a6 a
That's what I'm here for.
# n+ X- u. l1 k+ [What are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?)
, P- r/ ^8 n4 c2 X- @; KEconomics. 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。 I& Z4 _( t8 J% O
Two and three is five.- s% V d9 A2 |- C: m9 c' y
Two plus three is five.
4 y% u/ y. C% T7 {3 A8 |Two and three makes five.
% O0 B( ^) W3 Z& QTwo and three equals five./ [1 Z) y: t0 K$ ~! S- c# `! b: ^
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我们有天壤之别。
$ f% o( @) P" k, I1 pWe're as different as night and day., V- y- f4 H8 K& c
We're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。)0 x! U: c% H; x2 x! l
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。)1 @3 @& @) S* _
Monkey see, monkey do./ ^$ F; G- L9 o# {# F8 E/ ~
She just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)$ c" L0 w, c5 [$ _8 j
Well, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛,真是东施效颦。)
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以先后顺序为准。' l M& Y5 w& z, M8 e
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”。/ B2 ~+ U8 ^+ e% `3 I
Do you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)" Z; A' s+ C+ |3 K& p' o
No, first come, first served. (没有,先来的先得。)
! c$ T! g+ Q9 p. I! o; ]0 y! { s+ ^On a first-come, first-served basis.+ I! [/ c% q4 ~& {2 v; G' S1 d J# h' @
3 ~6 V' e5 H5 y9 U) w8 E. _- K1 O/ [过时了。
9 |2 o& _! q# U' m% ~It's out of date.
2 h q, E" w, a \! ^- E8 k# BLook at my camera. (你看我的照相机。)( b' ]( ]& L4 C4 ^$ ~ Z
But it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)8 h( E/ F+ v8 l$ X8 i8 o9 n
It's old-fashioned./ i7 L3 D! }9 U
It's outdated.
/ D: a: h M8 R2 HIt's behind the times.# K! p, C/ s& A! ?7 e9 b0 Y
0 X. v4 ~4 p+ A; M& l1 C- H3 P! N电视有长处,也有短处。! s, Q; K' Q" Z1 _
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TV has its good and bad points.
Q' G+ t; G& q, J; u& S( }There are good and bad points about TV." O1 W4 F8 t) z6 S9 [
) A1 c( |) }9 Z. F7 l* M; M @我利用了他的弱点。8 V+ l% x: Q1 ~; S& u) ~7 C
I took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。
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9 n6 i5 l& z. j) O2 ?% h我长了不少见识。/ D. A+ d' Z$ P$ T5 g
I've learned something.
$ K. w. q. u) O, SThe TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。)
+ H$ h* H- B" |4 ZYeah, and I've learned something. (是呀,我长了不少见识。)
( m$ |1 H" K/ \ y9 Q8 N% MI've learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。)6 q4 r* v: |" ?0 k
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那会引起火灾呀!
3 @/ v" b8 n; h' a$ z, z' R3 JIt's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。" \6 k! l5 o. \: v* z. n& t
Look at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。). N9 y0 D$ K1 G! s( n4 l& J
It's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!)
, t# N t! |& N& }* l& aIt could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。). M7 A' J$ C3 v7 u0 Q% {
It could cause a fire.
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什么事都有可能发生。
8 L+ Q. j! a$ NAnything could happen.
0 t; Z9 z2 Z. L2 x6 I$ DThere's no knowing what may happen.' i% } l7 S5 V C! Y( y$ f9 G& {
You never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。)
3 e* v* r4 S& J! P c( _; j* |Anything's possible.
! J* Z/ ^$ _" S3 pIt could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。)
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2 T# o6 _ m( H' A1 E& w% O6 b将来可以用来作参考。
. O/ G; P) Q% _0 F j+ Tfor future reference
$ C$ }3 J4 r+ d: J; xYou 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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0 E, u! v' p# C' K在我背后。7 O- `2 q& E/ q2 n& F1 u j
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。+ Y5 f% H1 A4 B) o/ Y- T5 x
Everyone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。)- T* O; [% j8 C: T7 m, ]# @" e- e# u
How do you know? (你怎么知道的?)
* Y6 q" V% M0 S& @secretly (秘密地)
, g& F0 N" E' S$ H. D) Sin my absence (在我不在的时候。)
! w8 q# n* ?) F4 W" hwithout my knowledge (背着我)
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- e3 B2 I1 o+ t0 B. C# H& {9 F% O换换心情。
; z1 {# ^9 F, b- sfor 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。5 N6 A+ G$ ^' G% Y( Q) ^
Let's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。)
" T2 d1 I4 B2 R7 D6 z! b+ sOkay, let's. (好吧,走。)2 H% }/ }% b. k
instead (别这样!)
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9 g- H9 j# A2 Z6 T% k& Q有钱能使鬼推磨。: |( V6 K. ?$ m/ U& ~
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。
: I" f* n4 `! K! m1 TJane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。)7 G/ N4 z4 w7 H) B5 x, A4 u8 D
Money talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。)
2 v0 J( I% @! O# K. A) ] n# AMoney talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。% F' O, ?# m5 H ^ u2 z
& N1 u7 G4 H& b5 S) k& R别说丧气话。! x) ^4 V" H# L1 A+ W2 ?0 @
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。0 l/ U0 Z& w; K$ k* h, E3 V* R
$ q" P& y: u9 O3 {过去的事情让它过去吧。
6 b3 e% A' K' t$ K5 J. d" A- ZLet 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”。4 {; ~$ ]& l {$ a
- |4 Y+ S! t) z, K有总比没有强。& v. {" p! O) U* {5 P
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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! d- u7 z9 Y! [- A酒肉朋友。 A$ @4 J/ i4 X& ]/ J2 X' c
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。0 y( X6 n7 v8 @6 z
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滴水汇成河。
0 d- X" p- r9 M3 b1 L7 A! EEvery 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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