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患难见真情。
, B; d6 {/ f f2 G4 t* WA 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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3 r2 Q4 O! v& O w只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。
% U0 L" E; d, @+ Y. vAll 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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* Q X& r, h" ?# R- ?; B. I+ C1 ~ o& w事实胜于雄辩。5 @% e' A1 A" d" ?2 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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岁月不待人。4 ~' s" F; v' ?4 R F1 L& E+ X3 Z1 o2 ?
Time and tide wait for no man. *tide 是“潮水”,此处与time同义,表示时间。, S+ m" x" [ d4 \! [- j4 k u( T' n
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越快越好。. l$ X: m' L8 H, }
The sooner, the better.' N4 {- o8 `8 J; G' y+ G8 K
When should I come over? (什么时候来合适?)
. z+ {, f) Z; c" o6 D0 l6 ~; WThe sooner, the better. (越快越好。)
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7 |. J4 V8 a$ k6 P正好。
) z) d3 p- Y$ O( oOn the nose.( b# _ u; U" U0 D4 u g
How many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?)
* ^6 F2 Q( P9 b1 U, MA hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。)
, S! S2 q* Y! l# {9 |) @" MExactly.
4 I! E" T! w9 b3 BOn the dot.
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捉迷藏。
* E+ x: g/ L4 j4 F& D' h3 ]Hide-and-seek' W( J- n# J: ~/ _
Let's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。)
4 C v, S- R3 `" e/ _. kOkay. (好吧。)& |" k$ R! R& a7 \" L+ V8 V' k
\8 c# ^5 L/ P& A/ r; R0 L9 ]未完待续。
! E4 v& e% ~" \ t2 U* Tto be continued *用于电视连续剧等的最后,表示“待续”。0 J) ]1 B' E. s/ W( J/ |; A
" c, S" a. y1 @9 m, u* x一个巴掌拍不响。
! z/ r+ p D! @# i! J$ c" b+ _7 {It takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。
: v: ~0 Q' G; x, e3 q6 u. vJoe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。)
; _/ o; |0 G; m, NWell, I think it takes two to tango. (不过,我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)
6 D7 i. H- D/ a/ x0 C; u$ ]" eBoth sides must be blamed.
6 c4 G# B) U( UThey are the same.4 \ c5 A1 a7 M" X3 v8 h. z5 Q l
They are both responsible.: R% I( y+ J7 E' [5 B1 X3 o* r
They are both wrong.
, M2 v8 [1 \+ k8 sBoth of them should be blamed.
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尽快。3 s4 Y& O$ P+ b
As soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。8 V3 Z- x6 u! F0 P' w
Should I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?)
4 D. M! R1 H' RYes. As soon as possible. (对,请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。2 w5 c; }" U T' m q
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随便吃。
! `. q/ Q( e+ P/ t% J$ A' cAll-you-can-eat.( Y! v& E8 c- X6 u
buffet
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Eat as much as you like.
- J8 g$ g" d- hEat as much as you wish. *作为句子应为“你想吃多少就吃多少”。
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* {4 f0 t8 j/ R8 z多项选择。
8 h1 E5 |$ t8 W) j* ] Emultiple-choice. [' E% |% z8 ~' E# e+ N
multiple-choice questions (多项选择题)
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各就各位,预备,跑!& x/ N8 |1 E4 q& N1 p* o% f
Ready, get set, go!8 x: S2 j# w8 h0 n, e5 Z3 T% n- f) A
On your mark, get set, go!
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从头到尾。
) T: m7 I# j. k. O& Ifrom 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。
: X; X0 w( C8 N% z. t; iI don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。)
& j( v- N/ F. t9 p; LI'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。)
5 {) Q- D; Z; Gentirely (完全地)
B+ _$ {: o$ V9 Q! C" D, q$ U Wcompletely (完全地)
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all long *用于“从一开始我就说过吧”等句子中,表示“从开始就……”。5 A2 y$ }) d8 |. \" d
So, she is married. (所以,她结婚了。)( t$ N/ [% H# L8 s6 x) r
I've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。)& u/ Q3 X2 R5 p1 A/ Q* d! u
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since the start
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就我的记忆来说……) s7 L- m9 T) a t, J, D: M, l
As far as I can remember,.... x4 u* Y1 A( h& p$ g
What's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?) f: P7 j3 x# m& f y# ]6 v1 W
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。)& v/ w k9 ~; I8 L2 h6 T0 d
To the best of my memory,...' W9 A; b* }7 {; e
As far as I know,... (就我所知……)
5 E9 h, r1 d+ }If my memory serves me right,... (如果我没记错的话,……)
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以牙还牙,针锋相对。
0 R- w$ x% }' U# S9 STit for tat.
$ ^# R) k B6 V, x4 a/ H) WJohn kicked me, so I gave him tit for tat.(约翰踢我,所以我以牙还牙。)' N" u' n6 ~5 a1 ? O3 J5 q
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这是我为什么在这儿的原因。+ K" Z& H$ N& P3 V+ z
That's what I'm here for.
# [/ A5 k X, U1 Y) {# D }' ?3 JWhat are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?)$ W- H5 A) Z" a# 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。)4 E8 i% @' p3 p& G3 F+ C) K/ O
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2+3等于5。
5 i. `; \. J( U% q$ pTwo and three is five.
6 U6 h! \3 F. |& DTwo plus three is five.
( G- t; J: p& ZTwo and three makes five.
, f; S! h' t+ ]$ ]/ [Two and three equals five.
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我们有天壤之别。
$ b* D' p8 @" Y# y" _We're as different as night and day.
& o4 o/ o, y; R0 j1 eWe're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。)
5 i$ R! w1 P. h. {We have nothing in common. (我们没有任何共同点。)' x6 k u* l# x- N" o0 N3 [9 n
, s4 c7 K, s: Y0 U8 e9 H2 V# b东施效颦。(机械模仿。)( T7 y& U/ v" x/ o
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She just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)
! ^- A7 i3 z, k2 Q8 V- iWell, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛,真是东施效颦。)7 ~8 ~1 I4 _+ E: e4 {+ I
$ U; ~( x1 P9 ~ C. s$ f B以先后顺序为准。
, B6 M' L! a( B! ~7 G4 z* k. PFirst 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 ^5 u, n* ]/ x/ DDo you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)
6 T2 M# C1 y- PNo, first come, first served. (没有,先来的先得。)6 D* k/ V0 h7 q {2 B
On a first-come, first-served basis.
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& s. T7 K$ n5 C/ s3 E! A8 ?过时了。
' B2 I0 p k5 g$ hIt's out of date.! J1 H' P# j$ J. P
Look at my camera. (你看我的照相机。)
- S, k, M% r. q$ v" ?7 w' @. |But it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)
* k; c2 M8 _0 V6 gIt's old-fashioned.
) j6 O+ s. G# a }It's outdated.0 V: Y: S; a- b7 h
It's behind the times.
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3 B, R: M- l! B* S0 Q9 z/ ?电视有长处,也有短处。
2 _2 E" z1 v9 L/ R/ zTV has its merits and demerits.( Q/ H4 H" Q; `6 y- E( \" p5 L$ E
TV has its good and bad points.2 K6 \( a! f- M. t, z% M! V
There are good and bad points about TV.5 u. l5 Z! w* g# Z5 M: W
* V2 R: R4 p% X o我利用了他的弱点。
( Q3 c" X" E/ Q: ^I took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。
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我长了不少见识。
" ^# ~% b. V( C& ?2 EI've learned something., a5 x. \0 G l# [% i! X B
The TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。)7 `7 f. X v8 B3 P$ [2 N
Yeah, and I've learned something. (是呀,我长了不少见识。)' ^; x6 S( C, A' ] k/ L) |! s- H
I've learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。)
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% @5 z/ K4 V( h3 e2 G6 f那会引起火灾呀!- ?: X2 {) X8 _3 a5 r3 h
It's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。" t& _- t: }9 e
Look at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)
8 W0 w* S( L8 ]9 s3 kIt's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!)
6 F0 M) U. X! h' N1 S! X9 H+ H0 bIt could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。)* C3 |: ~) [5 S# A& ?
It could cause a fire.
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什么事都有可能发生。
( Y, S2 J, ^+ F1 ^1 I! ?( N2 QAnything could happen.$ T0 {$ E6 H/ }1 z' c
There's no knowing what may happen.+ H5 {8 _- N' Y. m
You never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。). d2 d% J: Y1 s9 Y. D6 }
Anything's possible.5 |9 ^. u2 }2 M+ ?5 i2 [
It could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。)9 I: G6 s; F4 I4 w) m& z
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将来可以用来作参考。
. m( S$ \1 ]8 A& a+ v8 Cfor future reference
' U' ]5 f3 b$ fYou 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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$ j# N" N8 G& \7 O在我背后。
9 G% x% j7 J* N) Z, }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。7 x* q6 z5 B. n4 u
Everyone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。)- ?, _) a& m) g3 F0 d/ J% Q
How do you know? (你怎么知道的?)% h4 v' ?6 e9 Z+ x y' J: I
secretly (秘密地)
# C6 B9 x! `/ sin my absence (在我不在的时候。)2 F o8 f4 q/ r* c
without my knowledge (背着我)
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6 J6 h3 {9 P9 `8 {" Y换换心情。. S g( R. h/ ~& O
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。
- M3 g8 V: r- t Z" ]# W4 rLet's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。)
- O+ u# p) p; F' s5 V2 x9 N/ qOkay, let's. (好吧,走。). Z, Z) L9 g6 c" E$ x
instead (别这样!)
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3 a8 o2 C5 W @9 c7 b6 a有钱能使鬼推磨。
) V0 Y g6 o- K3 F* fMoney talks. *金钱是给与势力和权力的东西。表示金钱的力量非常大。* E. I( z: H8 K% e5 O5 H; w0 Q
Jane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。)
r) u8 i6 u/ i. z0 i5 |Money talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。)6 i/ [' m& `9 ?, l
Money talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。
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别说丧气话。- a9 R/ d4 {$ m) S( N
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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过去的事情让它过去吧。; U5 F0 y0 u& _4 W- w
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”。
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有总比没有强。4 U5 y l- O& k5 L9 ^
Better than nothing. *东西也许不多,不那么充分,但总比一点儿没有强。8 K% s G3 d2 T3 r1 O( F8 K
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酒肉朋友。- H+ t% ~7 ~1 E1 r" S/ T
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。! O' ?! q5 k r8 i/ X
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滴水汇成河。
$ `+ L) `! |- y+ u, T; WEvery 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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