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患难见真情。1 [3 ]0 U/ h. F- o7 U; P% ?0 Z# U; G
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。, O7 i/ K2 ~; @( z/ d7 d& j" z. I3 f
0 j4 n: y& B: p4 ^ V: v& n: u: R k只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。
6 i- | F4 s" ^: S, C- k# GAll 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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% X9 S3 O; r& @& {事实胜于雄辩。
& ^; z# L' ~6 L, ]2 k! zThe 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。
# G E, S: e; Z* V1 @Time and tide wait for no man. *tide 是“潮水”,此处与time同义,表示时间。* }( J* n8 l5 f5 s" q# i$ i
9 e5 j2 o. D' D% \; A, K2 c8 S6 |& X, j0 ^越快越好。( ~! g) B) V: g0 B& S
The sooner, the better.- t2 r. E p+ Y+ C, R7 j9 i9 {$ J3 i
When should I come over? (什么时候来合适?)9 C+ V/ G2 E8 e
The sooner, the better. (越快越好。)
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0 C" n! r* k5 T" C; _# R( x正好。
# S1 [ _7 M t; Q; n" lOn the nose.. x( V- [+ _! l& h1 c/ O, t
How many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?)' X9 o. t! \4 i- a+ k- w
A hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。)" N/ W$ _' K% \7 ~
Exactly.9 }/ Q* I. u8 X& ]! Y3 X
On the dot. P1 f6 L3 h# j' |' S: @$ j7 y% l
% \3 {/ {) a# Y4 r捉迷藏。
- I- e+ i" o1 c3 [ t! ?; ^Hide-and-seek
: y" x- b, i3 v# jLet's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。)% a3 B5 H& Q2 Q! D; l- @
Okay. (好吧。)
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未完待续。3 I' v7 r) ^" G- ~0 ` d
to be continued *用于电视连续剧等的最后,表示“待续”。
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7 D! z% Z& I: x2 ^+ V. O一个巴掌拍不响。
& N' r8 {" ]( @6 A; r$ Q' uIt takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。: U3 Q6 ~6 K* h
Joe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。)
. H! a/ w# N: }Well, I think it takes two to tango. (不过,我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)
- i: @( p# D2 o) o. BBoth sides must be blamed.& v: l/ q& z0 @. t* I
They are the same.8 n8 J% x" p& `
They are both responsible.
% d$ V }; S ]4 w/ W" q* eThey are both wrong.
% I4 Y+ u( J' T% \Both of them should be blamed.
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; P7 |0 l9 |( I; l尽快。
4 @1 h4 ? t6 C) a( { d; HAs soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。
' A5 c! [- _" | {( f$ ^Should I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?)
) o3 ]- k; N/ [$ GYes. As soon as possible. (对,请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。
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随便吃。$ N( k" H' ^8 `8 L$ L5 V
All-you-can-eat.
/ S5 @# `/ s7 I- `; p2 R" pbuffet
" J: c. E: l# Z1 N2 qsmorgasbord% `4 D$ i. W: @6 H* v# j
Eat as much as you like." i$ s3 `6 o: m' k" m0 D# u
Eat as much as you wish. *作为句子应为“你想吃多少就吃多少”。
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多项选择。4 \+ |: Y4 W5 {1 S3 y8 Y, u( S+ ^
multiple-choice
* r3 _0 {5 A5 M- `9 cmultiple-choice questions (多项选择题)$ B! d0 c! }* S+ d
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各就各位,预备,跑!
8 B9 U/ S9 A o0 Q9 b3 j, SReady, get set, go!+ C4 H+ |2 y0 p0 ~; L
On your mark, get set, go!2 J6 h) I! G% r4 |5 D
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从头到尾。
8 E* t5 J. Y8 S6 hfrom 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。! o+ |3 v: C0 e# ] n" x8 Y
I don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。)5 w/ ?0 y* ?9 Y; h1 K( C
I'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。). f* ?/ } j' k( b
entirely (完全地)
( q8 f! \9 @, V3 _2 bcompletely (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……”。3 o5 f2 ^' V" {1 z" N
So, she is married. (所以,她结婚了。)
9 l: ~/ Y H6 F0 kI've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。)
/ e7 r) V& Q! E; i2 P, G8 Efrom the very beginning5 g6 v* \! i. b! f
all this time
0 s1 C' O+ l5 _9 Y& A4 |: xsince the start# P! e( _- M) n( `) c
. S- G0 T" v& I. a7 s就我的记忆来说……
" l* t6 |4 y; }As far as I can remember,...4 H1 A. `3 ^" P; A. Y7 J
What's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?)
1 J+ }8 S& l2 D! I* n& SAs 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。), @2 S6 `& ?* J" s
To the best of my memory,...
4 n1 Q/ p/ I9 p& V+ ^+ L/ aAs far as I know,... (就我所知……)
1 A- p) D3 t& S$ \ g7 VIf my memory serves me right,... (如果我没记错的话,……)9 @& Y7 W% ~( a. a# X7 @) n
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以牙还牙,针锋相对。
7 \ A# g3 K* E' D, R! o) B. _. vTit for tat.
, N/ ^$ B6 ^# D3 D) c% P" _John kicked me, so I gave him tit for tat.(约翰踢我,所以我以牙还牙。)
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3 S9 a/ ?/ a$ ]: j7 i. Y, J这是我为什么在这儿的原因。6 j4 g" m k, Y- |/ l. W
That's what I'm here for.
6 v9 [' i: s' L UWhat are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?)
5 H9 }3 ]1 V3 ]# _0 E2 BEconomics. 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。
* N0 o$ W. o3 `( o6 I# v# w, oTwo and three is five.
$ D" Y- s& }) r' R) Y; QTwo plus three is five.
) J9 X, i) s# f! HTwo and three makes five.
* {' B4 a3 Q: u3 |Two and three equals five.
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5 m% g; F3 m3 Z; G8 r# x' M我们有天壤之别。5 _) y: F" x: S! `
We're as different as night and day.) g, E9 r9 e' s) t! d
We're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。)
* g1 i3 p9 E) F, `& t' h$ MWe 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。)
, J5 [% A& h5 L3 L# V$ K! }, [+ CMonkey see, monkey do./ a* q+ [" h/ ~. a' z( a& k; E% E3 k
She just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)
$ p% a3 f/ P6 \6 ^8 r sWell, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛,真是东施效颦。): H2 V! h% S9 x# i }/ U" Y
! M& c3 n7 [* }0 O8 L! P以先后顺序为准。 d6 Q, {# M3 ~% [2 D! h6 C" z3 o2 c
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”。, }! Z* L5 I; v5 Y. G2 s4 { s
Do you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)2 `1 `, d$ B' }; V/ m( Y
No, first come, first served. (没有,先来的先得。)
0 }; a4 D, O/ A0 Y; AOn a first-come, first-served basis.
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! `. p' x( |( S9 h6 R过时了。6 F5 D: F+ l4 F! _; B9 F8 G' f9 H" j
It's out of date.
) ~, \# L7 z8 I+ _/ PLook at my camera. (你看我的照相机。)* e* W8 k* {" b7 z- U5 _1 i
But it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)
) V6 u z/ G3 i+ uIt's old-fashioned.
7 U* i) c4 M* G5 N8 y9 iIt's outdated.' n6 f0 I/ a4 g/ x0 R" S R K9 i
It's behind the times.
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电视有长处,也有短处。
: v) ]# a8 J- E# t6 v uTV has its merits and demerits.
! k1 R, b6 L: Z! |( ~- uTV has its good and bad points.
6 Z" S/ y6 Q, @, l+ M1 HThere are good and bad points about TV.
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我利用了他的弱点。3 `; m, P) G" Q$ [$ Q4 q# O
I took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。" Y$ A9 `- K1 F3 o+ R& }: }
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我长了不少见识。
3 S: s' d* _+ bI've learned something.
; q7 S8 D5 l# Z$ mThe TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。)4 b/ G- u2 h0 a0 V: V9 N
Yeah, and I've learned something. (是呀,我长了不少见识。)
) s' S6 S3 J y! \! SI've learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。)
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那会引起火灾呀!
! N0 o; v h, C+ o) g! P6 SIt's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。* A4 j7 c8 O C# ^* \: O" S( _: ~4 E: p
Look at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)- {5 }) g& p& @' u8 z7 ^' f
It's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!)$ l2 _+ k# J7 [) B$ I5 X& N' b
It could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。)
* _9 x( M+ O' {; l) y& G) P% rIt could cause a fire. \7 \* H. k- E" s) b
% S( z3 S6 j v% K: [什么事都有可能发生。
/ f1 G% J: Y# Z( w, a7 L; P* N3 XAnything could happen.0 K: P/ U. q, X
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You never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。)
) S" Z7 \) n5 A4 p5 f: YAnything's possible.7 V; O- ]9 y# W0 W6 N
It could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。)
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+ Q( U+ A) i9 y6 U) p8 h; ^将来可以用来作参考。6 K) }* W. t& |
for future reference
' ?# G' @8 D6 uYou should keep the book for future reference. (你该把这本书收好,以便将来作为参考。)" Q( Z+ H7 K4 c! U$ G- N
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在我背后。; s: z5 j9 s4 N4 B8 {! o7 b4 W
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。
) B4 U" L) v& k/ sEveryone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。)7 n, {0 G( W+ @9 v1 V/ e8 S6 d" N
How do you know? (你怎么知道的?). h7 ?6 T8 Q0 J# y
secretly (秘密地)2 [+ K) _3 u) G+ o
in my absence (在我不在的时候。)
K1 j ~& W5 jwithout my knowledge (背着我)0 I0 z0 u( Z5 X
9 u6 w9 K2 o1 F5 ]4 T) t) `# O# Z换换心情。, M. A. R P5 K" R& n
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。
: I& p( [1 E: LLet's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。)0 ?+ Z( g$ x% T0 v6 B5 B
Okay, let's. (好吧,走。)) B; a! W1 A. D, ~+ h2 e
instead (别这样!)+ ]$ ?8 {. @0 Q, l1 h0 d' V
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有钱能使鬼推磨。
: k7 t! i0 ^$ ]# j2 l+ ?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。! _- q% m. N4 ^9 N
Jane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。)6 ~6 i' }# |$ t# U
Money talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。)
7 Z2 Q* h) g! j/ L/ Z( mMoney talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。
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别说丧气话。
) m! r& ^% s* o$ P5 j' Y0 n2 r) E* l7 _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。! D$ ^) {' b0 [$ y p. Q. d- W- f
; P3 [6 W5 r; O7 R过去的事情让它过去吧。2 L2 D+ Z7 S: A6 V
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”。5 ]: j# s9 X* a0 T
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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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) \! ^7 x/ B0 V4 B6 z9 i8 D酒肉朋友。) u: Y0 |) \, P+ z! n" j n
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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滴水汇成河。- X& G! l5 @. |0 t( ~
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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