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患难见真情。
3 U7 Q+ E Q @" {- [1 FA 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。# _! z \6 n5 l) E! g1 J6 S
7 B# F- D7 }) J$ Y6 u1 Y只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。
- Y+ o6 S8 F1 b. u3 IAll 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”。9 r7 v5 d, T! U3 R M, n7 {& ~
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事实胜于雄辩。7 Y( i6 D& U( q0 H; W1 Q8 p9 b L* {
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。
0 w& y1 m X1 K3 cTime and tide wait for no man. *tide 是“潮水”,此处与time同义,表示时间。
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! ~& a9 B' Z6 F越快越好。
: J3 y9 l ~" Y f+ pThe sooner, the better.
0 u" x3 ~% x% L- xWhen should I come over? (什么时候来合适?)
0 ?+ a: Q, ]" t2 Y' t* b- L* t+ OThe sooner, the better. (越快越好。)
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正好。0 N- X. o! E& L9 W
On the nose., ~. y1 K# i/ c0 ~* [& e
How many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?)1 ?8 Z! x$ L0 I$ Z- a3 a
A hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。)3 u1 ^& q: o4 V
Exactly.! o" s- c: g" l( L
On the dot.& w/ W( u4 s. q
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捉迷藏。
- z) m% r; O1 uHide-and-seek
5 ~! ? U( L4 aLet's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。). `( w' z2 N; R3 b5 p, ^
Okay. (好吧。), R3 f7 G4 Z$ [/ L1 \7 d
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未完待续。
5 B4 R- O1 S$ u# P2 J# g9 xto 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。
9 P8 d ^% Y+ B/ `2 fIt takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。
! ^5 g* O: X" a/ j" uJoe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。)
2 p+ {3 s) C0 L4 w9 G6 ^Well, I think it takes two to tango. (不过,我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)
% d+ q Z* x1 A3 W, P2 r% IBoth sides must be blamed.; N- z" _3 \) f/ i4 q* S: p
They are the same.
% I; A+ j) ?# Z, eThey are both responsible.( q& k6 N D: P
They are both wrong.
& J) H* V; d& T. Z8 z* EBoth of them should be blamed.! Y. m& _' g) O% s; p
9 k" k* l: b4 W' T+ ?- b尽快。# y" d# K) {2 E1 z
As soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。& O. N/ G# L5 W+ G
Should I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?)$ Z7 i, d+ I4 ?2 I
Yes. As soon as possible. (对,请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。& }. g0 g. E6 `& y2 X0 v: L
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随便吃。5 s Q+ E; S# c6 E1 _4 B
All-you-can-eat.
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smorgasbord. p8 L' N$ i: D4 \
Eat as much as you like.
' ]; [' Q+ _5 r4 W9 {5 J$ kEat 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。5 Y5 ]3 l: v9 e8 e1 e7 h( A% ~
multiple-choice7 _! q6 ] }# @
multiple-choice questions (多项选择题)
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各就各位,预备,跑!
) {3 g2 [8 L2 Y+ qReady, get set, go!
0 v* t+ u. D$ q* F- iOn your mark, get set, go!
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0 C8 w: B X- D' d F) e从头到尾。" |- c; P) C; ^ w7 [
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 o, e' U. L, T9 ]8 ~I don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。)8 F0 E! n$ r+ v
I'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。)9 W' W' m5 Q R& K) A
entirely (完全地)
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始终/一直/一贯( @* {; A( @ d
all long *用于“从一开始我就说过吧”等句子中,表示“从开始就……”。
5 P. U" r$ g/ `1 [So, she is married. (所以,她结婚了。)' ?" u6 M: u" v8 Z3 k/ u9 m" C
I've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。)
: G5 z& S+ q4 r: g9 W% P2 gfrom the very beginning: L% u4 `1 ^7 X5 e
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就我的记忆来说……* A" A' d+ X, ~% i0 T. J8 R
As far as I can remember,...& j2 F+ [, S7 l7 o5 t7 k7 i) T
What's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?)
^0 v1 k# b8 h! K/ O: m$ eAs 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。)
! C3 \- Z3 f) ZTo the best of my memory,...' L( X; R7 X& {+ F4 j5 m9 v
As far as I know,... (就我所知……)
3 W7 d9 r, R7 ^3 W0 mIf my memory serves me right,... (如果我没记错的话,……)
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) Y' H% d/ Y3 L2 s5 R: ^以牙还牙,针锋相对。
7 \4 |# r! X0 c! oTit for tat.
0 t- y8 W" L% J! SJohn kicked me, so I gave him tit for tat.(约翰踢我,所以我以牙还牙。)
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, M9 \3 T# Y! E$ n0 R0 O# }这是我为什么在这儿的原因。4 p. Q2 I U8 p7 r
That's what I'm here for.
" ?9 M/ G6 z4 U5 MWhat are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?); a3 U& j, B# A4 [
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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2+3等于5。6 a- E3 O5 Q( B; T/ E" k7 |
Two and three is five.3 J; E! Q, n, u5 s4 b
Two plus three is five.0 J& i2 n- O0 e( U
Two and three makes five.
9 }8 G3 K2 P4 `( I) _2 STwo and three equals five.
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我们有天壤之别。
% z) I3 ?9 H0 OWe're as different as night and day.) R Y C% D8 U2 _+ S# Y, Q
We're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。)$ @2 Y, q) V5 H- R/ W+ X4 J9 N
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。)
( V' j3 N- A( s0 W* |+ I4 B7 HMonkey see, monkey do.
% j# p/ l' }. _! DShe just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)
0 G P# O# I! H" b2 b' W& c+ OWell, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛,真是东施效颦。)
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以先后顺序为准。
6 E- b4 R2 H! n( XFirst 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”。; m U1 _( q) ~3 D- _
Do you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)5 S) f9 }5 T+ ^8 S$ Q( @0 E6 F
No, first come, first served. (没有,先来的先得。)
9 |+ {, X% g/ W5 ?On a first-come, first-served basis.. \9 V W( p4 p
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过时了。& G& U: n6 Y# {- g' i0 o3 q1 H$ y1 H
It's out of date.) R* g& ^1 t0 v6 N: V
Look at my camera. (你看我的照相机。)
' h, f4 Z7 G/ ?$ @. t6 k/ ~$ eBut it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)% X8 I; ^3 F- u- g
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It's outdated.
( d, m+ {) H4 l& J: k% qIt's behind the times.
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0 O+ E- z8 J: h' b3 s+ k9 X电视有长处,也有短处。
" m& H+ c) J% hTV has its merits and demerits.
6 n4 Y' t w' r0 }& c. sTV has its good and bad points.
8 p9 \ |. U5 Z6 U: V" iThere are good and bad points about TV.
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我利用了他的弱点。! n- x8 s7 o+ c) Q. v$ N+ F! `
I took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。- g* B; k. W; z, c4 \0 C# d
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我长了不少见识。. b' N2 ^+ ~, {, M- x) _7 }6 c' G
I've learned something.( ^/ ]- R c7 D: K( E" B
The TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。)
' b+ W1 y! G TYeah, and I've learned something. (是呀,我长了不少见识。)
- Z/ z2 F M* `* Z8 c: w( ~- [5 H9 ] oI've learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。)3 t, I" K @3 c0 T6 e$ K; X* O
4 @7 D8 p4 S. {% ?' i! j那会引起火灾呀!4 h7 L) I0 z" k( S
It's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。+ D7 N% E8 t" x9 s5 Y5 T
Look at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)) m- ?# V( w' r' c( L1 f6 U
It's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!)( ?' s o m; D$ H% U8 k% R
It could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。)6 R+ w& G' `& W+ W* Y
It could cause a fire.8 D4 g5 ^2 ?+ D$ c( K* d) z
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什么事都有可能发生。; z) z4 f1 j; M$ O7 l2 g1 c
Anything could happen.8 s' Y0 Y# ~" c/ @$ H* _
There's no knowing what may happen.7 x, V- [9 Q$ K8 w/ G; {0 M+ r
You never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。)' c. Y% Q3 `- O& w3 R% e i; D( \% A
Anything's possible.
2 r) R3 I$ ?) o1 |- P2 S) eIt could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。)' j/ I5 `# Y( f( y8 N/ s4 G! i; X3 U
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将来可以用来作参考。* M( _; U# D8 r8 f( m
for future reference
; I1 j# }. o$ V2 W: \0 kYou 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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1 J$ w6 h |& Z+ E- t在我背后。
' D1 S" g1 M q5 S: v1 ^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。/ @' T/ O) L8 X5 Z. c
Everyone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。), U: L7 \, o" M) O3 _ ]. P
How do you know? (你怎么知道的?)$ z& _/ S8 T) t C$ E A* R) E
secretly (秘密地)
' s. I4 y$ n& k1 e c8 }/ bin my absence (在我不在的时候。)* d0 h u. d l: G' a1 k
without my knowledge (背着我)
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换换心情。" S, l8 z/ [; r9 X) R
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。
1 m. g" A, ` I* FLet's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。)
0 G3 |* t4 X: u3 [% K. eOkay, let's. (好吧,走。)' \# ?; D7 P: P; ]$ I: o% E, u
instead (别这样!)
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有钱能使鬼推磨。
) v5 c9 k9 r1 z) E: h# I, g) _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。
9 Q0 ~/ W7 A( o1 x, J! a9 FJane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。)$ D3 Y6 C. {3 Y+ a
Money talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。)5 b4 x1 g: v& C" U. y
Money talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。
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q# F7 ]/ B+ b" [9 p别说丧气话。
) ?+ W- `9 `; r6 z& n' C* s" n% k" c2 _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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5 K& D( y% q# `5 O3 s: q# P过去的事情让它过去吧。
; y4 D( w+ d/ I: |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”。, [ u* Z6 q4 ?1 I1 T: S
: F$ [: |: ]3 H有总比没有强。6 `8 h2 Y* K. C
Better than nothing. *东西也许不多,不那么充分,但总比一点儿没有强。! q+ x7 O H/ q2 s* L7 t' F
/ B, C* p8 r5 l* m% d酒肉朋友。; s) C8 r0 H* |9 c% P. Y. y
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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o" a3 `# H; h; r! M5 W9 z滴水汇成河。$ B. h+ J: H: f! }
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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