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患难见真情。" `4 G6 P3 s! O1 W
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。' G$ f9 r6 r4 g& D4 c2 C
All 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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事实胜于雄辩。1 c: C9 b2 |7 E5 G* }
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。 T: @+ @1 e" q) [
Time and tide wait for no man. *tide 是“潮水”,此处与time同义,表示时间。, s! j1 d; p) c( h9 F+ A
) [' g- U; Q' f) ]7 o越快越好。
/ K1 J+ m$ U; \: m& v- Q* rThe sooner, the better.; f* V* `7 _+ s: y6 D* c* W
When should I come over? (什么时候来合适?)
' l& i" Z# w! e& `. q3 Z5 b% V, TThe sooner, the better. (越快越好。)* P8 [# M# H# {5 q, w) N
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正好。
% M; b. q# x' e+ t9 d' W9 B( MOn the nose.
% K& F% ~( D7 qHow many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?)
6 g/ E( T" a8 U! C0 _A hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。)- m+ o- X1 d8 J1 m' [
Exactly.
3 \& B1 S5 W0 W) z; ^4 lOn the dot.
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( H: G9 v g8 A- b# V; E捉迷藏。# w/ ?! A0 U, ]3 q% R( N- {2 z
Hide-and-seek
: u$ x! q9 g* y+ t. ZLet's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。)
( ^0 H( J( E+ n) ^) w8 Y2 o$ D7 d3 vOkay. (好吧。)
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+ d8 ~( Q7 z" b4 F# V未完待续。
- D: Z2 ?* b1 f3 r0 h+ cto be continued *用于电视连续剧等的最后,表示“待续”。$ M& n, J# A7 c& X$ N# J5 |
# n2 j$ N' N4 H' z# e% R一个巴掌拍不响。
7 F5 Z: ?5 o( KIt takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。+ P" n: y4 t* n9 J
Joe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。) B0 q$ ^: N6 J& l% _
Well, I think it takes two to tango. (不过,我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)
6 V7 [* G: I: \. X. y% o1 ^Both sides must be blamed.! g8 X% z4 M6 A+ y% O
They are the same., g0 F4 z) ~1 a! T
They are both responsible.* y7 C$ w2 s& o8 g0 F" Z- g
They are both wrong.
1 J5 C) Z) [" w- bBoth of them should be blamed., d. n: J8 `, h* V8 ~: D
' d$ g9 @% \1 b) {尽快。
0 c6 o1 a2 C: |% k0 FAs soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。/ z% ?' Z& B! s- |7 {& D7 y
Should I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?); K0 Q% |5 V+ h6 A" G5 ]
Yes. As soon as possible. (对,请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。! I" Q. P5 q/ S- f/ y
: |& N/ }6 I$ t8 O8 O随便吃。8 `+ W0 C9 `. I
All-you-can-eat.( t0 C6 h6 D" h4 \/ I
buffet8 n7 z; j) B; L" S$ l$ M
smorgasbord
" v' _2 u' a( m6 {Eat as much as you like.
1 Q- V8 S2 I; \. 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。
& K& \% z% z5 t& P8 D8 s6 imultiple-choice1 @% h `, c" z$ Y
multiple-choice questions (多项选择题)
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各就各位,预备,跑!
8 u( D* J5 s/ @Ready, get set, go!. c* {' }; q( H4 M) q/ ^! ?
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从头到尾。
8 t) V4 H, n; B4 G' x' g* rfrom 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。
4 G' M; I& `$ q$ D* oI don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。)
* H8 }# V8 F. j3 f2 EI'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。)
: {' f" {. v$ v% s; z! Tentirely (完全地)
* r4 b5 N6 w0 r7 zcompletely (完全地)
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始终/一直/一贯
0 \: Q/ D' {/ Q2 [$ pall long *用于“从一开始我就说过吧”等句子中,表示“从开始就……”。
7 u. F" H' [3 Z. FSo, she is married. (所以,她结婚了。)
z. ]9 r, p, F; U8 ZI've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。)# M5 r1 M9 v# Z; c+ z' e' M |" m6 X
from the very beginning
7 r4 n5 q7 s- ` F, `9 Jall this time3 w; i! j; q6 D* ]1 F
since the start# G5 [; g9 m3 _* Q. e
, K4 `$ j' E1 i) e: C$ W5 ]0 q9 j3 }就我的记忆来说……% H! W! C( g3 { ~1 b! c- r
As far as I can remember,...0 S9 B- a% n7 T
What's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?)+ }5 @/ O/ E1 [! p) \' D, a4 I
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。)
/ f! t! W" e, H9 v' P, t' u6 nTo the best of my memory,...
# |# N) @4 p/ }+ eAs far as I know,... (就我所知……)
( B/ Z! T! v% IIf my memory serves me right,... (如果我没记错的话,……)$ K# x3 k8 i ?7 r: q# G- J3 G( n
4 V* V) j6 {5 a9 C3 R2 b, P4 B' |( ~以牙还牙,针锋相对。/ }; L! J+ p& H8 ~2 g2 v" b7 C
Tit for tat.( ^5 N7 }. a& a1 b& w$ I) v
John kicked me, so I gave him tit for tat.(约翰踢我,所以我以牙还牙。)3 V! H: B4 W" T$ L4 n- n
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这是我为什么在这儿的原因。
+ [; e$ H9 Q- t. j3 o6 yThat's what I'm here for.
# K S- t' W9 `2 KWhat are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?)
. X. g: A- K/ w7 yEconomics. 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。)8 n* u* E% F7 I+ o, K. O' z9 `
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2+3等于5。0 y: s0 t" d8 R2 H1 \* J3 r- I
Two and three is five.
5 }5 C p; Z3 K) M, A2 u: yTwo plus three is five.
5 u' S0 ]% l1 TTwo and three makes five.
% k0 Y( Y% g" D1 b$ ^Two and three equals five., Z& x+ `( o+ \, l! Z
7 l. o$ |9 o1 \0 N我们有天壤之别。0 R2 R$ ~3 a; r! t9 A+ T' {
We're as different as night and day.
4 I6 Y% {7 u* S+ {We're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。)# [) d: R7 m7 Z' r7 ?* q
We have nothing in common. (我们没有任何共同点。): \: Y3 ~9 |" ]3 o, v* N
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东施效颦。(机械模仿。)
6 W2 s$ z% D) {8 E3 c# kMonkey see, monkey do.
3 m. B- G/ H, y- j. V9 ]2 _She just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)- Y5 T$ E$ Q+ r( _, }
Well, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛,真是东施效颦。)
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以先后顺序为准。2 R; ]7 O# F2 U: S
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”。2 [ [* Z* p! \1 |
Do you take reservations? (你预订了吗?) x4 C7 U+ Z. r
No, first come, first served. (没有,先来的先得。), t# j! W; L$ L9 N/ J3 w8 J
On a first-come, first-served basis.
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4 o/ Y6 h9 N+ n* P1 V. }! j4 q过时了。. s' }+ `/ U* E) y) m ^
It's out of date.- A7 i! w- ], |1 K& T9 F3 A
Look at my camera. (你看我的照相机。)
2 y# f7 ]6 N e5 mBut it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)+ Y3 N- ?( z+ j
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It's outdated.
* I7 W: w3 q" S1 PIt's behind the times.
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电视有长处,也有短处。/ o$ K" G# a( o. y3 W8 |* e" C; I
TV has its merits and demerits.
0 v) I8 n& C8 A1 U6 _2 K- PTV has its good and bad points.
' w5 K& f1 I0 wThere are good and bad points about TV.
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! z7 x! R" F2 o) R" `我利用了他的弱点。! E' _; j: Q4 t/ z% {
I took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。, c( Y1 Z" `# @
6 y7 f% n6 w. Z5 E4 D我长了不少见识。
6 r' Y6 [: s( kI've learned something.
5 m! ~2 r+ E1 O2 ~/ u- j# b- o- ?' Z1 wThe TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。)% i" c& r T2 l, r
Yeah, and I've learned something. (是呀,我长了不少见识。)3 `: F7 @! L3 Q
I've learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。), \% W+ M- a; Z: B, H9 L
4 }& E g% j2 L U那会引起火灾呀!
0 P* u2 Y; S' {' D& B4 DIt's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。
! z7 T6 ~& s% j( l$ }Look at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)
" Z0 t4 F, I6 F ~' F# fIt's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!)
# M- {2 p1 t" y o7 ~. x) HIt could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。)
4 B1 \9 d5 T. ]( PIt could cause a fire.: ^7 s- B& w- c, J; @
4 ?' [8 \- _4 M; N; N# r什么事都有可能发生。
0 U! I; n: |" \# b6 J6 @6 fAnything could happen.! V' w' q% _1 @4 q2 K
There's no knowing what may happen.! O2 c2 w1 I# B2 W
You never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。)
) [! ^; Y q* p* W* U$ ]Anything's possible.
6 g0 S! f% ]* \* s1 a1 O5 B- `' K( EIt could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。)+ R$ x C& D) N9 @) p8 u' P
! j2 ?/ B- K4 R- A% ]$ O将来可以用来作参考。
. F. n" q. g5 O6 u! b8 wfor future reference' ^4 O' j& N" C& f' m
You should keep the book for future reference. (你该把这本书收好,以便将来作为参考。)( I: g: |2 y2 o. v$ Q
! `! z& K% W; p& l& q. h5 h在我背后。1 q7 @& F; k" ~9 [
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。
+ Q; D& j3 N1 l; o6 w; AEveryone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。)4 T& C0 K, }# P1 h
How do you know? (你怎么知道的?)
) ]# }# i$ v' \- A% tsecretly (秘密地)2 @' b' i& y+ E0 j
in my absence (在我不在的时候。)% W4 I( V* ?& ]
without my knowledge (背着我)' ]% D& w% I1 u0 B; S# s. E3 I# v. i8 _
0 N! \) H6 d& c4 F% T0 U' Y E换换心情。
+ r0 [( l; k; {. yfor 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。
' K. D: X: @; U3 mLet's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。)
7 Q7 g, x; n: P1 w6 V! L7 D$ T" \/ ]Okay, let's. (好吧,走。), P, r7 ]1 `8 Y7 L/ `. e
instead (别这样!): l, y; g; s2 e( K- V3 H1 ?
( g& d; R! M" a* F有钱能使鬼推磨。1 d! V3 T6 ]3 f9 W
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% S3 l7 ]4 x( t, {; YJane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。)
4 {' k( K. O! Q8 tMoney talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。); ?# Y3 Z, v& K$ ^1 i+ _
Money talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。3 Q8 [! e6 x( `0 ?: h" T% Q
3 n" [3 X* Z% X2 u. W: i. ]别说丧气话。
; Y4 B0 h' F) W! I% r0 l6 U/ a$ W( ?/ X6 ENever 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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% b( a/ M0 v9 N6 e0 P过去的事情让它过去吧。
9 N$ w" o4 K; T- s- }3 YLet 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”。) f4 K; P% R; W0 [0 c$ p$ N a: v
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有总比没有强。
% z& x9 ?6 C8 |+ M! HBetter than nothing. *东西也许不多,不那么充分,但总比一点儿没有强。, A) {+ E, |) o! i: G
8 Z$ x" w! l% l9 [酒肉朋友。
! ^) m- g9 O0 p) ?( LA 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。! l. m3 _! z+ G9 W7 S: X+ }
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滴水汇成河。
, h7 K; X" J+ [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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