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老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
不管张三李四。) u7 L5 i/ k( l9 f
Every Tom, Dick and Harry. *举出常用的男孩名,表示“不论谁都……”、“不管张三还是李四”。虽然没有女孩名,但男女都可用。
* T* z9 N/ l* o7 E' tMy daughter had a homestay in America. (我女儿为体验当地生活,去美国了。)* ]5 N$ @! V' f) r# o7 s' P1 N- |
So did every Tom, Dick and Harry. (不管谁都能去啊。)
/ F4 p! _) U2 c$ Z% xI like sexy girls. (我喜欢性感的女人。)
$ _6 e. P  m8 J* Y% C- ?/ \So does every Tom, Dick and Harry. (无论谁都是这样的。)6 \- M- c; j* w) [( h: f4 x. p
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一波未平一波又起。
. ^" \3 l* G+ W0 v: B7 z5 d8 BOut of the frying pan into the fire. *frying pan “平底炒菜锅”,直译是菜从锅里炒出来又掉进了火里。: v+ @0 d  ]/ g" O9 V, d

& t  B- x/ s0 c' q' ]6 E9 s" X舍名求实。2 Y# C  K! @9 k( a" P. a
I live to eat.! B  s. i: W/ N0 J" w5 z& c
Pudding rather than praise. *不太常用的说法。! _+ C4 G9 [! `

' d! B/ g7 x* d瞎猫碰上了死耗子。" q3 V0 Z9 A2 [
Every dog has his day.
% _9 @- s5 y' G2 W: jBob won the lottery. (鲍勃中了头彩。)% G1 S" L: L4 H* F# z: i
Every dog has his day. (瞎猫碰上了死耗子。)$ Z2 ]; e8 H$ k) c' ]% H
Everyone has good days.9 A; Z7 ?9 Q! X9 }; r: M7 V
Everyone gets lucky sometimes. (谁都会有走运的时候。)- x9 H7 Z) S8 C# {% U4 @
A flying crow always gets something. *不太常用的说法。4 e1 D7 Y1 D3 p& m+ \/ t5 Q

( U$ x/ R/ D( u$ _, ~/ a) j说曹操,曹操到。
% {* v, `: T  t8 Z$ u, `Speak of the devil. *“说到恶魔,恶魔就来”。源自谚语Speak of the devil and he will appear。
  u. |  U2 e! K% K6 J$ DSpeak of the devil.常用于口语中。. M" a% I3 ^/ v# i" t( S8 p6 I" e' m
Here comes John! (约翰来了。)
. W' \- v9 a7 e/ w5 DSpeak of the devil. (真是说到曹操,曹操到。)% x1 k) `9 A* V, u

& p: B8 ~9 e$ g5 N情人眼里出西施。% m( Z; A' p  A
Love is blind. *直译是“爱情是盲目的”。表示人们一旦谈恋爱,就会失去正确的判断能力,无法冷静地看待事物。: v! m8 e9 W6 I1 q' d% E1 T) g
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一举两得。# G- x% T0 g* ?0 F$ ~% m2 ~
Kill two birds with one stone. *直译是“一石可以打中两只鸟”,即“一举两得”。7 n% q  Z' S  ]" Y

/ }6 [- I* e) G7 t不闻凶讯便是吉。! |; z& ]0 X* F) V7 E- G
No news is good news.
2 F. P( j8 W% ]I haven't heard from John lately. (好久没有约翰的消息了。)1 ]% |7 |& V+ \2 g" u
Well, no news is good news. (是啊,不闻凶讯便是吉。)
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光阴似箭。
+ `6 B) A" O$ r- U0 T" k4 RTime flies. *表示时间像飞一样地过去了。Tim flies是Time flies when you are having fun.的省略说法。即“越高兴时间过得越快”。6 h7 y- J0 e4 o, O) y3 ?
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时间就是金钱。
3 q6 s$ N2 q: A% n4 v6 BTime is money.
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! w8 a4 S$ y$ n6 G+ ?百艺不如一艺精。
( w6 @7 Q8 g1 q& wJack of all trades, master of none. *Jack是男子名,一般表示“某人或男人”。此句的意思是什么事都去做的人没有一件事是能精通的。
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三思而后行。
. V. X$ p& c/ v& s  jLook before you leap. *直译“飞之前先看看”,表示“付诸于行动前要慎重地考虑,做好准备”。$ @! A+ u7 ]1 m3 A( ~

# X4 j; B) _- {1 Q. ^) k百闻不如一见。
" D0 V3 ?: ^, GSeeing is believing. *“眼见为实”,即只有自己亲眼所见,才能信服。
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无风不起浪。
1 S. z1 Y1 \% B* aThere is no smoke without fire. *传闻总是有出处的,“无火的地方不冒烟”。
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) p% ]. a2 f2 U诚实总是上策。
2 i" A+ j, [6 p9 L7 O( ^3 s  mHonesty is the best policy. *常以为不正当行为能获得好处,但从长远来看,结果是采取正当行为才是上策。
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晚做总比不做强。
. j) G6 ?8 A) G. Q7 KBetter late than never.
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男孩子就是男孩子嘛!( g9 ?: t8 A) H  t# W7 S
Boys will be boys.3 ?1 Z  Y7 l6 l" j+ |9 j$ t- B% _
John got into a fight again. (约翰又打架了。)- M  p7 V  T+ ?. K
Boys will be boys. (男孩子就是男孩子嘛!)
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" m7 Y2 F& r4 M3 i7 N2 s" r知识就是力量。
% A* J! [4 n  m8 B& P5 N( UKnowledge is power.  W# S2 |2 D- Z3 \. u$ j' q& ]
Knowledge is power. (知识就是力量。)
7 `8 ~. @+ l( t1 nThat's why he's so successful. (所以他才成功。)
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冰冻三尺非一日之寒。/罗马不是一天就建成的。% m2 u/ s6 x4 R' N* Z' {
Rome was not built in a day. *要做大事不是一朝一夕就可以成功的。
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条条大路通罗马。& u: y* R- k" P# }
All roads lead to Rome. *为达到同一目的,可以采取多种手段。
* m/ ]/ c$ a8 Z1 w! pThere are many roads to success. (有许多办法可以取得成功。) *常用语。+ F& m; u/ T3 d: P
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入乡随俗。
6 p9 r6 [+ R/ c/ fWhen in Rome, do as the Romans do. *“在罗马就要照罗马人做的去做”。即“到另一个地方就要遵从那里的风俗习惯”。口语中常省略成Do as the Romans do.
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8 z2 c6 M! B3 d4 R2 M/ h熟能生巧。1 ?4 L# X5 q2 x
Practice makes perfect. *任何事情都反复练习是成功的秘诀。2 n" O( {: @9 D7 p. A

; s3 K/ ^* f2 j+ |" M历史总在重演。2 b' T. Y1 i/ T. ^  q4 @- o- P
History repeats itself.$ u6 ~& R$ x; m% m8 i9 R% Y
Another war started. (又一场战争开始了。)
* t' f2 k4 K$ z. W# ~- o: n; aHistory repeats itself. (历史总在重演。)
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祸不单行,福无双至。
) O' r1 @; _4 `When it rains, it (always) pours.
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$ w# {  A; @  X% [  ^1 a$ u7 u9 V功夫不负有心人。
9 D% i( e- Q$ A7 D! m  b5 P3 TWhere there's a will, there's a way. *有坚强的意志和决心的话,无论有多大的困难都能克服。- K9 r2 Y" `% e9 j$ r+ I

* Y% }, z" u/ r  {* E- B4 l行动比语言更响亮。6 R2 l! A' }. H) x5 F
Actions speak louder than words.
5 C/ Q3 Q# l6 t9 w0 H1 v(钱财等)来得容易去得快。
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Easy come, easy go. *轻易得来的钱财,是不被珍惜的。来得容易,去得也容易。4 j  ]+ i0 C) E4 i

1 q" N/ X$ y- q4 M6 K/ b! W血浓于水。. H8 P% t- T) ]- s, G
Blood is thicker than water.
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2 C. z! M6 d: W1 [5 u0 U% ]7 Q2 T有其父必有其子。
( s6 `! Y' l  i! X  i, aLike father, like son. *父子相似的意思。& N1 g: A$ L: q0 `7 x3 ~, k- Y
Like mother, like daughter. (有其母必有其女。)
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恋爱和战争都是不择手段的。; U- _3 ^/ Z# `
All's fair in love and war. *在恋爱和战争中任何策略都是正当的。! Y% f% J. G+ r

" k" X: m+ x  X# B7 |/ D" R, P美貌不过一张皮。
& g" T1 Q! J2 v, P) v6 y% OBeauty is only skin deep. *“再漂亮的美女削去一层皮后就和丑女无二样”,即“看人不能只看外表而要重视内涵”。5 t  U( f2 l7 ~3 Y
Beauty is but skin deep.
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东西总是人家的好。
9 P# d; J- j+ \* S% T; S3 \: v, [The grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence). *直译是“(篱笆)那边的草总是绿的”。
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/ m3 E$ \8 u3 g7 W% m不劳则不获。6 |( y& W& b3 C3 v4 ^
You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs. *直译是“不打碎鸡蛋就做不成蛋包饭”。意思是做任何事如果不努力,不付出牺牲,不投资的话,是得不到结果的。' }) O0 |* n& [
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流水不腐,户枢不蠹。
7 ?! j, j" j5 Q# v- h3 ~" E4 SA rolling stone gathers no moss. *不断活动的石头是不会长上像青苔这类东西的。即“能不断保持新鲜”。也可以把它看做相反的意思,“不断变换工作和搬家的人,没有熟练的事情,也存不下钱”。
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患难见真情。/ r  q9 E: E' O3 q- ?1 x/ e$ H
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。0 L. y! K9 Y' ~* [/ Z, B

# ?+ I$ ^4 D, Y3 }; B只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。
. ^' x" |: A  Y4 ]! \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”。3 j2 \" U$ [5 D$ S1 b; A- B
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事实胜于雄辩。
0 m( v6 p! x; t2 vThe 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。, z+ N( ?; [& X" p; n8 @( p  X
Time and tide wait for no man. *tide 是“潮水”,此处与time同义,表示时间。
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" ]& k# l7 ?! H1 [. f7 @; s越快越好。
' i# {  {& C% h$ k' xThe sooner, the better.5 i/ l& A1 |5 V- `) y
When should I come over? (什么时候来合适?)6 y5 R# ?  H3 H8 K
The sooner, the better. (越快越好。)% z4 p# h4 O1 s8 b. \4 E2 ^* Z

( n0 n0 o# V: L- G* `/ B正好。
  o' d% O" d+ n) V  Y% iOn the nose.9 W8 i/ y, \3 H( L# U
How many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?)
9 H0 x3 N' f. M/ _2 eA hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。)3 \  ^: E4 @0 N9 z  _$ w
Exactly.
" ^7 ?+ j" ]# v! }* ~4 n1 [4 T5 {  q' n1 a0 jOn the dot.+ S( {/ V' A* S8 _7 t
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捉迷藏。
, z- L7 X, f7 a- h6 L2 {$ x" R! A, ]Hide-and-seek
. Q, H/ @/ f1 d8 h: o& m; R; ^Let's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。)
0 o+ v$ [* Q/ F0 t$ m5 f6 ^1 aOkay. (好吧。)& j, }* B9 _8 X5 p1 I+ c9 n
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未完待续。
: t" x* i  s3 W" h; J/ \& sto be continued *用于电视连续剧等的最后,表示“待续”。9 _1 f- T. w5 G
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一个巴掌拍不响。( p$ G/ j' N3 k: E# X  B
It takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。$ U. `  p2 W; U9 b
Joe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。)
& U! _# n* t- h$ [! j# j. AWell, I think it takes two to tango. (不过,我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)! P! u5 Q' H$ s; F
Both sides must be blamed., x8 }' [+ z- l$ j; \6 \4 }; M7 F
They are the same.7 `$ @# i2 N0 Y1 D# G& ~
They are both responsible.8 S/ q1 j& J' O4 `! ~
They are both wrong.7 f- g# ^% L/ A+ t9 U
Both of them should be blamed.
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尽快。
- Y: @7 W& M& a1 [As soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。
# G- p2 E6 [/ D5 B. H6 n3 o4 zShould I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?)
& M- m8 k& d  O4 L5 ~" x$ nYes. As soon as possible. (对,请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。
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随便吃。. P7 R* T* j3 I% _7 a- |% z
All-you-can-eat.( R& s2 k' u0 Y+ |! [* [
buffet
6 f: i' b+ y8 u6 w0 t4 ksmorgasbord
( O+ Z4 M; L$ ?+ ^1 lEat as much as you like.* G! b8 |. N  X3 V& ^" U' w6 \
Eat as much as you wish. *作为句子应为“你想吃多少就吃多少”。' c( b" G1 [! P* F. z! ^

: q+ _( Z, g7 ~& a% V多项选择。
9 l: Y! R2 q6 kmultiple-choice7 K$ ]& `/ S5 [
multiple-choice questions (多项选择题); ?- U7 o7 Y2 {
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各就各位,预备,跑!
& D5 ?+ E6 [1 H0 s( ]/ dReady, get set, go!
2 n# z0 j8 Q8 Q7 nOn your mark, get set, go!3 Z9 I& Q' p$ K0 x& f! a

! G; k0 d2 n2 Y' T+ a; e从头到尾。
# U; c, n/ T) D& t; vfrom 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。2 i2 e* R- ?3 c7 O0 X" a3 e3 b( R2 P
I don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。), Y* J$ Z& ~9 i" o7 m
I'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。)0 m% I9 R( R+ y' F6 V& B
entirely (完全地)
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! }' g. e, `% _/ ]) m7 s% g5 [始终/一直/一贯
5 w* @4 b1 K3 b$ C7 M% ^, Vall long *用于“从一开始我就说过吧”等句子中,表示“从开始就……”。: D, c, ?2 u$ I4 x
So, she is married. (所以,她结婚了。)
7 D' T5 E' }$ ^$ ^4 h, Z3 P0 cI've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。)" \! C3 d+ J3 m# L' O
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all this time
' p9 @* v( {# I6 M, Rsince the start
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7 d8 c, ~; u8 o6 c6 ^1 |% C; F就我的记忆来说……* |  z% D) d$ ~; T/ o! n
As far as I can remember,...
) w+ I* T, o+ `$ q% M% WWhat's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?)
1 z  i/ N4 t1 x; I8 TAs 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。)9 [1 Q. F( v( E" F" r1 F3 e
To the best of my memory,...4 W# h; J+ r7 o, T# m* b; [0 O
As far as I know,... (就我所知……)
, |( l5 k/ {. i, q2 n0 C* aIf my memory serves me right,... (如果我没记错的话,……)2 i/ T0 D7 V' O9 r2 n

/ A; M! y0 |) ^( m以牙还牙,针锋相对。
) F# }' B) A5 oTit for tat.4 _9 z  R+ ]* H) Y0 K* F
John kicked me, so I gave him tit for tat.(约翰踢我,所以我以牙还牙。)# m$ u) Y+ P( r8 M+ H8 k3 v& E
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这是我为什么在这儿的原因。$ Q( @7 u! j0 v# E. B
That's what I'm here for.2 [* u% w9 G# A
What are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?)0 ~8 e* j; S" ^' `  k  M: a
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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Two and three is five.1 W' Q+ ^/ z: R# o' }* c# F& I
Two plus three is five.
' j- k7 _' U, f$ i. ]  n/ {Two and three makes five.# W4 r. z( p5 W  a) w
Two and three equals five.  [% x% e  C# \% g5 Q4 k  {+ L0 ]

( Y$ k2 C* p# d我们有天壤之别。
# O" m6 k" K4 g( jWe're as different as night and day., N+ N. [' ]" L8 S: P1 P
We're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。)
8 C$ t$ ?3 s) j* X) O5 X/ xWe have nothing in common. (我们没有任何共同点。)8 ~# T/ w1 F- h0 g' Q- }1 l
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东施效颦。(机械模仿。)5 a: y, E/ G/ x/ r( R+ n: \
Monkey see, monkey do.
+ I! i% Q( g. y9 q/ P8 O+ PShe just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)
1 i- S( c% t; ?5 JWell, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛,真是东施效颦。)
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以先后顺序为准。
8 m* e( s, i: y! I6 RFirst 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”。
# i$ y2 z- ?' U/ ?* ]5 T& m, K% XDo you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)7 R3 J/ J) G, r# j- C8 e
No, first come, first served. (没有,先来的先得。)
# y3 e$ k9 x) rOn a first-come, first-served basis.1 ]9 J* i  c9 n0 W% J+ G  P

# Z8 y! m3 W+ q. \$ W过时了。; Q" S- F0 s( D3 l: J, H: y0 {
It's out of date.# z4 N9 S9 y9 M
Look at my camera. (你看我的照相机。)
8 L# v1 y: w) w8 V/ R$ pBut it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)/ W' S- w2 j" l1 d
It's old-fashioned.
( P$ Q. ?  {5 W, d6 d& h) GIt's outdated.
; j' S8 V' Z1 A& Q2 M8 XIt's behind the times.5 G! y, e- h& ]8 i$ B5 L9 y

% Y3 y# n; r  w0 T4 S7 i电视有长处,也有短处。
2 {& A" V* K. TTV has its merits and demerits.
1 {$ d; Z- y1 {' J7 E- jTV has its good and bad points.0 Y0 h' z5 O% o3 Z3 C8 C
There are good and bad points about TV.
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  e2 ]! ^3 G5 n我利用了他的弱点。5 V8 y5 m* I9 g/ U; M4 @: R$ O2 e
I took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。
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我长了不少见识。
/ z4 Z9 F9 b+ b: p# }I've learned something.( {6 A& a( |# {% C
The TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。)
  p& B) n8 g0 q. @( F$ q. _Yeah, and I've learned something. (是呀,我长了不少见识。)0 m1 [/ E: u% M5 E
I've learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。)6 K- [1 V. Y- d/ P2 ^) }
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那会引起火灾呀!
2 t! P; e3 U0 F' N+ C1 s9 |It's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。) V0 b/ o9 y- ]8 ^4 Y! {9 H  v* ]: d
Look at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。): e# K/ T8 L  e+ J* s# ~9 i
It's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!)8 ~0 G& b" c( r, q
It could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。), I7 a; o0 ?% t6 ~4 K4 p
It could cause a fire.
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6 k1 n6 c& t& M/ L什么事都有可能发生。
" b$ a) R. ~8 r2 G$ E: bAnything could happen.8 X% U% y' }% h  {! l
There's no knowing what may happen.
1 l8 O% U- W4 n/ E( j/ L3 ZYou never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。)
; S5 L7 J9 J1 m3 e7 S% o0 |Anything's possible.
% M/ e- x* @* m. c! w0 RIt could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。)" |# n; U+ b1 ]) _8 c
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将来可以用来作参考。4 F& ^( q" {$ \. a3 v4 Z
for future reference
3 z% R9 K' D  N/ UYou should keep the book for future reference. (你该把这本书收好,以便将来作为参考。), X; n3 h6 N2 N. U2 ?4 X/ g
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在我背后。2 C$ X9 _% W  o1 y1 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。& v0 d" u% E6 [+ ^. G; |; h
Everyone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。)
. ]: m+ x' A7 E7 a+ d) N; E3 SHow do you know? (你怎么知道的?)3 D6 g  K$ t6 L5 V
secretly (秘密地)/ R) \( o5 |3 [
in my absence (在我不在的时候。)
- z2 m8 z3 M$ |  \3 ]) o/ }without my knowledge (背着我)
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  ~6 |- R1 n' s4 x+ \4 R' X; B8 n换换心情。/ Z! K9 ~' X& s7 P
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。+ q" D' ]1 f  w7 P/ ~6 Q2 ]
Let's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。). X- u  ]6 [- F) ?
Okay, let's. (好吧,走。)8 L  K3 N7 {3 s# W! a
instead (别这样!)
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/ r# G8 j; v1 |7 f3 \. S# T有钱能使鬼推磨。3 Q1 Y# s9 [2 x& g* T
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。
- r, C8 T- ^* G" qJane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。)
0 {6 ^: O: N% G  ]9 v+ wMoney talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。)1 J3 ]4 u( T7 V! e% i. D# ]
Money talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。- X. G- y2 M. X( [1 b- C
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别说丧气话。, u& n- L# a: s
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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, x- u5 j9 a2 F! y7 r' C: X过去的事情让它过去吧。- z. I! \; S6 P5 f( A2 f) C5 e2 E
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”。/ \* d% {2 y. Q* J

  m# {& F- H6 y- Q有总比没有强。% i7 C2 z& a" {2 S$ G: e8 d; L0 w
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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酒肉朋友。
- }3 g$ _  m7 E- h1 PA 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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& y7 I) d3 F; e' ]: q2 w3 K; n( l滴水汇成河。  U4 z( y) K1 I) Y3 a: [  J) Y
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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