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我怎么知道。 How should I know.
我不知道该怎么办。 I have no idea what to do.
这对我没什么差别。 It makes no difference to me.
我知道发生了什么事。 I know what happened.
要么进来,要么出去。 Either come in or go out.
你和你姐姐都这么说。 You and your sister said so yourselves.
她一点儿也不像那么大年纪. She doesn't look her age at all.
她认为自己懂得什么是生活。 She esteemed that she knew what life was.
没有这么大的地方来放这些书。 There is not so much room for these books.
我不知道这个对你的意义有这么大。 I didn't realize how much this meant to you.
我一点也不明白你在说些什么。 I haven't the slightest idea what you are talking about.
这演说很动听,可是没什么内容。 It's a clever speech, but there was no real meat in it.
问题是什么时候能得到我们所需要的钱。 The problem is when to get the money we need.
我们请她帮忙时, 她总是那么不友好。 She is always so disagreeable when we ask her to help.
只要你不出卖我,要我做什么我都愿意。 As long as you don't betray me, I'll do whatever you ask me to (do).
没有什么可害怕的. There's nothing to be afraid of.
你知道我多么讨厌打字和速记。 You know how I loathe typing and shorthand.
不用说,夏日的傍晚是多么美。 Needs not say how lovely are the summer evenings.
拖了那么久,他终于完成了论文。 After much delay, he finished his paper at last.
你决不会知道你的鼓励对我多么有意义。 You will never know how much your encouragement meant to me.
我总觉得他讨厌我,但我不知道为什么。 I always feel he has a grudge against me, although I don't know why.
你要是看到什么可疑的东西就马上通知警察。 If you see anything suspicious, inform the police at once.
很奇怪他们改变了计划,但我觉得没有什么用处。 Their change of plan is strange but I don't think it's significant.
这小镇上什么事也没发生过。 Nothing ever happens in this town.
他是那么聪明,使我自愧不如。 He's so clever, he makes me feel inferior.
别那么敏感,我不是在批评你。 Don't be so sensitive - I was not criticizing you.
一群人聚拢起来看发生了什么事。 A crowd gathered to see what had happened.
他为什么到那里去,这对我来说是个谜。 Why he went there is a mystery to me.
天气干旱了这么久,这场雨成了农民的救星。 After so much dry weather, the rain has been the farmer's salvation.
她戴了那么多首饰,看上去象是包在金子里似的。 She wore so much jewellery that she seemed to be covered in gold.
一旦迈克采取了防卫态度,就很难使他相信没有什么可怕的。 Once Mike's taken up a defensive attitude, it's difficult to persuade him that's nothing to be afraid of.
什么也不能推动一个按钟头收费的人,对他的平静的心情来说,时间的消逝是多么甜蜜啊。 Nothing can move a man who is paid by the hour; how sweet the flight of time seem to his calm mind.
这人这么和蔼, 我立刻为他着迷。 The man was so genial, so I was drawn to him at once.
你完全不知道在那里是什么滋味。 You have no conception of what it was like to be there.
那位富翁在遗嘱中什么都没给他儿子留下。 The rich man left his son nothing in the will.
无论报纸上刊登什么荒谬的东西,总有人相信。 Whatsoever nonsense the newspaper prints, some people always believe it.
我不知道他着了什么魔,在那条热闹的街上把车子开得这么快。 I don't know what possessed him to drive so fast down that busy street.
接着怎么样了? What happened then?
你在说什么? What are you talking about?
那儿怎么样? What is it like there?
你打算怎么办? What're you going to do?
你做什么工作? What's your job?
你打算做什么? What do you plan to do?
我看上去怎么样? How do I look?
多么恶劣的天气! What beastly weather!
你的约会怎么样? How was your date?
你觉得怎么样? What do you think of it?
你看我该怎么办? What do you think I should do?
你会说什么语言? What languages can you speak?
你的衣服是什么颜色? What color is your dress?
来杯可口可乐,怎么样? How about a coke?
没关系。有什么事? It doesn't matter. What's up?
你刚才指的是什么? What were you alluding to just now?
你知道怎么挤牛奶吗? Do you know how to milk a cow?
你知道你在做什么吗? What do you think you are doing?
看看你都做了些什么! Just look at what you've done!
你周末计划做什么? What are your plans for the weekend?
如果他现在回来怎么办? What if he comes back now?
我们为什么要怕他呢? Why is it that we should be afraid of him?
你拿我的毛皮大衣干什么? What are you doing with my fur coat?
别对你的父母这么没礼貌! Don't be so rude to your parents!
地球内部是什么样子? What is it like in the bowels of the earth?
我们什么时候会面合适? What time is suitable for us to meet?
怎么回事?你为什么哭? What's the matter? Why are you crying?
玛丽所有的钱是怎么赚到的? How did Mary make all of her money?
什么是解决这个问题的最好方法? What's the best way to tackle this problem?
贵国是什么时候实行普选权的? When was universal suffrage introduced in your country?
这个悬而未决的问题什么时候能解决呢? When will the pendent problem be solved?
今天早晨报上有什么有趣的新闻吗? Are there any interesting news items in the paper this morning?
处理这种困难你有什么具体的想法? Have you any concrete thoughts on how to deal with this difficulty?
雪崩发生的时候我们的处境多么危险啊! What a precarious situation we were in when the avalanche started!
从三楼掉下而没有受伤,这怎么可能呢? How was it possible to fall down from the third floor without being hurt?
瞧,我这是怎么搞的!它本是辆新车。我怎么办好呢? Just look what I have done! It was a new car. Whatever am I going to do?
我们在晚会上要装扮得像电影中的角色,这是一个多么新奇的主意啊! We are supposed to dress up as movie characters for the party, what a novel idea!
没什么大不了的。 Think nothing of it.
这根本没什么关系。 It doesn't matter at all.
这根本没有那么坏。 It's not at all that bad.
他没怎么听讲。 He paid scant attention to what was said.
你不必起得那么早。 You need not have got up so early.
试一下不会有什么坏处的。 No harm can come of trying.
你最好听听我要说些什么。 You had better hear what I'll say.
你用不着让自己这么不安的。 There's no need to upset yourself.
一点点对你不会有什么坏处。 A little of it will not do you any harm.
这没什么要紧,不要为它烦心了。 It's not important; don't bother your head about it.
在这块不毛之地上什么也不能生长。 Nothing can grow in this barren land.
他对我指的是什么没有一点儿概念。 He didn't have a slightest notion of what I meant.
他在生人面前总是不知要说什么。 He is always at a loss what to say in front of strangers.
没什么事可做,我还是上床睡觉好了。 There is nothing to do, so I may as well go to bed.
别对你兄弟这么刻薄。 Don't be so unkind to your brother.
要用功,那么你才会考及格。 Study hard, and you'll pass the exam.
不知什么原因,她自杀了。 For one reason or another, she committed suicide.
无论发生什么事都要保持冷静。 Keep calm, whatever happens.
真抱歉给你添了这么多麻烦。 I am so sorry to give you not a little trouble.
不怎么想去,我并不大喜欢看电影。 Not really. I am not very fond of the cinema.
他的妻子知道在他生气时怎么对付他。 His wife knows how to manage him when he is angry.
错过这么好的一次机会他有点后悔。 He repented in a measure of missing such a good chance.
你们克服了这么大的困难, 值得表扬。 It is greatly to your credit that you have overcome such difficulties.
只要把它完成了,你怎么做我并不计较。 I'm not particular how you do it as long as it gets done.
既然雨下得这么大,你与其离开倒不如待在这儿。 Since it is raining hard, you may as well stay here as leave.
尽管有那么多困难,我们仍然及时地到达了这儿。 Disregarding all the difficulties, we arrived here in time.
在当前评论风气影响下,她的作品不怎么受欢迎。 In the current critical climate her work is not popular.
你如果考虑到她学英语才不过六个月,那么她英语讲得的确不错了。 If you consider that she has only been studying English for six months, she speaks it very well.
大家都知道这老头儿精神有点失常,可是他有些想法听起来并不那么古怪。 Everybody knows the old man's got bats in the belfry, but some of his ideas are not as crazy as they sound.
哦,实际上没什么。 Oh, nothing to it, actually.
他那么聪明,让我自愧不如。 He's so clever, he makes me feel inferior.
如果他身体这么糟,那么他的所有财富对他毫无用处。 All his riches are of no good to him if he is so ill.
最好的队员都投奔大俱乐部去了,留给他们这些不怎么样的球员。 The best players have gone off to the big clubs, leaving them the dross.
假使剥去了人们的衣服的话,到底彼此的阶级能够维持到什么程度,倒是一则有趣的问题。 It is an interesting question how far men will retain their relative rank if they were divest of their clothes.
她那么傻,以致被人嘲笑。 She was laughed at for being so foolish.
惩罚对这孩子似乎没什么效果。 Punishment seemed to make no impression on the child.
如果你作弊,考试及格也没什么价值。 There is little merit in passing the examination if you cheated.
我是唯一明了老师真正在说什么的人。 I am the only one to pick up on what the teacher is really saying.
如果那么你们能生产品质这么优良款式有新颖的鞋子,它们在我们市场上将会大受欢迎。 If you can produce fashionable styles of such fine quality, your shoes will win great popularity in our market.
这到底是什么? What on earth is that?
你到底是什么意思? What on earth do you mean?
你得出了什么结论? What conclusion did you come to?
你到底是怎么知道的? How on earth did you know it?
你的生活目标是什么? What is your aim in life?
礼拜天洗车怎么样? What about washing the car on Sunday?
你的初步措施是什么? What are your preparatory measures?
什么时候举行运动会? When will the sports meeting come off?
园艺需要些什么工具? What implements are needed for gardening?
他是一位多么能干的经理呀! What a capable manager he is!
他们的会谈产生了什么结果? What results emerged from their talks?
哎呀!没想到价格这么高! Dear me, I didn't know the price is so high!
你什么时候完成大学课程? When do you finish your college course?
你丈夫什么时候下班回家? What time does your husband return from work?
吃上中餐是多么令人愉快啊! How pleasant it is to dine on Chinese food!
半夜三更的,你起来干什么? Why are you getting up in the middle of the night?
我们做些什么才能减轻她的烦恼呢? What can we do to lessen her vexation?
你体重减轻了这么多,真了不起! It's miraculous how much weight you've lost!
一杯橙汁饮料没有什么营养。 There's not much sustenance in a glass of orange squash.
第一次测量声速是在什么时候? When did the first measurement of the speed of sound take?
关于此事,你能给我提供什么消息吗? Can you give me any information on this matter?
用一把这么钝的刀子切菠萝是不可能的。 It's impossible to cut a pineapple with such a dull knife.
万一太阳消失了,地球会变成什么样子? If the sun were to disappear, what would the earth be like?
关於日期[什么时候见面], 我们未能取得一致意见. We couldn't agree on a date/when to meet.
还好。顺便问一下,你母亲怎么样?她好吗? Not bad. By the way, how is your mother? Is she all right?
如果这里这么没有条理,我怎么晓得该做些什么? How am I to know what I am supposed to do if there's no organization around here?
并非所有的竹子都长得那么高某些竹子长得只有脚踝那么高。 Not all bamboo grows tall some grow no higher than your ankles.
他在漆黑的电影院里被什么人的脚绊了一下,差点儿摔倒了。 He tripped over someone's foot in the darkened cinema and almost fell.
哎,快到午餐休息时间了,他为什么非给我这个急件不可! Oh, why do he have to give me this rush job now that it's almost time for my lunch break!
听到他咂咂舌头的声音,她疑惑不解在想:"我说错了什么?" "What have I said wrong now? " She wondered, as she heard he click his tongue.
我没有真正地看过这本书,只是浏览了一下看是关于什么的罢了。 I haven't read the book properly, I just flipped through it to see what it was like.
在远庄园欢度周末,使弗雷德和我极感高兴,我简直不知道眼前还有什么其他事情能比得上它。 I can't think of anything Fred and I would enjoy more right now than a weekend at Far Acres.
除了14行诗和其他诗体之外,莎士比亚的形式感隐蔽起来了,不存在着威胁。不论这一看法多么不对,它确实使这位紧跟在莎士比亚后面浮现出来的诗人一时生产一种幻觉:他可能是有惊无险。 Except in the sonnets and poems, Shakespeare's formal sense is disguised and does not threaten. No matter how wrong this idea might be, it does give the poet bobbing in Shakespeare's wake the momentary illusion that he might be waving instead of drowning.
我认为那电影不怎么样。 I don't think much of the movie.
我不知道他的动力是什么。 I don't understand what his motive is.
我不在乎你们会说我什么。 I do not care what you will say about me.
似乎什么事也没发生过似的。 It seems as if he had been working for hours.
我毫不在乎他们对我怎么说。 I cared nothing about what they said of me.
我认为他的一些看法并不怎么样。 I don't think much of his ideas.
难怪她病了,她几乎什么都没吃。 No wonder she's ill. She eats next to nothing.
不要这么赶,否则你可能会出事故。 Do not rush or you may have an accident.
即使他这么说,你大可不必相信他。 Even if he said so, you need not believe him.
你不应该当面这么严厉地批评他。 You should not criticize him so harshly in his face.
他终于摆脱了这么一项乏味的工作。 He was able to cast off such an uninteresting task.
她不知道以后等待她的将是什么命运。 She wondered what fate had in store for her next.
要想召集会议什么的,就要出个通知。 If you want to call a meeting or anything, put up a notice.
我不明白你们为什么对这件事感到如此好笑。 I fail to see why you find it so amusing.
我深信每个人都是靠出卖什么东西生活的。 I am convinced(that) everyone lives by selling something.
他快步跑回家,看上去好像有什么事不对劲。 He quickly ran home, looking as if there was something wrong with him.
他正在阅读一部引人入胜的惊险小说,什么也惊动不了他。 He is at an absorbing thriller and can't be disturbed.
我并不了解讨论的情况,所以无法告诉你做了什么决定。 I was not privy to the discussion, so I cannot tell you what was decided.
记住,你现在当家作主了,要大胆说话,有什么想法就告诉我们。 Remember you are one of the masters now, so speak up and tell us what you think.
那家商店里没什么可买的。那里没有衬衫,没有背心,没有牛仔裤,也没有睡衣。 There was nothing to buy in the store. There were no shirts, no vests, no jeans, and no pajamas.
如果我是你,我现在就不会进去找他。他这会儿心情不好,见谁骂谁,看什么都不顺眼。 I shouldn't go in and see him now if I were you. He's having one of his bad days, swearing at everything and everyone.
那没有什么值得夸耀的。 That nothing to boast of.
不知什么缘故,我觉得不能信任他。 Somehow, I don't feel I can trust him.
她恢复得那么快,我们都有些惊讶。 We are surprised by the rapidity of her recovery.
机智在于知道自己可以过分到什么程度。 Tact consists in knowing how far we may go too far.
他送我这么珍贵的礼物使我深受感动。 Such a precious gift did he give me that I was deeply touched.
我只是问你一个问题。你何必对我这么凶。 I only asked you a question. There's no need to bite my head off.
无论在什么工作岗位,他总是有股子革命干劲。 No matter what his post is, he always works with a revolutionary drive.
老师狠狠地瞪了我一眼,所以我怀疑我做错了什么事。 The teacher threw a fierce look at me, so I wondered what I had done wrong.
很遗憾要打扰你一下,我想问问我们什么时候能聊聊。 I'm sorry to trouble you, but I wondered if we could have a word some time.
如果刷油漆用滚筒而不用刷子,那么刷出的面积要大得多。 The paint will go much further if you roll it on instead of using a brush.
唉,我看什么都不如偶尔受点挫折更能使你明白你是多么的幸运了。 Ah well, I suppose there's nothing like an occasional setback to make you realize how lucky you really are.
肯定是什么人物,因他棺材上有国旗。 He must be somebody, for a flag was draped over the coffin.
我有种不祥的感觉,今天干什么事都不会顺手。 I have a nasty feeling that nothing's going to go right today!
在黎巴嫩的雪松下吃枣子跟在贝肯街吃炒糊了的豆子一样,都是那么令人乏味。 The bore is the same eating dates under the cedars of Lebanon as over baked beans in Beacon Street.
我还没有告诉我的太太她买衣服花钱太多,她先下手为强反问我为什么花那么多钱去买新钓鱼竿。 Before I could tell my wife she had spent too much for the dress, she stole my thunder by asking why I spent so much for the new fishing rod.
你在追求什么? What are you going after?
是什么使他生病? What caused his illness?
多么不幸的一连串事件! What an unlucky train of events!
约翰在元旦做了什么事? What did John do on New Year's Day?
今天下午你读的什么书? What is the book you are poring over this afternoon?
你知道她为什么对他如此冷淡吗? Do you know why she is so strange to him?
哎哟!沙子这么烫!会烫伤脚的。 Ouch! The sand is so hot! I can burn my feet.
我们能做什么来防止这种疾病蔓延呢? What can we do to prevent the disease spreading?
英美两国的政府体制有什么不同? What are the difference between the American and British systems of government?
你怎么能看着孩子惨遭折磨而无动于衰? How can you turn away from a child that is being cruelly treated?
你认为这个病人什么时候可以做肿瘤手术? When do you think the patient can be operated on for the tumor?
你为什么不先把问题放在一边过会儿再说? Why don't you lay that problem aside for a while and work at it later?
你有没有听到这次谁要被调动到什么地方? Have you hear anything about who's get transferred to where this time?
前面肯定有险阻,你可以向前也可以后退,你将怎么办啊? The danger is certainly a lion in the path; you can go ahead or turn back. Which will you do?
我不知道他的意图是什么。 I do not know what his intention is.
我不敢去想她知道真相后会怎么样。 I dread to think what will happen if she finds out the truth.
我弄不明白他为什么缺席。 I can't figure out why he is absent.
风景不如你描述的那么好。 The scene is nothing like what you described.
黑暗中我看不清那东西是什么。 I couldn't tell what it was in the dark.
关于那件事, 我没什么好说的。 I have nothing to say in relation to that matter.
她知道金属为什么是好的导体。 She knows why the metal is the good conductor.
你最好不要冒险投资这么多。 You had better not invest so much money at your peril.
什么也动摇不了他要当律师的决心。 Nothing can weaken his resolve to become a lawyer.
他固执己见,什么也不能让他改变。 He is wedded to his own opinion and nothing can change him.
她当时看起来好像什么事都没发生似的。 She looks as if nothing had happened to her.
我装着没有注意到他已经变得多么沉静了。 I pretended not to notice how quiet he had become.
你要么自己来,要么就托人办理这件事。 Either you come in person, or you entrust someone with the matter.
果断些,确切地告诉他们你认为应该怎么做。 Be decisive, tell them exactly what you think should be done.
不管有什么困难,他都要继续推行他的计划。 He'll push on with his project whatever the difficulties may be.
如果我后悔什么事情,那很可能是我的良好品行。 If I repent of anything, it is very likely to be my good behaviour.
今年的春季会较往年来得晚,因为天气一直还这么冷。 Spring will be a backward season this year, for the weather has all along been so cold.
我可不知道在这地球上有什么东西比七厘利息更无情的。 I do not know of anything more remorseless on the face of the earth than seven per cent interest.
由于这位母亲为儿子照顾得无微不至,把他弄得没什么出息了。 The mother took so much care of her son, that she has make him be good for nothing.
当我们查明何时有货,价格多少时,将立即通知贵公司,以什么价格可以成交。 As soon as the purchase is made, and the price ascertain, I will inform you at what they will be invoiced.
他连自己的五分钟时间都不愿拿出,证明他对这一个解决问题的方法不感兴趣,与前一段统计中不赞成这一同样用法的比率百分之九十三相比,没有什么大的差别 His unwillingness to give five minutes of his time proves that he is disinterested in finding a solution to the problem, a proportion that is not significantly different from the93 percent who disapproved of the same usage in an earlier survey.
这些狂野的年轻人什么都不尊重。 Nothing is sacred to these wild youths.
没有什么能使他丧失对人性的信心。 Nothing could extinguish his faith in human nature.
他猛然把那纸翻过来,看背面写着什么。 He flipped over the piece of paper to see what was written on the back.
假使语言是为了隐藏思想而被发明的,那么报纸就是对这不良发明的一大改进。 If word were invented to conceal think, newspaper should be a great improvement on a bad invention.
我不管你个人是怎么想的,但与公司顾客谈生意时,你必须遵循我们的既定方针。 I don't care what your personal views are; when talking to this company's clients you must follow the party line.
她很大方,捐助了这么大笔钱。 It was generous of her to contribute such a large sum.
瞧那对时髦夫妇,打扮多么入时。 Look at that trendy couple- kitted up all the latest gear!
这么冷的天不穿一件外套真荒唐。 It is absurd not to wear a coat in such cold weather.
一位绅士无论发生什么都不应对人家生气。 A gentleman should not be down on others whatever happens.
所有捐款,无论数目多么少,我们都深表感谢。 All contribution, however small, will be greatly appreciated.
这些细节原属秘密,可是不知怎么给泄露出去了。 The details were supposed to be secret but somehow leaked out.
他就是这么个家伙,自甘堕落去骗老人们的几文钱。 He's just the kind that would stoop to swindle old people out of a few pence.
如果说我们缺点不断出现,那么上帝的恩爱却定会永无止境。 And if our flaws are endless, God's love is truly boundless.
如果这一政策不被采纳为政府的政策,那么我有责任诉诸国民公决。 If this policy were not accepted as the policy of the Government, I should feel it my duty to appeal to Caesar.
您只要把我们的报价与其他供应商的开价相比较就会知道我方价格多么优惠。 If you compare our quotation with those offer by other supplier, you'll see how favorable ours be.
我们这世界,是人们不知道自己想要什么而甘心赴汤蹈火为了把它弄到手的地方。 Ours is a world where people do not know what they want and are willing to go through hell to get it.
杰克太爱吹牛了,当教练说他并不是他所想像的那么好时,他感到很惊讶。 Jack brags too much and it set him back on his heels when the coach told him he wasn't as good a player as he thought he was.
如果这种婚姻出自一个女人的自愿选择,甚至是不顾亲友的劝告而选择的,那么就让她自己去品尝这枚果实的滋味吧。 But this never fails, if the bad husbands were of their own choosing, against their friends consent; for then they will be sure to make good their own folly.
因此,看起来政治家们取得了胜利。我惟一的想法是,他们为此付出了惨重的代价,未免得不偿失。世界上其他任何一个国家的政治家之间的分歧都没有这里的政治家之间的分歧那么大,那么公开。 So it looks as it the politicians have won. My only point is that it has been a Pyrrhic victory. In no country in the world are politicians held in greater or more open division than they are here.
他多么和气! How kind he is!
别这么固执! Don't be so obstinate!
这卡片有什么用? What's this card good for?
你怎么可以这样说? How can you say that?
你对气功怎么看? How do you feel about Qigong?
你看起来多么健康啊! How well you look!
你怎么可以这么粗鲁呢? How could you be so rude?
你为什么老是咬指甲? Why are you always biting your nails?
你猜怎么着?约翰结婚了。 Guess what? John's got married.
硫酸铜溶液是什么颜色? What color is copper sulfate solution?
这个新款式是多么新颖呀! How fashionable this new style is!
你从大海能联想到什么? What associations does the sea have for you?
议程表上的下一项是什么? What is the next item on the agenda?
你在我抽屉里乱翻什么? What are you burrowing around in my drawer for?
难道你一定得把关得那么响吗? Do you have to slam the door?
你缺席的真正原因是什么? What was the real reason for your absence?
我要发火了,你为何瞒我这么多事? I shall lose my temper. Why do you hide so much from me?
对于这种新体制,你看会有什么问题吗? Do you foresee any problems with the new system?
你猜怎么着:他们昨天在街上打起来了。 Guess what: they fall into fight in the street yesterday.
我们双方都作些让步以弥合价格差距怎么样? How about meeting each other halfway to fill the price gap?
如果有人配得上获"年度秘书奖",那么就是你。 If anyone deserves the"Secretary of the Year Award", it's you.
哦!对了!我为什么不到学校的就业咨询处去查询一下呢。 Oh, well why do not I check out the campus employment office?
迪克要么刻苦学习,要么根本不学,从不走中间路线。 Dick either studies very hard or not at all, never anything in between.
“我们或许再也不能在湖里游泳了。"--“为什么不能呢?" "We may never swim in the lake again." --- "Why not?"
看见那小孩挑着那么重的担子,使她大动怜悯之心。 The sight of the little boy carrying such a heavy load touched her to the quick.
也许我这么说可以更清楚一点:老一辈人一般都是保守的。 Perhaps I can make that clearer by saying the older generation is generally conservative.
如果我连年努力工作,最后会得到什么呢?金钱、地位和他人的尊敬? If I work hard for years, what will I wind up with? Money, position and respect?
在树林中走了一个小时而没有见到什么值得注意的东西,这怎么可能呢? How was it possible to walk for an hour through the woods and see nothing worthy of note?
你们在外面享福,我却一直在这里辛辛苦苦守着火热的炉灶。可我又得到了什么报答呢? Here I've been slaving over a hot cooker while you have been out enjoying yourselves, and what rewards do I get?
在我还未结婚之前,我有过六项养育孩子的理论;现在我有六个孩子了,再没有什么理论啦。 Before I get married I have six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children, and no theories.
"这个探测队接着把整个山洞彻底地搜寻了一遍,但是,除了一只空铁皮箱以外什么也没找到。" The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk.
坐在窗边的那个老家伙不太引人注目—人们记不起他是什么时候开始就每天晚上光顾这家酒吧。 That old fellow by the window is part of the furniture—he's been coming in this pub every night for longer than anyone can remember.
我想现在我明白你的意思了。如果你所说的“正直”就是我所说的“一贯性”,那么我们刚才的争吵就是彼此误解了。 I get your drift now, I think. If you mean by"integrity", what I would call"consistency" then we've been arguing at cross-purposes.
孩子问老师leather(皮革)是什么,老师说是:hide(皮),他问老师为什么让他hide(藏起来)。这个故事是用文字来开玩笑。 The boy asked his teacher what leather was and she said"Hide." He asked why she told him go hide. This story plays on words.
绅士可能有钱、或者可能依赖朋友过活;绅士的准则是,无论他怎么穷也罢,他依然是拒绝做任何有用的工作的。 A gentleman may have money or may sponge on his friends; the criterion of a gentleman is that however poor he may be he still refuses to do useful work.
我对艺术一窍不通,我没见过什么大人物,我也不进好裁缝铺,这些全与我无缘。我不是出自他所认为的社会上层。 I don't know anything about art, and I haven't met any grand people, and I don't go to a good tailor, and all that, I'm not what he calls out of the top drawer.
最后,如果一个人竟能像《圣经》中的圣保罗那样,肯为了兄弟们的得救甚至甘于忍受神的诅咒;那么他就必定超越了凡人,而且有真正基督徒的品格了。 But above all, if he has St. Paul's perfection, that he would wish to be anathema from Christ, for the salvation of his brethren, it shows much of a divine nature, and a kind of conformity with Christ himself.