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迟到总比不到好。 Better late than never.
五加三的总和是八。 The sum of 5 and 3 is 8.
她总穿着黑衣服。 She always dresses in black.
你双手手指的总数是10。 The number of your finger is ten.
夏天他总是高高兴兴的。 He's always full of cheer in summer.
父亲下午总要睡个午觉。 Father always takes a nap in the afternoon.
细心的人总是把东西放得很整齐。 Careful people usually put everything in good order.
她每举办舞会，总喜欢搞得很排场。 If ever she gives a party she likes to do it in style.
把这些数字加起来，告诉我总数是多少。 Add this numbers together and give me the total.
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.
女儿睡觉之前，我总讲故事给她听。 I always tell my daughter a story before she goes to sleep.
他每次来电话时, 我好像总是正在洗澡. Every time he phones I always seem to be in the bath.
他一向是来得很晚，然后又总说他得早走。 Typically, he would come in late and then say that he had to go early.
这场戏总算结束了。 The play came to an end after all.
候任总统将在下周正式就任。 The President elect will be installed next week.
详细的资料可从我们的总部得到。 Further information can be obtained from our head office.
学习外语女孩总是比男孩强. In learning foreign languages, the girls knock spots off the boys every time.
她总胡乱摆弄手表，结果把它弄坏了。 She fiddled with her watch so much that it broke.
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.
我总是分不出这对姐妹, 她们看上去简直一模一样. I always confuse the sisters: they look so alike.
他总是叹息研究经费不足。 He always bemoans the shortage of funds for research.
史密斯教授曾做过总统的特别顾问。 Professor Smith served as special adviser to the President.
他这个人很没意思, 在聚会上我总是对他退避三舍. He's so boring that I always try to give him a wide berth at parties.
我怀疑在我有生之年这个国家会不会出现一位女总统。 I doubt if there will be a female president in this country in my lifetime.
他总是露出忧郁的表情。 He always shows a doleful expression.
流行歌星总是抱怨他们受到歌迷的包围。 Pop stars are always moaning about being mobbed by their fans.
你总是随心所欲而不考虑我们的情感。 You always follow your own inclination instead of thinking of our feelings.
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.
我已写一封抱怨信给国家铁路部门，总得有人要支持提高服务标准。 I've written a letter of complaint to State Rail; somebody has got to carry the banner for better standards of service.
总统正在对欧洲做私人访问。 The president is paying a private visit to Europe.
我父亲总是对我做事的方式百般挑剔。 My father is always finding fault with the way I do things.
你认为总统会对恐怖分子的要求让步吗？ Do you think the President will give in to the terrorists' demand?
他总是坚持自己的立场。 He always stands his ground.
好看的录像带总是被借走。 The good video is always rented out.
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.
他总是把女朋友的相片放在身边。 He always kept the picture of his girlfriend's close at hand.
她总是挑三拣四的。 She always picked and chose.
他总是称赞他的女儿。 He always speaks well of his daughter.
她希望争取到总统职位。 She hopes to win the presidency.
总有一天我会回到家乡。 I can come back to my hometown some day.
沉默不能总理解为同意。 Silence must not always be read as consent.
总统宣布了议会解散。 The President announced the dissolution of Parliament.
我代表总统前来迎接您。 I greet you in the name of the President.
公司想把总部设在北方. The company wants to situate its headquarters in the north.
总统号召全国人民团结起来。 The President made a call for national unity.
总统宣布将发行新货币。 The president proclaimed that a new currency would be issued.
国会制定法律，总统执行法律。 Congress makes the laws; the President executes them.
他总的健康状况相当令人满意。 His general state of health is fairly satisfactory.
两国总理的会谈将于下月举行。 The talks between the two premiers will be held next month.
他总提心吊胆的，担心被人发现。 The fear of being discovered was his constant companion.
现实中, 事情总是出乎意料地发生。 In reality, things always happen out of expectation.
一个守时的人总是把事情提前做好。 A punctual person always finishes everything ahead of time.
不管她生不生病，她总是开开心心的。 Whether (she is) sick or fine, she is always cheerful.
她即使在最糟糕的时候也总是非常乐观. She was always optimistic, even when things were at their worst.
这次他欺骗了我, 但总有一天我会报复他的。 He tricked me this time but I'll get back at him one day.
总统有六名警卫员时时刻刻在左右保卫. The President always has six bodyguards in close attendance.
他总是到处乱闯，直到我叫他停才停了下来。 He kept on barging about until I told him to stop.
他原来很著急, 我总算把他的情绪稳定下来了. He had been quite anxious, but I managed to settle his mind.
好学生通常都知道如何及时迅速地总结知识。 A good student usually knows how to sum up knowledge in good time.
他总是用这样得方式说话，所以每个人都讨厌他。 He always talks in such a way that everyone dislikes him.
狼总是成群猎食. Wolves hunt in packs.
早餐时总统会见了白宫的高级助手. The President met with senior White House aides at breakfast.
在有关钱的问题上，我总是尽量小心谨慎。 Where money is concerned, I always try to be very careful.
尽管她贫穷，但她总想装出上流社会阶层的样子。 Although she was poor, she was living in genteel poverty.
他料到自己的作品总归要受到批判，所以总是以攻为守。 He's always expecting criticism of his work, so he's always on the offensive.
周总理是一位卓越的政治家。 Premier Zhou is a distinguished politician.
他总是小心翼翼地按规章办事。 He's always careful to do things by the book.
总统答应会迅速有效地惩罚恐怖分子。 The president promised swift and effective retribution against the terrorists.
谁将获得总统提名？ Who will get the nomination for president?
总理被总统废黜了。 The Prime Minister was dethroned by the President.
她很善於总结情况. She has an apt turn of phrase for summing up a situation.
她言简意赅地总结了情况. She summed up the situation in a few choice phrases.
我总分不清他和他的孪生兄弟。 I always confounded him with his twin brother.
她总是抱怨伦敦缺少体育设施. She's always lamenting the lack of sports facilities in town.
他要求总理（同意）接见（他－次）。 He requested that the Premier grant him an interview.
一想到要会见总统就足以令人心悸. The prospect of meeting the President is quite daunting.
哪些人在总统竞选中最有可能获胜? Who are the front runners in the Presidential contest?
那个总理只不过是该国总统的马前卒. The prime minister was a mere tool in the hands of the country's president.
总经理扼要介绍了公司明年的销售计划。 The general manager gave us an overview of the company's marketing plans for the coming year.
对於发生的事情[对於总统说的话]说法相互矛盾. There were contradictory versions of what happened/of what the President said.
他总吹嘘自己在网球场上的杰出技术，可是帕姆毫不费力地连续数局败他，使他马上威风扫地。 He was boasting as usual about his prowess on the tennis court, but Pam soon cut him down to size by beating him effortlessly in straight sets.
医生说：“和护士们一起喝茶休息是十分值得的。我们总是谈本行。实际上我们只有这个时候才能一起聊聊我们病人的情况。” The doctor says,"a tea break with the nurses in immensely valuable. We always talk shop. It's the only real chance we get to chat about our patients."
总之, 你做得不好. In brief, your work is bad.
我总得想个办法完成任务。 I must fulfil my task by some means or other.
她在危急关头总是挺身而出. She's always to the fore at moments of crisis.
伟大的画家总是走在时代的前头。 A great painter is usually ahead of his time.
他在学校总打架. He was always scrapping at school.
总共来了23位客人. There are 23 guests coming, all told.
我们吵架时她总是占上风. She always gets the better of our quarrels.
我们总是不断寻找新的天才. We're always looking for new/fresh talent.
他最后总算把那几个特务甩掉了。 The spies were finally thrown off his track.
这个月的数字已包含在总数之内。 This month's figures are comprised in the total.
他喝酒喝得很多但好像总是很清醒. He drinks a lot but always seems sober.
据说总统已经秘密逃往边境了。 It is said President has escaped to the border in secret.
我们出门散步时，孩子们总是落在后头。 The children always lag behind when we go for a walk.
在选举前后政客们总要许愿讨好民众。 Politicians bid for popular favour around election time.
千万不要照牌价购买汽车, 总得讲讲价才是. Never pay the advertised price for a car; always try to bargain.
总之，我们认为我们都同情剧中的女主人公。 In the final analysis I think our sympathy lies with the heroine of the play.
母亲总是想把我们的谈话引回到家庭争吵的话题上来。 Mother always tries to lead the conversation back to the family quarrel.
他总是对园艺工作发号施令，其实他只是一知半解。 He's always laying down the law about gardening but he really doesn't know much about it.
总统派出他的高级助手去组织安排对立派别之间的和平谈判。 The president has sent his top aide to master-mind peace negotiations between the opposing factions.
孩子们想玩多久就玩多久，他们没有事做，也没有人会责骂他们，总而言之，他们很快乐。 The children could play as long as they liked, they had no work to do, and nobody scolded them, in short, they were happy.
妈妈对我总是关怀备至。 Mother always cares about my studies.
我们的债务总计为五千美元。 We have debts totaling 5000 dollars.
宪法授予总统宣战权。 The constitution vests the president with the power to declare war.
他们用无线电跟总部联络上 了. They made contact with headquarters by radio.
我们星期六的午饭总有一道油煎菜. We always have a fry-up for Saturday lunch.
总统的汽车由摩托车警卫护行. The President's car was flanked by motor-cycle outriders.
争论的焦点是这个行业总的前景. What's at issue here is the whole future of the industry.
总的说来, 这本书是讽刺性的. Overall, the tone of the book is satirical/the book is satirical in tone.
法律界人士对变革总是加以抵制. The legal profession (ie lawyers) has/have always resisted change.
原子弹爆炸总是伴随着巨大的火球。 The atomic explosion is always accompanied by huge fireball.
这个学生总是问他老师一连串的问题。 The student always asks his teacher a series of questions.
今天报纸上登载了总统访问的详尽报道. Today's papers carry full reports of the President's visit.
我买汽车时总要把燃油消耗量考虑在内. I always take fuel consumption into consideration when buying a car.
在演讲开始时，他总是先分发一份提纲。 At the beginning he would always hand out an outline of the lecture.
他无法消除自己的疑心, 总觉得妻子不忠. He could not divest himself of the suspicion that his wife was being unfaithful.
你在良心上总不能认为那样的报酬算是合理的吧. You cannot in all conscience regard that as fair pay.
新总统对不忠诚的陆军军官进行了一次整肃。 The new president carried out a purge of disloyal army officers.
她双腿仍有些软弱无力, 但总的情况尚好. There is still some weakness in the legs, but her general condition is good.
我总感觉到她因某种缘故而对我怀恨在心。 I always have a felling that for some reason she bears a grudge against me.
我在这个市镇受了一年罪, 总算离开这里了. After a year of misery here, I'm finally shaking the dust of this town off my feet.
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.
赢得总统杯以后，球队满怀信心地迎接联赛的冠亚军决赛。 Having won the President Cup, the team got their tails up for the final of the league championship.
新陈代谢维持生命所必需的，发生于存活细胞中或生物体中的物理和化学过程的总和。在此过程中，一些物质被分解从而为生命过程提供能量，而另一些维持生命所必需的物质则被合成 The complex of physical and chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism that are necessary for the maintenance of life. In metabolism some substances are broken down to yield energy for vital processes while other substances, necessary for life, are synthesized.
你总共要花7.50英镑. That will cost you 7.50 in total.
渔民家总有股鱼腥味。 The fisherman's house smells of fish.
人们总是把老师比喻为燃烧的蜡烛。 Teachers are often compared to burning candles.
我出门之前，把煤气的总阀关掉了。 I turned the gas off at the mains before I went out.
廉价照相机的质量并总不比昂贵的差。 A cheaper camera is not always inferior to a more expensive one.
新闻界收集，出版，传播或播送新闻的媒体和机构的总称 The entirety of media and agencies that collect, publish, transmit, or broadcast the news.
总统因近来被揭露涉嫌金融权益问题而成为丑闻的主角。 The President is at the center of a recent scandal over revelation about his financial interests.
总之，唯有当严刑峻罚加之于违法之徒时，才能维持社会安定。 To sum up, only when strict punishment can be imposed on the lawless, can social stability be maintained.
总而言之，这是一个妙极了的激动人心的凯尔特故事，中间穿插着一些闪烁着智慧与机智的片断。 All in all then, it is a rattling good Celtic yearn with a few fragments of wit-and-wisdom thrown in.
总共5.40英镑. That's 5.40 in all.
我总算把你看透了，你这个骗子！ I have found you out at last, you cheat!
在绝密档案上标有｀只供总统亲阅＇字样. The top secret file was marked For the President's eyes only'.
我穿鞋总是先左後右, 我是很迷信（这件事）的. I always put my left shoe on first; I'm superstitious (about it).
他总是含糊至极，写出的东西可谓“模棱两可”。 He is vague as may be; writing in what is called the"soaped-pig" fashion.
安装电话机与总机接通要多长时间? How long will the connection of the telephone take? ie How long will it take to install a telephone and connect it to the exchange?
即使周围的人都惊惶不已, 她也总是保持著超然的镇静. Even when those around her panic she always maintains an Olympian calm.
我得对他们说他们被开除了, 我总得替老板（出面）做这种倒霉事儿. I had to tell them they'd lost their jobs: I always have to do the boss's dirty work (for him).
承包合同批给了总会计师的朋友, （可谓）各有好处、 串通一气. The contract went to a friend of the chief accountant: it's (a case of) you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
亨利认为他总是对的，如果有人敢于反驳他的话，他就摆出一副盛气凌人的架势。 Henry thinks he is always right and gets on his high horse if anyone dares to contradict him.
主要活动如下: 第一项, 总裁讲话; 第二项, 秘书做解答; 第三项, 主席做总结. The main events were as follows: first, the president's speech, secondly the secretary's reply and thirdly, the chairman's summing-up.
对着英、美的一般大众当萧伯纳（挖苦人家），总比对着自己的家人当萧伯纳来得容易。 It's easier to be a Bernard Shaw to the British or American public than it is to be a Bernard Shaw to your own family.
爸爸主张对我们进行严格的教育。他总是说，“良好的”教育会使我们过于娇嫩，不能与严酷的生活作斗争。 Father believed in bringing us up the hard way. He always said that a"good" education would make us too soft for the harsh battles of life.
他大清早总是不痛快. He's always out of sorts early in the morning.
他总是大清早给我打电话. He's eternally telephoning me early in the morning.
总的来说，我很喜欢这本书。 On the whole, I like the book very much.
谈到批改我们的作业，老师总是让我们自己改。 As to correct our homework, the teacher always make us do it ourselves.
邻居的夫妇总吵架. The couple next door are always arguing.
观众总计达两万人。 The audience totalled20, 000.
远洋航路总是很繁忙. The ocean lanes are always busy.
他被选为总统候选人。 He was elected presidential candidate.
研究总统声明的含义. Study the implications of the president's statement.
出版商们总吹捧他们的新书 Publishers who puff their new books.
我总是由他联想到高速汽车. I always associate him with fast cars.
克林顿就职美国总统。 Mr. Clinton was inaugurated as the President of the U.S.A.
这位参议员投票支持总统。 The senator voted to support the president.
丢钱的事总是压在我心里。 The loss of the money has been a weight on my mind.
那几笔款子加起来总数很可观。 The sums reached to a considerable total.
总统已经失去了国会的支持。 The President had lost the support of the congress.
她已被提名为总统候选人。 She had been nominated as candidate for the presidency.
总的来说, 公司对我一直很好. By and large, the company's been pretty good to me.
她上学时总觉得和大家格格不入. At school she always felt the odd one out.
我登台演出前总要温习一下台词. I always run over my lines before going on stage.
他总是把时间花在毫无意义的事上。 He always spend his time to no purpose.
这幅画给人总的印象是很有气势. The general effect of the painting is overwhelming.
他们的产品总是包装得非常精美. Their products are always attractively packaged.
总统的讲话激励国民更加努力. The President's speech impelled the nation to greater efforts.
他总是把话头引到他得意的话题上去。 He always leads up to his favorite topic.
我总是每天一早就仔细查阅我的邮件. I always start the day by going through my mail.
喜爱保健食品的人总爱劝别人都吃保健食品. Health food supporters are always evangelizing.
参议院已经投票支持总统的防卫计划。 The Senate has voted to support the President's defense plans.
总统生病时, 其职务交由副总统代理. When the President is ill, his duties devolve upon the Vice-President.
总的来说，合资企业比国有企业更吸引我。 On balance, joint ventures appeal to me more than state-owned enterprises.
总编将他的采访记者所写的文章加以修改。 The editor-in-chief blue-penciled the article written by his reporter.
正做出努力来宣扬总统在解决危机中的作用。 An attempt was made to play up the president's role in settling the crisis.
我警告过你不要同已婚女子胡来，那样总是会惹麻烦的。 I have warned you not to meddle with married women, it always leads to trouble.
某个具体事件发生次数的累计总数，作为事实记录保存。 The cumulative total of the number of times a specific event occurs, kept as a factual record.
总的来说，这篇文章写得不坏，但是有些小错，因此显得美中不足。 The essay is well-done on the whole. It is, however, marred here and there by slight inaccuracies.
总数为10英镑. The total works out at 10.
他的存款总额达五万元。 His total deposits are50000 yuan.
闪电总与雷鸣相伴。 Lightening is usually accompanied by thunder.
他负债总数超过200英镑. He has debts totalling more than 200.
总统否决了削减税收的议案. The President vetoed the tax cuts.
高档家具总是很畅销. There's always a ready sale for high-quality furniture.
他总想成为注意力的焦点。 He always wants to be the focus of attention.
你必须申报去年的总收入. You must declare all you have earned in the last year.
他被任命为驻日本的总领事。 He was appointed the general consul of Japan.
他计算出他的资产和负债总和。 He summed up his assets and liabilities.
她对孩子和动物总是很温柔。 She always shows kindness to children and animals.
她总是在高档店铺里买首饰。 She always gets her jewels at high-class shops.
总统抵达时, 检阅了仪仗队. On his arrival the president inspected the guard of honour.
总统上个星期否决了减税法案。 The president last week vetoed the tax cut.
总论，纲要详细的摘要或整个论文 A comprehensive digest or complete treatise.
哦，好吧，这就是人生吧。总还有来年。 Oh, well, such is life. there's always next year.
儿子总归要离开家的, 这种事很难免. It is only to be expected your son will leave home eventually.
揭发了反总统的阴谋可能救了他一命。 The exposure of the plot against the President probably saved his life.
他在总统竞选中曾以改革者的姿态出现。 He have project himself as a reformer in the presidential campaign.
总裁的年龄甚至是比他的一些雇员还小。 The president was so young that he was junior to some of his employees.
官方尚未就总统的健康状况发表公告. There has been no official pronouncement yet on the state of the president's health.
你最好变换一下饮食，不要总吃同样的东西。 It's better to vary your diet rather than eat the same things all the time.
每逢他晚归, 妻子总要追问他晚上到哪里去了. Whenever he comes in late his wife cross-examines him about where he's spent the evening.
票据交换结算总额票据交换所中每天进行的交易总额 The total of claims presented daily at a clearing-house.
纵使大众也曾偏向正途也罢，那总是出于错误的原因。 If the multitude ever deviate into the right, it is always for the wrong reason.
日本一家公司同意就手表不精确向我们赔偿总价值的百分之四。 The Japanese Company agreed to compensate us for the defective watches by4% of the total value.
我的友人，多数生活在城市。然而，一提起农村，他们总是欣喜若狂。 Most of my friends live in the city, yet they always go into raptures at the mere mention of the country.
他说他如何如何赚钱，我就不太相信，我们认识以来他总是喜欢吹牛。 I don't believe all he says about the profits he is making; ever since I have known him he has liked to talk big.
在总数上再加9. Add 9 to the total.
他总是在埋怨。 He is forever complaining.
总计费用为500英镑. The total cost comes out at 500.
由渗漏而导致的损失总量 An amount lost as the result of leaking.
总统必须当众宣誓就职. The President has to be sworn in publicly.
总经理由董事会任命。 The president is appointed by the board of directors.
他挥霍无度, 难怪总欠债. His extravagance explains why he is always in debt.
他总能和同事们和睦相处。 He can always get on well with his colleagues.
他总是贬低妻子的烹饪技术。 He's always running down his wife's cooking.
分辨是非并不总是很容易的。 It is not always easy to know right from wrong.
我总的印象是他似乎很和蔼可亲. My general impression was that he seemed a pleasant man.
她儿子回来了，她总算解除了忧虑。 When her son returned she was at last free from anxiety.
这个女孩总是抱怨没有合适的衣服。 The girl always complains about lacking suitable raiment.
总统在电视讲话中阐明了他的计划。 The president set forth his plans in a television talk.
总经理和董事长并列坐在桌子后面。 The general manager and the chairman are sitting behind the desk side by side.
他被提名为行政总裁的事被董事会批准了。 His nomination as chief executive was approved by the board.
我的小小捐献在巨大的总额中小得几乎看不见。 My small contribution was lost in the grand total.
杰克袖中总有妙策，因此，当他第一个计划失败后，他又试行第二个计划。 Jack always has a card up his sleeve, so when his first plan failed he tried another.
那里的农民过去总是让羊吃掉田里的油菜，这样好把它们养壮了送进屠宰场。 Farmers there used to eat off the coleseed with sheep so as to make them fit for the butcher.
利昂没完成几何作业，因为他思想总在开小差，想着班上新来的女生。 Leon didn't finish his geometry homework because his mind kept jumping the track to think about the new girl in class.
当然，父亲会经常供给一些零钱，但是叔叔和婶婶也总是额外收入的源泉。 Father, of course, provides a regular supply of pocket-money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.
趋向总体的倾向、动向或进程 A general tendency, movement, or course.
总是受到讥笑使人非常气馁。 It's very discouraging to be sneered at all time.
演出拖延很久, 最後总算开始了. After a long delay the performance finally started.
总统死後全国陷入了内战. The country (was) plunged into civil war after the death of the President.
投诉信件源源不断地寄到（总部）. Letters of complaint poured in (to head office).
总统最近死後, 酝酿著一场军事政变. The president's recent death set the stage for a military coup.
把第一笔总额加在第二笔（和第三笔）总额上。 Add the first total to the second(and third).
最後总算把孩子从躲藏的地方都找了出来. The children were finally all winkled out of their hiding places.
内涵一个名辞里固有的含义和暗含意思的总和 The sum of meanings and corresponding implications inherent in a term.
她在危难时总是很冷静、 镇定如常、 泰然自若. She always stays cool, calm and collected in a crisis.
信条个人、群体或一机构的信条或原则的总和 The sum of the beliefs or principles of a person, a group, or an institution.
罗杰是一个极有教养的：他总是体贴入微并彬彬有礼。 Roger is every inch a gentleman: he's always thoughtful and courteous.
消耗量就是以每小时加仑表示的所耗费的燃料总数。 Consumption is the total amount of fuel consumed expressed in gallons per hour.
亚伯拉罕·林肯，这位美国人民所爱戴的总统，与人民群众的联系始终很密切。 Abraham Lincoln, the president loved by American people was always close to the people.
走读生凡拟在校用午餐者希于10时前通知总务管理员，今天你在家吃午饭还是出去吃饭？ Non-resident students who wish to lunch in should inform the Bursar before ten o'clock.
早晨我妈妈总是慌慌张张：做饭，收拾房间，送我最小的弟弟上幼儿园，然后去上班。 In the morning, my mother is always in a rush: she cooks, makes the room tidy, takes my younger brother to the nursery, and then goes to work.
道格培里：老爷，弗吉斯先生讲起话来总是有点缠夹不清；他年纪大了，老爷，……可是说句良心话，他是个老实不过的人。 Dog-berry: Goodman Verges, sir, speaks a little off the matter: an old man, sir,…but, in faith, honest as the skin between his brows.
"她们另外见了一次以后，南希觉得戈尔巴乔夫太太是一个不折不扣的共产党，"一位友人回忆说，"她总要宣传教条。" "After their other meeting, Nancy felt that Mrs. Gorbachev was a Communist through and trough, " a friend recalled, "and that she just wanted to spout doctrine."
过去的已经过去，且一去不返，而聪明人总是努力着眼于现在和将来的事情，所以对过去耿耿于怀着无非是在捉弄自己罢了。 That which is past is gone, and irrevocable; and wise men have enough to do, with things present and to come; therefore they do but trifle with themselves, that labor in past matters.
许多医生推荐含有丰富食物纤维的天然食物，因为它有助于防止便秘，以取代万不得已而使用的泻药。原因显而易见－治病总是不如防病。 Many doctors prefer a natural food, rich in dietary fibre, which will help you to avoid constipation, rather than having to resort to purgatives. The reason is obvious-prevention is always better than cure.
不受以往辩论形式的拘束，副总统奎尔和民主党的戈尔穷追不舍互相猛烈攻击。结果双方对抗始终活泼生动，常有战斗意味，有进则风度欠佳。 Freed from the constraints of the traditional debate format, Vice President Quayle and Democrat Al Gore went after each other with a vengeance, creating a confrontation that was always lively, often combative, occasionally mean-spirited.