| Gb | Eng |
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| 不是我的错。 | It's not my fault. |
| 都是我的错。 | It's all my fault. |
| 它不是手表。 | It is not a watch. |
| 我的钢笔是新的。 | My pen is new. |
| 是的，当然可以。 | Yes, certainly. |
| 昨晚是满月。 | Last night there was a full moon. |
| 我们是六点出发的. | We started at six. |
| 你只是说说而已。 | You are just saying that. |
| 这是常有的事。 | These things happen all the time. |
| 有了它真是方便。 | It really comes in handy. |
| 他是一个高大的男孩。 | He is a tall boy. |
| 五加三的总和是八。 | The sum of 5 and 3 is 8. |
| 这只是时间问题。 | It's only a matter of time. |
| 她是工业设计师。 | She is an industrial designer. |
| 三的立方是二十七。 | Three cubed is twenty-seven. |
| 这完全是你的过错。 | It's your fault entirely. |
| 他是一个数学天才。 | He is a mathematical genius. |
| 这是一个寒冷的早晨。 | It's a chilly morning. |
| 四月是种树的时候。 | April is the time to plant trees. |
| 星期日是我休息的日子。 | Sunday is my rest day. |
| 嗯，但是你必须等我。 | Mmm, but you must wait for me. |
| 这大概正是我要做的。 | Maybe that's what I'll do. |
| 他只是一个三岁的孩子。 | He is only a child of three. |
| 今天看上去是个晴天。 | Looks like a fine day today. |
| 每个人都是注定要死的。 | Everyone is doomed to die. |
| 这是本有教育意义的书。 | This is an instructive book. |
| 你说的有几分是真实的。 | What you say is partly true. |
| 他是一个体育运动爱好者。 | He is a sports buff. |
| 我的钟一定是坏了。 | There must be something wrong with my clock. |
| 她是饭店的女服务员。 | She is a waitress in a restaurant. |
| 这是为了对她自己有好处。 | It is for her own good. |
| 当父母可是件辛苦的事。 | Being a parent can be hard work. |
| 星期日是一周的第一天。 | Sunday is the first day of the week. |
| 你双手手指的总数是10。 | The number of your finger is ten. |
| 云是天空中的水汽团。 | A cloud is a mass of vapor in the sky. |
| 中国是一个发展中国家。 | China is a developing country. |
| 他是世界上最富有的人。 | He is the richest man in the world. |
| 他不该做那事是有必要的。 | It is important that he not do it. |
| 这次迟到不是我们的错。 | It was not our fault that we were late. |
| 这些苹果不熟，是酸的。 | These apples are not ripe; they are sour. |
| 别客气，我又不是外人。 | Don't stand on ceremony. I'm no stranger. |
| 要是我再有一次机会就好了。 | If only I had another chance. |
| 夏天他总是高高兴兴的。 | He's always full of cheer in summer. |
| 你不是支持我就是反对我。 | You are either with me or against me. |
| 你现在需要的就是放假。 | A holiday will be just the thing for you. |
| 他是一位非常重要的人物。 | He is a man of great importance. |
| 她和我在学院里是同学。 | She and I were contemporaries at college. |
| 排球是我很喜欢的运动。 | Volleyball is a sport of which I am very fond. |
| 我是最近才开始学法语的。 | I've only recently started learning French. |
| 这是一个极为重要的问题。 | This is an issue of the utmost importance. |
| 大米是我们生活的基本食物。 | Rice is our essential foodstuff in life. |
| 这不是一个很重要的问题。 | This is not an issue of the utmost importance. |
| 她认为自己懂得什么是生活。 | She esteemed that she knew what life was. |
| 别哭，你现在已经是大男孩了。 | Don't cry, you are a big boy now. |
| 青少年是身体成熟期。 | Teenage is the period at which the body reaches maturity. |
| 使学生学习是教师的责任。 | It's a teacher's business to make student learn. |
| 天气预报说明天是晴天。 | The weather forecast says it will be sunny tomorrow. |
| 我有两个姐姐. 她们都是医生. | I've got two sisters. They'reboth doctors. |
| 她是个在英国的外国留学生。 | She is an overseas student in Britain. |
| 希思先生是英国前任首相。 | Mr. Heath is the former Prime Minister of Britain. |
| 她最初是以当演员而成名的. | She first made a name for herself as an actress. |
| 他是去年六月开始在这里工作的。 | He started work here last June. |
| 我是用电动打字机打这封信的。 | I did the letter on my electric typewriter. |
| 原来她姑姑就是我表姐. | It turns out that her aunt and my cousin are one and the same (person). |
| 太阳，星星和月亮都是天体。 | The sun, the stars and the moon are celestial bodies. |
| 虽然汤药很苦，我还是不得不喝了。 | I had to take the herb tea although it's bitter. |
| 细心的人总是把东西放得很整齐。 | Careful people usually put everything in good order. |
| 我上了当, 还以为他们的玩笑是真的呢. | I was hoaxed into believing their story. |
| 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. |
| 我真是累极了，简直可以睡上一整天。 | I'm so tired I could sleep for a whole day. |
| 长江是世界上最长的河流之一。 | The Changjiang River is one of the longest rivers in the world. |
| 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. |
| 这是我从当地干部那里了解到的情况。 | That's what I've learnt from the local cadres. |
| 你多花点时间学习课文是有好处的. | You could with profit spend some extra time studying the text. |
| 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. |
| 这是我有过的教育意义最大的一次经历。 | It was the most educational experience I had ever had. |
| 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. |
| 这机器是为水下使用而特别改装的。 | This machine has been specially adapted for underwater use. |
| 我们是在试验的基础上得出这个结论的。 | We drew this conclusion on the basis of experiments. |
| 我认为他对这个问题的评论是不正确的。 | I think his commentary on this issue is not correct. |
| 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. |
| 现在是差一刻四点--我四点一刻见你. | It's (a) quarter to (US of) four now I'll meet you at quarter past (US after). |
| 他没有回答，只是继续一点一点地吃东西。 | He didn't answer, but just continued to nibble at his food. |
| 我是今天早晨从报纸上知道这条消息的。 | I learned this piece of news from the newspaper this morning. |
| 这个虽然不便宜, 但我觉得我们还是应该买. | It's not cheap but I think we should buy it none the less. |
| 那把椅子原本是为你准备的，但是被她拿走了。 | The chair was intended for you, but she took it away. |
| 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. |
| 我不喜欢他，但是说句公道话，他是个好工人。 | I don't like him, but, to give him his due, he is a good worker. |
| 我们一起欢度的那个晚上是我最快乐的事情之一。 | That evening together is one of my happiest recollections. |
| 这个女孩非常幸运，她的妈妈是她的知心朋友。 | The girl was fortunate enough to have her mother as a bosom friend. |
| 现在是休息时间, 学生们一个接一个走出教室。 | It was the time of break and students came out of classroom one after another. |
| 现在的时装和我还是小女孩时候流行的样子很不一样了。 | Fashions have changed a lot since I was a little girl. |
| 在一般情况下他都和我们一起来, 只是他现在身体不太好. | In the ordinary way he would have come with us, but he's not feeling well. |
| 金钱不是一切。 | Money isn't everything. |
| 我的主修科目是法语。 | My major is French. |
| 学英文是值得的。 | It is worth while to learn English. |
| 他是个有个性的人。 | He is a man of individuality. |
| 未成熟的苹果是酸的。 | Green apples are sour. |
| 我妈妈是个家庭妇女。 | My mother is a housewife. |
| 她是个真正的专家。 | She is a real professional. |
| 他是为历史学教授。 | He is a professor of history. |
| 这个港口是天然港。 | This harbor is a natural harbor. |
| 阳台是有墙的平台。 | A balcony is a platform with a wall. |
| 他是第一个到达那里的。 | He was the first to be there. |
| 昨夜温度是零下五度。 | It was five below zero last night. |
| 我丈夫是一个善良的人。 | My husband is a kind person. |
| 那吗啡是注射进去的. | The morphine was administered by injection. |
| 这架飞机是适于飞行的。 | The airplane is airworthy. |
| 他的专业是比较文学。 | He majored in comparative literature. |
| 这是独一无二的艺术作品。 | It's a unique work of art. |
| 她最主要的品质是善良。 | Her most essential quality is kindness. |
| 那是一场死气沉沉的演出。 | It was a lifeless performance. |
| 他该保持安静是有必要的。 | It is important that he be quiet. |
| 所有这些完全都是多余的。 | All this is totally unnecessary. |
| 我是一名广播电台的听众。 | I am a broadcasting auditor. |
| 她用功的程度是我的三倍。 | She studies three times as hard as I. |
| 并不是每个人都喜欢这本书。 | Not everyone likes this book. |
| 我们是朝正北方向航行。 | Our course was straight to the north. |
| 她年轻时是个有名的美人. | She was a famous beauty in her youth. |
| 面包主要是由面粉做成的。 | Bread is chiefly made of flour. |
| 现在该是填饱肚子的时候了。 | It's time to satisfy my inner man. |
| 她无疑是本市最好的律师。 | She is easily the best lawyer in the city. |
| 这封信是用正式文体写的。 | The letter is written in formal style. |
| 大多数人的右手是优势手。 | The right hand is dominant in most people. |
| 冬天是大多数旅馆的淡季。 | Winter is the slack season at most hotels. |
| 下一次邮递时间是四点钟。 | The next postal delivery is at 4 o'clock. |
| 这条线是那条线的四倍长。 | This line is four times as long as that one. |
| 中国是一个原油丰富的国家。 | China is a country rich in crude oil. |
| 我认为他是更合适的人选。 | In my estimation, he is a more suitable candidate. |
| 外科医生问他是否感到紧张。 | The surgeon asked him if he felt nervous. |
| 那是历史上最严重的空难。 | That was the worst airline disaster in history. |
| 我们的主要问题就是缺少时间。 | Our principal problem is lack of time. |
| 他尽管有病，还是可以上课。 | He is not so sick but he can attend a class. |
| 这块油布是用来铺桌子的。 | The piece of oilcloth is used as a covering for a table. |
| 马感觉到了危险，于是停了下来。 | The horse sensed danger and stopped. |
| 这是一个非常普通的女孩名字。 | This is a very popular name for a girl. |
| 我们在这个问题上是团结一致的. | We are solidly united on this issue. |
| 这些冷冻食品是最为方便。 | These frozen foods are the most convenient of all. |
| 一般人都相信努力是值得的。 | It is generally believed that it pays to work hard. |
| 他问马车夫以前是否去过那里。 | He asked the carter if he had been there before. |
| 他对著镜子看领带是否系正. | He looked in the glass to check that his tie was straight. |
| 尽管他帮助过我，可是我还是恨他。 | I hate him albeit he helped me. |
| 不用说，夏日的傍晚是多么美。 | Needs not say how lovely are the summer evenings. |
| 工厂的平均支出是二千美元。 | The average outgo of the factory is 2000 dollars. |
| 我开始作画，仅仅是最近的事情。 | It is only recently that I started painting. |
| 每个人都是自己命运的创造者。 | Everyone is the architect of his own fortune. |
| 强迫推行一项政策不是办法。 | It is not the proper way to implement a policy by force. |
| 她是悄声说的，所以我没有听见。 | She said it in a whisper, so I didn't hear. |
| 土星是依次离太阳的第六颗行星。 | Saturn is the planet sixth in order from the sun. |
| 她母亲去世对她是个沉重的打击。 | It was a great blow to her when her mother died. |
| 这些项目是根据其重要性排列的。 | The items are listed in order of importance. |
| 那位漂亮的女孩是一位时装模特儿。 | That beautiful girl is a fashion model. |
| 本班男生的平均年龄是十五岁。 | The average age of the boys in this class is fifteen. |
| 他是那些天文学家中最优秀的一个。 | He is the best one of those astronomers. |
| 学习英语口语不只是玩游戏而已。 | Spoken English learning is not all beer and skittle. |
| 在春天里听鸟儿歌唱是一种乐趣。 | It's a pleasure to hear birds' warble in spring. |
| 那是个复杂得无法解决的问题。 | It's a problem of such perplexity that it was impossible to solve. |
| 这本书是他以前写的剧本的扩充。 | This book is an expansion of the play he wrote before. |
| 我认为秋天是一年中最美的季节。 | I think autumn is the most beautiful season in a year. |
| 尽管我努力劝说，他还是不同意。 | In spite of my efforts at persuasion, he wouldn't agree. |
| 只有一个人能做这项工作，那就是你。 | Only one person can do the job, namely you. |
| 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. |
| 树叶已开始变色，很快就是冬天了。 | The leaves have started to color; it will soon be winter. |
| 我们昨天碰到的那个老工人是李师傅。 | The old worker whom we met yesterday is Master Li. |
| 他收集的邮票是我的三倍还不止。 | He has collected more than three times as many stamps as I (have). |
| 想过舒适的生活不过是普通人的本性。 | It's only human nature to want a comfortable life. |
| 中国是一个有着悠久历史的东方国家。 | China is an oriental country with a long history. |
| 他说完话，接着是一段意味深长的停顿。 | His words were followed by a pregnant pause. |
| 该是你认识形势的真实情况的时候了。 | It's time you awake to the realities of the situation. |
| 在我祖父看来，我爸爸仍然是个小孩。 | It seems to my grandfather that my father is still a child. |
| 尽管我们尽了全力，我们还是输掉了比赛。 | Despite all our efforts we still lost the game. |
| 金属内电流是由电子运动引起的。 | An electric current in metal is caused by the movement of electrons. |
| 不应该让退休的人感到自己是个闲人 | A retired person should not be made to feel he's on the shelf. |
| 在资信方面, 这家商行还是很可靠的。 | In respect of financial standing, this firm is reliable. |
| 我养了一只猫和一只狗，但它们老是打架。 | I have a dog and a cat, but they fight all the time. |
| 因为现在是收获期，所以我们都非常忙。 | We are all very busy because it's the harvest time. |
| 首次飞跃大西洋是一项了不起的业绩。 | Flying across the Atlantic for the first time was a great achievement. |
| 你有这样一位通情达理的父亲，真是幸运。 | You are fortunate to have such a reasonable father. |
| 原始社会的结构并不一定就是简单的。 | The constitution of a primitive society is not necessarily simple. |
| 厨房是我妻子的领地，她不愿让我进去。 | The kitchen is my wife's domain, she doesn't like me going into it. |
| 我躺下来与其说是要睡觉，倒不如说是要思考。 | I lay down not so much to sleep as to think. |
| 她自称精通计算机，其实她是假充内行。 | She claims to know all about computers but really she's a sham. |
| 试验没有成功，尽管如此，还是值得做的。 | The experiment failed. It was, nevertheless, worth making. |
| 我喜欢他的写作风格，但是不喜欢他的内容。 | I like the style of his writing but I don't like the content. |
| 这家公司的主要问题是缺少有技术的人员。 | The company's main problem is the shortage of skilled personnel. |
| 无论在哪一方面他都不能被看作是个好丈夫。 | In no respect can he be looked upon as a good husband. |
| 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. |
| 形容词的作用是描述或增加名词的意思。 | The function of an adjective is to describe or add to the meaning of a noun. |
| 她的演说对于听众来说永远是灵感之源。 | Her speeches have ever been a fount of inspiration to her audiences. |
| 工党政治思想的要点是人人平等。 | The cardinal idea of the Labor Party's political thought is that all people should be equal. |
| 通常, 是男士伸出手来邀请女士跳舞。 | As a rule, it's the gentleman that holds out his hand to invite a lady to dance. |
| 她并不聪明，但在其他方面，她倒是个好姑娘。 | She is not very clever, but otherwise she's a nice girl. |
| 教师在学习中的关键作用是不该忽视的。 | The key role of the teacher in the learning process should not be neglected. |
| 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. |
| 在我看来，这次演出恐怕不能算是完全成功的。 | I'm afraid that the performance was not a total success. |
| 香山红叶是北京最浓最浓的秋色。 | The red leaves of maple trees of the Fragrant Hills are the most charming autumn scenery in Beijing. |
| 经济知识对于理解这个问题是至关重要的。 | A knowledge of economics is fundamental to any understanding of this problem. |
| 在共同反对非正义行为的斗争中, 我们都是同志. | We are all brothers in the same fight against injustice. |
| 要是不给你添太多麻烦的话，我倒是愿意留下来。 | I'd like to stay if it's not too much of an imposition on you. |
| 根据定义,首都是一个国家的政治文化中心。 | By definition the capital is the political and cultural center of a country. |
| 一位德国科学家打断了我，并问我是否来自中国。 | A German scientist interrupted me and asked if I came from China. |
| 我们必须把理论与实践相结合是个重要的原则。 | It is an essential principle that we must combine theory with practice. |
| 这条路线旅行的人以前常走，但是现在已不用了。 | The route was once much travelled but has fallen into disuse. |
| 你那篇文章的内容好极了, 但是表达方式不太好. | The content of your essay is excellent, but it's not very well expressed. |
| 我的部分工作是同我们的供应商保持良好的关系。 | Part of my job is to maintain good relationship with our suppliers. |
| 我八点钟就到医院了，但是九点钟我才去值班。 | I arrive at the hospital at eight o'clock, but I don't go on duty until nine. |
| 你如果可以正确有效地使用一个词，你就是了解它了。 | If you can use a word correctly and effectively you comprehend it. |
| 他肯定是喝多了，当他要站起来时，却摔倒在地上。 | He must have drunk too much; when he tried to stand up, he keeled over. |
| 这家新工厂给自然环境带来的影响可能是灾难性的。 | This environmental effect of this new factory could be disastrous. |
| 你或许也会发现阅读已经变成是有趣的事，而不是工作。 | You may also find that reading has become more fun than work! |
| 亿万人的收入增加了，这是他们自己做梦也想不到的。 | Incomes of millions upon millions of people have increased beyond their dreams. |
| 就翻译训练而言我认为这是一本无出其右的好书。 | This is a book, which I dare say, is unequaled as far as translation practice is concerned. |
| 在我们的城市，许多社会服务仍然是有志愿团体提供的。 | Many social services are still provided by voluntary societies in our city. |
| 这鞋刚穿时要是有点紧没关系, 这种皮子很有延展性. | Don't worry if the shoes seem a bit tight at first; the leather has plenty of give in it. |
| 我认为你最后的那个论点是在转移目标，以便我们忘掉要点。 | I think your last argument was a diversion to make us forget the main point. |
| 我们还以为那是最坏的情况呢，可没想到更糟的还在后面。 | We thought that the situation was as bad as it could be, but worse was to follow. |
| 同样的问题人们向他问得太多了，所以他的答案也是千篇一律。 | He was asked the same question so many times that the answer became mechanical. |
| 你要是英语讲得不好，找工作时就会处于非常不利的地位。 | If you don't speak good English, you'll be at a big disadvantage when you try to get a job. |
| 沿海地区的冬天天气暖和，可是相比之下中部平原却异常寒冷。 | The coastal areas have mild winters, but by contrast the central plains become extremely cold. |
| 我在街上遇到她，可是当我向她微笑时，她却连招呼都没有向我打一个。 | I passed her in the street but she didn't even acknowledge me when I smiled. |
| 真是倒霉的日子。 | It's just been one of those days. |
| 那不是很恰当的话。 | That was not a very happy remark. |
| 熊猫是珍贵的动物。 | Pandas are precious creatures. |
| 鸽子是和平的象征。 | The dove is the symbol of peace. |
| 这些餐桌是纵向摆放的。 | The tables were laid lengthwise. |
| 他是农村一大牧区的牧师. | He is vicar of a large rural parish. |
| 许多疾病是由细菌引起的。 | Many diseases are caused by bacteria. |
| 她是一名公共汽车售票员。 | She is a bus conductor. |
| 我的弟弟是饲养牛的饲养员。 | My brother is a cattle breeder. |
| 圣诞节是基督教的节日。 | Christmas is a festival of the Christian Church. |
| 这是这一科的权威性课本. | This is the standard textbook on the subject. |
| 中国人民是一个勤劳的民族。 | The Chinese are industrious people. |
| 饲养员就是饲养动物的人。 | A breeder means a person who breeds animals. |
| 混凝土墙是用钢筋加固的。 | The concrete walls are reinforced with steel rods. |
| 那本旧书是我最珍贵的财产。 | That old book is my most precious possession. |
| 爱因斯坦是个伟大的科学天才。 | Einstein was a great scientific genius. |
| 他是那么聪明，使我自愧不如。 | He's so clever, he makes me feel inferior. |
| 这幅画表现的是海上风暴。 | This painting is a representation of a storm at sea. |
| 我相信她照顾孤儿是件好事。 | I believe it good her taking care of orphans. |
| 他总是叹息研究经费不足。 | He always bemoans the shortage of funds for research. |
| 这些树是每隔20英尺栽种一棵的. | The trees were planted at 20 ft intervals. |
| 那次失败是一次难以吞咽的苦果。 | The defeat was a bitter pill to swallow. |
| 这辆卡车最大载重量是一吨。 | The maximum load for this lorry is one ton. |
| 别那么敏感，我不是在批评你。 | Don't be so sensitive - I was not criticizing you. |
| 我们明天必须离开，真是遗憾。 | It is a pity that we shall have to leave tomorrow. |
| 你妈妈是个乐呵呵的容易相处的人。 | Your mother is a jolly, easy-going woman. |
| 这些是文艺复兴时期的文化遗产。 | These are the cultural legacies of the Renaissance. |
| 我是在教堂的门廊处遇到那个人的。 | I met that person at the porch of the church. |
| 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. |
| 满是尘土的路弄得行人也满面尘土了。 | The dusty road made the travelers dusty too. |
| 圣诞节是基督教徒的一个重要节日。 | Christmas is an important feast for Christians. |
| 海关人员问我是否有要报税的东西。 | The customs asked me if I had anything to declare. |
| 除非出现奇迹, 不然我们现在是输定了. | Short of a miracle, we're certain to lose now. |
| 整顿饭都很好, 尤其是葡萄酒更好. | The whole meal was good but the wine in particular was excellent. |
| 人类是在幼年开始学习第一种语言的。 | Mankind learns its first language in early childhood. |
| 从资料库借磁带是退而求其次的办法。 | Borrowing tapes from the library would be the next-best thing. |
| 无轨电车的电能是通过架空线供给的。 | The trolley bus picks up current from an overhead wire. |
| 勉强他做事不是教育孩子的办法。 | It is not the way to educate a child by making him do things against his will. |
| 我大声打了个呵欠，可他还是不停地讲下去。 | I gave a loud yawn, but he just kept on talking. |
| 发展的主要障碍是这个国家人口太多。 | The main impediment to development is the country's large population. |
| 政治和宗教是人们平常交谈的主要话题。 | Politics and religion are daily topics of conversation. |
| 你只要一看见她的脸就会明白，她是无辜的。 | A glimpse of her face will tell you that she is innocent. |
| 那是一个以几种语言叙述的古老的故事。 | It's an ancient tale which appears in various guises in several languages. |
| 我们经济的决定性因素是控制通货膨胀。 | The determinate factor of our economy is to control inflation. |
| 据说法国人是世界上最浪漫的民族之一。 | It is said that Frenchmen are among the most romantic people in the world. |
| 想在这样大的暴风雪中去爬山简直是疯狂。 | It would be madness to try to climb the mountain in such a snowstorm. |
| 签定这一协议是两国关系加强的序幕。 | The signing of the agreement was a prologue to better relations between the two countries. |
| 他们探索过各种途径，但是没有找到解决的办法。 | They exploded every avenue but could not find a solution. |
| 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. |
| 在合作社中, 利润是在全体劳动者中进行分配的. | In a co-operative profits are distributed among the work-force. |
| 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. |
| 他偷脚踏车是事实，但他并不像你所想的那样坏。 | It is true that he stole the bicycle, but he is not so bad as you might think. |
| 我认为直截了当地告诉他这个坏消息倒是友好的行为。 | I think it would be a kindness to tell him the bad news straight away. |
| 起初她威胁要解雇我们所有的人，但是后来她态度软化了。 | At first she threatened to dismiss us all, but later she relented. |
| 我的周末过得很无聊--只是在屋子里 转转或者看看电视. | My weekend was boring I just floated about (the house) or watched TV. |
| 当一个人一旦认为自己是有意思的时候，他就不再是有意思的人了。 | The minute a man is convinced that he is interesting, he is not. |
| 她新找的这份工作星期六放假，而原来的那份工作周末是隔周放假。 | She get Saturday off in her new job as against work alternate weekend in her last one. |
| 我一整天围着火热的炉子辛辛苦苦地做出这顿饭，可是他们现在几乎一点儿也没有吃。 | I slaved away all day over a hot stove to produce this meal, and now they've hardly eaten any of it. |
| 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. |
| 猪是一种家畜。 | A pig is a domestic animal. |
| 他是那个团的耻辱。 | He was a dishonor to his regiment. |
| 鹿的斑点是黄色的。 | The dapple of the deer is yellow. |
| 葬礼是个忧郁的场合。 | A funeral is a sombre occasion. |
| 窝藏罪犯是犯法的。 | Harboring criminals is an offence in law. |
| 那是一栋六层楼的房子。 | That is a house of six stories. |
| 他总是露出忧郁的表情。 | He always shows a doleful expression. |
| 她妈妈是一个节俭的主妇。 | Her mother is a thrifty housewife. |
| 我在击剑时用的是把重剑。 | I use a heavy sabre in fencing. |
| 汤姆是次子--他有一个哥哥. | Tom is the second son he has an elder brother. |
| 那艘船是被潜水艇毁坏的。 | The vessel was ruined by a submarine. |
| 那个退休妇女是个临时保姆。 | That retired woman is a baby-sitter. |
| 这间阁楼是用来存放东西的。 | The loft is used for storing things. |
| 要是站起来, 能把独木舟弄翻. | If you stand up you'll overbalance the canoe. |
| 金刚砂是非常坚硬的金属物质。 | The emery is a hard metallic substance. |
| 哄孩子们去睡可不是容易的事。 | It was hard work getting the children off to bed. |
| 这种病的症状是发烧与呕吐. | The symptoms of this disease are fever and sickness. |
| 对他来说，非洲是一片神秘的土地。 | Africa is a mysterious land to him. |
| 那是一幅描绘春天景色的油画。 | That is an oil painting of a landscape in spring. |
| 有人相信婴儿的尿是一种药。 | Someone believes that a baby's urine is a kind of medicine. |
| 我不会跟你撒谎，那不是我的风格。 | I wouldn't tell lies to you; that's not my style. |
| 用餐时摆弄刀叉玩儿是不雅的. | It's bad manners to fidget about (with the cutlery) at the table. |
| 他的答覆看来是半开玩笑半认真的. | His reply was taken half seriously, half in jest. |
| 这艘船的停泊税一年是五千美元. | The vessel tax of anchorage is 5,000 dollars per year. |
| 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. |
| 夕阳无限好，只是近黄昏。 | The setting sun had boundless beauty, Just because the yellow dusk is so near. |
| 这张桌子的腿是用螺丝固定在地板上的。 | The table legs are screwed to the floor. |
| 那个亚洲人拦住我，问我是不是中国人。 | That Asian stopped me and asked if I was Chinese. |
| 他学得慢，但是他表现出不屈不挠的毅力。 | He is slow to learn, but shows great perseverance. |
| 这棵苏格兰植物是我的一个表亲给我的礼物。 | This Scottish plant was a gift from my cousin. |
| 乘长途汽车唯一可取之处就是旅费便宜. | The cheapness of coach travel is its only recommendation. |
| 那热气腾腾的蛋糕对这个饥饿的男孩是个诱惑。 | The steaming cake was a bait for the hungry boy. |
| 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. |
| 他听到的唯一的声音就是那台机器的嗡嗡声。 | The only sound he heard was the hum of the machine. |
| 这位科学家在许多知识领域中都是杰出的。 | The scientist is distinguished in many spheres of knowledge. |
| 他仅有的消遣是喝啤酒和在花园里种花草。 | His only recreations are drinking beer and working in the garden. |
| 杰克不仅是个好学生，而且还是名篮球队员。 | Jack is not only a good student but also a basketball player. |
| 他们的主要出口货物是纺织品，特别是丝绸和棉布。 | Their main exports are textiles, especially silk and cotton. |
| 他不敢把令人不快的真情告诉他们。他是条哑吧狗。 | He is afraid to tell them the unpalatable truths. He is a dumb dog. |
| 父亲想到乡下去，可是孩子们吵着要去海滨。 | Father wanted to go to the country, but the children were whooping it up for the beach. |
| 庄园主宅第是一栋环抱在美丽的花园中的大理石房子。 | The manor is a marble house surrounded by a beautiful garden. |
| 各反对党指责修建新机场是浪费纳税人的金钱。 | The opposition parties have condemned the new airport as a waste of taxpayers' money. |
| 如果你们不是很熟的话，问别人薪水多少是很不礼貌的。 | It's bad manners to ask other's salary if you are not very familiar. |
| 他们这些颠覆性的思想是对我们年轻人的精神污染。 | They are contaminating the minds of our young people with these subversive ideas. |
| 我们赢得了合同，但是却经过了多次不屈不挠的谈判才达到目的。 | We won the contract but only through a lot of tough negotiating. |
| 那是我以前最喜欢的饭馆，但近来烹饪水平已大不如前了。 | It used to be my favourite restaurant but the standard of cooking has fallen off recently. |
| 我真希望我们能够看到更多新的电视节目，而不是翻来覆去的那几个老节目。 | I wish we could see more new programmes on television, not repeats all the time. |
| 规范语法阐述的是该派语法学家认为的某语言的口语或书面语的标准形式. | A normative grammar of a language describes how its authors think the language should be spoken or written. |
| 这是谁的钢笔？ | Whose pen is this? |
| 他是个十足的怪人! | He's quite an individual! |
| 你的衣服是什么颜色？ | What color is your dress? |
| 你刚才指的是什么？ | What were you alluding to just now? |
| 圆的轴线是其直径. | The axis of a circle is its diameter. |
| 铜的化学符号是Cu。 | The chemical symbol for copper is "Cu". |
| 这是一个令人沮丧的日子。 | It's a gloomy day. |
| 有名的比萨塔是斜的. | The famous tower of Pisa leans at an angle. |
| 是谁造出“quiz”这个词的？ | Who coined the word "quiz"? |
| 他们的观点不正确，是吗? | Their view isn't' right, is it? |
| 伦敦是值得参观的城市。 | London is a city worth visiting. |
| 你们认为他是个好干部吗？ | Do you think him a good cadre? |
| 地球内部是什么样子？ | What is it like in the bowels of the earth? |
| 蜥蜴和蛇是冷血动物。 | Lizards and snakes are cold-blooded animals. |
| 要是财源不断就好了！ | If only one had an unlimited supply of money! |
| 这家公司里谁是决策者？ | Who is the policy maker in this company? |
| 他是我认识的最可憎的人。 | He is the most obnoxious man I know. |
| 去年的雨量是多少英寸？ | How many inches of rain fell last year? |
| 那是我听到的最愚蠢的事！ | That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard! |
| 头大是不是表示智慧高？ | Is a large head indicative of high intelligence? |
| 玛丽所有的钱是怎么赚到的？ | How did Mary make all of her money? |
| 例如,伦敦是英国的首都。 | For example, London is the capital of Britain. |
| 你要把蔬菜煮熟还是生吃？ | Do you want your vegetables cooked or raw? |
| 那位矮男孩是谁？那位是比尔。 | Who is that short boy? That is Bill. |
| 这件传统服装是靛蓝色的。 | This traditional costume is of indigo blue. |
| 这个岛的纬度是北纬三十度。 | The latitude of the island is 30 degrees north. |
| 澳大利亚是一个讲英语的国家。 | Australia is an English speaking nation. |
| 香蕉、 苹果和橘子都是水果. | Bananas, apples and oranges are all fruit. |
| 这是中文－－我一点儿都不懂。 | It's in Chinese I can make little of it. |
| 你知道谁是电灯的发明者？ | Do you know who is the creator of the electric bulb? |
| 你到美国是坐船还是坐飞机？ | Are you going to America by boat or by plane? |
| 太阳、月亮和星星都是天体。 | The sun, moon and stars are heavenly bodies. |
| 这个屋子的面积是80平方米。 | The overall measurement of this room is 80 square meters. |
| 【谚】东也好，西也好，还是家最好。 | East or west, home is best. |
| 水痘是一种常见的儿童期疾病。 | Chicken pox is a common childhood sickness. |
| 伦敦是世界上最大的城市之一。 | London is among the greatest cities of the world. |
| 什么是解决这个问题的最好方法？ | What's the best way to tackle this problem? |
| 要是问题一次只发生一个该多好！ | If only problems would come one at a time! |
| 贵国是什么时候实行普选权的？ | When was universal suffrage introduced in your country? |
| 克莱尔, 那板上的画儿是你的大作吗? | Is that drawing on the board your handiwork, Clare? |
| 你是怎样庆祝结婚周年纪念日的？ | How did you celebrate your wedding anniversary? |
| 这位不是别人，正是我的老朋友约翰。 | This is no other than my old friend, John. |
| 她提 一个棕色的纸包，里面是书。 | She was carrying a parcel of books done up in brown paper. |
| 克里斯托弗·哥伦布是伟大的探险家。 | Christopher Columbus was one of the great explorers. |
| 你的意见是否代表其他学生的意见？ | Are your opinions representative of the other students? |
| “这是您的车吗，先生？” 警察问道。 | "Is this your vehicle, sir?" asked the policeman. |
| 衣、 食、 住所是生活的基本必需品. | Food, clothing and shelter are all basic necessities of life. |
| 最初她只是微笑，後来才放声大笑。 | First of all she just smiled, then she started to laugh. |
| 她晚了一个钟头了吧? 她就是这样. | She was an hour late, was she? That's about par for the course for her. |
| 公园对大城市的居民是大有裨益的设施。 | Parks are a great boon to people in big cities. |
| 我们刚才看见的那位同志是你的老师吗？ | Be the comrade whom we see just now your teacher? |
| 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. |
| 如果你同意我的意见，就明白地回答“是”。 | Answer with a plain "yes" if you agree with me. |
| 他是一个随和的人，但就是喜欢自吹自擂。 | He is an agreeable fellow, but likes to blow his own horn. |
| 北极熊虽然会游泳，但也是陆栖动物。 | Although they can swim, the polar bears are terrestrial animals. |
| 戴维觉得（与别的孩子）交朋友是很难的事. | David finds it hard to make friends (with other children). |
| 你认为她的小说属于文学类，还是其它类? | Would you classify her novels as serious literature or other? |
| 他思忖著要是没有这些孩子, 将来又如何. | He contemplated what the future would be like without the children. |
| 你并不认为我会相信那个可鄙的借口，是吧？ | You don't expect me to believe that pitiful excuse, do you? |
| 我们要是买不起汽车, 也就只好不用（汽车）了. | If we can't afford a car, we'll just have to do without (one). |
| 她的卧室是这座嘈杂房屋中一个难得的安静之处。 | Her bedroom is an oasis of calm in the noisy house. |
| 我以前从未听到过这个词语，是最近新造的吗？ | I hadn't heard that expression before ; is it a recent coinage? |
| 天竺葵是种开红、粉红或白色花的花园植物。 | The geranium is a garden plant with red, pink or white flowers. |
| 即使是最聪明的人也会陷入琐事与混乱之中。 | The most brilliant person may be mired in detail and confusion. |
| 那项要求很有意思，可是你有证件加以证明吗？ | That's a very interesting claim, but can you document it? |
| 我只是出于好奇，请问你买这辆车花了多少钱？ | Just to satisfy my curiosity, how much did you pay for your car? |
| 我觉得你的咳嗽声有问题--是不是该找医生看看? | I don't like the sound of that cough oughtn't you to see a doctor? |
| 储存的 物经常受损坏, 尤其是老鼠为患最甚. | Stores of grain are frequently attacked by pests, especially rats. |
| 这比那个大一倍。（注意：as large again as是…的两倍，比…大一倍） | It is as large again as that. |
| 我并不是自吹自擂，但所有的重要工作都是我干的。 | I'm not blowing my own trumpet, but I did all the top jobs. |
| 他最初的反应是不同意。可是後来他改变了主意。 | His first response was to say no. Later, however, he changed his mind. |
| 珍和玛丽是好朋友，前者是老师，后者是护士。 | Jane and Mary are good friends; the former is a teacher, the latter is a nurse. |
| 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? |
| 别老唠叨你的那些问题，还是做些实际工作解决它们吧！ | Stop dwelling on your problems and do something about them! |
| 我不知道地址，但地点是离SheratonHotel北边两条街的地方。 | I do not know the address, but it's two block north of the sheraton hotel. |
| 在日常会话中，你是请求别人做事，而不是"命令"他们。 | In everyday conversation, you request people to do things, not "order" them. |
| 我基本上同意你的建议, 但是有几个小问题有待商榷. | Basically I agree with your proposals, but there are a few small points I'd like to discuss. |
| 要是太阳从西边出来，他就会通过考试－－他不可能通过考试。 | If the sun were to rise in the west, he would pass the exam. |
| “Micro”这个词的意思是“小”，Microclimate＂是指小区域里的气候条件。 | Micro means small, and microclimate refers to the climate conditions over a small area. |
| 哲瑞米是初出茅庐，所以我们并不指望他在这次比赛中表现得很好。 | Jeremy's just being blooded, so we don't expect him to be very good at the game. |
| 鸬鹚是一种长脖子黑颜色的大鸟，生活在海滨而且以吃鱼为生。 | The cormorant is a large, long-necked, dark-colored bird which lives near sea coasts and eats fish. |
| 一谈到别的事情时，他们的记性并不是很好，但他们却记得彗星。 | Their memory wasn't very good when it came to recalling other things, but they remembered the comet. |
| 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! |
| "告诉我：在任何一项工作中，是师傅说了算，还是助手说了算！""那得看情况。" | "Tell me this: In any job of work, should the master have the last word, or the assistant! " "That depends." |
| 我是技术员。 | I am a technician. |
| 这是部动人的影片。 | It is a moving film. |
| 那船是开往外地的. | The ship is outward bound. |
| 我母亲是一位教师。 | My mother is a teacher. |
| 他也不是技术员。 | He's not a technician, either. |
| 这实在不是有意的。 | It was really quite unintentional. |
| 这不过是个笑话而已。 | It is nothing but a joke. |
| 别忙, 有的是时间. | Don't hurry; there's plenty of time. |
| 那是学术方面的事。 | It's a matter of academic concern. |
| 我是这所房子的主人。 | I am the owner of this house. |
| 她是活的医学教科书. | She's a walking textbook of medicine. |
| 这场雨是从西面来的. | The rain is coming from the west. |
| 他总是坚持自己的立场。 | He always stands his ground. |
| 这件衣服是最新设计。 | This dress is of the latest design. |
| 四分之一是一个真分数。 | One forth is a proper fraction. |
| 现在想必是四点半左右。 | It must be about four thirty. |
| 他告诉我的消息是真实的。 | The news he told me is truthful. |
| 她是一个有责任心的教师。 | She is a conscientious teacher. |
| 我们应该分清是非。 | We should make a distinction between right and wrong. |
| 家庭是社会最小的单位。 | The family is the smallest social unit. |
| 蛋黄是鸡蛋中的黄色部分. | The yolk is the yellow part in an egg. |
| 还是我直接跟他打交道为好 | I prefer to deal with him direct. |
| 这是目前最时兴的做法了。 | It's the in-thing to do at the moment. |
| 对我们来说那是有利的结果。 | It's a beneficial result to us. |
| 这张照片是人眼的特写。 | This picture is a closeness of the human eye. |
| 那条广告口号是双关语. | The advertising slogan was a play on words. |
| 好看的录像带总是被借走。 | The good video is always rented out. |
| 那就是我昨天见到的那个人。 | That is the man I saw yesterday. |
| 这里一连好几天都是雨天。 | There are a succession of rainy days here. |
| 我认为她是个很能干的经理. | I summed her up as a competent manager. |
| 这不过是许多例子中的一个。 | This is only one instance out of many. |
| 一个舒适的家可以是一个乐园。 | A comfortable house may be an Eden. |
| 这里最常刮的风是西南风. | The prevailing wind here is from the south-west. |
| 大学的任务是教学和科研。 | The mission of a university is teaching and research. |
| 以下是人生而平等的真理。 | What follows is the truth that men are created equal. |
| 他是一个有重要社会地位的人。 | He is a person of important social status. |
| 她的马车是院子里最漂亮的。 | Her carriage was the most beautiful one in the yard. |
| 当然，我们从小学就是朋友了。 | Sure. We are friends since primary school. |
| 他就是我们刚才谈论的那个人。 | That is the man about whom we were speaking. |
| 这一排排的房屋外表都是一样的。 | The rows of houses were uniform in appearance. |
| 现代音乐最初是在意大利发展起来的。 | Modern music was first developed in Italy. |
| 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. |
| 那张照片上的突出物是我们的大楼。 | The projection on the picture is our building. |
| 这本书可能有用，只是相当贵。 | The book is likely to be useful, only it's rather expensive. |
| 他是大学教师联合会的一名成员。 | He is a member of the Association of University Teachers. |
| 推广这种新方法不是件容易的工作。 | Popularizing this new method is not an easy job. |
| 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. |
| 那所房子是出卖的，房子里有暖气设备。 | That house is for sale. It has central heating. |
| 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. |
| 今天要是星期三，前天就是星期一。 | If today is Wednesday, the day before yesterday is Monday. |
| 如今人们公认这是个错误. | It is now generally admitted to have been (ie Most people agree and accept that it was) a mistake. |
| 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. |
| 现在很多小孩都可以说是少年老成了。 | Now many children can be called young but experienced. |
| 就英语作文而言，练习是最好的方法。 | So far as English composition is concerned, practice is the best way. |
| 我首先是一个教师, 其次才是一个作家。 | I am a teacher in the first place and a writer in the next place. |
| 那不是个好办法，首先没人会帮我们的忙。 | It is not a good idea. For one thing, nobody will help us. |
| 我的朋友都是男生，他们一点也不关心读书。 | My friends were all boys who cared nothing about studying. |
| 她好像够亲切的, 可是我不应该信以为真. | She seems friendly enough but I shouldn't take her at (her) face value. |
| 自从我们在学校认识之后，我们就一直是好朋友。 | We've been friends ever since we met at school. |
| 老是有各种各样的天气，不论我们喜欢不喜欢。 | There's always weather, weather, whether we like it or not. |
| 人家告诉我她很可爱，可是她根本不是那样。 | People had told me she was very pleasant but she's nothing of the kind. |
| 我不是说她真在外层空间--这只是打个比方. | I didn't really mean she was in outer space it's just a figure of speech. |
| 她是那些老是把困难往最坏处想的女人之一。 | She is one of those women who always make the worst of their troubles. |
| 必须明确指出，部长的言论有两点是错误的。 | Just for the record, the minister's statement is wrong on two points. |
| 他姐姐过去一直指导他，给他出主意，是他的朋友。 | His elder sister had been his guide, counsellor and friend. |
| 我们今天晚上节目中最精彩的是中国杂技表演. | The star turn in our show tonight will be a group of Chinese acrobats. |
| 竹子是中空的。 | Bamboo is hollow. |
| 理论上是如此。 | It is so in theory. |
| 他老是打扰我. | He's constantly disturbing me. |
| 松树是常青树。 | Pines are evergreens. |
| 他是一个拥护者。 | He is an advocate. |
| 这是革新时期。 | It was a period of innovation. |
| 你老是多管闲事. | You're always meddling. |
| 这朵花是雄花。 | This flower is a male flower. |
| 写作是他的生命。 | Writing is his life. |
| 婚姻是终身大事。 | Marriage is for life. |
| 壁纸是成卷买的. | Wallpaper is bought in rolls. |
| 这是毫无疑问的。 | There's no question about it. |
| 他是医科毕业生。 | He is a graduate in medicine. |
| 这个盆子是铁做的。 | This basin is made of iron. |
| 他是一个业余画家。 | He is an amateur painter. |
| 该被责怪的人是你。 | It is you who are to blame. |
| 差别对比是显著的。 | The contrast is remarkable. |
| 人是有理性的生物。 | Man is a rational being. |
| 她总是挑三拣四的。 | She always picked and chose. |
| 这是一种抽象物。 | This is a kind of abstraction. |
| 空气是气体的混合物。 | Air is a mixture of gases. |
| 软冻是一种甜食。 | Custard is a kind of sweet sauce. |
| 他对纪律是严格的。 | He is stern in his discipline. |
| 铜和金都是金属。 | Copper and gold are both metals. |
| 我无论如何是会去的。 | I will go whether or no. |
| 他绝不是一个英雄。 | He was anything but a hero. |
| 月球是地球的卫星. | The moon is the Earth's satellite. |
| 杀害熊猫是犯法的。 | It's illegal to kill a panda. |
| 她是个古怪的老太太。 | She is an eccentric old lady. |
| 他是自己掏腰包的。 | He paid for it out of his own pocket. |
| 冰是水的固体状态。 | Ice is water in solid state. |
| 红旗是危险的信号。 | A red flag is a sign of danger. |
| 我醒来时已是白天. | When I woke up, it was already day. |
| 文学是时代的镜子。 | Literature is a mirror of its time. |
| 我真是非常抱歉了。 | I can't tell you how sorry I am. |
| 他是我们产品的买主。 | He is a buyer of our products. |
| 他们的生活就是一首诗。 | Their lives are a poem. |
| 他是个自命不凡的官员。 | He is a pompous official. |
| 我的话不是针对你的。 | My remarks were not aimed at you. |
| 他仍是健康的典范。 | He is still a fine specimen of health. |
| 我们主要的出口货是大米. | Our main export is rice. |
| 他是个很难对付的人。 | He was a difficult man to deal with. |
| 河的那边是私人的土地。 | Over the river is private land. |
| 我曾认为这可能是真的。 | I thought it might be true. |
| 桌面是一块石板。 | The top of the table was formed by a stone slab. |
| 这笔生意是无利可图的。 | This business is unprofitable. |
| 想催她快点是没用的. | It's no use trying to make her hurry. |
| 共产党员是无神论者。 | The communist is atheist. |
| 我们考虑是否要告诉她。 | We pondered whether to tell her. |
| 房子和教堂是建筑物。 | Houses and churches are buildings. |
| 这仅仅是个大概数字。 | This is just an approximate figure. |
| 警察问我是否有枪。 | The police asked me if I possessed a gun. |
| 他是施舍的适当对象。 | He is a proper object of charity. |
| 那是我想象不到的。 | That's beyond the reach of my imagination. |
| 他的工作是做国内贸易。 | He worked in internal trade. |
| 她是个优秀的管理人员. | She's an excellent administrator. |
| 他的中国功夫是无敌的。 | His Chinese kung fu is peerless. |
| 他只是表面诚实而已。 | He is honest only on the surface. |
| 他的诚实是无可争议的。 | His honesty is beyond dispute. |
| 法国是发达国家之一。 | France is one of the develop countries. |
| 他曾是世界网球冠军。 | He was the world tennis champion. |
| 磁力是一种自然现象。 | Magnetism is a natural phenomenon. |
| 他是个坚强而沉默的人。 | He is the strong, silent type. |
| 我从来不是爱挑拣的人。 | I'm never one to pick and choose. |
| 只有这次他是按时到了。 | Just for once he arrived on time. |
| 他总是称赞他的女儿。 | He always speaks well of his daughter. |
| 我觉得这是绝对必要的。 | I feel it is absolutely necessary. |
| 我可以证明她是诚实的。 | I can certify to her honesty. |
| 和她谈话是一种乐趣。 | It is a pleasure to converse with her. |
| 这是一个黑暗无月的夜晚。 | It's a dark and moonless night. |
| 她是位性感的西方美人。 | She is a sultry western beauty. |
| 这里是个矿产丰富的地区。 | This is an area rich in ore. |
| 那是一次不光彩的经历。 | It is an experience of humiliation. |
| 军队是极其复杂的组织。 | The army is an extremely complex organism. |
| 那个晚会真是激动人心。 | That party is only too exciting. |
| 他是追随者，不是领导者。 | He's a follower, not a leader. |
| 不是所有的金属都容易加工 | Not all metals work easily. |
| 要是我知道他的地址就好了。 | I wish I knew his address. |
| 她固执得就是不道歉。 | Sheer obstinacy prevented her from apologizing. |
| 他只是在玩弄她的感情。 | He's just trifling with her affections. |
| 纪念碑的正面是石料做的. | The monument was fronted with stone. |
| 这件衣服是人造纤维的。 | This dress is made of artificial fibers. |
| 这仅仅是调查的开始。 | It's only the initiative of the investigation. |
| 这样说不是在针对你的。 | In saying this I am not aiming at you. |
| 据说我们的祖先是猴子。 | It is said that our progenitors are monkeys. |
| 很多东西是由竹子做出的。 | Many things are made out of bamboo. |
| 那简直是浪费时间和精力. | It's a waste of time and energy. |
| 这个可怜的人是一个采煤工。 | The poor man is a coal digger. |
| 政策的条款是临时决定的. | Points of policy are decided ad hoc. |
| 石墨是一种软而黑的物质。 | Graphite is a soft black substance. |
| 批改试卷的确是个苦事。 | Marking examination papers is a real grind. |
| 小时是时间的一个量度单位。 | An hour is a measure of time. |
| 碎骨是最好的肥料之一。 | Crushed bones make one of the best fertilizers. |
| 这部著作已是第三次重印了. | The work is into its third reprint. |
| 他是一个成功的性格演员。 | He is a successful character actor. |
| 这个错误是由印刷工造成的。 | This error is made by printer. |
| 他们最需要的是管理人才。 | What they need most is managerial talent. |
| 她是一位年仅二十岁的教师。 | She is a teacher aged only twenty. |
| 超级市场的门是自动关的. | The supermarket doors shut automatically. |
| 不管穷还是富，他都快活。 | He is always happy whether rich or not. |
| 西海岸公司是个大型公司。 | West Coast Corps is a large corporation. |
| 他是四月份搬进这所房子的。 | He moved into this house in April. |
| 她是电视台的一名主持人。 | She is an announcer in TV broadcast. |
| 我是这份报纸的长期读者。 | I am a regular reader of this newspaper. |
| 是把这面红旗打开的时候了。 | It's time to shake out the red flag. |
| 老虎是猫科动物的典型。 | The tiger is a representative of the cat family. |
| 以下是最新的新闻综合报道. | Here is a round-up of the latest news. |
| 不单是树叶, 连个虫子都不动. | Not a leaf nor an insect stirred. |
| 七十年代是超短裙时代。 | It's an era of the miniskirt in the seventies. |
| 现代战争并不是好玩的事。 | There is not much comedy in modern war. |
| 大多数戏剧都是用对话体写的. | Most plays are written in dialogue. |
| 在网球赛中，他们是对手。 | They were adversaries in the tennis match. |
| 太阳是能量的最基本来源。 | The sun is the ultimate source of energy. |
| 那项发明是集体努力的成果。 | The invention was a collective effort. |
| 压路机是用来修筑道路的。 | A road roller is used in making and repairing roads. |
| 他的传记就是一部科研记实. | His biography is a saga of scientific research. |
| 听相同的故事是令人厌烦的。 | It is boring to listen to the same story. |
| 他再试一次，竟然还是失败。 | He tried a second time only to fail again. |
| 他是大学足球代表队的球员。 | He is a member of the varsity football team. |
| 骄傲自大是他的一个缺点. | Arrogance is one of his less attractive characteristics. |
| 那两个情人只是偷偷地会面。 | The two lovers had met only by stealth. |
| 你的发音毛病是可以纠正的。 | Your faults of pronunciation can be remedied. |
| 我最讨厌的是得参加这些会议. | I loathe having to go to these conferences. |
| 这件古老的家具是1700年制造的。 | The antique furniture was made in 1700. |
| 老是唱反调的人批判地不同意的人 | One who critically disagrees. |
| 图书馆的书是按科目分类的。 | The books in the library are classified by subject. |
| 编词典是一种极其吃力的苦差。 | Compiling a dictionary is an awful sweat. |
| 她喜欢议论邻居们的是非长短。 | She loves to gossip to her neighbors. |
| 他的儿子是骑兵团的一名战士。 | His son is a soldier in a cavalry regiment. |
| 你能解答那个问题真是聪明。 | It was clever of you to solve the problem. |
| 看到动物受痛苦是很难受的。 | A suffering animal is a distressing sight. |
| 他大学时的专业是国际贸易。 | He majored in international commerce in college. |
| 降低失业率应是头等大事。 | The reduction of unemployment should be paramount. |
| 自从他是小孩时，他就喜欢狗。 | He has liked dogs since he was a child. |
| 我跑过的最长的距离是十英里. | The farthest distance I've run is ten miles. |
| 这完全是你力所能及的工作。 | This is a task well within your ability. |
| 他指出地球是围绕太阳转的. | He taught that the earth revolves around the sun. |
| 就她的年龄来说, 她是够活跃的. | She's very active, considering her age. |
| 他只是短期外出--至多一周. | He's only away for short periods a week at the longest. |
| 这个地图集是由我们公司出版的。 | The atlas was published by our company. |
| 厨房的面积是12平方米. | The kitchen is 12 square metres in area/has an area of 12 square metres. |
| 现在终于发现，是他偷了那笔钱。 | It has emerged that he stole the money. |
| 在这件事情上我同他是一致的。 | I am in accordance with him in this matter. |
| 这个集装箱的体积是20立方米。 | The volume of this container is 20 cubic meters. |
| 他是最优秀的年长的国务活动家. | He is the elder statesman par excellence. |
| 只有时间才能证明你是否正确。 | Only time will tell if you are right. |
| 我认为他会成功是理所当然的。 | I take it for granted that he will succeed. |
| 古玩是一种非常保险的投资对象。 | Antiques are a very safe investment. |
| 这家公司是国际粮食贸易公司. | The company is an international trader in grain. |
| 这些盘子是用一种塑料制造的. | A kind of plastic stuff is used to make the plates. |
| 人命与萝卜依然是多而且便宜。 | Human life and turnip remain cheap and plentiful. |
| 及时付款正是我们所盼望的。 | What we expected is nothing less than a timely payment. |
| 要是我再高几寸，我会好高兴。 | How happy I would be if I were a few inches taller! |
| 该计画的可取之处是相当明显的. | The merits of the scheme are quite obvious. |
| 实际经验证明这个理论是错误的。 | Practical experience belies this theory. |
| 维护公共秩序是警察的职责。 | It's the duty of the police to preserve the public order. |
| 抢救那孩子的生命是英勇的行为。 | Saving the child's life was a heroic act. |
| 他是不太可靠, 但我仍很喜欢他. | He's not very reliable, but I like him just the same. |
| 为致富而牺牲原则是不值得的. | Getting rich isn't worth the sacrifice of your principles. |
| 服从命令在军队中是很重要的。 | Obedience to order is very important in an army. |
| 凡是漂亮的男子, 她见一个追一个. | She runs after every good-looking man she meets. |
| 我女儿是一个想象力活跃的孩子。 | My daughter is a child with vivid imagination. |
| 这些手套是为严寒地区制造的。 | The gloves were designed for extremely cold climates. |
| 他只是因为受人激将才参加竞赛. | He only entered the competition for a dare. |
| 她是英国人, 但也有一些德国亲戚. | She is British but also has German connections. |
| 不是父亲而是母亲出席此一仪式。 | Not father but mother was present at the ceremony. |
| 这次争吵是两家不和引起的。 | The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families. |
| 我始终认为帮助别人是重要的。 | I always make a point of giving a hand to others. |
| 我相信他是个我们应当尊敬的人。 | He is a man whom I believe we should respect. |
| 他新买的房子是美国初期的建筑。 | The new house he bought was colonial architecture. |
| 这样的经验才是生活的内在本质。 | Such experiences are the very staff of life. |
| 他的演讲风格是模仿首相的. | His style of public speaking is imitative of the prime minister. |
| 我必须告诉你，他的耐心是有限的。 | I must tell you that his patience has its limit. |
| 控制工资是政府政策的关键. | Controlling wages is the linchpin of the Government'spolicies. |
| 有很多日常生活用品是塑料制的. | Many items in daily use are made out of plastic. |
| 这位老人退休前是警察局长。 | The old man was a police commissioner before his retirement. |
| 掌握无限空间的概念是很难的。 | It is difficult to grasp the concept of infinite space. |
| 那件大衣看来是绝对旧得穿不出去了. | That overcoat is looking decidedly past it. |
| 我说不好他的生意是否全部合法。 | I'm not sure that his business is strictly legitimate. |
| 不论你到哪里，语言几乎是相同的。 | The language is almost the same wherever one goes. |
| 有一点是肯定的, 你再也不能行走了. | This much is certain, you will never walk again. |
| 我毫无保留地认为他说的是实话。 | I accepted without reservation what he had said as true. |
| 那位政治家曾是著名的社会改革家。 | The politician was a famous social reformer. |
| 要不是报纸，我们都赶不上时代了。 | Without newspaper, we would get behind the times. |
| 我们的目标是进一步加强贸易关系。 | Our object is to further cement trade relations. |
| 别拿她的话当真--她不过是逗弄人. | Don't take what she said seriously she was only teasing. |
| 这房间就其高度的比例而言是很宽的. | The room is wide in proportion to its height. |
| 拥有世界冠军是我们每个公民的骄傲。 | It's a civic pride to have a champion. |
| 在中世纪, 哲学与神学是不分的. | In the Middle Ages, philosophy and theology were inextricable. |
| 他老是把钱借给她，心肠也太软了。 | He's always lending her money; he's too soft-hearted. |
| 她最喜爱的运动是滑雪, 其次是冰球. | Next to skiing her favourite sport was ice-hockey. |
| 风力是按0-12级标准等级测量的。 | The force of the wind is measured on a standard scale of 0-12. |
| 我们的副经理是公司的实际负责人。 | Our deputy manager is the virtual head of the business. |
| 这个司机是个不遵守速度限制的人。 | The driver is a poor observer of speed restrictions. |
| 这就是兴趣与技能是有区别的。 | The point is there is a difference between an interest and a skill. |
| 从他的口音判断，他一定是南方人。 | Judging by his accent, he must be from the South. |
| 没料到，他对这件事的反应是这样的。 | His reaction on this matter is unexpected. |
| 联合国大会是一种世界性的集会。 | The United Nations assembly is a cosmopolitan gathering. |
| 你不应该硬是反对各种进步形式. | You shouldn't set your face against all forms of progress. |
| 根据表面现象看问题有时是不可取的。 | It's not always wise to go by appearances. |
| 这一切误会都是他在无意中造成的. | He was the unknowing cause of all the misunderstanding. |
| 电视塔明显地是我国最大的建筑。 | The TV tower is by far the largest construction of our country. |
| 我相信礼貌对大家是很重要的。 | It is my belief that good manners are very important to everybody. |
| 他以为她爱上他，但只是梦想而已。 | He thinks she is in love with him, but it's only a dream. |
| 这些东西的区别只是大小不同而实质一样. | They differ in size but not in kind. |
| 能和你在一起对我是件极为安慰的事。 | Your company has been a great consolation to me. |
| 现实中, 事情总是出乎意料地发生。 | In reality, things always happen out of expectation. |
| 展现在我们面前的是一片广阔的土地。 | A wide stretch of land spread in front of us. |
| 我们全都是为了他才放弃这个计划的。 | It was all because of him that we gave up the plan. |
| 跟他们讨论终止合同是没有用的。 | It's no use to discuss the termination of contract with them. |
| 吸烟有害健康，这是大家公认的。 | It is generally accepted that smoking is harmful to our health. |
| 人们认为海洋曾经是生命的发源地。 | The sea is thought to have been the cradle of life. |
| 许多学生缺席，特别是连班长也没来。 | Many students were absent, notably the monitor. |
| 我们公司是这个地区最大的用电户。 | Our company is the biggest user of electricity in this area. |
| 院子里已经是一团糟，更不用说房子了 | The yard is a mess, to say nothing of the house. |
| 这本书表明他是一个有创造力的作家。 | This book shows that he is an ingenious author. |
| 改革教育制度将是一个艰难的过程. | Reforming the education system will be a difficult process. |
| 民间音乐是一代一代地流传下来的。 | Folk music has been passed down from one generation to another. |
| 一个守时的人总是把事情提前做好。 | A punctual person always finishes everything ahead of time. |
| 护理工作既是职业又是救死扶伤的责任。 | Nursing is a vocation as well as a profession. |
| 减少失业人数是政府计画的重点. | Reducing unemploymentis the focal point of the government's plans. |
| 她大力鼓吹节约是解决危机的关键。 | She preached economy as the best means of solving the crisis. |
| 虽然我倒油时很小心, 但还是洒了一些. | Although I poured it carefully, I spilt some of the oil. |
| 这是某党派选举前的政治广播节目。 | Here is a political party broadcast before an election. |
| 完整的茶具是在十八世纪发展起来的。 | Complete tea services were developed in the 18th century. |
| 陪我的是一位高先生，他是医院院长。 | Accompanying me was a Mr.Kao, director of the hospital. |
| 他是用功的学生, 是优秀的榜样. | He's a shining (ie outstanding, excellent) example of a hard-working pupil. |
| 这些别有风味的小蛋糕是该地的特产。 | These small spiced cakes are a peculiarity of the region. |
| 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. |
| 他的家乡只是地图上一个不起眼的小城。 | His hometown is an insignificant city on the map. |
| 我以为他要请客，但结果是各付各的。 | I think he was treating, but it turned out to be a Dutch treat. |
| 装配过程的这一部分现在是全自动的. | This part of the assembly process is now fully automated. |
| 使我感到极其好笑的是他的假胡子掉下来了. | To my great amusement his false beard fell off. |
| 这是件艰巨的工作, 但她是能胜任的. | It's a difficult job but she's the person to carry it through. |
| 仍有许多人的生活条件是很艰苦的。 | There are still many people whose living conditions are miserable. |
| 我觉得这是个合理的建议，但他不同意。 | I thought it was a reasonable proposal, but he didn't agree. |
| 那老太太想开录像机, 但是越搞越糊涂. | The old lady gets in(to) a muddle trying to work the video. |
| 一只碗，一双筷子就是他的全部家产。 | A bowl and a pair of chopsticks are all the property he has. |
| 她极力主张拼写正确是十分重要的. | She has very pronounced views on the importance of correct spelling. |
| 警察让我描述一下这事是怎样发生的。 | The police asked me to describe exactly how it happened. |
| 你来之前先通知我，真是考虑得很周到。 | It was thoughtful of you to warn me of your arrival. |
| 战争带来的必然结果就是生产力下降。 | The necessary outcome of a war is a fall in production. |
| 我认为能被邀请参加晚宴是很大的荣幸。 | I consider it a great honor to be invited to dinner. |
| 我认为我们对这一问题已差不多是言无不尽了. | I think we've just about exhausted that subject. |
| 他的死对我们的工作来说是令人悲痛的损失。 | His death is a lamentable loss of our work. |
| 尽管早上起来头疼，我还是照常上班。 | Although I got up with a headache, I went to work as usual. |
| 我这是信口开河，随便谈谈脑子里想的东西。 | I'm talking offhand, simply speaking my mind. |
| 紫禁城是世界上最伟大的建筑之一。 | The Forbidden City is one of the world's greatest works of architecture. |
| 动物园里的动物不是生活在自然环境中。 | Animals in zoos are not in their natural surroundings. |
| 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. |
| 他老爱说大话，就仿佛他是一位要人似的。 | He likes to talk big as though he was an important person. |
| 这些价值对于我们的生活方式是至关重要的。 | Such values are central to our way of life. |
| 这座教堂是中世纪建筑风格的典型实例。 | This church is a classic example of medieval architecture. |
| 据预报说今天的空气湿度是百分之六十。 | It's said by forecast that the humidity in the air today is 60%. |
| 我们的电动汽车是一项令人鼓舞的新发明. | Our electrically-powered car is an exciting new development. |
| 他不仅以才能出名，而且是出名的好心。 | He is famous not only for his talent but (also) for his kindness. |
| 一般而论这家新闻社的工作是让人感激的。 | By and large the work of the news agency is appreciative. |
| 没表示否定, 其含义可能理解为是肯定的. | Failure to say `No' may, by implication, be taken to mean `Yes'. |
| 法律面前人人平等是被认为理所当然的。 | It is taken for granted that everyone is equal before the law. |
| 文化交流是国与国之间建立联系的桥梁. | Cultural exchanges are a way of building bridges between nations. |
| 虽然任务艰巨，他们还是设法及时完成。 | Difficult though the task was, they managed to accomplish it in time. |
| 这个模型是由球和杆组成的结构, 样子很奇特. | The model is an odd-looking structure of balls and rods. |
| 青春期对人的性格形成是非常重要的。 | The period of adolescence is very important in forming one's character. |
| 我算是放了暑假了, 但却未能真正休息. | I had a kind of/sort of holiday in the summer but I couldn't really relax. |
| 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. |
| 某位哲学家认为, 存在的事物都是合理的。 | According to some philosopher, everything in existence is reasonable. |
| 他是她的私人秘书, 能接触到她所有的信件. | As her private secretary he has access to all her correspondence. |
| 仔细研究市场情况是取得成功的先决条件. | Careful study of the market is a prerequisite for success. |
| 他应该主动提出付款--他有的是钱, 别忘了. | He should have offered to pay he has plenty of money, after all. |
| 这项研究仅仅是重复别人已经做过的工作。 | This research merely duplicates work already done elsewhere. |
| 人们普遍认为她是该国最优秀的作家之一。 | She is generally regarded as one of the best writers in the country. |
| 正如他所指出的那样，一切反动派都是纸老虎。 | As he pointed out, all reactionaries are paper tiger. |
| 除了没挂名以外，实际上他就是委员会的主席。 | He is the chairman of the committee in all but the name. |
| 我这篇小说中所有的地点和人物都是虚构的. | All the places and characters in my novel are entirely fictitious. |
| 我会尽力帮忙，但我所能做的也是有限度的。 | I'll help as much as I can, but there is a limit to what I can do. |
| 我喜欢书架上所有的书，但这本是我最喜欢的。 | I like all the books on the shelf but this one is my favorite. |
| 窗户的一边是一面镜子，另一边挂着一幅画。 | On one side of the window was a mirror, and on the other a painting. |
| 读者来信版是读者们交换意见的有益园地。 | The letters page serves as a useful forum for the exchange of readers' views. |
| 没有海关的许可，这些货物是不允许出口的。 | The goods are not allowed to be exported without approbation of the customs. |
| 他确实是想帮忙，然而事实上却只是帮倒忙。 | No doubt he means to help, but in fact he just get in the way. |
| 他有点神经质，但他的妻子是一个非常稳重的人。 | He is a bit neurotic, but his wife is a very stable person. |
| 在学习一种新语言时，词典是非常有用的工具。 | A dictionary is an invaluable aid in learning a new language. |
| 在图画中的天使通常是身穿白衣, 生有翅膀. | Angels are usually shown in pictures dressed in white, with wings. |
| 我比较了复印件和原件，但是差别不是很大。 | I compared the copy with the original, but there was not much difference. |
| 我向你们保证那是真事, 以免有人觉得奇怪. | Lest anyone should think it strange, let me assure you that it is quite true. |
| 我想拦住他, 不让他进门, 可是他硬闯进来了. | I tried to stop him coming through the door but he just barged (his way) in. |
| 我们尽可谈论美的事物，然而美本身却是抽象的。 | We may talk of beautiful things, but beauty itself is abstract. |
| 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. |
| 那个傻孩子从来不做事，只是整天游手好闲。 | That silly child never does anything; he just fools about all day long. |
| 不要把感情浪费在他身上，他是永远不会爱你的。 | Don't squander your affection on him, he'll never love you. |
| 处理这类案件的常规做法是请求法院发出指令。 | The general practice in such cases is to apply for a court order. |
| 他说他是位医生，但后来却发现他是个骗子。 | He said he was a doctor, but it subsequently emerged that he was an impostor. |
| 这张古老的羊皮纸是在一个精致的铁盒子里发现的。 | This ancient parchment was discovered in a delicate iron box. |
| 她的最新小说尽管广为宣传, 结果还是彻底失败. | Despite all the publicity, her latest novel was a complete flop. |
| 我有重要消息要告诉你--是好消息, 我得赶紧补充一句. | I have important news for you good news, I hasten to add. |
| 我们的计划顺利完成了，于是我们很快就控制了局面。 | Our plan succeeded, and soon we were in complete control. |
| 邻居们请他们停止吵闹, 可他们不听还是继续吵闹。 | The neighbors asked them to stop making a noise, but they kept on. |
| 他有个不大讨人喜欢的特点，就是爱当众责备妻子。 | One of his less attractive traits is criticizing his wife in public. |
| 伙食费方式是每人20美元，吃五顿早餐和四顿晚餐。 | The meal plan be20 dollars each for five breakfast and four supper. |
| 在沙漠地带，绝大多数时间都是大晴天，下雨天极少。 | Sunny days predominate over rainy days in desert regions. |
| 大多数西红柿成熟时是红色的，但有些品种是黄色的。 | Most tomatoes are red when ripe, but some kinds are yellow. |
| 她向我讲述了他是怎样跑到她跟前抢走她的手提包的. | She described to me how he ran up to her and grabbed her handbag. |
| 她看到自己办公桌上又是一堆要处理的东西就暗自叫苦. | She groaned inwardly as she saw the fresh pile of work on her desk. |
| 对自己的错误后悔到不致重犯的程度是真正的后悔。 | To regret one's errors to the point of not repeating them is true repentance. |
| 我们的职员少一些也能发挥同样效率, 这是言之成理的. | It is arguable that we would be just as efficient with fewer staff. |
| 美国入侵这个国家一定是出于不可告人的政治目的。 | America's invasion of the country must be done for unspeakable political purpose. |
| 画报的封面上印上美女不过是吸引顾客的一种生意眼。 | The pretty girl on the cover of the pictorial is just a sales gimmick. |
| 这辆新汽车的车身没用多少金属材料, 大部分是塑料的. | There isn't much metal in the bodywork of this new car; it's mainly plastic. |
| 她花起钱来大手大脚了，事情很明显，钱是偷来的。 | She'd begun spending a lot of money, and the obvious inference was that she'd stolen it. |
| 我认为这些数据是最近才得到的，但我乐于接受改正。 | I believe these figures are the most recent available but I am open to correction. |
| 皇室的领地并非属于国王私人所有，而是属于国家的。 | Land belonging to the crown does not belong to the king personally but to the state. |
| 在年终联欢会季节，晚上是几乎不可能叫到计程车的。 | It's next to impossible to catch a taxi at night during the year- end party season. |
| 反动统治者发现要征服那些被压迫的当地人是很困难的。 | The reactionary rulers found it very difficult to bring the oppressed natives under. |
| 我认为在这些本来是无关紧要的评论中含有一定的真实性。 | I think there is a kernel of truth in these otherwise frivolous comments. |
| 现在人类所使用的所有纤维之中，有很大的百分比是人造的。 | Of all the fibers now used by man, a very large percentage is man-made. |
| 因此有效对付这些常见病就是我们最迫切需要解决的问题。 | So the effective handling of the common diseases constitutes our most urgent problem. |
| 他们全家除他以外头发都是红的. 正所谓有例外才证明有规律嘛. | All his family have red hair except him. He is the exception which proves the rule. |
| 我们所办不到的是要使云产生雨，如果它不是随时要产生雨的话。 | What we can not do is make a cloud produce rain if it is not ready to produce it. |
| 这两种体系只是在表面上有某种相似之处, 其实根本不同. | There is only a formal resemblance between the two systems; they are in fact radically different. |
| 我前来看你，是因为安德森先生说你对我们的工程很感兴趣。 | I came to see you on the ground that Mr Anderson said that you were interested in our project. |
| 此外，我父亲过去是个水手，我想了解他过去常去的那些地方的情况。 | Besides, my father was a sailor, and I want to know about the places he used to go to. |
| 那影片招致许多人的反感, 尤其是工人不满其中对工人生活的描写. | The film caused a lot of bad feeling, not least among the workers whose lives it described. |
| 很多交际上的访问，你以为是来拜会你本人的，其实是来拜会你的酒瓶子。 | Many social visits that you think pay to yourself is paying to your bottle. |
| 叶绿素是生长在植物中的绿色物质，它能吸收阳光，促进植物生长。 | Chlorophyll is a green substance in plants that absorbs energy from sunlight and helps them grow. |
| 和朋友聊天是愉快的，而这种情形没有比和知己的朋友聊天更为愉快。 | It is pleasant to chat with friends, and with no chat is it more pleasant than with close friends. |
| 学校教育的最大用处，与其说是教你事物，不如说是教你学习的方法。 | The great use of a school education is not so much to teach you things as to teach you the art of learning. |
| 我敢说，如果你受邀到他们那儿去做客，那将是你一生中度过的最愉快的时光。 | If you are invited to visit them you'll have the time of your life, I can tell you. |
| 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. |
| 那老太太每天去买报纸, 不多时便觉乐在其中, 因为她主要是想和店主聊天. | For the old lady buying the daily newspaper soon became an end in itself, since she really just wanted to chat with the shopkeeper. |
| 社会是由形形色色的人组成。有些人很好，有些人很坏，也有些人介乎两者之间。 | Society is made up of a variety of people; some are good, others (are) bad, and still others (are) in between. |
| 既然死人占多数，我们在死人之中比在生人之中有更多的朋友，就是理所当然的事情。 | The dead being the majority, it is natural that we should have more friends among them than among the living. |
| 狼总是成群猎食. | Wolves hunt in packs. |
| 她是语音学权威. | She's an authority on phonetics. |
| 诚实是最明智的。 | Honesty is the best policy. |
| 命运有时是残酷的。 | Destiny is sometimes cruel. |
| 他是个敏锐的观察家. | He is an acute observer. |
| 民主是自由的保障. | Democracy is a bulwark of freedom. |
| 士兵的职业是打仗。 | The trade of the soldier is war. |
| 海洋是广大的水域。 | The oceans are large bodies of water. |
| 熊猫现在是稀有动物. | The panda is now a rare animal. |
| 他最喜欢吃的菜是烤鸭。 | His favorite dish is roast duck. |
| 这个箱子是胡桃木做的。 | This box is made of walnut. |
| 这块地毯是波斯制造的。 | This carpet was made in Persia. |
| 他是个业余摄影爱好者。 | He is an amateur photographer. |
| 他仅仅是涉足政治而已。 | He just dabbles in politics. |
| 这只杯子是不锈钢做的。 | This cup is made of stainless steel. |
| 保护树苗是我们的责任。 | It's our duty to protect the saplings. |
| 自由是我们与生俱来的权利 | Freedom is our birthright. |
| 英国的货币单位是镑. | The monetary unit of Great Britain is the pound. |
| 这样浪费金钱简直是罪恶。 | It's a wicked waste of money. |
| 这是一个纯学术性的问题。 | The question is purely academic. |
| 俄国于是对土耳其宣战。 | Russia thereupon declared war upon Turkey. |
| 圣诞节应是欢乐的时刻. | Christmas should be a time of great cheer. |
| 他的童年是压抑而孤独的。 | His childhood was repressed and solitary. |
| 我每月的收入是200多磅。 | My monthly income was just over 200 pounds. |
| 人体的组织是由细胞构成的. | Human tissue is made up of cells. |
| 那条路是用鹅卵石铺成的。 | The road was paved with cobblestones. |
| 我个人还是赞成炸香肠。 | I personally vote for fried sausage. |
| 暴风雨的破坏力是巨大的。 | The destructive force of the storm is huge. |
| 这次地震是个可怕的灾难。 | The earthquake was a terrible catastrophe. |
| 现在改变方针是不明智的. | It would be unwise to change tack now. |
| 谨慎是那人性格的本质。 | Caution is the essence of that man's character. |
| 他观察敏锐, 但是很少说话. | He observes keenly, but says little. |
| 那个男人曾是个好色之徒。 | That man used to be a lascivious person. |
| 数学是研究纯数量的科学. | Mathematics is the science of pure quantity. |
| 珍最大的毛病是她的急性子。 | Jane's worst fault is her quick temper. |
| 警察是不允许接受酬金的。 | The police are not allowed to accept rewards. |
| 社会上的罪恶是值得思考的。 | The society's evils are worth meditative. |
| 今天气温是华氏七十度。 | The temperature today is seventy degrees Fahrenheit. |
| 她的任务是感化过去的罪犯。 | Her mission was to reclaim former criminals. |
| 声波是根据其振幅来测量的. | Sound waves are measured by their amplitude. |
| 这个概念是她的理论的核心. | This concept is at the very core of her theory. |
| 太平洋是一片广大的水域。 | The Pacific Ocean is a vast expanse of water. |
| 白喉是一种严重的传染病。 | Diphtheria is a serious infectious disease. |
| 推断出的明显结论是她有罪. | It's an obvious deduction that she is guilty. |
| 他得罪了上司，于是被解雇了。 | He offended his superior and then was fired. |
| 对我来说，价格太高是一个障碍。 | The high price is a balk to me. |
| 这是治疗烧伤和烫伤的药膏。 | This is an ointment for burns and scalds. |
| 我们的要求的核心是言论自由。 | The core of our appeal is freedom of speech. |
| 这些武器是对世界和平的威胁。 | These weapons are a menace to world peace. |
| 胸痛可能是心脏病的症状。 | Chest pains may be symptomatic of heart disease. |
| 她是一个胸怀非常广阔的女子。 | She is a woman of great breadth of mind. |
| 这家企业是信用证的申请者。 | The enterprise is an applicant of this credit. |
| 庆祝会的高潮是燃放烟火。 | The climax of the celebration was a firework display. |
| 请您放心，还款是有保障的。 | Please rest assured that repayment is ensured. |
| 达成和平协定的概率是零。 | The probability of a peace agreement being reached is zero. |
| 是用两幅布料拼成的这个帘子. | Two widths of cloth were joined to make the curtain. |
| 菠菜豆腐是我最爱吃的一种菜。 | Spinach with bean curd is one of my favourite dishes. |
| 浮冰对这一带的航运是一种威胁. | Ice-floes are a threat to shipping in the area. |
| 我的邻居是一个具有高尚品德的人。 | My neighbor is a man of highest virtue. |
| 他们中大多数侨民是爱国主义者。 | Most emigrants among them are patriots. |
| 专家已经确认了该画是真迹。 | The experts have vouched for the painting's authenticity. |
| 肌肉的收缩是人体的一种反应。 | The contraction of muscle is a reaction of the body. |
| 滚筒是洗衣机必不可少的部分。 | The cylinder is a crucial part of the washing machine. |
| 饥荒往往是战争或干旱造成的。 | Famine is often the sequel to war or drought. |
| 大多数蜜蜂和黄蜂都是群居昆虫。 | Most bees and wasps are social insects. |
| 吃早饭时，做稀粥是很方便的。 | Gruel is convenient to make in the morning for breakfast. |
| 耐心结合勤奋是成功所必需的。 | Patience combined with diligence is necessary to success. |
| 这是五镑的钞票--零钱不用找了. | Here's a five-pound note -- you can keep the change. |
| 他只是偶尔一次公开自己的观点。 | Only rarely does he let his own views become public. |
| 使我惊讶的是，他又犯了同样的错误。 | To my dismay, he made the same mistakes. |
| 这座山向北的一面几乎是垂直的。 | The northern face of the mountain is almost vertical. |
| 登圣母峰绝不是一次轻松的旅途。 | Climbing Mt. Everest is anything but a pleasure trip. |
| 他们是彼此争夺第一名的老对手。 | They are old rivals vying with each other for first place. |
| 恋爱与丑闻，是喝茶的最佳甜点心。 | Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea. |
| 这位法官是监狱改革的坚决拥护者。 | This judge is a strong advocate of prison reform. |
| 决定大选的日期是首相的特权。 | It's the Prime Minister's prerogative to decide when to call an election. |
| 我们的最终目标是消除所有核武器。 | Our ultimate objective is the removal of all nuclear weapons. |
| 他的话对社区所有成员是故意的侮辱。 | His speech was an affront to all members of the community. |
| 我牙缝里塞了点东西，就是弄不出来。 | There is something between my teeth and I can't dislodge it. |
| 那样调换他的工作等于是解雇了他。 | Changing his job like that is equivalent to giving him the sack. |
| 据说法国人是世界上最好的园丁。 | It is said that the Frenchman may be the best gardener in the world. |
| 凡是飞机驾驶员均应对乘客的安全负责. | All pilots are responsible for their passengers' safety. |
| 她是个很好的妇人，冷酷不是她的本性。 | She's a very good woman; unkindness is foreign to her nature. |
| 用不著这样匆忙--我们有的是时间. | There's no need to be in such a tearing hurry we've got plenty of time. |
| 去年是作曲家一生中创作丰收的时期。 | Last year was a prolific period in the composer's life. |
| 要是你老这样举棋不定, 我们就来不及了. | If you keep shilly-shallying like this we'll be late. |
| 国际恐怖主义并不是近年才有的现象。 | International terrorism is not just a recent phenomenon. |
| 地球只是宇宙中众多星球中的一个。 | The Earth is only one of the numerous planets in the universe. |
| 我是为那个老人女儿的缘故才照顾他的。 | I went to look after the old man on the score of his daughter. |
| 过敏是身体对某些物质的不良反应。 | An allergy is an adverse reaction of the body to certain substances. |
| 把无辜的人投入监狱显然是审判不公. | Sending an innocent man to prison is a clear miscarriage of justice. |
| 这骚乱仅仅是人们不满的一种表露而已。 | This riot is only one manifestation of people's discontent. |
| 进出口的高关税是国际贸易的障碍。 | Heavy duties on imports and exports are a barrier to international trade. |
| 麻疯病是一种影响皮肤和神经的疾病。 | Leprosy is a kind of disease affecting the skin and nerves. |
| 他被认为是本世纪第一流的作曲家之一。 | He is regarded as one of the classical composers in this century. |
| 她一定已经收到包裹了, 我是用挂号寄的. | She must have received the parcel: I sent it by registered post. |
| 一个人未被证明有罪前，被视为是清白的。 | A man is accounted innocent until he is proven guilty. |
| 我涂了大量胶水，可那张海报就是贴不住。 | The poster wouldn't stick even though I drenched it with glue. |
| 这样的行为与她情操高尚的原则是矛盾的。 | Such behavior is inconsistent with her high-minded principles. |
| 那部新出版的美国小说是市场上的畅销货。 | The newly published American novel sold like hot cakes. |
| 对不信上帝的人引用圣经的话是没用的。 | It's no use citing the Bible to somebody who doesn't believe in God. |
| 法律是为保卫人民的权利和财产而制定的。 | Laws are constituted to protect individual rights and properties. |
| 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. |
| 这些美丽的古老宫殿是我们民族遗产的一部分。 | These beautiful old palaces are part of our national heritage. |
| 彼得是我们最小的孩子, 我们另外还有三个孩子. | Peter is our youngest child, and we have three others besides. |
| 伤残人士在治疗中, 自助自立是个重要因素. | Self-help is an important element in therapy for the handicapped. |
| 医生们进行会诊，决定是否需要动手术。 | The doctors held a consultation to decide whether an operation was necessary. |
| 我也认为不卫生，但是我对病菌的抵抗力很高。 | I don't think so, either, but my resistance to germs is high. |
| 公司有一巨大财富，就是研究部主任这个人。 | The firm has an important asset in the person of the director of research. |
| 一位空中小姐走过来，问他是否想要些饮料。 | An air stewardess came and asked him if he would like some drink. |
| 虽然他竭力阻止这桩婚姻，但还是成了事实。 | He tried to prevent the marriage but it still took place notwithstanding. |
| 那间房子是出售的，房子里有暖气设备和地下室。 | That house is for sale. It has central heating and a base room. |
| 该系统的主要弱点之一是消耗大量燃料。 | One of the main disadvantages of this system is that it uses very large amounts of fuel. |
| 我认为你说美国是世界和平的障碍是不对的。 | I don't think it is correct of you to say that America is a balk to world peace. |
| 她干起活来倒是相当不错, 不过有时需要加以督促. | She is a fairly good worker, but she needs prodding occasionally. |
| 能挣钱并不一定是衡量人生幸福的可靠标准. | Success in making money is not always a good criterion of success in life. |
| 哪怕是出了再小的差错，老板也会对他横加斥责。 | His boss will jump on every little mistake he makes, no matter how trivial. |
| 人类，是一堆可以随意拆卸的铅管零件的巧妙装配。 | A human being is an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing. |
| 他是个优秀的运动员，他所有的动作都非常协调。 | He is an excellent athlete; all his movements are perfectly coordinated. |
| 咱们去参观一下这个地方，譬如说明天或是后天去。 | Let's go and visit the place, say tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. |
| 把全部家具都塞进那个小房间是很费了一番心思的。 | It took some ingenuity to squeeze all the furniture into the little room. |
| 通货膨胀率可能上升。如果是这样，物价就会上涨。 | Inflation may be rising, if (it is) so, prices will go up. |
| 他在办公室里老是目不转睛地盯著我，真把我气坏了。 | I'm extremely annoyed at the way he always stares at me in the office. |
| 他是优秀的学生, 正因为这个缘故, 全班都不喜欢他. | He was an outstanding pupil and, ipso facto, disliked by the rest of the class. |
| 我们的豆腐生产线是世界上最为先进的，久负盛名。 | Our bean curd processing line is the most advanced and well- know in the world. |
| 战争给无辜的人民带来的痛苦不是金钱可以补偿的。 | The suffering of innocent people caused by the war cannot be compensated for by money. |
| 他平安的消息到达她那里之前，那段时间似乎是无限漫长的。 | It seemed an eternity before news of his safety reached her. |
| 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. |
| 以下是他在华府所发表的那篇著名的演讲中的一些摘录。 | What follows is some excerpts of the famous speech he delivered in Washington D.C. |
| 蚊子会吸我们的血。更糟的是，它会把毒注入我们的体内。 | The mosquito will suck our blood. What's even worse, it will inject poison into our bodies. |
| 他仅把结婚当作达到目的的手段, 他只是想要妻子的财产. | He regarded his marriage merely as a means to an end: he just wanted his wife's wealth. |
| 短期内我们会赔钱，但从长远看，利润将会是丰厚的。 | In the short term we will lose money, but in the long term the profits will be very large. |
| 生病是糟糕的，而这种情形没有一种疾病比癌症更为糟糕。 | It is bad to get ill, and with no disease is it worse than with cancer. |
| 我的判断经常出错，但是我对祖国的忠诚是无可置疑的。 | My judgement was frequently faulty, but my loyalty to the nation could not be questioned. |
| 因为长时间的干旱，农民们对于好收成的前景是怀疑的。 | Because of a long drought, the farmers are doubtful about the prospect of a good yield. |
| 爱护主义，对大部分人来说，只不过是害怕不公正所苦罢了。 | The love of justice be, in most men, nothing more than the fear of suffering injustice. |
| 马克是个不听话的孩子, 我看他们现在对他的培养方面做得不错. | Mark's a difficult child and I think they're making a good job of bringing him up. |
| 这些被警察抓住的犯罪分子只是些小鱼，他们的头子却跑掉了。 | These criminals arrested by the police are only minnows, their leader has escaped. |
| 抗毒素是抵抗有毒物质并防止其产生有害作用的物质。 | Antitoxin is substance that acts against a poisonous substance and prevents it from having a harmful effect. |
| 利用权力压服别人并非永远是上策, 运用说服方法或许更为可取. | Exertion of authority over others is not always wise; persuasion may be better. |
| 我们当初若是稍微再多考虑一下, 也许就能买到我们真正想要的房子了. | With a little more forethought we could have bought the house we really wanted. |
| 勾搭上的人随便结识的陌生人，通常是在期望性关系中结识的人 | A stranger with whom casual acquaintance is made, usually in anticipation of sexual relations. |
| 大都市外面的生活步调往往是缓慢得多，这在其他国家也是真的那样。 | Often life is much slower outside the big cities, as is true in other countries as well. |
| 他们与雇主达成的协议是他们在工资方面降低要求, 但每周工时要缩短. | The bargain they reached with their employers was to reduce their wage claim in return for a shorter working week. |
| 我得有经验才能找到工作, 可是没有工作我就无法获得经验--这真是个恶性循环. | I need experience to get a job but without a job I can't get experience it's a vicious circle. |
| 其中之一就是允许地方教委在国家教学大纲的指导下选择合适自身的教材。 | One of the reforms allows the local education department to choose their own textbooks based upon the national teaching guideline. |
| 预先测试为衡量学生是否已有足够的准备去进行更高一级的学习而举行的初步考试 | A preliminary test given to determine whether students are sufficiently prepared for a more advanced course of studies. |
| 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. |
| 那时，这老头儿只不过是个泥瓦工罢了。他之所以发迹，我认为靠的是精明的而不是业绩。 | In his time, the old gentleman was a working mason, and had risen form the ranks more, I think, by shrewdness than by merit. |
| 首先，我站在一个热闹的角落，仅仅是看着人们，试图以审视他们来理解他们生活的某些东西。 | First, I stand at a busy corner, merely looking at people, trying by sight of them to understand something of their live. |
| 把铝和其他金属混合，科学家们能够制造出各种合金，其中一些具有钢一样的强度，但其重量只是钢的三分之一。 | By mixing aluminium with other metals, scientists have been able to produce a variety of alloys, some of which have the strength of steel but weigh only one third as much. |
| 印象主义一种文学风格，其特征是利用对细节和感情的描述而不是通过对客观的现实的再创造，来唤起主观的或感觉的印象 | A literary style characterized by the use of details and mental associations to evoke subjective and sensory impressions rather than the re-creation of objective reality. |
| 有些工程师认为，既然为这一系统起作用已付出如此巨大的努力，明智的做法是短期内将这项工作继续下去，而不是从头再来。 | Some engineers take the view that since so much effort has been put into making this system work it would be sensible in the short term to continue the same line rather than start afresh. |
| 她的腰围是26英寸. | She has a 26-inch waist. |
| 战争是一场大屠杀。 | War is mass murder. |
| 你争我夺是粗鲁的行为. | It's rude to snatch. |
| 这纯粹是浪费时间。 | It's a sheer waste of time. |
| 猫捉老鼠是本能。 | It is natural for a cat to catch mice. |
| 罗盘是航行仪器。 | The compass is an instrument of navigation. |
| 随地吐痰是不允许的。 | It's not allowed to spit everywhere. |
| 酗酒是他一生的祸根。 | Drink was the bane of his life. |
| 他是个和蔼而快乐的人。 | He is a friendly jovial fellow. |
| 为讨吉利我老是带著一个. | I always carry one for luck. |
| 黄铜是铜和锌的合金。 | Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. |
| 钮扣有时是用骨头做的. | Buttons are sometimes made of bone. |
| 大多数非洲人是黑人。 | Most African people are black people. |
| 这把石斧是古代的遗物。 | This stone axe is a relic of ancient times. |
| 我是失望，而不是泄气。 | I was more disappointed than discouraged. |
| 她的天真只是一种伪装。 | Her innocence is only an imitation. |
| 味觉与嗅觉是密切相关的. | Taste and smell are closely connected. |
| 这演出纯粹是拙劣的模仿. | The performance was an utter mockery. |
| 当众吐痰是不礼貌的行为。 | It's the bad manner to spit in public. |
| 办公室的面积是35平方米. | The area of the office is 35 square metres. |
| 这些发动机是由蒸汽驱动的。 | The engines are driven by steam. |
| 苏看到到处是垃圾很苦恼。 | Sue was troubled to see trash everywhere. |
| 她是党内积极的左翼分子. | She was active as a left-winger in the party. |
| 汤姆是十六世纪的先知。 | Tom is one of the seers in the sixteenth century. |
| 他是君主制的坚定拥护者。 | He's a staunch supporter of the monarchy. |
| 这件衬衫是用乔其纱做成的。 | The shirt is made of georgette. |
| 最上面的抽屉是放刀叉的。 | The top drawer is the one with the cutlery in. |
| 薪金是我收入的主要来源。 | My wages are the principal source of my income. |
| 那个皇帝是个残酷的专制君主。 | That emperor was a cruel despot. |
| 贞节对一个女人来说是重要的。 | Chastity is important to a woman. |
| 爱因斯坦是一位卓越的科学家。 | Einstein was a prominent scientist. |
| 在公共场合随便吐痰是不礼貌的。 | It's rude to spit in public. |
| 内阁阁员是由首相挑选的. | Members of the Cabinet are chosen by the Prime Minister. |
| 周总理是一位卓越的政治家。 | Premier Zhou is a distinguished politician. |
| 这抢劫案看来是内部的人干的. | The robbery appeared to have been an inside job. |
| 那条狗是危险的畜牲，它咬人。 | That dog is a dangerous brute; it bites people. |
| 这似乎是一个修女的贞操誓言。 | It seems the vows of chastity belonging to a nun. |
| 他总是小心翼翼地按规章办事。 | He's always careful to do things by the book. |
| 我嗓子发痒--大概是感冒了. | I've got this tickle in my throat I think I may be getting a cold. |
| 通往成功的唯一途径是努力奋斗。 | The only passport to success is hard work. |
| 核弹轰炸最可怕的一面是辐射。 | The most terrifying aspect of nuclear bombing is radiation. |
| 沿着这条河生长的是高大的棕树。 | Growing along the river are tall palm trees. |
| 他不穷, 相反, 他是个百万富翁。 | He is not poor, on the contrary, he is a millionaire. |
| 住在大街旁最大的缺点是噪音。 | The great drawback to living near a main road is noise. |
| 沿着这条河生长的是高大的棕 树。 | Growing along the river are tall palm trees. |
| 这套房间本来是准备给5口人住的。 | The apartment was originally meant for five. |
| 他们最近一次战胜英格兰队是在1972年. | They last defeated England in 1972. |
| 他唯一的反应是一阵意味深长的沉默 | His only reaction was a pregnant silence. |
| 她是一个圣洁的女人，天真而忠贞。 | She was a holy woman, innocent and chaste. |
| 唐朝是一段以开明著称的时期。 | The Tang Dynasty is a period remarkable for its liberality. |
| 北京是中国的政治和金融中心。 | Beijing is the political and financial center of China. |
| 我们的心灵是由天赋的智慧所启发的。 | Our souls are lighted with wisdom from on high. |
| 尽管他已三十岁了，但还是孩子般的无邪。 | Although thirty, he is childlike. |
| 这艘帆船的甲板是用厚木板制作的。 | The deck of the sailing ship was made of thick planks. |
| 他在敌人面前胆小如鼠，真是可鄙。 | His cowardice in face of the enemy was contemptible. |
| 这座城堡建于高处是为保护城市。 | This citadel is built on high ground for protecting the city. |
| 苏丹是某些穆斯林国家的最高统治者。 | Sultan is sovereign ruler of certain Muslim countries. |
| 艰苦奋斗是在事业上成功的唯一途径. | Hard graft is the only way to succeed in business. |
| 纽约是国际证券与股票的交易中心。 | New York is an international mart for stocks and shares. |
| 毫无疑问的他是称霸日本的高尔夫球手。 | He is, without doubt, the greatest golfer in Japan. |
| 美国和前苏联都是条约的签署国. | The US and the former Soviet Union were co-signatories of/to the treaty. |
| 哪怕是个有经验的登山者也会馅入困境。 | Even an experienced cumber will get into trouble. |
| 安以为我是苏格兰人，但我马上纠正了她。 | Ann thought I was Scottish but I soon put her right. |
| 孔子被认为是中国古代最伟大的圣贤。 | Confucius is considered the greatest of the ancient Chinese sages. |
| 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. |
| 蚕茧是由昆虫制造的一种由丝组成的外包层。 | A cocoon is a kind of silk covering made by an insect. |
| 批评家是必然的邪恶，而批评是邪恶的必然。 | A critic is a necessary evil, and criticism is an evil necessity. |
| 这枚戒指是他们爱情的象征，对她是重要的。 | The ring was important to her as an emblem of their love. |
| 他是个经过改造的罪犯，然而仍有可能故态复萌。 | He's a reformed criminal who may yet backslide. |
| 英联邦在第一次世界大战前曾是一个强大的帝国。 | The United Kingdom was a mighty empire before World War I. |
| 在戒酒问题上，怀特先生是主张完全戒掉。 | In the temperance question, Mr White takes his stand on total abstinence. |
| 新经理的工作是让这家公司能恢复盈利状况。 | The new manager's job is to restore the company to profitability. |
| 他的儿子是一个三岁就能弹奏钢琴的早慧儿童。 | His son is a precocious child who could play the piano at the age of three. |
| 他的确有一副严肃的脸孔，但内心却是很富幽默感。 | Indeed he has a solemn face, but he is very humorous at heart. |
| 一直向前走过了教堂，约莫半英里就是体育场。 | Keep on past the church; the stadium is about half a mile further on. |
| 这是一幅由草地，河流，树木组成的五光十色的镶嵌画。 | It's a rich mosaic of meadows, rivers and woods. |
| 反动派越是横行霸道，就越发激起更强烈的反抗。 | The more the reactionaries lash out, the more resistance they provoke. |
| 俄罗斯是被包藏在一个闷胡芦里面的神秘物体之中的谜。 | Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. |
| 在英国，用刀把食物送进嘴里被认为是粗鲁的行为。 | Putting food into one's mouth with a knife is considered vulgar in England. |
| 他们是在他们因宗教信仰而受到迫害之后来到美洲的。 | They came to America after being persecuted for their religious beliefs. |
| 那些初期的反叛活动只不过是大规模革命行动的演习。 | The earlier revolts had just been dress rehearsals for full-scale revolution. |
| 今日的许多电影明星最初都是由人才发掘者发现的。 | Many of the great movie stars of today were originally discovered by talent scouts. |
| 在某些亚洲的国家，进屋子之前脱下鞋子才是有礼貌的。 | Before entering a house in some Asian countries, it is good manners to take off your shoes. |
| 我用力把螺丝往木头上拧，可是拧不进去，又掉出来了。 | I've put the screw in the wood as tightly as I can, but it won't stay in, it keeps slipping out. |
| 在美国，华盛顿是政府所在地，纽约是主要的商业中心。 | In the US, Washington is the seat of government and New York City is the chief seat of commerce. |
| 我从来没有在一个地方长住过，一定是我性格中有吉普赛人的特性。 | I've never lived in one place too long, it must be the Gypsy in me. |
| 他们两人并不知道这回事, 因此一定是另外有人泄露了秘密. | Neither of them knew about it, and the corollary of that is that someone else revealed the secret. |
| 当时有关新市政大厅的计画还仅仅是那建筑师酝酿中的意念。 | The plans for the new town hall were then still only a gleam in the architect's eye. |
| 那个冒失的新秘书兴冲冲地蹦跳到我跟前，问我是否在这里工作。 | That cheeky new secretary just pranced up to me and asked if I worked here! |
| 他们的谈判简直就是一场荒唐的笑剧，因为他们的领导们早就作出决定了。 | Their negotiations were a farce since their leaders had already made the decision. |
| 他是一个多面手，既是修理工，也是木匠，既是一个理发师，也是一个好裁缝。 | He is a man of parts; he is either a repairman, or a carpenter, either a barber or a good tailor. |
| 布道一次讲道，尤其是旨在于实际问题上启发会众，而不在于成为神学讲演 | A sermon, especially one intended to edify a congregation on a practical matter and not intended to be a theological discourse. |
| 酗酒令人如此糊涂。而人本来就是糊涂，所以酗酒无非就等于是以罚款免人重罪罢了。 | Drinking make such fool of people, and people is such fool to begin with, that it's compound a felony. |
| 7的平方是49. | The square of 7 is 49. |
| 这到底是什么? | What on earth is that? |
| 这不是很合理嘛！ | Isn't it reasonable! |
| 讨厌极了，不是吗? | Horrible, isn't it? |
| 这显然是敲诈! | It's a clear case of blackmail! |
| 这是个棘手的问题。 | It's a thorny subject. |
| 你到底是什么意思? | What on earth do you mean? |
| 天气很冷，不是吗? | Cold weather, isn't it? |
| 【谚】意志就是力量。 | Will is power. |
| 他（跟我）不是亲戚. | He's no relation (to me). |
| 那边的那个人是谁？ | Who is that over there? |
| 他（跟你）是亲戚吗? | Is he any relation (to you)? |
| 4，6，8的平均数是6。 | The average of 4, 6 and 8 is 6. |
| ｀亲爱的＇是亲昵语. | `Darling' is a term of endearment. |
| 你到底是怎么知道的？ | How on earth did you know it? |
| 7、9和14的平均数是10。 | The mean of 7,9 and 14 is 10. |
| 甜食是我唯一的嗜好。 | Sweets are my only indulgence. |
| 你的生活目标是什么？ | What is your aim in life? |
| 伦理学是哲学的分科. | Ethics is a branch of philosophy. |
| 这真是个意外的惊喜！ | What an unexpected pleasure! |
| 如果这是真的又该如何呢？ | What if it is true? |
| 我们将按时到达，是吗？ | We'll be on time, won't we? |
| 她是怎样学到本领的？ | How did she acquire her skill? |
| 你的初步措施是什么？ | What are your preparatory measures? |
| 地球是绕轴旋转的吗？ | Does the earth rotate on an axis? |
| 今天这队的队长是谁? | Who is captaining the side today? |
| 这房间的面积是多少? | What are the dimensions of the room? |
| 你是否歇够了可以接著干了? | Are you rested enough to go on? |
| 这大门是从里面闩上的。 | The gate bolts on the inside. |
| 他们将去欧洲，不是吗？ | They will go to Europe, won't they? |
| 是不是儿童都喜欢破坏? | Are all small children so destructive? |
| 狄更斯是他最喜欢的作家、 | Dickens is his favorite author. |
| 是真的还是我当时在做梦? | Was it real or did I dream it? |
| 他们是否按体积计算运费？ | Do they charge carriage by bulk? |
| 他是一位多么能干的经理呀！ | What a capable manager he is! |
| 你的胃痛好些还是更坏了? | Is your stomach getting better or worse? |
| 对不起, 我不是故意吓唬你的. | Sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you. |
| 被配偶遗弃是离婚的理由吗？ | Does desertion ground for divorce? |
| 这次网球赛的优胜者是谁？ | Who's the winner of the tennis match? |
| 云杉和松树都是常绿树木。 | Spruce and pine are evergreen trees. |
| 鹦鹉螺是种小型海洋动物。 | Nautilus is a small sea animal. |
| 这种行为是雄性特有的吗? | Is this behaviour typical of the male sex? |
| 松木是软木，柚木是硬木。 | Pine is a soft wood and teak is a hard wood. |
| 这辆倒霉汽车就是发动不起来! | The wretched car won't start! |
| 这些都是在这个车间制造的吗？ | Are these made in this workshop? |
| 黑檀树是一种黑色而坚硬的树木。 | Ebony is a hard black wood. |
| 没有汽车你究竟是怎样来的呢? | However did you get here without a car? |
| 我们是不是可以另试试别的路线? | Can we perhaps try another route? |
| 你能告诉我是谁发明了电话？ | Can you tell me who invented the telephone? |
| 静止的目标是最容易瞄准的。 | A stationary target is easiest to aim at. |
| 处决囚犯过去都是公开执行的。 | There used to be public executions. |
| 吃上中餐是多么令人愉快啊！ | How pleasant it is to dine on Chinese food! |
| 我最喜欢吃桔子，其次才是香蕉。 | Next to orange I like banana best. |
| 这是加仑与升的换算公式。 | It's the formula for converting gallons into liters. |
| 【谚】良好的开端，是成功的一半。 | Well begun is half done. |
| 他是个笨手笨脚的[古里古怪的]家伙. | He's an awkward/queer old cuss. |
| 你喜欢草地球场还是硬地球场？ | Do you prefer grass or hard courts? |
| 他是否给出了令人满意的解释？ | Did he provide a satisfactory explanation? |
| 哪一条河流是它们之中最短的？ | Which river is the shortest among them? |
| 这些衬衫的批发价是45美元。 | The wholesale prices of these shirts are 45 dollars. |
| 他的音乐据说是"好"或"了不起"。 | His music is said to be "good" or "great". |
| 骨粉和硝酸盐是普通的肥料。 | Bone-meal and nitrates are common fertilizers. |
| 跟他在一起的那个女人究竟是谁? | Who on earth is that female he's with? |
| 今天阳光明媚，天气宜人，是吗？ | Nice and bright today, is not it? |
| 杭州是一座有悠久历史的城市。 | Hangzhou is a city with a long history. |
| 这种所谓的大减价不过是个骗局! | This so-called bargain is just a con! |
| 难道你还不明白－－那都是诬陷。 | Don't you see it was all a frame-up! |
| 那个理论的精髓是为人民服务。 | The pith of that theory is serving for people. |
| 麝香是一种有强烈气味的物质。 | Musk is a kind of strong-smelling substance. |
| 你的[这种]耳环是夹上去的吗? | Do you clip those ear-rings on/Do those ear-rings clip on? |
| 是谁泄漏了部门重组的细节? | Who let out the details of the reshuffle in the department? |
| 能工巧匠的特点是一丝不苟. | Attention to detail is the hallmark of a fine craftsman. |
| 要是把眼睛闭上就什麽也看不见了。 | If you shut your eyes you can't see. |
| 我肯定是在这里的什麽地方--没错! | I know (that) it's here somewhere it must be! |
| 经济正在萎缩而不是在增长中。 | The economy is shrinking instead of growing. |
| 这腰带是在前面打结还是在後面？ | Does this sash tie in front or at the back? |
| 到处都是灰尘, 他不停地打著喷嚏. | With all that dust about, he couldn't stop sneezing. |
| 第一次测量声速是在什么时候？ | When did the first measurement of the speed of sound take? |
| 你通常是怎样度过你的空闲时间？ | How do you usually spend your leisure time? |
| 她的小说描写的是伦敦现代的生活。 | Her novel depicts life in modern London. |
| 你们公司的海关注册号码是多少？ | What's your company's registration number in customs? |
| 她总是抱怨伦敦缺少体育设施. | She's always lamenting the lack of sports facilities in town. |
| 把你自己身上掸掸--上面都是粉笔末. | Dust yourself down you're covered in chalk. |
| ｀你累了吗?＇｀是的, 我有点儿（累）.＇ | `Are you tired?' `Yes, I am a bit (tired).' |
| CPC是中国共产党的英文名称缩写。 | CPC stands for the Communist Party of China. |
| 你的大衣需要刷乾净, 上面满是灰尘. | Your coat needs brushing down. It's covered in dust. |
| 煤、 石油和矿产品都是工业原料. | Coal, oil and minerals are the raw materials of industry. |
| 长期的乾旱之后有雨是一大慰藉。 | It is a great relief to have rain after a long time of drought. |
| 人类是否会受到完全灭绝的威胁呢？ | Is the human race threatened with complete extinction? |
| 运动服用於正式婚礼中是不适当的. | Sports clothes are not appropriate for a formal wedding. |
| 我们讨论的题目是｀八十年代的欧洲＇. | The theme of our discussionwas Europe in the 1980's'. |
| 不知您是否愿意下星期来我们家做客？ | I am wondering if you'd care to visit us next week? |
| 图书馆的书是按照[根据]科目分类的. | The books in the library are classified by/according to subject. |
| 赶快！要是你不赶紧，我们就要迟到了。 | Buck up! We'll be late if you don't get a move on. |
| 我们的党是一个伟大、光荣、正确的党。 | Our Party is a great, glorious and correct Party. |
| 斯特兰德大街是伦敦最热闹的要道之一。 | The Strand is one of London's busiest thoroughfares. |
| 计算机程序设计人员的一般工资是多少？ | What's the going rate of computer programmers? |
| 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. |
| 你是怎样使那些酒都通过海关检查的? | How did you manage to get all that wine through Customs? |
| 美元的买入价是100美元付864元人民币。 | The buy rate of US dollar note be846 yuan per hundred dollar. |
| ｀那麽你是怎麽知道那件事的呢?＇他插嘴问道. | `But how do you know that?' he interposed. |
| ｀有解释责任＇是当前政治上的流行词. | `Accountability' is the current vogue-word in politics. |
| 看，你这是往哪里走？差点儿把我撞倒了 | Can't you look where you're going? You nearly knocked me over! |
| 我的靴子上要是有泥, 一进屋爸爸就骂（我）. | If I walk in with muddy boots, Dad always scolds (me). |
| 这个问题是否从纳税人的立场上考虑过? | Has the matter been viewed from the taxpayers' standpoint? |
| 我们的口号是: ｀要循序渐进, 不要剧烈变革.＇ | Our watchword is: Evolution, not revolution'. |
| 你想瞧瞧这画吗？－－是的！很想！ | Would you like to have a look at the picture? --- Yes, I should very much like to. |
| 住在那个村子里的人们的头发全是赤褐色的。 | All the people living in that country have auburn hair. |
| 据说第一批到达这个国家的移民是囚犯。 | It is said that the first settlers of this country are prisoners. |
| 这个镇子引以为荣的是有个闻名於世的美术馆. | The town boasts a world-famous art gallery. |
| 我从未答应过把汽车借给你: 你是在做梦吧! | I never promised to lend you my car: you must be dreaming! |
| 这份色拉是由苹果、梨、土豆和芹菜做成的。 | This salad is made of apple, pear, potato and celery. |
| 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. |
| 这个证据证实了我认为他是间谍的这一看法。 | This evidence reinforces my view that he is a spy. |
| 她热爱自己的家庭, 但家庭却是她事业的累赘. | She loves her family, but they're a drag on her career. |
| 你是把水果装在罐里保存呢，还是冷冻起来保存？ | Do you bottle your fruit or freeze it? |
| 女人就该在家里干活儿, 这是上天的旨意吗? | Is it ordained in heaven that women should work in the home? |
| 我看到的不可能是鬼－－一定是幻想的东西吧。 | I can't have seen a ghost it must have been imagination. |
| 圣句朗读《圣经》，是教堂礼拜的组成部分 | A reading from Scripture that forms a part of a church service. |
| 她生在伦敦, 但现在把巴黎看成是她的家乡. | She was born in London, but she now looks on Paris as her home. |
| 是不是只有我们的儿子晚上没有上补习班？ | Be our son the only one who's not go to a private school in the evening? |
| 你这个笨家伙!这是你今天打坏的第二个玻璃杯。 | You clumsy oaf ---that's the second glass you've broken today. |
| 住在通衢大道上的最大缺点就是噪声不断。 | The great drawback to living on a main road is the constant noise. |
| 《哈姆雷特》是今年高级程度考试中指定的必读书. | `Hamlet' is a set text for A level this year. |
| 那项新政策尽管受到强烈抨击却硬是采用了. | The new policy was adopted in the teeth of fierce criticism. |
| 他是个不错的小伙子, 但好像没有什麽进取心. | He's a nice enough lad, but he doesn't seem to have much gumption. |
| 不应该在梯子下面穿过, 人们都是这麽说说罢了. | It's just (a) superstition that you shouldn't walk under ladders. |
| 人生是以哭、泣、笑三者构成的，尤以泣为最。 | Life is made up of sob, sniffle, and smile, with sniffle predominate. |
| 婚姻首先是一种契约，它必须以公正为制约。 | Marriage is, first of all, a contract which must be governed by justice. |
| 他完全是靠个人的魅力，说服他们和他在一起干。 | He persuaded them to join him by the sheer magnetism of his personality. |
| 我在早上做的头一件事，是刷我的牙、磨我的舌。 | The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue. |
| 感想更多地建立在感情而不是理智上的观点；感想 | Opinion based more on emotion than on reason; sentiment. |
| 这些袋子难於搬运, 倒不是因为重而是体积太大. | It's not their weight that makes these sacks hard to carry, it's their bulk. |
| 他们知道那幅画是膺品. 而且还知道是谁仿画的. | They knew the painting was a forgery. Moreover, they knew who had painted it. |
| 那麽说是你把金属线穿过那个小孔的了, 真灵巧! | So you fitted that wire through that little hole there: that's very ingenious! |
| 要是那女人获得共和党的提名……我就要打倒她。 | If that woman gets the Republican nomination…I will lay her out in lavender. |
| 马在第一道拦栅前就不肯跳了，我就是那时摔下来的。 | The horse refused at the first fence, and that's when I came off. |
| 虽然他拼命向她求爱，但她还是拒绝了他的殷勤。 | Although he tried desperately to make love to her, she repulsed his attentions. |
| 他的拒绝是那样委婉得体，所以我们并未感到不快。 | His refusal was worded in such a graceful way that we could not be offended. |
| 一般人是不是反对欧洲国家政治联合的构想呢？ | Does the common man oppose the ideas of political union between European countries? |
| 约翰的哥哥已报名参加了空军，这是他渴望已久的。 | John's brother signed up with the Air Force, something he always wanted to do. |
| ｀你认为他的沉默是什麽意思?＇｀我认为意思是拒绝.＇ | `How would you interpret his silence?' `I would interpret it as a refusal.' |
| 以下是他被颁赠一九六四年诺贝尔和平奖的过程。 | What follows is the process of his being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. |
| 我们应该实事求是地先把费用算出来, 然後再做决定. | We must be practical and work out the cost before we make a decision. |
| 在自己的影片里短暂露面是阿尔弗雷德·希区柯克的特点。 | Appearing briefly in his own films was a trademark of Alfred Hitchcock. |
| 我们是不著陆的连续飞行呢, 还是要在中途的什麽地方停一停? | Is this a continuous flight, or do we stop off anywhere? |
| 昨晚我酒喝得太多真是自讨苦吃, 现在头疼得很厉害! | I'm paying the penalty for drinking too much last night; I've got a dreadful headache! |
| 对於我们提高效率的主要目的来说, 这些想法都是次要的. | Such considerations are secondary to our main aim of improving efficiency. |
| 我们来抛硬币决定谁先走吧，你是要正面还是要反面？ | Let's flip a coin to decide who should go first - do you want heads or tails? |
| 让我们自己享受承认人类的弱点的快乐是一大慰藉。 | It is a great relief to allow us ourselves the luxury of acknowledging our human frailties. |
| 不努力是考不及格的, 因此不要欺骗自己（以为可以及格）. | You can't pass exams without working, so don't deceive yourself (into thinking you can). |
| 我们的新洗衣机老出毛病－－完全是因为做的质量太差。 | Our new washing-machine keeps breaking down it's entirely due to shoddy workmanship. |
| 那个可怜的家伙，虽然不是懦夫，但一提到打针，脸都吓白了。 | The poor fellow, though no coward, paled at the mention of the injection. |
| 我是实事求是的人－－知道不可能在一夜之间改变人们的看法。 | I'm a realist I know you can't change people's attitudes overnight. |
| 邮递员的工作，不论天气如何，概括地说来就是“送信”。 | The mailman's job, in all kinds of weather, is summed up in the phrase"Deliver the mail." |
| 这些就是：一些法国法郎，瑞士法郎，美圆和一些荷兰盾。 | Here it is, some French francs, Swiss francs, American dollars and a few Dutch guilders. |
| 流感是一种传染病，其特征是发热、全身疼痛和疲乏无力。 | Flu is an infectious disease characterized by fever, aches and pains and exhaustion. |
| 光度计用来测量光的性质、尤其是光的强度和通量的仪器 | An instrument for measuring a property of light, especially luminous intensity or flux. |
| 手臂和腿是人体的组成部分, 是构成完整的人体必不可少的. | The arms and legs are integral parts of the human body; they are integral to the human body. |
| 俚语，是脱下上衣、吐一口唾沫在掌上、跟着就着手工作的语言。 | Slang is language that takes off its coat, spits on its hands, and goes to work. |
| 结婚，是一本第一章以式写成、其余各章则以散文写就的书。 | Marriage is a book of witch the first chapter being written in poetry and remained chapter in prose. |
| 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. |
| 要是你打算买一个新的扩音器，何不干脆将全套设备换成新的？ | If you are getting a new amplifier, why don't you go to the big figure and replace everything? |
| 一达到适当的年龄，孩子们就被鼓励，而不是被强迫，"离开老窝"。 | Upon reaching an appropriate age, children are encouraged, but not forced, to "leave the nest". |
| 尽管客栈老板很热情，但我们猜想他的真正目的是为了得到更多的钱。 | Although the innkeeper was warm, we guessed that his real goad was to get more money. |
| 在维多利亚时代, 许多人对於人是由低级生物进化而来的见解大为震惊. | Many Victorians were shocked by the notion that Man had evolved from lower forms of life. |
| 习惯上说，地球上最大的一块陆地是沿着乌拉尔山脉分为两大“洲”的。 | The largest landmass is usually divided into two"continents" along the Ural Mountains. |
| 他以前从未做过这种工作, 我不知道他是否能（与其他雇员）配合好. | He's never done this type of work before; I'm not sure how he'll fit in (with the other employees). |
| 假使她获得这份工作，那对彼得是当头一棒；他是拼命想得到这份工作的。 | If she gets the job, that's one in the eye for Peter: he was desperate to get it. |
| 武夷红茶，红茶一种中国红茶，起初是精选出来的高等级品，后来质量较差 | A black Chinese tea, originally the choicest grade but later an inferior variety. |
| 派来调查的警察说，我家的大门是根据极其合乎科学的原理给撬开来的。 | The policeman who is sent down to examine, says my house has been broken open on the most scientific principle. |
| 前年夏天它就坏了。虽然我早就许诺过我自己修，但是我从未腾出空来。 | It had broken down the previous summer, and though I promised to repair it, I had never got round to it. |
| 雷蒙：他说没什麽，他只是把我的脚踝浸在一些中药里，然后贴上一块膏药。 | Raymond: He didn't say anything. He just soaked my ankle in some herbal medicine and then put a patch on it. |
| 空域；领空某一特定地区之上的空域，通常是政治划分区，如国家的领空 | The portion of the atmosphere above a particular land area, especially that of a political subdivision such as a nation. |
| 那位百万富翁是从很少的钱开始的．但是在最充分利用机会方面表现出他的本领。 | That millionaire started with very little, but showed a skill in playing his cards right. |
| 这是我所听到过的最动人的记实性广播节目之一；一则反映现实生活的优秀作品。 | It was one of the most moving pieces of documentary radio I have ever heard broadcast; a remarkable slice of real life. |
| 里根先生将近２兆联邦及贸易负债（亦即每户３万元）将是经济成长的绊脚石。 | Mr.Reagan's nearly$2 trillion in Federal and trade debt(or$30, 000 per family) will be a ball and chain around the neck of economic growth. |
| 德位的手指撕扯着绳子和包装纸。然后是一声狂嘉的尖叫，哎呀！紧接着又变为满脸的泪水。 | Della's fingers tore at the string and paper. Then came an excited scream of joy, and then, alas! a quick change to tears. |
| 埃阿斯加拿大安大略省东南部的一城镇，位于多伦多东北部伊利湖上。是制造业中心。人口25，475 | A town of southeast Ontario, Canada, on Lake Erie northeast of Toronto. It is a manufacturing center. Population, 25,475. |
| 想到将要发生的事，她语音中充满了惊异。“我的态度是：事情发生了，设法应付，但避免正面冲突。” | A note of surprise filled her voice at the prospect."My attitude is to roll with what happens, " she 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. |
| 我花了５０英镑在商场上买了一件所谓的便宜瓷器，结果却是一文不值。我只得把此事引以为训。 | I paid fifty pounds in the market for a so-called bargain piece of porcelain which turned out to be worthless; I'll just have to chalk it up to experience. |
| 美国以及其他发达国家的官员说，将保护科技（以阻止外流）与对付饥饿问题混为一谈是在混淆视听。 | Officials of the United States and other developed countries said that linking technology protection to the fight against hunger was a red herring. |
| 乔治敦开曼群岛国的首都，在西印度群岛中牙买加西面的大加曼岛上。它是一个国际性的金融中心。人口7，617 | The capital of the Cayman Islands, on Grand Cayman in the West Indies west of Jamaica. It is an international banking center. Population, 7,617. |
| 起先，大厅里挤得满满的，但是他一开始讲话，人们便陆陆续续离去，不一会儿，剩下听他发言的人便寥寥无几了。 | At first the hall was full, but people began to trickle out soon after the beginning of his speech, and soon there were very few left to hear the speaker. |
| 欧申赛德美国纽约东南部一个还未合并的位于长岛南岸的社区。欧寻赛德是一个以住宅及休养为主的城镇。人口32，423 | An unincorporated community of southeast New York on the southern shore of Long Island. Oceanside is a residential and resort town. Population, 32,423. |
| 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." |
| 开普勒，约翰尼斯1571－1630德国天文学家和数学家，被认为是现代天文学的奠基人，他创立了三大定律，说明行星围绕太阳转的理论 | German astronomer and mathematician. Considered the founder of modern astronomy, he formulated three laws to clarify the theory that the planets revolve around the sun. |
| 但是我们彼此合作的领域还在不断增加。我们已经商定在贸易、技术、投资以及科学与管理专门知识的交流等方面更密切地合作。 | But the areas of our mutual cooperation continue to expand. We have already agreed to cooperate more closely in trade, technology, investment, and exchanges of scientific and managerial expertise. |
| 欧洲进一步统一的计划可以尚未定案，可是从赫尔辛基到罗马的人在最近几星期得到一个时常令人痛苦的教训：他们各国的经济已经如何地牵扯在一起了。 | Europe's plans for further unification may be up in the air, but people from Helsinki to Rome have been learning an often painful lesson in recent weeks about how entwined their economies have already become. |
| 如果病人住在公用病房里。很少有护士经过时不为他们做点小事情。这是护士的一项传统，即提供“亲切关怀护理”（TLC），亦即为病人提供持续不断的细小服务。 | If patients are in an open ward, few nurses will pass them by without doing some little thing for them. It is in a nurse's tradition to give what is called"TLC", tender loving care, some constant little service to the sick. |
| 初始设计开发阶段，首先必须发现可能存在的错误，并作相应的设计修改。正是在这个时期中，设计辅助程序、仿真技术和设计支援技术对于快速设计都是必不可少的。 | The initial design development stage wherein, at first, it is certain that errors will be discovered which will require design changes. It is in this period that design aids, emulation techniques, and supportive design techniques are essential to quick design. |
| 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. |
| 显然，美国运通在罗宾逊离开以后将成为较小的公司。可能出售它的希尔森·里曼兄弟公司，放弃成为“财务超级市场”的梦想。公司的作风也可能改变－从一个贵族和官僚作风的帝国变成一个较为实事求是的公司。 | Clearly, AmEx will be a smaller company in the post-Robinson era. It is likely to sell its Shearson Lehman Brothers division, giving up dreams of becoming a"financial supermarket." Company culture, too, may change, from an aristocratic and bureaucratic empire to a company that is more down to earth. |
| 你真是太好了。 | You're just wonderful. |
| 这可不是开玩笑的事。 | It is no joke. |
| 我觉得这是我的义务。 | I feel it is my duty. |
| 我怕我是着凉了。 | I'm afraid I've caught a chill. |
| 他的动机是好的. | He was acting from the best of motives. |
| 他是第一流的学者。 | He ranks high as a scholar. |
| 你一定是在开玩笑吧。 | You must be joking. |
| 他不懂是非. | He doesn't know the difference between right and wrong. |
| 这是我给你开的药方。 | Here's my prescription. |
| 他不是出卖我们的人。 | He is not the man selling us. |
| 整个早上都是阴天。 | It's been cloudy all morning. |
| 思考正确是重要的。 | Thinking correctly is important. |
| 他是理科主考人之一。 | He is one of the science examiners. |
| 他是一位社会主义者。 | He is a socialism person. |
| 是的，这事我知道，谢谢。 | Yes, I know that, thanks. |
| 他是国务院的发言人。 | He is the spokesman of the council. |
| 这里不过是打一个比方。 | Here we speak only by way of analogy. |
| 是的，我已听说这消息了。 | Yes, I've heard about the news. |
| 他就是那个带头的学生。 | He is the student who begins the dance. |
| 我对地理只是一知半解. | I have only a sketchy knowledge of geography. |
| 我不知道他的动力是什么。 | I don't understand what his motive is. |
| 我们这里的天气多半是暖和的。 | Our weather has been mostly warm. |
| 我看最好还是给你做些化验。 | I think we'd better give you a few test. |
| 我们正前方就是人民广场。 | Directly ahead of us is the Peoples Square. |
| 她在危急关头总是挺身而出. | She's always to the fore at moments of crisis. |
| 这本书是原始民族神话集。 | The book is about the mythologies of primitive races. |
| 共产主义是以马克思主义为基础. | Communism is based on Marxism. |
| 做事要有是非观念和正义感. | Be guided by your sense of what is right and just. |
| 那里就是他度过大半生的地方。 | That's (the place) where he spent most of his life. |
| 他的祖先来到英国的时候是难民. | His ancestors had come to England as refugees. |
| 她是能谅解的, 她是个大好人. | She'll understand and forgive; she's really quite human. |
| 小酒店里净是身穿花呢衣服的农民. | The pub was full of tweedy farmers. |
| 小心--你要是出事故, 我要负责的. | Be careful if you have an accident I'll be liable. |
| 伟大的画家总是走在时代的前头。 | A great painter is usually ahead of his time. |
| 信息产业在我国是新兴产业。 | The information industry is an infant industry in our country. |
| 他提出这种要求，只能说是正当的。 | It's only just that he should claim it. |
| 我只要做的就是说服他跟我们一起去。 | All I have to do is persuade him to go with us. |
| 那一定是别人的外衣, 不是我的. | That must be somebody else's (ie some other person's) coat; it isn't mine. |
| 要不是我的工作没做完, 我真想去。 | I would like to go only that I haven't finished my work. |
| 除非有钱，要不然我是不会买房子的。 | Unless (being) rich, I am not going to buy a house. |
| 她在难民中工作是因为她有很深的信念. | A deep faith underlies her work among refugees. |
| 你还是告诉她吧, 因为她迟早会发觉的. | You should tell her, because she'll find out sooner or later. |
| 计算机科学目前已是一门成熟的学科。 | Computer science is now a fully-fledged academic subject. |
| 这座新工厂是那些最新设想的体现。 | The new factory is the embodiment of the very latest ideas. |
| 他的回答只不过是把我的讲义重复了一遍。 | His answer is just a rehash version of my lecture. |
| 他们都是自愿的, 完全是因为喜欢做而做的. | They're all volunteers, doing it just for the love of the thing. |
| 我们建立更多的水力发电站，这是重要的。 | It is important that we build more hydroelectric power stations. |
| 很清楚，电动汽车在工艺技术上是可行的。 | It's quite clear that the electric car is technically feasible. |
| 这条河河水的深度是那条河河水深度的一半。 | The depth of water in this river is half that in that river. |
| 我想我找到了简便方法，给钱而不是花时间。 | I think I'll take the easy way out and give money instead of time. |
| 当了名人的麻烦之一是在街上被人指指点点。 | One of the penalties of fame is that people point at you on the street. |
| 站在那儿的那个人就是我们一直在谈论的那个人。 | The man standing over there is the very man that we have been talking about. |
| 他装作一本正经，可是你看得出他是在开玩笑。 | He pretended to be serious, but you could tell that he had hi tongue in his cheek. |
| 我现在讲的话，我相信也是在座许多同志的想法。 | In what I am saying now I believe I speak also for many others present at this meeting. |
| 信息技术的发展是二十世纪工业技术上的最大进步。 | The development of the information technology is the greatest technological advance of the 20th century. |
| 我算不上是个好水手，但我喜欢坐着我的小船在河上游玩。 | I am not much of a sailor, but I like to about, in my little boat on their river. |
| 铅是重金属. | Lead is a heavy metal. |
| 是的，肯定的。 | Yes, definitely. |
| 我可不是闹着玩的。 | I mean it. |
| 无疑这是真相。 | This is beyond doubt the truth. |
| 他自称是诗人。 | He professed himself to be a poet. |
| 他是全队的主力. | He's the kingpin of the whole team. |
| 她是一个美丽的少女。 | She is a bonny lass. |
| 她依旧是那个老样。 | She still looks her old self. |
| 她是全班的模范. | She was an example to the rest of the class. |
| 他是电子应用专家. | He's an expert in electronics. |
| 她是个有声望的专家。 | She is a reputable expert. |
| 那儿的机器是新型的。 | The machine there is of a new type. |
| 毫无疑问她是优胜者。 | She was the outright winner. |
| 这是我私下持有的见解. | That's my private opinion. |
| 现在仿佛是秋天似的。 | It seems as if it were autumn. |
| 普通的白玻璃是透明的。 | Plain glass is transparent. |
| 这个发明是他的功劳。 | He is credited with the invention. |
| 农舍是用木头建造的。 | The farmhouse was built of wood. |
| 秋季是我最喜欢的季节。 | Autumn is my favourite season. |
| 他是一个不诚实的商人。 | He is a dishonest merchant. |
| 好奇是儿童的天性。 | Curiosity is part of the children's nature. |
| 人民是历史的创造者。 | The people are the makers of history. |
| 别慌忙，时间多的是。 | Don't rush; there is plenty of time. |
| 那是一项不切实际的计画。 | It isn't a realistic plan. |
| 我们不是正在打扫房间。 | We are not cleaning the room. |
| 香港是旅游者的乐园。 | Hong Kong is a travellers' paradise. |
| 他是一个画街景的画家。 | He is a painter of street scenes. |
| 植树是每个公民的义务。 | It's our civic duty to plant trees. |
| 我是学校足球队的队员。 | I am in the school football team. |
| 这趟列车是开往北京的。 | The train is bound for Beijing. |
| 议会是政府的一个机构。 | Parliament is an organ of government. |
| 正数的数目是无穷的。 | The number of positive numbers is infinite. |
| 他无疑是较优秀的选手. | He is without dispute the better player. |
| 过去的事哭也是白费力气。 | It is no use crying about the past. |
| 她是我们公司的一位秘书。 | She is a secretary in our company. |
| 采访过程是预先录制好的. | The interview was pre-recorded. |
| 这些座位是留给贵宾的. | These seats are reserved for special guests. |
| 怕这怕那的人是软弱的人。 | A fearful person is a weak person. |
| 我不知道他是否愿意来。 | I don't know whether he is willing to come. |
| 他退休前是空军中将。 | He was an Air Marshal before retirement. |
| 他的行为表明他是可敬的。 | His conduct speaks him honorable. |
| 她似乎是有意地做这些事。 | She seems to do these things on purpose. |
| 也许就是路过顺便来看看。 | Maybe he just came by to drop in. |
| 他的钱是我的三倍还不止。 | He has more than three times my money. |
| 他做此事是为环境所迫。 | He was forced by the circumstances to do this. |
| 他的失败是再明白不过了。 | His failure is as plain as plain can be. |
| 煤矿工人都是能吃苦耐劳的. | Coal-miners are a tough breed. |
| 心脏是维持生命必须的器官。 | The heart is a vital organ. |
| 是她最先使用的这种药品。 | She pioneered the use of the drug. |
| 我理论，而不是和他吵架。 | I reasoned rather than quarreled with him. |
| 这份工作主要是行政性的。 | This job is mainly administrative. |
| 天气预报是一门模糊的科学. | Weather forecasting is an inexact science. |
| 这是认识过程的一次飞跃。 | It is a leap in the process of cognition. |
| 这可以说是一个战术的错误。 | One may call it a mistake in tactics. |
| 他不是军官而是普通士兵。 | He's not an officer, but a common soldier. |
| 站在他旁的是一位劳动模范。 | Standing by him was a model worker. |
| 我快跑为的是要赶上火车。 | I run fast so that I may catch the train. |
| 我们吵架时她总是占上风. | She always gets the better of our quarrels. |
| 这种洗衣机是最新型产品。 | This washing machine is the latest model. |
| 我的秘书真是个难能可贵的人。 | My secretary is an absolute gem. |
| 美国是一个充满竞争的社会。 | America is a competitive society. |
| 要我承认错了，是很费力的。 | It was painful to admit that I was wrong. |
| 它不会伤害你，但是农药会。 | It won't hurt you, but chemicals will. |
| 我们总是不断寻找新的天才. | We're always looking for new/fresh talent. |
| 太阳能是一种新型能源。 | Solar energy is a new kind of source of energy. |
| 今年国庆节刚好是星期日。 | National Day falls on a Sunday this year. |
| 影片的女主角是一位老妇人。 | The heroine of the film is an aged woman. |
| 我相信他天生是要当军人的。 | I believe he is meant to be a soldier. |
| 这只是玩具枪, 不能发射子弹. | This is just a toy gun: it doesn't shoot. |
| 我们的木材供应证明是不够的。 | Our wood supply proved insufficient. |
| 分散兵力是导致失败的原因。 | Dispersion of forces led up to the defeat. |
| 他们的厨房尽是最新式的器具. | Their kitchen is full of the latest gadgets. |
| 我们的样品是通过邮包寄送的。 | By parcel post our samples were sent. |
| 他讲的话是有意鼓动群众的. | His speech was calculated to stir up the crowd. |
| 他那副样子可谓是苦难的典型。 | He looked the personification of misery. |
| 我是表兄弟姐妹中年龄最大的。 | I am the eldest among my cousins. |
| 他的建议被认为是切实可行的。 | His proposal is thought of as practical. |
| 他只不过是照背讲义而已. | He's simply regurgitating stuff remembered from lectures. |
| 麻醉是一项伟大的医学创新。 | Anesthesia was a great innovation in medicine. |
| 那条小路就是我们这片地的界线. | The lane is the boundary of our land. |
| 火星是太阳系的第四颗行星。 | Mars is the fourth planet in order from the sun. |
| 赞成举办选美的是年轻人。 | It is young people who favor holding beauty pageants. |
| 我喜欢这乡村，尤其是在春天。 | I love the country, especially in spring. |
| 他问我身上是否带着打火机。 | He asked me if I had a cigarette lighter with me. |
| 最好是不服用药物自然入睡。 | It is better to sleep naturally than taking medicine. |
| 他的拒绝对我们是一个无情的打击。 | His refusal was a merciless blow to us. |
| 不要责备他，他毕竟是个新手。 | Don't blame on him, after all, he is a green hand. |
| 他虽被命令不许去，但还是去了。 | He went, notwithstanding he was ordered to stay. |
| 该文件据称是一项正式声明. | The document purports to be an official statement. |
| 空气是气体的混合物，不是化合物。 | Air is a mixture, not a compound of gases. |
| 你不关心妻子儿女是说不过去的. | You can't justify neglecting your wife and children. |
| 用电量最大的时候是在黄昏时. | Demand for electricity peaks in the early evening. |
| 他是远征军的司令/探险队的队长。 | He is the commander of the expedition. |
| 空军是国防的重要组成部分。 | Air force is an important component of national defense. |
| 这两台机器的工作原理是相同的. | These machines both work on the same principle. |
| 他喝酒喝得很多但好像总是很清醒. | He drinks a lot but always seems sober. |
| 他会被认为是个软弱无能的领导人。 | He will be considered a weak leader. |
| 对这一职位他是否适宜很成问题. | His suitability for the post is open to question. |
| 这条河的长度是淡水河的十倍。 | The river is ten times the length of the Tamsui River. |
| 她谈的是计算机软件的开发问题。 | Her talk ran on developments in computer software. |
| 原子弹是20世纪物理学的产物。 | The atom bomb is the offspring of the 20th century physics. |
| 在北半球，春季是三月和四月。 | In the northern hemisphere, spring is in March and April. |
| 陆同志表现突出，是一个劳动模范。 | Comrade Lu stands forth as a model worker. |
| 在我看来, 凡是留须的人模样都很像. | Men with moustaches all look the same to me. |
| 要正式提出投诉是有固定程序的. | There is a set procedure for making formal complaints. |
| 这些小学生是由两位老师带领的. | The children were shepherded around by two teachers. |
| 他习惯于发号施令，而不是恳求他人。 | He was accustomed to command, not to entreat. |
| 那个印第安人是临近部落的成员。 | That Indian man is a member of the neighbouring tribe. |
| 词典中的词是按字母顺序排列的. | The words in the dictionary are arranged in alphabetical order. |
| 资源管理是一项重要的经营技能。 | Resources management is an important business skill. |
| 实行国家控制是根本违背美国观念的. | Statecontrol is a very un-American notion. |
| 凡是定长远的计画都难免出偏差. | Long-term planning is always rather a hit-or-miss affair. |
| 语文教学既是一门科学又是一种艺术。 | Language teaching is both a science and art. |
| 我一点头, 就是暗示你把会议中断. | When I nod my head, that's your cue to interrupt the meeting. |
| 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. |
| 这次危难是对他的勇气和技能的考验。 | The crisis put his courage and skill to the test. |
| 我的新秘书很好，确实是难得的人才。 | My new secretary is very good; quite a find, in fact. |
| 他是个敢于思考的人，富有创新观点。 | He is a bold thinker, with lots of original ideas. |
| 那位穿军装的人恐怕就是团长了。 | The man in the army uniform will be the regiment commander. |
| 父亲是烈士的那个女孩学习非常刻苦。 | That girl whose father is martyr studies very hard. |
| 预算中的最大一项照例是国防费用. | As usual, the lion's share of the budget is for defence. |
| 公车是如此拥挤，我被挤得动弹不得。 | The bus is so full that I am jammed in and can not move. |
| 健全的精神是与健康的身体不可分割的。 | A sound mind is inseparable from a sound body. |
| 他的迅速康复是由于他的健全的体质。 | His quick recovery is ascribable to his sound constitution. |
| 无线电和电视是重要的通信手段。 | Radio and television are important means of communication. |
| 在我们大多数办公室任职的是志愿人员。 | Most of our offices are staffed by volunteers. |
| 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. |
| 我妹妹每天都吃天然食品，但是我不吃。 | My sister eats natural foods every day, but I don't. |
| 这个国家百分之九十的地方都是温带。 | Ninety per cent of the country lies in the temperate zone. |
| 尽管他的祖父是贵族，他却非常穷困。 | Although his grandfather was a nobleman, he was very poor. |
| 他对是否参加考察队仍拿不定主意. | He's still hesitating about joining/over whether to join the expedition. |
| 孩子们的前途一向是我心中最重要的事。 | The children's future is always uppermost in my mind. |
| 在处理紧急事件时，速度是非常重要的。 | Speed is of the essence in dealing with an emergency. |
| 他那次发作是他缺乏自制力的典型事例. | That outburst was a typical example of his lack of self-control. |
| 品德就是自我在暗地里独处时的样子。 | Character is what we are when we are alone with ourselves in the dark. |
| 对队员的挑选似乎完全是主观决定的。 | The choice of players for the team seems completely arbitrary. |
| 不跟你父亲打个招呼就走是非常不合适的。 | To go away without telling your father is most irregular. |
| 该项装置是按照热力上升的原理运转的。 | The system works on the principle that heat rises. |
| 从高处往下看, 那些农田像是几何图案. | Seen from above, the fields looked like a geometrical pattern. |
| 根据出身不同而区别待人是不对的. | It is wrong to differentiate between people according to their family background. |
| 无产阶级专政是共产主义的目标之一. | The dictatorship of the proletariat is one of the aims of Communism. |
| 人们认为这座神庙是古典式设计的范例。 | The temple has been considered an example of classic design. |
| 他是地方行政官员, 也就是说是文官. | He's a local government administrator, that is to say a Civil Servant. |
| 另一候选人的主要不利条件是她的年龄问题. | The other candidate's main disadvantage is her age. |
| 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. |
| 别怪他打碎那个花瓶, 他毕竟是小孩子嘛。 | Don't blame him for breaking that vase; after all he is a child. |
| 这座纪念碑是为了纪念革命烈士而树立的。 | The monument was built in honor of the revolutionary martyrs. |
| 我是由本地的旅游代理人预先安排的度假事宜。 | I booked my holiday through my local travel agent. |
| 这一计画是以经济发展的设想为依据的. | The project was predicated on the assumption that the economy was expanding. |
| 这一机构是在一家大企业倡导下开办的。 | This establishment opened under the sponsorship of a large corporation. |
| 于是他悄悄绕到他们后方，提高了飞行高度。 | So he stole to their rear and flew at a higher altitude. |
| 美国的主要政党是民主党和共和党. | The main political parties in the United States are the Democrats and the Republicans. |
| 我认为他侵占我的停车位肯定是有意和我作对。 | I'm sure he took my parking space just to spite me. |
| 以牺牲健康来求得工作上的成功是不值得的。 | Success in your job is not worth the sacrifice of your health. |
| 他要是有一点常识的话，就不会干这种傻事。 | He wouldn't do such silly things if he had a morsel of sense. |
| 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. |
| 在新年这一天下决心是一个依然流行的习俗。 | Making resolution on new year's day is a custom that still prevail. |
| 我深信自满情绪是我们各种问题的根源. | It's my conviction (ie I firmly believe) that complacency is at the root of our troubles. |
| 他是一个精明的商人，深知自己的利益所在。 | He was a shrewd businessman. He knew which side his bread was buttered on. |
| 他成了她的高级顾问--你要说是她的副手也未尝不可. | He became her senior adviser her deputy, if you will. |
| 他接近六十岁了，但他仍认为自己还是中年人。 | He's nearly60, but he still considers himself to be middle-aged. |
| 他来看他们是不是在尽量加紧进行这项工作。 | He came to see whether they were doing all they could to rush the work. |
| 弟兄两个我谁也不相信，他们都是一路货色。 | I won't trust either of the two brothers; they are tarred with the same brush. |
| 他使劲向我做手势, 可是我不明白他的意思. | He was gesticulating wildly at me, but I could not understand what he was trying to tell me. |
| 情形很糟，但无论如何还是没有达到最糟的地步。 | The conditions are bad, but not as bad as they might be, by a long way. |
| 天才的百分之一是灵感，百分之九十九是血汗。 | Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety- nine per cent perspiration. |
| 但是，英语的确有一个可能的致命敌人这就是它自身。 | But, English does have one possible mortal enemy-itself. |
| 他们的动机很快就能看出, 完全是自私自利. | Their motives, as will soon become apparent (ie as you will soon see), are completely selfish. |
| 他的样子和他在电话中说话的声音反映的病情是一样的。 | He looks as ill as he sounded on the phone. |
| 要不是这位好心的向导，我可能就在山中迷路了。 | Had it not been for the kind guide, I might have got lost in the mountains. |
| 我想介绍我的地理老师给你认识，你现在是国会议员。 | I'd like you to meet my geography professor. He's in the congress. |
| 他一向是不厌其烦地尝试各种播种农作物的方法。 | He was never weary of experimenting with different ways of planting his crops. |
| 是为了它那不曾要求，不曾知道，不曾记得的小小的需要。 | It is for small needs it never asks, or knows or remembers. |
| 一晚放映三个同一主题的访问记实, 真是小题大做. | It was surely overkill to screen three interviews on the same subject in one evening. |
| 我原以为发生的事是够糟的了，不料更糟的事还在后头。 | I thought that what happened was bad enough, but worse was to follow. |
| 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. |
| 他在这笔交易中的失利完全是由于他自己的粗心大意。 | His failure in this transaction was due to nothing else than his own carelessness. |
| 我不去问他求职面试的情况, 这是他现在的伤心事. | I wouldn't ask him about his job interview; it's rather a sore point with him at the moment. |
| 这是我所能找到的最令人信服的证据，以证明我的观点。 | This is the most convincing evidence that I can find to prove my point. |
| 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. |
| 这里采用的大多数机器部件都是由一种新的轻合金制造的。 | Most of the machine parts available here are made from a new kind of light alloy. |
| 他的举止起初让人很不愉快, 但是经过进一步接触他改了许多. | His manner seemed unpleasant at first, but he improved on further acquaintance. |
| 我无法引用确切的原文, 但是我可以告诉你作者所述的要点. | I can't quote chapter and verse but I can give you the main points the author was making. |
| 整风就是全党通过批评和自我批评来学习马克思主义。 | Rectification means the whole Party studying Marxism through criticism and self-criticism. |
| 变压器的功用就是把电力从一种电压改变为加一种电压。 | The function of the transformers is to change electric power from one voltage to another. |
| 与其说是海洋分割这个世界，不如说是统一这个世界。 | The oceans do not so much divide the world as unite it. (=The oceans do not divide the world so much as unite it.) |
| 他会上发言从来不切中要点，而自始至终都是谈得不着边际。 | He never came to the point, but talked round the subject throughout the meeting. |
| 自从上个赛季加入这个队以来，她就使人感到她是个举足轻重的队员。 | Since she joined the team last season she has made her presence felt. |
| 直接法虽不见得是最简单的，但却是最普通的机器翻译方法。 | The direct approach is the most common, though not always the simplest, method of computer translation. |
| 把他跟他们党内的极端分子等同看待是不对的--他的观点其实很温和. | It's wrong to bracket him with the extremists in his party his views are very moderate. |
| 我不能肯定已经领会您的意思。是不是您不满意您现在的工作。 | I am not certain I have grasped what you meant. Is it(that) you are not satisfy with your present job? |
| 学习英语就象建房子，打下扎实的基础是最基本也是最重要的一步。 | Learning English is like building a house, laying a strong foundation is the first and most important step. |
| 正是在一定温度下塑料所具有的塑性使它比其他许多材料更优越。 | It is their plasticity at certain temperatures that gives plastics their main advantage over many other materials. |
| 如果你想要一个人管好你的果园，并有所收益，那个园林工就是你要找的人。 | That gardener over there is your man if you want someone to make your garden profitable. |
| 中国教育的主要目的是教授所需的科技知识以把中国变成现代化的社会主义国家。 | The min purpose of Chinese education is to teach the science and technology needed to made China into a modern socialist nation. |
| 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. |
| 一块长方形地一组小块的，通常是土地中长方形的用地，用于深入研究某地区动植物的分布 | Any of a group of small, usually rectangular plots of land arranged for close study of the distribution of plants or animals in an area. |
| 在计算机程序设计中，一种高级语言的语句或指令，其功能是将一个值放到程序指定的内存地址单元内。 | In computer programming, a high level language instruction that places a value in a program specified memory address, location. |
| 在你看来，停车时把汽车的保险杆部分突出在人行道上似乎是微不足道的，但就法制观念而言，这仍旧是一种犯法的行为。 | Parking with your car bumper overhanging the pavement may seem trivial to you, but in the eyes of the law it is still an offence. |
| 代际联系父母与后代之间亲密关系的形成过程，常常在孩子出生时就开始，是更深的感情联系的基础，影响着孩子的生理和心理发育 | The attachment process occurring between a parent and offspring that usually begins at the time of birth, is the basis for further emotional affiliation, and influences the child's physical and psychological development. |
| 梅花是王牌. | Clubs is/are trumps. |
| 爱情是盲目的。 | Love is blind. |
| 这电池是废的. | This battery is a dud. |
| 酸是有腐蚀性的。 | Acid is corrosive. |
| 这确实是个奇迹. | It was in truth a miracle. |
| 他是个十足的蠢驴. | He's an absolute donkey. |
| 那里是赤道气候。 | There is an equatorial climate. |
| 她是一个纯洁的女孩。 | She is a pure girl. |
| 盯著人看是没有礼貌的. | It's rude to stare. |
| 火药是一种爆炸物。 | Gunpowder is an explosive. |
| 那是无法解释的奥秘。 | It's an insoluble mystery. |
| 这痕迹是朝著上方的. | The track tends upwards. |
| 这是一个古老的寓言。 | This is an ancient parable. |
| 他的忠诚是可信的。 | His faithfulness can be trusted. |
| 我们所有人都是有罪的。 | All of us are sinful. |
| 癌症是一种顽症。 | Cancer is a kind of persistent ailment. |
| 锈与酸都是腐蚀性的。 | Rust and acids are corrosive. |
| 事实是最顽强的东西。 | Facts are stubborn things. |
| 我遇见她完全是偶然的. | I met her quite by chance. |
| 我的依据只是谣传而已. | I have only reports to go on. |
| 假期简直是一晃而过。 | The holidays simply sped by. |
| 我认为无知是一种罪。 | I guess ignorance must be a sin. |
| 眼镜蛇通常是有毒的。 | Cobras are usually poisonous. |
| 现在是投资的最佳时机. | The best time to invest is now. |
| 凶杀是最可恶的犯罪。 | Murder is the most abominable crime. |
| 我舅舅是个地道的牛仔。 | My uncle is a sure-enough cowboy. |
| 权利和职责是分不开的. | Rights are inseparable from duties. |
| 她的歌唱得已是炉火纯青. | Her singing was perfection. |
| 这块地毯是俄国风格的。 | This carpet is of Russian style. |
| 取笑一个瞎子是残忍的。 | It's cruel to make fun of a blind man. |
| 该病起初是器质性疾患. | The illness is organic in origin. |
| 浴室的地面上都是水. | The bathroom floor was swimming with water. |
| 原稿已失, 这是副本. | The original manuscript has been lost; this is a copy. |
| 我感觉像是个新生的婴儿。 | I feel like a newborn baby. |
| 这颗炸弹是遥控引爆的。 | The bomb was exploded by remote control. |
| 妈妈对我总是关怀备至。 | Mother always cares about my studies. |
| 他是当代最有才智的人. | He is one of the greatest minds of the age. |
| 看来这汽车算是报销了。 | The car seems to have given up the ghost. |
| 那个足球队是我们的同盟者。 | That football team is our ally. |
| 许多新税收都是有争议的。 | Many of the new taxes are controversial. |
| 奇迹是与大自然的力量相对的. | Miracles are contrary to nature. |
| 愚蠢的尝试多半是要失败的。 | A feeble attempt is liable to fail. |
| 这个词是一种野兽的名称。 | This word denotes a certain kind of animal. |
| 这笔交易完全是一个奇迹。 | This transaction is nothing less than a miracle. |
| 他尝尝汤, 看是否够咸. | He tasted the soup to see if he had put enough salt in it. |
| 戴着的皇冠是王权的象征。 | A diadem was worn as sign of royal power. |
| 云是由水蒸汽凝缩而成的。 | A cloud is a condensation of water vapour. |
| 日子久了, 你的悲哀是会消失的。 | Your sorrow will wear off in time. |
| 法国一度是占有殖民地的强国. | France was once a colonial power. |
| 她是位眼光敏锐的艺术评论家. | She is a very discerning art critic. |
| 这种款式的脚踏车是最新式的。 | This type of bicycle is up to date. |
| 我觉得这虫子是蝴蝶的幼虫。 | I think this worm is a larva of a butterfly. |
| 警惕性是万万不可放松的. | You cannot afford to relax your vigilance for a moment. |
| 他要他们加班工作, 真是残酷。 | He was cruel to make them work overtime. |
| 他们投机购买谷物是不合法的。 | Their speculative buying of grain is illegal. |
| 他是当代医学奇迹的活证明. | He is living proof of the wonders of modern medicine. |
| 新汽车是全家人引以自豪之物. | The new car was the pride of the whole family. |
| 这张钞票是假的, 那张是真的. | This note is counterfeit, but that one's good. |
| 那个顽固老头就是不肯进医院. | The obstinate old man refused to go to hospital. |
| 我们只是在昨天才与她偶然相遇. | We met her only yesterday, as it happens. |
| 这个画廊是中世纪艺术的宝库。 | The gallery is a treasure trove of medieval art. |
| 该政权是靠外国援助维持著的. | The regime had been propped up by foreign aid. |
| 这片玻璃似乎是一盏灯的一部分。 | This piece of glass seems to be part of a lamp. |
| 帕台农神庙是一座宏伟的建筑物. | The Parthenon is a magnificent structure. |
| 在旧社会老百姓的生活是贫苦的 | The husbandmen's life in old society is poor. |
| 他像是想要人尽心尽力伺候他. | He seemed to expect to be waited on hand and foot. |
| 他像是想要人尽心尽力伺候他。 | He seems to expect to be wait on hand and foot. |
| 他不只是拳击手, 还是世界冠军呢. | He's not a mere boxer: he's world champion. |
| 圣诞节和复活节是基督教的节日. | Christmas and Easter are Christian festivals. |
| 领袖的逝世对党是巨大的损失。 | The death of its leader was a body-blow to the party. |
| 交通拥挤是许多旧城镇的难题。 | Heavy traffic poses a problem in many old towns. |
| 摆在他面前的是继续吃苦受罪。 | Ahead of him lay the prospect of continuing hardship. |
| 编成一本字典是一个缓慢的过程。 | Producing a dictionary is a slow process. |
| 她是个聪明的姑娘，但缺少毅力。 | She is a clever girl, but fails I perseverance. |
| 保障社会的安全是警察的职责. | It is the business of the police to protect the community. |
| 我的祖母是我们家史的资料库. | My grandmother is a mine of information about our family's history. |
| 对程序进行修改是徒劳无功的. | Revising the procedure was an entirely profitless exercise. |
| 我怀疑他们是否真有足够的人力。 | I doubt whether they really have sufficient manpower. |
| 他是那样急躁，我简直拉他不住。 | He was so impatient that I could hardly hold him back. |
| 影响发展的主要障碍是缺乏资本. | The main impediment to growth was a lack of capital. |
| 铸铁是一种比钢便宜得多的材料。 | Cast-iron is a much less expensive material than steel. |
| 一个男人对妻子隐瞒事情是不对的。 | It is wrong for a man to conceal things from his wife. |
| 她的小说是描写势利小人的讽刺作品. | Her novel is a satire on social snobbery. |
| 这个漂亮的窗帘是用零头布做的。 | The beautiful curtain is made of remnant materials. |
| 早晨八九点钟是交通的高峰时刻. | Traffic reaches a peak between 8 and 9 in the morning. |
| 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. |
| 决不只是瞎子才犯这样愚蠢的错误。 | It is not only blind men who make such stupid mistakes. |
| 在紧急情况下保持镇静是很重要的. | It is important to keep/stay calm in an emergency. |
| 做广告的根本目的是要多出售货物. | The primary reason for advertising is to sell more goods. |
| 在无人岛上夸耀富有也是白费力气。 | It is of no use boasting of being rich on a desert island. |
| 我挣的每一便士都是辛苦工作得来的。 | I have had to work for every single penny I earned. |
| 他搜集的邮票是我的三倍还不止。 | He has collected more than three times as many stamps as I (have). |
| 法律界人士对变革总是加以抵制. | The legal profession (ie lawyers) has/have always resisted change. |
| 以丧失独立来换取和平是极高的代价. | Loss of independencewas a high price to pay for peace. |
| 这样的程序是从旧制度那里沿袭下来的. | This procedure is a hangover from the old system. |
| 在旧社会工人农民是被剥削的阶级。 | Is the old society worker and farmer is exploited class. |
| 我已经计算出你应分摊的费用是10英镑. | I've worked out your share of the expenses at 10. |
| 大使馆是恐怖分子攻击的明显目标。 | The embassy is an obvious target for terrorist attacks. |
| 别瞎动电线线路, 你又不是电工. | Don't meddle with the electrical wiring: you're not an electrician. |
| 宗教是一个必须慎重处理的问题。 | Religion is a subject that must be approached with great delicacy. |
| 大会议程首先 是向来宾致欢迎辞. | The proceedings will begin with a speech to welcome the guests. |
| 我其实是个教师，写作只是我的兼职。 | Actually I'm a teacher, my writing is just a sideline. |
| 女子在体力上而不是智力上比男子弱。 | Woman is physically but not mentally weaker than man. |
| 在这个国家里，元旦是全国性的假日。 | In this country New Year's Day is a national holiday. |
| 原子弹爆炸总是伴随着巨大的火球。 | The atomic explosion is always accompanied by huge fireball. |
| 你若是规规矩矩的，老板就可能提拔你。 | If you keep your nose clean, the boss might promote you. |
| 她是出色的作家, 你不妨学学她的写作风格. | She's a good writer: try to copy her style. |
| 培养儿童用餐时举止得体是很困难的。 | It's hard to train children to behave well at the table. |
| 她不但是摄影师还是个天才的音乐家. | She is a talented musician as well as being a photographer. |
| 在比尔家里，真正当家的是她的老婆。 | It's Bill's wife who really rules the roost in that family. |
| 这是我们的房间，你们的在走廊的那一头。 | This is our room, and yours is down the passage. |
| 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. |
| 这些防御工事都是上次战争时修筑的. | These fortifications were all built during the last war. |
| 他的论点的核心是资本主义不能成功. | The essence of his argument is that capitalism cannot succeed. |
| 这种图案的钞票是十年前首次发行的。 | Banknotes of this design were first issued 10 years ago. |
| 与其说成功在于运气不如说是辛勤努力。 | Success lies not so much as in luck as in hard work. |
| 你如果老是这样下去，早晚要倒霉的。 | If you carry on like this you'll come in for it sooner or later. |
| 她算是当代最有才华的一位作曲家. | She counts among the most gifted of the current generation of composers. |
| 她的手指肿胀是手指内有异物引起的。 | The swelling on her finger was caused by a foreign body in it. |
| 她的英雄事迹和她的先进思想是一致的。 | Her heroic deeds sorted well with her advanced thinking. |
| 旧金山地震是世纪性的灾难之一。 | The San Francisco earthquake was one of the worst catastrophes of the century. |
| 他们恰在发洪水之前离开, 走得真是时候. | Their departure just before the floods was providential. |
| 圣诞节是个快乐的日子，尤其是对孩子们。 | Christmas is a time of mirth, especially for children. |
| 他们正在激烈争论这个事件的是非曲直。 | They are disputing about the rights and wrongs of the case. |
| 英国在第一次世界大战中是美国的同盟国。 | Britain was an ally of America in the World War I. |
| 对有些人来说, 吸毒是一种逃避现实的手段. | Drug-taking is a form of escapism for some people. |
| 露头砖垂直而不是平行于墙根放置的砖块 | A brick laid across rather than parallel with a wall. |
| 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. |
| 我要是你就不参加了，他的计划似乎不妥当。 | I should lie off if I were you, his scheme doesn't seem sound. |
| 现在是向您表达感激之情最为恰当的时刻。 | It is the most appropriate time to show you our thanks. |
| 要是你花的比我们挣的还多，我们就要欠债了。 | We'll run into debt if you spend more than our income. |
| 她虽然非常害怕, 但表面上还是显得很镇静. | Though badly frightened, she appeared outwardly calm. |
| 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. |
| 你工作得愈久，你愈会疲倦，那必然是真的。 | It follows that the longer you work, the more tired you will be. |
| 我一定是瞎了眼, 连我们身临险境也看不出来. | I must have been blind not to realize the danger we were in. |
| 一个人的第一个印象是，每个人都是匆忙的。 | One's first impression is likely to be that everyone is in a rush. |
| 天文学是一门严谨的科学, 与占星术完全不同. | Astronomy, as distinct from astrology, is an exact science. |
| 问题之一是申请人不得不面对的官僚主义。 | One of the problems is the bureaucracy the claimant has to face. |
| 自从我学会下国际象棋以来，这是我第一次赢。 | It was the first time I'd won since I'd learnt to play chess. |
| 这棵树看起来又高又壮，实际上树干是空的。 | This tree looks high and strong but actually its trunk is hollow. |
| 在前进的道路上，他们是一定会碰到曲折的。 | On their way forward, they are bound to run into twists and turns. |
| 在这些孩子的眼里, 父亲的书房是最神圣的地方. | To the children, their father's study was the holy of holies. |
| 那套梳子非常漂亮，非常特别，但是太贵了。 | That set of comb is very beautiful and special, but it costs much. |
| 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. |
| 这种心理治疗是在一起活动的小组之间进行的. | The psychotherapy is carried out in small interactive groups. |
| 这两国之间的边界问题历来是争议的焦点. | The border has always been a bone of contention between these two countries. |
| 他似乎是个万事通。其实他是再愚蠢不过了。 | It seems as if he knew everything, but in reality, he is as stupid as can be. |
| 宇宙是从一个本来就存在著的球体中产生出来的. | The universe was created out of a primordial ball of matter. |
| 看我的日记是一种不可原谅的侵犯个人隐私的行为。 | Reading my diary is an inexcusable invasion of privacy. |
| 在办公室是熬过了平凡的一天后，我精疲力竭了。 | After an ordinary day at the office I feel completely washed up. |
| 一场大火过后，这座建筑剩下的只是一个空壳。 | All that remained of the building after the fire was an empty shell. |
| 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. |
| 当他们在放映幻灯片时，要我保持清醒是不可能的。 | It is impossible to stay awake when they show slides. |
| 凡是有正义感的人都一定会对这种暴行感到震惊. | All ,right-minded people will be surely shocked by this outrage. |
| 其中一个男人侮辱了另一个男人，于是他们就打了起来。 | One of the man insulted another, whereupon a fight broke out. |
| 战胜癌症的征途是漫长的，而且布满意想不到的困难。 | The road to the conquest of cancer is long and full of pitfall. |
| 我得说我对他真是敬佩--我从未想到他能参加甲队. | I must say I take my hat off to him I neverthought he would get into the first team. |
| 缩小贫富之间的差距是政府面临的主要难题之一. | Reducing the gap between rich and poor is one of the main challenges facing the government. |
| 他又来这一套了, 夸夸其谈, 像往常一样谈来谈去都是废话. | There he goes, blah blah blah, talking nonsense as usual. |
| 他抬头一看，见是一个铁钩子正在他脑袋上方晃来晃去。 | He looked up and found an iron hook dangling about his head. |
| 弱者被逼太甚，也会进行抗争，你最好还是给她一条出路。 | Even a worm will turn. You had better give her a way out. |
| 那个政权一直是受到若干垄断资本家的支持而维持着的。 | The regime has been propped up by several monopoly capitalists. |
| 那计划的构想倒是十分宏伟, 但终因准备不足而告吹. | The plan, brilliant in its conception, failed because of inadequate preparation. |
| 在一年中的这个时候，下霜也是可能的，虽然可能性并不大。 | Frost is possible, although unlikely, at this time of year. |
| 素食者所摄取的蛋白质不是来自肉类而是来自近似肉类的食物. | A vegetarian gets protein not from meat but from its analogues. |
| 有效的防卫是不待对方导弹击中我们而先行将其拦截. | Effective defence is a matter of intercepting their missiles before they can reach us. |
| 在兰色天空的耀眼背景衬托下看去，山峰顶是灰色的。 | The summit of the mountain is grey seen against a brilliant background of blue sky. |
| 第一架飞机是不完善的，但是并不因此就把它砸烂抛掉。 | The first airplane was not perfect but is was not chopped up and abandoned on that score. |
| 她本来会嫁给他的，但知道他是个流氓后，她就离开他了。 | She would have married him, but when she learned that he was a rascal, she parted with him. |
| 因为她的工作一向是她生命的支柱，所以退休后日子很不好过. | Because her job had been the pivot of her life, retirement was very difficult. |
| 在某些国家，凡是同政府持有不同意见的人都被视为罪犯。 | In some countries, people who disagree with the government are classed as criminals. |
| 要不是隔著这座公寓大楼, 大海的景色就可以从这里一览无遗. | You'd have a good view of the sea from here except for the block of flats in between. |
| 实践与理论一样重要，但是我们易于珍视后者而轻视前者。 | Practice is as important as theory, but we are apt to value the latter and despise the former. |
| 在我们忍不住叹气并开始忍住呵欠之前，蜜月是还未度过的哪。 | The honeymoon was not until we ceased to stifle our sigh and began to stifle our yawn. |
| 很多队员渐渐变得动作迟缓了。这支队所需的是一些新鲜血液。 | Many of the players are getting sluggish and what this team needs is some fresh blood. |
| 衡量驾驶员水平的决定性考验, 就是看他在紧急关头能否保持镇静. | The acid test of a good driver is whether he remains calm in an emergency. |
| 他从一幢十层楼房子的屋顶上摔下来，但仍然活著，真是奇迹。 | It is a wonder that he remains alive after dropping from the roof of a ten- storied building. |
| 一个人的伟大与其说是由他的财富来判断，倒不如说是由他的品德来判断。 | One's greatness lies not so much in his wealth as in his character. |
| 一元发生说认为所有生物都是由一个单细胞或有机体发展而来的理论 | The theory that all living organisms are descended from a single cell or organism. |
| 电视台为出现的干扰表示歉意，那是由于恶劣的天气状况造成的。 | The television station apologized for the interference, which was due to bad weather conditions. |
| 我工作时间是别人的两倍，可拿的钱却比谁都少，我感到十分委屈。 | I felt very hard done by when I got less money than anybody else, and I'd worked twice as long. |
| 我能看到他们的家依旧是那个地方孤独的和无家可归的人的避风港。 | I could see that as of old their house was a port of call for all the lonely and the lost of the district. |
| 我们的地毯是用中国纯羊毛手工织成的。它们富有弹性且做工精细。 | Our carpet is hand- made of pure chinese wool. They are resilient and have fine workmanship. |
| 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. |
| 精神起因一种由心理因素而不是生理因素引起的身体机能失调或疾病 | Development of a physical disorder or illness resulting from psychic, rather than physiological, factors. |
| 这家小公司推出新产品获得成功，因为这种新产品恰好是大众所需要的。 | The small company hit the mark with its new product because it was just what the public wanted. |
| 矩，动差任意变量的正整数功效的期望值。第一个矩是分配的平均数 | The expected value of a positive integral power of a random variable. The first moment is the mean of the distribution. |
| 假使上天认为财富是有价值的东西的话，它就不会将之给予这样的一个恶棍的吧。 | If heaven had looked upon riches to be a valuable thing, it will not have given them to such a scoundrel. |
| 我想他会拒绝的。我恰恰认为她是个固执已见的人，做这种事当然不合乎她的习惯。 | I expected her to refuse. I just thought of her as set in her ways, and this sort of thing certainly wasn't among her habits. |
| 世界性的饥饿问题是个极其难以解决的问题，我恐怕人们在我这一辈子都找不出解决的办法。 | The question of world hunger is a very hard nut to crack. I doubt if we'll find the answer to it in my lifetime. |
| 他在过去的工作岗位上以老看钟盼下班而闻名，如果他在这里还是耍那一套，他会丢掉工作的。 | In his last post he was known as a clock watcher. If he comes that game here, he'll lose his job. |
| 说起来这是件不客气且愚蠢的事。除非她道歉并得到谅解，否则，她的心灵将是无法安宁下来的。 | It was an unkind, stupid thing to say and she will have no peace of mind until she's apologized and been forgiven. |
| 党羽的政治阴谋经常是良好政府的妨碍。公务上的政治争斗经常是带削弱性质和招致反效果的 | Partisan politics is often an obstruction to good government. Office politics are often debilitating and counterproductive. |
| 当今用手做东西，在许多国家已经成为很特殊--如此地特殊，以致赠送自制礼物有时被认为是不寻常的。 | Making something by hand has become the exception in many countries today -- so much so that giving a homemade gift is sometimes considered extraordinary. |
| 聚合物许多天然和人工合成的化合物中的任一种，通常具高分子的重量，包含最多可达上百万个的彼此重复且相连的单位，每一个单位都是一个相对较轻和较简单的分子 | Any of numerous natural and synthetic compounds of usually high molecular weight consisting of up to millions of repeated linked units, each a relatively light and simple molecule. |
| 沟槽里都是泥. | The gutter has filled up with mud. |
| 他是个卑鄙的家伙. | He's a scurvy wretch. |
| 他是一个肖像画家。 | He is a portrait painter. |
| 她丈夫是个砌砖匠。 | Her husband is a brick layer. |
| 它是由葫芦壳制成的。 | It is made by skin of gourd. |
| 他是一只狡猾的老狐狸。 | He's a crafty old fox. |
| 奴役与自由是对立的. | Slavery is the antithesis of freedom. |
| 莫奈是印象派画家。 | Manet is a painter of impressionism. |
| 肾脏是分泌尿液的器官。 | The kidneys secrete urine. |
| 蝗虫是一种害虫。 | A locust is a kind of destructive insect. |
| 中提琴是一种弦乐器. | The viola is a stringed instrument. |
| 耳聋算是严重的缺陷。 | Deafness can be a serious handicap. |
| 罗盘上南与北是相对的. | South is opposite north on a compass. |
| 他是金融领域的投机者。 | He is an adventurer in financial field. |
| 他是一个杰出的中国公民。 | He is an eminent citizen of China. |
| 这台洗衣机真是老古董了。 | This washing machine is really a veteran. |
| 你说他说谎是冤枉了他。 | You wronged him by saying that he had lied. |
| 帆船运动是他最喜爱的活动. | Sailing is the love of his life. |
| 这个架子是合成树脂做的。 | This shelf was made of synthetic resin. |
| 他凭直觉认为她说的是谎话。 | He had a hunch that she was lying. |
| 陈列的威士忌酒都是假的. | The bottles of whisky on display are all dummies. |
| 汤姆想的是作他的野外实习。 | What Tom wants is to do his field work. |
| 橡木是制作家具的好材料. | Oak is a good type of wood for making furniture. |
| 葬礼是一个令人忧伤的场合。 | A funeral is a melancholy occasion. |
| 我们的命令是攻击他们的左翼. | Our orders are to attack their left flank. |
| 那个狡猾的人纯粹是个骗子。 | This crafty man is nothing but a crook. |
| 象的鼻子是一种独特的附肢. | The elephant's trunk is a unique form of appendage. |
| 恐怖主义是整个国家的祸根。 | Terrorism is a threat to the whole country. |
| 活泼的孩子有时是会淘气的。 | One expects active children to be mischievous at times. |
| 这艘船是被一艘核潜艇击沉的。 | The ship was sunk by an atomic submarine. |
| 教他希腊文是很吃力的事. | Teaching him Greek was a painful (ie slow and difficult) process. |
| 铝是一种轻薄并呈银色的金属。 | Aluminum is a kind of light silvery metal. |
| 那时英语是唯一必修的外国语。 | English was the only foreign language required. |
| 那是个小巧玲珑的开罐头工具。 | It's an artful little gadget for opening tins. |
| 纽约是不同国籍的人的聚居地. | New York is a vast melting-pot of different nationalities. |
| 风笛是一种听起来很悦耳的乐器。 | The bagpipe is a sweet musical instrument. |
| 她血管里流的是纯吉普赛人的血液。 | She has pure gypsy blood in her veins. |
| 尸体检验表明受害者是被毒死的. | A post-mortem showed that the victim had been poisoned. |
| 人们总是把老师比喻为燃烧的蜡烛。 | Teachers are often compared to burning candles. |
| 我们大家都认为考试作弊是不对的。 | We all consider it wrong to cheat in examinations. |
| 我们当务之急是安抚死者的家属. | Our immediate concern is for/with the families of those who died. |
| 正是希腊人影响了西方人的思维。 | It was the Greeks who shaped the thinking of Western man. |
| 中国人把莲花看作是纯洁的象征。 | Chinese people regard lotus as an emblem of purity. |
| 我踌躇了一阵，还是无法做决定。 | I faltered for a while and was still unable to make a decision. |
| 他是那种碰到挫折就万分苦恼的人。 | He's the sort of man whom setbacks weigh very heavily. |
| 她粗鲁是粗鲁, 但还有许多优秀品质. | She had many good qualities despite her apparent rudeness. |
| 部队解除了戒备状态, 原来是虚惊一场. | The troops (were) stood down: it was a false alarm. |
| 这个水库是用来为我们小镇存储水的。 | This reservoir is used to store water for our town. |
| 台湾是座美丽的岛屿，这是不可否认的。 | There is no denying that Taiwan is a beautiful island. |
| 骡子是公驴和母马交配而生的杂种动物. | A mule is a hybrid of a male donkey and a female horse. |
| 饥荒十分严重，援助也只是杯水车薪。 | The famine is so bad, aid can only scratch the surface. |
| 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. |
| 我今年22岁了, 也就是说, 我是 1975年出生的。 | I am 22, that is to say, I was born in 1975. |
| 暴力犯罪仅仅是危害社会的弊病之一。 | Violent crime is only one of the maladies afflicting modern society. |
| 在这个童话中，主角是个丑陋顽皮的小妖精。 | The hero in this fairy story is an ugly goblin. |
| 你继续这样大量吸烟，就是在自掘坟墓。 | You are just digging your own grave if you go on smoking so heavily. |
| 在葬礼上发笑或开玩笑是失礼的行为。 | Laughing and joking are considered improper behaviors at a funeral. |
| 成功的唯一途径是勤奋及过健康的生活. | The one way to succeed is to work hard and live a healthy life. |
| 我希望的是长久恩爱, 而不是一夜露水之欢. | I was hoping for a lasting affair, not just a one-night stand. |
| 她受聘虽说是临时性的, 但却是一大成功. | Her appointment was a significant, (al)though/albeit temporary success. |
| 还有一个跟他闹革新的工人，那就是唐英。 | One of the workers who followed in his steps as an innovator was Tang Ying. |
| 酒鬼好比威士忌瓶，全是脖子跟肚子而没脑子。 | A drunkard is like a whisky bottle, all neck and belly and no head. |
| 撒哈拉沙漠是北非与中非之间的天然屏障。 | The Sahara Desert is a natural barrier between north and central Africa. |
| 农民起义，农民暴动农民暴动，特别是指血腥大暴动 | A peasant revolt, especially a very bloody one. |
| 那个木匠做的这个柜子很漂亮--他真是个能工巧匠. | The carpenter has made this cupboard beautifully he's a real artist. |
| 挽救该公司的唯一办法是彻底改变其经营方式. | The only thing that will save the company is a thorough shake-up of the way it is run. |
| 那些警卫都是残暴的野兽, 他们的首领是个魔鬼的化身. | The guards were sadistic beasts and their leader was the devil incarnate. |
| 蒸发器蒸发的器具，尤其是用于蒸发吸入药剂的装置 | One that vaporizes, especially a device used to vaporize medicine for inhalation. |
| 她对每一个建议都不接受，只是双肩一耸，眉毛一抬了事。 | She brushed off every suggestion with a shrug and raised eyebrows. |
| 酿成谋杀案的各个环节是通过一系列倒叙手法来表现的. | The events that led up to the murder were shown in a series of flashbacks. |
| 这场戏大部分内容是用韵文写成的, 但也有一些是散文形式的. | Most of the scene is written in verse, but some is in prose. |
| 那男孩是在城里长大的，所以觉得很难区别杨树和柳树。 | Bring up in town, the boy find it difficult to separate a poplar from a willow. |
| 他是一个能忍耐的人，但就连他也没法忍受那种挑衅了。 | He is a patient man, but not even he could sit down under that kind of provocation. |
| 珍将她的珍珠项链送到了好几个市场，但是没有找到买主。 | Jane send her pearl necklace to several market, but find no purchaser. |
| 如若给以发展的机会，她是很可能会成为一个杰出的艺术家的。 | Given the opportunity she might well have become an outstanding artist. |
| 杰克试图警告她，可是风怒浪吼，他无法让她听见她说的话。 | Jack tried to warn her but couldn't make his voice heard above the roar of wind and water. |
| 魔力，神力被认为是寓于某个人或某件神圣的物件中的超自然力量 | A supernatural force believed to dwell in a person or sacred object. |
| 时髦花样的变迁，是穷人的辛勤对有钱人的虚荣征收的税款。 | Change in fashion is the tax which the industry of the poor levi on the vanity of the rich. |
| 假如高大的烟囱状通风管伸出海面的话，这条隧道的通风将是良好的。 | The tunnel would be well- ventilated if tall chimneys were built above sea-level. |
| 自治组织一个关于研究或咨询的学者自治组织，通常是学院内的法定组织 | A self-governing society of scholars for study or instruction, incorporated within a university. |
| 老人叫孙女给他演奏乐器，看看自从上次听她演奏以来她是不是有了进步。 | The old man told his granddaughter to play to him to see if she had improved since he last heard her play. |
| 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. |
| 批评政府政策的人指责反犯罪活动新措施, 认为纯粹是为掩盖过错而制定的. | Critics of government policy argue that the new measures introduced to fight crime are simply papering over the cracks. |
| 我妻子想起居室里换块新地毯，不过我们再过6个月就要搬走，那只是白白浪费钱财。 | My wife wanted a new carpet in the living room, but as we are moving in six months it would only be money down the drain. |
| 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. |
| 我展望前头，纽约的高楼大厦在我前面升起，似乎是从童话故事的篇章中出现的一座城市。 | I look ahead, and before me rise the fantastic towers of New York, a city that seems to have stepped from the pages of a fairy story. |
| 如果请费尔南德斯走路，教育局可以付钱马上终止合约，或是让他做满任期。费尔南德斯按规定可以在十九万五的年薪之外，还可以领未用病假和其他福利折合现金四十万元。 | If Fernandez is shown the door, the board could either buy out his contract immediately or allow him to serve out his term. Fernandez is set to collect$400, 000 in past sick pay and other benefits on top of his$195, 000 salary. |
| 他是理科硕士。 | He is a Master of Science. |
| 这墙是垂直的吗？ | Is this wall plumb? |
| 他完全是胡说！ | What utter rubbish he talks! |
| 哦，你真是太好了! | Oh, you're just wonderful! |
| 是什么使他生病？ | What caused his illness? |
| 我不是猜想--我知道! | I'm not guessing I know! |
| 我猜得对不是不对？ | Have I guessed right or wrong? |
| 辣椒的味道是怎样的？ | How does chilli taste? |
| 英语是必修科目吗？ | Is English a compulsory subject? |
| "洁白如雪"是明喻。 | "As white as snow" is a simile. |
| 轮子是绕轴旋转的. | A wheel revolves round/on its axis. |
| 不懂法律不是藉口。 | Ignorance of the law is no excuse. |
| 这个手镯是纯金的吗？ | Is this bracelet genuine gold? |
| 马厩里到处都是苍蝇. | The stables swarmed with flies. |
| 新来的上司是个大坏蛋! | The new boss is a mean sod! |
| 你税后的工资是多少？ | What are your earnings after tax? |
| 最後的话是对我的讽刺. | That last remark was a hit at me. |
| 雾消散後是个晴天. | It was a fine day once the mist had cleared. |
| 他是一个贪婪的资本家。 | He is a greedy capitalist. |
| 你的理论纯粹是主观臆测. | Your theory is pure conjecture. |
| 蚊子是疟疾的传播媒介. | Mosquitoes are carriers of malaria. |
| 乾酪是固体，奶是液体。 | Cheese is a solid; milk is a liquid. |
| 橄榄枝是和平的象征。 | The olive branch is the emblem of peace. |
| 枫叶是加拿大的象征。 | The maple leaf is the emblem of Canada. |
| 这台计算机的内存是256K。 | This computer has a 256K memory. |
| 镭和铀是放射性元素. | Radium and uranium are radioactive elements. |
| 这就是过於自信的结果. | This is what comes of being over-confident. |
| 她的姨妈埃菲真是个怪人. | Her Aunt Effie is certainly an original. |
| 伦巴舞是拉丁美洲的舞蹈. | The rumba is a Latin-American dance. |
| 谁是昨晚节目的主持人? | Who was (the) emcee of the show last night? |
| 青蛙和蝾螈都是两栖动物. | Frogs and newts are amphibians. |
| 蝌蚪是青蛙的幼年形态。 | Tadpoles are the infancy form of frogs. |
| 你们公司的机构是怎样的? | What's the set-up (like) in your company? |
| 他是个感情细腻的男子。 | He is a man of subtle and refined sensibility. |
| 你方是否已收到我方汇款？ | Have you received our remittance? |
| 这些罪犯都是社会的渣滓。 | These criminals are the dregs of society. |
| 这列火车是否直达伦敦？ | Does this train go right through to London? |
| 牛奶瓶盖是用锡箔制成的。 | Milk bottle tops are made of tin foil. |
| 我们是听任命运摆布的傀儡吗？ | Are we the puppets of fate? |
| 你脸色很难看, 是不舒服了吗? | You look ghastly; are you all right? |
| 假装昏迷只不过是个诡计. | Pretending to faint was merely (an) artifice. |
| 这座像是（用石头）雕刻的. | The statue was carved (out of stone). |
| 今晚的女主持之一是玛丽。 | One of hostesses on tonight's show is Mary. |
| 你用的胶卷感光度是多少? | What's the speed of the film you're using? |
| 他是流浪汉，惯於风餐雨卧。 | He's a tramp and used to living rough. |
| 你看得见牌子上写的是什麽吗? | Can you make out what that sign says? |
| 许多政客都是狡猾的诡辩家. | Many politicians are cunning sophists. |
| 这胶卷是彩色的还是黑白的? | Is the film in colour or black and white? |
| 他说日落是多麽的辉煌灿烂。 | He said how glorious the sunset was. |
| 他们是战後富裕生活的产物. | They are the products of post-war affluence. |
| 是什麽原因使得他如此 大方呢? | What prompted him to be so generous? |
| 哟，大人，你想找我茬，是吗？ | Oh, Lord, are you going to get on my back? |
| 你知道是谁发明的指南针吗？ | Do you know who invents the compass? |
| ｀小便＇是｀排尿＇的委婉语. | `Pass water' is a euphemism for `urinate'. |
| 这家公司的帐目收支是否平衡？ | Do the firm's accounts balance? |
| 鲸鱼和马一样都是哺乳动物。 | A whale is no less a mammal than a horse is. |
| 他是否把这台拖拉机漆成了红色？ | Do he paint this tractor red? |
| 夏威夷群岛是美国的属地吗？ | Are the Hawaiian Islands a dependence of the USA? |
| 克林伊斯威特的特徵是他眯眯眼。 | Clint Eastwood's trademark is his squint. |
| 伦勃朗的绘画是天才的象徵. | Rembrandt's paintings show the cachet of genius. |
| 这块布哪一面是正面? | Which is the right side of the cloth (ie the one intended to be seen)? |
| 一切优秀战略的精髓是简单。 | The essence of all good strategy is simplicity. |
| 圣诞节是为了纪念耶酥的诞生。 | Christmas commemorates the birth of Christ. |
| 是什麽促使你做出这等蠢事来的? | What induced you to do such a stupid thing? |
| 应该称呼他｀先生＇还是｀牧师＇? | Should he be styled `Mr' or `Reverend'? |
| 市长的权杖是权威的象征。 | The mayor has a mace which is held as a sign of authority. |
| 我不明白电脑游戏是怎麽设计的. | How people design computer games is beyond me. |
| 桥牌、 扑克和惠斯特都是纸牌游戏. | Bridge, poker and whist are card-games. |
| 唾液是由口腔的唾液腺分泌出来的. | Saliva is secreted by glands in the mouth. |
| 冰、雪和蒸汽是水的不同形态。 | Ice, snow and steam are different forms of water. |
| 松树、 雪松、 云杉都是常绿的树. | The pine, cedar and spruce are evergreens. |
| ｀这门是这样开的.＇｀噢, 我明白了.＇ | `The door opens like this.' `Oh, I see.' |
| 犯罪行为的根源是否始自幼时? | Are the seeds of criminal behaviour sown early in life? |
| 在权力斗争中我们只是一批小卒。 | We are mere pawns in the struggle for power. |
| 我用普通油还是黄油来炒洋葱呢? | Shall I use oil or butter for frying the onions? |
| 【谚】知识是宝库，实践是钥匙。 | Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it. |
| 良好的书藉是使人生变得充实之物。 | Good books are an enrichment of life. |
| 老年疾病通长都不是起於外因的。 | Disorders of old age are generally not exogenous. |
| 他只有一个心思--想的都是性事! | He's got a one-track mind -- all he ever thinks about is sex! |
| 夏威夷群岛已不再是美国的属地. | The Hawaiian Islands are no longer a dependency of the USA. |
| 他是一位很有能力的业务员，可不是吗？ | He's a capable businessman, is he? |
| 我喜欢约翰，他是我非常要好的朋友。 | I like John, a very good friend of mine. |
| 原先那片荒山如今已是果树成荫。 | The barren hills are crowned with fruit trees. |
| 整体大於其任何一部分是公理. | It is axiomatic (to say) that a whole is greater than any of its parts. |
| 这些症状（照你看来）像是什麽病? | Which illness do these symptoms suggest (to you)? |
| 你是否从经营业务的新方法中获益? | Did you benefit from the new way of doing business? |
| 这可不是一般的旧床--是莎士比亚的. | This isn't any old bed it belonged to Shakespeare. |
| 你要是不在，这世界不知将有多寂寞！ | What a lonely world it would be with you away! |
| 那种做法是她的特色；那就是她的作风。 | It is characteristic of her to act that way. |
| 音乐和绘画是他生活中的两大嗜好。 | His two great interests in life are music and painting. |
| 哈罗德百货公司的陈列品是伦敦一景. | The displays in Harrods are one of the sights in London. |
| 世界上最有效的水力是－女人的眼泪。 | The most effective water power in the world-women's tears. |
| ｀啊!＇、 ｀小心!＇、 ｀哎哟!＇都是感叹词语. | `Oh!', `Look out!' and `Ow!' are exclamations. |
| 诚实、勤劳和善良是幸福生活的要素。 | Honesty, industry and kindness are elements of a good life. |
| 她说时间不早了; 我心领神会, 於是告辞. | She said it was getting late: I got the message, and left. |
| 我要是逮住这个流氓, 非狠狠揍他一顿不可! | If I ever catch the rascal I'll really wallop him! |
| 戴安娜在希腊罗马神话中是狩猎女神。 | Diana is the goddess of hunting in Greek and Latin mythology. |
| 国防开支可削减不得--那可是关天关地的事! | You can't cut spending on defence that's sacrosanct! |
| ＂他是个伪君子，从不尽力帮助任何人。＂ | He is a hypocrite and never exerts himself to help anyone. |
| 对原文的分析研究鉴定出作者是莎士比亚. | Textual analysis identified the author as Shakespeare. |
| 他哪里是在赔钱，他几乎无法计算其利润呢！ | Far from losing money, he can hardly count his profits. |
| 石蕊试纸可用以测试溶液是否含酸. | Litmus paper can be used as an indicator of the presence of acid in a solution. |
| 直布罗陀海峡是通向地中海的必经之路。 | The straits of Gibraltar are the gate of the Mediterranean. |
| 要不是因为下雨, 我们的假日一定过得很惬意. | But for the rain we would have had a nice holiday. |
| 你要是以为我是出於私心, 那你就冤枉我了. | You wrong me if you think I only did it for selfish reasons. |
| 约翰和琼是同胞，他俩都是苏格兰人。 | John and Jean are compatriots because they both come from Scotland. |
| 我把那旧家具统统扔掉了，真是谢天谢地！ | I've thrown out all the old furniture, and good riddance! |
| 毛茛是一种野生植物，开杯形黄色花。 | The buttercup is a wild plant with bright yellow cup-shaped flowers. |
| 虽然他是懦夫，却无法忍受这样的侮辱。 | Coward as he is (=Though he is a coward), he can't bear such an insult. |
| 我的最高目标是拯救美国，摧毁奴隶制度。 | My paramount object is to save the union and destroy slavery. |
| 尽管我知道菠菜对我有益，我还是不喜欢它、 | I do not like spinach even though I know it's good for me. |
| 这是我们一直在期待的（从纽约来的）邮包. | This is the parcel which we have been expecting (from New York). |
| 最後同样重要的是要有足够的资金的问题。 | And last but not least there is the question of adequate funding. |
| 鸟的歌声是曙光从大地反响过去的回声。 | The bird-song is the echo of the morning light back from the earth. |
| 这是否意味着贵国正在实施新的外贸政策？ | Does it mean that you be apply a new foreign trade policy? |
| 摩门教派是1830年在美国成立的一个宗教团体。 | Mormons are a religious group founded in USA in 1830. |
| 这笔钱有专门用途: 就是建造新剧院. | The money is to be used for one specific purpose: the building of the new theatre. |
| 那个众人眼中的乞丐，其实是化了装的警察。 | The supposed beggar was really a police officer in disguise. |
| 对於素食者来说, 豆类食物是蛋白质的理想来源. | Pulses are a good source of protein for vegetarians. |
| 按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。 | According to the old legend, Romulus was the founder of Rome. |
| 在电信发达的今天, 相距遥远已不再是什麽问题了. | Distance is no problem with modern telecommunications. |
| 樫鸟是一种爱叫的欧洲鸟，有鲜艳的羽毛。 | Blue jay is a type of noisy European bird with brightly colored feathers. |
| 爱情、 喜悦、 憎恨、 恐惧、 嫉妒都是强烈的感情. | Love, joy, hate, fear and jealousy are all emotions. |
| 那政权被推翻以後, 有一段时期是无政府状态. | The overthrow of the regime was followed by a period of anarchy. |
| 这件衣服是纯羊毛的，还是羊毛与尼龙混纺的 ？ | Is this garment made of pure wool, or of wool mixed with nylon? |
| 我喜欢乳酪果酱，不过这是后天养成的一种嗜好。 | I like jam with cheese, but it's an acquired taste. |
| 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). |
| 後面的门是在顶部铰接上的, 以便可以向上开. | The rear door hinges/is hinged at the top so that it opens upwards. |
| 英国女王伊丽莎白一世时代是探索和发现的时代. | The Elizabethan age was a time of exploration and discovery. |
| 要是你在晚上加足煤，炉子便通宵不会熄灭。 | The stove will remain in all night if you put enough coal on in the evening. |
| 她的学费是每学期440英镑, 音乐和舞蹈课另外收费. | Her school fees are 440 a term; music and dancing are extras. |
| 彗星和其他的行星同样是太阳家族的成员。 | Comets are just as much members of the sun's family as (are) the other planets. |
| 所有来客一致认为他们在宴会上吃得是美味佳肴。 | All the guests agreed that they fared well at the dinner party. |
| 偶尔借点钱倒没什麽, 只是不要成为一种习惯. | It's all right to borrow money occasionally, but don't let it become a habit. |
| 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. |
| 凶恶的人，虎狼之徒被认为是有野心、卤莽或凶残的人 | A person regarded as aggressive, audacious, or fierce. |
| 我应邀参加亚洲人的婚礼. 这种婚礼是如何举行的? | I've been invited to an Asian wedding. What happens on such occasions? |
| 这个宝石的价格十分昂贵－－简直是个天文数字。 | The price of this gem is expensive -- as much so as astronomical figures. |
| ＂商务剑桥英语考试一部分是笔试，一部分是口试。＂ | "The Cambridge Business Exams are part written, part oral." |
| 他揍了你我毫不同情——是你先打他的，你挨打活该。 | I'm not sorry he hit you- it serves you fight for starting the fight! |
| 让联赛中最差劲的队打败了? 这是永远也忘不了的事! | Beaten by the worst team in the league? They'll never live it down! |
| 先生，你要不要试穿一下这件夹克衫，看看尺寸是否合适？ | Would you like to try this jacket on for size, sir? |
| 我们彼此误解了: 我谈的是天文学, 你谈的是占星术. | We're at cross-purposes: I'm talking about astronomy, you're talking about astrology. |
| 不妥协的拒绝缓和态度，特别是极端态度的；不调和的 | Refusing to moderate a position, especially an extreme position; uncompromising. |
| 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. |
| 水结成冰的温度是32华氏度（32 ）或零摄氏度（0℃）. | Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit (32 F) or zero/nought degrees Celsius (0 C). |
| 工作完成了--好倒是好--但是答应给我们的奖金给不给? | The job's done, that's all well and good but what about the bonus we were promised? |
| 我的病是气喘和水肿，还有无可救药的是七十五（岁）。 | My disease is an asthma and a dropout and, what is less curable, seventy- five. |
| 布莱克太太是个梦想者，而她的丈夫是个脚踏实地的人。 | Mrs Black was a dreamer, but her husband was a man with his feet on the ground. |
| 好，这是我们夺取敌人碉堡的好机会，千万不能错过。 | Now this is our big chance to take the enemy pillbox and we can't afford to miss out. |
| 起初我还以为他很 腆, 後来我才发觉他是不爱理人. | At first I thought he was shy, but then I discovered he was just not interested in other people. |
| 假若她想要的是我的办公桌, 她尽管拿走, 我还求之不得呢! | As far as I'm concerned, if it's my desk she wants, she's welcome to it! |
| 20世纪初，许多保守主义者认为印象派的艺术是颓废的。 | Many conservatives in the early 1900's thought impressionistic art was decadent. |
| 债，是由人自己装设、自己置饵、然后故意自投的陷阱。 | Debt is a trap which a man sets and baits himself, and then deliberately gets into. |
| 这个精神病人老是自言自语地说：“是我不好，是我不好。” | The mad man is always thinking aloud:"It was my fault.It was my fault." |
| 我们已（互相）通信多年了, 可是我从未见过他本人. | We've corresponded (with each other) (ie written to each other) for years but I've never actually met him. |
| 如果你照完一张相片后不往前进一张，底片就是会曝光。 | If you don't wind on after taking a picture, your negative will be double-exposed. |
| 许多伟人曾经是贫苦、不足轻重的小孩。好汉不怕出生贱。 | Many great men were once poor, unimportant boys. Great oaks form little acorn grow. |
| 比赛是如此令人兴奋，以致我把即将来临的期末考忘得一乾二净。 | So exciting was the game that I forgot all about the coming finals. |
| 他做任何事都要首先请示他老婆—他是个十足的“妻管严”。 | He never does anything without asking his wife first—he's a completely hen-pecked husband. |
| 在我现在看来，他那时似乎在叹气，而我吃吃地笑是在隐藏我的尴尬。 | It seems to me now that he sighed and that I tittered to hide my embarrassment. |
| 这次攀登并不难－－对於有经验的登山运动员应是轻而易举的事。 | It's not a difficult climb it should be child's play for an experienced mountaineer. |
| 八分音符、四分音符和二分音符在乐谱上是不同长度的三个音符。 | Quavers, crotchets and minims are three of the different lengths of note in written music. |
| 喂，鲍勃。是的，这是因为线路不好。我再说大一点声音。好些了吗？ | Oh, hello, Bob. Yes, the line is not very good. I'll speak a bit louder. Is that any better? |
| 这里的膳宿供应也许不见得完全令人满意，但是我们只好随遇而安。 | The accommodation may not be all that we should like, but we shall have to make the best of it. |
| 就用手指头指着名单往下看，看是不是所有的人的名字都在上面，好吗？ | Just run your finger down the list and see if all the names are there, will you? |
| "这就是那些历史关头之一，"罗杰说："这关头也许会改变历史的进程。" | "This is one of those moments, "Roger said, "which might change the course of history." |
| 玛丽辛辛苦苦把约翰的房间打扫干净，不料她所得到的却是一番侮辱。 | Mary worked hard to clean up John's room, but all she got for her trouble was a kick in the teeth. |
| 法官的本分是执行法律（主持正义），惟其所行者，却是在拖延（其执行）。 | The duty of a judge is to administer justice, but his practice is delay it. |
| 草案准备好了。请审核一下细节内容，看看是否全部条款都合适好吗？ | The draft is prepared. Will you please check the particulars and see if everything is all right? |
| 约翰是一名出色的演讲者，他可以不费气力地把任何听众鼓动得激动若狂。 | John is a good speaker. He can easily work any crowd up into a fever of excitement. |
| 大家都认为，约翰要在一月中旬搞一次野外宴会的计划是一个傻主意。 | Everybody thought that John's plan to have a barbecue in the middle of January was a half-witted idea. |
| 如果他真地要你当众收回海口，那你也是活该；你本不该那样自吹自擂。 | It serves you right if he did make you eat the leek in public; you should not be so boastful. |
| ＂老板威胁说要解雇所有同情罢工的员工，但是这不过是恐吓而已。＂ | "The boss threatened to dismiss all the employees who had expressed their sympathy for the strike, but it's all bluff." |
| 假使《哈姆雷特》是今时写成的话，它可能会被称为《埃尔斯诺城的怪事》。 | If Hamlet had been written in these days it will probably have been called the strange affair at Elsinore. |
| 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. |
| 我很想听听可能会发生什麽变动, 但是（关於这一点）不管怎麽打听, 他们就是不说. | I wanted to hear about possible changes, but I couldn't draw them (on that). |
| 就这样子，那争吵是一次漂亮的争吵；若要为它解释一番，就只会糟踢它罢了。 | The quarrel is a very pretty quarrel as it stands; we should only spoil it by trying to explain it. |
| 角蛋白一种不溶解的较硬的蛋白物质，是头发、指甲、角和蹄的主要结构成分 | A tough, insoluble protein substance that is the chief structural constituent of hair, nails, horns, and hoofs. |
| 这个男孩非常机灵，是我最好的徒弟—任何东西我只需教他一遍就行了。 | He's as clever as paint, that boy, and the best apprentice I ever had—I never had to show or tell him anything more than once. |
| 《圣经》中有提及英国人的话：“柔顺的人们是有福的，因为他们将会继承大地”。 | The English are mentioned in the Bible: Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. |
| 他们三人彼此相处愉快；一个已婚，一个仍是光棍，而另一个则已有了女友。 | They three get along well with one another; one is married, another is still a bachelor, and the other has a girl friend. |
| "况且，不管我是不是这样"，他接着说，"这和他认为我忘恩负义没有多大关系。" | "Besides, whether I am or not, " he added, "that has little or nothing to do with his thinking me ungrateful." |
| 唉，又是倒霉啦！假如我是被养大当帽子工人的，生下来的孩子可能都没带头颅来的吧。 | Just like my luck! If I had been bred a hatter, little boys would have come into the world without heads. |
| 他听说过人是有一定的自由（纬度）与寡妇来往的，于是乎他就追求180度的全部自由去了。 | He has heard that one is permit a certain latitude with widow, and goes in for the whole180 degrees. |
| 可是我在一家迪斯科舞会上亲眼看到他，千真万确，他在和一个年龄只他一半大的姑娘跳舞。 | But I saw him myself in a disco as large as life, dancing with a girl half his age. |
| 别取笑青年人的装模作样；他们只不过是为了找寻自我而逐一试装出各种面孔罢了。 | Do not laugh at a youth for his affectations; he is only trying on one face after another to find his own. |
| 该飞机的飞行速度可慢了一点，但它转的圈子可以小得多——这在近距离激战中是一大优势。 | The plane may be slightly slower but it can turn in a much tighter circle-a big advantage in a dog fight. |
| 卢西塔尼亚古代一个地区，是古罗马帝国在伊伯利亚半岛的一个省份，大致相当于今天的葡萄牙 | An ancient region and Roman province of the Iberian Peninsula. It corresponded roughly to modern-day Portugal. |
| 偿清了欠债之后，他长久以来一直在每个圣诞节寄给我20美元钱。他这是为了表达他的感激之情啊！ | He kept on sending me$20 every Christmas long after his debt was paid. That's gratitude for you! |
| 说到网络，它们都有一个网址，“site”指的是一个场所，而网址就是每一台上网电脑所在的地址。 | And on the Web, there are Websites. A"site" is a place, and so a Website. And each site had its address. |
| 麦利诺精纺毛纱一种柔软质轻的织物，原先是用麦利诺羊毛纺成的，但现在用任何优质羊毛都可织成 | A soft, lightweight fabric made originally of merino wool but now of any fine wool. |
| 人体模型如真人大小的、全身或半身的人体模型，用于量试衣服是否合适或展示服装；人体模型 | A life-size full or partial representation of the human body, used for the fitting or displaying of clothes; a dummy. |
| 唉！可怜的公爵！他担负的工作简直是数沙饮海；一个人站在他一边作战，就有1000人转身逃走。 | Alas, poor duke! the task he undertakes is numbering sands, and drinking oceans dry: Where one on his side fights, thousands will fly. |
| 挛缩一种异常且常为永久性的缩短，如肌肉或瘢痕组织，会导致扭曲或变形，特别是身体关节处 | An abnormal, often permanent shortening, as of muscle or scar tissue, that results in distortion or deformity, especially of a joint of the body. |
| 一种正在执行中的程序，是一种活着的实体，能引起事件的发生；而程序是被动的，处于静止状态。 | A program in execution, a process is an active entity, which can cause things to occur, as opposed to a program, which is a passive entity. |
| 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. |
| 绝经期，更年期生命的一个阶段，特征是标志妇女生殖能力终结及以停经完成为结束的生理、心理变化 | A period of life characterized by physiological and psychic change that marks the end of the reproductive capacity of women and terminates with the completion of menopause. |
| "告诉你的朋友们你一天吃不了三大餐。""我可不想使他们不高兴，最好还是入乡随俗-何况只有一周的时间。" | "Just tell your friends you can't eat three enormous meals a day." "I wouldn't like to offend them. When in Rome, better do as the Romans do-especially as it's only for a week." |
| 神经衰弱一种神经系统紊乱，表现为长期疲劳乏力、失去记忆，带中度疼痛。以前被认为是由于神经系统衰竭引起的 | A neurotic disorder characterized by chronic fatigue and weakness, loss of memory, and generalized aches and pains. It was formerly thought to result from exhaustion of the nervous system. |
| 我想他在讲演中所要说的每个问题，对你来说，都可能是老生常谈，但是，因为我不是人类学家，我倒觉得它趣味横生，资料丰富哩。 | I dare say anything he had to say in the lecture would have been old stuff to you but since I'm not an anthropologist I found it very interesting and informative. |
| 在足球锦标赛的最后３分钟时，两队还是不分胜负，突然切尔斯队的中锋非常出色地在罚球区之外将功赎罪球顶入了网内。 | The two teams were drawing with only three minutes of play left in the Cup Final when Chelsea's centre forward pulled a master stroke and headed the ball into the net from outside the penalty area. |
| 苏联外长谢瓦尔德纳泽星期五来华盛顿。他将带给里根一封戈尔巴乔夫的亲笔信……。你尽可以打赌一定是有关几乎吹的高峰会。 | Soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze is coming to Washington on Friday. He'll be bringing Ronald Reagan a letter from Mikhail Gorbachev himself…But you can bet the rent it'll be about the summit that almost wasn't. |
| 氢化裂解将石油的含氢分子分裂成更简单的分子（象汽油和煤油的分子）的过程，此分裂过程是在加催化剂及高压氢气的条件上进行的 | A process by which the hydrocarbon molecules of petroleum are broken into simpler molecules, as of gasoline or kerosene, by the addition of hydrogen under high pressure and in the presence of a catalyst. |
| 1986年布什所预料到的尴尬情形果然发生了。他的政治生涯的确受到威胁。他[对里根]的效忠到了瘫痪自己的程度。这固然是个人美德，但在政治上却是障碍。 | The dilemma that Bush foresaw in1986 has come to pass. His political career is indeed at stake, and his paralyzing loyalty is becoming a political handicap as well as a personal virtue. |
| 矫作物非正常出现而是由外界因素或作用所产生的一种结构或物质，如经固定后，在显微镜下才能看到的标本中的一种活生命组织中不会出现的结构 | A structure or substance not normally present but produced by an external agent or action, such as a structure seen in a microscopic specimen after fixation that is not present in the living tissue. |
| 印度支那半岛东南亚的一个半岛，包括越南、老挝、柬埔寨、泰国、缅甸和马来西亚的大陆部分。历史上这一片地区曾受印度（尤其是印度教文化）和中国的影响 | A peninsula of southeast Asia comprising Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Burma, and the mainland territory of Malaysia. The area was influenced in early times by India(particularly the Hindu culture) and China. |
| （湖泊等）优氧化的水中富有矿物有机物，有利于植物，特别是藻类的增殖，但藻类往往使分解的氧含量过低，从而使别的有机物灭绝。用于指湖泊或池塘 | Having waters rich in mineral and organic nutrients that promote a proliferation of plant life, especially algae, which reduces the dissolved oxygen content and often causes the extinction of other organisms. Used of a lake or pond. |
| 温彻斯特区英格兰中南部一自治区，位于伦敦西南。是盎格鲁－撒克逊时期西撒克斯王国的首府。在诺曼征服（1066年）以后，成为一个吸引了众多宗教学者的重要学术中心。人口32，100 | A municipal borough of south-central England southwest of London. The capital of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex, it was an important center of learning that attracted many religious scholars after the Norman Conquest(1066). Population, 32,100. |
| 食物，粮食通常是源于植物和动物的物质，包含有人体营养物的必不可少物质或由其组成如：糖类、脂肪、蛋白质、维他命和矿物质等，由产生能量、促进发育和维持生命的组织消化和吸收 | Material, usually of plant or animal origin, that contains or consists of essential body nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals, and is ingested and assimilated by an organism to produce energy, stimulate growth, and maintain life. |
| 在源文件中，打印在相同栏内的若干正文行的集合。在当前栏内所剩余的纵向空间放不下既定一段正文时，则这段正文从下一栏开始打印［或印刷］。在单栏格式的情况下，下一栏便是下一页。 | In a source document, a collection of lines of text to be printed in the same column. When the vertical space remaining in the current column is insufficient for the block of text, the text is printed in the next column. In the case of single-column format, the next column is on the next page. |
| 比分是四平. | The score was four all. |
| 他是近视眼。 | He is shortsighted. |
| 那是非法集会。 | It's an unlawful assembly. |
| 我确信你是对的。 | I'm sure you're right. |
| 他只是假装而已。 | He's only shamming. |
| 我对音乐是外行。 | I am no judge of music. |
| 羊毛是雪白的。 | The sheep's fleece was white as snow. |
| 这是他的亲笔画。 | This is a picture of his own painting. |
| 他的手法就是装病。 | His ploy is to pretend to be ill. |
| 书是通向知识的道路。 | Books are avenues to knowledge. |
| 这些书是指定给他的。 | These books are destined for him. |
| 那些是发动机的部件。 | Those are the components of an engine. |
| 我弟弟是一个听话的男孩。 | My brother is an obedient boy. |
| 我相信你是有见识的人。 | I give you credit for more sense. |
| 他大清早总是不痛快. | He's always out of sorts early in the morning. |
| 忙中有错是很常见的。 | Haste makes waste, as is often the case. |
| 我不知道他的意图是什么。 | I do not know what his intention is. |
| 这本书是我特意为你买的。 | I bought the book especially for you. |
| 那数字是以百分比表示的. | The figure is expressed as a percentage. |
| 真是的，这叫人非常不便。 | Well, this is most inconvenient. |
| 我过去相信你是有见识的人。 | I gave you credit for more sense. |
| 多数旧电影片都是黑白的. | Most old films were made in black and white. |
| 这是我特意为你生日而做的。 | I made this specially for your birthday. |
| 这个孩子是提早五周生下来的。 | The baby was five weeks premature. |
| 他总是大清早给我打电话. | He's eternally telephoning me early in the morning. |
| 物理和数学都是我喜欢的科目. | Physics and maths are my favourite subjects. |
| 这家商店里的人们大都是游客。 | People in this shop are mainly tourists. |
| 他们两人是在同一天来看我的。 | They came to see me on the self-same day. |
| 和服是日本民族服装的一部分。 | The kimono is part of the national costume of Japan. |
| 他一生都是教会的热心支持者。 | He has been a pillar of the Church all his life. |
| 他上学迟到已是家常便饭了。 | He was late for school, as was often the case with him. |
| 本事不是天生的，是锻炼出来的。 | Ability is not innate, but comes through practice. |
| 这种新邮票是我在发行当天买到的。 | I bought the new stamp the day of its issue. |
| 帮助人们生活得好些是教会的责任。 | It's the job of the church to help people lead better lives. |
| 现在吃或是等一会儿再吃对我来说都一样. | It's all one to me whether we eat now or later. |
| 他的书法不错，但是很难和你的相比。 | His handwriting is not bad, but it's hardly comparable with yours. |
| 希望你喜欢这件东西, 这是我亲手做的. | I hope you'll appreciate this: it's all done by my/mine own fair hand. |
| 重要的是，我们必须全心全意为人民服务。 | Above all, we must serve the people whole-heartedly. |
| 如果他老是这样喝酒，他迟早要丢饭碗的。 | If he continues drinking, sooner or later he will lose his job. |
| 我们正在使用的计算机大多数是数字计算机。 | Most of the computers we are using are digital computers. |
| 他有钱是事实，但他必须知道钱不是一切。 | It is true that he is rich, but he must know money is not everything. |
| 他上学迟到，但这对他而言已是家常便饭了。 | He was late for school, as (which) was often the case with him. |
| 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. |
| 他动不动就发火，可是过后又把它当笑话说。 | He often carries the short fuse in his pocket and joke about it afterwards. |
| 大体上说，这里的气候还是很宜人的，夏天不太热，冬天也不太冷。 | On the whole, the climate here is quite pleasant, neither too hot in summer nor too cold in winter. |
| 我今天提早工作都做完了，但是别人都还在工作，我不好意思回家。 | I have gotten my work all done ahead of time today, but I'd feel guilty going home while everybody else is still work. |
| 时间就是金钱。 | Time is money. |
| 水的密度是1。 | The density of water is 1. |
| 那是我的专利发明. | It's my patent. |
| 他是个小机灵鬼。 | He is a smart boy. |
| 他们是一群笨蛋. | They're a load of morons. |
| 肺是呼吸器官。 | The lungs are respiratory organs. |
| 他是个幸运的家伙。 | He is a lucky dog. |
| 煤和铁都是矿物. | Coal and iron are minerals. |
| 这是个神奇的故事。 | It's a magical story. |
| 戴维和我是同事。 | David and I are colleagues. |
| 忍耐是他的长处。 | Patience is his strong suit. |
| 他的快活是虚假的。 | His cheerfulness is false. |
| 她是个守法的公民。 | She is a lawful citizen. |
| 他的职业是经商。 | He is a merchant in occupation. |
| 问问他是否能来。 | Ask him whether he can come or not. |
| 她是美德的化身. | She's the very incarnation of goodness. |
| 她是同行的光荣. | She is an honour to her profession. |
| 我是专程来看你的. | I came here specially to see you. |
| 立方体是三维物体。 | A cube is a three-dimensional object. |
| 他论证的要点是.... | The burden of his argument was that... |
| 她单独去是很危险的。 | It's unsafe for her to go alone. |
| 他是个自私自利的人。 | He is a lump of selfishness. |
| 这种评估是不公平的。 | The evaluation is unfair. |
| 我是个手艺平平的厨师。 | I'm an indifferent cook. |
| 那事件是值得记忆的。 | The event is worthy of being remembered. |
| 他是该计画的构想者。 | He was the conceiver of the plan. |
| 远洋航路总是很繁忙. | The ocean lanes are always busy. |
| 他的专长是日本历史。 | His specialty is Japanese history. |
| 由此可见，你是对的。 | On the face of it, you are right. |
| 金黄色是很亮的黄色。 | Saffron is very bright yellow. |
| 这是个关于国王的神话。 | It is a mythology about the king. |
| 这是十足的浪费时间。 | That has been a thorough waste of time. |
| 宽大是他最主要的特质。 | Generosity is his first attribute. |
| 我断言他所说的是实情。 | I affirm that what he said is true. |
| 他自己承认是个胆小鬼. | He is a coward by his own admission. |
| 他父亲是一位海关官员。 | His father is a customs officer. |
| 男性和女性是平等的。 | The male and female genders are equal. |
| 我是专程来办一件差事的. | I've come on a special errand. |
| 这家商号是优质的保证. | The firm is a byword for excellence. |
| 她的父亲曾是英国贵族。 | Her father was an English aristocrat. |
| 所用的仪器都是国产的。 | The instruments used are all home-made. |
| 她充其量是个二流歌手。 | She is at best a second-rate singer. |
| 她不在乎你是否喜欢她。 | She does not care whether you like her or not. |
| 光和水封植物是必要的。 | Light and water are necessary to plants. |
| 这是收藏的一批中国玉器。 | It's a collection of Chinese jade. |
| 他们问他质量是否好。 | They asked him whether the quality is fine or not. |
| 教师的作用是传授知识。 | A teacher's aim is to impart knowledge. |
| 那电影的情节是老掉牙的。 | The film had a rather tired plot. |
| 二月是一年的第二个月份. | February is the second month of the year. |
| 他女儿是一个调皮的假小子。 | His daughter is a saucy tomboy. |
| 他们是一群早期的航海家。 | They were a group of early navigators. |
| 这是美国作家写的剧本。 | This is a play written by an American author. |
| 不开心是他生病的根源。 | Unhappiness is the root cause of his illness. |
| 他的邻居是一个乘务员领班。 | His neighbor is a chief steward. |
| 和平是大会的首要议题。 | Peace was the dominant theme of the conference. |
| 李先生显然是要移民了。 | To all appearance, Mr. Li is going to migrate. |
| 这样的是没有不摔跟头的。 | Such people are bound to trip and fall. |
| 这个房间是供妇女专用的。 | This room is exclusively for women. |
| 我们谈话时她老是插嘴. | She kept cutting in on/cutting into our conversation. |
| 我认为大量阅读是必要的。 | I think it's necessary for us to read a lot. |
| 印度是大象和老虎的产地。 | India is the home of elephants and tigers. |
| 他就是那个多处受伤的人。 | He is the person with multiple injuries. |
| 这儿是共和主义运动的据点。 | Here is a stronghold of republicanism. |
| 证人是一名在现场的记者。 | The witness is an on-the-spot reporter. |
| 在这种地方保密是不可能的。 | In this place privacy is impossible. |
| 我总是由他联想到高速汽车. | I always associate him with fast cars. |
| 我要是不戴眼镜十分近视。 | I'm very near-sighted without my glasses on. |
| 这是他最不可能做的尝试。 | This is the last attempt (that) he would make. |
| 我确信他是个可靠的接班人。 | I am sure that he is a reliable successor. |
| 结果证明一切都是场骗局。 | It proved that everything was a mare's nest. |
| 别空想了，还是从实际出发吧。 | Stop daydreaming and be realistic. |
| 我需要的不过是一件样品而已。 | What I need is nothing but a sample. |
| 言语是他那一行必不可少的工具。 | Words are the tools of his trade. |
| 他是诚心诚意地请你原谅。 | He cries you mercy with all his heart. |
| 附加材料是用红色加印上的. | Additional material is overprinted in red. |
| 你对地位真是一点儿也不在乎。 | You don't really care a fig about status. |
| 丢钱的事总是压在我心里。 | The loss of the money has been a weight on my mind. |
| 最好的导体是银，铜居第二。 | The best conductor is silver. Copper comes next. |
| 这些巧克力真正是入口即化。 | These chocolates really melt in your mouth. |
| 他们断定还是呆在原地好。 | They figured it was better to stay where they were. |
| 他认为当教士是自己的使命. | He believes it is his calling to become a priest. |
| 正月是一年当中最冷的月份。 | January is the coldest month in a year. |
| 黑暗中我看不清那东西是什么。 | I couldn't tell what it was in the dark. |
| 我准备花多少钱是有限度的. | There's a limit to how much I'm prepared to spend. |
| 要预测出谁将获胜是不可能的. | It is impossible to predict who will win. |
| 他说人们的指控是不公正的。 | He said that the people's accusation was unjust. |
| 这份调查是真正内行人做的. | This survey is the work of a real professional. |
| 推测结果是竞选可能会失败。 | The presumable result is an election defeat. |
| 我认为她是健美而不是貌美. | I would describe her as handsome rather than beautiful. |
| 你注意到了这一点是够机灵的。 | It was very sharp of you to have noticed that. |
| 夜晚行车不开亮头灯是违法的. | Driving without headlights at night is illegal. |
| 他这个人, 听他讲话就是极大的乐趣. | He is a great joy to listen to. |
| 他是一位名副其实的好领袖。 | He is a good leader in deed as well as in name. |
| 她知道金属为什么是好的导体。 | She knows why the metal is the good conductor. |
| 再重建这座建筑物是不可能的。 | Reconstruction of that building is impossible. |
| 中国菜在每一方面都是精美的。 | Everything about Chinese food is refined. |
| 实验证明这种关系是正确的。 | Experiments prove this relationship to be true. |
| 问题是我们怎样得到原材料。 | The problem is how we are to get the raw material. |
| 开篇第一章是对主题的概述. | The opening chapter gives a general overview of the subject. |
| 这片建筑还只是仅有主梁的骨架. | The block is still just a skeleton of girders. |
| 男子玩弄女子的情感是不对的。 | It's wrong for a man to play with a woman's affections. |
| 我这条裤子要是不系皮带就往下掉. | My trousers only stay up if I wear a belt. |
| 现在是我方炮兵回击敌人的时候了。 | It's time for our artillery to hit back. |
| 望远镜和显微镜是光学仪器。 | Microscopes and telescopes are optical instruments. |
| 如果是加急电报，费用将加倍。 | If your cable were urgent, the rate will be doubled. |
| 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. |
| 和我妹妹不同，我是一个糟糕的厨师。 | Unlike my sister, I am a terrible cook. |
| 房间是用深浅不一的蓝色粉刷的。 | The room was painted in various shades of blue. |
| 湿度是空气内含水分多少的量度. | Humidity is a measure of moisture in the atmosphere. |
| 婚姻是大多数社会早已确立的制度。 | Marriage is an institution in most societies. |
| 这种坏事不是一下能扫除干净的。 | Such evil practice cannot be swept away at once. |
| 我对是否接受那项工作顾虑重重。 | I have many misgivings about taking the job. |
| 他总是把话头引到他得意的话题上去。 | He always leads up to his favorite topic. |
| 她不是一个能容忍别人玩弄的女子。 | She's not a woman to tolerate being played with |
| 国王是一个王国中最重要的人物。 | The king is the most important person in a kingdom. |
| 一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。 | A single flower does not make a spring. |
| 你未得许可就把汽车开走是不应该的. | You were wrong to take the car without permission. |
| 这些都是与社会福利有关的问题。 | These are matters that bear on the welfare of the community. |
| 古人认为勇敢是美德的主要成分。 | The ancients counted courage as the main part of virtue. |
| 创造就业机会是政府必须做的事。 | Job creation has become an imperative for the government. |
| 她公开声称她的抱负是要当政治家. | Her declared ambition is to become a politician. |
| 你的这一班机是英国航空公司的飞机. | Your carrier for this flight is British Airways. |
| 稻子是大多数南方省份的主要作物。 | Rice is the chief crop in most southern provinces. |
| 这种新材料是航天工业的副产品. | This new material is a spin-off from the space industry. |
| 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. |
| 他出名是靠他的戏剧, 并不是靠小说. | His fame rests more on his plays than on his novels. |
| 夺得金牌是她又一值得骄傲的成就. | Winning the gold medal was yet another feather in her cap. |
| 做工作不能白做，这是明摆著的事。 | It stands to reason that nobody will work without pay. |
| 我是最不可能去尝试回答这个问题。 | I would be the last to attempt to answer the question. |
| 我们或是寻求供货，或者自己制造。 | Either we will find a supply, or we will make the goods. |
| 在法国，时新的式样都是演员们首创的。 | The actors set the fashion in France. |
| 她沉住气没发脾气，这是值得称赞的。 | It do her credit that she manage not to get angry. |
| 困扰我的不是他的工作，而是他的态度。 | It's not his work that bothers me; it's his attitude. |
| 我们现在邮购业务是每周期1，200美元。 | Our mail orders are now running at$1, 200 a week. |
| 有道理，我认为那是非常公道的价格。 | Fair enough, I think that's a very reasonable price. |
| 这个组织是在世界银行的赞助下办的。 | The association is under the auspices of Word Bank. |
| 高级军官和下级军官的房间是分著的. | There are separate rooms for senior and junior officers. |
| 如果你在雾天去爬山，你是在自讨苦吃。 | If you climb mountain in fog, you are asking for it. |
| 我不能帮你，这事是你自己一手造成的。 | I can't help you. You brought this on yourself. |
| 这是我们所有产品中最受欢迎的型号. | This is the most popular model in our whole range. |
| 这是个特殊的案件，应该获得特殊处理。 | This is a special case, deserving special treatment. |
| 你的拜访对我来说是一种光荣。 | The meaning of your visit was translated to me as a sign of your affection. |
| 他是根据工会章程第23条规则行动的。 | He is acting under rule23 of the union constitution. |
| 这就是我们从小汽车换乘公共汽车的地方. | This is where we change from car to bus. |
| 精确预言未来的事实际上是办不到的. | It is virtually impossible to predict the future accurately. |
| 这价格是合情合理的，因为质量极好。 | The price is reasonable because the quality is super. |
| 在自然界, 一切动物都是野生的, 自由自在的. | In nature, all animals are wild and free. |
| 不管他工作多努力, 他就是得不到提升。 | No matter how hard he works, he can not get a promotion. |
| 这种费用是根据收入高低滑动折算的. | Fees are calculated on a sliding scale according to income. |
| 我再一考虑，反倒觉得可能还是她对。 | On further reflection, I saw that she might be right, after all. |
| 我试图使思想集中起来，但是我太激动了。 | I tried to collect my thoughts but I was too excited. |
| 他们大多数人是解放战争期间出世的。 | Most of them came into the world during the War of Liberation. |
| 不是一切形式的物质都具有相同的特性的。 | All forms of matter do not have the same properties. |
| 她的论文的主题是由历史观点贯穿起来的. | The historical aspect formed the main theme of her essay. |
| 他发现任何一种学习都是名副其实的苦差使。 | He finds any kind of study a real grind. |
| 目前计算机是很多公司不可或缺的用具。 | The computer is now an indispensable tool in many businesses. |
| 我们的外交政策是和其它国家和平共处。 | Our foreign policy is to coexist with other countries. |
| 这儿草到了尽头，脚下是松软件的沙土。 | Here the grass ended and there was a loose sandy soil under foot. |
| 那个士兵告诉我们哪儿是步枪的击发装置。 | The soldier told us where the firing mechanism of a rifle is. |
| 要闹清楚每个习惯用语的意思是不容易的。 | It is no easy thing to get at the meaning of every idiom. |
| 我们的现货中没有那种颜色--这是最近似的. | We don't have that colour in stock this is the nearest. |
| 信任一切与不信任任何人，同样是弱点。 | It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody. |
| 你要是现在走, 可能正赶上交通拥挤的时刻. | If you go now, you're likely to hit the rush hour. |
| 改革是否改善了现状, 这问题仍有争议. | It's debatable whether or not the reforms have improved conditions. |
| 这套程序是经理人员制订计划的可贵的工具。 | This program gives managers a valuable planning tool. |
| 这座发电站的燃料是通过公路运送的. | The power station is serviced (ie Fuel is delivered to it) by road transport. |
| 能为之献身的最崇高的理想是共产主义。 | The noblest ideal to which one can devote oneself is Communism. |
| 我书面考试已经及格了, 下一个难关是面试. | I've passed the written test; the interview is the next hurdle. |
| 我们探望母亲很不是时候--她家里已经来了客人. | Our visit was ill-timed my mother had guests already. |
| 他把男读者和女读者硬是人为地区分开来. | He drew a quite artificial distinction between men and women readers. |
| 这个交响乐团是在政府赞助下成立的。 | This orchestra has been established under the patronage of the government. |
| 这种材料的生产是航天工业发展的结果. | The manufactureof this material is an outgrowth of the space industry. |
| 我以为你想见我, 显然完全是我误解了. | I thought you wanted to see me but I was clearly under a complete misapprehension. |
| 他的书对这一问题的论述是最好的，仅次于我的书。 | His book is the best on the subject after mine. |
| 我们决定绕远路来, 为的是看看野外的景色. | We decided to come the long way round in order to see the countryside. |
| 流行病通常是和不良的卫生条件有关的。 | Epidemic disease is often in connection with bad sanitary conditions. |
| 当然这一点必须优先考虑--这是成败的关键. | Of course this must have priority it's a matter of life and death. |
| 演讲者激发了我们的情感而不是启发我们的思考. | The speaker appealed to our emotions rather than to our minds. |
| 我们的友谊是建立在无产阶级国际主义之上的。 | Our friend ship is built on proletarian, internationalism. |
| 邻居们请他们安静一些, 可他们还是吵吵闹闹。 | The neighbors asked them to stop making a noise, but they kept on. |
| 在这张地图上长征路线是用红线标示出来的。 | The route of the Long March is lined out in red on the map. |
| 紫禁城对外国旅游者来说是个有巨大吸引力的地方。 | Forbidden City is a great magnet for foreign tourists. |
| 即便是在管理最好的家庭，事故有时也会发生的。 | Accidents sometimes happen even in the best regulated families. |
| 照我的和大多数人的看法，这是很可靠的投资。 | In my opinion and in the opinion of most people, it is a very sound investment. |
| 我们的钱省著花要是能富余出来，我倒是很想去度假。 | I'd love a holiday if our money will stretch that far. |
| 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. |
| 我刚才只是主张应该外出就餐，以节省时间。 | I am merely putt forward toe opinion(that) we shall dine out to save time. |
| 这封信是一种试探，看看他如何看待这种运动。 | The letter was a feeler to see how he would look upon such a movement. |
| 农民们春季播种玉米，现在是他们收获的季节。 | It is a season that peasants reap the corn from what they planted in spring. |
| 我们的首席代表的退场被看作是一种抗议的表示。 | Our chief representative's withdrawal was construed as a protest. |
| 变异的从标准变化来的，通常只是一些轻微的不同 | Deviating from a standard, usually by only a slight difference. |
| 理想主义，是按和问题的距离成正比例而增大的。 | Idealism increase in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem. |
| 除了远处的零星的小冲突之外，这个地区是和平的。 | This area is peaceful except for a few skirmishes in the distance. |
| 你可以以这种眼光看待事物, 但是社会可不会跟你一样。 | You may look at things that way, but society won't. |
| 她的结婚礼服是由一位非常著名的时装设计师制作的。 | Her wedding apparel is made by a very famous fashion designer. |
| 以提高功效为依据可以证明采取这种措施是正确的。 | Such action can be justified on the grounds of greater efficiency. |
| 大多数人熟悉一切物质都是由原子组成的这一概念。 | Most people are familiar with the idea that all matter consist of atoms. |
| 他那些怪话使我们心中生疑，不知他精神是否正常。 | His strange remarks planted doubts in our minds about his sanity. |
| 人性就是这样，所以在场的每个人都感动得流下眼泪。 | Such is human nature that everybody present was moved to tears. |
| 奖品，奖状称赞的某事，特别是官方的奖品或奖状 | Something, especially an official award or citation, that commends. |
| 出名所付出的代价是不管你走到哪里，都会被人认出来。 | Be recognized wherever you go is the price you pay for is famous. |
| 原子能应该为了和平的目的而使用，这是合乎情理的。 | It is desirable that atomic energy should be used for peaceful purpose. |
| 她经验更丰富，这是她得到那份工作的决定性因素。 | Her greater experience tipped the balance in her favour and she got the job. |
| 我要是不受约束就好了，可是我的合同还要约束我三年 | I wish I were a free agent, but my contract binds me for three more years. |
| 听他那没完没了的连篇空话对我的耐心真是一大考验。 | Listening to his continuous stream of empty chatter really tested my patience. |
| 这位著名的戏剧演员即便是在死后，也仍受到人们的喜爱。 | This famous comic actor is loved by the people even after his death. |
| 她是个好演员，但仍需要时间去熟悉她要扮演的角色。 | She is a good actress, but still needs time to grow into the part she is playing. |
| 角距离，是由一定点到两物体之间所量度的夹角。 | Angular distance is the distance between two objects measured as an angle from a given point. |
| 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. |
| 情况很可怕，可是还一个劲儿地议论让人觉得更可怕。 | The situation is frightful, but it's just piling on the agony to keep discussing it. |
| 制造多级火箭的一种方法是把各级火箭并排放在底部。 | One of the ways to make step rockets is to put the stages side by side at the bottom. |
| 律师对那个要求提出异议，并力图证明它是一种无理的要求。 | The lawyer contested the claim, and tried to prove that it was false. |
| 日本的确是个美丽的国家，但最近日本的大都市已被污染。 | It is true that Japan is a beautiful country, but its big cities are lately polluted. |
| 但是我们不必象对待其他矿藏那样把人送下去将油取出。 | But we do not need to send men down to get the oil out, as we must with other mineral deposits. |
| 我想了解一下贵方是否继续引进先进技术和成套工厂设备。 | I wonder whether you will go on import some advanced technology and complete plant. |
| 他只不过是名义上的经理，而实际上是他的助手掌管这里的一切。 | He's manager in name only, it's his assistant who really runs the place. |
| 上流社会的上流社会的或适合于上流社会的，尤其是在语言用法上 | Of or appropriate to the upper class, especially in language usage. |
| 尽管被众人质问，但是这位领导人仍然表现出神气十足的样子。 | Despite being heckled by the crowd, the leader bore himself with dignity. |
| 要射中飞行中的小鸟，尤其是高空飞行的小鸟，非常困难。 | It is difficult to shoot a flying bird, especially a small bird flying high up in the sky. |
| 这罐头起子号称是一项非常好的发明，但实际上它很不好用。 | It is claimed that this tin-opener is a very good invention, but in practice it's not easy to use. |
| 即使要通报紧急请求，不经允许闯到国王面前也是危险的。 | It is dangerous to intrude into the King's presence without permission, even to make an urgent request. |
| 我们必须知道别的国家的习俗，免得他们会认为我们是没有礼貌的。 | We must find out the customs of other countries, so that they will not think us ill mannered. |
| 和美国家庭的这种爱同时并存的是自强及独立的文化价值观。 | Coexisting with such love in the American family are cultural values of self-reliance and independence. |
| 他是个经验非常丰富的导演，不至于为批评家们的议论而担心。 | He is the director whose experience is very rich, and can't go so far as worried about the comment of critics. |
| 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. |
| 如果我们采取措施在互利的基础上恢复业务关系，对我们都是有利的。 | It will be advantageous if steps are taken to resume our business relationship on the basis of mutual benefit. |
| 平常的地下火车接近车站时，发出的声音可能是最大声的喷射机的两倍。 | An ordinary subway train, approaching the station, can be twice as loud as the loudest jet. |
| 小汽车的优点是能够在其它车辆间穿行，并且常常比大客车先到达。 | The advantage of a little car is that it can weave through the traffic and often get there faster than the big buses. |
| 他几次报名应征，但都不合标准，先是由于年纪太小，而后又由于长得太瘦。 | He tried several times to enlist, but first he was too young, then too thin, to make the grade. |
| 人难得生病，可是旁观者们却以为他势将必死，并因这一线希望而精神百倍起来。 | A person seldom falls sick, but the bystander is animated with a faint hope that he will die. |
| 她断定那笔钱用得不是地方，而我们在经济上遇到的困难却也似乎说明她言之有理。 | She claimed that money had been wasted and our financial difficulties seemed to prove her point. |
| 机构一个已成立的组织或基金，特别是指为教育，公共服务或文化的目的而设立的 | An established organization or foundation, especially one dedicated to education, public service, or culture. |
| 从属地位的人或物组织的从属组成部分，实行必要的但通常是次要的或常规的功能 | A subordinate member of an organization who performs necessary but usually minor or routine functions. |
| 儿子，别担心，作不出来就算了。告诉你老师，别忘了诗人是天生的，不是教出来的。 | Stop worrying if you can't do it, son, and tell your teacher to remember that poets are born, not made. |
| 他与顾客的关系是事务性的，理所当然不可能跟他们之间有多少个人感情。 | His relations with his clients were also cut and dried, very little personal feeling could in the nature of things come into them. |
| 一组卡片，通常是一叠完整的穿孔卡片，它具有确定的服务对象和明确的用途。 | A collection of cards, commonly a complete set of cards which have been punched for a definite service or purpose. |
| 在英国，一些反对党的领袖是政府成员，有人建议美国也采用类似的作法。 | In Britain, some opposition party leaders are members of the government, and some say that a similar device should be adopted here. |
| 因我们订购的是季节性商品，贵方务必于十月前装运，不然我们就赶不上季节了。 | Be sure to ship the goods before October as what we ordered is seasonal goods. Otherwise we will not be able to catch the season. |
| 我了解你提出的这个计划的所有优越性，但是现在首要的问题是我们没钱投入，再说也没用。 | I am aware of all the advantages of the scheme you propose, but we haven't the money to put down in the first place, and there's an end of it. |
| 指实现后台处理。所谓后台处理是指非联机处理，或者说不是直接和计算机连接起来而进行联机操作。优先级高的程序先于特定的后台作业执行。 | Performing background processing which is not on-line or directly connected to the computer for on-line operation. High priority programs take precedence over specific background jobs. |
| 软件保护中，把不能复制的标记或签名存放在软盘上的方法，用一个特殊测试程序来检测签名是否存在，如不存在，则被保护的程序不能运行。 | In software protection, a method of giving a mark, or signature, that cannot be duplicated, to a floppy disk. A special test routine detects if a signature is present, and if it is not found the protected program will be disabled. |
| 炸药是爆炸物. | Dynamite is an explosive. |
| 他是幕后策划人。 | He is behind the plan. |
| 价格的起点是五镑。 | Prices start at￡5. |
| 我所要的只是安宁. | All I want is peace and quiet. |
| 谦虚可不是他的长处. | Modesty is not his long suit. |
| 他的所有权是无效的. | His claim to ownership is invalid. |
| 很明显，他是罪犯。 | It's plain that he is the criminal. |
| 这灯泡是向内侧爆裂的. | The light bulb imploded. |
| 她的卧室里满是画片。 | Her bedroom is covered with posters. |
| 他是徒手格斗的能手。 | He is an expert in unarmed combat. |
| 岩石和矿物都是无机物. | Rocks and minerals are inorganic. |
| 种族关系是敏感的问题. | Race relations is a sensitive issue. |
| 腰果和核桃都是坚果。 | Cashew nuts and walnuts are both nuts. |
| 暴风雨之后是一片沉静。 | The storm was succeeded by calm. |
| 她是一个破裂家庭的产儿. | She is the product of a broken home. |
| 领袖必须是有权威的人. | The leader must be a person of authority. |
| 玩具店就是幼儿的乐园. | The toy-shop is a fairyland for young children. |
| 她倾倒众生, 他是其中之一. | He is one of her many conquests. |
| 他的死亡是由高烧引起的。 | His death was caused by a high fever. |
| 他们说那样的话真是可恶。 | It's wicked of them to say such things. |
| 十字架是基督教的象征。 | The Cross is the symbol of Christianity. |
| 他的自剖是勇于面对现实的。 | His self-analysis was unblinking. |
| 她拉小提琴只是为了好玩。 | He plays the violin for the fun of it. |
| 众所周知，他是有罪的。 | It was apparent to all that he was guilty. |
| 辛勤工作是通往成功之路。 | Hard work is the gateway to success. |
| 油画布上满是涂抹的颜料. | Blobs of paint were dotted around the canvas. |
| 高档家具总是很畅销. | There's always a ready sale for high-quality furniture. |
| 他受到的处罚是罪有应得。 | He richly deserved the punishment he received. |
| 询问就餐者是否准备点菜了。 | Asking if a diner is ready to order. |
| 就是那念头把我弄得头昏脑胀. | The very idea sets my head reeling. |
| 她是个勇敢的选手, 从不屈服. | She's a gutsy player, she never gives in. |
| 这宗事故是人为过失造成的。 | The accident was caused by human error. |
| 棒球是美国全民喜爱的运动。 | Baseball is the national game of the USA. |
| 他的成功是勤奋工作的结果。 | His success was consequent on his hard work. |
| 市民的情绪是赞成减税。 | Sentiment in the town is now in favor of a cut in tax. |
| 人们的权益是受法律保护的。 | The rights of the people are protected by law. |
| 傲慢是他品格上的最大缺陷. | Pride was the greatest flaw in his personality. |
| 她来串门只是为了打发时间。 | She stopped by just to pass the time of day. |
| 那柔和的音乐对他是一种安慰. | The gentle music was (a) balm to his ears. |
| 我们出售的产品是各式各样的。 | The products we sell are many and various. |
| 该公司不是此协议的当事人。 | The company is not a party to the agreement. |
| 这是圣地，我们不可践踏。 | This is sanctified ground, and we may not tread upon it. |
| 光学理论是爱因斯坦首创的。 | The optic theory originated with Einstein. |
| 一部好的百科全书是知识宝库。 | A good encyclopaedia is a mine of information. |
| 他旋动把手, 但门就是打不开. | She turned the handle but the door wouldn't open. |
| 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. |
| 他对我说，你是一个了不起的患者。 | He tells me you are his prize patient. |
| 她十六岁, 而智力年龄是五岁. | She is sixteen years old but has a mental age of five. |
| 继续这种无聊的争辩是无用的。 | It's useless to continue such a barren argument. |
| 他之所以成功是因为他工作勤奋。 | He achieved because he was a hard worker. |
| 她虽然身有残疾, 却是个游泳好手. | She swims well despite her disabilities. |
| 教皇是众多基督徒的宗教领袖. | The Pope is the spiritual leader of many Christians. |
| 从整体来看, 这两幢楼是相似的。 | The two buildings are similar on the whole. |
| 无法识别颜色的人是色盲。 | People who cannot distinguish between colors are said to be color-blind. |
| 这种严重罪行今日是不能容忍的. | Such enormities would not be tolerated today. |
| 这个学院只不过是个文凭制造厂 | The college was nothing more than a diploma mill. |
| 我的助听器是国民保健署资助的. | I got my hearing aid on the National Health (Service). |
| 他从母方接受的遗传是良好的。 | On the maternal side his inheritance was a happy one. |
| 帮助盲人过马路是做好事. | It is an act of kindness/a kind act to help a blind man across the street. |
| 旧制的英镑纸币已不是法定的货币了. | The old pound note is no longer legal tender. |
| 他出示假证据，这就是蔑视法庭。 | He gave false proof, which set the court at defiance. |
| 人们认为它是最珍贵的药材之一。 | It was reckoned among the most precious medicinal herbs. |
| 那个孩子的残疾是交通事故造成的。 | The boy's deformity was caused by a traffic accident. |
| 天气潮湿是这个地区生活的一个特色。 | Wet weather is a feature of life in this area. |
| 这本小说是去年最畅销的书之一。 | This novel was one of last year's best-selling titles. |
| 那不是深宅大院, 只不过是个小农舍. | It's not a very grand house, just a little cottage. |
| 这项条约可以认为是完全作废了。 | The treaty may be considered to be as dead as a doornail. |
| 他的用意不是这个，只是做做样子罢了。 | He doesn't really mean it; it's just an act. |
| 这首乐曲是这个故事必不可少的组成部分。 | The music is organic to the story. |
| 无论如何，天堂是没有婚礼赠品的。 | At any rate there will be no wedding presents in heaven. |
| 尽管遭受干旱，还是获得了好收成。 | A good harvest was obtained in spite of the drought. |
| 有人告诉我说，西班牙是个浪漫的国家。 | I was told that Spain is a romantic nation. |
| 发高烧是这种疾病的表现症状之一 | A high fever is an early manifestation of the disease. |
| 我不应该雇用他们--简直是一群外行. | I shouldn't employ them they're just a bunch of amateurs. |
| 这些防御工事是上次战争时修建的。 | These fortifications were built during the last war. |
| 这些男孩捉弄那位老人真是残忍。 | It is very cruel of these boys to make a fool of that old man. |
| 我们所珍视的权利之一是言论自由。 | One of our cherished privileges is the right of free speech. |
| 哦，好吧，这就是人生吧。总还有来年。 | Oh, well, such is life. there's always next year. |
| 在一些发展中国家, 文盲是个大问题. | Illiteracy is a major problem in some developing countries. |
| 这位老人是小麦病虫害方面的权威。 | This old man is a leading authority on wheat diseases. |
| 由于他是牧师，言行须顾虑到自己的身份。 | As he is a parson, he has to respect the cloth. |
| 她作出的他此时已经死亡的推论是正确的。 | Her deduction that he was now dead was correct. |
| 在这条街上停车是此处居民特有的权利. | Parking in this street is the privilege of the residents. |
| 从眼前来看，这药可能疗效不是很大。 | In the short term, the medicine may not be very effective. |
| 尚未证实他有罪, 就得假定他是清白的. | We must assume him to be innocent until he is proved guilty. |
| 她认为看浪漫小说是虚度时光。 | She thought that reading romantic novels was a frivolous way of spending her time. |
| 在公众场所遗弃杂物是妨害公众利益的. | It is antisocial to leave one's litter in public places. |
| 医生逐个检查，看孩子们是否患近视眼。 | The doctor examined every child for possible short sight. |
| 对休闲有明显作用的另一产业是娱乐。 | Another industry obviously devoted to leisure is entertainment. |
| 英国的政治以往是有产阶级的特权. | Politics in Britain used to be the perquisite of the property-owning classes. |
| 这个协议是双方妥协的产物而不是一方让步. | The agreement is a compromise, not a sell-out. |
| 换个不甚诚实的人是决不会把钱归还的。 | A less scrupulous man wouldn't have given the money back. |
| 按我目前的财务状况我是不可能买车的。 | My present finances preclude the possibility of buying a car. |
| 早期的飞行器是木头和胶粘合的脆弱机器. | Early aircraft were insubstantial constructions of wood and glue. |
| 发表这个声明只是为了提高他个人的威信。 | The statement was aimed at raising his personal prestige. |
| 我们应该始终牢记日本是一个好战的国家。 | We should always remember that Japan is a martial nation. |
| 我现在需要的是一个幸福家庭所给予的安全感。 | What I need now is the security of a happy home. |
| 她讲话中一再强调的就是需要削减开支. | The leitmotiv of her speech was the need to reduce expenditure. |
| 她请你, 你要是不回个信儿就可能把她得罪了. | She may be offended if you don't reply to her invitation. |
| 她女儿的漂亮眼睛是来自她的部分遗传特征。 | Her daughter's bonny eyes are parts of her heredity. |
| 那个文件柜中的发票是按日期顺序整理好的。 | That filing cabinet contain invoice ordered by date. |
| 他的行为毫无理智，我认为他一定是疯了。 | His action are so irrational that I think he must be off his chump. |
| 这个地区淹了水，这是台风时经常发生的。 | The area is flooded, as frequently happens during the typhoon. |
| 他的许多困难都是因为他的知识的贫乏而产生的。 | His difficulties issue from his lack of knowledge. |
| 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. |
| 我的叔叔虽然老了，但他看上去还是很健壮。 | Although my uncle is old, he looks very strong and healthy. |
| 付给医院医疗费是有违她的社会主义原则的. | Paying for hospital treatment goes against her socialist principles. |
| 对他来说，要得到那份工作，文凭是很重要的。 | The diploma is very important for him to get the job. |
| 她最新的一套唱片是她的最佳单曲唱片的汇集. | Her latest album is a compilation of all her best singles. |
| 执政党在补缺选举中落选，是一极大挫折。 | Defeat in the by-election is a major set-back to the ruling party. |
| 这部词典的销售量是去年同季度的两倍. | Sales of the dictionary are twice what they were in the same quarter last year. |
| 这是一次严重的撞车事故，但幸好无人死亡。 | It was a bad crash, but fortunately there were no fatalities. |
| 她在枪上留下的指纹就是她犯罪的确凿证据. | Her fingerprints on the gun were conclusive proof of her guilt. |
| 很多人都说犯罪与贫穷是密切相关的. | Many would say that crime and poverty interrelate/are interrelated (with one another). |
| 妙语，俏皮话经常是即兴说出的机智风趣的话语 | A clever, witty remark often prompted by the occasion. |
| 他只是带着那种奇特的神情死死地盯着她看。 | He simply stared at her with that peculiar expression on his face. |
| 一切想维护殖民主义的企图都是注定要失败的。 | All attempts to bolster up colonialism are bound to fail. |
| 我不会抛弃你，我对你一向是诚心诚意的。 | I'm not going to throw you over. I've always been on the square with you. |
| 这个记者很想知道那位官员是否涉及此案。 | The reporter is curious to know whether the official is involved in the case. |
| 他并不是病得不能来工作，他只是在泡病号。 | He's not so ill that he can't come to work; he's just swinging the lead. |
| 在这儿为你们举行盛大的宴会是我们极大的愉快。 | It's a great happiness to us to have a grand banquet in your honour here. |
| 她干起活来倒是相当不错，不过有时需要加以督促。 | She is a fairly good worker, but she needs prod occasionally. |
| 他真是愚蠢，竟会拒绝做那份名报的新闻记者。 | It is stupid of him to refuse a job as a reporter on that well known newspaper. |
| 有些电视节目的用意是要今天观赏，明天忘掉。 | Some TV programs are meant to be watched today and forgotten tomorrow. |
| 在补偿贸易中，付款以货物而不是用外汇进行。 | In compensation trade payment is made by goods and not by for deign exchange. |
| 我要是找到了那小子，我饶不了他，你看他做的这事。 | I'll take that boy apart when I find him: look what he's done now. |
| 警方声称这男子是被谋杀的，但未提出任何证据。 | The police alleged that the man was murdered but they have given no proof. |
| 他相信，教育不应该是某一限定人数的特权。 | It is his belief that education should not be the privilege of a limited number of people. |
| 我并不是永久雇员，而是根据定期合同在此工作的。 | I'm not a permanent employee; I'm working here on a fixed-term contract. |
| 这是一桩民事案件，因此他没有被送进监狱的可能。 | It was a civil case so there was no question of him being sent to prison. |
| 那老人的头脑一犯起糊涂来，仓促之间是很难复原的。 | The old man's wits, once gone a-wool-gathering, rarely came back in a hurry. |
| 英国人引以自豪的传统之一是有获得公正审判的权利. | One of the glories of the British heritage is the right to a fair trial. |
| 他向她讲解那音乐的妙处，可是这无异于对牛弹琴。 | He explained the beauty of the music to her but it was casting pearls before swine. |
| 满地是苹果树上飘落下来的花瓣，地上一片雪白。 | The ground was as white as snow with petals that had drifted down from the apple trees. |
| 他心向往之的是要面对面地见见他心目中的流行曲歌星。 | His ambition was to meet his favourite pop star face to face. |
| 虽然富人和穷人住在一起，但是条件相差极为悬殊。 | Rich and poor live side by side but in conditions of extraordinary disparity. |
| 他乘机利用她的无知和单纯，这种做法是不光明正大的。 | He takes advantage of her ignorance and simplicity; it isn't cricket. |
| 在英国法中在证明他有罪前被告是被假定无罪的。 | In English law, the accused is presumed to be innocent until he is proved to be guilty. |
| 正是设备的低劣才导致一些徒步旅行者不愿继续攀登 | Inferior equipment was precisely the reason some hikers refused to continue the climb. |
| 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. |
| 当他得知对手是谁时，他立即断了想获取权力的念头。 | His idea of winning power quickly toppled down when he learned who his opponent was. |
| 如果她没有无节制地花钱，她亡夫的遗产是够她晚年用的。 | The dowry will be enough for her old age had she not spent it irrationally. |
| 给予投资者的建议是以利率将继续下降这一点为前提的. | Advice to investors was based on the premise that interest rates would continue to fall. |
| 人生是一所病院，每一个住院患者都一心想换自己的床。 | Life is a hospital in which every patient is possessed by the desire to change his bed. |
| 最高天天堂的最高处，古人相信那里完全是火与光的圣地 | The highest reaches of heaven, believed by the ancients to be a realm of pure fire or light. |
| 我们的付款方式，是以不可撤消信用状见票即付汇票支付。 | Payment will be made by paying your sight draft under our irrevocable letter of credit. |
| 英国司法运作的前提是被告在被证明有罪之前是清白的。 | British justice works on the premise that an accused person is innocent until he's proved guilty. |
| 投资是一项风险事业，就是那些懂行的人有时也会栽跟头。 | Investment is a hazardous business; even those who are in the swim sometimes come a cropper. |
| 大规模的农场聚集在白人的所有权之下，这在当时是一股潮流。 | The aggregation of immense farms under white ownership was a trend at that time. |
| 在为生存在斗争场里，才能就是重拳，机智就是巧妙的步法。 | In the battle for existence, talent is the punch, and tact is the clever footwork. |
| 这座城镇中大多数建筑物都不太好看, 但这座教堂是个例外. | Most of the buildings in this town are rather unattractive, but this church is an exception. |
| 部分因为物价高涨，部分因为时机不好，生活真是愈来愈难过了。 | What with the high prices, and what with the badness of the times, we find it hard to get along. |
| 作者似乎拿不定主意是写喜剧还是写悲剧, 致使这个剧非驴非马. | The author seems uncertain whether he is writing a comedy or a tragedy, so the play falls between two stools. |
| 地震本身的真正原因是地球表面的或地底下的岩石断裂或破裂。 | The actual cause of the quake itself is the rupturing or breaking of rocks at or below the earth's surface. |
| 捏造，想象虚构的作品或托词，并不代表是真实的，而是被编造出来的 | An imaginative creation or a pretense that does not represent actuality but has been invented. |
| 在打斗中为了自卫把人打死是一回事，残酷无情地开枪杀人是另一回事。 | It's one thing to kill a man in a fight, in self-defence, another to shoot him in cold blood. |
| 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. |
| 律师的论点所依据的前提是，人们在没有被证明有罪之前都是无罪的。 | The lawyer based his argument on the premise that people are innocent until they are proved to be guilty. |
| 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. |
| 人言沉默是金，但这世界出产的顶尖蠢才们则对这问题未见有话说过。 | Silence is said to be golden, but the best fool the world has has ever produced nothing to say on the subject. |
| 半神半人的女神神与人的女性子孙，她拥有一部分但并不是全部神的力量 | A female being, often the offspring of a god and a mortal, who has some but not all of the powers of a goddess. |
| 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. |
| 圣诞节是朋友家人互相再见，以及寄圣诞卡给住在远方的人的一段时间。 | Christmas is a time for friends and family members to see each other again and to send Christmas cards to those who live far away. |
| 我相信那成群女人们的服装颜色一定是一种华丽的奇观，我会百看不厌的。 | I am certain that the colors of women's dresses moving in a throng must be a gorgeous spectacle of which I should never tire. |
| 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. |
| 我已经注意到有些雇员上班迟到一个小时. 我不点出名字来, 但是要是你觉得我说的是你.... | I have noticed some employees coming to work an hour late. I shall name no names, but if the cap fits.... |
| 我曾经警告过他不要调换工作，可如今他被迫在一家亏损公司工作。他这是自作自受。 | I warned him not to change his job but now he is forced to work for a company that is losing money. He has made his own bed and now he must lie in it. |
| 我听说有人能回忆起童年甚至婴儿时期的一些往事，但是我的过去依依稀稀，我确实记不清了。 | I hear of people recalling incidents from their early childhood—and even their infancy—but my dim and distant past is very dim indeed to me. |
| 我们的房子只住我们两人实在太大了，所以我们利用周末抽空外出看看是否有合适的套房，想买一套。 | Our house is too large for just the two of us and so we spent part of the weekend seeing over some flats with a view to buying one. |
| 他过去毫不留情地欺侮他的秘书，但是如被逼太甚，最温顺者也会反抗的，结果有一天她不辞而别了。 | He used to bully his secretary without mercy, but even a worm will turn and one day she walked out and left her job without even saying goodbye. |
| 神判法让被控诉的人接受痛苦或危险的考验的一种审判方法，结果被视为神对其是否有罪或清白的审定 | A method of trial in which the accused was subjected to physically painful or dangerous tests, the result being regarded as a divine judgment of guilt or innocence. |
| 有人说布什因选举大会开得不好以及竞选方法不佳而受害。可是即使两者都做得较好，结果也将是一样。我想根本问题也不在于经济。 | Some will say Mr. Bush was done in by a bad convention and a bad campaign. But if both had gone better the outcome would have been the same. And I don't think it all came down to the economy, either. |
| 马克思列宁主义马克思主义的延伸，包含了列宁的帝国主义是资本主义的最终表现形式的理论，并指出了斗争中心从发达国家到不发达国家的转移 | The expansion of Marxism to include both Lenin's concept of imperialism as the final form of capitalism and a shift in the focus of struggle from the developed to the underdeveloped countries. |
| 镜子是椭圆的。 | The mirror is oval. |
| 她是个好伴侣. | She's an excellent companion. |
| 这是面凸面镜。 | This is a convex mirror. |
| 她是个刁滑的姑娘. | She's a sly puss. |
| 储蓄是有远见的. | It's prudent to save. |
| 那是胜利的预兆。 | It's an omen of victory. |
| 他总是在埋怨。 | He is forever complaining. |
| 他通常是忙碌的。 | He is usually busy. |
| 地上满是蚂蚁. | The ground was crawling with ants. |
| 她父亲是金融家。 | Her father is a financier. |
| 这个瘤不是恶性的. | The growth is not malignant. |
| 他真是贪吃的大肚汉. | He's a real greedy guts. |
| 下一次集市是15号. | The next market is on the 15th. |
| 她是个和蔼可亲的人. | She is a warm kindly person. |
| 霉和蘑菇都是真菌。 | Mildew and mushrooms are fungi. |
| 乌鸦是不祥的预兆。 | The crow is a bird of ill omen. |
| 橡胶鞋是防水的。 | Rubber boots are impervious to water. |
| 她是个可以信赖的人. | She's a woman who can be depended on. |
| 这是一间宽敞的房屋。 | It is a commodious house. |
| 纽约是美国的一个州。 | New York is a canton of America. |
| 便道上满是狗屎. | The pavement was covered in dogs' excrement. |
| 草地上到处都是蘑菇. | The lawn was covered with fungus. |
| 上上策是不予理睬. | The wisest course would be to ignore it. |
| 宣告贩卖军火是非法的 | Outlawed the sale of firearms. |
| 焦炭的主要成分是碳。 | Coke consists mainly of carbon. |
| 便道上满是狗屎。 | The pavement was covered with dogs' excrement. |
| 民法与刑法是不同的。 | Civil law is different to criminal law. |
| 傲慢是他的惟一缺点。 | Arrogance is the only hole in his coat. |
| 橡胶是从树中提取的。 | Rubber is abstract ed from trees. |
| 画眉是一种小鸣禽。 | The thrush is a kind of small singing bird. |
| 我丈夫是一个孝顺的儿子。 | My husband is a filial son. |
| 她一化妆就是几个小时. | She spends hours painting her face. |
| 她的聪颖是不言而喻的。 | Her intelligence is self-evident. |
| 公正是仁政的要素. | Justice is an important element of good government. |
| 这只戒指只是镀金的而已。 | The ring was only plated with gold. |
| 他看上去完全是正人君子. | He looked every inch a gentleman. |
| 黄水仙是水仙属植物. | The daffodil belongs to the genus Narcissus'. |
| 是另一个男子使她怀孕的. | She is/got pregnant by another man. |
| 这些房子是免付捐税的。 | These houses are exempt from paying rates. |
| 发掘过去的历史是不容易的。 | It is not easy to dig out the past. |
| 温文有礼是绅士的特质。 | Politeness is the attribute of a gentleman. |
| 他是我可以信赖的那一种人。 | He is a man on whom I can rely. |
| 这是两种弊病中较轻的。 | This is the lesser evil of the two. |
| 红红的晚霞是晴天的预兆。 | A red sunset signifies fine weather. |
| 小洞穴是唯一的避寒处。 | A small cave was the only refuge from the cold. |
| 地震之后紧跟着就是瘟疫。 | Plague came in the wake of earthquake. |
| 乌云是雨或雪将至的预兆。 | Dark clouds are a sign of rain or snow. |
| 歧视黑人仍是普遍现象. | Discrimination against Blacks is still common. |
| 半真半假常是弥天大谎。 | Half the truth is often a great lie. |
| 你要是赌赢这车就归你了。 | If you win the bet, the car is yours for love. |
| 我是在农场由姨妈抚养大的。 | I was raised by my aunt on a farm. |
| 人性的弱点之一是懒惰。 | One of the frailties of human nature is laziness. |
| 我这件外衣是用绸子做的衬里。 | My coat is lined with silk. |
| 他的侄子是一个粗野的年轻人。 | His nephew is an uncouth young man. |
| 他并未喝醉，而是茫然出神。 | He wasn't drunk, he was goofing off. |
| 这是一本关于古罗马历史的书。 | Here is a book about Roman history. |
| 治疗背痛的唯一办法是休息。 | The only way to cure backache is to rest. |
| 那肖像是他最为珍贵的东西. | The portrait was his proudest possession. |
| 他绝不像是会接受贿赂的人。 | He is the last man to accept a bribe. |
| 乌云是下雨的明显前兆。 | Black clouds are an unmistakable sign of coming rain. |
| 向人吐唾沫是非常粗暴无礼的。 | It's very rude to spit at someone. |
| 我估计这将是一个炎热的夏天。 | I reckon this will be a hot summer. |
| 玫瑰是遍生于世界各地的植物。 | The rose is a cosmopolitan plant. |
| 对我们来说金钱是种诱惑物。 | Money is a kind of allurement for us. |
| 他总是贬低妻子的烹饪技术。 | He's always running down his wife's cooking. |
| 他看来是贿赂了守卫而逃跑的. | He had apparently escaped by bribing a guard. |
| 新闻界是捍卫我们自由的卫兵。 | The press is a sentinel of our liberty. |
| 他回到家里时已是疲惫不堪。 | He was beaten out with fatigue when he got home. |
| 我就是觉得这件事莫名其妙。 | I was just wondering about that myself. |
| 这是我买过的最奢侈的东西. | It was the most extravagant purchase I have ever made. |
| 她生活的唯一目的似乎是发财。 | Get rich seem to be her only purpose in life. |
| 商业周期就是淡旺期交替。 | The business cycle is a series of peaks and troughs. |
| 木匠店的地板上满是刨花. | The floor of the carpenter's shop was covered with shavings. |
| 分辨是非并不总是很容易的。 | It is not always easy to know right from wrong. |
| 这班机是经纽约飞往芝加哥的. | This flight is routed to Chicago via New York. |
| 糖大多是用甘蔗和甜菜制的。 | Most sugar comes from sugar-cane and sugar-beet. |
| 中银大厦在香港是最高的。 | The building of the Bank of China is topmost in Hong Kong. |
| 地球上空气的大部分成分是氮气。 | Nitrogen forms most of the Earth's air. |
| 这些机器都是由电动机驱动的。 | The machines are driven by electric motors. |
| 黄铜是由铜和锌熔合制成的。 | Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc. |
| 二氧化碳是由碳和氧组成的。 | Carbon dioxide consists of carbon and oxygen. |
| 他认为向他人乞求救济是耻辱。 | He thinks it's a shame to beg others for alms. |
| 这件偷窃事没有人承认是自己干的。 | Nobody owned up to the theft. |
| 请帮我脱掉这满是泥浆的靴子。 | Please help me to draw off these muddy boots. |
| 社会动荡是经济问题引起的。 | The social unrest has its origins in economic problems. |
| 从各方面来看, 他都是个正人君子. | He was a real gentleman, first and last. |
| 美国人是各种种族人的熔合体。 | Americans are the fusion of many different races. |
| 在我们国家，携带枪支是违法的。 | It's illegal to carry guns in our country. |
| 它是一种有菊花味的特别茶叶。 | It was a special tea which tasted of chrysanthemum. |
| 他认为贪图他人的财物是有罪的。 | He thinks it's a sin to covet other's properties. |
| 人生，再好也不过是汪洋苦海罢了。 | Life is, at best, a sea of trouble. |
| 这次审判是对公正的一次拙劣的模拟 | The trial was a parody of justice. |
| 经检查发现钞票是伪造的. | On inspection (ie When inspected) the notes proved to be forgeries. |
| 他并不是他们所描绘的那个样子。 | He was not what they had represented him to be. |
| 水是由氢元素和氧元素组成的. | Water is composed of the elements hydrogen and oxygen. |
| 它是一个中型的灰色绅耐特皮箱。 | It is a medium- size samsonite, and it's gray. |
| 奥运会是举世瞩目的体育比赛。 | The Olympic Games commands the attention of the world. |
| 我总的印象是他似乎很和蔼可亲. | My general impression was that he seemed a pleasant man. |
| 蒜别放太多--不是人人都喜欢的. | Don't overdo the garlic in the food not everyone likes it. |
| 制造这些小部件是非常昂贵的。 | The manufacture of these small components is expensive. |
| 他有个看法是男人戴帽子就会秃顶. | He has a theory that wearing hats makes men go bald. |
| 要聘请到素质好的老师是很困难的。 | It's difficult to recruit teachers of quality. |
| 骡子是公驴和母马交配而生的杂种。 | A mule is a hybrid of a donkey and a horse. |
| 现代化的都市里遍地是高楼大厦。 | In modern cities there are high-rise buildings everywhere. |
| 据说他腿瘸了，是一次事故造成的。 | It's said that his lameness resulted from an accident. |
| 书中女主人翁是作者的真实写照。 | The heroine is the spitting image of the author. |
| 只要顺著她, 她是又和蔼又讲理. | She's all sweetness and light provided you're doing what she wants. |
| 说英语时, 重音和节奏是很重要的. | Stress and rhythm are important in speaking English. |
| 如果灯杆不是笔直的，我就感到烦恼。 | It annoys me if a lamppost is not bolt upright. |
| 我苏醒过来的时候是在地板上躺著呢. | When I came to my senses, I was lying on the floor. |
| 圣女贞德是法国最伟大的女性之一。 | Joan of Arc was one of France's greatest daughters. |
| 这篇报道不是颠倒黑白就是含糊其辞. | The report was full of lies and prevarications. |
| 这个女孩总是抱怨没有合适的衣服。 | The girl always complains about lacking suitable raiment. |
| 现在不是奢侈花钱买新立体音响的时候. | This is no time to lash out on a new stereo. |
| 董事长裁定该会议是违反章程的。 | The chairman ruled that the meeting was unconstitutional. |
| 那不是稀有的鸟, 只不过是普通的麻雀. | It isn't a rare bird, just a common or garden sparrow. |
| 要是过去没有书，我们就会愚昧无知。 | If there had been no book, we will have been ignorant. |
| 这个盆子是镀金金属的，所以不太值钱。 | This basin is only plate so it's not very valuable. |
| 她呜咽着诉说自已的孩子是怎样死去的。 | She sobbed out the story of the death of her child. |
| 麻雀在我们这个城市里是一种常见的鸟。 | The sparrow is a common bird in our city. |
| 对于非授权用户其意义是隐蔽的数据。 | Data whose meaning is concealed from unauthorized users. |
| 成名的弊端之一是失去了私人活动自由。 | One of the penalties of fame is loss of privacy. |
| 大多数的失踪案都是恐怖分子造成的. | Most disappearances are the result of the terrorist activity. |
| 这些花是用来对您的恩惠略表谢意的. | These flowers are a small acknowledgement of your great kindness. |
| 这些衣服还是湿的，把他们在太阳下晾干。 | The clothes are still moist. Dry them in the sun. |
| 工作大部分是她做的, 可是荣誉都归他了. | She did most of the work but all the kudos went to him. |
| 这不是原作，它只不过是廉价的复制品。 | This is not the original; it's only a cheap reproduction. |
| 这地方虽然简陋，却是我们的会议厅。 | Crude and simple, this place had to serve as the meeting hall. |
| 贝多芬被认为是不朽的古典音乐大师. | Beethoven is regarded as one of the immortals of classical music. |
| 对这些荒谬的指控我们是不甘受辱的. | We have no intention of lying down under these absurd allegations. |
| 令我惊奇的是, 我侄子穿着女孩的裙子。 | To my surprise, I found my nephew dressed in a girl's skirt. |
| 这个房间是用红色和棕色装饰的暖色调。 | The room was furnished in warm reds and browns. |
| 就是最佳质量的橡胶也会因老化而腐烂。 | Even the best quality rubber will perish with age. |
| 那篇采访报道完全是对一诚实人的诽谤. | That interview was an absolute libel on a honest man. |
| 但是他的阶级本能使他把历史弄颠倒了。 | But his class instinct led him to turn history upside down. |
| 安葬是在大清早进行的，没有举行葬礼。 | The burial was done early in the morning without a ceremony. |
| 我认为失业是我们社会最为严重的弊病. | I would contend that unemployment is our most serious social evil. |
| 这个管弦乐队演奏的特色是声音优美柔和. | The orchestra had a distinctively warm and mellow sound. |
| 不应把人的因素看成是经济体制的附庸. | People should not be regarded as subservient to the economic system. |
| 他的新房子是他自己一块砖一块砖砌起来的。 | His new house was built by himself, brick by brick. |
| 在这一政治危机时期我是目睹一切的局外人。 | I was on the sidelines during the political crisis. |
| 他对你说他没有结婚，他是在公然说谎。 | He was lying in his throat when he told you he was not married. |
| 这包应装有十个螺丝钉, 可是短了两个. | This packet is supposed to contain ten screws, but it's two short. |
| 讲课人继续解释说民法与刑法是不同的。 | The lecturer continued that civil law was different to criminal law. |
| 这些弊病是由于缺乏一个稳定的政府而引起的。 | The evils ensue from lack of a stable government. |
| 这次暴动可看作是政治上不稳定的征兆。 | The riot can be considered a symptom of political instability. |
| 杰克是一位精通中国古代经典著作的学者。 | Jack is a scholar steeped in the classics of ancient China. |
| 她把棍子朝里面捅了好深，可是没有动物出来。 | She poked the stick in a long way, but no animal came out. |
| 这个建议完全是荒唐可笑的, 根本不可能采纳. | The entire proposal is risible: it will never be accepted. |
| 集团的大部分利润是由远东的子公司缴纳。 | Most of the group profit is contributed by the subsidiary in the far east. |
| 要想弄清事实，唯一办法是作周密的调查。 | The only way to get at the facts is to make a thorough investigation. |
| 就技术而言那座建筑物是杰作, 但却没人喜欢. | Technicallythe building is a masterpiece, but few people like it. |
| 这场重要战役的失利是我们败局已定的前兆. | Defeat in this important battle was the beginning of the end for us. |
| 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. |
| 开得好的钮眼是联系艺术与自然的唯一环节。 | A really well- made buttonhole is the only link between art and nature. |
| 有线圈的设备这样的螺旋线圈是主要部件的 | Any of various devices of which such a spiral is the major component. |
| 调波一种频率是另一种波频率整数倍的谐波 | A wave whose frequency is a whole-number multiple of that of another. |
| 他有幽默感, 这是他对付他们的敌对行动的唯一手段. | Humour was his only weapon against their hostility. |
| 我扣动了扳机，可是枪打不响，那鹿也就逃走了。 | I pulled the trigger, but the gun hung fire and the deer escaped. |
| 大门锁上了，但是我们从篱笆的缺口中钻了出去。 | The gate was locked but we went through a gap in the fence. |
| 英国第一台打字机专利证书是一七一四年颁发的。 | The first English patent for a typewriter was issued in1714. |
| 图书馆最近增添的书籍是一位百万富翁捐献的。 | The library's latest acquisitions were donated by a millionaire. |
| 虚报你的健康状况以获取廉价的保险是不对的。 | It is not right to lie about your health to get cheap insurance. |
| 桌上那包糖果对那孩子是个难以抗拒的诱惑. | The bag of sweets on the table was too strong a temptation for the child to resist. |
| 首相是内阁文件泄密政治纠纷的中心人物. | The Prime Minister is at the centre of a political row over leaked Cabinet documents. |
| 这部影片被吹捧为杰作, 可是我觉得令人失望. | The film was built up to be a masterpiece, but I found it very disappointing. |
| 他向我眨了眨一只眼，意思是他正在开别人的玩笑。 | He winked at me to show that he was playing a joke on the others. |
| 一枚钱币的内在价值是造这枚钱币的金属的价值。 | The intrinsic value of a coin is the value of the metal it is made of. |
| 公众舆论的趋向看来是转向不利于政府的方向。 | The tide of public opinion seems to be turning against the government. |
| 在某种意义上说我同意您，但爱出名是人皆有之的。 | I concur with you in a sense, but love of fame is universal. |
| 我们的教育事业是和祖国的繁荣昌盛休戚相关的。 | Our educational cause is bound up with the prosperity of our country. |
| 他是个笨拙的孩子，经常笨手笨脚地把东西摔破。 | He was an awkward child, always falling over himself and breaking things. |
| 这个侦探反复琢磨想弄明白那个窃贼是怎样逃跑的。 | The detective tried to reason out how the thief had escaped. |
| 哦，对不起。允许我更正一下，这件古董绝对是真的。 | Oh, I'm sorry, but if I may correct you, this is absolutely real. |
| 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. |
| 不列颠是大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国的简称。 | Britain is a brief name of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. |
| 我是记者, 在这一政治危机时期我是目睹一切的局外人. | As a journalist, I was on the sidelines during the political crisis. |
| 目的是要让它在不断增长的瑞典威力中起主要作用。 | She was intended to play a leading role in the growing might of Sweden. |
| 修建校舍的计画是在增加教育经费的前提下拟定的. | The school building programme postulates an increase in educational investment. |
| 报纸上满是关于世界政治三巨头会晤的报道。 | The newspaper was covered with reports of the meeting of the three political titans in the world. |
| 北约对这个独立的国家的侵略是对人权的野蛮侵犯。 | NATO's invasion of this independent country is a brutal violation of human rights. |
| 他很快就领悟到了其中的幽默，于是和大家一起欢笑起来。 | He saw the joke quickly and joined in the general merriment. |
| 我非常惊讶, 连忙掐了自己一把看是否这一切都是一场梦. | I was so amazed I had to pinch myself in case it was all a dream. |
| 盐是从海水中结晶出来的，这被视为一种物理变化。 | Salt is crystallized from sea water, which is known to be a physical change. |
| 她要求赔款遭到拒绝, 原因是她事先没有交纳保险费. | Her claim was disallowed on the ground(s) that she had not paid her premium. |
| 在英国, 女王是君主而治理国家的却是民选的代表. | In Britain the Queen reigns, but elected representatives of the people govern the country. |
| 人而无一住址者是为流浪汉，住址有二者是为放荡儿。 | A man without an address is a vagabond; a man with two address is a libertine. |
| 在悬而未决的状态之下过日子是凄惨的，是蜘蛛的生活嘛。 | It is a miserable thing to live in suspense; it is a life of a spider. |
| 我今天要讲的是我们社会面临的一大危害，就是艾滋病。 | I want to talk today about a major threat facing our society, namely AIDS. |
| 我并非真正主张应该有死刑, 只是故意唱唱反调罢了. | I don't really believe in capital punishment, I'm just playing the devil's advocate. |
| 能被选拔出来代表国家参赛, 是多数运动员的最高荣誉. | To be chosen to represent their country is the highest accolade for most athletes. |
| 专家系统是一套能够整理并呈现既有知识的电脑程式。 | An expert system is a program which organizes and presents pre- existing knowledge. |
| 她雇佣我为她的私人助理，但我似乎要做的一切是替她打杂。 | She took me on as her personal assistant but all I seem to do is fetch and carry for her. |
| 影射影射的事情，特别是巧妙地间接的，通常是贬义的暗示 | Something insinuated, especially an artfully indirect, often derogatory suggestion. |
| 肥皂与教育并不像大屠杀般突如其来，但结果是更要命的。 | Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run. |
| 他经常说他对文学有浓厚的兴趣，其实这不过是附庸风雅而已。 | He is always talking about his deep interest in literature, but it's just a pose. |
| 全是狂人，不过，凡是能够分析自己的妄想者就被称为哲学家。 | All are lunatics, but he who can analyze he delusion is called a philosopher. |
| 莫扎特毕竟不仅是作曲家，而且是空前的最大戏剧天才之一。 | Mozart was, after all, not a mere purveyor of music but one of the supreme dramatic geniuses of all time. |
| 只因为莫尔不能为自己辨护，米尔便乘机攻击他，这是不公正的。 | It was unfair for Mill to attack More just because the latter could not answer( him) back. |
| 我是抱着把正反两方面的意见都掂量一下的愿望探讨这个问题的。 | I have approached this subject with a desire to weigh the pros and cons connected with it. |
| 人道主义，博爱主义认为人类唯一的道义责任是提高人类福利的信仰 | The belief that the sole moral obligation of humankind is the improvement of human welfare. |
| 我们学校里所有女孩子都崇拜那个恰巧是单身汉的英俊数学老师。 | All the girls in our school adore the handsome mathematics teacher who happens to be a bachelor. |
| 焦炭，煤气和汽油是更加有效地利用煤和石油的第二级燃料的范例。 | The gas and petrol are examples of secondary fuels by which coal and oil may be more effectively used. |
| 当我初次离家时，喜鹊在树上唱歌，在中国文化中这是个好预兆。 | Some magpies was singing in the tree when I left home for the first time, a good omen in Chinese culture. |
| 如果是女人，在她走向刑场的半路上，也可能会要求一点时间来化妆。 | If a woman were on her way to her execution, she will demand a little time to put on make- up. |
| 杰克在赛跑中的名次排在其他两名运动员之后，而他原来是希望得第一名的。 | Jack was placed behind two other runners in the race that he had hoped to win. |
| 看到政府官员在内阁改组之前耍弄花招以讨得首相欢心是很有趣的。 | It's amusing to watch members jockeying for the Prime Minister's attention prior to Cabinet reshuffle. |
| 他这个人做事一不做二不休--向慈善事业捐款不捐则已, 一捐就是一大笔. | He's not a man who does things by halves -- either he donates a huge sum to a charity or he gives nothing. |
| 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. |
| 不久克里特将接纳收容你，那是养育了我的地方，我们的新房也将安的那里。 | So Crete shall presently receive thee, Crete that was mine own foster-mother, where thy bridal chamber shall be. |
| 地方法官拥有有限司法权，尤其是在刑事案件中有司法权的司法官中的地方成员 | A local member of the judiciary having limited jurisdiction, especially in criminal cases. |
| 霍勒斯沾沾自喜于自己的权力。他就是那个拉动响鞭发号令的是暴徒，是头子。 | Horace was relishing his power. He was the tough, the big shot, who gave orders with the crack of a whip. |
| 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. |
| 在这篇爱情背叛和复仇的故事中，表现了阴森可怖的想像力，真是刺激，棒极了。 | A darker imagination is at work in this story of betrayed love and revenge. Strong meat and very good. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 燃放鞭炮不仅仅被看作讨厌的事，而且还被认为是对人的生命财产的严重威胁。 | Setting off firecrackers is seen not merely as a nuisance, but also as a big threat to man's life and property. |
| 它的用处是备份大量的数据或增加存储容量。硬盘的存储容量从几百兆字节不等。 | Hard disks provide tremendous storage capacities ranging from hundreds of megabytes to several gigabytes. |
| 我的目光没有聚焦，以致我没有看到特别的目标，仅仅是那川流不息的彩色万花筒。 | I throw my eyes out of focus, so that I see no particular object but only a seething kaleidoscope of colors. |
| 德拉就这样做了。你知道，人生是由呜咽，抽泣和徽笑组成的，而其中主要的是抽泣。 | So Della did. You see, life You see, life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles- but mainly of sniffles. |
| 酗酒成性的人承认饮酒过度是弊多利少，他这样说实际是自己打自己的嘴巴。 | By admitting that excessive drinking does more harm than good, the man who indulged in the practice was condemned out of his own mouth. |
| 全部艰苦的工作都是我做的，但是我的老板却宣布那是他自己的发现，窃取了我的发明创造。 | I did all the hard work but my boss stole my thunder by announcing the discovery as his own |
| 我女朋友唠叨着要我去理发，因此我今天终于去理了。只要能保持安宁，那还是值得的。 | My girlfriend keeps on nagging me to get a haircut so I finally had one today; it was worth it if only to keep the peace. |
| 对我们来说，猫是热情又充满深情的动物，但是在鸟儿和老鼠看来，猫是恶毒的食肉动物。 | Cats are warm and affectionate creatures to us, but viewed through the eyes of birds and mice they are vicious predators. |
| 纳粹主义纳粹党的意识和实施，尤其是种族国家主义，国家扩张，政府控制经济的政策 | The ideology and practice of the Nazis, especially the policy of racist nationalism, national expansion, and state control of the economy. |
| 他老是连续不断地锤击，把钉子敲进木头，而且钉头与板面平齐之后，还是一个劲儿地敲。 | He would hammer a nail into the wood with a series of blows that continued to down long after the head was flush with the boards. |
| 在那之后，简直拦不住他，他觉得该是放弃原有的工作而全力以赴当作家谋生的时候了。 | After that, there was no holding him, and the day came when he felt he could chuck his job and to all out to make a living as writer. |
| 要不是办像酿酒厂或保险公司这样的副业，他们没有多少人只靠艺术就能过的舒舒服服。 | Few of them managed to make a good living out of their art alone, without running a sideline such as a brewery or an insurance office. |
| 天体要素在古代和中古时代被认为是充满于月球空间并且是构成恒星和行星的元素 | The element believed in ancient and medieval civilizations to fill all space above the sphere of the moon and to compose the stars and planets. |
| 政治迫害表面上是开展揭露颠覆的活动，但实际上用于扰乱和削弱持不同看法的人的调查 | An investigation carried out ostensibly to uncover subversive activities but actually used to harass and undermine those with differing views. |
| 莫斯科电视为撤军做了广泛的报导，一则苏联电视报导说车队曾受攻击，但是并未提供细节。 | Moscow television carried extensive coverage of the pullout. A Soviet television correspondence said the convoy had come under fire but did not provide details. |
| 新上任的警察局长很快就让人感觉到他不是平庸之辈。他的主张一付诸实施镇里犯罪情况就少多了。 | The new chief police officer quickly made his presence felt, and there was much less crime in the town after his ideas were put into practice. |
| 部分能量能以与它主要传播方向相反的方向从一个机械部件传到另一个机械部件，那就是我们所称的反馈。 | Part of the energy can be transferred from one part of a mechanism to another, in a direction opposite to its main flow. That's what we call feedback. |
| 用暴力威胁侵犯他人身体犯罪行为应与殴打罪区别开来。其区别是，前者是用暴力相威胁而后者是实际上的使用暴力。 | Assault shall be distinguished from battery, in that assault is the threat of violence, whereas battery is actual violence. |
| 病人情况危急，因而需要手术，但又无法保证她是否能经受得住麻醉剂，外科医生处于进退两难的境地。 | The patient's condition was critical and she needed an operation but there was no guarantee that she would survive the anaesthetic; the surgeon was on the horns of a dilemma. |
| 最近几个月，泰恩经历了一系列失败的捕捞，老板对他非常不满，于是他决定在捕鱼季节结束前再一次出海。 | For several months Tyne has had a run of disappointing catches, and his boss was quite dissatisfied with him. So he decides to make one more trip before the end of the fishing season. |
| 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. |
| 这是一个应该避免使用的非正式术语。该术语有时用于一种逻辑元件，这种逻辑元件可以实现特定的功能或在变量之间提供链接。 | An improper term to be avoided. This term is sometimes used to designate a logic element which performs a specific function or provides a linkage between variables. |
| 当飞机上的灯一下子熄灭时，旅客显得很紧张，但当机长告诉他们这只不过是一次电气故障，很快就会修好时，他们才放下心来。 | The passengers became alarmed when the lights went out on the plane, but the captain put their minds at rest when he told them it was only a minor electrical fault and it would soon be repaired. |
| 饮食失常一种饮食无序，在这种情况下，一个人常常处于不正常的贪食和厌食的交替状态，特点是偶尔的暴饮暴食继而又很快的引起呕吐或腹泻 | An eating disorder in which one alternates between abnormal craving for and aversion to food. It is characterized by episodes of excessive food intake followed by periods of fasting and self-induced vomiting or diarrhea. |
| 也许最重要的是，这些选举将使大众认识新面孔，尤其是来自反对党阵营的。这样投石问路将会测如候选人的影响力，建立知名度，并过滤问题。 | Perhaps most important, these elections will put new faces before the public, especially from the opposition camp. This testing of the waters will measure the impact of the candidates, build name recognition and sift the issues. |
| 尽管有大量的宗教派别，研究美国宗教惯常做法的学者发现，在许多情况下，许多新教教派之间在信仰方面并没有多大的不同，只是在仪式方面有较小的差异。 | In spite of the great number of denominations, students of religious practice in the United State find that in many cases there are no major differences in belief, and only minor ones in ritual between many of the Protestant denominations. |
| 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. |
| 日本公司有能力在发展与生产方面，较美国公司投资为多，是他们在半导体方面占上风的一个主要原因。现在，英泰尔计划在经济不景气时大量投资以压倒弱小竞争者。 | The ability to outspend American companies on development and production has been a big reason Japanese companies have made gains in the semi-conductor business. Now Intel plans to borrow a page from the Japanese by spending heavily through a recession to gain ground on weaker competitors. |
| 痴愚者一个人智能迟缓发展，仅具有7岁到12岁的智能，一般在一定程度的学术或职业教育后能够进行交流和掌握社会技术。这个词是一个集合概念，现在不再使用，并被视为带有侮辱意味 | A person of mild mental retardation having a mental age of from7 to12 years and generally having communication and social skills enabling some degree of academic or vocational education. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive. |
| 在远程通信系统中，当报文发往的工作站处于不工作状态时控制站所采取的行动，即接收并存储该报文直到该工作站恢复工作时，再由控制站将报文送给它。在报文交换系统中，控制站可以是一台计算机。 | In a remote communication system, the action taken by a control station whereby messages addressed to an inoperative station are accepted and stored at the control station until they can be sent to the destination station. The control station may be a computer in a message switching system. |
| 她是小宝贝! | She's a little darling! |
| 他可不是正人君子! | He's no gentleman! |
| 那纯粹是捏造的! | That's pure fabrication! |
| 真是个愚蠢的白痴! | What a stupid idiot! |
| 4、6、12都是2的倍数 | 4, 6, and 12 are multiples of 2. |
| 约翰和彼得是兄弟。 | John and Peter are brothers. |
| 我的生活真是狼狈! | My life's (in) a real mess! |
| 你是想让我难堪吗? | Are you trying to embarrass me? |
| 他是个没什麽欲望的人. | He is a man of few wants. |
| 她是个爱挑剔的老太婆. | She's an awful old bag. |
| 他这样说真是无耻！ | It was brazen of him to say so! |
| 这个问题是不是个圈套? | Is this question a trap? |
| 你为什么老是咬指甲? | Why are you always biting your nails? |
| 你要有格的纸还是白纸? | Do you want ruled paper or plain? |
| 是否可替我更换座位？ | Could you change my seat, please? |
| 他许诺的都是空话. | His promises were just so much meaningless talk. |
| 这孩子是否有点反常？ | Is the child abnormal in any way? |
| 琼斯先生是个巧木匠。 | Mr. Jones is a clever carpenter. |
| 【谚】美德是无价之宝。 | Virtue is a jewel of great price. |
| 我是不是该把桌子往后挪? | Should I move the table back? |
| 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! |
| 他是个衣衫褴褛的流浪者。 | He is a tramp in shabby old clothes. |
| 当局是否已得知（此事）? | Have the authorities been notified (of this)? |
| 议程表上的下一项是什么? | What is the next item on the agenda? |
| 那是一架漂亮的加冕马车。 | That's a beautiful coronation coach. |
| 你是男子汉还是胆小鬼? | Are you a man or a mouse (ie brave or cowardly)? |
| 他的许诺都是圈套和骗局. | All his promises were snares and delusions. |
| 你是说我务必去弄一份签证? | Do you mean I have to get a visa? |
| ｀去世＇是｀死＇的委婉说法. | `Pass away' is a euphemism for `die'. |
| 别对我发火--那不是我的错! | Don't get stroppy with me it's not my fault! |
| 你缺席的真正原因是什么？ | What was the real reason for your absence? |
| 这些栗子是鲜亮的红褐色。 | These chestnuts are of bright reddish-brown. |
| 税务局：这里是涉外分局。 | Tax official: This is the foreign tax bureau. |
| 月球是藉反射阳光而发光的. | The moon shines with reflected light. |
| 你是那麽想的吗? 纯粹是错觉! | You think that, do you? Pure illusion! |
| 她是缴（清）了党费的党员. | She's a (fully) ,paid-up member of the party. |
| 博茨瓦纳的主要输出品是什麽? | What are the chief exports of Botswana? |
| 玛里琳要的是爱而不是崇拜。 | Marilyn wanted to be loved, not lionized. |
| 讲话是分数；沉默是整数。 | Speech is fractional; silence is integral. |
| 十二月是一年的最後一个月份. | December is the last month of the year. |
| 我就是这个时侯被教会思考的。 | That was when I was taught to think. |
| 是什麽促使你推测出这样的结论? | What made you conjecture that? |
| 珊瑚是由某些水螅体构成的. | Coral is formed by certain types of polyp. |
| 洋葱的味道一直都不散，是吗？ | The smell of onions clings, doesn't it? |
| 您想买进口的还是国产的？ | Do you want an import brand or a home-make one? |
| 斯克鲁奇是多麽可恶的吝啬鬼呀! | What a miserable old devil Scrooge was! |
| 鞍马是很难掌握的器械. | The vaulting horse is a difficult piece of apparatus to master. |
| 亨利英勇奋战，可是打败了。 | Henry put up a good fight, but was beaten. |
| “三思而后行”是我的座右铭。 | "Think before you act" is my motto. |
| 你们是不是都得到了公平的一份了? | Have you all had a fair whack? |
| 那是一个宁静、明媚的早晨。 | It was a beautiful morning, calm and serene. |
| 他们不可靠[不是我信赖的人]. | They're not to be trusted/not people I would trust. |
| 这库房的容量是400立方英尺。 | The store- room be400 cubic feet in volume. |
| 爱、喜、恨、惧、悲都是情感。 | Love, joy, hate, fear and grief are all emotions. |
| 大理石拱门是著名的伦敦标志. | Marble Arch is a famous London landmark. |
| 硫磺是炸药的一种组成成分。 | Brimstone is a component part of explosive. |
| 这些符号我完全不明白是什麽意思. | These symbols mean nothing to me. |
| 是否可在此购买观光巴士券？ | Can I get a ticket for the sight- seeing bus here? |
| 狗拴著链子, 是怎麽挣脱开的呢? | The dog was chained, so how did it get free? |
| 申请的截止日[日期]是5月1日. | The closing (ie last) day/date for applications is 1 May. |
| 这个肿瘤是良性的还是癌肿性的? | Is the growth benign or cancerous? |
| 在书写时, Doctor头衔的缩写是Dr. | In writing, the title `Doctor' is abbreviated to `Dr'. |
| 你见到的是实物, 还是鬼魂? | Was it something substantial that you saw, or was it a ghost? |
| 总是受到讥笑使人非常气馁。 | It's very discouraging to be sneered at all time. |
| 这一章的标题是｀我早年的生活＇. | The chapter was headed My Early Life'. |
| 他反驳说：“这完全是你的错误。” | He retorted, "it's entirely your fault." |
| 我的座右铭是: ｀有一天过一天.＇ | My motto is: `Live each day as it comes.' |
| 租金贵是贵, （但）房子倒很好. | The rent is high, (but) otherwise the house is fine. |
| 我上当了! 这些番茄一半是坏的! | I've been diddled! Half of these tomatoes are bad! |
| 阿根廷是牛肉制品的一大出口国。 | Argentina is a big exporter of beef products. |
| 好。是要豪华型、中型还是小型车？ | Ok. Luxury, mid-size or compact? |
| 她完全是一只孔雀，除“美”而外。 | She is a peacock in everything but beauty. |
| 直接从碗里咕嘟咕嘟地喝汤是粗俗的 | Slurping soup directly from the bowl is vulgar. |
| 即便是天涯海角我也要跟随他。 | I will follow him to the uttermost parts of the earth. |
| 声誉——主要是死得其时的问题。 | Fame- it is chiefly a matter of die at the right moment. |
| 他那彬彬有礼的举止显出他是个绅士. | His polite manners bespoke the gentleman. |
| 这个剧本通常认为是莎士比亚作的. | This play is usually attributed to Shakespeare. |
| 他们是这样宣称的，但他们有证据吗？ | So they alleged, but have they any proof? |
| 她带病努力工作, 真是难能可贵! | She works so hard in spite of her illness: she's a marvel! |
| 唱流行歌曲的歌星什麽时候都是新闻人物. | Pop stars are always news. |
| 怎样才能使你相信我是真心实意的呢? | How can I persuade you that I am sincere? |
| 他引用莎士比亚的话是恰如其分的。 | His quotation from Shakespeare is appropriate. |
| 彬彬有礼和谈吐得体是文雅的标志。 | Good manners and correct speech are marks of refinement. |
| 他的谦逊[愉快的样子]都是装出来的。 | His modesty [air of joviality] was all put on. |
| 亟须找出解决方法, 这是鞭策他的动力. | The need to find a solution urged him on. |
| ｀部长, 你是要辞职吗?＇｀无可奉告.＇ | `Will you resign, Minister?' `No comment!' |
| 这条消息是关於最近的首脑级会议的. | The news is all about the latest summit meeting. |
| 煤、石油和矿产品都是工业原料。 | Coal, oil and mineral are the raw material of industry. |
| 兔子在澳洲是较为近期引进的动物. | The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia. |
| 孩子们在沙滩上嬉戏真是乐得其所. | The children are really in their element playing on the beach. |
| 种族歧视问题是政治上的棘手问题. | The racial discrimination issue is a political hot potato. |
| 我熟悉伦敦，那是我度过童年的地方。 | I know London as the place where I spent my childhood. |
| 他们是何等竭尽全力来完成这一任务啊！ | How they laid about them to fulfill the task! |
| 这杆梭镖是江西根据地时代传下来的。 | The spear descends from the Jiangxi-base days. |
| 他说他没有时间, 或是诸如此类的藉口. | He said he hadn't got time or made some such excuse. |
| 希罗宁姆斯·博希是怪诞派绘画大师。 | Hieronymus Bosch was a master of the grotesque in painting. |
| 这个错误证明他也是个凡人；人的脆弱 | A mistake that shows he's only human; human frailty. |
| 他贬低她所作的努力（认为是浪费时间）. | He decried her efforts (as a waste of time). |
| 他的小说我都爱看, 只是最後一部除外. | I enjoyed all his novels with the exception of his last. |
| 我们能否确定这一犯罪动机是出於嫉妒? | Can we assign jealousy as the motive for the crime? |
| 他是个精明的、有时候冷酷无情的对手。 | He is a shrewd and sometimes ruthless adversary. |
| 你能辩认出这些潦草的字迹是什麽意思吗？ | Can you work out what these squiggles mean? |
| ｀他是无意中损坏的吗?＇｀不, 是故意的.＇ | `Did he break it accidentally?' `No, on purpose.' |
| 我已经戒赌了－－赌博完全是浪费钱财。 | I've finished with gambling it's a waste of money. |
| 这些都是事实, 你能从中得出什麽结论? | Those are the facts; what do you conclude from them? |
| 不要对他期望过高；他只不过是个学生。 | Don't expect much of him; he is at best a student. |
| 固体、液体和气体是物质的三种状态。 | Solid, liquid and gas are three kinds of states of substance. |
| 在文明时代，这麽残忍是不能宽恕的。 | In an age of enlightenment such cruelty is unforgivable. |
| 我们的儿童是否受著空气中铅的毒害？ | Are our children being poisoned by lead in the atmosphere? |
| 哪个国家将是下届奥运会的主办国？ | Which country will be the host country for the next Olympic Games? |
| 毁坏这幅画的事是恣意破坏公物的人干的. | The damage to the painting is the work of vandals. |
| 在除夕唱｀美好的往日＇是传统风俗. | It's a tradition to sing `Auld Lang Syne' on New Year's Eve. |
| 这种令人惊骇的谋杀纯粹是疯子的行为. | This dreadful murder is surely the act of a madman. |
| 检举人已向警方告发他（是恐怖分子）. | An informer denounced him to the police (as a terrorist). |
| 这种可耻的伎俩都是为了能让他当选. | These shameful manoeuvreswere aimed at securing his election. |
| 他们两个人的举动都像孩子一样，不是吗？ | Both of them are acting like children, are not they? |
| 假设你有三个愿望, 这三个愿望都是什麽呢? | If you had three wishes what would you choose? |
| 隽语一个简明，机智，常常似是而非的陈述 | A concise, clever, often paradoxical statement. |
| 她说什麽东西也没被偷, 那不过是掩饰罢了. | She said nothing was stolen, but that's just a cover-up. |
| 法国大革命是欧洲历史上的火山爆发。 | The French Revolution was a volcanic upheaval in European history. |
| 法国玛丽安东妮皇后是路易十六的妻子。 | Queen Marie Antoinette of France was the wife of Louis the 16th. |
| 我又提示他一次, 他还是不理解（那答案）. | I gave him another clue, but he still didn't twig (the answer). |
| 他五十多岁; 嗯, 确切地说是五十六岁. | He's in his mid-fifties; well, fifty-six to be exact (ie more accurately). |
| 从圣坛窃取耶稣受难像是亵渎神灵的行为. | It is (a) sacrilege to steal a crucifix from an altar. |
| 虽然事情进行得不如意, 玛丽还是继续尝试。 | Though things went against Mary, she went on trying. |
| 单身养老金领取者的征税起点是450美元。 | The tax threshold for a single pensioner is 450 dollars. |
| 把他说成是英雄、 天才、 笨蛋, 不一而足. | He was variously described as a hero, a genius and a fool. |
| 听你谈话（那口气），我还以为你是首相呢。 | To hear you talk, I'd think you were Prime Minister. |
| 租金已到期, 你的支票来到真是喜从天降! | The rent was due, so your cheque came as an absolute godsend! |
| 本质的是物体必不可少的组成部分；固有的 | Constituting or being part of the essence of something; inherent. |
| 别让她在你们之间挑拨－－她就是太忌妒了。 | Don't let her make mischief between you she's only jealous. |
| 所有这些说明一点－－他是一个自私自利的人。 | It all adds up to this-he is a selfish man. |
| 碰到这样容易的考卷, 那是老天爷的恩赐. | To have such an easy examination paper was a gift from the gods. |
| 斯堪的那维亚是指丹麦、挪威、瑞典和冰岛。 | Scandinavia refers to Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Iceland. |
| 一个银行经理在街上跳舞, 那是颇失身分的! | Dancing in the street is rather infra dig for a bank manager! |
| 琥珀色的缎子和白色的饰带正是她所想要的。 | Amber satin and white lace are exactly what she desires. |
| 他聋成这个样子，究竟是怎样从事作曲的呢？ | However does he manage to write music when he is so deaf? |
| 货损有没有可能是因粗暴装卸而引起的呢？ | Can it be possible that the damage is caused by rough handling? |
| 这些用人（对我来说）帮不上忙反而是累赘. | The servants were more of a hindrance than a help (to me). |
| 你们有没有输出功率是一百五十（150）马力的？ | Have you got the one which has an output of150 horsepower? |
| 这对於设计新市中心是个最佳的反面教材。 | It is a classic example of how not to design a new city centre. |
| 塔斯曼尼亚岛是以其发现者塔斯曼的名字命名的. | Tasmania was named after its discoverer, A. J. Tasman. |
| 你要是到商店去，可以给我捎些香烟来吗？ | If you're going to the shops, could you bring me back some cigarettes? |
| 这一切都是如此；但这件事的重要性如何呢，老爷？ | All this is so; but what of this, my lord? |
| 这两个定义可以合成一个呢, 还是必须分开? | Can these two definitions be conflated, or must they be kept separate? |
| 这部电影是先拍摄画面的, 音乐是後加上的. | The film was made first and the music was added as an afterthought. |
| 她的追求者几乎是争先恐后向她献殷勤。 | Her admirers almost fell over each other with offers of hospitality. |
| 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. |
| 她是办公室的新人, 她有什麽需要就多帮帮忙. | She's the new girl in the office, so give her any help she needs. |
| 在预订时交付定金是一般的[普遍遵守的]惯例. | It is accepted/standard practice to pay a deposit with one's order. |
| 她出生後不久父母双亡，是由姑母抚养大的。 | Her parents died when she was a baby and she was brought up by her aunt. |
| 有些诗人，如济慈和雪莱，写的是浪漫主义的诗歌。 | Such poets as Keats and Shelley wrote Romantic poetry. |
| 我是专指永久居民而言, 以别於临时访客. | I refer specifically to permanent residents, in contradistinction to temporary visitors. |
| 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. |
| 我并不自诩对这一问题内行[是这一问题的专家]. | I don't profess expert knowledge of/to be an expert in this subject. |
| ｀他肺都气炸了,＇一句中的｀炸＇字是比喻用法. | `He exploded with rage' shows a figurative use of the verb `to explode'. |
| 两步舞节拍为2／4拍的舞厅舞，其特点是长的滑步 | A ballroom dance in2/4 time, characterized by long, sliding steps. |
| 丹在学校是个好学生；我们期望他经商成功。 | Dan was a good student at school; we expect him to go places in business. |
| 纳税人：如果双方组建合资企业是否有利呐？ | Taxpayer: what will happen if the two companies establish equity joint venture? |
| 他在辩论中的策略是先直接抨击政府的政策。 | His opening gambit at the debate is a direct attack on government policy. |
| 该珠宝公司不过是进行非法的钻石交易的幌子。 | The jewellery firm is just a front for their illegal trade in diamonds. |
| 人们通常认为基督时代是从耶稣出世开始算起的。 | The Christian age is usually reckoned from the birth of Christ. |
| 富孀，是惟一可以一流的价钱出售的二手货色。 | Rich widows are the only secondhand goods that sell at first-class prices. |
| 姜、 肉豆蔻、 肉桂、 胡椒、 丁香都是常用的香料. | Ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, pepper and cloves are common spices. |
| 他批评以前的同事, 并非出於气愤而是为他惋惜. | It was more in sorrow than in anger that he criticized his former colleague. |
| 我的秤准确无误，太太。可是你称过你的小儿子了吗？ | My scales are all right, madam. Have you weighted your little boy? |
| 公司被迫裁员, 恐怕我是其中之一（冗员）. | The company is being forced to reduce staff and I fear I'm a likely candidate (for redundancy). |
| 时髦，是逃亡自庸俗而又惟恐被？上的假斯文。 | Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity, and afraid of being overtake. |
| 大学的任务是训练学生以从事各种适合的工作吗？ | Is it the business of the universities to train students for suitable jobs? |
| ＂我现在还不需要这些文献，但我还是要感谢你。＂ | I don't need the literature at present. Thank you very much all the same. |
| 长寿饮食法的饮食主要是含胚芽和麸的谷物及豆类。 | Macrobiotic adhere to a diet consist primarily of whole grains and bean. |
| 工作完成後她获得赞誉, 但筹备期间的苦活儿全是他干的. | She got the praise for the job but he did all the spadework. |
| 两极是相通的嘛——当牙鳕把自己的尾巴放进口里时说。 | Extremes meet, as the whiting said with its tail in its mouth. |
| 他本是国王的幸臣, 一朝失宠众人无不感到意外. | He had been the king's favourite, and his sudden fall from grace surprised everyone. |
| 殉教行为，是无德无能者可以一举成名的惟一途径。 | Martyrdom is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability. |
| 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. |
| 终止于衰竭是“死亡”，但“圆满”却终止于无穷。 | That which ends in exhaustion is death, but the perfect ending is in the endless. |
| ＂我们在渡口等了三个多小时，还是不见船的影子。＂ | "We waited more than three hours at the ferry, but no sign of a boat was seen." |
| 你到伦敦来的目的是为了要看望家人还是为了公事？ | Did you come to London for the purpose of seeing your family, or for business purposes? |
| 我们把硬币一掷（如以此法决定某事）, 落下後是漫面朝上. | We tossed a coin (eg to decide sth by chance) and it came down heads. |
| 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. |
| 战俘营中骇人听闻的生活惨状外人是很难完全体验到的. | It's hard to appreciate the full horror of life in a prison camp. |
| 信不信由你，并非我不爱玛丽，而是我更爱我的国家。 | Believe it or not, not that I don't love Mary, but that I love my country (all the) more. |
| 他可不轻易夸奖人, 所以他要是说｀好＇, 他一定认为真好. | He isn't one to ladle out praise, so when he says Good', he means it. |
| 他才是个真正的君子：而对挑衅他能竭力忍着不动怒。 | He was a real gentleman: he managed to control his temper despite the provocation. |
| 我头脑[记忆]里（完全）是一片空白--连一个答案也想不出. | My mind/memory was a (complete) blank I couldn't think of a single answer. |
| 我倒是想要一套新的立体声音响器材, 可是没这笔钱（买）. | I'd like a new stereo, but I haven't got the wherewithal (to buy it). |
| 正方形是二维的（平面的）, 而正六面体则是三维的（立体的）. | A square is two-dimensional and a cube is three-dimensional. |
| "你他妈的是谁？"他粗暴地问道。"你为何在这儿闲荡？" | "And who the devil may you be?" he asked truculently. "What are you doing, hanging about here? " |
| 是我看错了，还是这些确实是你们在那个花盆里栽的兰花？ | Do my eyes deceive me, or are those real orchids you have growing in that pot? |
| 他以为他的构思最好，可是还是差了一点；它只得了二等奖。 | He thought his idea was the best, but it was a near miss; it only won second prize. |
| 工会认为政府禁止加班的用意是老鼠拉木 ，大头在後边。 | Unions regard the government's intention to ban overtime as the thin end of the wedge. |
| 长在植物上面的花就是它们的生殖器官，那岂不是妙得很吗？ | Isn't it odd that flowers are the reproductive organs of the plants they grow on? |
| 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. |
| 他在他们的眼光里是坍台了；他在贫民前面丢了体面和地位。 | He was degraded in their eyes; he had lost caste and station before the very paupers. |
| 不管你的食物是蔬菜还是肉，在咽下以前咀嚼，是最重要的。 | It is most important to chew your food, whether vegetable or meat, before you swallow it down. |
| 这本书的作者是一个退休上校，他过去常参与策划间谍活动。 | The book was written by a retired colonel who used to take part in cloak and dagger plots. |
| 好多男人之（所以有）惊人的自制力，是由于他有老婆这一事实之故。 | Many a man's wonderful self- control is due to the fact that he has a wife. |
| 从尿布到尊严、又从尊严到解体，只不过是短短的一段岁月而已。 | It is but a few short years from diaper to dignity and from dignity to decomposition. |
| 这是个描写间谍的故事。故事中的几个间谍试图窃取原子弹的秘密。 | It was a cloak and dagger story about some spies who tried to steal atomic secrets. |
| "那些男孩一直在花园里点火堆。""他们又在搞这名堂了，是不是？" | "The boys have been lighting fires in the garden." "So they're at it again, are they? " |
| 不要因为我说你的头发是姜黄色就大发雷霆－你也知道事实就是这样。 | Don't get into a wax because I said you hair is ginger-you know that it is. |
| ＂一枚手榴弹意外地发生了爆炸，接着是一片混乱，使我不知所措。＂ | A hand grenade exploded by accident and I got lost in the ensuing confusion. |
| 品质（质量）索赔是在货物质量低劣或是质量改变的条件下发生的。 | Claim on quality originates from inferior quality of goods or quality changes. |
| 还是老生常谈的事: 谁都想让房子整洁, 可谁也不愿意亲自整理. | It's the same old story: everybody wants the house tidy, but nobody wants to tidy it himself. |
| 他所执教是一所规模很小的大学, 他想摆脱存在於其中的地方主义桎梏. | He wanted to escape from the provincialism of the small university where he taught. |
| 修车厂雇用琼斯做修理工，但发现他是冒牌货后，就把他解雇了。 | The garage hired Jones as a mechanic, but fired him when they found he was sailing under false colours. |
| 但是能否以这样的方法把激光发展到可以在空，凤摧毁进攻的导弹呢？ | But can laser beams be developed in such a way to destroy attacking missiles in space? |
| 律师的生意是：质问一切事情、得不出任何结果、而按钟点收费说话。 | It is the trade of lawyers to question everything, yield nothing, and to talk by the hour. |
| 对伽利略来说，地球上和太空中有不同的运动法则是没有多大意义。 | It didn't make much sense to Galileo to have different rules for motion on earth and in space. |
| 好多智慧的冠冕，无非是一只“成功”的金尿壶，摆着堂皇的架势而已。 | Many a crown of wisdom is but the golden chamber-pot of success, worn with pompous dignity. |
| 我……找到一个六分仪。“好啦！”我说，“他们就是用这个测定太阳的高度。” | I…found a sextant…"Now, " I said,"they take the sun through this thing." |
| 事件剧一种即兴的、通常是自发的、尤指由观众参与的场景或演出 | An improvised, often spontaneous spectacle or performance, especially one involving audience participation. |
| ＂但是到目前为止，公众已经用书信向新闻界对大学生们表示感激。＂ | "But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press." |
| 海上养殖在海洋生物的天然栖息地养殖这些生物，通常是出于商业目的 | Cultivation of marine organisms in their natural habitats, usually for commercial purposes. |
| 那音乐老师每星期来两次，为的是填补多罗西与萧邦之间的一大段空白。 | The music teacher came twice each week to bridge the awful gap between Dorothy and Chopin. |
| 事情的真相是：这样一种工作不仅存在，而且极易招致行贿受贿事件。 | It emerged not only that such a job existed, but that it was particularly subject to bribery. |
| 当欧洲人还是居住在洞穴中的野蛮人时，这些地方的文化早已十分繁荣昌盛。 | These civilizations flourished while Europeans were still savages living in caves. |
| 科学研究表明90％的肺癌是由抽烟引起。肺癌患者死亡率估计占85％。 | A scientific research shows that90% of lung cancer is caused by smoking and85% of lung cancer patients are expected to die. |
| 但是你曾经有过用你的视觉去看透一个朋友或相识的内在本质的时候吗？ | But does it ever occur to you to use your sight to see into the inner nature of a friends or acquaintance? |
| 新闻最近事件的信息，特别是通过报纸、期刊、广播和电视进行报导 | Information about recent events or happenings, especially as reported by newspapers, periodicals, radio, or television. |
| 他加了一个避免条款，大意是：如果汇率下跌超过去5％，付款将被修改。 | He adds a let- out clause to the effect that the payment will be revised if the exchange rate fall by more than5%. |
| 某些证据表明“快速眼动睡眠”可能是大脑长期适应生活经验形成的。 | Some evidence suggests that Rapid Eye Movement Sleep may be a time when the brain adapts to life experiences. |
| 我试图将账目核实一下，但变更或销掉账目实在太多，真是令人头痛。 | I tried to check the accounts but there are so many entries altered or crossed out that it makes one's mind boggle. |
| 磨房过去使用笨重的石磨把麦磨成面粉；现在它们使用的是比较现代的机械。 | Mills used to use heavy stones to grind down the wheat into flour; now they use more modern machinery. |
| 于是，村办学校继续办下去，至少暂时能这样，让我们为现在的职员高呼万岁！ | So the village school stays open, for the time being at least, and long live our present incumbent. |
| 我想我很可能得到这份工作, 可是假设鲍勃也申请的话, 那[他]可能使我的计画落空. | I think I'm likely to get the job, but if Bob applies for it too it/he could queer my pitch. |
| 《第一滴血》这部影片只要广告做得对头，无论质量如何都是会吸引住观众的。 | First Blood will attract the crowds, whatever its quality, provided that it gets played up in the right way. |
| 至于动力方式是采用“蒸气式”抑或“柴油式”，我想贵公司将交由我方全权处理吧？ | And the propulsion method whether steam or diesel, you'll leave to us, I suppose? |
| 华兹华斯从风景优美的英格兰湖区获得灵感. 那地方是他灵感的巨大源泉. | Wordsworth found (his) inspiration in/drew (his) inspiration from the Lake District scenery. It was a great source of inspiration to him. |
| 联编实用程序的简称，是一种能够实现联接和编辑的操作系统级的程序。参阅link－editor。 | Short for binder utility, an operating-system program that performs binding. |
| 破墙槌一种非常沉重的金属槌，是救火人员和执法官员用来捣破墙和门而用的 | A very heavy metal bar used by firefighters and law enforcement officers to break down walls and doors. |
| 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. |
| 工农业生产停滞不前，粮食匮乏，更为糟糕的是，中央政府已完全不复存在。 | Agriculture and industry are at a standstill. Food is scarce and to crown it all, there is no central government in being. |
| 昼盲（症）一种视觉缺陷，其特点是在明亮的光线中和在阴暗的光线里一样无法看清东西 | A visual defect characterized by the inability to see as clearly in bright light as in dim light. |
| 发梢向内蜷曲的齐肩发型一种发型，通常是齐肩的长发，头发末端朝里卷成自然流畅的发卷 | A hairstyle, usually shoulder-length, with the ends of the hair curled under smoothly in a loose roll. |
| 计算机是一种快速、精确的符号加工系统，它能接收、存储、处理数据并产生输出结果。 | A computer is a fast and accurate symbol processing system. It can accept, store, process data and produce output results. |
| ＂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. |
| 因此，对一个从事社会活动的人来讲，培养一种嗜好和新的情趣方式，乃是至关重要的对策。 | The cultivation of a hobby and new forms of interest is therefore a policy of first importance to a public man. |
| 基蒂对我们抚育孩子的方式一向吹毛求疵，但是她当了母亲之后，就开始改变她的腔调了。 | Kitty used to be very critical of the way we raised our children, but when she became a mother herself she began to change her tune. |
| 抗辩一种表示反对的方法即：同意对方论据中的事实，但是否定对方基于这些事实的辩护 | A method of objecting that admits the facts of the opponent's argument but denies that they sustain the pleading based upon them. |
| 那孩子见他妈妈当着同学们的面亲亲热热、婆婆妈妈的对待他，感到害臊，不知如何是好。 | The child was ashamed of the affectionate fuss his mother was making of him in front of his schoolmates and didn't know where to turn his eyes. |
| 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. |
| 色质干的着色物质，通常是一种可与水、油或其他固定剂混合的粉末，可制成漆和类似的产品 | Dry coloring matter, usually an insoluble powder to be mixed with water, oil, or another base to produce paint and similar products. |
| 犬儒学派古代希腊哲学学派的成员，认为美德是唯一的善的东西，自制是唯一获得美德的方法 | A member of a sect of ancient Greek philosophers who believed virtue to be the only good and self-control to be the only means of achieving virtue. |
| 人类思考的最大的忧郁，也许是：大体上，人的慈善行为究竟有益抑或更为有害，是一则疑问。 | The most melancholy of human reflections, perhaps, is that, on the whole, it is a question whether the benevolence of man does most harm or good. |
| 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. |
| 迪克一开始舍不得花钱去看医生，如果，他的心脏病日趋严重。这真是贪小失大，得不偿失。 | Dick's heart trouble became worse because he wouldn't spend money to see a doctor at the beginning; he was indeed penny wise and pound foolish. |
| 科伯，威廉1731－1800英国诗人，被认为是浪漫主义的先锋。他的最杰出的作品任务赞美了农村生活和休闲 | British poet considered a precursor of romanticism. His best-known work, The Task(1785), praises rural life and leisure. |
| 少女大约到18岁时开始社交，通常要为她们举办盛大聚会，从此以后她们就被看做是成人了。 | In society, girls come out when they reach the age of about eighteen, and usually it is at a big party in their honor; after that they are looked on as adults. |
| 参议院编写税法的人对众议院的提案，迟疑不愿同意，因为他们顾虑这仅是帐篷底下一只骆驼的鼻子。 | Senate tax writers were hesitant to agree to the House proposal because of concerns that it represented the camel's nose under the tent. |
| 马尔盖特英国东南部一自治市，位于伦敦的东部。是一个著名的海滨度假胜地，轻工业也较发达。人口121，900 | A municipal borough of southeast England east of London. A popular seaside resort, it also has light industries. Population, 121,900. |
| 重组父母没有表现而其子嗣自然形成基因重组之现象，这是由于采用了杂交或独立分类的方法而出现的 | The natural formation in offspring of genetic combinations not present in parents, by the processes of crossing over or independent assortment. |
| 与电子业有关的另一项新发展是电子“中间站”的出现，这种中间站正开始在全国各地涌现出来。 | Another development related to the electronic cottage is the emergence of electronic" halfway houses" which are beginning to crop up across the country. |
| "你知道吗？自从玛丽的父亲病了，她一次也没有开车去看他。""我相信，她原来就是一个无情无义的女孩。" | "Do you know that Mary hasn't once driven over to see her father since he has been ill? ""I can well believe it. She always was a heartless girl." |
| 警察局说该局反对非执法人员私自执法，可是辖区警员及当地居民对该［警卫］公司的策略颇感兴趣。 | The Police Department says it opposes vigilante justice, but officers on the beat and neighborhood residents say they are enthusiastic about the company's tactics. |
| 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. |
| 腐生菌；腐生物一种有机物，通常是细菌以死的动植物为食并把它们分解，藉此为生态系统提供有机养分 | An organism, often a bacterium or fungus, that feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter, thus making organic nutrients available to the ecosystem. |
| 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. |
| 服这器官妙得很，它从你在早上起床的一刹那时就开始工作，而且直至你进入办公室为止，是不会停止（工作）的。 | The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning, and does not stop until you get into the office. |
| 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. |
| 英国习语，英国特有用词，英国式的语言现象英语，尤其是在英语口语中所特有的单词、短语或习惯用语；英国式语言现象 | A word, a phrase, or an idiom peculiar to the English language, especially as spoken in England; a Briticism. |
| 农业生物学；土壤生物学关于植物养分和与土壤条件相关的生长的研究，尤其是对判定如何增加农作物产量方法的研究 | The study of plant nutrition and growth as related to soil condition, especially to determine ways to increase crop yield. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 蒂卡尔危地马拉北部的一座玛雅废城，曾是玛雅城市中最大也可能最古老的一座。挖掘和修复该废墟的工作始于1956年 | A ruined Mayan city of northern Guatemala. It was the largest of the Mayan cities and may also be the oldest. Excavation and restoration of the ruins began in1956. |
| 历史可以证明，德国人在1944年12月的反攻巴尔吉之战中使出了最后的力量，从那时起，他们的失败只不过是时间问题而已。 | History may prove that in Dec.1944, the Germans shot their bolt at the Battle of the Bulge; after that, their defeat was just a matter of time. |
| "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." |
| 人生是一种考验，而这个世界就是考场。每一代都要面对一些问题－－可能是相同的问题－－只不过问题的形式不同。 | Life is a test and this world a place of trial. Always the problems- or it may be the same problem will be presented to every generation in different forms. |
| 科技英语的一个重要的，也许是令人惊奇的特点是：无论是书面的传达，还是口头的交流，二者都是可以作为正式文体而通用的。 | An important and perhaps surprising feature of technical English is that its normal style is common to both written and spoken communication. |
| 在计算机程序运行过程中发生的一种不希望有的或意料之外的停机，一般是由于编码失误、硬件故障或操作者的错误而引起的。参阅run。 | In computing, an unwanted or unforeseen halt in a program run, due to faulty coding, hardware errors or operator mistakes. |
| 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. |
| 用多半尺度衡量，1988年对波音公司来说都是极好的一年。这一规模庞大的航空公司不但在销售方面创下记录，并积压了大量订单。 | By most measures,1988 has been an excellent year for the Boeing Company. The giant aerospace concern has racked up record sales and has a huge backlog of orders. |
| 费尔菲尔德康涅狄格西南的一座城镇，跨长岛海峡，在布里奇波特西南。于1639年建立，主要是住宅区，有多样化的轻工业。人口53，418 | A town of southwest Connecticut on Long Island Sound southwest of Bridgeport. Settled in1639, it is mainly residential and has varied light industries. Population, 53,418. |
| 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. |
| 正因如此，今天从事写作的男女青年已经忘记了人类内心的冲突。而这本身就能就好作品。因为这是唯一值得写、值得呕心沥血地去写的题材。 | Because of this, the young man or woman writing today has forgotten the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself, which alone can make good writing because only that is worth writing about, worth the agony and the sweat. |
| 将近一万名西方平民（多半是英国人和美国人）躲藏在被占领的科威特城。如果萨达姆能如愿，使他们落在他手里，他们将被指定为活靶，难逃浩劫。 | Nearly10, 000 Western civilians, mostly British and American, are holed up in captured Kuwait City. If Saddam gets his hands on them, as he intends to, they are to be designated human targets and doomed. |
| 学校训练和工作训练之间的差距确实是英国制度方面的一个最大失败。“一般地说，学校不想了解任何与工作中的人们有关的情况，”海斯先生说。 | The gap between school training and work training is, indeed, one of the greatest failures of the British system."In general schools don't want to know anything to do with the world at work, " says Mr Hayes. |
| 虽然助选团故意贬低她的作用，可是她以她的长才试行州长的想法，挑剔他的理论，评论他的演讲，并且时常指出他竞选作业的弱点并予改正。 | Although the campaign plays down her role, she is the talent that test-drives the Governor's ideas, punches holes in his theories, comments on his speeches and often identifies the weak spots in his campaign operation and helps get them corrected. |
| 赫德并未讨论限期，可是他告诉英国广播公司说，国际联盟“行将达到的阶段是：大家都对现局加以估计，看我们所建立的以和平方式施压是否有效。” | Mr.Hurd did not discuss deadlines, but he told the BBC that the international coalition was"approaching the stage when we all take stock and see if the peaceful pressures which we have been constructing are going to be good enough." |
| 谵妄一种暂时精神混乱和神志不清的状态，由高烧、酒醉、休克、震惊或其它原因导致。其症状是：焦虑、迷失方向、发生幻觉、妄想、颤抖和说胡话 | A temporary state of mental confusion and clouded consciousness resulting from high fever, intoxication, shock, or other causes. It is characterized by anxiety, disorientation, hallucinations, delusions, trembling, and incoherent speech. |
| 布尔代数中的一种运算，它同时对两个二进制数字进行如下操作：如果一个数或二个数为1，则结果为1；如果二个数均为零，则结果为零。它的逻辑算符是OR运算符。 | An operation performed in Boolean algebra on two binary digits simultaneously in a way that the result is one if either one or both digits are a one, or zero if both digits are zero. The logic operator is the OR operator. |
| 猜测萨达姆心里如何想法是毫无意义的。不论他是做给伊斯兰激进分子看，还是趁最后一个机会找布什麻烦，他与美国和全世界对抗，不久就成为克林顿先生的问题。 | It's pointless to try to read Saddam Hussein's mind. Whether he is playing to Islamic radicals or simply taking a final poke at George Bush, his confrontation with America and the world will soon be one more problem for Mr.Clinton. |
| 他的妻子琼是一个健壮、浅薄的女人，也是孩子们随和的母亲。当她一听说自己高贵的地位时，便立刻想入非非，暗自打算为她的年轻漂亮的女儿找一个显赫、门当户对的婆家。 | And no sooner had Joan, his handsome, shallow-minded wife, the easy-going mother of his many children, heard of her exalted estate than her romantic soul began secretly to devise a brilliant and fitting alliance for her beautiful young daughter. |
| 多佛尔与法国加莱市隔岸相对的英格兰东南部自治市，临多佛尔海峡。罗马灯塔遗址，自中世纪以来就是战略要地，该市白垩崖多岩洞和涵洞原为走私者所用。人口33，700 | A municipal borough of southeast England on the Strait of Dover opposite Calais, France. Site of a Roman lighthouse, it has been a strategic port since medieval times. The chalk cliffs rising above the city have caves and tunnels originally used by smugglers. Population, 33,700. |
| "尽人皆知，苏联对古巴这时的发展感到不快，"这位［欧洲］外交官说。可是他又说，苏联允许国内及东欧有较多的自由，"若强行逼迫加勒比海的盟邦，那可真是矛盾。" | "It's no secret that the Soviets are not happy about the developments here in Cuba, " the [European] diplomat said. But he added that with the Soviets permitting more freedom at home and within Eastern Europe, "it would be a real contradiction to twist the arm of its Caribbean ally." |
| "父母们所了不解的是，脂肪提供非常宝贵的热量，并且每个细胞都需要脂肪和胆固醇才能生长，"她说。"胆固醇的名声太坏，我们从来看不到它好的一面，但是它对孩童，尤其两岁以下的，极为重要。" | "What parents don't understand is that fat provides very valuable calories and that every cell needs fat and cholesterol to grow, " she said. "Cholesterol has gotten such bad press that we never see it in a good light, but it is essential for children, especially those under2." |
| 一种安全设备（通常是终端的一部分），它可以读取插入槽中的标记卡上的信息（这些信息往往以磁条码的形式记录在标记卡上）。用这种办法，在允许操作员进入系统前，可以防止对一个显示工作站的非法使用。参阅badge。 | A security device(often part of a terminal) that reads information(often from a magnetic strip) on a badge inserted in a slot. In this way, it can prevent the unauthorized use of a display station before allowing an operator to sign on. |
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