二十笔实用成语 1261

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二十笔实用成语 1261

01. Even if I did believe the sky is falling. So what?
定义: 就算我真相信天要塌下来, 那又怎样? (注: 第一句话里的did是do的过去时动词, 之所以使用过去时动词乃是因为它是使用在假设语气even if之上)
例句: Even if I did believe you, which I don't after what you did to trick me. How do I know you're not lying to me again? (即使我相信你, 但你上次欺骗我之后我就不再相信你了. 我怎么知道你是不是又在骗我?)

02. don't know which side your bread is buttered (on)
定义: 不知道自己最高利益之所在; 不知道什么是对自己有利的; 不知道该讨好谁.
例句: Other people may not know which side their bread is buttered but Jack knows. He's shrewd and he'll never bite the hand that feeds him. (其他人也许不知道该讨好谁, 但杰克知道. 他很精明, 他永远不会恩将仇报)

03. be there!
定义: 届时一定要到!
例句: We'll be there soon. You're going to be fine! (我们很快就到了. 你不会有事的!)

04. where would we be then?
定义: 届时我们将在哪里? 届时我们真不知道该怎样办?
例句: Where would we be without your help? We could not have done it without you. (如果没有你的帮助, 我们真不知道该怎样办? 没有你的义助, 我们就不可能办得到)

05. it's been more than a week
定义: 已经有一个多星期.
例句: I can't believe it's been more than a week since I quitted smoking! (真不敢相信我已经戒烟了一个多星期啦!)

06. there comes the bus
定义: 巴士来了; 公(交)车来了.
例句: There comes the sun. We have only an hour to reach our camp and adrenaline rush of hope gave us the energy for a final push. (太阳出来了. 我们只有一个小时的时间赶到我们营地, 充满兴奋和活力的希望给了我们最后冲刺的能量)

07. hopefully, I can make it home
定义: 希望我能及时赶回家.
例句: Hopefully, I can make it home in time to kiss my kids good-night. (希望我能及时赶回家亲吻我的孩子们晚安)

08. hope to see a good turnout
定义: 希望能看到大家踊跃出席. (注: a good turnout指高出席率)
例句: Hope to see a good turnout at the inaugural game tonight. (希望今晚的首场比赛能够看到观众踊跃地前来观赏)

09. hope it'll help
定义: 希望这能对你有所帮助. (注: 经常在供给别人你手边资料之后所说的话)
例句: This book means the world to me and I hope it'll help your language learning journey. (这本书对我来说极为珍贵, 我希望它能对你的语言学习之旅有所帮助)

10. bring your friends
定义: 带你的朋友一起来. (注: 意指主人提醒多带些朋友来, 比较热闹)
例句: Bring your friends, we have events and activities for everyone's tastes. (带你的朋友一起来, 我们有适合每个人口味的活动)

11. it has a certain Chinese quality to it
定义: 它带着有一股的中国特色或中国风味.
例句: The landscape we see behind her has a certain naturally occurring quality to it. It is as though we are witnessing the carving of valleys or the rise of mountains. (我们看到在她身后的风景有一股天生自成的风味. 就好像我们正在目睹天然雕塑的山谷或起伏的山峦)

12. help me with your reasoning
定义: 帮助我明白(跟我解释)你的推理或看法. (注: 意指我听不懂你所说的道理, 麻烦你再以易懂的语言跟我解释)
例句: Maybe you can help me with your reasoning on why you applied for this job? (也许你能够跟我解释, 你申请这份工作的理由?)

13. help me out here
定义: 帮帮我; 我需要帮助.
例句: Can anyone help me out here? I bought the student edition, and I can't get it to work. Any suggestions on what to do will be greatly appreciated. (有人能帮帮我吗? 我买了学生版的软件, 但我无法使用. 您所建议的任何解决方法, 将不胜感激)

14. do me a favor
定义: 帮我个忙.
例句: Hey, do me a favor and take these bags into the kitchen while I get the others from the car. (喂, 帮我一个忙, 把这些袋子放到厨房, 同时我把其他袋子从车上拿下来)

15. there's very little evidence to go on
定义: 几乎没有什么有力证据可以让我们继续办下去.
例句: Imagine you're the FBI agent trying desperately to solve the case, but with no sign of the missing 5-year-old and little evidence to go on. (想像一下, 你是一个拼命想要破案的联邦调查局干员, 但没有失踪的五岁孩子的踪迹, 也没有什么有力证据可以继续把案子办下去)

16. pretty scary, huh?
定义: 很吓人吧?
例句: Just imagine the horror of going from being a proud and comfortable landowner to being an abused and perpetually tortured slave. Pretty scary, huh? (想想看, 从一个自豪而安逸的地主成为一个受虐待和不停地折磨的奴隶是多么的恐怖. 挺吓人吧?)

17. nice work if you can get it!
定义: 很好的工作, 如果你能得到它的话!
例句: Lawmaker is a nice job if you can get it. If our state representatives worried more about our highways and less about the Internet, we'd be better off. (如果你能当上议员的话, 那是个很好的工作. 如果我们的州议员更关心我们的高速公路而不是互联网, 我们会过得更好)

18. it's great to be here
定义: 很荣幸来到贵宝地; 很高兴来到此地.
例句: It's great to be here. I'm here to perform some covers and originals for you. (很荣幸来到贵宝地. 我来这里是为你们表演一些翻唱和原创的歌曲)

19. who can tell
定义: 没人知道; 谁知道呀; 谁又能预测.
例句: "Why on earth have they decided to go this route with the new software?" "Who can tell what convoluted logic they employ to come up with their new designs?" ("他们到底为什么决定依循这个方法开发新软件? " "谁知道他们使用了什么荒谬可笑的逻辑来构思出他们的新设计?")

20. (it's been) nice talking to you
定义: 很高兴和你交谈. (注: 常用在刚认识的两人离别所说的客气话)
例句: I'd better get going. Really nice talking to you! (我该走了. 很高兴和你交谈!)