实用英语翻译100句,实用口语以及香奈儿名言等

1. Typical of the grassland dwellers of the continent is the American antelope, or pronghorn.

1.美洲羚羊,或称叉角羚,是该大陆典型的草原动物。

2. Of the millions who saw Haley’s comet in 1986, how many people will live long enough to see it return in the twenty-first century.

2. 19xx年看见哈雷慧星的千百万人当中,有多少人能够长寿到足以目睹它在二十一世纪的回归呢?

3. Anthropologists have discovered that fear, happiness, sadness, and surprise are universally reflected in facial expressions.

3.人类学家们已经发现,恐惧,快乐,悲伤和惊奇都会行之于色,这在全人类是共通的。

4. Because of its irritating effect on humans, the use of phenol as a general antiseptic has been largely discontinued.

4.由于苯酚对人体带有刺激性作用,它基本上已不再被当作常用的防腐剂了。

5. In group to remain in existence, a profit-making organization must, in the long run, produce something consumers consider useful or desirable.

5.任何盈利组织若要生存,最终都必须生产出消费者可用或需要的产品。

6. The greater the population there is in a locality, the greater the need there is for water, transportation, and disposal of refuse.

6.一个地方的人口越多,其对水,交通和垃圾处理的需求就会越大。

7. It is more difficult to write simply, directly, and effectively than to employ flowery but vague expressions that only obscure one’s meaning.

7.简明,直接,有力的写作难于花哨,含混而意义模糊的表达。

8. With modern offices becoming more mechanized, designers are attempting to personalize them with warmer, less severe interiors.

8.随着现代办公室的日益自动化,设计师们正试图利用较为温暖而不太严肃的内部装饰来使其具有亲切感。

9. The difference between libel and slander is that libel is printed while slander is spoken.

9.诽谤和流言的区别在于前者是书面的,而后者是口头的。

10. The knee is the joints where the thigh bone meets the large bone of the lower leg.

10.膝盖是大腿骨和小腿胫的连接处。

11. Acids are chemical compounds that, in water solution, have a sharp taste, a corrosive action on metals, and the ability to turn certain blue vegetable dyes red.

11.酸是一种化合物,它在溶于水时具有强烈的气味和对金属的腐蚀性,并且能够使某些蓝色植物染料变红。

12. Billie Holiday’s reputation as a great jazz-blues singer rests on her ability to give emotional depth to her songs.

12. Billie Holiday’s作为一个爵士布鲁斯乐杰出歌手的名声建立在能够赋予歌曲感情深度的能力。

13. Essentially, a theory is an abstract, symbolic representation of what is conceived to be reality.

13.理论在本质上是对认识了的现实的一种抽象和符号化的表达。

14. Long before children are able to speak or understand a language, they communicate through facial expressions and by making noises.

14.儿童在能说或能听懂语言之前,很久就会通过面部表情和靠发出噪声来与人交流了。

15. Thanks to modern irrigation, crops now grow abundantly in areas where once nothing but cacti and sagebrush could live.

15.受当代灌溉(技术设施)之赐,农作物在原来只有仙人掌和荞属科植物才能生存的地方旺盛的生长。

16. The development of mechanical timepieces spurred the search for more accurate sundials with which to regulate them.

16.机械计时器的发展促使人们寻求更精确的日晷,以便校准机械计时器。

17. Anthropology is a science in that anthropologists use a rigorous set of methods and techniques to document observations that can be checked by others.

17.人类学是一门科学,因为人类学家采用一整套强有力的方法和技术来记录观测结果,而这样记录下来的观测结果是供他人核查的。

18. Fungi are important in the process of decay, which returns ingredients to the soil, enhances soil fertility, and decomposes animal debris.

18.真菌在腐化过程中十分重要,而腐化过程将化学物质回馈于土壤,提高其肥力,并分解动物粪便。

19. When it is struck, a tuning fork produces an almost pure tone, retaining its pitch over a long period of time.

19.音叉被敲击时,产生几乎纯质的音调,其音量经久不衰。

20. Although pecans are most plentiful in the southeastern part of the United States, they are found as far north as Ohio and Illinois.

20.虽然美洲山河桃树最集中于美国的东南部但是在北至俄亥俄州及伊利诺州也能看见它们。

21. Eliminating problems by transferring the blame to others is often called scape-goating.

21.用怪罪别人的办法来解决问题通常被称为寻找替罪羊。

22. The chief foods eaten in any country depend largely on what grows best in its climate and soil.

22.一个国家的主要食物是什么,大体取决于什么作物在其天气和土壤条件下生长得最好。

23. Over a very large number of trials, the probability of an event’s occurring is equal to the probability that it will not occur.

23.在大量的实验中,某一事件发生的几率等于它不发生的几率。

24. Most substance contract when they freeze so that the density of a substance’s solid is higher than the density of its liquid.

24.大多数物质遇冷收缩,所以他们的密度在固态时高于液态。

25. The mechanism by which brain cells store memories is not clearly understood.

25.大脑细胞储存记忆的机理并不为人明白。

26. By the middle of the twentieth century, painters and sculptors in the United States had begun to exert a great worldwide influence over art.

26.到了二十一世纪中叶,美国画家和雕塑家开始在世界范围内对艺术产生重大影响。

27. In the eastern part of New Jersey lies the city of Elizabeth, a major shipping and manufacturing center.

27.伊丽莎白市,一个重要的航运和制造业中心,坐落于新泽西州的东部。

28. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman medical doctor in the United States, founded the New York Infirmary, an institution that has always had a completely female medical staff.

28. Elizabeth Blackwell,美国第一个女医生,创建了员工一直为女性纽约诊所。

29. Alexander Graham Bell once told his family that he would rather be remembered as a teacher of the deaf than as the inventor of the telephone.

29. Alexander Graham Bell曾告诉家人,他更愿意让后人记住他是聋子的老师,而非电话的发明者。

30. Because its leaves remain green long after being picked, rosemary became associated with the idea of remembrance.

30.采摘下的迷迭香树叶常绿不衰,因此人们把迷迭香树与怀念联系在一起。

31. Although apparently rigid, bones exhibit a degree of elasticity that enables the skeleton to withstand considerable impact.

31.骨头看起来是脆硬的,但它也有一定的弹性,使得骨骼能够承受相当的打击。

32. That xenon could not FORM chemical compounds was once believed by scientists.

32.科学家曾相信:氙气是不能形成化合物的。

33. Research into the dynamics of storms is directed toward improving the ability to predict these events and thus to minimize damage and avoid loss of life.

33.对风暴动力学的研究是为了提高风暴预测从而减少损失,避免人员伤亡。

34. The elimination of inflation would ensure that the amount of money used in repaying a loan would have the same value as the amount of money borrowed. 34.消除通货膨胀应确保还贷的钱应与所贷款的价值相同。

35. Futurism, an early twentieth-century movement in art, rejected all traditions and attempted to glorify contemporary life by emphasizing the machine and motion.

35.未来主义,二十世纪早期的一个艺术思潮。拒绝一切传统,试图通过强调机械和动态来美化生活。

36. One of the wildest and most inaccessible parts of the United States is the Everglades where wildlife is abundant and largely protected.

36. Everglades是美国境内最为荒凉和人迹罕至的地区之一,此处有大量的野生动植物而且大多受(法律)保护。

37. Lucretia Mott’s influence was so significant that she has been credited by some authorities as the originator of feminism in the United States.

37. Lucretia Mott’s的影响巨大,所以一些权威部门认定她为美国女权运动的创始人。

38. The activities of the international marketing researcher are frequently much broader than those of the domestic marketer.

38.国际市场研究者的活动范围常常较国内市场研究者广阔。

39. The continental divide refers to an imaginary line in the North American Rockies that divides the waters flowing into the Atlantic Ocean from those flowing into the Pacific.

39.大陆分水岭是指北美洛矶山脉上的一道想象线,该线把大西洋流域和太平洋流域区分开来。

40. Studies of the gravity field of the Earth indicate that its crust and mantle yield when unusual weight is placed on them.

40.对地球引力的研究表明,在不寻常的负荷之下地壳和地幔会发生位移。

41. The annual worth of Utah’s manufacturing is greater than that of its mining and farming combined.

41.尤它州制造业的年产值大于其工业和农业的总和。

42. The wallflower is so called because its weak stems often grow on walls and along stony cliffs for support.

42.墙花之所以叫墙花,是因为其脆弱的枝干经常要靠墙壁或顺石崖生长,以便有所依附。

43. It is the interaction between people, rather than the events that occur in their lives, that is the main focus of social psychology.

43.社会心理学的主要焦点是人与人之间的交往,而不是他们各自生活中的事件。

44. No social crusade aroused Elizabeth Williams’ enthusiasm more than the expansion of educational facilities for immigrants to the United States.

44.给美国的新移民增加教育设施比任何社会运动都更多的激发了Elizabeth Williams的热情。

45. Quails typically have short rounded wings that enable them to spring into full flight instantly when disturbed in their hiding places.

45.典型的鹌鹑都长有短而圆的翅膀,凭此他们可以在受惊时一跃而起,飞离它们的躲藏地。

46. According to anthropologists, the earliest ancestors of humans that stood upright resembled chimpanzees facially, with sloping foreheads and protruding brows.

46.根据人类学家的说法,直立行走的人的鼻祖面部轮廓与黑猩猩相似,额头后倾,眉毛突出。

47. Not until 1866 was the fully successful transatlantic cable finally laid.

47.直到1866年第一条横跨大西洋的电缆才完全成功的架通。

48. In his writing, John Crowe Ransom describes what he considers the spiritual barrenness of society brought about by science and technology.

48. John Crowe Ransom在他的著作中描述了他认为是由科学技术给社会带来的精神贫困。

49. Children with parents whose guidance is firm, consistent, and rational are inclined to possess high levels of self-confidence.

49.父母的教导如果坚定,始终如一和理性,孩子就有可能充满自信。

50. The ancient Hopewell people of North America probably cultivated corn and other crops, but hunting and gathering were still of critical importance in their economy.

50.北美远古的Hopewell人很可能种植了玉米和其他农作物,但打猎和采集对他们的经济贸易仍是至关重要的。

51. Using many symbols makes it possible to put a large amount of inFORMation on a single map.

51.使用多种多样的符号可以在一张地图里放进大量的信息

52. Anarchism is a term describing a cluster of doctrines and attitudes whose principal uniting feature is the belief that government is both harmful and unnecessary.

52.无政府主义这个词描述的是一堆理论和态度,它们的主要共同点在于相信政府是有害的,没有必要的。

53. Probably no man had more effect on the daily lives of most people in the Untied States than did Henry Ford a pioneer in automobile production.

53.恐怕没有谁对大多数美国人的日常生活影响能超过汽车生产的先驱亨利.福特。

54. The use of well-chosen nonsense words makes possible the testing of many basic hypotheses in the field of language learning.

54.使用精心挑选的无意义词汇,可以检验语言学科里许多基本的假定。

55. The history of painting is a fascinating chain of events that probably began with the very first pictures ever made.

55.优化历史是由一连串的迷人事件组成,其源头大概可以上溯到最早的图画。

56. Perfectly matched pearls, strung into a necklace, bring a far higher price than the same pearls told individually.

56.相互般配的珍珠,串成一条项链,就能卖到比单独售出好得多的价钱。

57. During the eighteenth century, Little Turtle was chief of the Miami tribe whose territory became what is now Indiana and Ohio.

57.十八世纪时,“小乌龟”是迈阿密部落的酋长,该部落的地盘就是今天的印第安那州和俄亥俄州。

58. Among almost seven hundred species of bamboo, some are fully grown at less than a foot high, while others can grow three feet in twenty-four hours.

58.在竹子的近七百个品种中,有的全长成还不到一英尺,有的却能在二十四小时内长出三英尺。

59. Before staring on a sea voyage, prudent navigators learn the sea charts, study the sailing directions, and memorize lighthouse locations to prepare themselves for any conditions they might encounter.

59.谨慎的航海员在出航前,会研究航向,记录的灯塔的位置,以便对各种可能出现的情况做到有备无患。

60. Of all the economically important plants, palms have been the least studied.

60.在所有的经济作物中,棕榈树得到的研究最少。

61. Buyers and sellers should be aware of new developments in technology can and does affect marketing activities.

61.购买者和销售者都应该留意技术的新发展,原因很简单,因为技术能够并且已经影响着营销活动。

62. The application of electronic controls made possible by the microprocessor and computer storage have multiplied the uses of the modern typewriter.

62.电脑储存和由于电子微处理机得以实现的电控运用成倍的增加了现代打字机的功能。

63. The human skeleton consists of more than two hundred bones bound together by tough and relatively inelastic connective tissues called ligaments.

63.人类骨骼有二百多块骨头组成,住些骨头石油坚韧而相对缺乏弹性的,被称为韧带的结蒂组连在一起。

64. The pigmentation of a pearl is influenced by the type of oyster in which it develops and by the depth, temperature, and the salt content of the water in which the oyster lives.

64.珍珠的色泽受到作为其母体牡蛎种类及牡蛎生活水域的深度,温度和含盐度的制约。

65. Although mockingbirds superbly mimic the songs and calls of many birds, they can nonetheless be quickly identified as mockingbirds by certain aural clues.

65.尽管模仿鸟学很多种鸟的鸣叫声惟妙惟肖,但人类还是能够依其声音上的线索很快识别它们。

66. Not only can walking fish live out of water, but they can also travel short distances over land.

66.鲇鱼不仅可以离开水存活,还可以在岸上短距离移动。

67. Scientists do not know why dinosaurs became extinct, but some theories postulate that changers in geography, climate, and sea levels were responsible.

67.科学家不知道恐龙为何绝种了,但是一些理论推断是地理,气候和海平面的变化造成的。

68. The science of horticulture, in which the primary concerns are maximum yield and superior quality, utilizes inFORMation derived from other sciences.

68.主要目的在于丰富和优质的农艺学利用了其他科学的知识。

69. Snow aids farmers by keeping heat in the lower ground levels, thereby saving the seeds from freezing.

69.雪对农民是一种帮助,因为它保持地层土壤的温度,使种子不致冻死。

70. Even though the precise qualities of hero in literary words may vary over time, the basic exemplary function of the hero seems to remain constant.

70.历代文学作品中的英雄本色虽各有千秋,但其昭世功力却是恒古不变的。

71. People in prehistoric times created paints by grinding materials such as plants and clay into powder and then adding water.

71.史前的人们制造颜料是将植物和泥土等原料磨成粉末,然后加水。

72. Often very annoying weeds, goldenrods crowd out less hardy plants and act as hosts to many insect pests.

72.***花通常令人生厌,它挤走不那么顽强的植物,并找来很多害虫。

73. Starting around 7000 B.C., and for the next four thousand years, much of the Northern Hemisphere experienced temperatures warmer than at present.

73.大约从公元前七千年开始,在四千年当中,北半球的温度比现在高。

74. When Henry Ford first sought financial backing for making cars, the very notion of farmers and clerks owning automobiles was considered ridiculous.

74.当亨利.福特最初制造汽车为寻求资金支持时,农民和一般职员也能拥有汽车的想法被认为是可笑的。

75. Though once quite large, the population of the bald eagle across North America has drastically declined in the past forty years.

75.北美秃头鹰的数量一度很多,但在近四十年中全北美的秃头鹰数量急剧下降。

76. The beaver chews down trees to get food and material with which to build its home.

76.水獭啃倒树木,以便取食物并获得造窝的材料。

77. Poodles were once used as retrievers in duck hunting, but the American Kennel Club does not consider them sporting dogs because they are now primarily kept as pets.

77.长卷毛狗曾被用作猎鸭时叼回猎物的猎犬,但是美国Kennel Club却不承认它们为猎犬,因为它们现在大多数作为宠物饲养。

78. As a result of what is now know in physics and chemistry, scientists have been able to make important discoveries in biology and medicine.

78.物理学和化学的一个成果是使得科学家们能在生物学和医学上获得重大发现。

79. The practice of making excellent films based on rather obscure novels has been going on so long in the United States as to constitute a tradition.

79.根据默默无闻的小说制作优秀影片在美国由来已久,已经成为传统。

80. Since the consumer considers the best fruit to be that which is the most attractive, the grower must provide products that satisfy the discerning eye.

80.因为顾客认为最好的水果应该看起来也是最漂亮的,所以种植者必须提供能满足挑剔眼光的产品。

81. Television the most pervasive and persuasive of modern technologies, marked by rapid change and growth, is moving into a new era, an era of extraordinary sophistication and versatility, which promises to reshape our lives and our world.

81.电视,这项从迅速变化和成长为标志的最普及和最有影响力的现代技术,正在步入一个新时代,一个极为成熟和多样化的时代,这将重塑我们的生活和世界。

82. Television is more than just an electronics; it is a means of expression, as well as a vehicle for communication, and as such becomes a powerful tool for reaching other human beings.

82.电视不仅仅是一件电器;它是表达的手段和交流的载体并因此成为联系他人的有力工具。

83. Even more shocking is the fact that the number and rate of imprisonment have more than doubled over the past twenty years, and recidivism------that is the rate for re-arrest------is more than 60 percent.

83.更让人吃惊的事实是监禁的数目和比例在过去的二十年中翻了一番还有余,以及累犯率——即再次拘押的比例——为百分之六十强。

84.William Rainey Harper lured him to the new university of Chicago, where he remained officially for exactly a generation and where his students in advanced composition found him terrifyingly frigid in the classroom but sympathetic and understanding in their personal conferences.

84.他的教书生涯始于麻省理工学院,但是William Rainey Harper把他吸引到了新成立的芝加哥大学。他在那里正式任职长达整整一代人的时间。他的高级作文课上的学生觉得他在课上古板得可怕,但私下交流却富有同情和理解。

85. The sloth pays such little attention to its personal hygiene that green algae grow on its coarse hair and communities of a parasitic moth live in the depths of its coat producing caterpillars which graze on its mouldy hair. Its muscles are such that it is quits incapable of moving at a speed of over a kilometer an hour even over the shortest distances and the swiftest movement it can make is a sweep of its hooked arm.

85.树獭极不讲究卫生,以至于它粗糙的毛发上生出绿苔,成群的寄生蛾生长在它的皮毛深处,变成毛毛虫,并以它的脏毛为食。她的肌肉不能让他哪怕在很短的距离以内以每小时一公里的速度移动。它能做的最敏捷的动作就是挥一挥它弯曲的胳膊。

86. Artificial flowers are used for scientific as well as for decorative purposes. They are made from a variety of materials, such as way and glass, so skillfully that they can scarcely be distinguished from natural flowers.

86.人造花卉即可用于科学目的,也可用于装饰目的,它们可以用各种各样的材料制成,臂如蜡和玻璃;其制作如此精巧,几乎可以以假乱真。

87. Three years of research at an abandoned coal mine in Argonne, Illinois, have resulted in findings that scientists believe can help reclaim thousands of mine disposal sites that scar the coal-rich regions of the United States.

87.在伊利诺州Angonne市的一个废弃煤矿的三年研究取得了成果,科学家们相信这些成果可以帮助改造把美国产煤区弄得伤痕累累的数千个旧煤场。

88. When the persuading and the planning for the western railroads had finally been completed, the really challenging task remained: the dangerous, sweaty, backbreaking, brawling business of actually building the lines.

88.当有关西部铁路的说服和规划工作终于完成后,真正艰难的任务还没有开始;即危险,吃力,需要伤筋动骨和吵吵嚷嚷的建造这些铁路的实际工作。

89. Because of the space crunch, the Art Museum has become increasingly cautious in considering acquisitions and donations of art, in some cases passing up opportunities to strengthen is collections.

89.由于空间不足,艺术博物馆在考虑购买和接受捐赠的艺术品是越来越慎重,有些情况下放弃其进一步改善收藏的机会。

90. The United States Constitution requires that President be a natural-born citizen, thirty-five years of age or older, who has lived in the United States for a minimum of fourteen years.

90.美国宪法要求总统是生于美国本土的公民,三十五岁以上,并且在美国居住了至少十四年。

91. Arid regions in the southwestern United States have become increasingly inviting playgrounds for the growing number of recreation seekers who own vehicles such as motorcycles or powered trail bikes and indulge in hill-climbing contests or in caving new trails in the desert.

91.美国西部的不毛之地正成为玩耍的地方,对越来越多拥有摩托车或越野单车类车辆的,喜欢放纵于爬坡比赛或开辟新的沙漠通道的寻欢作乐者具有不断增长的吸引力。

92. Stone does decay, and so tools of long ago have remained when even the bones of the man who made them have disappeared without trace.

92.石头不会腐烂,所以以前的(石器)工具能保存下来,虽然它们的制造者已经消失的无影无踪。

93. Insects would make it impossible for us to live in the world; they would devour all our crops and kill our flocks and herds, if it were not for the protection we get from insect-eating animals.

93.昆虫就将会使我们无法在这个世界上居住;如果我们没有受到以昆虫为食的动物的保护,昆虫就会吞嚼掉我们所有的庄稼并杀死我们饲养的禽兽。

94. It is true that during their explorations they often faced difficulties and dangers of the most perilous nature, equipped in a manner which would make a modern climber shudder at the thought, but they did not go out of their way to court such excitement.

94.确实,他们在探险中遇到了极具威胁性的困难和危险,而他们的装备会让一个现代登山者想一想都会浑身颤栗。不过他们并不是刻意去追求刺激的。

95. There is only one difference between an old man and a young one: the young man has a glorious future before him and old one has a splendid future behind him: and maybe that is where the rub is.

95.老人和年轻人之间只有一个区别:年轻人的前面有辉煌的未来,老年人灿烂的未来却已在它们身后。这也许就是困难之所在。

96. I find young people exciting. They have an air of freedom, and they have not a dreary commitment to mean ambitions or love comfort. They are not anxious social climbers, and they have no devotion to material things.

96.我被年轻人振奋。他们带有自由的气息,他们不会为狭隘的野心和贪婪享受而孜孜以求。他们不是殚精竭虑地向上爬的人,他们不会对物质性的东西难舍难分。

97. I am always amazed when I hear people saying that sport creates goodwill between the nations, and that if only the common peoples of the world could meet one another at football or cricket, they would have no inclination to meet on the battlefield.

97.每次我听说体育运动能够在国家间建立起友好感情,说世界各地的普通人只要能在足球场或板球场上相遇就会没有兴趣在战场上相遇的话,我都倍感诧异。

98. It is impossible to say simply for the fun and exercise: as soon as the question of prestige arises, as soon as you feel that you and some larger unit will be disgraced if you lose, the most savage combative instincts are around.

98.没有可能仅仅为了娱乐或锻炼而运动:一旦有了问题,一旦你觉得你输了你和你所属团体会有失体面时,你最野蛮的好斗本能就会被激发出来。

99. It has been found that certain bats emit squeaks and by receiving the echoes, they can locate and steer clear of obstacles------or locate flying insects on which they feed. This echo-location in bats is often compared with radar, the principle of which is similar.

99.人们已经发现,某些蝙蝠发出尖叫声并靠接受回响来锁定和避免障碍物——或者找到它们赖以为生的昆虫。蝙蝠这种回响定位法常拿来和原理与之很相近似的雷达相比。

100. As the time and cost of making a clip drop to a few days and a few hundred dollars, engineers may soon be free to let their imaginations soar without being penalized by expensive failure.

100.随着芯片制造时间和费用降低到了几天和几百美元,工程师们可能很快可以任他们的想象驰骋而不会被昂贵的失败所惩罚。

每天读一遍,坚持27天,你的英语水平就可以达到跟美国人交流的水平啦! 来源: 于鹏飞的日志

What are you trying to say?(你到底想说什么?)

Don't be silly.(别胡闹了。)

How strong are your glasses?(你近视多少度?)

Just because.(没有别的原因。)

It isn't the way I hoped it would be.(这不是我所盼望的。) You will never guess.(你永远猜不到。)

No one could do anything about it.(众人对此束手无措。) I saw something deeply disturbing.(深感事情不妙。)

Money is a good servant but a bad master.(要做金钱的主人,莫做金钱的奴隶。)

I am not available.(我正忙着)

Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.(脑中的知识比手中的金钱更重要)

Never say die.it's a piece of cake.别泄气,那只是小菜一碟。 Don't worry.you'll get use to it soon.别担心,很快你就会习惯的。

I konw how you feel.我明白你的感受。

You win some.you lose some.胜败乃兵家常事。

Don't bury your head in the sand.不要逃避现实。

I didn't expect you to such a good job.我没想到你干得这么好。 You are coming alone well.你做得挺顺利。

She is well-build.她的身材真棒。

You look neat and fresh.你看起来很清纯。

You have a beautiful personality.你的气质很好。

You flatter me immensely.你过奖啦。

You should be slow to judge others.你不应该随意评论别人。 I hope you will excuse me if i make any mistake.如有任何错误,请你原谅

It was most careless ofme.我太粗心了。

It was quite by accident.真是始料不及。

I wish i had all the time i'd ever wasted,so i could waste it all over again.我希望所有被我浪费的时间重新回来,让我再浪费一遍。

I like you the way you were.我喜欢你以前的样子。

You two go ahead to the movie without me,i don't want to be a third wheel.你们两个自己去看电影吧,我不想当电灯泡。 Do you have anyone in mind?你有心上人吗?

How long have you known her?你认识她多久了?

It was love at frist sight.一见钟情

I'd bettle hit the books.我要复习功课啦。

a piece of one's mind .直言不讳

He gave me a piece of mind,"Don't shift responsibility onto others."他责备道:“不要把责任推卸到别人身上。”

a cat and dog life 水火不容的生活

The husband and his wife are always quarrelling,and they are leading a cat and dog life.这对夫妇老是吵架,相互之间水火不容。

a dog's life 潦倒的生活

The man lived a dog's life.这个人生活潦倒。

A to Z 从头至尾

I know that from A to Z. 我很了解这件事。

above somebody 深奥

Well,this sort of talk is above me.我不懂你们在讲什么。 all ears 全神贯注地倾听着

When you tell Mary some gossip,she is all ears.跟Mary讲一些小道消息,她会听地仔仔细细。

all the more 更加,益发

You'll be all the better for a holiday.度一次假,对你会更有好处。

all dressed up 打扮得整整齐齐

She is all dressed up and nowhere to go.她打扮得整整齐却无处炫耀。

all in all 总的说来;最心爱的东西

The daughter is all in all to him.女儿是他的无价宝。 all out 竭尽全力

They went all out.他们鼓足了干劲。

all over 全部结束;浑身,到处

Glad,it is all over.这事全部结束了,好得很。

I'm wet all over.我浑身都湿了。

all set 准备就绪

He is all set for an early morning start.他已做好清晨出发的一切准备。

all you have to do 需要做得是

All you have to do is to calm yourself down and wait for the good news.你需要做得是静下心来等好消息。

as easy as falling of a log /as easy as snapping your fingers /as easy as ABC 容易得很

To me,a good story teller,it would be as easy as falling of a log.

对我来说,讲个故事还不是随手拈来。

as busy as a bee 非常忙

Mum is always as busy as a bee in the moring.妈妈每天早上都忙得不可开交。

at one's fingertips 了如指掌

How to get at that little island is at his fingertips.他知道怎么去那个小岛。

at one's wit's end 智穷

Don't ask him.It is also at his wit's end.不要问他了,他也不知道。

big shot 大人物,大亨

He is a big shot in our little town.

black sheep 败家子,害群之马

Every family has a black sheep.家家有本难念的经。 black and blue 遍体鳞伤

The thief was caught of red-handed and beaten black and blue.那个小偷当场被抓住并被打得青一块紫一块的。

black and white 白纸黑字

The proof is in black and white and the murderer has no any excuses.证据确凿,凶手再也无话可说。

blind alley 死胡同

You are heading into a blind alley.你正在钻牛角尖。 blow hot and cold 摇摆不定

This guy seemed to have no own idea.He always blew hot and cold.这家伙好象没什么主张,总是摇摆不定。

blow one's own trumpet 自吹自擂

Don't blow your own tumpet.Let us see what on earth you can do.不要自吹自擂了,让我们看看你到底能做什么。

born with a silver in one's mouth 出生在富贵人家

He is born with a silver in one's mouth.他是含着金钥匙出生的。

bland new 崭新的

a bland new coat 新衣服

break the ice 打破沉默

The couple hadn't spoken to each other for a week.They were both waiting for the other one to break the ice.这对夫妇已经一个星期没说过话了。两人都在等另一方先开口。

by a blow 无意中的一击

He is beaten to the ground by a blow.他被击到在地。 can't stand it any longer 不能再忍受了

I can't stand it any longer,I quit.我再也忍受不了了,我走。 carry something too far 过火了

You are carrying your joke too far.你玩笑开得太过分了。 castle in the sky 海市蜃楼

You plan is nearly a castle in the sky.你的计划简直就是空想。 cats got one's tongue 哑口无言

chain smoker 老烟枪

come up with 产生,想出

Let me come up with some ideas.让我想一想。

come easily 容易

Languages come easily to some people.有些人能够很容易地掌握语言。

cup of tea 喜欢

Movies are not my cup of tea.我不喜欢看电影。

cut it out 停止,住嘴

Cut it out!I can't stand you any longer.

call it a day 不再做下去,停止(某种活动)

Let us call it a day,stop.这一天工作够了,停工吧! dark horse 黑马

Nobody considered that John would win the game.He was a dark horse in the final.

dear John letter 绝交信

Jack received a dear John letter from his girlfriend because he had broken her heart.

do somone good 对某人有好处

Having some moring exercises does you good.

Do you get me? 你明白我的意思吗?

doesn't count 这次不算

It doesn't count this time,try again.

doesn't make sense 不懂;没有任何意义

The sentence you made doesn't make any sense to me. down and out 穷困潦倒

Being down and out,he couldn't support his family. drive at 用意,意欲

What's he driving at?他用意何在?

drop in 偶然拜访

I dropped him in on my way to the hospital.

drop me a line 写信给我

On arriving the University,please drop me a line.

early bird 早起的人

An early bird catchs worms。捷足先登

easy come easy go 来得快去得也快

eat my words 收回前言,认错道歉

I said something bad to my mum.Although I want to eat my words back, it didn't work,for I had hurt my mum's feeling. face the music 直面困难

He knew he'd never get away with it so he decided to face the music and give himself up to the police.他知道自己不可能逃脱,因此决定一人做事一人当——向警察自首。

face up to 勇敢地面对某事

You must learn to face up to your responsibilities.

fed up 厌倦

I am rather fed up with your complaints.

feel free to do something 不要拘束

Please feel free to make suggestions.

few and far between 很少,稀少

Human beings are few and far between in this zone. French leave 不辞而别

give me a headache 让人头痛

The naughty boy gave me a headache.

give me a hand 帮我一下

go Dutch AA制

God bless you 上帝保佑你

God bless you with your examinations.

God knows 天知道

Got it? 明白了吗?

green thumbs /fingers 园艺技能

hands are full 非常忙

have a ball 勇敢

have had it 受够了

I have had it with all your excuses.我受够了你的借口。 hold water 站得住脚

Non of his arguements seem to hold water.

in every sense of word 在某种意义上说

It's a lie in every sense of word.这是不折不扣的谎言。 keep an eye on 提高警惕

kill time打发时间

lazy bones 懒骨头

Get up lazy bones!

leave it to me 让我来吧

leave me alone 别管我

like father like son 有其父必有其子

like it or not 不管你喜不喜欢

make a fool of oneself 愚弄某人

make a big money 赚大钱

make both ends need 收支平衡

We have to cut our expenses to make both ends need. make waves 引起轰动;兴风作浪

His achievement made waves in his country.

make yourself at home 别拘束

no good 没有好结果

Bad mam comes to no good.

no kidding 不要开玩笑

none of your bussiness 不关你的事

not really 也不是……

old hand 老手

He is an old hand at stealing.

old story 老一套

I am tired of it,same old story.

on one's word of honor 以某人的人格担保

on occasion 间或

of one's own accord 自愿地

packed like sardins 拥挤

During the holidays,people in the trains are packed like sardins.

pass away 去世

pay the price 付出代价

You are playing with the fire and you must pay the poice one day.

put up with 忍受

I cann't put up with your rudeness any more;leave my room. red-letter day 重要的或值得纪念的日子

red tape 繁文缛节

red carpet 红地毯

run into 偶遇

I ran into an old friend in the shop yesterday.

run out of 用尽,缺少

Quick,quick,we are running out of time.

show up 炫耀

small potatos 小人物

so what? 那怎么样呢?

stand up for 忍受

suit one's taste 对某人的胃口

sunday dress 最好的衣服

sure thing 十有把握的事

take one's time 尽情玩

Take your time and enjoy it.

take the words out of one's mouth 说出某人想说得话 that's it 就是

that is really something 太好了

there is nothing I can do 我什么都不能做

there you go 这边请

there is nothing wrong with me 我没事

under the table 死底下,秘密地

under the weather 身体不适

what's going on 怎么了

what a man 多勇敢的人啊

walking dictionary 活字典

what is up 近来可好

Hi,I haven't seen you for a long time,what's up? world class 一流的

很有教养的英语口语

1. After you. 你先请。

这是一句很常用的客套话,在进/出门,上车得场合你都可以表现一下。

2. I just couldn’t help it. 我就是忍不住。

想想看,这样一个漂亮的句子可用于多少个场合?

下面是随意举的一个例子:

I was deeply moved by the film and I cried and cried. I just couldn’t help it.

3. Don’t take it to heart. 别往心里去,别为此而忧虑伤神。 生活实例:

This test isn’t that important. Don’t take it to heart.

4. We’d better be off. 我们该走了。

It’s getting late. We’d better be off .

5. Let’s face it. 面对现实吧。

常表明说话人不愿意逃避困难的现状。

参考例句:I know it’s a difficult situation. Let’s face it, OK?

6. Let’s get started. 咱们开始干吧。

劝导别人时说:Don’t just talk. Let’s get started.

7. I’m really dead. 我真要累死了。

坦诚自己的感受时说:After all that work, I’m really dead.

8. I’ve done my best. 我已尽力了。

9. Is that so? 真是那样吗?

常用在一个人听了一件事后表示惊讶、怀疑。

10. Don’t play games with me!别跟我耍花招!

11. I don’t know for sure.我不确切知道。

Stranger: Could you tell me how to get to the town hall?

Tom: I don’t know for sure. Maybe you could ask the policeman over there.

12. I’m not going to kid you.我不是跟你开玩笑的。

Karin: You quit the job? You are kidding.

Jack: I’m not going to kid you. I’m serious.

13. That’s something. 太好了,太棒了。

A: I’m granted a full scholarship for this semester.

B: Congratulations. That’s something.

14. Brilliant idea!这主意真棒!这主意真高明!

15. Do you really mean it? 此话当真?

Michael:Whenever you are short of money, just come to me. David: Do you really mean it?

16. You are a great help.你帮了大忙

17. I couldn’t be more sure. 我再也肯定不过。

18. I am behind you.我支持你。

A: Whatever decision you’re going to make, I am behind you.

19. I’m broke.我身无分文。

20. Mind you!请注意!听着!(也可仅用Mind。)

模范例句:Mind you! He’s a very nice fellow though bad-tempered.

21. You can count on it.你尽管相信好了,尽管放心。

A:Do you think he will come to my birthday party?

B: You can count on it.

22. I never liked it anyway.我一直不太喜欢这东西。

当朋友或同事不小心摔坏你的东西时就可以用上这句话给他一个台阶,打破尴尬局面:Oh, don’t worry. I’m thinking of buying a new one. I never liked it anyway.

23. That depends.看情况再说。

例:I may go to the airport to meet her. But that depends.

Congratulations.恭喜你,祝贺你。

24. Thanks anyway.无论如何我还是得谢谢你。

当别人尽力要帮助你却没帮成时,你就可以用这个短语表示谢意。

25. It’s a deal.一言为定

Harry: Haven’t seen you for ages. Let’s have a get-together next week. Jenny: It’s a deal

香奈儿名言

A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.

每个女孩都该做到两点:有品位并光芒四射。

In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.

想要无可取代,就必须时刻与众不同。

Fashion passes, style remains.

时尚会过去,但风格永存

The best colour in the whole world, is the one that looks good, on you! 最适合你的颜色,才是世界上最美的颜色。

Look for the woman in the dress. It there is no woman, there is no dress. 记得要寻找穿衣服的女人。如果完全看不到女人,衣服的意义就失去了。

Luxury must be comfortable, otherwise it is not luxury.

奢侈就必须舒适,否则就不是奢侈。

I love luxury. And luxury lies not in richness and ornateness but in the absence of vulgarity. Vulgarity is the ugliest word in our language. I stay in the game to fight it.

我爱奢侈。奢侈并不意味着贵重与装饰华丽,奢侈就是屏除粗俗。粗俗是我们语言中最丑的一个词。我从事设计就是为了对抗粗俗。

“Where should one use perfume?" a young woman asked. "Wherever one wants to be kissed," I said.

“应该在何处擦香水?”一位少妇问我。“只要是想被亲吻的地方”我如此回答

Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.

穿着破旧,则人们记住衣服;穿着无暇,则人们记住衣服里的女人

I don't understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little - if only out of politeness. And then, you never know, maybe that's the day she has a date with destiny. And it's best to be as pretty as possible for destiny. 我无法理解一个女人怎么可以毫不修饰就走出家门,哪怕出于礼貌也该打扮一下。而且,你永远也猜不到,也许那天就是她与真命天子约会的一天。而为了自己的真命天子总是越美丽越好。

There is no time for cut-and-dried monotony. There is time for work. And time for love. That leaves no other time.

没有时间做一成不变的单调事。工作需要时间,爱情需要时间,就没有时间做其他了。

A woman who doesn't wear perfume has no future.

不用香水的女人没有未来。

Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity.

有些人认为奢侈的反义词是贫穷。事实上不是这样。奢侈的反义词是粗俗。

Fashion is made to become unfashionable.

时尚创造就是为了使之过时。

Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable. 取得成功的人往往是不知道失败是无可避免的那些人。

Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.

不要浪费时间敲一堵墙,你无法将其变做一扇门。

Innovation! One cannot be forever innovating. I want to create classics. 创造!人不能永远创造。我想做的是制作经典。

与老外打交道必知英文缩写400个(我认为很有必要了解)!!~~ 来源: 郭世文Seven的日志

第一次在公司里上班,第一个mail开头是 FYI~

不知道啥意思,看看后面有东西,估计就是让看吧,并且有点尊敬的意思!最后才知道事 For your information~

有次和外国客户发邮件。有个LMK的缩写。想了半天,后天查了网络,才知道是LET ME KNOW 的意思。我没有想的那么正确。所以知道一些简单的缩写是很有必要的,我在网上查了一些。不知道你们之前看过没。

数字:

2 = to/too 2B or not 2B = To be or not to be 4 = for 4ever = forever A: ASL = Age/Sex/Location AFAIC = As Far As I’m Concerned AFAIK = As Far As I Know AFK = Away From Keyboard AIAMU = And I’m A Monkey’s Uncle AISI = As I See It AKA = Also Known As AMBW = All My Best Wishes ANFAWFOWS = And Now For A Word Word From Our Web Sponsor AOTS = All Of The Sudden ASAFP = As Soon As "Friggin" Possible ASAP = As Soon As Possible ATST = At The Same Time AWGTHTGTTA = Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again AWGTHTGTTSA = Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Sh Again AYSOS = Are You Stupid Or Something B: B4 = Before B4N = Bye For Now BBFBBM = Body By Fisher, Brains by Mattel BBIAB = Be Back In A Bit BBIAF = Be Back In A Few BBL = Be Back Later BBN = Bye Bye Now BCNU = Be Seein’ You BF = Boyfriend BFD = Big Fing Deal

BFN = Bye For Now BHOF = Bald Headed Old Fart BIF = Basis In Fact BITD = Back In The Day Biz = Business BM = Byte Me BMOTA = Byte Me On The Ass BNF = Big Name Fan BOHICA = Bend Over Here It Comes Again BR = Bathroom BRB = Be Right Back BRT = Be Right There BS = Big Smile BT = Byte This BTDT = Been There Done That BTSOOM = Beats The Sh Out Of Me BTW = By The Way BTWBO = Be There With Bells On BWDIK = But What Do I Know? BWO = Black, White or Other C: Cam = Web Camera CIAO = Goodbye (in Italian) CID = Consider It Done CIO = Check It Out CIS = CompuServe Information Service CMF = Count My Fingers Cof$ = Church of Scientology CRAFT = Can’t Remember A Fing Thing CRAWS = Can’t Remember Anything Worth A Sh CSL = Can’t Stop Laughing CTC = Choaking The Chicken CU = See You CUL/CYL/CUL8R = See You Later CWYL = Chat With You Later CYA = Cover Your Ass D: DBEYR = Don’t Believe Everything You Read DD = Due Diligence DDD = Direct Distance Dial DETI = Don’t Even Think It DGT = Don’t Go There DHYB = Don’t Hold Your Breath DIIK = Damned If I Known

DILLIGAD = Do I Look Like I Give A d\amn DILLIGAS = Do I Look Like I Give A Sh DKDC = Don’t Know Don’t Care DL = Download DLTM = Don’t Lie To Me DQYDJ = Don’t Quit You’re Day Job DRIB = Don’t Read If Busy DS = Dunce Smiley DYSTSOTT = Did You See The Size Of That Thing E: EG = Evil Grin EOM = End Of Message ESO = Equipment Smarter than Operator F: F2F/FTF = Face To Face FAQ = Frequently Asked Question FBKS = Failure Between Keyboard and Seat FE = For Example/Fatal Error FF&PN = Fresh Fields And Pastures New FOAF = Friend Of A Friend FTASB = Faster Than A Speeding Bullet FT = Faint FTL = Faster Than Light FTTB = For The Time Being FUBAR = Fed Up Beyond All Recognition FUBB = Fed Up Beyond Belief FUD = (Spreading) Fear, Uncertainty, and Disinformation FWIW = For What It’s Worth FYA = For Your Amusement FYI = For Your Information FYM = For Your Misinformation G: G2G = Got To Go G8T/GR8 = Great GAL = Get A Life GDGD = Good,Good GF = girlfriend GG = Good Game/Gotta Go GIGO = Garbage In, Garbage Out GIWIST = Gee, I Wish I’d Said That GL = Good Luck GLYASDI = God Loves You And So Do I GMTA = Great Minds Think Alike GNBLFY = Got Nothing But Love For You

GR&D = Grinning Running And Ducking GRRRR = "Growling" GSOAS = Go Sit On A Snake GTG = Got To Go GTGB = Got To Go, Bye GTGP = Got To Go Pee GTH = Go To Hell GTSY = Glad To See Ya GYPO = Get Your Pants OffBE A QUEEN. H:

HAGO = Have A Good One HAK = Hugs And Kisses HB = Hurry Back

HD = Hold

HHO1/2K = Ha Ha, Only Half Kidding HHOK = Ha Ha, Only Kidding

HIOOC = Help! I’m Out Of Coffee Howz = How is

HTH = Hope This (That) Helps HUA = Heads Up Ace

HUYA = Head Up You’re a I:

IAC = In Any Case IAE = In Any Event IANAC = I Am Not A Crook IANAL = I Am Not A Lawyer IBT = In Between Technology IBTD = I Beg To Differ IC = I See/In Character IDGAF = I Don’t Give A F IDGI = I Don’t Get It IDK = I Don’t Know IDKY = I Don’t Know You IDST = I Didn’t Say That IDTS = I Don’t Think So IFAB = I Found A Bug IFU = I Fed Up IGGP = I Gotta Go Pee IIIO = Intel Inside, Idiot Outside IIMAD = If It Makes An(y) Difference IIRC = If I Remember Correctly IIWM = If It Were Me ILICISCOMK = I Laughed, I Cried, I Spat/Spilt Coffee/Crumbs/Coke On My Keyb

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ILY = I Love You

IMHO = In My Humble Opinion

IMNSHO = In My Not So Humble Opinion IMO = In My Opinion

INMP = It’s Not My Problem

INPO = In No Particular Order

IOH = I’m Outta Here

IOW = In Other Words

IRL = In Real Life

ISS = I Said So

ITM = In The Money

IYKWIM = If You Know What I Mean IYSS = If You Say So

J:

J/C = Just Checking J/K = Just Kidding! J/W = Just Wondering JAFO = Just Another Fing Onlooker K: K/KK = OK/OK, OK KFY = Kiss For You KISS = Keep It Simple Stupid KIT = Keep In Touch KMA = Kiss My Ass KWIM = Know What I Mean KX = kiss KYPO = Keep Your Pants On L: L8R = Later LD = Long Distance LDTTWA = Let’s Do The Time Warp Again LLTA = Lots And Lots Of Thunderous Applause LMAO = Laughing My Ass Off LMK = Let Me Know LOL = Laughing Out Loud/Lots Of Luck(Love) LTIC = Laughing ’Til I Cry LTNS = Long Time No See LYL = Love Ya Lots LYLAS = Love You Like A Sister M:

M8T = Mate

MHOTY = My Hat’s Off To You MM = Market Maker

MorF = Male or Female? MOTD = Message Of The Day MOTSS = Members Of The Same Sex MTFBWY = May The Force Be With You MWBRL = More Will Be Revealed Later MYOB = Mind Your Own Business N: N = And/Know/Now NAK = Nursing At Keyboard NAZ = Name, Address, Zip (also means Nasdaq) NBD = No Big Deal NBIF = No Basis In Fact NFI = No Fing Idea NFW = No Fing Way NIFOC = Nude In Front Of The Computer NM = Never Mind NMP = Not My Problem NMU = Nothing Much You NOYB = None Of Your Business NP = No Problem NQOCD = Not Quite Our Class Dear NRG = Energy NRN = No Reply Necessary NYCFS = New York City Finger Saluet O: OAUS = On An Unrelated Subject OBTW = Oh, By The Way OIC = Oh, I See OICU = Oh, I See You OMDB = Over My Dead Body OMG = Oh My God/Oh My Gosh OMIK = Open Mouth, Insert Keyboard ONNA = Oh No, Not Again OOC = Out Of Character OOTB = Out Of The Box/Out Of The Blue OT = Off Topic OTOH = On The Other Hand OWTTE = Or Words To That Effect OZ = stands for "Australia" P: PEBCAK = Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard PEM = Privacy Enhanced Mail Pic = Picture PIMP = Peeing In My Pants

PITA = Pain In The Ass PLS/PLZ = Please PMFJI = Pardon Me For Jumping In PO = Piss Off POS = Parents Over Shoulder POV = Point Of View PPL = People Pro = Professional PS = By The Way/Photoshop T: TAH = Take A Hike TANSTAAFL = There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch TARFU = Things Are Really Fed Up TDTM = Talk Dirty To Me TEOTWAWKI = The End Of The World As We Know It TFN = Thanks For Nothin’ THX/TX/THKS = Thanks TIA = Thanks In Advance TIAIL = Think I Am In Love TIC = Tongue In Cheek TLA = Three Letter Acronym TLGO = The List Goes On TM = Trust Me TMI = Too Much Information TMTOWTDI = There’s More Than One Way To Do It TPTB = The Powers That Be TSR = Totally Stuck in RAM TTFN = Ta Ta For Now TTT = That’s The Ticket/To The Top TTUL/TTYL = Talk To You Later TWHAB = This Won’t Hurt A Bit TY = Thank You TYVM = Thank You Very Much U: U = You UR = Your U R = You are unPC = unPolitically Correct URYY4M = You Are Too Wise For Me V:

VFM = Values For Money VG = Very Good W:

WAG = Wild Ass Guess

WAI = What An Idiot WB = Welcome Back WCA = Who Cares Anyway WDYS = What Did You Say? WDYT = What Do You Think? WE = Whatever WEG = Wicked Evil Grin WG = Wicked Grin WGAFF = Who Gives A Flying F WIIFM = What’s In It For Me? WIT = Wordsmith In Training WITFITS = What in the F is this Sh WOG = Wise Old Guy Wot/Wut = What WRT = With Respect To/With Regard To WTF = What The F WTG = Way To Go! WTSDS = Where The Sun Don’t Shine WYMM = Will You Marry Me WYP = What’s Your Problem? WYRN = What’s Your Real Name? WYS = Whatever You Say WYSIWYG = What You See Is What You Get WYT = Whatever You Think X:

X U = Kiss You

Y:

Y = Why Ya = You YA = Yet Another YAFIYGI = You Asked For It You Got It YDKM = You Don’t Know Me Yep/Yup = Yes YGBK = You Gotta Be Kiddin’ YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary YNK = You Never Know YOYO = You’re On Your Own YR = Yeah, Right YSYD = Yeah, Sure You Do YTTT = You Telling The Truth? YYSSW = Yeah Yeah Sure Sure Whatever

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