每日一语

tanzhiwen

What is to become of me if you go away？

要是你走了，我怎么办呢？

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　　become of:happen to；be the fate of 遭遇；结果
　　再如：
　　What will become of you if you continue such conduct？
　　你要是继续这样干下去，会有什么结局呢？

tanzhiwen

It is hard to bear with criticism.

耐心听取批评不是件容易的事情。

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　　bear with: show patience towards； tolerate 容忍；忍耐
　　再如：
　　There's no bearing with such rude fellows.
　　对这些粗鲁的家伙决不宽容。

tanzhiwen

Who'll see after the house when you are gone？

你外出时谁来替你照看房子？

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　　see after:look after 照顾
　　再如:
　　John's mother told him to see after his younger brother.
　　约翰的母亲告诉他要照顾好弟弟。

tanzhiwen

Who is to lead off the discussion？

讨论由谁来带头发言？

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　　lead off:begin；start 开始；领先
　　再如:
　　The town band led off by playing the National Anthem.
　　市府乐队首先奏国歌。

tanzhiwen

They have pasted up a notice on the wall.

他们在墙上贴了一张布告。

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　　paste up:fasten with paste to a surface用浆糊把…贴在上面
　　再如:
　　The printer pasted up the first chapter to show the author what his book would look like.
　　印刷工把书的第1章粘贴好了，让作者了解他的书会是什么样的。

tanzhiwen

He seemed to be very well off.

他好象很富有。

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　　well off:in good condition；fortunate；rich 处境不错；幸运的；富有的
　　再如:
　　Only by continuously increasing social accumulation can a country be prosperous and the people well off.
　　只有不断增加社会积累，一个国家才能兴旺，人民才能富裕。

tanzhiwen

The children got out of hand during my absence.

我不在的时候孩子们不听管教。

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　　get out of hand:become uncontrollable 难以控制；难以管制
　　再如:
　　He tried to expand the firm quickly，but his staff did not have enough experience. Production got out of hand and he went bankrupt.
　　他努力迅速扩大他的公司，但是他的职工们没有足够的经验。生产难以控制，结果他破产了

tanzhiwen

The noise gets on my nerves.

那噪音让我心烦意乱。

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　　get on sb．'s nerves:annoy sb．； make sb．nervous 使某人不安；使某人烦恼
　　再如：
　　The child got on his parents' nerves by asking too many questions.
　　那孩子问的问题太多，令他父母心烦。

tanzhiwen

He rather reminds me of his brother.

见了他就让我想起他哥哥。

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　　remind of:make sb．remember 使…想起
　　再如：
　　This hotel reminds me of the one we stayed in last year.
　　这家旅馆使我想起了去年我们住过的那家。

tanzhiwen

What you say is true in a sense.

你所说的在某种意义上是对的。

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　　in a sense:in a way；in one respect 在某种意义上
　　再如：
　　In a sense，arithmetic is a language.
　　从某种意义上说，算术是一种语言。

tanzhiwen

What you say is true in a sense.

你所说的在某种意义上是对的。

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　　in a sense:in a way；in one respect 在某种意义上
　　再如：
　　In a sense，arithmetic is a language.
　　从某种意义上说，算术是一种语言。

tanzhiwen

I get fed up with anyone who brags all the time.
我讨厌总是自吹自擂的人。
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　　fed up with:  bored with; at the end of one's patience; tired; depressed 受够了；厌烦；对…厌倦
　　再如:
　　We are fed up with his grumbling．我们已经听厌了他的牢骚怪话。

tanzhiwen

I knocked around in Tianjin this holiday.

这个假期我去天津逛了逛。

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　　knock around，比较常用的一个意思是，漫游，从一个地方逛到另一个地方，通常没有很明确的目的地。英文的解释是“to wander from place to place”。
　　例句：
　　I think I'll go and knock around in Qingdao. Hit the beach, maybe a little surfing, you know. Just take it easy, maybe spend some time at old friends.
　　我要去青岛转转。逛逛海滩，可能做点冲浪。就是放松一下，也许再花些时间去看望老朋友。

tanzhiwen

He kissed off the objections from others.

他对别人的反对置之不理。

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　　词组kiss off，这里使用的是在俚语中经常用到的一个含义：离开，拒绝，不在意。
　　例句：
　　When the professionals beggars ask for money, better just give them the kiss-off.
　　遇到要钱的职业乞丐，最该做的就是直接走开。

tanzhiwen

The jury is still out.

最后结论还有待分晓。

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　　一句常用习语，字面意思是“陪审团还在外面”。美国的司法程序是陪审人员组成的陪审团须列席法庭。在听完原告和被告的证词之后退出法庭，商议确定被告是否有罪。作出裁决后，陪审团回法庭由法官宣读他们的裁决。所以the jury is still out，就是陪审团还在庭外商议，尚未作出谁是谁非的决断。如今，这句话可以用在生活的各个方面，用来描述那些最终结果还没有出现的情况。
　　例句：
　　The first sales figures from New York look good. But we're waiting to hear the figures from Chicago and Los Angeles. So I have to tell you the jury is still out.
　　根据第一批来自纽约的销售数据来看情况很好，但是还在等待芝加哥和洛杉矶两地的数据，所以目前还不能得出结论来。

tanzhiwen

He is fond of nosing about for grapevine news.

他爱打听小道消息。

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　　nose about/around: look for sth. kept private or secret 探问；打听
　　再如：
　　The detective was nosing around in the crowd，looking for pickpockets.
　　侦探在人群中搜寻扒手。

tanzhiwen

Watch out for cars when you cross the street.

过街时要注意来往车辆。

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　　watch out: look out; be on guard 小心；提防
　　再如：
　　You'll be cheated if you don't watch out.
　　如果你不小心，就会上当受骗。

tanzhiwen

The piano is out of tune.

这架钢琴跑调了（这架钢琴音不准了）。

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　　固定表达方式“be out of tune”，表示的就是走调、跑调、音调不准的情况。
　　注意区别一个字形很相近、字意也有些关联的单词：tone。通常，一个单词可能在不同的句子中各有不同的含义，相似的单词也有可能在同一个句子中互相替代。但每个词都有些最本初、最原始的意思。单词tune就是来自于“曲调”；而单词tone则演化于“腔调”。
　　例句：
　　"The violin should be tuned." She said in a disappointed tone.
　　“这把小提琴该给正正音了”她失望地说。

tanzhiwen

When I think about it, it makes my mouth water.

想起它我都会流口水。

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　　固定表达make one's mouth water，就相当于汉语中的“使……流口水”，是个不太正式、偏于口语的用法。
　　例句：
　　The roast duck that restaurant serves is my favorite dish. Every time I think about it, it makes my mouth water.
　　我最喜欢吃那个饭馆的烤鸭。每当我想起它我就会流口水。

tanzhiwen

Not driving but driven in such a world.

人在江湖，身不由己。

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　　一个中译英的句子，虽然有些含义没有全部表达出来，但总的来说，翻译得很工整。通过学习这个句子，可以熟练掌握动词drive主动和被动的主要用法。前半句使用的是drive的现在分词形式，表示主动“驾驭”（To guide, control, or direct）的含义；后半句使用的是这个动词的过去分词形式，表示被动的“被驱使”（To be forced into or from a particular act or state）。
　　按照单纯的语法规则理解，整个句子不是一个完整句，如果想要添加主语和谓语动词，这个句子也可以是：
　　I'm not driving but driven in such a world. 我……身不由己。
　　We're not driving but driven in such a world. 我们……身不由己。
　　She is not driving but driven in such a world.她……身不由己。
　　They are not driving but driven in such a world.他们……身不由己。