东施效颦。(机械模仿。) Monkey see, monkey do. She just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。) Well, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛,真是东施效颦。)
以先后顺序为准。 First come, first served. *“按到达的先后顺序”、“按报名顺序”,直译是“第一个来的,第一个得到供应”。 Do you take reservations? (你预订了吗?) No, first come, first served. (没有,先来的先得。) On a first-come, first-served basis.
过时了。 It s out of date. Look at my camera. (你看我的照相机。) But it s out of date already. (可它都过时了。) It s old-fashioned. It s outdated. It s behind the times.
电视有长处,也有短处。 TV has its merits and demerits. TV has its good and bad points. There are good and bad points about TV.
我利用了他的弱点。 I took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。
我长了不少见识。 I ve learned something. The TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。) Yeah, and I ve learned something. (是呀,我长了不少见识。) I ve learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。)
那会引起火灾呀! It s a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。 Look at John s toy! (快看约翰的玩具。) It s a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!) It could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。) It could cause a fire.
什么事都有可能发生。 Anything could happen. There s no knowing what may happen. You never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。) Anything s possible. It could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。)
将来可以用来作参考。 for future reference You should keep the book for future reference. (你该把这本书收好,以便将来作为参考。)