| modern-day 当代的 | Many modern-day devices make life more convenient. |
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| present-day 现今的 | Present-day challenges require innovative solutions. |
| today’s … | The methods of communication used during the war were primitive by today's standards.按今天的标准,大战时期使用的通讯方法非常简陋。 |
| … of today | The worker of today is different from the worker of yesterday.如今的工人跟过去的工人不一样了。 |
| contemporary 当代的 | This exhibition focuses on contemporary art. |
On the occasions when they have pushed to shore an unconscious human being they have much more likely done it out of curiosity or for sport, as in riding the bow waves of a ship.
| a good sport 输得起的人 | When you lose the game, try to be a good sport. 当你的输掉比赛时,一定要保持风度。 |
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| a bad / poor sport 输不起的人 | It will only make you look like a bad sport. 这只会让你看起来像个不尊重比赛的人。 |
| a sore loser 输不起的人 | Don't be a sore loser, just try your best. 不要作一个输不起的人,尽量去做好了。 |
A compound is considered the more stable, the smaller its potential energy. 翻译真题练习(前主后从)
| pioneers 先驱 | Pioneers of technology changed the world with their inventions. |
| predecessors 前人 | We built on the work of our predecessors. |
| pioneer climbers 早期登山者 | The pioneer climbers opened new routes to the summit. |
I came, I saw, I conquered! ——Julius Caesar (原文是拉丁语:Veni, vidi, vici.)
It is true that China is still a developing country, but she is full of potential / potentialities. 诚然中国还是一个发展中国家,但她却充满潜力。
| Admittedly, ..., but ... 诚然…但… | Admittedly, I could have tried harder, but I still don't think all this criticism is fair. 诚然我本可以更努力,但我仍觉得这些批评不公平。 |
| Granted, ..., but ... 诚然…但… | Granted, he doesn't look too bad for his age, but I don't fancy him. 诚然他这个年纪看上去还不错,但我不喜欢他。 |
| It is true that | ..., | but yet | that is not to say that ... 这并不少说... |
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| it does not follow that ...这不一定得出这样的结论... | |||
| Admittedly, | it does not necessarily mean that ... 这不对意味着... | ||
| we cannot ensure that … 不能保证… | |||
| Granted, | it cannot guarantee that … 不能保证… | ||
| there is no guarantee that … 不能保证... |
But if the animals are confronted with situations they have no control over, they later behave passively when faced with experiences they can control. 六级阅读真题
| at the thought of 一想到…就... | He laughed at the thought of his childhood antics. 一想到小时候的恶作剧他就笑了。 |
| at the idea of 一有 ... 念头就... | ... your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat... |
| the + adj. + mention of ... 一提到... 就... | ... they always go into raptures at the mere mention of the country. |
Riot police were patrolling the stadium, equipped in a manner which would make a soccer hooligan shudder at the sight. 防暴警察在体育场外巡逻,装备得使足球流氓一看到就不寒而栗。
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.
| except for / but for / if it were not for … 若没有……的话(虚拟语气) |
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| have a tendency to do 倾向于做某事 | The drug has a tendency to cause dizziness / headaches. 这药有引起头晕的倾向 |
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| in most cases 多数情况下 | In most cases, the software works fine. 多数情况下这软件运行良好 |
| by and large 总的来说 | By and large, he is a good student. 总的来说,他是个好学生 |
| generally 普遍地 | It is generally believed that... 人们普遍相信... |
| In general 通常,一般来说 | This hobby educates one not only in the chosen subject, but also in general matters which have some bearing on it. |
| mostly adv.多半,主要地;几乎全部/所有 | The audience were mostly adolescents. 听众几乎都是年轻人. |
| on the whole 总体来说 | Today we tend to go to the other extreme, but on the whole this is a healthier attitude both for the child and the parent. |
| for the most part 多半 | The contributors are, for the most part, professional scientists. 投稿者大多是专业科学家。 |
| most of the time 大多数时候 | It's crazy here most of the time. 这儿经常吵吵闹闹的。 |
| out of touch with civilization 脱离文明 | They were out of touch with civilization for months. 他们几个月与文明隔绝 |
| isolated from civilization 被文明隔绝 | The tribe was isolated from civilization for centuries. 这个部落与文明隔绝了数百年 |
| separated from civilization 与文明分离 | The island remained separated from civilization. 这个岛一直与文明隔离 |
| find one’s way | 人做主语;表示“找到道路” | Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way. (鬼做主语) |
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| 事物做主语;表示“到达某地” | My nephew, George, has a money box but it is always empty. Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there. | |
| threaten to do | (人做主语)威胁做某事 | They threatened to kill him if he didn’t obey. |
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| promise to do | (人做主语)承诺做某事 | He promised to call me every week. |
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| be used to sth. / doing | I am used to traveling by air, and only on one occasion have I ever felt frightened. |
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| be in the habit of sth. / doing | I'm not in the habit of letting strangers into my apartment. 我不习惯让陌生人进我家。 |