英语口语、习惯语、经典语录5000句(128)

英语口语、习惯语、经典语录5000句(128)  

1271. You are defined by what you do, not by what you say. 是你的行为而不是你的言语在揭示着你的为人。A company is defined by its product, not by its commercial. 一个公司的好坏是由其产品而不是由其广告所决定的。define 给什么下定义。

1272. Can you just translate his complicated comments into straight-shooting advice? 他讲话太啰嗦，你能把他的话讲得大家都明白吗？He is a straight shooting man caught up in the politics of a crooked little town. 他是一个直爽的人，却陷入了一个充满是非的小镇的官场政治之中。Brown is a straight shooter, a no-nonsense kind of guy who says what he means.布朗是个直来直去的人，不喜欢绕圈子，是有一说一。见第949句。

1273. She loves gossip and tends to listen in on our private conversations. 她这个人喜欢饶舌，喜欢偷听我们的私人谈话。listen in on 等于eardrop, 偷听。

1274. Be nice on his wedding day. Don’t cause a scene. 在他的婚礼上要得体一点，不要添乱(引人注目)。cause a scene 引人注目。

1275. That is a head-smacking solution. 这个解决问题的办法真是别开生面。He has got some ideas so head-smacking good that we shouldn’t miss them. 他有一些叫人顿开茅塞的主意，我们得听一听。head-smacking 顿开茅塞。

1276. If he does that again, I have to bring it to a showdown with him. 如果他再这么做的话，我就得跟他摊牌了。Three Americans, three Jamaicans to show down in women’s 100m finals. 三个美国人，三个牙买加人将在女子100米决赛中决一胜负。

1277. Our work has not been done, not by a long shot. 我们的工作还没有完，远远没有完。He dreams of democracy someday in China--- a long shot, but not an impossible one. 他梦想中国有天能实现民主，这很遥远，但也不是不可能。

1278. How do I hold my interest in English for the long haul? 我怎样能长期保持学英语的兴趣呢？I am in it for the long haul. 我会长期投入的。overhaul则表示：To make extensive renovations or revisions on，如：Meanwhile, India announced a massive overhaul of its security and intelligence agencies Thursday in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks。

1279. Honesty will protect you in the long run, because the truth comes out eventually.从长远来看，诚实会保护你，因为最终真相会大白于天下。I don’t think we have what it takes to make it in the long run. 从长远来看，我觉得我们没有实力来接这桩活。

1280.  Set a guard over my mouth, O LORD;
       keep watch over the door of my lips. 诗141：3 耶和华阿，求你禁止我的口，把守我的嘴。