英语口语、习惯语、经典语录5000句(239)
2381) 比较make a life and make a living: We girls nowadays want to make a life for ourselves. 我们现代的女孩要独立创造生活。It is rather difficult to make a living with only minimum wage. 最低工资很难维持生活。Your job isn’t to make a living; it was to make a life. 你的工作不是讨生活,二是创造生活。比较:They don’t have a life. Go and get a life.
2382) So what? 那又怎样?You are not happy. So what? 你不高兴,那又怎样?
2383) Demean, He felt he would demean himself if he replied to the scurrilous letter. 他觉得如果他回复那封充满辱骂的信,会自贬身份。
2384) How come? 怎么会这样?
2385) Don’t steal. The government hates competition. 切莫偷窃,政府最恨的是竞争。(这句话的意思是讽刺政府才是最大的偷盗者。)
2386) Grumbling and strong social critique are two different things. The former is someone’s personal dissatisfaction with a social issue while the latter offers insights into the root of social problems.抱怨与对社会的强有力的批判是两回不同的事。前者是出于个人对社会某个问题的不满,而后者则是对社会问题在根源上提出深入的探讨。
2387)This robot can self-sustain, reproduce and learn from experience. That is scary. It means it can control us humans someday. 这个机器人能独立生存、繁衍后代,并且不断从经验中学习。这真是太可怕了,这意味着这机器人有天会控制我们人类。
2388) Hi, did I catch you at a bad time? 喂,现在给你电话不方便吗?
2389) love handles 游泳圈、中广、胖的腰围 You'd better lose those love handles fast. I'm tired of having so much to hold on to. 你最好快把你的肥肚子减掉。我对老是有这么多(肥肉)在那里让我可以抓着觉得很烦。
2390) Be wise, my son, and bring joy
to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with
contempt我儿,你要作智慧人,好叫我的心欢喜,使我可以回答那讥诮我的人。(箴27:11)
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