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1. A country must have the will to repel any invader.

一个国家得有决心击退任何入侵者。

2. A new upsurge in construction is in the making.

一个建设的新高潮正在兴起。

3. A syndicate of local businessmen is bidding for the contract.

一个当地企业家的联合组织在向这一合同投标。

4. A man appeared at the castle gate in the guise of a woodcutter.

一个男子打扮成樵夫的模样出现在城堡的门口。

5. A peevish child is unhappy and makes others unhappy.

一个脾气暴躁的孩子自己不高兴也使别人不高兴。

6. It's natural to slack2 off towards the end of a hard day's work.

一天紧张工作快结束的时候有些放松是自然的。

7. He twisted up with a sudden stab of pain.

一阵突然的剧疼使他挺不起身来。

8. I got a new coat in that store last week.

上礼拜我在那家店买了一件新外套。

9. That is not, properly speaking, a dictionary, but a grammar.

严格说来; 那不是一本词典，而是一本语法书。

10. His strength in a crisis is an ace in the hole.

临危不惧是他的看家本领。

11. It may take a long time to find a solution to the problem.

也许要花很长时间才能找到解决这个问题的办法。

12. As a matter of fact, I've never been there before.

事实上我从未到过那儿。

13. He had had a blackout after the accident.

事故发生后，他晕过去一阵子。

14. A cloud is a mass of vapor in the sky.

云是天空中的水汽团。

15. It's a tight squeeze to get five people in that small car.

五个人坐在那个小车子里真是太挤了。

16. Our firm is likely to reap a big profit this year.

今年我们公司很可能获得巨额利润。

17. The bank is a ten minutes' run from the hotel.

从旅馆到银行跑步需十分钟。

18. Economically, the country is in a very healthy state.

从经济学的观点来说，国家处于很兴旺的状态之中。

19. He took out a fire insurance policy for his house.

他为自己的房子办理了一份火险保险单。

20. He got a lot of dope from the secretary.

他从秘书那里获得许多内部消息。

21. He bounced into the room with a springy step.

他以轻快的跑步跳进房间。

22. They denounced him to the police as a criminal.

他们向警方告发他是罪犯。

23. They cleaved a path through the wilderness.

他们在荒原中开辟出一条路。

24. They all maintained a reverent silence.

他们都保持肃静。

25. He lugged a heavy handcart along.

他使劲拉走那笨重的手推车。

26. He pushed hard on the brake pedal to avoid a collision.

他使劲踩下煞车踏板以避免撞车。

27. He let himself down slowly by means of a tope.

他借助一根绳子慢慢地下来了。

28. He looks a suspicious character.

他像个可疑的人。

29. He judged the distance to a nicety.

他判断距离很正确。

30. He cut off a bunch of grapes to entertain us.

他剪下一串葡萄招待我们。

31. He talks like a parrot and just repeats what he heard.

他只是鹦鹉学舌，拾人牙慧罢了。

32. He bit off a large piece of the apple.

他咬下一大块苹果。

33. He took a lot of flak for his stand against abortion.

他因坚持反对堕胎而饱受责难。

34. He qualified in London as a teacher of English overseas.

他在伦敦取得了海外英语教师的资格。

35. He is on a par with his brother in intelligence.

他在智力方面同他的弟弟不相上下。

36. An idea popped into his mind like a flash.

他头脑里突然闪过一个念头。

37. His interest in photography is only a passing fad.

他对摄影的爱好仅是一时的兴致。

38. He tried to put a bold face on his failure.

他对自己的失败装出一副满不在乎的样子。

39. He has a lot of clout with the board of directors.

他对董事会有很大的影响力。

40. He has got a lot of mileage out of the shoes.

他已将那双鞋穿够了本钱。

41. He took sick and died a week later.

他得了病，一周后就死去了。

42. He is always raising a stink about this, that or the other thing.

他总是为了这个、那个的大吵大闹，什麽事都有得吵，有得闹。

43. He gave a description of what he had seen.

他描述了他所见到的一切。

44. He is a very good footballer; you ought to see him in action.

他是一位出色的足球运动员，你应该看他踢球。

45. He is a great guy, a chip off the old block.

他是一位好人，就像他父亲一样。

46. He was a dishonor to his regiment.

他是那个团的耻辱。

47. He has a knack of falling out with everyone.

他有个怪癖，总是和每个人吵架。

48. She is pounding out a new rune on the piano.

他正在钢琴上弹奏一支新曲。

49. He has a yen to be alone in a boat.

他渴望独自待在一条船上。

50. He's such a good swimmer that he makes me look sick.

他游得这么好，真叫我相形见绌。

51. He cooked the pasta in a large pan of boiling water.

他用一大锅开水煮义大利面食。

52. His letter irritated me a little.

他的信使我有点恼怒。

53. His wife was a constant inspiration to him.

他的妻子经常鼓励他。

54. There is a vein of melancholy in his character.

他的性格中有少许忧郁的气质。

55. A bright red welt rose on his arm.

他的手臂上起了明显的条状红肿。

56. He glimpsed at my new watch and said it was a good bargain.

他看了一眼我的新表，说买得很上算。

57. He is on a lone fun run, nothing to do with the race.

他自己跑著玩的，和竞赛无关。

58. He describes himself as a doctor.

他自称是医生。

59. He tried to varnish over the truth with a lie.

他试图用谎言来掩盖真相。

60. I was paging through a magazine when he came in.

他进来时我在翻阅一本杂志。

61. The penguin is a flightless bird.

企鹅是一种不会飞的鸟。

62. A man of great ability like him will eventually reach the top.

像他这样才能出众的人终究会升到最上层的。

63. The company declared a large dividend at the end of the year.

公司在年底宣布分发高额股息。

64. As to the author of the book, I will hazard a guess.

关於这本书的作者，我来试猜一下。

65. It's almost impossible to agree on a unified basic price.

几乎不可能商定一个划一的基本价格。

66. A few jokes will add a final fillip to your speech.

几句笑话会给你的演说添些生气。

67. Don't buy a used car from that rogue.

别从那无赖手里买旧车。

68. I bought a pair of tan leather shoes the other day.

前几天我买了双棕褐色的皮鞋。

69. Will you partake of a drink with us?

和我们一同喝一杯好吗？

70. We must settle on a place to meet.

咱们得把见面的地点定下来。

71. A bowl of hot chicken soup is good for you.

喝一碗热鸡汤对你有好处。

72. Have a glass of beer to rinse your dinner down.

喝杯啤酒把你吃的晚饭冲下去。

73. He will sell his house at a sacrifice because he needs money.

因为他缺钱，他将亏本出售他的房子。

74. In a frenzy of hate he killed his enemy.

在一阵痛恨的狂乱中，他杀死了敌人。

75. He doubles the parts of a farmhand and a miner.

在这出戏里他既扮演雇农又扮演矿工。

76. It took me quite a while to fill out the questionnaire.

填写那份问卷花了我好长一段时间。

77. The college library is a favorite haunt.

大学图书馆是人们喜欢的地方。

78. The maid did down the walls with a duster.

女佣用掸帚由上而下地刷除四壁上的尘垢。

79. She rushed out of the house into a whirling snowstorm.

她冲出屋子走进了狂卷着的暴风雪中。

80. She is a receptionist in a doctor's office.

她在一位医生的诊所中担任接待员。