八、品头论足
1.她看起来比实际年龄老。
She look old for her age.
She look older than She is.
2.她很忠诚。
She is faithful.
She has a strong sense of duty.
She"s honest.
3.他不喜欢出风头。
He doesn t like to show off.
He is not fond of the limelight.
4.我的爸爸是个老顽固。
My father is a stubborn old man.
My father is a die hard.
5.他的妻子是个多嘴多舌的人。
His wife is talkative.
His wife is a motor mouth.
His wife never shuts up.
6.她没有半点儿责任感。
She has no sense of responsibility.
She"s so irresponsible.
She has no sense of duty.
7.他经常说胡话吗?
Does he often say absurd things?
Does he often say ridiculous things?
Does He"say strange things a lot?
8.他的脾气很难捉摸。
His temper is very vague.
His temper is difficult to understand.
His temper isn t very clear.
9.他具有敏锐的观察力。
He is an acute observer.
He has keen powers of observation.
10.他是个聪慧的孩子。
He is a quick child.
he is a sharp child.
he a clever child.
He is an intelligent child.
11.他学新东西很快。
He is sharp in learning new things.
He is quick in learning new things.
He is nimble in learning new things.
12.他能足够迅速回答这个难题。
He is agile enough to answer the hard question.
He is quick enough to answer the hard question.
He is nimble enough to answer the hard question.
13.他善于制造借口。
He is clever at making excuses.
He is adroit at making excuses.
14.他非常善于处理尴尬的情况。
He is very deft in handing awkward situations.
He is adroit in handling awkward situations.
15.他讲话流利。
He is fluent speaker.
He has a facile tongue.
He is with a facile tongue.
16.他是一个不错的人。
He is a good guy.
He is a good person.
17.她长胖了。
She have put on weight.
She have gained weight.
18.他是一个很有责任心的男人。
He is a man who has a strong sense of duty.
He is a man who has a strong sense of responsibility.
19.她对每个学生都一样。
She treat every student in tHe"same way.
She treats every student equally.
20.他饭量小。
He eats like a bird.
He eats very little.
He doesn t eat very much.
21.这商人很狡诈。
This trade man is as sly as a fox.
This trade man is very cunning.
22.他是个多嘴多舌的人。
He is talkative.
He never shuts up.
23.他善于某种技艺。
He is skillful at some feat.
He is clever at some feat.
He is adroit at some feat.
24.他是个小人。
He is crooked.
He is a funky.
He is a crook.
25.我对他评价很高。
I have a high opinion of him.
I think wightly of him.
26.她喜欢小题大作。
She likes to make a fuss.
She like to make a mountain of a molehill.
九、兴趣与嗜好
1.你对集邮感兴趣吗?
Do you care for stamp collecting?
Does stamp collecting grab you?
Does stamp collecting interest you?
Are you interested in stamp collecting?
2.你有什么爱好?
What"s your hobby?
What are your interests?
What are you interested in?
Please tell me your hobbies.
3.我是一个排球迷。
I"m keen on volleyball.
I"m keen on volleyball fan.
I go for volleyball.
4.她什么时候有这个嗜好?
When did She pick up this hobby?
When did She own this hobby?
5.我喜欢慢跑。
I like jogging.
I love jogging.
I really enjoy jogging.
6.我很喜欢集邮。
I"m rather fond of collecting stamps.
I have a fancy for collecting stamps.
I prefer collecting stamps.
7.我想溜冰是我的嗜好。
I suppose skating is my hobby.
I guess skating is my favorite sport.
8.我也是。
So do I.
I"do too.
So am I.
9.是啊,我也不喜欢。
No,neither do I.
No,nor do I.
No,I don"t like either.
10.爬山是一种令人愉快的消遣方式。
Mountain climbing is a lovely way to pass the time.
Mountain climbing is a wonderful way of spending a day off.
11.你做些什么来消遣?
What do you do for relaxation?
What do you do for enjoyment?
12.你较喜欢哪一个?
Which would you prefer?
Which do you like better?
13.您在闲暇时间都喜欢做些什么?
What do you like to do in your spare time?
What do you like to do in your free time?
14.我也喜欢游泳,我每天游泳。
I"m fond of swimming,too.I swim every day.
I like swimming,too.I swim every day.
十、祝贺与祝愿
1.祝你好运。
Good luck!
Good luck with you.
The best of luck.
The very best of luck with you.
2.祝你愉快。
Have fun.
Enjoy yourself!
Have a good time!
I hope you have a good time.
3.祝你万事顺利。
Hope things go all right with you.
All the best!
All the very best!
Every success with you.
I hope everything goes well.
May I wish you every success.
I"d like to wish you every success.
4.请代我向你父母问好。
Please remember me to your parents.
Please give your parents my best wiShes.
Please give my best wiShes to your parents.
Please give my regards to your parents.
5.我希望你很快康复。
I hope you ll get well soon.
I hope you ll soon feel better.
I hope you ll get over It"soon.
6.恭贺新婚。
Congratulations on your recent marriage.
Congratulations on your wedding.
Every good wish on your wedding day!
7.祝你生日快乐。
Happy birthday!
Many happy returns of the day!
Have a happy birthday.
I"d like to wish you a happy birthday.
I"d like to wish you many happy returns of the day.
May I wish you many happy returns of the day.
8.新年快乐!
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to you!
A happy New Year to you.
9.祝你健康。
To your health!
Here s to your health.
Your very good health,Professor Smith.
10.玩/过得开心!
Enjoy yourselves!
Have a good/nice time/party.(祝过得愉快!)
Have fun.(祝玩得高兴!)
11.祝贺你乔迁之喜。
Best wiShes for your new home.
It"s terrific to know that You"ve moved into your new house.
12.祝贺你考试通过!
Congratulations on your passing the examination!
Congratulations on your success in the examination!
13.祝你成功!
I wish you success.
I wish you success in/with your study.
May I wish you every success.
May I wish every success with your scientific research!
I"d like to wish you every success.
14.复活节快乐!
Have a happy Easter!
Happy Easter!
15.感谢你的良好的祝愿!
We acknowledge with gratitude your message of good wiShes.
Many thanks for your warm wiShes.
Your note of congratulations is deeply appreciated.
16.圣诞节快乐!
Merry christmas!
I wish you a merry Christmas!
I hope you have a merry Christmas.
Every good wish for a happy christmas.
17.祝你旅途愉快。
Happy journey!
I wish you a splendid voyage.
I hope you have good time.
I wish you a pleasant trip!
18.祝贺你的新成就。
Let us congratulate you on your new success.
Congratulations on your new success.
19.请代我向他表示祝贺。
Convey my congratulations to him.
Please send him my congratulations.
20.祝贺你的升职!
Congratulations on your promotion!
Let me congratulate you on your promotion!
I hear that You"ve been promoted.Congratulations!
21.一路平安!
Bon voyage!
Have a nice trip!
All good wiShes for a safe voyage!
Will you accept my best wiShes for a safe voyage!
22.恭喜!
Congratulations!
Good for you.
23.我衷心地祝贺你的荣升。
I heartily congratulate you on your promotion.
Let me offer my warmest congratulations on your promotion.
十一、意见与看法
1.事情最终都会解决的。
Things will work out in the end.
Everything will work itself out.
Everything will fall into place.
Whatever will be,will be.
2.做事要一步一步来。
One step at a time.
There"s a time for everything.
3.不要这么冲动。
Don"t fly off the handle.
Keep cool.
Don"t lose your cool.
4.事情没有那么糟。
It"s not as bad as all that.
Things are never as bad as they seem.
5.试试看。
Give it a try.
Go for it.
Have a go at it.
It won t hurt you to try it.
6.这是命中注定的。
It was destined to happen.
It"s meant to be.
7.你已经尽力而为了。
you did the best you could.
You get an A for effort.
The important thing is that you tried.
8.照我看来……
to my mind...
the way I see it...
if you ask me...
From where I stand.
What I reckon is...
As I see it...
It"seems to me,
From my point of few...
As far as I"m concerned...
9.恐怕我对此没有什么特别的看法。
I can"t say I have any particular views on the issue.
I don"t hold any particular position on that issue.
I can"t say I hold any particular views on that issue.
10.对此我不想做任何评论。
I don"t think I have anything to say on that.
I"d rather not commit myself on that matter,if you don"t mind.
I"m not in a position to say anything about that.
I"m afraid I can"t comment on that.
I"d rather not to say anything about it.
I"d prefer not to say anything about it.
11.懂吗?
Do you understand?
Understand?
12.你在听吗?
Are you listening to me?
Are you paying attention?
13.你明白我说的意思吧。
You know what I"m talking about.
You know what I"mean.
14.我是那样说的,对吧?
I said that,didn"t I?
Did I repeat myself?
15.你听得见吗?
Can you hear me?
Did you hear me?
16.那些怎么样?
How about those?
What about those?
17.你还有其他的想法吗?
Don"t you think so?
Do you have other points?
18.如果你是我,你会怎么做?
What would you do if you were me?
What do you think I ought to do?
What would you do if you put yourself into my shoes?
19.你怎么会这样认为?
What makes you think this?
Why do you say this?
Why do you think this?