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The project never got off the ground.


She put her best foot forward.


You are what you eat.


He made a big stink about it.


Do it on your own time.

DZ

你照着书打出来的啊?

Sylvia_scj

Yes, exactly.

Sylvia_scj

I am not what I was ten years ago.
我已不是十年前的我。

Be on your guard against pick-pocket.
谨防扒手。

He struck me while I was off my guard.
他趁我没留神时揍了我。

The train is bound for Shanghai.
本次列车开往上海。
(When you take the train of CRH, you could hear this sentence in English.)

Life is sometimes compared to a voyage.
人生有时被比作一段旅程。

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It's said that they will get married in due course.
据说他们将在适当的时候结婚。

He is apt to give vent to his feelings.
他易于吐露自己的感情。

The way these drivers drive, we cannot be too careful when crossing the streets.
这些司机这样子开车，我们过街的时候越小心越好。

The book is yours for the asking.
只要你要，那本书就是你的了。

She can speak Spanish, to say nothing of English.
她会说西班牙语，英语就更不用说了。

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She has enough money and some to spare.
她很有钱。

She made little of her illness.
她不重视自己的病情。

They came home from church by twos and threes.
他们三三两两地从教堂回来。

Between teaching and writing, he has no time for himself.
他一面要教书，一面要写作，一点闲暇也没有。

He fell short of our expectation.
他没有达到我们期望的标准。

Sylvia_scj

You will only pass your exams if you really apply yourself to your work.
你只有真正专心用功，才能通过考试。

He has a large family to provide for.
他要养活一大家子人。

I can bear witness to his innocence.
我能为他的清白作证。

After living there for a month, he has taken a fancy to the house.
在那住了一个月后，他喜欢上那所房子了。

After many years of hard work, he became a man of means.
经过多年努力，他成了有钱人。

Sylvia_scj

You may use my bicycle such as it is.
不嫌弃的话，你可以用我的自行车。

Behave yourself, or I'll spank you.
放规矩点，否则我会揍你的。

At all events, we have done our best.
无论如何，我们已经尽力了。

Strictly speaking, bamboo is a kind of grass.
严格地说，竹子是草的一种。

To her relief, he came home safe and sound at last.
使她感到欣慰的是，他平安无事地回家了。

Sylvia_scj

It never rains but it pours.
不鸣则已一鸣惊人.

An idea is expressed in terms of action.
思想是由行动来表达的。

He is living from hand to mouth.
他勉强对付着过日子。

He cut a figure in entertainment industry when he was very young.
他年纪轻轻的时候就已在娱乐界崭露头角。

I don't know how the accident came to pass.
我不知道那个事故是怎么发生的。

歪歪的冰糖

这个很不错，我收藏了哦！THANKS A LOT！

Sylvia_scj

Thank you for your support.

Sylvia_scj

It really goes against the grain to have to work at weekend.
周末还要上班真的很令人讨厌。

I want to put down roots and raise a family.
我想安定下来并建立一个家庭。

If you think I was the guy who broke your window, you are barking up the wrong tree.
如果你认为是我打破了你的窗玻璃，那你真的是错怪我了。

If she expects him to get her a job, she is barking up the wrong tree.
如果她指望他给她弄份工作，那她真是找错人了。

Money doesn't grow on tree.
金钱来之不易。／（口）天上不会掉馅饼。

Sylvia_scj

She smiled her told-you-so smile.
她笑了，好像在说: "我说得没错吧?"

A spoken word flies; you won't catch it.
话一说出口就再也收不回来了。

Your guess was bang on target.
你猜得对极了。

Dancing is as easy as falling off a log.
跳舞很容易。

The man was in his cups and talking very loudly.
那个人喝醉了酒，大声说着话。

Sylvia_scj

He that is ill to himself will be good to nobody.
[谚]不能自爱, 焉能爱人。

He said so, partly out of kindness, and partly out of responsibility.
他这样说，部分是出于好心，部分是出于责任。

He is devoid of common sense.
他缺乏常识。

There is no knowing what may happen.
无法知道会发生什么事。

She put on airs of innocence.
她装出天真无邪的样子。

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He was beside himself with grief.
他因悲伤而丧失了理智。

It's not too much to say that time is as important as life on some occasions.
在某些时刻说时间就是生命并不为过。

He shook his head as much as to say "Impossible".
他摇着头相当于是在说“不可能”。

They were at a loss how to deal with all these difficulties.
他们不清楚该如何应对这些棘手的问题。

He who would catch fish must not mind getting wet.
[谚]要抓鱼就不要怕沾水。

laoli1112

Thank you,Sylvia_scj !

Sylvia_scj

Thank you for your attention. laoli  

Sylvia_scj

"Survival of the fittest" is a universal law.
“适者生存”是一条普遍规律。

No creature can avoid natural selection.
没有生物能逃避自然选择。

The struggle for existence today is more fierce than ever.
今天的生存斗争比以往任何时候都激烈。

We must take life for better or for worse.
无论好坏，我们都必须接受人生。

To all appearances, she is the best person for this position.
显然，她是这个职位的最佳人选。

Sylvia_scj

The guests stayed till the cows came home.
客人们作长时间的逗留。

You can't sell the cow and sup the milk.
事难两全。

The cow knows not what her tail is worth until she has lost it.
拥有时不珍惜，失去后徒叹息。

A fair face may hide a foul heart.
[谚]人面兽心。

Tim is always carrying two faces under one hood.
Tim总是口是心非。

laoli1112

There are 3 sentences conect with cow!