Sylvia_scj

The play turned the audience off.
这出戏让观众很倒味。

This merchandise will turn easily.
这种商品很容易脱手。

I tossed and turned all night because of the bad news.
因为这个坏消息，我整夜辗转反侧。

The effect of the medication was opposite to that intended.
这种药物的作用和预期的正相反。

He played opposite her in this drama.
他和她在剧中演对手戏。

Sylvia_scj

When the ancient prose is punctuated, the meaning becomes clear.
这篇古文加上标点符号, 意思就清楚了。

His speech was full of milk-and-water platitudes.
他的演讲尽是些乏味的老生常谈。

She drinks her whiskey straight.
她喝不加冰的威士忌。

With two months of training, She plays the guitar after a fashion.
训练了两个月的吉它，她勉强会弹一点。

She played up her experience during the job interview.
在面试工作时她强调了自己的经验。

Sylvia_scj

I have to stay home all day long for want of anything better to do.
我无事可做只好整天待在家里。

Jack is a person of few wants and needs.
Jack是一个清心寡欲的人。

It wants five minutes to three.
现在是差五分钟到三点。

His father let him want for nothing.
他父亲在各方面都满足他。

Wanting courage, nothing can be done.
没有勇气一事无成。

laoli1112

GO ON！

Sylvia_scj

Pupils are rewarded or corrected, as they merit.
学生会受到他们应得的奖励或惩戒。

It seems that Jerry is generous to a fault.
看来Jerry似乎过度慷慨了。

A fault confessed is half redressed.
[谚]承认错误等于改正了一半。
（又译：浪子回头金不换）

Pickpockets relieved him of his money.
扒手偷走了他的钱。

Have you ever met our daughter and her intended?
你见过我们的女儿和她未婚夫了吗？

Sylvia_scj

The sky has an ugly look.
天气阴沉沉的。

We noticed that a stranger was dogging us.
我们发觉有个陌生人在跟踪我们。

She was too shy to notice him.
她太害羞, 没有向他打招呼。

The president wanted to whitewash all that he did during the war.
总统想粉饰他在这场战争期间所做的一切。

This fabric will wash.
这种织物很耐洗。

Sylvia_scj

We are justly proud of our new achievement.
我们有充分的理由为我们的新成就感到骄傲。

An unjust cause finds meagre [little] support.
失道寡助。

Tom was just acting his father's instrument in the company.
Tom在公司里只是做他父亲的傀儡。

Be so good as to come and join us.
务请来参加我们的活动。

This type of software would keep your work on a high plane.
这种软件能使你的工作保持在高水平上。


[ 本帖最后由 Sylvia_scj 于 2008-5-12 09:03 PM 编辑 ]

Sylvia_scj

We're in a fair way to succeed.
我们很可能会成功。

Don't trust his fair promises.
不要相信他貌似真实的许诺。

They were flying high when their first child was born.
第一个孩子的降生使他们高兴得忘乎所以。

We took our lunch on the fly and kept on our work.
我们匆忙吃过午饭后继续工作。

I have been tired of my broken English and decided to work hard to improve it.
我厌烦了自己蹩脚的英语，决定下苦功提高它。

Sylvia_scj

I have to stop continuing the thread till I have sources of more good English sentences.