地道英语句典A

地道英语句典A-Z #1086(A)

(prepared by: alexcwlin; edited by: Adam Lam)

地道美语实用句子中英对照总汇，把整体美语环境带到你面前途径。

（某些措辞可能不雅或冒犯，请读者原谅和自行选择）

建议: 这里是教英文，不是教翻译，集中读英文部分，不明再看中文解释，不要挑剔翻译是否适当。

同数目字的片语可以互相替换, 例如2a, 2b, 2c可以互替

A. (传统上)1中国人(维持)2({紧密结合的家庭联系}3a/{一个紧密结合的家庭文化/ditto}3b) (当最要紧时)4(我们在那里)5 (互相为对方)6: Traditionally1 Chinese maintain2 ({close family ties}3a/{a close-knit family culture/a closely knit family culture}3b), and (we are there)5 (for one another)6 (when it matters the most)4.留意:

· Traditionally传统上

· maintain维持

· close family ties紧密结合的家庭联系

· a close-knit family culture/a closely knit family culture一个紧密结合的家庭文化

· when it matters the most当最要紧时

· we are there我们在那里

· for one another互相为对方

B. (编辑)1对(记者)2说: “你可以跟那总裁说话看否可以从他(刺探)3关于(即将发生的合并)4(任何资料)5?” 记者说: “那个人对(处理事情[意])6很(守密/ditto)7不会(揭露/ditto)8(任何东西)9.”: The editor1 said to the reporter2: “Can you talk to the CEO to see if you can pry3 (any information)5 from him on the (pending merger)4?” The reporter said: “That guy (plays his cards)6 (close to his chest/close to his vest)7 and doesn’t (give away/reveal/ divulge/disclose)8 anything9.”留意:

· editor编辑

· reporter记者

· pry刺探

· pending merger即将发生的合并

· any information任何资料

· plays his cards处理事情

· close to his chest/close to his vest守密

· give away/reveal/ divulge/disclose揭露

· anything任何东西

C. 孩子们可以(从不同的来源)1 (像海绵般)2(吸收知识)3: Children can (absorb knowledge)3 (from various sources)1 (like a sponge)2.留意：

· from various sources从不同的来源

· like a sponge像海绵般

· absorb knowledge吸收知识

D. (海龟)1(有时)2在夏天(夏眠)3来(逃避)4(热带)5(烧焦般炎热的)6(太阳)7: Turtles1 sometimes2 (estivate in summer)3 to escape4 the scorching6 tropical5 sun7.留意：

· Turtles海龟

· sometimes有时

· estivate in summer夏眠

· escape逃避

· tropical热带

· scorching烧焦般炎热的

· sun太阳

E. (黑和棕熊)1(在冬天冬眠)2, 但不是(北极熊)3只会(在恶劣天气)4(躲在洞穴)5: (Black and brown bears)1 (hibernate during the winter)2, but not (polar bears)3 that just (den up)5 (during bad weathers)4.留意:

· Black and brown bears黑和棕熊

· hibernate during the winter在冬天冬眠

· polar bears北极熊

· during bad weathers在恶劣天气

· den up躲在洞穴

建议：把“留意”的词汇研究一下，譬如看其他用这些片语例句，使你对它们有深刻印象，将来可以记得来运用。

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