| I'm ready. 我准备好了。 |
| Man struggles upwards; water flows downwards. 人往高处走,水往低处流。 |
| He phoned to cancel the meeting. 他打电话来取消会议。 |
| Do you still remember that Christmas? 你仍记得那个圣诞节吗? |
| They had accepted me to go with them. 他们原本希望我和他们一起去。 |
| When in Rome do as the Romans do. 入国问禁,入乡随俗。 |
| She's under the weather. 她心情?不好。 |
| I have no other choice. 我别无选择。 |
| 长江后浪推前浪,一代更比一代强。 As in the Changjing River waves urge waves, so the younger generation excels the older generation. |
| 活得好就是对敌人最好的报复。 Living well is the best revenge. |
| 饥者口中尽佳肴。 Hunger is the best sauce. |
| 我出生在中国,在美国长大。 I was born in China and brought up in the U.S.A. |
| 你姓什么? What's your family name? |
| 有些东西你想要而没有,这是幸福不可缺少的一个部分。 To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness. |
| 他正在开会。 He is in conference |
| 没有,我是独生子。 "No,I'm a single son." |
| 有时候一个人为不花钱得到的东西付出的代价最高。 Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing. |
| 事实都是顽强的。/事实是掩盖不住的. Facts are stubborn things. |
| lease n. 租约;vt. 出租 |
| puzzle n. 难题;谜;v. 迷惑 |
| distinct a. 清楚的;不同的,独特的 |
| optical a. 光(学)的;眼的,视力的;视觉的 |
| spiral a. 螺旋形的 |
| universal a. 普遍的,全体的,全球的 |
| giggle v./n. 咯咯地笑,傻笑 |
| chasm n. 断层,裂口;巨大分歧,差别 |