常用短语和句型训练(中级)

You arrived at the moment I left. 我出门的时候，你来了。

I saw him at one time or another. 我曾经见过他。

Tom and I have nothing in common. 我和汤姆没有共同点。

You and I have something in common. 你和我有一些共同点。

I can't figure out what he means. 我不懂他的意思。

Even if he is busy, he will come. 他就算多忙也会来的。

I will go even if it rains tomorrow. 就算明天下雨，我也會去的。

We spent the day in the open air. 我们在户外度过了一整天。

The dog was walking at his heels. 这狗跟着他走。

We have no proof to the contrary. 我们没有相反的证据。

From now on, let's keep in touch. 我们以后要保持联系啊。

I will never tell a lie from now on. 我从今以后不会再说谎了。

Our task has been easy so far, but it will be difficult from now on. 我们的任务到目前为止很轻松，但从现在开始将会变得很难。

So far we have been quite successful. 到目前为止，我们还是相当成功的。

Who is in charge of this section? 谁负责这个部门？

When will you get ready to leave? 你什么时候才会准备好出发？

What did you major in at college? 你大学时主修什么？

Honesty will pay in the long run. 诚实终将会得到回报。

Let's take turns rowing the boat. 我们轮流划船吧。

I'm still suffering from jet lag. 我还在倒时差的痛苦中。

I take great interest in history. 我对历史有极大的兴趣。

We are used to eating plain food. 我们吃惯了简单的食物。

Traffic lights work all the time. 红绿灯一直在工作。

War must be avoided at all costs. 必须不惜一切代价避免战争。

I don't know who to consult with. 我不知道该请教谁。

He may well be proud of his sons. 他完全可以为他的儿子们感到骄傲。

He works hard all the year round. 他一年到头努力工作。

He read the letter over and over. 他把信读了一遍又一遍。

He found it hard to make friends. 他发现很难交到朋友。

She helped me to clear snow away. 她帮我清除积雪。

Her red dress made her stand out. 她的红色礼服使她引人注目。

You are qualified to be a doctor. 你有资格成为一名医生。

It makes sense to pay off your credit card balance every month. 每个月还清信用卡负债很重要。In case of an emergency, get in touch with my agent right away. 如遇情况紧急，请立即联系我的代理。

You may as well withdraw from the club right away. 你还是马上退出这个俱乐部吧。

You may as well tell me all about it. 你不妨告訴我一切。

I will get in touch with you soon. 我会很快跟你联系。

The loss of my job wiped us out. 我的失业让我们经济困难。

Did this letter come from Alice? 这封信来自爱丽丝？

Your efforts will pay off one day. 总有一天你的努力将会得到回报。

Don't dwell on your past failures. 不要纠缠于你过去的失败。

Who are you to tell me to get out? 你是什么人叫我走？

Please wait for me at the station. 请在车站等我。

All the apple trees were cut down. 所有苹果树都被砍倒了。

The storm blew over quickly. 风暴很快平息了。

Don't be so worked up over this thing. It will all blow over before you know it. 不要这么烦恼这事儿。它在你明白之前就会被淡忘。

Can you think of something better? 你能想到更好的东西吗？

Mary is both intelligent and kind. 玛莉既聪明又亲切。

What about having fish for dinner? 晚餐吃鱼怎么样？

The parking lot is free of charge. 停车场是免费的。

I believe you will get over it soon. 我相信你很快就能复原。

I believe this is a case in point. 我相信这是一个恰当的例子。

The price of coffee has come down. 咖啡的价格已经回落。

What you said does not make sense. 你说的没有道理。

Compare your translation with his. 比较你和他的翻译。

Iceland used to belong to Denmark. 冰岛以前属于丹麦。

It will come all right in the end. 船到桥头自然直。

As long as we love each other, we will be all right. 只要我们彼此相爱，我们会没事的。

You may stay here as long as you like. 你想在这儿待多久就待多久。

You should face up to the reality. 你应该面对现实。

In the name of mercy, stop crying. 行行好，別哭了。

I will keep nothing back from you. 我对你毫无隐瞒。

He tried to keep the secret back from us. 他试图对我们保守这秘密。

Try to make the most of your time. 尽量试着用好你的时间。

The union members were up in arms. 工会成员们拿起了武器。

His reply was in effect a refusal. 他的答复事实上就是拒绝。

He took part in the Olympic Games. 他参加了奥运会。

Are you planning to take part in the meeting? 你们准备参加会议吗？

He is in sympathy with my opinion. 他是赞同我的意见。

He is certain of winning the game. 他是一定会赢得比赛。

We must allow for her poor health. 我们必须考虑到她健康状况不佳。

You ought not to make fun of them. 你别嘲弄他们。

I went there times without number. 我去过那里太多次了。

I could hardly keep from laughing. 我忍不住要大笑。

I am too tired to keep on walking. 我太累了，不能再走了。

There are people drowning in debt. 有些人负债累累。

Don't mix up comets and asteroids. 不要把流星和小行星搞混了。

I will come around tomorrow evening. 我明天晚上来。

He refused to shake hands with me. 他拒绝跟我握手。

My problems are closing in on me. 我的难题逼迫着我。

How can we get him to come across? 我们怎样才能让他同意？

After CPR, the child came to life. 心肺复苏后，孩子醒过来了。

She tried to live her dreams out. 她试着活出她的梦想。

You must take his age into account. 你该考虑他的年纪。

I was glad to hear of your success. 我很高兴听到你的成功。

Your shoes do not go with the suit. 你的鞋子和衣服不合适。

I would like to go with you, but as it is I can't. 我很想跟你一起去, 但重点是我不能去。

He is no more foolish than you are. 他可不比你傻。

Please help yourself to some fruit. 请你随便吃点水果。

Prices depend on supply and demand. 价格取决于供需关系。

Thousands of people died of hunger. 数千人死于饥饿。

Help yourself to anything you like. 喜欢什么就随便吃吧。

I would admire to attend the party. 我是很想参加这个聚会。

Tom is ill at ease among strangers. 周围全是陌生人，这让汤姆感到很不自在。

We must carry out the plan at once. 我们必须马上实行这个计划。

Whatever results may follow, I will carry out my plan. 无论结果如何，我也要执行我的计划。It will cost at least five dollars. 它至少要花五美元。

The news made my hair stand on end. 这消息使我毛骨悚然。

How much did you pay for the dress? 那条裙子你付了多少钱？

These facts bear out my hypothesis. 这些事实证明了我的假设。

You are not supposed to smoke here. 你不应该在这里吸烟。

Would you help me look for my keys? 你能帮我找我的钥匙吗？

I look forward to hearing from you. 我期待收到你的來信。

I really look forward to your visit in the near future. 我很期待在不久的将来您的光临。Fasten your seat belt at all times. 无论何时都要系好安全带。

The police will look into the case. 警察会调查这起案件。

We must be loyal to our principles. 我们必须忠于我们的原则。

I have complete faith in my doctor. 我绝对信任我的医生。

I want to be a pilot in the future. 将来我想做飞行员。

We happened to get on the same bus. 我们恰巧上了同一辆公交车。

What if he should happen to be late? 万一他迟到的话怎么办？

Be quiet, or the baby will wake up. 安静，否则婴儿会醒来。

Many a young girl likes the singer. 许多年轻女孩喜欢这个歌手。

The couple is walking hand in hand. 这对夫妻手牵手走路。

They are trying to keep costs down. 他们正努力降低成本。

She has remained abroad ever since. 她从此就留在国外了。

She is still too weak to get about. 她还很虚弱，无法随意走动。

Now I have to start all over again. 现在我不得不重新开始。

Bob is casting about for a new car. 鲍勃在寻觅一辆新汽车。

The roses will bloom in due course. 玫瑰将在适当的时候绽放。

The constitution is still in force. 宪法依然有效。

Liz stuffed up the hole with paper. 莉兹用纸堵住了那个孔。

Are you saying my life is in danger? 你在说我有生命危险吗？

The old bridge is in danger of collapse. 那座老桥正面临坍塌的危险。

You should pay your rent in advance. 你应该提前付租金。

How do you account for your absence? 你怎么解释你缺席的原因？

What on earth are you talking about? 你到底在谈什么？

Not only you but also I am to blame. 不只是你，就连我也该受责难。

Not only you but also I was involved. 不止你，连我也被牵连了。

There was a lot of snow last winter. 去年冬天下了好多雪。

We must study the affair as a whole. 我们必须从全局去研究这事件。

I would like to talk with you again. 我希望能再一次和你交谈。

There is no other way than this now. 现在只剩下这个办法了。

The bus doesn't always come on time. 巴士不总是能准点到达。

The law does not apply to this case. 该法不适用于此案。

The party was anything but pleasant. 这次聚会一点都不愉快。

John is very proud of his new house. 约翰对他的新房子很自豪。

Don't live off your sister any more. 不要靠你妹妹了。

The style of hat is now in fashion. 这种款式的帽子现在很流行。

Food goes bad easily in this season. 这个季节食物很容易变坏。

I will leave tomorrow at all events. 无论如何，我明天都要离开。

The lady is forty years old at most. 这位女士最多四十岁。

Go upstairs and bring down my trunk. 上楼把我的旅行箱拿下来。

The scandal will bring down the government, I hope. 我希望这丑闻让政府垮台。

I have just come up with a great idea. 我刚刚想出了一个好主意。

Let's sit down and catch our breath. 我们坐下来，喘口气吧。

We went all out to get the job done. 我们全力以赴来完成工作。

We enjoyed our holidays to the full. 我们充分享受了我们的假期。

I am not concerned with this affair. 我不关心这件事。

I can assure you of his reliability. 我可以向你保证他的可靠性。

He can't even read, let alone write. 他连字都不会念，更别说写了。

She set the bird free from the cage. 她把小鸟从笼子里释放出来。

She looked more beautiful than ever. 她似乎比以往任何时候都漂亮。

The expense is ten thousand yuan at lowest. 最低的费用为一万元。

We talked about a variety of topics. 我们谈论了各种话题。

I will be glad to be friends with you. 我会很高兴与你成为朋友。

The train was running at full speed. 列车全速运行。

I don't like to boast of what I did. 我不喜欢吹嘘我做过的事。

The speech dragged on for two hours. 讲话拖了两个小时。

She ended up her speech with a poem. 她用一首诗结束了她的演讲。

As the years go by we all get older. 随着岁月的流逝，我们都在变老。

You will soon get over your shyness. 你很快就会克服你的羞怯。

I can't afford to join up the club. 我付不起加入俱乐部的费用。

I can't afford to buy such an expensive car. 我买不起这么贵的轿车。

She is longing for her old friends. 她想念她的老朋友。

Can you break away from your parents? 你能摆脱你的父母吗？

Look up the words in your dictionary. 用你的词典查查这些生字吧。

Hurry up, or you will miss the train. 快点，不然你就要错过火车了。

Low temperatures turn water into ice. 低温使水变成冰。

Make a wish and blow out the candles. 许下愿望，吹灭蜡烛。

We are subject to the laws of nature. 我们臣服于自然法则。

Interest on loans is high at present. 现在的贷款利率很高。

Mike has been out of work for a year. 麦克已经失业一年了。

By the way, have you seen him lately? 顺便说一句，你最近见过他吗？

I don't go in for that sort of thing. 我讨厌那种事。

Have you learned the number by heart? 你把数字记熟了吗？

We have to learn the whole poem by heart. 我们必须背诵全诗。

They are satisfied with the contract. 他们对合同很满意。

The garbage can gave off a bad smell. 垃圾箱臭气熏天。

Trees give off oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide. 树木排出氧气，吸收二氧化碳。

This book is his best effort to date. 这本书是他至今最好的作品。

This glue does not adhere to plastic. 这种胶水黏不上塑料。

I don't adhere to any particular political tendency. 我不坚持任何特定的政治倾向。

We should not make too much of money. 我们不应该把金钱看得太重。

That cloud is in the shape of a fish. 那片云是鱼的形状。

All of the cookies are in the shape of stars. 所有的饼干都是星星的形状。

At worst, I will get an average mark. 再不济我也能拿个平均分。

I know him by sight, but not by name. 我知道他的样子，但不知道他的名字。

Rub out these words with your eraser. 用你的橡皮把这些字擦掉。

He had three servants to wait on him. 他有三个仆人伺候他。

He promised me to pay back the money. 他向我保证会还钱。

The family is too poor to pay back the debts. 这个家庭非常贫穷以至于无法偿还贷款。

As soon as I get paid I will pay you back. 我一收到钱就马上还给你。

As soon as I left home, I ran into her. 我一离开家就遇见了她。

They walk arm in arm with each other. 他们相互搀扶着走。

My dad is not at home for the moment. 现在我爸爸不在家。

Instead of going to school, he stayed at home. 他没有上学，而是留在了家中。

I wish to become a dentist in future. 我希望将来成为一名牙医。

All good things must come to an end. 天下无不散之筵席。

Where can I advertise for a used car? 我能在哪儿登广告收一辆二手车？

We're breaking faith with our people. 我们背弃了我们的人民。

The bad news brought me down quickly. 坏消息让我心情很快回落。

He caved in under the weight of her complaints. 在她抱怨的压力下，他屈服了。

Karen sent out Liz for some medicine. 凯伦叫莉兹去拿些药。

Prior to the meeting, they had dinner. 在会议之前，他们共进晚餐。

Our efforts did not result in success. 我们的努力没有带来成功

Come what may, I will never leave you. 无论发生什么事，我也不会离开你。

He closed the window for fear of rain. 他怕会下雨，所以就把窗关上了。

How did you arrive at this conclusion? 你们怎么得出这个结论的？

The gambler lost a good deal of money. 这个赌徒损失了一大笔钱。

Some coffee will bring you to life. 一些咖啡能让你精力充沛。

Large, colorful illustrations bring to life the classic story of Snow White. 大幅彩色的插图让经典故事“白雪公主”重新焕发生机。

The elevator seems to be out of order. 电梯好像故障了。

These facts admit of no contradiction. 这些事实不容反驳。

You must pay attention to his advice. 你一定要注意他的建议。

What have I got to do so that you will pay attention to me? 我该怎么做才能让你更注意我？

She doesn't pay attention to others; in other words, she is selfish. 她不关心别人；也就是说，她很自私。

Quite a few students are absent today. 今天有不少学生缺课。

No doubt he will pass the examination. 他肯定会通过考试。

When I called, he had already set off. 当我打电话的时候，他就已经出发了。

I don't see eye to eye with my father. 我和我父亲观点不一样。

I don't see eye to eye with him on that matter. 在那事上，我和他看法不一致。

My uncle made me serve as interpreter. 我叔叔让我担任翻译。

Someone has taken my shoes by mistake. 有人穿错了我的鞋。

His pride stood in the way of success. 他的骄傲挡在成功之路上。

We have to stand up for minority rights. 我们必须保卫少数人的权利。

I have to give back the book before Saturday. 我必须在礼拜六之前把书还回去。

I must give back the book to him by tomorrow. 我一定要在明天前把书还给他。

His works will stand the test of time. 他的作品会经得起时间的考验。

Aside from fright she was not injured. 除了受到惊吓，她没有受伤。

She put aside the sewing and stood up. 她放下手中的针线活，并站了起来。

First you beat down the meat to a very thin layer. 首先，你把肉压成很薄的一层。

We had to call off the game because of the rain. 因为下雨，我们不得不取消比赛。

On account of bad weather, we were forced to call off the assembly. 因为恶劣天气，我们不得不取消集会。

The picnic was put off on account of rain. 野餐因下雨被推迟。

A couple of flights were delayed on account of a minor accident. 因为一些小事故，有若干航班被延迟了。

Could you lend me your bicycle for a couple of days? 你能把你的自行车借我两天吗？Please call your dogs off my brother. 请让你的狗不要缠着我的兄弟。

I was really burned up by her comment. 我真的被她的意见惹怒了。

The mobster tried to buy off the jury. 犯罪分子试图收买陪审团。

This question cries out for an answer. 这个问题亟需答案。

Ann came in and headed for her mother. 安走了进来，直奔向她的母亲。

Don't laugh at me! I'm doing my best! 不要笑我！我会尽力！

Don't laugh at him for making a mistake. 不要笑他犯了错误。

The criminal will pay for his crimes. 罪犯将为他的罪行的付出代价。

I will stick it out as long as I can. 只要我能，我就会坚持下去。

I'm always happy to help out a friend. 我总是很乐意帮朋友解决问题。

His parents were very strict with him. 他的父母对他非常严格.

Starting over is out of the question. 重新开始根本谈不上。

His speech was short and to the point. 他的演讲简短且切中要害。

He is inferior to you in all respects. 他在各个方面都不及你。

We came up against a very strong team. 我们面对一支非常强大的队伍。

I am up against some serious problems. 我面临一些严重的问题。

The rain beat down on us for an hour. 雨水淋了我们一个小时。

The firm went under due to lack of capital. 公司由于缺乏资本倒闭了。

Don't turn up the volume of TV anymore. 不要再调大电视的声音了。

I'm not sure as to when he will turn up. 我不知道他什么时候会出现。

My view was different from his as to what should be done. 应该做什么，我和他的见解不同。You had better not smoke while on duty. 你值班的时候最好不要抽烟。

We failed due to a lack of preparation. 我们因缺乏准备而失败了。

Due to bad weather, the plane was late. 由于天气恶劣，飞机延误了。

The baseball game was called off due to rain. 因为下雨，棒球比赛被取消了。

Salt helps to preserve food from decay. 盐可以帮助保存食物防止腐烂。

I hope this data will be useful to you. 我希望这个数据对你有用。

That young man is very keen on cycling. 那年轻人很喜欢骑自行车。

You will be paid according as you work. 你的报酬将取决于你的工作。

People see things differently according as they are rich or poor. 人们看待事物不尽相同，取决于他们是富人还是穷人。

I always buy expensive items on credit. 我买贵的东西时总是赊帐。

We derive a lot of pleasure from books. 我们从书本中获得了很多乐趣。

Sooner or later, his luck will run out. 他的运气迟早会用尽的。

He did it at the expense of his health. 他以牺牲自己的健康为代价完成了这项工作。

They cut out a path through the jungle. 他们清理出了一条穿越丛林的小路。

They arrived in Paris at the same time. 他们同时抵达巴黎。

Father had his lawyer draw up his will. 父亲让他的律师拟定了他的遗嘱。

Let's see who can hold out the longest. 让我们看看谁能坚持最久。

Can you wrap it up for me? It's a gift. 可以帮我包起来吗？这是个礼物。

They wanted to deal in gold and silver. 他们想经营黄金和白银。

I blacked out right after the accident. 事故发生后，我就昏了过去。

You do not need to dress up for dinner. 你不必为了晚宴盛装打扮。

He set out his ideas clearly in his thesis. 他在论文中明白地阐述了自己的观点。

We walked side by side across the lawn. 我们肩并肩步行穿过草坪。

Hold on, someone is knocking at my door. 等等，有人在敲我的门。

Hold on a second, I will be right back. Don't hang up! 等一下，我马上就回来。不要挂断电话！All of a sudden the sky became overcast. 天突然转阴了。

All of a sudden, three dogs appeared in front of us. 突然之间，三只狗出现在我们面前。Turning to the right, you will find the city hall in front of you. 向右转，你就可以看到市政厅位于正前方。

There is a bank in front of the station. 车站前有个银行。

Take this medicine in case you get sick. 万一你生病了，吃这个药。

The patient got better little by little. 病人逐渐康复了。

English has spread all over the country. 英语已经普及全国。

On behalf of the company, I welcome you. 我代表公司欢迎你。

They started in spite of the heavy rain. 他们冒着倾盆大雨出发了。

How did such a strange thing come about? 怎么会发生这么奇怪的事？

You don't need to worry about such a thing. 你不必担心这样的事情。

I can't go along with you on that point. 我不同意你那个观点。

This village is free from air pollution. 这座村庄没有空气污染。

Do you have time the day after tomorrow? 你后天有空吗？

The wedding will take place on Saturday. 婚礼将在星期六举行。

He had the face to tell me to clear off. 他摆出让我走开的脸色。

I would like to do something else today. 今天，我想做些别的事情。

I care a good deal about what you think. 我十分在意你的看法。

I have not heard a word from him as yet. 我至今没有听到过他的消息。

He made a speech in support of the plan. 他发表了次演说，以支持该计划。

He came to be known as a great novelist. 他后来被公认为一位伟大的小说家。

She read the letter over and over again. 她读了这封信，一遍又一遍。

The aggressors are bound to be defeated. 侵略者注定要被打败。

I have to call in to the office at noon. 我中午必须打电话到办公室。

It's time to cash in your savings bonds. 现在是时候兑现你的储蓄债券了。

It's too late to cash in on that particular clothing fad. 从那个服装流行时尚中赚钱已经太晚了。Would you please come on! We will be late! 请快点吧！我们要迟到了！

Please come through the entrance slowly. 请慢慢通过入口。

She spoke to each of the guests in turn. 她依次和每个客人交谈。

You should take care of your sick mother. 你应该照顾你生病的母亲。

All you have to do is to take care of yourself. 你要做的只是照顾好你自己。

Take care not to turn the box upside down. 注意不要让箱子倒置。

You had better stay here a little longer. 你最好在这里待久一点。

Blossoms have come out on the embankment. 岸边开满了鲜花。

In addition to English, he speaks German. 除了英语以外，他讲德语。

It was raining on and off all night long. 雨断断续续地下了一整晚。

If you hurry, you will catch up with him. 如果你快一点，还能赶上他。

You have to study hard to catch up with your class. 你必须用功读书赶上同学。

I am anxious to visit Britain once again. 我好想快点再去英国。

Mary won't listen to her friend's advice. 玛丽不会听她朋友的忠告。

Though very busy, she came to see me off. 尽管很忙，她还是来送我了。

How come you call on us so late at night? 你怎么这么晚才来看我们？

Should anyone call on me in my absence, tell him that I will be back soon. 如果我不在的时候有人来找我，告诉他我很快回来。

You should know better than to ask a lady her age. 你应该知道不要问女士的年龄。

As a result of the war, many people died. 那场战争死了很多人。

The baby can't even walk, much less run. 宝宝连走路都不行，更不用说跑了。

We ate several, but a good few were left. 我们吃了几个，但还留下了不少。

Apart from a few spelling mistakes, it is a good composition. 除了一些拼写错误以外，它是一篇很好的作文。

The room was empty except for a shabby bed. 房间除了一张破旧的床以外，就什么也没有了。You will find it stated a few pages further on. 你会发现它用几页纸进一步作了说明。

Her composition is very good except for a few errors in spelling. 她的作文非常好，只不过有几个字拼错了。

It took me more than two hours to translate a few pages of English. 翻译几页英文花了我两个多小时。

Modern travel enables us to go around the world in a few days. 现代交通使我们能在几天内环绕地球。

I have no time to explain this in detail. 我没有时间详细解释这个。

This bad practice will gradually die out. 这个坏习惯会逐渐消失。

Let's draw lots to decide who goes first. 来抽签决定谁先走吧。

You had better stick to your present job. 你应该继续做这份工作。

I cannot help laughing to see him dance. 看他跳舞，我不禁发笑。

I think of him as one of my good friends. 我把他当成自己的好友之一。

I think of watching TV as a waste of time. 我觉得看电视很浪费时间。

The meeting, in short, was a waste of time. 本次会议，简单来说，是在浪费时间。Little did they dream of losing the game. 他们作梦也想不到会输掉这场比赛。

An earthquake can take place at any time. 地震随时都可能发生。

You had better not keep company with him. 你最好不要和他来往。

He has only one servant to attend on him. 他只有一个仆人照料他。

He walks seven miles a day on an average. 他平均每天走七英里。

She made a series of medical discoveries. 她提出了一系列的医学发现。

They are, as it were, victims of the war. 他们，在某种程度上，是战争的受害者。Leather is raw material to produce shoes. 皮革是生产鞋的原材料。

Please divide the pizza into three parts. 请把披萨分成三份。

I can't locate the source of the problem. 我无法找到问题的根源。

Please come forth and meet your cousins. 请出来，见见你的表亲。

My parents named me after my grandfather. 我的父母以我的祖父的名字给我命名。Please slow down. You are going too fast. 请慢点，你走得太快了。

He stretched out his hand to the visitor. 他向访客伸出手。

We took great pains to get there on time. 我们费了很大劲儿才准时到那里。

The train will arrive on time without fail. 火车会准时来。

I think it is going to warm up next week. 我认为下周就会暖和起来了。

You should make an effort to stop smoking. 你应该努力去戒烟。

There is a mass of dark clouds in the sky. 空中有一大片乌云。

Please cut short your vacation and return. 请缩短你的假期，并返回。

We have to get at the truth of the matter. 我们必须知道事情的真相。

It is good to keep studying all your life. 活到老学到老是一件好事。

Of course I accepted his offer of support. 当然我接受了他的支援请求。