一些常用词语的翻译

统计数字after citing many facts & giving a number of statistical figures, he finally drove home his point.

半年功夫it took us half a year more or less to carry through the research project.

微妙what he said was so subtle that we could hardly make out his true intention.

新书his new book looks squarely at the contemporary social problems.

互联网the younger generation today are very much alive to the latest information found on the Internet.

外语it is a matter of opinion whether a foreign language is more easily learned in one’s childhood or otherwise.

挫折never lose heart in the face a setback; take courage and deal with it squarely.

米饭rice、meat、vegetable、and fruit constitute a balanced diet.

一个人one man’s effort is not enough to cope with such a complicated.

规章生效when do u think new information technology regulations will take effect.

彩票the chances of winning a prize in a lottery are slim; perhaps only a one-in-a-hundred chance. 毒品it is deplorable that many a youngster has fallen victim to the use of drugs.

几乎没人there is virtually no one who is in favor of his proposal.

油嘴滑舌beware of the swindler with a slick tongue & a smiling face.

包炸药don’t touch that bag! The explosive in it may blow up at any minute. Your life will be at risk.

潜藏疑虑he looked quite confident about the job, though some doubts lurked in the depth of his mind.

按喇叭he honked his car born to alert the pedestrians.

信息工程the fast development of Information Technology is an outstanding example of human endeavor.

Mary感激Mary groped for the appropriate words convey her indebtedness to her teacher.

学校校长the school principal’s plain word conveyed a message of challenge to the young people.

电线don’t tamper with the wires, or u may cause a short circuit.

战败对手he thought he could beat everyone at the competition, but his excessive confidence failed him.

简单明了what he said seemed simple & clear but there was implied meaning that we couldn’t quite fathom.

漫无目的he tried to steer the group’s random talk towards some constructive subjects.

夏令营can I be exempt from the regular physical examination this year? I just had one three months ago before I went to the summer camp.

下一步could u tell me again what I should do next? What u said yesterday has slipped out of my mind.

信赖的人we all assumed that Dave was a trustworthy person, but it turned out that we were wrong.

妻子病患his misfortune was compounded by his wife’s illness & his loss of job.

宇宙空间whether or not there are living beings in outer space is of perennial interest to man.

极度紧张when u are under great strain, u will not be able to think clearly.

他的劝告Jim tends to be lose his temper when his advice is not followed.

高深学问in spite of his great learning, the teacher finds it difficult to articulate his students’