公共英语等级考试：四级惯用语(10)

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　　以先后顺序为准。
( F* A, i/ G' S! q7 V% n3 q0 O　　First come, first served. *“按到达的先后顺序”、“按报名顺序”，直译是“第一个来的，第一个得到供应”。
& R2 J3 X/ s; j# z$ r- l" ?　　Do you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)
　　No, first come, first served. (没有，先来的先得。)
' M9 P9 {! T6 q, r2 g5 `　　On a first-come, first-served basis.
　　过时了。
" j! `. y+ ^. l* L) s　　It's out of date.
　　Look at my camera. (你看我的照相机。)
　　But it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)
　　It's old-fashioned.
% X; q# Z* x/ a! Y3 Q　　It's outdated.
8 p6 V# H- U. _8 i# x3 U8 X1 U6 x　　It's behind the times.
　　电视有长处，也有短处。
% r) y+ w- M# h+ f　　TV has its merits and demerits.
3 j$ Z, V2 B" }+ C" H6 e　　TV has its good and bad points.
　　There are good and bad points about TV.
　　我利用了他的弱点。
　　I took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。