公共英语五级考试：口语常用语（4）

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东施效颦。(机械模仿。)
4 Q' ~. q7 S  F! r0 d7 }　　Monkey see, monkey do.
　　She just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)
6 |5 G9 v9 y1 O; N　　Well, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛，真是东施效颦。)
5 \9 X& X! H. F/ \. E8 m　　以先后顺序为准。
　　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”。
　　Do you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)
　　No, first come, first served. (没有，先来的先得。)
　　On a first-come, first-served basis.
$ ~* c0 d  v4 d! Q　　过时了。
　　It's out of date.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　　But it's out of date already.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。)
  E3 v" w" |1 d$ P3 ^3 C( \7 P+ @　　It's old-fashioned.
　　It's outdated.
　　It's behind the times.
　　电视有长处，也有短处。
　　TV has its merits and demerits.
/ h, U" w  Z; X2 L: u9 X# }/ ?　　TV has its good and bad points.
4 P0 ^- `; A; e. f' D3 x# X; e7 u# y　　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……”。
　　我长了不少见识。
! y/ N$ B' s5 t0 d$ I1 a  E　　I've learned something.
　　The TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。)
　　Yeah, and I've learned something. (是呀，我长了不少见识。)
- s! K: ]- Z* T6 V- L. @　　I've learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。)
　　那会引起火灾呀!
　　It's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。
　　Look at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)
. q/ `3 `3 H# R- F5 ~　　It's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!)
　　It could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。)
9 R/ s+ s' Q+ v2 A　　It could cause a fire.
& ~; o, z0 H0 H& E+ z　　什么事都有可能发生。
　　Anything could happen.
　　There's no knowing what may happen.
　　You never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。)
　　Anything's possible.
' M" y$ F/ T& K8 p+ H　　It could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。)
# p: B9 J& m$ G& `% k　　将来可以用来作参考。
" y2 b( a5 W) z/ S　　for future reference
　　You should keep the book for future reference. (你该把这本书收好，以便将来作为参考。)