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。
+ }* H& L5 O, E$ n/ J　　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”。
: Y0 ]' I8 m) P, v- V　　Do you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)
8 }- j. R: r+ a% v% N  c2 t　　No, first come, first served. (没有，先来的先得。)
　　On a first-come, first-served basis.
　　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　　It's out of date.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　　But it's out of date already.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。)
8 O9 ]* _3 h; G  @. w　　It's old-fashioned.
　　It's outdated.
6 P, T5 `: V% l) l　　It's behind the times.
　　电视有长处，也有短处。
$ x/ X8 P4 |- u5 m/ B　　TV has its merits and demerits.
　　TV has its good and bad points.
　　There are good and bad points about TV.
9 k: F# F; P9 ~. d) U　　我利用了他的弱点。
" U8 i9 T+ `* s; `　　I took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。