英语句子翻译

英语句子翻译

Para. 2

1. chipper

You’re looking very chipper this morning.

你今天早上看起来很愉快。

He is deeply in love with the girl, her humor and her chipper

smile.

他深爱着那个女孩，深爱着她的幽默和爽朗的笑容。

2.host

Which country is going to host the next World Cup？

哪个国家将会举办下一届世界杯？

In China, th e wedding is generally hosted by the groom’s

family.

在中国，婚礼一般都是由男方来操办的。

Para.3

3.Our communal looks acknowledged to one another that

we had experienced minor problems and disturbances before.

Since we had experienced some small problems and

unexpected situations when we traveled by air, we exchanged our

looks to each other to show we were quite understanding and

accustomed to what happened just now.

Para.4

4. grave

The patient was clearly in an extremely grave condition.

显然，这位病人的情况十分严重。

His face was grave as he told them about the accident.

他神情严肃地向他们讲述了那场事故。

5. announcement

David made the announcement at a news conference. 戴维在新闻发布会上发出了公告。

He’ll make an official announcement later after visiting

troops in Iraq.

在对驻伊部队的访问结束后，他将发表正式声明。

Para.5

6. be out of order

The elevator was out of order, so we had to walk to the tenth

floor of the building. 由于电梯发生故障，我们只好徒步爬上十楼。

As the floods had put the telephone out of order, we could

not find out how they were managing.

由于洪水造成了电话中断，我们无法了解他们的情况。

7. on board

We had a pleasant time on board both ships.

我们在两艘船上都度过了快乐的时光。

The captain refused to leave his sinking ship while there were

others on board.

在船上还有其他人的时候，船长拒绝离开正在下沉的船。

8. in the event of

Call the police in the event of an emergency.

如果遇到紧急情况就打电话给警察。

In the event of rain, the party will be held indoors.

如果下雨，聚会就在室内举行。

Para.6

9. No sight has ever been so sobering as that fuel, hundreds

of gallons of it, streaming past my window out of the plane’s

tanks.

Hundreds of gallons of fuel were dumped from the plane’s

tank. The fuel streamed past my window. I have never seen a

scene as sobering as this before.

10. comfort Her mother’s words of love comforted the sobbing child.

妈妈充满爱心的话使哭泣的孩子得到安慰。

n. a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment

They love nice things and like to live in comfort.

他们喜欢美好的东西，过舒适的生活。

11. hysterical

He is hysterical at the sight of the photo.

他一看到那张照片就异常激动。

You are getting hysterical, maybe you should try to calm

down.

你越来越激动了，也许你应该试着冷静下来。

Para. 7

12. be stunned by

She wa s stunned by the news of her son’s death.

她儿子的死讯令她震惊。

He was too stunned by what had happened to say anything.

他对所发生的事情感到十分震惊，一时说不出话来。

13. grim

He has to acknowledge the grim fact.

他不得不承认这无情的事实。

Given these grim realities, how should the effort at reform be

pursued?

考虑到这些严酷的现实，改革的努力又应如何继续呢？

Para. 8

14. tremor

Her behavior caused a great tremor in the society.

她的行为在社会上引起了极大震动。

There had been a tremor so slight that I did not even feel it.

发生的震动十分轻微，我甚至都没有感觉到。

Para. 9 15. clench

He clenched his teeth and refused to tell anything.

他咬紧牙关，什么也不肯说。

The boy clenched his fists, ready to defend himself.

小男孩攥紧拳头，准备保护自己。

Para. 10

16. chaos

Chaos in one area is likely to spread to another.

在一个地区发生的骚乱很有可能扩散到另一地区。

After the dissolution of parliament the country went in chaos.

国会解散之后，这个国家陷入一片混乱。

17. grief

She went nearly mad with grief after the child died.

孩子死后，她伤心欲绝，几乎要疯了。

They found the poor old man half frantic with grief and anger.

他们看到这位可怜的老人由于悲伤和愤怒，几乎发疯了。

Para. 11

18. ward off

No official bodies have been able to ward off the sinister

threat.

没有任何官方机构能够阻止这种可怕的威胁。

There are innumerable instances where threatened calamity

has been warded off.

有数不清的可怕灾难最后都避免了。

19. haunt

For years she was haunted by guilt.

多年来愧疚一直困扰着她。

Mistakes always come back to haunt you.

错误似乎总在你身边作祟。

Para. 12 20. strain

She strained her long lost sister to her heart, weeping for joy.

她紧抱着她失散多年的妹妹，高兴地哭了。

He strained his voice to shout in order to let the old lady hear

clearly.

他扯起嗓门大声喊叫，以便让那位老太太能够听清。

21. compel

Nothing can compel me to quit the competition.

没有什么可以迫使我退出那场竞赛。

They were often compelled to work eleven or twelve hours a

day.

他们常常被迫每天工作十一二个小时。

Para. 15

22. destined

Death is just a part of life, something we are all destined to

do.

死亡只是生命的一部分，是我们注定要去做的一件事。

He was a soldier’s son and was des tined from birth for the

army.

他是军人之子，生来就注定要做军人。

Para. 16

23. bear up

It is strong enough to bear up the weight of the roof.

它很牢固，足以支撑住屋顶的重量。

It’s surprising that she can bear up with such an affliction.

她能承受这样的苦难真是令人吃惊。

Para. 2

1. tailgate

v. to drive too closely to the vehicle in front of you

Perhaps the fact that the car was tailgating him made him