1.我打電話來只是想告訴你我愛你盼砍,而且我是認真的篮灼。
【原句】I just call to say I love you德频, and I mean it.
【解說】I mean it. 這句話表示“我是認真的”鲜漩,強調(diào)我真的是這個意思源譬,并不是開玩笑。也可以說:I mean business.
2. 你的會計方式太過時了孕似。
【原句】Your accounting methods are far behind the times.
【解說】behind the times 過時踩娘,落伍,跟不上時代喉祭;相當于old fashioned / out of date
3. 約翰帶上雨傘以防萬一养渴。
【原句】John took his umbrella to be on the safe side.
【解說】to be on the safe side的意思是to be safe; to be cautious泛烙; to be very well prepared理卑,也就是“為了保險起見,以防萬一”蔽氨。
4. 說來話長藐唠,我下次告訴你。
【原句】It's a long story and I'll tell you some other time.
【解說】It's a long story. 這是個很長的故事孵滞,就是指“說來話長中捆,一言難盡”。如果有人約你出去而你恰好沒空坊饶,就可以說" Maybe some other time." 意思是“改天吧泄伪,下次吧”。
5. 簡而言之匿级,你被解雇了蟋滴!
【原句】To put it in a nutshell: you are fired!
【解說】put sth. in a nutshell 簡要地陳述某事痘绎,簡而言之
6. 我想不通為什么醫(yī)保改革不得人心津函。
【原句】I can't imagine why health care reform is unpopular.
【解說】I can't imagine why... 我想不通為什么……,這是一個很常用的口語句式孤页。
7. 你該理發(fā)了尔苦。
【原句】It's about time you had your hair cut.
【解說】It's about time... 該是……的時候了,也可以說"It is high time"。注意后面的句子中的動詞要用虛擬語氣允坚。