每日幾句英語配中文翻譯

1.（2-22）Anyway, I guess you could say me and mama was on our own. But we didn't mind.

反正只有我和媽媽相依為命，但是我們並不介意

on our own：獨立，

2.（2-23）I send off my university application at the last minute and nearly missed the boat.

我最後時刻寄出了大學申請，差點失去機會。

miss the boat：字面意思是“誤了上船時間”，但作為俗語，意思為“失去一個好機會”。

at the last minute：在最後時刻

Many years ago, there was an Emperor, who was so excessively fond of new clothes, that he spent all his money in dress.

從前有一位皇帝，他非常喜歡穿好看的新衣服，為此把所有的錢都花到衣服上去了。

emperor：皇帝

excessively：過分地

be fond of：喜歡，喜愛

3.（2-24）They are now holding a conference about that issue.

他們正在開會討論那個問題。

hold a conference about/on sth:開會討論某事 in conference：在開會

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

天才是百分之一的靈感加百分之九十九的汗水。

perspiration：汗水，努力

4.（2-25）Mrs. King wears the pants in this family。

金太太是家裡的一家之主

pants：褲子，短褲。

wear the pants：是俗語，以為‘當家，成為一家之主’

5.（3-1）I got that strory straight from the horse's mouth.我聽到的那個故事是真實可靠的

Straight from the horse's mouth：俗語，你聽到的是真實的，因為這來自可靠的來源。 Subjects who said that they think most people are basically honest, good-natured, and kind were better at spotting the liars than the self-described cynics

那些認為大多數人都誠實，性格好，善良的人比自詡為憤世嫉俗的人更善於識破謊言。

good-natured adj. 和藹的；溫厚的；脾氣好的

spot GetWord("spot"); 在這裡是“發現，找到；認出”的意思The King's Speech, based on the real-life story of a stuttering monarch, is a tale of friendship between the man who became King George VI and his speech therapist.

國王的演講》講述了患口吃的英國國王喬治六世(George VI)和他的語言治療師萊納爾羅格(Lionel Logue)之間的友誼

monarch：國王，郡主，最高統治者

stuttering：口吃，結巴

6.(3-3)She had some feelings which she was ashamed to investigate. 她感受到了一些她羞於深究的.思緒。

sb have some feelings...：感受到...

be ashamed to：羞於...

investigate：深究，調查。7.(3-6)Job prospects clearly concern undergraduates a lot nowadays. 顯然現在的大學生十分關注就業前景

concern：vt涉及，關係到，使擔心。n關係，關心，關心的事

8.（3-7）People somehow got the idea that Los Angeles is just this wonderful city and so they started bidding up real estate prices.不知道為什麼，人們總認為洛杉磯是一個美好的城市,他們開始競相抬升房地產價格

somehow：不知為何，以某種方式地，莫名其妙地

bid up：哄抬

real estate：房地產，不動產

get the idea that：認為，知道If some one loves a flower, of which just one single blossom grows in all the millions and millions of stars, it is enough to make him happy just to look at the stars.如果有人愛上了在這億萬顆星星中獨一無二的一株花，當他看著這些星星的時候，這就足以使他感到幸福。

some one:有人，某人，區別於someone

blossom：n花，開花的時期，繁盛時期

millions of：無數的，成千上萬的

The original elections were decleared void by the former military ruler.原先的選舉被前軍事統治者宣佈為無效

original：原始的，最初的，獨創的，新穎的。n原物，原型

9.（3-9）

And it's actually critically important to get used to things because it's a useful adaptive mechanism to keep track on new events and objects

習慣化實際上也是至關重要的,因為這是一種非常有用的適應機制，可以讓你注意到新鮮事物

get used to sth:習慣於某件事

adaptive：適應的

keep track on sth：通曉事態，注意動向，與...保持聯絡It was alleged that the restaurant discriminated against black customers.據說這家店其實黑人顧客

allege：宣稱，斷言

discriminate against：歧視，排斥

discriminate：辨別，區別