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1. That hill's an absolute doddle (to climb).

(爬)上那座山岗毫不费力。

2. "Good heavens!" is an exclamation of surprise.

“天哪！”是一个表示惊讶的感叹语。

3. It is not easy to get a foothold as an anchorman.

一个电视节目主持人要站住脚可不容易。

4. An extraordinarily large order bucked up all the staff.

一份特大订单使全体员工欢欣鼓舞。

5. An old man in shabby clothes come to the door.

一位衣衫褴褛的老人来到门前。

6. An arrow whizzed past and stuck in a tree.

一支箭“飕”地一声飞过去，钉在一棵树上。

7. An inadvertent inquiry would have brought us into troubled waters.

一次调查不当心，就会使我们陷入混乱局面。

8. An ounce of sugar has about 100 calories.

一盎司的糖含约100大卡的热量。

9. An unwanted false electronic pulse.

一种不希望有的假电子脉冲。

10. An instruction to go to a subroutine.

一种转移到子程序去的指令。

11. An enemy frigate bore down on the sloop.

一艘敌驱逐舰向这只护航舰逼过来。

12. An old jeep is putter along the road.

一辆旧吉普车沿路迤逦而来。

13. A high wall fetched in an ancient small town.

一道高高的城墙围绕着一座小小的古城。

14. Soon the truck come into sight around a bend and on an upgrade.

不一会卡车就出现在一个拐弯和上坡处。

15. He was soon committed to an insane asylum.

不久他就给送进了疯人院。

16. An ill marriage is a spring of ill fortune.

不良的婚姻是恶运的来源。

17. Don't complain of anybody. This is an act of God.

不要抱怨任何人，这是天意。

18. Still, it's an ill wind; you will have an unexpected holiday.

不过，这也并非完全的不幸，你会享受到一次意外的休假。

19. His strength in a crisis is an ace in the hole.

临危不惧是他的看家本领。

20. The matter cannot rest there I demand an apology.

事情不能就此罢了－－我要求向我道歉。

21. The orient has been playing an active role in the world economy.

亚洲一直在世界经济中发挥积极作用。

22. He ran off an article for the local newspaper.

他为当地报纸匆匆写了篇文章。

23. He never speaks an endearing word to his wife.

他从未封妻子说句亲密的话。

24. He began his career as an apprentice.

他以当学徒开始他的职业生涯。

25. He posed as an authority on that subject.

他以那个问题的权威自居。

26. Their love affair is an open secret.

他们的风流韵事是公开的秘密。

27. He has an aptitude for languages.

他具有学习语言的才能。

28. He ventured on an ambitious project.

他冒险从事一项富有雄心的计画。

29. He had an accident and bashed up his car.

他出了交通事故，把车子撞毁了。

30. He knocked out a plan in half an hour.

他半小时就草草订出一个计划来。

31. He brake his car just in time to avoid an accident.

他及时煞车，避免了一次事故。

32. He can fling off a poem in half an hour.

他可以在半小时之内草就一首诗。

33. He held an opinion quite adverse to Comrade Wang's.

他和王同志持绝然相反的意见。

34. He likes to set himself up as an intellectual.

他喜欢自命为知识分子。

35. He passed his life in an inconsiderable village.

他在一个小小村落中度过他的一生。

36. He has an interest in a brewery.

他在一酿造厂有股份。

37. In dealing with the problem he was cautious to an extreme.

他在处理这个问题时谨慎得过分了。

38. He come to the fore as a physicist at an early age.

他在早年就成了杰出的物理学家。

39. He ran into an old flame of his at the supermarket.

他在超级市场碰见了他的一个老相好。

40. An idea popped into his mind like a flash.

他头脑里突然闪过一个念头。

41. He's quite within his rights to demand an enquiry.

他完全有权要求进行调查。

42. His concern for the masses made an indelible impression on us.

他对群众的关怀给我们留下不可磨灭的印象。

43. He had only an imperfect understanding of his task.

他对自己的任务只是一知半解。

44. He worked very fast, insomuch that he was through in an hour.

他工作得很快，一小时内便做完了。

45. He has applied for an entry visa.

他已申请入境签证。

46. He's of an age when he ought to settle down.

他已经到了应该安顿下来的年龄了。

47. He come into the room with an air of importance.

他带著一副了不起的神情走进室内。

48. It seemed an eternity before news of his safety reached her.

他平安的消息到达她那里之前，那段时间似乎是无限漫长的。

49. He set up in business as an insurance broker.

他开始从事保险经纪人的职业。

50. He started off with one small factory, and now he's the head of an oil empire.

他开始只经营一家小工厂，如今已成为一个石油大企业的头儿。

51. He tried to exercise an undue influence upon his colleagues.

他想对他的同事施加不适当的影响。

52. His wish to be an actor has come true.

他想当演员的愿望实现了。

53. He fell on the floor with an awful whomp.

他摔在地板上发出一声可怕的撞击声。

54. He is an interested party and can not serve on the jury.

他是与案件有关的当事人，不能做陪审团的成员。

55. He's an army sergeant. he needs a loud voice.

他是个好军人。他需要有大嗓门。

56. He was an old man who wore thick glasses.

他是个戴着厚厚眼镜的老头。

57. He has been an unsung hero of the country's economic growth.

他是使这个国家经济成长的无名英雄。

58. Be he a civil engineer or an electrical engineer?

他是土木工程师还是电气工程师？

59. He is an active member of the school's stamp club.

他是学校集邮俱乐部的一名活跃会员。

60. He once did me such an unscrupulous shot in the eye.

他曾经如此肆无忌惮地恶意中伤过我。

61. He has an inclination to stoutness/to be fat.

他有发福[发胖]的趋势。

62. He is at an absorbing thriller and can't be disturbed.

他正在阅读一部引人入胜的惊险小说，什么也惊动不了他。

63. He has an urge to become a cinema star.

他渴望当一名电影明星。

64. He struck off the rotten branches with an axe.

他用斧头砍掉了朽烂的树枝。

65. He wears an oily old pair of jeans.

他穿着一条沾满油污的旧牛仔裤。

66. He had an itch to get away and explore.

他等不及要动身去探险。

67. He was able to cast off such an uninteresting task.

他终于摆脱了这么一项乏味的工作。

68. It took him half an hour to finish the work.

他花了半个小时做完这项工作。

69. He was asked to deliver an oration at the meeting.

他被邀请在会议上发表演说。

70. He speaks an incomprehensible vernacular.

他说的是一种无法听得懂的方言。

71. He talked to us for an hour and then withdrew.

他跟我们谈了一小时的话就走了。

72. He fling up an arm to ward off the blow.

他迅速抬起手臂挡开这一击。

73. Are you an owner-occupier or a tenant?

你住自己的房子还是租房住？

74. You dealt with an awkward situation very tactfully.

你很巧妙地处理了一个困难的局面。

75. Problems were solved on an ad hoc basis.

做了一些变通问题便解决了。

76. Job creation has become an imperative for the government.

创造就业机会是政府必须做的事。

77. Never poke a finger or scissors into an electric socket.

千万不要把手指或剪刀插进电源插座。

78. Even an experienced cumber will get into trouble.

哪怕是个有经验的登山者也会陷入困境。

79. Donald was smarting under an injustice.

唐纳德因受冤屈感到极为痛苦。

80. The shop stuck an additional charge on the bill.

商店在帐单上增收了一笔费用。