brethren

brethren

1. The lazy man's the beggar's brother.

[谚]懒鬼是乞丐的兄弟。

2. I went into my brother's room and got a big surprise when I saw the room was at sixes and sevens.

一走进我弟,弟的房间,看到房间里乱七八糟,真叫我大吃一惊。

3. I saw your brother as late as last week.

上个礼拜我还看到你哥哥。

4. The nation was thrilled, shocked and sympathetic. Whether Edward would abdicate in favour of his brother became the question of the hour.

举国上下都感到激动、震惊、并表示同情。爱德华是否会放弃王位而支持他的兄弟成了当前的热门话题。

5. Joe chafed under his big brother's teasing.

乔因受到大哥的取笑而感到恼怒。

6. Sarah had words with her brother this morning.

今天上午赛拉与她兄弟吵过嘴。

7. He apes his elder brother in everything he does.

他一切都模仿他的哥哥。

8. He is no more considerate of others than his brother is.

他不体谅别人,就跟他弟弟一样。

9. He has to appease his young brother.

他不得不迁就他的弟弟。

10. He reminds me of his brother.

他使我想起了他的弟弟。

11. He gets himself into exactly the same jam as his brother was in ten years before.

他使自己陷于与他的兄弟10年前所处的完全一样的困境之中。

12. His brother is not much of a companion for him.

他兄弟与他情趣不甚相投。

13. His brother made out the sum to settle the account.

他兄弟拼凑了这笔款子来了结账目。

14. His brother is a swell at boxing.

他兄弟是个拳击能手。

15. His brother's example roused him to action.

他兄弟的榜样激励他行动起来。

16. His brother was immersed in debts.

他兄弟负债累累。

17. By the time he is ten, he has outgrown his older brother.

他十岁的时候就已经长得比他哥哥高了。

18. He attended his brother's wedding.

他参加了他弟弟的婚礼。

19. He gave effect to his dead brother's wishes by having his buried properly.

他合适地安葬了他的哥哥,实现了他的愿望。

20. He and his brother always see eye to eye.

他和他兄弟的看法总是一致的。

21. He and his brother have quite different life-styles.

他和他弟弟生活方式截然不同。

22. He is no less clever than his elder brother.

他和他的大哥一样聪明。

23. He shares an apartment with his brother.

他和弟弟同住一间公寓。

24. His brother is my classmate.

他哥哥是我的同学。

25. His brother's failure took the edge off his own success.

他哥哥的失败冲淡了他自己成功的喜悦。

26. His brother's example inspired him to try out for the football team.

他哥哥的榜样激励他去接受足球队的选拔测试。

27. He got the money by forging his brother's signature on a cheque.

他在一张支票上伪造他哥哥的签字,从而得到了那笔钱。

28. He is beneath his brother intellectually.

他在智力方面不如他兄弟。

29. He is on a par with his brother in intelligence.

他在智力方面同他的弟弟不相上下。

30. He sided with his brother in the argument.

他在辩论中站在他兄弟这边。

31. He has a tremendous hold over his younger brother.

他对他弟弟很有影响。

32. He felt great enmity towards his brother.

他对他弟弟满怀敌意。

33. He's already outgrown his older brother.

他已长得比哥哥还高。

34. He hoped his big brother would take him out again.

他希望他的哥哥会再次带他出去游玩(或参加某些别的活动)。

35. His brother is sharp as a tack; he got100 on every test.

他弟弟十分聪明伶俐,每次考试都得100分。

36. His brother is a heinous boy.

他弟弟是个讨厌的孩子。

37. He is attentive to his little brother.

他很关心他的小弟弟。

38. He was envious of his brother's success.

他忌妒他哥哥的成功。

39. He is something like his brother.

他有点象他哥哥。

40. He had no way to communicate with his brother.

他没有办法与他兄弟联系。

41. He made a big dig at his boastful brother.

他狠狠挖苦他那个喜欢自吹自擂的兄弟。

42. His brother is a politician of the worst stripe.

他的兄弟属于最不入流的政客。

43. His brother is quite at home on Latin.

他的兄弟很精通拉丁文。

44. His brother paid all his bills and he was off the hook.

他的兄弟替他付清了账,他无债一身轻。

45. His elder brother got married last month.

他的哥哥上个月结婚了。

46. His brother is a tea planter.

他的哥哥是一个茶园主。

47. His brother is a tiller.

他的哥哥是农夫。

48. His older brother exceeds him in intelligence.

他的哥哥比他聪明。

49. His older brother always picked on him.

他的哥哥老找他麻烦。

50. His little brother wrinkled up his nose at a nasty smell.

他的小弟弟闻到那难闻的味皱起鼻子。

51. His brother is a reckless gambler.

他的弟弟是个不计后果的赌徒。

52. He is superior to his brother in mathematics.

他的数学比他兄弟好。

53. His behaviour estrange him from his brother.

他的行为使他与哥哥疏远了。

54. He wore his brother's evening dress to the function but looked very uncomfortable in his borrowed plumes instead of hi usual jeans and tee shirt.

他穿着他兄弟的夜礼服去参加盛大的集会,但是穿着向别人借来的装门面的漂亮衣服看上去很不舒服,还不如他平时穿的牛仔裤和梯恤衫好。

55. He wears his brother's cast-offs.

他穿著他哥哥的旧衣服。

56. He has formed a new band with his brother on bass.

他组织了一个新乐队,由他弟弟弹低音吉他。

57. He wired (to) his brother to send some money.

他给他哥哥打了个电报要求寄些钱来。

58. His domination by his brother made him very angry.

他被他哥哥所控制,这使他非常气愤。

59. The story(absurd enough!) is that Jupiter made the first woman and sent her to Prometheus and his brother, to punish them for their presumption in stealing fire from heaven; and man, for accepting the gift.

传说(虽然相当荒唐)朱庇特造了第一个女人并把她送给了普罗米修斯兄弟二人,以惩罚他们偷盗天火的狂妄行为,也惩罚人类,因为他们接受了天火。

60. You must be muddling me up with my twin brother.

你一定是把我看成我的孪生兄弟了。

61. How long has your brother been a soldier?

你兄弟当了多长时间的兵了?

62. Your brother has a good sense of humor.

你兄弟很有幽默感。

63. There is an important message for you from your brother.

你哥哥有个重要的消息要告诉你。

64. You're very cool with your brother, but with your friends you really come to life.

你对你弟弟冷冰冰的,但跟朋友在一起倒很活跃。

65. Did your brother play in the park this morning?

你弟弟今天上午在公园玩耍吗?

66. Your brother is not going to study this evening.

你弟弟今晚不读书。

67. How maddening to have your younger brother tower over you, at his age, too!

你弟弟小小的年龄竟高出你一大截,真令人恼火!

68. Was your brother early to class yesterday morning?

你弟弟昨天早晨上课早到吗?

69. Hasn't your brother gone up in the world! He used to have such a low position, and now he's advising government officials and leading society!

你弟弟是不是发迹了?他过去地位十分卑微,现在当了政府官员的顾问,是左右社会的人物了!

70. Is your brother in the secret?

你弟弟知道这个秘密吗?

71. Are you willing to stand surety for your brother?

你愿意当你弟弟的保证人吗?

72. Can you tell Tom from his twin brother?

你能分辨出汤姆和他的孪生兄弟吗?

73. If you like, I could ask my brother to look at your car.

你要愿望的话,我可以叫我弟弟来给你检查一下汽车。

74. Please leave us for a minute or so, I have some private business to transact with your brother.

你请先回避一分钟左右,我与你兄弟有些私事要处理。

75. That brother of yours is full of boasts.

你那个宝贝兄弟满口大话。

76. A son of one's brother or sister or the brother or sister of one's spouse.

侄子,外甥兄弟姐妹或配偶的兄弟姐妹的儿子

77. The brother have forme a new company.

兄弟几个组建了一个新公司。

78. My brother wanted to win both the swimming and diving contests, but he couldn't quite turned the trick.

兄弟想在游泳和跳水比赛中都取胜,但结果未能如愿以偿。

79. He's been dining off his brother for weeks.

几个星期来他一直在吃他兄弟的饭。

80. A few months later my younger brother enlist as a bugler.

几个月以後,我弟弟作为号兵应徵入伍。

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