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1. A new upsurge in construction is in the making.
一个建设的新高潮正在兴起。
2. A syndicate of local businessmen is bidding for the contract.
一个当地企业家的联合组织在向这一合同投标。
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. A peevish child is unhappy and makes others unhappy.
一个脾气暴躁的孩子自己不高兴也使别人不高兴。
5. A slogan is over the blackboard.
一条标语在黑板正上方。
6. An old jeep is putter along the road.
一辆旧吉普车沿路迤逦而来。
7. Not being punctual is his greatest shortcoming.
不守时间是他的最大缺点。
8. It is rash to cross the street without looking both ways.
不朝两边看看就穿马路是莽撞的。
9. That is not, properly speaking, a dictionary, but a grammar.
严格说来; 那不是一本词典，而是一本语法书。
10. His strength in a crisis is an ace in the hole.
临危不惧是他的看家本领。
11. The heroine is the spitting image of the author.
书中女主人翁是作者的真实写照。
12. A cloud is a mass of vapor in the sky.
云是天空中的水汽团。
13. Henry is nowhere when it comes to the race for class president.
亨利在竞选级长中被远远抛在后面。
14. Our firm is likely to reap a big profit this year.
今年我们公司很可能获得巨额利润。
15. The bank is a ten minutes' run from the hotel.
从旅馆到银行跑步需十分钟。
16. Economically, the country is in a very healthy state.
从经济学的观点来说，国家处于很兴旺的状态之中。
17. From this fact we may deduce that he is sick.
从这个事实我们可推断他生病的事。
18. He is mistrustful of my ability.
他不信任我的才干。
19. I get the house all shipshape while he is away.
他不在的时候,我把房子打扫得干干净净,整整齐齐。
20. He is going to go out and raise hob.
他今晚要出去纵情狂欢了。
21. The good they have done for me is beyond measure.
他们对我所做的好事简直无可估量。
22. He is sprung from noble ancestors.
他出身名门。
23. 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。
24. He is treacherous to his friends.
他对他的朋友不忠。
25. His interest in photography is only a passing fad.
他对摄影的爱好仅是一时的兴致。
26. He is despondent over his illness.
他对自己的病情感到灰心沮丧。
27. His influence on this matter is paltry.
他对这件事的影响是微不足道的。
28. He is always raising a stink about this, that or the other thing.
他总是为了这个、那个的大吵大闹，什麽事都有得吵，有得闹。
29. He is a very good footballer; you ought to see him in action.
他是一位出色的足球运动员，你应该看他踢球。
30. He is a great guy, a chip off the old block.
他是一位好人，就像他父亲一样。
31. 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。
32. He is the prime mover in the whole matter.
他是整个事件的发起者。
33. She is pounding out a new rune on the piano.
他正在钢琴上弹奏一支新曲。
34. There is a vein of melancholy in his character.
他的性格中有少许忧郁的气质。
35. His criticism is quite gratuitous.
他的批评完全没有根据。
36. His intuition is invariably correct.
他的直觉常常是正确的。
37. His conduct is a mere cover-up for his nervousness.
他的行为只是为了掩护他的紧张。
38. His clinic is near the newly-built railway station.
他的诊所在新建的火车站附近。
39. His reading achievement is depressed.
他的阅读能力低于一般水平。
40. He is very skilled at pivoting on his heel.
他能非常熟练地以脚跟旋转。
41. He is a vast library in epitome.
他脑中有万卷藏书。
42. He is on a lone fun run, nothing to do with the race.
他自己跑著玩的，和竞赛无关。
43. No one is allowed to get his ticket out of turn.
任何人都不准不按次序买票。
44. The penguin is a flightless bird.
企鹅是一种不会飞的鸟。
45. As a work of art it is very poor.
作为艺术品这是十分拙劣的。
46. The author is going to adapt his play for television.
作者将把他的剧本改编成电视剧。
47. The author's fingerprint is quite obvious in all of his works.
作者的特色在他所有的作品中都很明显。
48. It is wrong of you to bully the child.
你不该欺侮那个孩子。
49. Stop your useless chatter and listen to what Roy is saying.
你们的闲谈停一停，听听罗伊说什麽。
50. If today is Tuesday, the day after tomorrow will be Thursday.
假如今天是星期二，後天就是星期四。
51. Making a petit point pillow is exacting work.
做一个小花边编织枕头是一项细致活儿。
52. A sound mind is inseparable from a sound body.
健全的精神是与健康的身体是不可分割的。
53. The cost of travel to the far east is prohibitive.
到远东旅游的费用高的令人不敢问津。
54. To make stuffed dumpling is his speciality.
包饺子是他的拿手好戏。
55. Beijing is the capital of China.
北京是中国的首都。
56. It is only shallow people who judge by appearances.
只有浅薄的人才会以貌取人。
57. Wherever it is possible, he tries to help.
只要有可能，他总是设法帮忙。
58. The stethoscope is a medical instrument.
听诊器是一种医疗器械。
59. A bowl of hot chicken soup is good for you.
喝一碗热鸡汤对你有好处。
60. Nobody will believe he is in trouble because he has cried wolf so many times.
因为他多次谎发警报，现在谁也不会相信他遭难了。
61. Navigation is difficult on this river because of the hidden rocks.
因为河上有暗礁，所以在这条河上航行很困难。
62. In the word "mother" the stress is on the first syllable.
在"mother"这一字里，重音在第一个音节上。 在＂mother＂这一字里，重音在第一个音节上。
63. He is out and about now after two weeks in hospital.
在医院住了两个礼拜後，现在他能外出走动了。
64. Putting water in brandy is sacrilege.
在白兰地中掺水是可恶的事。
65. At this point your logic is at fault.
在这一点上你的推理是错误的。
66. It is absurd to go out in such terrible weather.
在这麽恶劣的天气里出去太荒唐。
67. A toll is charged for the use of the expressway.
在那条高速公路上行驶需付通行费。
68. A raincoat is a must in the rainy season.
在雨季雨衣是必备之物。
69. The living is in the gift of the squire.
地主有安排牧师奉禄之权。
70. Summer fallow is the best method of destroying weeds.
夏季休耕是消灭杂草的最好办法。
71. Many one or little one is indifferent to me.
多一个或少一个对我是无关紧要的。
72. The college library is a favorite haunt.
大学图书馆是人们喜欢的地方。
73. The sky is bespangled with stars.
天空中点缀着亮晶晶的星星。
74. The jewels will be held in trust for the girl till she is twenty.
女孩的那些首饰将被托管到她二十岁为止。
75. She is glad to embosom his affection.
她喜悦地珍惜他的爱情。
76. She is a receptionist in a doctor's office.
她在一位医生的诊所中担任接待员。
77. Her description of the meeting is an exact reproduction of the reunion.
她对会面的描述是这次团聚的真实再现。
78. She is inattentive to her guests.
她对客人招待不周。
79. She is always wimpled that no man can see her visage.
她总是用包头巾围包著，没有任何男人能看见她的容貌。
80. She is always so surly; she never smiles at anyone.
她总是那麽个坏脾气，对谁也没有一个笑脸。
