世博英语札记【9】1999年10月30日札记

1999年10月30日

1.The misery of his loneliness was now compounded by his poverty.

贫穷使他的孤苦雪上加霜.

2.Turn down the volume of the radio,will you? The noise is driving me up the wall.

把收音机的音量放小一点儿好吗?吵得我心烦意乱的.

3.I know you don't like your boss,but as long as your work contract is not terminated,you'll have to grin and bear it.

我知道你不喜欢你的上司,可是只要你的工作合同一天有效,你就得默默地干下去.

4.Just as honesty is vital to human relations,credibility is most important to state relations.

人与人交往要讲诚实,国与国交往要重信义.

5.He's plain for the birds.He would either crack a blue joke or talk about other people's marriages.

他特别无聊,不是讲下流笑话,就是谈论别人的婚姻.