世博英语札记【14】1999年11月4日札记

1999年11月4日

1.I had hardly closed my eyes before the telephone rang.

我刚合上眼，电话铃就响了。
（同样的意思，再多学两句：I had no sooner closed my eyes than the telephone rang.
As soon as I closed my eyes,the telephone rang.

2.He tends to put self-interest? above everything.

他往往把个人利益放在首位。

3.There is no accounting for tastes.

人各有所好。

4.Shanghai is a noisy city,but then it's also the place where you get the best entertainment.

上海是一个喧闹嘈杂的城市，不过从一方面看，它也是能提供最好娱乐的好地方。

5.She turned her back on us at the last minute.

在关键时刻她背弃了我们。