英语口语中的话题描述

Monkey see, monkey do.

　　She just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)

　　Well, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛，真是东施效颦。)

　　以先后顺序为准。

　　First come, first served. *“按到达的先后顺序”、“按报名顺序”，直译是“第一个来的，第一个得到供应”。

　　Do you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)

　　No, first come, first served. (没有，先来的先得。)

　　On a first-come, first-served basis.

　　过时了。

　　It's out of date.

　　Look at my camera. (你看我的照相机。)

　　But it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)

　　It's old-fashioned.

　　It's outdated.

　　It's behind the times.

　　电视有长处，也有短处。

　　TV has its merits and demerits.

　　TV has its good and bad points.

　　There are good and bad points about TV.

　　我利用了他的弱点。

　　I took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。

　　我长了不少见识。

　　I've learned something.

　　The TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。)

　　Yeah, and I've learned something. (是呀，我长了不少见识。)

　　I've learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。)

　　那会引起火灾呀!

　　It's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。

　　Look at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)

　　It's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!)

　　It could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。)

　　It could cause a fire.

　　什么事都有可能发生。

　　Anything could happen.

　　There's no knowing what may happen.

　　You never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。)

　　Anything's possible.

　　It could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。)

　　将来可以用来作参考。

　　for future reference