1. You’re pouring water into a sieve.
你太浪費了。
2. This contravenes regulations.
這違反規(guī)則。
3. It must remain in true-blue hands.
這事必須由可靠的人辦。
►true-blue 忠貞不渝的,堅貞的,堅定的
4. The car is roomy.
這車很寬敞。
5. Snap out of it. It’s not the end of the world.
別老想這事了。又不是世界末日。
►snap out of it 打起精神,行動起來,別泄氣
e.g. Even if you were wasting time all the years before, you can still snap out of it and begin a new life now. 就算你之前幾年都在荒廢時間,現(xiàn)在你仍然可以振作起來,開始新的生活。
6. Her joy was palpable.
她的幸福溢于言表。
7. I have to use heavy-handed tactics.
我只能采取鐵腕政策。
►heavy-handed 笨手笨腳的,不靈活的;嚴厲的,苛刻的;粗魯?shù)模炙椎?/P>
8. Bookkeeping is not really my line.
財會不是我強項。
9. Peasant workers are poorly remunerated.
農民工的收入很低。
10. If you buy that house you’re on the hamster wheel.
要是買了那房子,你還貸款就沒個頭了。
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