2017-11-04

1、We cannot legally conclude a peace treaty with Japan.

我们不能合法地与日本签订和平契约

如果我们同日本签订一项合约,那就是不合法的

2、They are nothing if not ambitious.

他们非常有雄心壮志

be nothing if not 非常,極其,尤其

3、He is nothing if not a trouble-shooter.

他非常善于解决纠纷

4、Darkness released them from the last restraint.

他们在夜晚从最后一个监禁处解放出来

在夜晚,他们便毫无顾忌

last restraint作“最后的顾忌”讲,darkness名词译作状语

5、He really knew a thing or two.

他确实知道不少东西

know a thing or two 意为知道不少,了解很多

6、We can not ignore our neighbors, only at our peril, can we ignore their distress.

我们不能无视我们的邻居,因为唇亡齿寒,不顾及他们的安危,我们也会有危险

7、It is already four years since he was secretary general of the U.N.

继他当联合国秘书长之后已经过了4年了

此处我觉得他当完秘书长和当了秘书长在中文里面意思相差不大

8、It is already many years since the Second World War.

二战结束之后已经过了很多年了

9、What he says can be taken as coming from horse’s mouth.

他说的话可以认为是真实可靠的

horse's mouth意为真实的,可靠的

10、The British Prime Minister said, “The policies of western countries are like ducks in a raw.”

英国首相称:西方国家的政策已确保万无一失

西方国家的政策是一致的

ducks in a raw意为一致的,充分准备的,well-oeganised

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