Level 5 Flashcards
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Not using an umbrella on a rainy day is asking for trouble.
下雨天不撑雨伞是自讨苦吃。 (xià yǔ tiān bù chēng yǔ sǎn shì zì tǎo kǔ chī。)
At least 30 people were killed and 309 others were injured as a result of a series of gas explosions in Kaohsiung.
高雄一连串的瓦斯爆炸造成至少三十死和三百零九伤。 (gāo xióng yī lián chuàn de wǎ sī bào zhà zào chéng zhì shǎo sān shí sǐ hé sān bǎi líng jiǔ shāng。)
Rather than driving in the rain, let’s have a cup of coffee then go back on the road. It’s safer this way.
与其在大雨中开车,不如先喝杯咖啡再上路;这样比较安全。 (yǔ qí zài dà yǔ zhōng kāi chē, bù rú xiān hē bēi kā fēi zài shàng lù; zhè yàng bǐ jiào ān quán。)
Please pick up your smelly socks, and put them in the laundry basket.
请把你的臭袜子捡起来,放到洗衣篮里。 (qǐng bǎ nǐ de chòu wà zi jiǎn qǐ lái, fàng dào xǐ yī lán lǐ。)
My friend spent five years to finish her doctoral thesis.
我朋友花了五年的时间完成她的博士论文。 (wǒ péng yǒu huā le wǔ nián de shí jiān wán chéng tā de bó shì lùn wén。)
He sacrificed his life heroically during the first world war.
他在第一次世界大战中壮烈捐躯了。 (tā zài dì yī cì shì jiè dà zhàn zhōng zhuàng liè juān qū le。)
That shameless woman likes to seduce married men.
那个无耻的女人喜欢勾引有妇之夫。 (nà gè wú chǐ de nǚ rén xǐ huān gōu yǐn yǒu fù zhī fū。)
The United Nations was created to prevent another world war.
联合国创办的目的是要防止再次发生世界大战。 (lián hé guó chuàng bàn de mù de shì yào fáng zhǐ zài cì fā shēng shì jiè dà zhàn。)
The Red Cross was founded in 1863 in Geneva.
红十字会在一八六三年成立于日内瓦。 (hóng shí zì huì zài yī bā liù sān nián chéng lì yú rì nèi wǎ。)
Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
居礼夫人是第一位获颁诺贝尔奖的女性 。 (jū lǐ fū rén shì dì yī wèi huò bān nuò bèi ěr jiǎng de nǚ xìng 。)
The world will expect you to accomplish something before you feel good about yourself. (Bill Gates)
这世界指望你在自我感觉良好之前先要有所成就。 (zhè shì jiè zhǐ wàng nǐ zài zì wǒ gǎn jué liáng hǎo zhī qián xiān yào yǒu suǒ chéng jiù。)
I felt/feel like an idiot.
我觉得自己像个白痴。 (wǒ jué dé zì jǐ xiàng gè bái chī。)
The processor was overheating because of the dust.
处理器因为灰尘的关系而过热。 (chù lǐ qì yīn wèi huī chén de guān xì ér guò rè。)
The doctor said I have high cholesterol!
医生说我有高胆固醇! (yī shēng shuō wǒ yǒu gāo dǎn gù chún!)
The fire killed a lot of rats which helped to transmit the plague.
大火烧死了许多传播黑死病的老鼠 。 (dà huǒ shāo sǐ le xǔ duō chuán bō hēi sǐ bìng de lǎo shǔ 。)
The “Great Fire of London” destroyed four fifths of London in 1666.
伦敦 大火在 一 六 六 六年摧毁了五分之四的伦敦 。 (lún dūn dà huǒ zài yī liù liù liù nián cuī huǐ le wǔ fēn zhī sì de lún dūn 。)
He has become a Muslim after he married a Muslim woman.
他娶了一个回教女人之后就变成了回教徒 。 (tā qǔ le yī gè huí jiào nǚ rén zhī hòu jiù biàn chéng le huí jiào tú 。)
Are you still in touch with Gavin?
你和盖文还有联络吗? (nǐ hé gài wén hái yǒu lián luò ma?)
Pope Benedict XVI is the first Pope to resign in 600 years.
教宗本笃十六世是六百年来第一位辞职的教宗。 (jiào zōng běn dǔ shí liù shì shì liù bǎi nián lái dì yī wèi cí zhí de jiào zōng。)
New details emerged about the raid on Bin Laden’s compound.
宾拉登宅院的突袭事件出现新的案情。 (bīn lā dēng zhái yuàn de tū xí shì jiàn chū xiàn xīn de àn qíng。)
“Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.” - Confucius
「唯上智与下愚不移。」孔子。 (「wéi shàng zhì yǔ xià yú bù yí。」 kǒng zi。)
He had lied under oath about his relationship with her.
他在宣誓下谎称他与她的关系。 (tā zài xuān shì xià huǎng chēng tā yǔ tā de guān xì。)
She is an insufferable know-it-all.
她自以为无所不知,真让人受不了。 (tā zì yǐ wèi wú suǒ bù zhī, zhēn ràng rén shòu bù le。)
The Tunisian ex-President was sentenced to 35 years in jail.
突尼西亚的前总统被判三十五年刑期。 (tū ní xī yà de qián zǒng tǒng bèi pàn sān shí wǔ nián xíng qī。)