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Intensive Reading 吉林大学远程教育学院 |
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 Clay
believes there’s a pearl in this oyster for the same reason you and
I believe whatever we believe to keep us going. |
| Meaning: We have the courage
to face the world because we have our faith or belief or hope. It’s
the same with Clay. He believes there’s a pearl in this oyster because
this belief gives him hope and courage. 克雷相信牡蛎里有一颗珍珠。由于这样的原因你和我不管有什么想法也得相信牡蛎里有珍珠才行。 |
| Are
you suggesting we play a trick on Clay? |
| Meaning: Are you suggesting
that we fool Clay? 你是说，我们和克雷耍个小手腕？ |
| the
troubled ones |
| Meaning: the ones in trouble 那些需要帮助的孩子们。 |
| You
can get Clay around to the truth… |
| Meaning: You can make Clay
understand the truth gradually… 你可以把真相渐渐告诉他。 |
| May
I present Miss McCutcheon? |
| Meaning: May I introduce Miss
McCutcheon? (Used humorously here.) 让我把玛卡莘小姐给你介绍一下。 |
| She
won’t last a month. |
| Meaning: She won’t stay here
for a month. 她在这呆不上一个月。 |
| Our
school needs an old battle-ax, not a bathing beauty. |
| Meaning: Our school needs
a strict, hard woman rather than a pretty girl in a bathing suit all
day long to be a school teacher. 我们这儿的学校需要一名上岁数、严厉的老师，我们可不需要穿泳装的漂亮妞。 battle-ax: a fierce and domineering woman （尤指年老的）悍妇 |
| Well,
one oyster doesn’t make a stew… |
| Meaning: One oyster is not
enough to make a dish,… 一个牡蛎不够做一个菜的。 stew (n.) : a dish cooked by stewing (boiling slowly) 炖（或焖、煨）的食物 |
| Harry
comes to life suddenly and becomes business-like. |
| Meaning: Harry suddenly becomes
aware of his duty and is ready to attend to his customer and give
the writer a haircut. 哈里猛然清醒过来，摆出招待顾客的样子。 |
| My
compliments. |
| Meaning: (You can count the
hot towel) as my compliments (to you). 我很荣幸为您服务。 |
| Times |
| New York Times, one of the
major national dailies of the US, published in New York. Its Sunday
issues are well over a hundred pages, consisting of over ten sections
of home and international news, the week in review, sports, business,
travel, financial guide etc. 纽约时报 |
