At last he had his own wheels.
他终于有了自己的汽车。

gear wheels
齿轮

the wheels of bureaucracy/commerce/government, etc.
复杂的官僚、商务、政府等机构

It was Rob's idea. I merely set the wheels in motion (= started the process) .
这是罗布的主意。我只不过是让它运作起来而已。

a sixteen-wheeled lorry
十六轮大卡车

a three-wheeler
三轮机动车

There are wheels within wheels in this organization─you never really know what is going on.
这个机构里错综复杂，你永远搞不清到底是怎么回事。

She wheeled her bicycle across the road.
她推着自行车穿过了马路。

The nurse wheeled him along the corridor.
护士推着他沿楼道走。

Birds wheeled above us in the sky.
鸟儿在我们上空盘旋。

She wheeled around and started running.
她突然转身就跑。

The car wheels spun and slipped on some oil on the road.
路面上有些油，汽车车轮经过时直打滑。

...an eighteenth century mill with a water wheel.
一个带有水轮的18世纪磨粉机

My co-pilot suddenly grabbed the wheel...
我的副驾驶突然抓住了方向盘。

Curtis got behind the wheel and they started back toward the cottage...
由柯蒂斯开车，他们启程返回小屋。

'Do you own a house?' — 'No. But I have wheels.'
“你有房吗？”——“没有，但我有车。”

He wheeled his bike into the alley at the side of the house...
他把自行车推进了房子旁的小巷中。

They wheeled her out on the stretcher.
他们用担架床把她推了出去。

A flock of crows wheeled overhead.
一群乌鸦在头顶上盘旋。

He wheeled around to face her...
他突然转过身来面对她。

She wheeled sharply and headed for the check-out counter.
她突然转身，朝收银台走去。

The wheel of fortune will swing round again; in politics, it always does...
风水会轮流转；在政治上，它总是如此。

In his view the wheel of history could not be turned back.
在他看来历史的车轮不能倒退。

He knows the wheels of administration turn slowly.
他知道行政机关办事效率低。

Our culture is more complex than he knows. wheels within wheels.
我们的文化比他所知道的要复杂得多，相当庞杂。

The museums attract more than two and a half million visitors a year...
这些博物馆一年能吸引逾250万名参观者。

She's done quite a bit of work this past year...
过去的一年里她做了不少工作。

He's 58 years old...
他58岁。

I've been in trouble since I was eleven years of age...
我从11岁起就麻烦不断。

...the 1990/91 academic year...
1990—1991学年

The twins didn't have to repeat their second year at school.
这对双胞胎不需要重读二年级。

The first years and second years got a choice of French, German and Spanish.
一年级和二年级学生可以在法语、德语和西班牙语中选一门。

He announced big tax increases for the next two financial years...
他宣布在接下来的两个财年里将大幅提高税收。

The company admits it will make a loss for the year ending September.
公司承认到9月本财年结束时将会出现亏损。

I haven' laughed so much in years...
我很久没这么畅快地笑过了。

It took me years to fully recover...
我过了很久才完全康复。

The joy turned to tragedy during his years in Cyprus.
他在塞浦路斯的那段日子里，生活由喜转悲。

...his years as Director of the Manchester City Art Gallery.
他担任曼彻斯特城市艺术馆馆长的那些年

Regulars return year after year...
老主顾每年都会再来。

You keep on amazing me, year after year, the same old ways.
你不断地给我同样的惊喜，年年如此。

This problem has increased year by year...
这个问题一年比一年严重。

The department has been shrinking year by year because of budget cuts.
这个部门因为预算削减而逐年萎缩。

year in, year out, nothing changes...
年复一年，一切照旧。

With stockbroking it was the same thing, year in year out.
证券经纪工作每年都重复着一成不变的内容。

He was moving with surprising speed for a man of his years...
他的行动速度对于他那个年纪的人来说很是惊人。

A young man of his years needed to have a separate room.
他那个年纪的年轻人需要有个单独的房间。

I always turn adversity and defeat into victories, but it's probably put ten years on me.
我总是能够扭转逆境，反败为胜，但这可能让我显得老成了10岁。

Town gardens are ideal because they produce flowers nearly all year round...
城市公园是理想去处，那里几乎一年四季鲜花盛开。

Drinking and driving is a problem all the year round.
酒后驾车是个常年存在的问题。

Changing your hairstyle can take ten years off you.
换换发型能让你年轻10岁。

Chocolate-flavoured carrots! whatever next ?
巧克力味的胡萝卜！接下来到底还想吃什么？

‘You should try a herbal remedy. ’ ‘Yeah, whatever. ’
“你应该试一试草药疗法。”“是啊，或许吧。”

‘What would you like to do today? ’ ‘whatever. ’
“今天你想做什么呢？”“做什么都可以。”

It's the same in any situation: in a prison, hospital or whatever.
这在什么场合都一样：在监狱、医院或诸如此类的地方。

Don't tell Paul, whatever you do!
无论如何都不要告诉保罗！

They received no help whatever.
他们没有得到一丁点儿帮助。

‘Is there any doubt about it? ’ ‘None whatsoever. ’
“对此有怀疑吗？”“丝毫没有。”

We told him we'd back him whatever.
我们告诉他，在任何情况下我们都会支持他。

Franklin was free to do pretty much whatever he pleased...
富兰克林几乎可以做自己喜欢做的任何事情。

When you're older I think you're better equipped mentally to cope with whatever happens...
你年龄再大一些后，我想你就会有更强的心理承受能力来面对所发生的任何事。

We shall love you whatever happens, Diana...
戴安娜，不管发生什么，我们都爱你。

People will judge you whatever you do...
不论你做什么，人们都会品头论足。

There is no evidence whatever that competition in broadcasting has ever reduced costs...
没有任何证据表明，广播业的竞争使成本有所降低。

I have nothing whatever to say.
我无话可说。

whatever can you mean?...
你到底是什么意思？

whatever is the matter with you both?
你们俩究竟怎么回事？

I thought that my upbringing was 'normal', whatever that is...
我认为我的成长过程甭管怎么说还算“正常”。

'I love you,' he said. — 'whatever that means,' she said.
他说：“我爱你。”—— 她说：“你懂什么是爱吗？”

You may like a Malt whisky that is peatier, or smokier, or sweeter, or whatever.
你可能想来一杯麦芽威士忌，炭香味重些的、烟熏味重些的或者更甘甜些的，或者什么别的口味的。

'We'll go in your car, Billy.'—'whatever you say.'
“比利，我们要坐你的车。”——“随便。”

whatever you do, don't look for a pay increase when you know the company is going through some difficulty...
不管怎样，在知道公司遭遇困境时不要指望加薪。

whatever you do, don't upset the women.
不管你做什么，不要让女士们感到不安。

Kim opted for cooler blues and yellows in the master bedroom.
金为主卧室挑选了偏冷色调的蓝色和黄色。

The flesh of his cheeks seemed to have yellowed...
他似乎有些面色发黄。

She sat scanning the yellowing pages.
她坐着浏览发黄的书页。

As some of the elderly poor memory, and often forget or repeat medication.
一些老年人由于记忆力差, 常忘记或重复服药.

Some peoples are yellow races.
有些民族是黄色人种.

The people in the Orient are mainly yellow or brown.
东方国家的人种主要是黄色的或棕色的.

I like the ship with a yellow funnel.
我喜欢那条有黄烟囱的船.

This package contains 500 sheets of notepaper and among them are included 400 of white paper and 100 of yellow.
这包内装有500页纸,其中400页白纸和100页黄纸.

Most of Asians are yellow.
大多数亚洲人都是黄皮肤.

She embroidered the cloth with a pattern in yellow and green stitches.
她用黄绿两种线在那块布上绣了一个图案.

There is too much yellow in the picture; it would look much better if the yellow is changed to bronze.
画中黄色太多,如改为青铜色, 就好看多了.

yellow is a cheerful colour.
黄色是令人高兴的颜色.

He was a yellow gutless worm.
他是个胆小的、没勇气的可怜虫.

The yellow River changed its course to the sea on 26 occasions.
黄河入海有过26次改道.

The colors graded gradually from orange to yellow.
这些颜色逐渐地从橙色变成黄色.

The color is yellow inclining to green.
那颜色是黄中带绿的.

Red, yellow and orange are called warm colours.
红 、 黄、橙称为暖色.

cups patterned with yellow flowers
有黄花图案的杯子

I undid the bottom two buttons of my yellow and grey shirt.
我解开了自己黄灰相间的衬衫上最下面的两个纽扣。

A yellow tongue of flame shot upwards.
一条黄色的火舌直冲上天。

The petals can be cooked with rice to colour it yellow.
可以把这些花瓣跟米饭一起煮，使米饭变成黄色。

The last time I went to Scotland was in May, when the weather was beautiful.
我上次去苏格兰是在五月份，那时的天气好极了。

Until when can you stay?
你可以待到什么时候？

‘I've got a new job. ’ ‘Since when? ’
“我有了份新工作。”“什么时候开始的？”

I loved history when I was at school.
我上学时喜欢历史。

Call me when you've finished.
你完成后就打电话给我。

Can you spare five minutes when it's convenient?
方便时能占用你五分钟时间吗？

He had just drifted off to sleep when the phone rang.
他刚睡着电话铃就响了。

How can they expect to learn anything when they never listen?
既然他们从不听讲，他们怎么能指望学到东西呢？

She claimed to be 18, when I know she's only 16.
她自称是18岁，可是我知道她才16。

when are you going home?...
你什么时候回家？

when did you get married?...
你什么时候结的婚？

when eating a whole cooked fish, you should never turn it over to get at the flesh on the other side...
吃一整条鱼时，切忌把它翻过来去吃另一面的肉。

Mustard is grown in the field when weeds are there, rather than when the growing crops are there.
芥菜要在地里长杂草而不是长庄稼时种植。

when I met the Gills, I had been gardening for nearly ten years.
遇到吉尔一家时我已经做了近10年的园艺工作。

when he brought Imelda her drink she gave him a genuine, sweet smile of thanks...
当他把饮料拿给艾梅尔达时，她真诚而甜美地向他微笑以示感谢。

I'll start to think about it when I have to write my report.
我要写报告时会对此予以考虑的。

I asked him when he'd be back to pick me up...
我问他什么时候回来接我。

I don't know when the decision was made...
我不知道决定是什么时候作出的。

He could remember a time when he had worked like that himself...
他还能记得自己一度工作起来也是那个样子。

She remembered clearly that day when she'd gone exploring the rockpools...
她清楚地记得她去岩石区潮水潭探险的那天。

How can I love myself when I look like this?...
我这个样子，怎么能对自己满意呢？

Emerald starlings are fairly small when compared with other such birds.
与同类的其他鸟相比，翠辉椋鸟要小很多。

Our mothers sat us down to read and paint, when all we really wanted to do was to make a mess...
我们的母亲让我们坐下来读书和画画，而我们真正想做的却是打打闹闹。

The temperature sensor is making the computer think the engine is cold when, in fact, it's hot.
温度传感器发给计算机的信息为发动机是冷却的，可实际上它的温度很高。

you stupid idiot!
你这个白痴！

you learn a language better if you visit the country where it is spoken.
如果到说某种语言的国家去，就会把这种语言学得更好。

It's a friendly place─people come up to you in the street and start talking.
这个地方的人很友好——在街上走着就有人上来跟你攀谈。

When I saw you across the room I knew I'd met you before...
看到你穿过房间时，我就知道我以前曾经见过你。

you two seem very different to me...
你们两个似乎与我大不一样。

Getting good results gives you confidence...
取得好的结果会给人以信心。

In those days you did what you were told.
那时候，你只能听命于人。

'yous two are no 'gettin' paid,' he said. 'Ye're too lazy!'
“你们两个别指望拿到工钱，”他说。“你们太懒了！”

So you think we ought to wait here? — Precisely.
那么你认为我们应该在这儿等 吗 ?——对.

I will run you in if the bus isn't going into the town because of the snow today.
如果今天公共汽车因为下雪不送你进城的话,我会开车送你去的.

In a pinch, you could get home on foot.
在万不得已时, 你可以步行回家.

you don't know the facts, so keep your mouth shut!
你不了解情况, 别多嘴!

We have many patterns in stock for you to choose from.
我们有多种现存的式样供你选择.

you shouldn't fool around with dangerous chemicals.
你不应该玩弄危险的化学品.

You yourself are one of the chief offenders.
你本人就是主犯之一。

We sell a lot of these to people like yourself.
我们把许多这种东西卖给您这样的人。

‘And yourself, ’ he replied, ‘How are you? ’
“你呢，”他回应道，“你好吗？”

How long were you by yourself in the house?
你自己一个人在屋里待了多长时间？

Are you sure you did this exercise by yourself?
这个练习真是你自己做的吗？

I'm going to be away next week so you'll have the office to yourself.
我下周要出差，所以这个办公室就归你一个人使用了。

Don't act sophisticated─just be yourself.
不要做出世故的样子——自然点吧。

Have the courage to be honest with yourself and about yourself...
要有勇气对自己坦诚，同时对别人也要开诚布公。

Your baby depends on you to look after yourself properly while you are pregnant...
你怀孕的时候，你的孩子指望着你好好照顾自己。

They mean to share the business between them, after you yourself are gone, Sir...
先生，他们两个打算等您本人离开后瓜分这个企业。

I've been wondering if you yourselves have any idea why she came.
我一直在想，你们自己是否知道她为什么来。

A wealthy man like yourself is bound to make an enemy or two along the way...
像你这样的有钱人，一路走来注定会结下一两个仇人的。

I wouldn't want to cause such important people as yourselves any bother.
我不想给你们这样的大人物添任何麻烦。

So you wouldn't consider this to be a normal rescue procedure.
那么这并不符合常规的营救程序,对吗?

Figure the situation to yourself, what can I do?
你设身处地想想, 我能做什么?

Why worry yourself sick?
何苦自寻烦恼?

You must acquaint yourself with your new duties.
你必须熟悉你的新任务.

There is a fire in here ; come in and warm yourself up.
屋里有火, 快进来暖暖身子吧!

It's hard to pick yourself up after such a terrible shock.
经历这样可怕的打击后,就很难再振奋起来了.

...Moi University, in western Kenya.
位于肯尼亚西部的莫恩大学

Mexico had the support of the big western governments...
墨西哥拥有西方大国的支持。

Those statements have never been reported in the western media.
那些言论似乎从来没有被西方媒体报道过。

He studied hard and he passed the examination.
他学习努力并通过了考试.

The theatre company will kick off the season with a production of The Playboy of the western World.
剧团将以《西方世界的花花公子》这出剧拉开本届戏剧节的序幕.

The hospital had been bombed and Hans had made his way back into western Germany on foot.
医院遭到了轰炸,汉斯就步行回到了西德.

The contingent marched in the direction of the western Hills.
队伍朝西山的方向前进.

western ideas penetrate slowly through the East.
西方观念逐渐传入东方.

He is wearing a western style suit.
他穿着一套西式服装.

The new design compromises the merits of Chinese and western styles.
这个新设计融合了中西式的优点.

Rome was the matrix of western civilization.
罗马是西方文明之母.

They adopted western culture, institutions, and even clothing.
他们接受了西方的文化 、 习俗甚至服饰.

Is western society going downhill?
西方社会是在走下坡路 吗 ?

This philosophy is western in origin.
这种哲学起源于西方.

the western slopes of the mountain
山的西坡

There were fears that some of the western hostages might be killed in reprisal.
有人担心一些西方人质可能会受到报复性杀害。

The factory was to be a showpiece of western investment in the East.
这家工厂将会成为西方在东方投资的样板。

The college has brought me into contact with western ideas.
上大学使我接触了西方的思想。

It seemed to him that western civilization was in grave economic and cultural danger.
在他看来，西方文明似乎陷入严重的经济和文化危机。

I executed the hairpin turn high on the sheer western face of the mountains.
我在山脉西侧陡峭的高处成功地急转弯。

The expansion of western capitalism incorporated the Third World into an exploitative world system.
西方资本主义的扩张将第三世界并入了剥削性的世界体系中。

They said western aid was needed to cushion the blows of vital reform.
他们称需要西方的援助来缓解重大改革带来的冲击。

It's not urgent─we can do it next week or whenever.
这不着急，我们可以在下星期或别的什么时候做。

whenever did you find time to do all that cooking?
你怎么有时间做了这么多菜？

She always called at the vicarage whenever she was in the area...
只要她在那一带，她总会去拜访教区牧师。

You can have my cottage whenever you like...
只要你愿意，随时都可以去我的乡间小屋住。

He married Miss Vancouver in 1963, or whenever it was.
他好像在1963年还是什么时候娶了当时的温哥华小姐。

Venier caliper, metallic ruler, measuring tape, square, center punch, felt point marker pen.
卡钳, 金属的直尺, 卷尺, 曲尺, 中心冲, 感觉测点作记号钢笔.

Our street floods whenever we have rain.
我们的街道一下雨就淹水.

He likes to fight it out whenever others disagree with him.
当别人与他意见不一致时,他总喜欢争个明白.

I'll go there whenever I have time.
我多会儿有空就去.

They always sum up their ( work ) experience whenever it is necessary, so they improve rapidly.
他们总是随时总结经验, 所以工作质量提高很快.

He tried to answer back whenever he was criticized.
每当他挨批评时他都要为自己辩护.

whenever did you buy that?
那你到底是什么时候买的?

We must hang in whenever we come across difficulties.
我们遇到困难时一定要坚持不懈.

whenever someone else raised the subject, he would pass it off.
每当别人提起这个话题, 他就将话题引开.

You may leave whenever you please.
你愿意什么时候离开就什么时候离开.

I don't go out whenever it rains.
天一下雨,我就不出门了.

I get angry whenever he is mentioned.
提起他我就生气.

Please come for your mail whenever it's convenient.
望便中来取你的邮件.

whenever did he tell you that?
他什么时候告诉你的?

She reveals her even teeth whenever she smiles.
每当她微笑时,她那整齐的牙齿便被展现出来.

He felt very much ashamed whenever he encountered any of his old mates.
每遇到老相识时,他总是感到很难为情.

"I think you're being paranoid." — "yeah. I guess so."
我认为你太多疑了。”——“是啊，我也是这样认为。”

"Bring us something to drink." — "yeah, yeah."
“给我们拿点喝的。”——“好的，好的。”

When I finished, he said, "yeah. That figures"
等我说完，他说道：“是啊，那是预料中事。”

"Today?" — "I'd assume so, yeah."
“今天？”——“对，我觉得是。”

"Hello, is this Raymond Brown?"— 'yeah. who's this.'
“喂，是雷蒙德·布朗吗？”——“对，您是哪位？”

"You got married, right?"— 'yeah. that's it.'
“你结婚了吧？”——“嗯，结了。”

"It's a fabulous opportunity."— 'yeah. I know.'
“这是一次非常棒的机会。”——“是，我知道。”

Uh, yeah, I guess so.
嗯，对，我想是这样。

'I'll never smoke again!'' yeah? Go tell that to the marines.'
“ 我再也不抽烟了! ” “ 是 吗 ?骗鬼去吧. ”

He said "vegetarians unite", and I looked at him and said "yeah, ha ha".
“我行我‘素’，”他说道，我瞅着他，说：“随你喽，呵呵。”

(North Amercian English) yours Truly
你的忠实的

I'll take my coat upstairs. Shall I take yours, Roberta?...
我要把我的外套拿到楼上去。罗伯塔，要我把你的也拿上去吗？

I believe Paul was a friend of yours...
我想保罗曾是你的朋友。

With best regards, yours, George...
致以最诚挚的祝愿，您真挚的，乔治

yours faithfully, Michael Moore, London Business School...
您忠实的，迈克尔·穆尔，伦敦商学院

These drugs should not be taken during pregnancy.
这些药物在孕期内不得服用.

I don't think his ability is on a par with yours.
我认为他的能力不能与你的能力相媲美.

Apart from [ Except for ] a few grammatical mistakes, this composition of yours is well written.
除了几处语法错误之外, 你这篇作文写得不错.

My method for studying English differs from yours completely.
我学习英语的方法和你的方法迥然不同。

We sowed our vegetable seed yesterday. Have you sown yours?
昨天我们播下了菜籽, 你也播了 吗 ?

The hearts of our people accord with those of yours.
我们两国人民心心相印.

My opinion trended towards yours.
我倾向于你的意见.

This book is yours, not mine.
这本书是你的, 不是我的.

His trick is cut from the same cloth as yours.
他的这套把戏与你的手段是一路货色.

Please stay out of my business and I'll stay out of yours.
请别管我的事,我也不管你的事.

I'm ready to match my strength with [ against ] yours.
我准备和你较量较量.

I found this book kicking around upstairs; is it yours?
我发现这本书被丢在楼上, 是你的 吗 ?

The last observation of yours has hit the nail on the head.
你最后的意见真是一针见血.

My knowledge is not to be compared with yours.
我的知识不能与你的相比.

It is yours to help him.
帮助他是你的责任.

youth culture
年轻人的文化

youth unemployment
青年失业问题

In my youth my ambition had been to be an inventor.
我年轻时的抱负是成为一个发明家。

...the comic books of my youth.
我少年时代看的漫画书

Gregory was still enchanted with Shannon's youth and joy and beauty...
格雷戈里仍为香农的朝气、快乐和美丽着迷。

The team is now a good mixture of experience and youth.
这个队如今既经验丰富又充满朝气。

...gangs of youths who broke windows and looted shops...
打碎玻璃橱窗抢劫商店的成群的年轻人

A 17-year-old youth was remanded in custody yesterday.
一名17岁的年轻人昨天被还押候审。

He represents the opinions of the youth of today...
他代表着当今年轻人的看法。

She's not a very good influence on the youth of this country.
她对这个国家的青年一代没什么好影响。

We observed tears come ints her eyes.
我们看见眼泪涌上她的眼中.

The music evoked memories of her youth.
这乐曲勾起了她对青年时期的回忆.

The flowers on the dining table touched the place with spring and youth.
餐桌上的花给饭厅带来一点春天和青春的气息.

In his youth, he was matched against some of the most famous fighters of his day.
他年轻时曾和当时最有名的一些拳击手较量过.

He lost his youth a long time ago.
他早已失去了青春活力.

The youth was fortunate in having understanding parents.
这个青年有通情达理的父母,真幸运.

The youth club leader was unpopular with the young people because he was always flinging his weight around.
青年俱乐部的领导人总爱发号施令,所以不受青年人的欢迎.

A lazy youth, a lousy age.
少时懒惰老来苦.

They are in the bloom of youth.
他们处在青春时代.

She desired the love of the handsome youth.
她渴望得到那个美貌青年的爱情.

In his youth he was enamoured of music.
他年轻的时候酷爱音乐.

Fourthly, to return to the youth movement.
第四, 我再讲到青年运动.

The youth has Adonic features.
那青年有如阿多尼斯的容貌.

‘Dad, can I borrow the car? ’ ‘yes, but be careful. ’
“爸爸，我借用一下车好吗？”“可以，不过要小心。”

We're hoping that they will say yes to our proposals.
我们希望他们会同意我们的提议。

‘Would you like a drink? ’ ‘ yes, please/thanks . ’
“喝一杯好吗？”“好吧，谢谢。”

yes? How can I help you?
有事吗？我能帮你什么忙？

'Are you a friend of Nick's?' — 'yes.'...
“你是尼克的朋友吗？”——“是的。”

'You actually wrote it down, didn't you?' — 'yes.'...
“你的确把它写下来了，对吗？”——“是的。”

'More wine?' — 'yes please.'...
“再来点酒？”——“好的。”

'Will you take me there?' — 'yes, I will.'...
“你可以带我去那儿吗？”——“可以。”

'Well I suppose it is based on the old lunar months isn't it.' — 'yes that's right.'...
“噢，我想这是按照旧制阴历来算的，是吧？”——“对，是的。”

'That's a type of whitefly, is it?' — 'yes, it is a whitefly.'
“那是一种粉虱，对吗？”——“是的，是粉虱。”

He pushed a button on the intercom. 'yes?' came a voice...
他按了内部对讲机上的一个按钮。“有什么事吗？”一个声音问道。

yes, can I help you?
您好，我能为您效劳吗？

'A lot of people find it very difficult indeed to give up smoking.' —'Oh yes. I used to smoke nearly sixty a day.'...
“很多人觉得戒烟真的非常困难。”——“确实如此，我以前每天抽将近60根香烟。”

'It's a fabulous opportunity.' — 'Yeah. I know.'
“这是一次非常棒的机会。”——“是，我知道。”

'I remembered something funny today.' — 'Yeah?'
“我记得今天有件特别有趣的事。”——“什么事？”

'She is entitled to her personal allowance which is three thousand pounds of income.' — 'yes, but she doesn't earn any money.'...
“她享有的个人所得免税额是3,000英镑。”——“是的，但是她一分钱都不挣。”

Ah yes, but think of all the family life they're missing.
是这样，不过别忘了他们错过了多少天伦之乐。

'That is not possible,' she said. 'Oh, yes, it is!' Mrs Gruen insisted...
“那不可能，”她说。“不，有可能！”格伦太太坚持道。

'I don't know what you're talking about.' — 'yes, you do.'
“我不知道你在说什么。”——“不，你知道。”

'There was no way to stop it.' — 'Oh yes? Well, here's something else you won't be able to stop.'
“没法阻止它。”——“是吗？哼，那这还有些别的事也是你没法阻止的。”

What was I going to say. Oh yeah, we've finally got our second computer.
我刚想说什么来着。噢，对了，我们终于有了第二台电脑。

He collected the £10,000 first prize. yes, £10,000.
他领取了1万英镑的头奖。对，是1万英镑。

'Was it strange for you, going back after such a long absence?' — 'yes and no.'
“那么长时间不在，然后又回来，你会觉得陌生吗？”——“既陌生又不陌生。”

The no-votes are leading the yeses...
反对票领先于赞成票。

The noes have 50 percent, the yeses 35 percent and the rest are undecided.
反对者占50%，赞成者占35%，其余人尚未决定。

We don't need to start yet.
我们不必马上开始。

He'll be busy for ages yet.
他还要忙很长一段时间。

They won't arrive for at least two hours yet.
他们至少要过两个小时才能到。

We may win yet.
我们迟早会赢的。

(formal)She could yet surprise us all.
总有一天，她会让我们都大吃一惊。

They haven't finished yet...
他们还没有完成。

No decision has yet been made...
尚未作出决定。

There was so much that Sam didn't know yet...
还有很多是萨姆当时不知道的。

He had asked around and learned that Billy was not yet here.
他四处询问，得知比利还没到这儿。

Don't get up yet...
先不要起床。

The hostages cannot go home just yet...
人质目前还不能回家。

This is the BBC's worst idea yet...
这是到目前为止英国广播公司的最糟糕的点子。

Her latest novel is her best yet.
她的最新小说是她迄今为止最好的一部。

Like the best stories, this one may yet have a happy end...
就像最精彩的故事那样，这个故事也许仍会有个美好的结局。

A negotiated settlement might yet be possible.
也许仍有可能通过磋商达成协议。

Unemployment will go on rising for some time yet...
失业人数在一段时间内还将上升。

Nothing will happen for a few years yet...
几年内还不会有什么事发生。

She has yet to spend a Christmas with her husband...
她还从没和她的丈夫一起过过圣诞节。

He has been nominated three times for the Oscar but has yet to win.
他已经3次获奥斯卡提名，但从未获奖。

I don't eat much, yet I am a size 16...
我吃得并不多，但是却穿16码的衣服。

They were terrified James would die — yet there were moments when they almost wished he would...
他们很害怕詹姆斯会死——然而，有那么几个瞬间，他们几乎是希望他会死。

yet bigger satellites will be sent up into orbit...
更为大型的卫星将被送入轨道。

I saw yet another doctor...
我又看了一个医生。

As yet it is not known whether the crash was the result of an accident...
目前尚不清楚撞车是否是由事故引起的。

We have not as yet received a response.
我们还未收到回复。

We were all soaking wet (= extremely wet) .
我们都成了落汤鸡。

Her hair was still dripping wet .
她的头发仍然湿淋淋的。

My shirt was wet through (= completely wet) .
我的衬衣湿透了。

a wet day
下雨天

a wet climate
多雨的气候

It's wet outside.
外边下雨了。

It's going to be wet tomorrow.
明天有雨。

It was the wettest October for many years.
这是多年来下雨最多的一个十月份。

Keep off! wet paint.
油漆未干，请勿靠近！

‘Don't be so wet, ’ she laughed.
“别这么窝囊。”她笑道。

wet the brush slightly before putting it in the paint.
把刷子弄湿点再去沾油漆。

He towelled his wet hair...
他用毛巾擦干湿发。

I lowered myself to the water's edge, getting my feet wet...
我弯下身子走到水边，把脚弄湿了。

When assembling the pie, wet the edges where the two crusts join...
捏合馅饼时，要弄湿两张饼皮粘连的地方。

Fielding nervously wet his lips and tried to smile.
菲尔丁紧张地舔了舔嘴唇，努力挤出笑容。

If the weather is wet or cold choose an indoor activity...
如果碰上下雨天或是严寒天气，就选择一项室内活动。

It was a miserable wet day.
那是一个糟糕的雨天。

I lay the painting flat to stop the wet paint running...
我把油画平放以防止未干的颜料流动。

She rendered the walls in cement and, while it was still wet, applied the shells.
她用水泥抹墙，并趁它还没干时粘上贝壳。

Change him when he's wet...
当他尿湿了的时候，给他换尿布。

Avoid changing a nappy unless it's dirty or very wet.
除非尿布脏了或非常湿，否则别换。

A quarter of 4-year-olds frequently wet the bed...
4岁大的孩子中有1/4经常尿床。

To put it plainly, they wet themselves.
说白了就是，他们尿裤子了。

Don't be so wet, Charles.
别这么尸从， 查尔斯。

The left, the so-called 'wets', thought more state spending would mean more jobs.
左派，也就是所谓的“温和派”，认为更多的政府支出将意味着更多的就业机会。

young people
年轻人

talented young football players
天才的年轻足球运动员

I am the youngest of four sisters.
我是四姐妹当中最小的。

In his younger days he played rugby for Wales.
他年轻的时候在威尔士队踢橄榄球。

I met the young Bill Clinton at Oxford.
比尔·克林顿年轻的时候，我在牛津见过他。

Her grandchildren keep her young.
她的孙子孙女让她保持年轻。

My son's thirteen but he's young for his age (= not as developed as other boys of the same age) .
我儿子十三岁了，但他比实际年龄显得小。

They married young (= at an early age) .
他们结婚很早。

My mother died young .
我母亲去世得早。

young fashion
年轻人的时尚

The clothes she wears are much too young for her.
她穿的衣服显得过于年轻了。

They have a young family.
他们家的孩子还小。

a young audience
青少年观众

I think you owe me an apology, young lady!
小姐，我认为你应该向我道歉！

the younger Kennedy
年纪较轻的那位肯尼迪

(British English,formal)William Pitt the younger
小威廉·皮特

The band's fans are getting younger.
这支乐队的歌迷越来越年轻了。

Why do police officers seem to be getting younger?
为什么警察好像越来越年轻了？

It's a movie that will appeal to the young.
这部电影年轻人会感兴趣。

In Scotland, young people can marry at 16...
在苏格兰，年轻人16岁就可以结婚。

You weren't so very young when she died; you were old enough to remember.
她去世的时候你不算太年幼，已经能记事了。

In her younger days my mother had been a successful fashionwear saleswoman.
我妈妈年轻时曾经是个成功的时装销售员。

I was twenty-three, I suppose, and young for my age...
我当时23岁，我想，看上去比实际年龄小。

He seemed to me very young and very lonely.
我觉得他似乎非常年轻，非常孤独。

The hen may not be able to feed its young.
雌鸟可能无法给幼鸟喂食。

This is your typical English pub.
这就是典型的英格兰酒吧。

(ironic,disapproving) You and your bright ideas!
你的主意可真高明！

your Majesty
陛下

your Excellency
阁下

Emma, I trust your opinion a great deal...
埃玛，我非常相信你的看法。

I left all of your messages on your desk...
我把所有给你的便条都放在你书桌上了。

Painkillers are very useful in small amounts to bring your temperature down...
小剂量的止痛药对于降低体温非常有用。

I then realized how possible it was to overcome your limitations.
那时我才意识到，人克服自身局限的可能性到底有多大。

Stan Reilly is not really one of your typical Brighton Boys...
斯坦·赖利其实并不是那种典型的布赖顿男孩。

It's just your average wooden door.
它就是那种平常的木门。

You don't know the facts, so keep your mouth shut!
你不了解情况, 别多嘴!

your behavior is causing our name to be dragged through the mud.
你的所作所为已经损坏了我们的名誉.

Treat this house as your own, feel free.
把这所房子当作你自己的好了, 放轻松.

Please remember me to your parents.
请代我向你父母问候.

You seem mistrustful even of your friends.
看来你连自己的朋友都信不过了.

The matter in your essay is excellent but the style is deplorable.
你的文章内容不错,但是文体很糟.

Please show your ticket to the stewardess when you board the plane.
登机时请向空中小姐出示机票.

Why do you leave all the hard work up to your mother?
你为什么把所有难做的事都留给你母亲?

I must ask you to tone down your remarks; they are giving offence to some of our visitors.
我们必须要求你说话语气和缓一些, 因为你的话得罪了一些客人.

what I wanted, more than anything, was a few days' rest...
我最想要的就是能休息几天。

She had been in what doctors described as an irreversible vegetative state for five years...
她处于医生所说的不可逆性植物人状态已经5年了。

Meanwhile, most young people in the West are expected to leave what could be life's most momentous decision—marriage—almost entirely up to luck.
同时，人们认为西方的大多数年轻人把婚姻这一可能是人生最重要的决定几乎完全交由命运来安排。

He drinks what is left in his glass as if it were water...
他把杯子里剩下的东西当水一样全喝了下去。

He moved carefully over what remained of partition walls.
他小心翼翼地跨过残余的隔墙。

'Dad?' — 'what?' — 'Can I have the car tonight?'
“爸爸？”——“什么事？”——“我今晚能用车吗？”

'They could paint this place,' she said. 'what?' he asked.
“他们可以粉刷这个地方，”她说。“什么？”他问。

'Adolphus Kelling, I arrest you on a charge of trafficking in narcotics.'—'what?'
“阿道弗斯·克林，我以贩毒的罪名逮捕你。”——“什么？”

'We've got the car that killed Myra Moss.' — 'what!'
“我们已经找到撞死迈拉·莫斯的车了。”——“真的！”

what a horrible thing to do...
做这样的事简直太可怕了！

what a busy day.
多么忙碌的一天啊。

It's, what, eleven years or more since he's seen him...
打从他上次见他，已有，嗯，11年甚至更久了。

This piece is, what, about a half an hour long?
这首曲子有，嗯，大约半个小时那么长，对吗？

Guess what? I'm going to dinner at Mrs. Combley's tonight...
你猜怎么着？今晚我要去康伯利夫人家里赴宴。

Do you know what? I'm going to the circus this afternoon.
你知道吗？我下午要去看马戏。

Look at that moon. Is that beautiful or what?...
看看那月亮，它真漂亮，不是吗？

Am I wasting my time here, or what?
我是在这儿浪费时间吗，是不是啊？

'I skipped off school today,' — 'So what? what's so special about that?'...
“我今天逃学了。”——“那又怎样？有什么特别的吗？”

'This is Hollywood, U.S.A., where they make all the movies, remember.' — 'what of it?'...
“记住，这是美国的好莱坞，所有那些影片都是在这里制作的。”——“那又如何？”

Tell you what, let's stay here another day.
我想，我们可以在这里再呆一天。

what about going out with me tomorrow?...
明天和我一起出去怎么样？

'what about Sunday evening at Frank's?' — 'Sure. what time?'...
“周日晚上在弗兰克家怎么样？”——“好啊，几点？”

Now you've talked about work on daffodils, what about other commercially important flowers, like roses?...
既然你们已谈到了种植水仙花，那么其他具有重要商业价值的花卉呢，比如玫瑰？

And what about when you were in the fifth year, did people give you careers advice on coming to college?...
那么在你五年级时，有人就上大学给过你择业方面的建议吗？

'This thing with the Corbett woman.'—'Oh, yeah. what about her?'
“是跟那个科比特家的女人有关的事。”——“哦，是吗，她怎么了？”

What happened at yesterday's meeting?
昨天的会上发生了什么事？

yesterday's students are today's employees.
昨天还是学生，今天成了雇员。

All her yesterdays had vanished without a trace.
她的过去已经完全烟消云散了。

She left yesterday...
她昨天走了。

yesterday she announced that she is quitting her job.
昨天她宣布打算辞职。

The worker of today is different from the worker of yesterday.
如今的工人和以往的不同了。

...a world without yesterdays or tomorrows.
没有过去和未来的世界

Mary joined a church yesterday.
玛丽昨天加入了教会.

I bought a new turtleneck yesterday.
昨天我买了一件新的高领绒衣.

Where was she yesterday afternoon?
昨天下午她在什么地方?

Did you take part in the brawl yesterday?
昨天你参与吵架了 吗 ?

What was I asking about? Ay, yes, I was asking what did you do yesterday.
刚才我问 什么 ?哦, 有了, (想起来了)我是问你昨天做了些什么.

Individual income tax is a tax levying on the personal income of any natural person taxpayers.
个人所得税是对自然人个人所得征收的一种税.

Sorry I was out when you called yesterday.
昨天失迎了,很抱歉.

He bought a pair of skates yesterday.
昨天他买了一双溜冰鞋.

He bought a drier yesterday.
他昨天买了一台吹风机.

I received a bunch of flowers yesterday.
昨天我收到了一束鲜花.

yesterday I went to see him, but again he wasn't home.
昨天我去找他, 又扑空了.

His lecture yesterday drew in a large crowd.
昨天他的演讲吸引了大批观众.

He played a Beethoven sonata yesterday.
他昨天演奏了贝多芬的奏鸣曲.

Curiously enough, I, too, met him yesterday.
真够怪的, 我昨天也遇见了他.

I had an usual experience yesterday.
昨天我经历了一次不寻常的事情.

East-west relations
东西方关系

west Africa
西非

the west coast of Scotland
苏格兰西海岸

This room faces west.
这个房间朝西。

I pushed on towards Flagstaff, a hundred miles to the west...
我继续西行，向100英里外的弗拉格斯塔夫进发。

The sun crosses the sky from east to west.
太阳自东向西穿过天空。

...physicists working at Bristol University in the west of England.
在英格兰西部的布里斯托尔大学工作的物理学家们

We are going west to California.
我们西行前往加利福尼亚。

...their home town of Paisley, several miles west of Glasgow.
他们的家乡佩斯利就在格拉斯哥以西几英里处

...a small island off the west coast of South Korea.
韩国西海岸外的小岛

Mark has been working in west Africa for about six months.
马克已在西非工作了约6个月。

...his west London home.
他在伦敦西部的家

...relations between Iran and the west.
伊朗和西方国家的关系

Meetings to revive the failed Doha Round are gathering steam here in Geneva.
使失败的多哈谈判重新恢复的会议在日内瓦高涨.

Splashdown is expected 300 kilometres west of Valparai so.
溅落位置预定在瓦尔帕来索以西300公里.

The shop is on the west side of the street.
商店在街道的西边.

Most foreign trading companies in west Africa deals in rubber, cocoa and vegetable oil.
西非的大多数外贸公司经营橡胶 、 可可和植物油.

The nearest public conveniences are in west Street.
最近的厕所在西街.

Many writers, threatened with imprisonment, have defected to the west.
由于有被监禁的威胁, 许多作家投向了西方国家.