1. The other person considers it a compliment (敬意) and will usually feel good. The result? That person will usually smile back. 对方就会把这看作一种友好的表示,并且通常会感到愉快。结果呢?那个人通常以微笑回报。
2. The old system was more of a piling system, meaning piling everything on my desk-a very good way of organization. 那个说到底只是个堆积系统,就是把什么都堆放在我的桌子上--只是安排得还算不错。
3. They picked up the bank guard who, poor fellow, was still lying flat on the floor. There was a good deal of confusion (混乱). 门外繁华的街道上生活仍然正常地进行着,我也漫步走回学校。途中我碰到了学校的会计,并平静地向他提及了我刚刚经历了一起银行抢劫案。当然,他非常惊讶,并且问我,"想喝点什么吗?"我说"好的。"
4. That was probably a good thing because most electricity masters did not think a voice could be sent over a wire. 这或许是件好事,因为大多数电气专家认为声音无法通过电线传送。
5. Talk to your friends. If you feel stress to get good grades — and maybe cheat — because your friends get better grades, talk to them. 和你的朋友谈谈心。如果你是因为朋友们成绩比你好而感到有压力,因而也想获得好分数--甚至可能想作弊--那么就和你的朋友谈谈心。
6. The editorial director of one dictionary says that the noun "clonee" may sound like a good term, but it's not clear enough. 一本词典的主编说,名词"被克隆者"听起来不错,但却不够明晰。
7. They will be free to develop their talents without guilt or fear — or just hold a good, steady job. 他们将能自由地、毫无愧疚、毫不担忧地发挥他们的才干,或拥有一份稳定的好工作。
8. Things seemed always to go from almost incredibly bad to worse. Even Mr. Torres's good luck has a dark side: 事情似乎总是从糟糕透顶变得更加恶化,甚至多里斯先生的好运也总伴随着不幸。
9. There's nothing wrong with this. It's good for us, and a lot less embarrassing than the woman in front of us in line at the market who's telling the cashier that her niece Melissa may be coming to visit on Saturday, 这没什么不妥,也对我们有好处,而且不像有些人那么令人尴尬:在超市付款处,排在前面的女人告诉收银员,她的侄女梅莉莎星期六可能会来看她。
10. The house had a lovely flower garden. The family liked gardening. Good. 这家人有一个可爱的花园,他们喜欢园艺。很好。