Modern English 洋话连篇（四）

1. He talks as if he were the head of the office.

　　他说话的口气像办公室主任似的。

　　2. His cake is three times bigger than mine.

　　他的蛋糕比我的大三倍。

　　3. I am looking forward to your early reply.

　　希望早日得到你的答复。

　　4. I could say nothing but that I was sorry.

　　我除了说“对不起”之外，什么也说不出来。

　　5. There was a murder in London yesterday.

　　昨天伦敦发生了一起谋杀案。

　　6. They stared at the huge tiger with awe¹.

　　他们敬畏地看着那头巨虎。

　　7. He never misses a chance to see a movie.

　　他从不错过看电影的机会。

　　8. I cannot put up with my noisy roommates.

　　我受不了我那些吵闹的室友了。

　　9.I won't live on the handouts² of other people.

　　我是不会靠别人的施舍过日子的。

　　10.We should learn to say things in season and do things in moderation.

　　我们应当学会说话合时宜，做事多考虑。

1 awe   

n.敬畏，惊惧；vt.使敬畏，使惊惧

参考例句：

• The sight filled us with awe.这景色使我们大为惊叹。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

2 handouts   

救济品( handout的名词复数 )； 施舍物； 印刷品； 讲义

参考例句：

• Soldiers oversee the food handouts. 士兵们看管着救济食品。
• Even after losing his job, he was too proud to accept handouts. 甚至在失去工作后，他仍然很骄傲，不愿接受施舍。