Modern English 洋话连篇（六）

1. I had to sit up all night writing the report.

　　我不得不熬通宵写报告。

　　2. I hope we can see each other again some time.

　　希望还能有相见的机会。

　　3. I saw him playing football on the playground.

　　我看见他在操场上踢足球。

　　4. It is tomorrow that they will have a meeting.

　　就在明天(而不是在别的某一天)他们要开会。

　　5. Let me tell you some details about clearance¹.

　　让我告诉你一些通关的细节。

　　6. The truth is quite other than what you think.

　　事实真相和你所想的完全不同。

　　7. They stopped talking when their boss came in.

　　当老板进来的时候；他们停止了交谈。

　　8. I assure² you that you will feel no pain at all.

　　我保证你根本不会觉得疼的。

　　9. I can't afford to go to a restaurant every day.

　　每天都去餐馆吃饭，我真是支付不起。

　　10. I left at 6:00 so that I could catch the train.

　　我六点钟出门，以便赶上火车。

1 clearance   

n.净空；许可(证)；清算；清除，清理

参考例句：

• There was a clearance of only ten centimetres between the two walls.两堵墙之间只有十厘米的空隙。
• The ship sailed as soon as it got clearance. 那艘船一办好离港手续立刻启航了。

2 assure   

vt.使确信；向…保证，使有保证

参考例句：

• The only ladder to assure success is to work hard.确保成功的惟一途径是刻苦努力。
• I assure you that she can be trusted to do the job.我担保她能做好这项工作。