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发表于 2016-7-11 18:24:22
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长远 in the long run…
--This is partly because the average English is keen on working…..and partly because…
--The main reason for this is a financial one:
--The high cost of labor has meant that
--costs have reached a level which makes them prohibitive for house-proud English people of modest means
--tackle some of the repairs and decorating themselves.
入不付出 live beyond one's means
付了代价;吃了苦头 to one's cost
As a result, there has grown up in the post-war years what is sometimes referred to as the ‘DIY movement
结果是,在战后的年代里
--began with home decorating but has since spread into a wider field
--Many a budding 'do-it-yourself' has found to his cost that one cannot learn a skilled craftsman's job overnight.
Driving fast in wet conditions is dangerous, as my brother discovered to his cost.
下雨天开快车很危险,我兄弟吃了苦头后才知道.
There is also the wear and tear on the nerves.
(学手艺)要费不少脑筋.
--It is not surprising then that…..people have come to the conclusion that….
--more economical than…
This new type of carpet stands up to the wear and tear of continual use.
这种新型地毯经得起长期使用的磨损.
被动语态-->转换成主动语态
被,由;受;给 by somebody
人才流失 brian drain
英雄所见略同. Great minds think a like.
拜金主义者, 贪财者 mammonist
idealist
脚踏实地;现实主义者 realist
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