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KittyJ

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每日谚语： Experience is the mother of wisdom. 经验是智慧之母。

每日习语： to brush up on something
Definition: To relearn a skill
Example:
A：Aren't you excited to be leaving for Italy!
B：I sure am but I really need to brush up on my Italian before I go.

每日口语： Let's go Dutch.　     
A：Jane, I'd like to take you out, but……
珍，我想带你出去，不过……
B：But what?
不过怎么样？
A：But it would have to be Dutch treat.
不过我们要各付各的。
B：That's fine with me.
那好啊。
A：Really?
真的？
B：Sure, where are we going?
真的啊，我们要上哪儿去？

KittyJ

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每日谚语：There is no evil without good.
means:In every trouble and difficulty there is hope or expectation of
an improvement in the circumstances;a misfortune may tur into a benefit.

每日习语： a drop in the bucket
Definition: A small amount
Example:
A：Wow, the florist will be $1000 for your wedding?
B：That's just a drop in the bucket compared to the other expenses.

每日口语：He's gone out of  business.　      
A：What happened to Joe's gas station?
乔的加油站怎么了？
B：He's gone out of business.
他已经停止营业了。
A：Why is that?
怎么会呢？
B：Everybody in Buffalo is going to Canada to fill up his tank.
布法罗的每一个人都到加拿大去装满他的油箱。
A：That's too bad. What about your station?
那真不幸。你的加油站如何呢？
B：It's the same for me. I'll have to go out of business before long.
也是一样。我不久也必须停业。

KittyJ

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每日谚语： Eggs cannot teach a hen.
meanso not give advice to someone who is more experienced than you;
do not teach a person who si wiser and more knowledgeable.

每日习语： a spitting image
Definition: A very close resemblance
Example:
A：Your new baby is gorgeous!
B：I know, he's a real spitting image of his father, isn't he?
A：Really? Who's the father?

每日口语： He's gone out of  business.　      
A：That's a good-looking suit.
那套衣服真是漂亮。
B：Thanks, I got it at a good price, too.
谢谢，不过我也是以便宜价钱买得这套衣服。
A：Oh? Where?
哦？在哪儿买的？
B：That men's shop in the mall.
购物中心的男仕专卖店。
A：Do they have other things on sale?
他们还有其他的东西在减价吗？
B：Everything's on sale.They're going out of business.
每样东西都在减价。他们快要停业了。

KittyJ

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每日谚语： A man should not be struck when he is down.
means:Never hit an opponent who has fallen,
do not attact or hurt a person in misfortune who cannot "fight back".

每日习语： to come down with
Definition: To become sick with
Example:
A：Mr. Smith, where's our teacher?
B：I'm afraid she has come down with a case of the flu and won't be in for the rest of the week.
A：All right!  
  
每日口语： He's gone out of  business.　      
A：Joe got a pink slip today.
乔今天接到解雇通知。
B：Wow! That's too bad.
哇！那太不幸了。
A：And I hear they're going to let other people go next week.
而且我又听说他们下个星期还要解雇其他人。
B：Is business that bad!
生意那么糟吗？
A：We'll be lucky if this place doesn't fold.
如果不关门，我们就算走运了。
B：I'd better start looking for another job.
我最好开始另外找工作。

KittyJ

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每日谚语： God gives to those who get up early.
means:The person who gets up early to work will be successful;
those that arrive early at a place have the advantage over the latecomers.

每日习语：  to bump into
Definition: To meet unexpectedly
Example:
A：Guess who I bumped into the other day?
Who?
B：Your ex-girlfriend.
A：Hm, how was she?
B：She looked terrible and seemed lonely.
A：Ah, good.

每日口语： It isn't much.　         

A：Mrs.Jones, thank you for your hospitality to me and to my family.
琼斯太太，谢谢你对我们一家人的殷勤招待。
B：You're weclome, Mr.Yi.
易先生，您太客气了。
A：We have a small gift for you.
我们有一样小礼物要给您。
B：Oh, thank you, but it isn't necessary to do that.
A：It isn't much, but we hop you like it.
噢，真是谢谢您了，不过实在不必要这么做。
B：Oh, I do, Thank you.
噢，我当然喜欢了。谢谢。

cat_carl

go on go on
but what is the meaning for 'it isnt much'?

KittyJ

“It isn't too much”是表示客气的话。
正如对话中的意境：只是送了一个小小的礼物，为了表示客气就用“It isn't much”来
表示“小小心意”的意思。
Hope you satisfied with the explanation about the usage ！

KittyJ

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每日谚语： Dot make an elephant out of a fly.
meanso not worry or become excited about matters
that are not really important at all.Do not exaggerate the importance of matters.

每日习语： sitting pretty
Definition: To be in a favorable position
Example:
A：Have you seen Randy lately?
B：I sure have and is he sitting pretty!
A：So he got that new job he was talking about. That's great.  

每日口语： It isn't much.　   
A：Hi, girls.What are you doing?
嗨，女孩们。你们在干什么？
B：We're selling raffle tickets.
我们正在卖彩票。
A：What's the prize?
奖品是什么？
B：A trip to Miami.
到迈阿密旅行。
A：How much are this tickets?
这些票要多少钱？
B：Not much,just $2.00 each.
不多，每张只售二元。

请多指教

what differences are the phrase"insist on" ,"adhere to",and"stick to"?
  thanks

KittyJ

以下是引用请多指教在2002-8-29 16:03:41的发言：
what differences are the phrase"insist on" ,"adhere to",and"stick to"?
  thanks

Basically, there's no big difference among "insist on" ,"adhere to",and"stick to". If you really want to know what's the difference. Here's my idea:
三者的意思是相似的，都是“坚持”，唯一的细微差别就是应用的场合不同。
一般来说："insist on" 跟doing sth；"adhere to" 跟 sth ；"stick to" 跟 doing sth/sth 。
看几个例子再说吧：
  1。If you insist on practise your pronounciation, you will speak like a native speaker.-----这个词组一般形容人的行为；

  2。China will unsunswervingly adhere to the policy of "One country and two systems".（中国将始终不渝的坚持“一国两制”的方针）---这个词组一般指国家或组织机构坚持什么什么等；

  3。stick to one's colors---.坚持自己的观点
     stick to one's guns-----固执己见
     stick to one's knitting----只管自己的事情
     stick to one's last-----做自己份内的事
     "stick to" 略含有一点贬义。

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