Level 5 Flashcards
Not using an umbrella on a rainy day is asking for trouble.
下雨天不撑雨伞是自讨苦吃。 (xià yǔ tiān bù chēng yǔ sǎn shì zì tǎo kǔ chī。)
At least 30 people were killed and 309 others were injured as a result of a series of gas explosions in Kaohsiung.
高雄一连串的瓦斯爆炸造成至少三十死和三百零九伤。 (gāo xióng yī lián chuàn de wǎ sī bào zhà zào chéng zhì shǎo sān shí sǐ hé sān bǎi líng jiǔ shāng。)
Rather than driving in the rain, let’s have a cup of coffee then go back on the road. It’s safer this way.
与其在大雨中开车，不如先喝杯咖啡再上路；这样比较安全。 (yǔ qí zài dà yǔ zhōng kāi chē， bù rú xiān hē bēi kā fēi zài shàng lù； zhè yàng bǐ jiào ān quán。)
Please pick up your smelly socks, and put them in the laundry basket.
请把你的臭袜子捡起来，放到洗衣篮里。 (qǐng bǎ nǐ de chòu wà zi jiǎn qǐ lái， fàng dào xǐ yī lán lǐ。)
My friend spent five years to finish her doctoral thesis.
我朋友花了五年的时间完成她的博士论文。 (wǒ péng yǒu huā le wǔ nián de shí jiān wán chéng tā de bó shì lùn wén。)
He sacrificed his life heroically during the first world war.
他在第一次世界大战中壮烈捐躯了。 (tā zài dì yī cì shì jiè dà zhàn zhōng zhuàng liè juān qū le。)
That shameless woman likes to seduce married men.
那个无耻的女人喜欢勾引有妇之夫。 (nà gè wú chǐ de nǚ rén xǐ huān gōu yǐn yǒu fù zhī fū。)
The United Nations was created to prevent another world war.
联合国创办的目的是要防止再次发生世界大战。 (lián hé guó chuàng bàn de mù de shì yào fáng zhǐ zài cì fā shēng shì jiè dà zhàn。)
The Red Cross was founded in 1863 in Geneva.
红十字会在一八六三年成立于日内瓦。 (hóng shí zì huì zài yī bā liù sān nián chéng lì yú rì nèi wǎ。)
Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
居礼夫人是第一位获颁诺贝尔奖的女性 。 (jū lǐ fū rén shì dì yī wèi huò bān nuò bèi ěr jiǎng de nǚ xìng 。)
The world will expect you to accomplish something before you feel good about yourself. (Bill Gates)
这世界指望你在自我感觉良好之前先要有所成就。 (zhè shì jiè zhǐ wàng nǐ zài zì wǒ gǎn jué liáng hǎo zhī qián xiān yào yǒu suǒ chéng jiù。)
I felt/feel like an idiot.
我觉得自己像个白痴。 (wǒ jué dé zì jǐ xiàng gè bái chī。)
The processor was overheating because of the dust.
处理器因为灰尘的关系而过热。 (chù lǐ qì yīn wèi huī chén de guān xì ér guò rè。)
The doctor said I have high cholesterol!
医生说我有高胆固醇！ (yī shēng shuō wǒ yǒu gāo dǎn gù chún！)
The fire killed a lot of rats which helped to transmit the plague.
大火烧死了许多传播黑死病的老鼠 。 (dà huǒ shāo sǐ le xǔ duō chuán bō hēi sǐ bìng de lǎo shǔ 。)
The “Great Fire of London” destroyed four fifths of London in 1666.
伦敦 大火在 一 六 六 六年摧毁了五分之四的伦敦 。 (lún dūn dà huǒ zài yī liù liù liù nián cuī huǐ le wǔ fēn zhī sì de lún dūn 。)
He has become a Muslim after he married a Muslim woman.
他娶了一个回教女人之后就变成了回教徒 。 (tā qǔ le yī gè huí jiào nǚ rén zhī hòu jiù biàn chéng le huí jiào tú 。)
Are you still in touch with Gavin?
你和盖文还有联络吗？ (nǐ hé gài wén hái yǒu lián luò ma？)
Pope Benedict XVI is the first Pope to resign in 600 years.
教宗本笃十六世是六百年来第一位辞职的教宗。 (jiào zōng běn dǔ shí liù shì shì liù bǎi nián lái dì yī wèi cí zhí de jiào zōng。)
New details emerged about the raid on Bin Laden’s compound.
宾拉登宅院的突袭事件出现新的案情。 (bīn lā dēng zhái yuàn de tū xí shì jiàn chū xiàn xīn de àn qíng。)
“Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.” - Confucius
「唯上智与下愚不移。」孔子。 (「wéi shàng zhì yǔ xià yú bù yí。」 kǒng zi。)
He had lied under oath about his relationship with her.
他在宣誓下谎称他与她的关系。 (tā zài xuān shì xià huǎng chēng tā yǔ tā de guān xì。)
She is an insufferable know-it-all.
她自以为无所不知，真让人受不了。 (tā zì yǐ wèi wú suǒ bù zhī， zhēn ràng rén shòu bù le。)
The Tunisian ex-President was sentenced to 35 years in jail.
突尼西亚的前总统被判三十五年刑期。 (tū ní xī yà de qián zǒng tǒng bèi pàn sān shí wǔ nián xíng qī。)
The building has its own independent power supply.
这栋建筑物本身有独立的供电系统。 (zhè dòng jiàn zhù wù běn shēn yǒu dú lì de gōng diàn xì tǒng。)
She said she only wants to help people, and is not interested in making money.
她说她只想助人，对赚钱没兴趣。 (tā shuō tā zhǐ xiǎng zhù rén， duì zhuàn qián méi xìng qù。)
Two journalists were killed in Misrata.
有两名记者在米苏拉塔被杀身亡。 (yǒu liǎng míng jì zhě zài mǐ sū lā tǎ bèi shā shēn wáng。)
The magnetic railway in Shanghai travels at 400km/hour.
上海磁浮列车的行进速度是每小时四百公里。 (shàng hǎi cí fú liè chē de xíng jìn sù dù shì měi xiǎo shí sì bǎi gōng lǐ。)
Jason is an American Internet entrepreneur.
杰森是个美国的网路创业家。 (jié sēn shì gè měi guó de wǎng lù chuàng yè jiā。)
He works in a high-security prison in Manchester.
他在曼彻斯特一间戒备严密的监狱工作。 (tā zài màn chè sī tè yī jiān jiè bèi yán mì de jiān yù gōng zuò。)
The Titanic collided with an iceberg on her maiden voyage.
铁达尼号在处女航时撞上冰山。 (tiě dá ní hào zài chù nǚ háng shí zhuàng shàng bīng shān。)
Napoleon invaded Russia in 1812.
拿破仑在一八一二年侵略俄国。 (ná pò lún zài yī bā yī èr nián qīn è é guó。)
I’m so tired I can hardly keep my eyes open.
我已经累到快睁不开眼睛了。 (wǒ yǐ jīng lèi dào kuài zhēng bù kāi yǎn jīng le。)
Nigeria has abundant natural resources.
奈及利亚有丰富的自然资源。 (nài jí lì yà yǒu fēng fù de zì rán zī yuán。)
This house has a wine cellar, a billiard room and a swimming pool.
这栋房子有一个酒窖、撞球间和游泳池。 (zhè dòng fáng zi yǒu yī gè jiǔ jiào、 zhuàng qiú jiān hé yóu yǒng chí。)
Last week my dad had his gall bladder removed.
上星期我爸爸开刀切除了胆囊。 (shàng xīng qī wǒ bà bà kāi dāo qiè chú le dǎn náng。)
Tom likes to jump on sofas.
汤姆喜欢在沙发上跳。 (tāng mǔ xǐ huān zài shā fā shàng tiào。)
NATO’s mandate is to protect civilians.
北约组织的任务是保护平民。 (běi yuē zǔ zhī de rèn wù shì bǎo hù píng mín。)
He attributed his longevity to eating just two meals a day.
他将他的长寿归功于每天只吃两餐。 (tā jiāng tā de zhǎng shòu guī gōng yú měi tiān zhǐ chī liǎng cān。)
Does reading in dim light ruin your eyes?
在昏暗的光线下看书会伤害眼睛吗？ (zài hūn àn de guāng xiàn xià kàn shū huì shāng hài yǎn jīng ma？)
Parts of Somalia have not seen any rainfall for 2 years.
索马利亚有些地方已有两年不见下雨。 (suǒ mǎ lì yà yǒu xiē de fāng yǐ yǒu liǎng nián bù jiàn xià yǔ。)
Why do psychics ask your name?
灵媒为什么问你叫什么名字？ (líng méi wèi shén me wèn nǐ jiào shén me míng zì？)
Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world.
马拉威是世上最贫穷的国家之一。 (mǎ lā wēi shì shì shàng zuì pín qióng de guó jiā zhī yī。)
Douglas Hyde was the first President of Ireland.
道格拉斯海德是爱尔兰的第一任总统。 (dào gé lā sī hǎi dé shì ài ěr lán de dì yī rèn zǒng tǒng。)
Antarctica is Earth’s southernmost continent.
南极是地球最南端的大陆。 (nán jí shì de qiú zuì nán duān de dà lù。)
The rising price of oil will have dire consequences on the economy.
不断上涨的油价将会对经济带来严重的后果。 (bù duàn shàng zhǎng de yóu jià jiāng huì duì jīng jì dài lái yán zhòng de hòu guǒ。)
The Maasai tribe live in Kenya and Tanzania.
马赛族住在肯亚与坦尚尼亚。 (mǎ sài zú zhù zài kěn yà yǔ tǎn shàng ní yà。)
A suicide bomber killed nine people in Kabul.
一名自杀炸弹客在喀布尔炸死了九个人。 (yī míng zì shā zhà dàn kè zài kā bù ěr zhà sǐ le jiǔ gè rén。)
Some people think golf is the dullest sports to watch on TV.
有些人认为高尔夫球是最无聊的电视运动节目。 (yǒu xiē rén rèn wèi gāo ěr fū qiú shì zuì wú liáo de diàn shì yùn dòng jié mù。)
Some antidepressants are suspected of increasing the risk of violent behaviour.
有些抗忧郁药物疑似有增加暴力行为的风险。 (yǒu xiē kàng yōu yù yào wù yí shì yǒu zēng jiā bào lì xíng wèi de fēng xiǎn。)
Next year I will run the London marathon.
明年我会参加伦敦马拉松赛跑。 (míng nián wǒ huì cān jiā lún dūn mǎ lā sōng sài pǎo。)
What is the baggage allowance on my flight?
我的航班的行李重量限额是多少？ (wǒ de háng bān de xíng lǐ zhòng liàng xiàn é shì duō shǎo？)
Most of New Guinea is covered in tropical rainforest.
新几内亚大部分的地区都被热带雨林覆盖。 (xīn jǐ nèi yà dà bù fēn de de qū dōu bèi rè dài yǔ lín fù gài。)
The exploitation of the rainforest has become a major issue.
雨林的滥垦滥伐已经成为严重的议题。 (yǔ lín de làn kěn làn fá yǐ jīng chéng wèi yán zhòng de yì tí。)
Scientists have found a new lemur species.
科学家发现了一个新的狐猴品种。 (kē xué jiā fā xiàn le yī gè xīn de hú hóu pǐn zhǒng。)
That politician survived the assassination attempt.
那名政客在暗杀行动中逃过一劫。 (nà míng zhèng kè zài àn shā xíng dòng zhōng táo guò yī jié。)
In Asia, brothels are often disguised as barbershops.
在亚洲，妓院常佯装成理容院。 (zài yà zhōu， jì yuàn cháng yáng zhuāng chéng lǐ róng yuàn。)
The job of a beekeeper is to steal honey from bees.
养蜂人的工作就是偷取蜜蜂的蜜。 (yǎng fēng rén de gōng zuò jiù shì tōu qǔ mì fēng de mì。)
80 percent of Madagascar’s native forest has been destroyed.
马达加斯加有百分之八十的森林已被破坏。 (mǎ dá jiā sī jiā yǒu bǎi fēn zhī bā shí de sēn lín yǐ bèi pò huài。)
Earthquakes greater than magnitude 8.5 are rare.
震级超过八点五的地震很少见。 (zhèn jí chāo guò bā diǎn wǔ de de zhèn hěn shǎo jiàn。)
Audrey Hepburn preferred a quiet life to glamorous parties.
奥黛丽赫本喜欢平静的生活更甚于华丽的派对。 (ào dài lì hè běn xǐ huān píng jìng de shēng huó gèng shén yú huá lì de pài duì。)
The 2010 earthquake in Haiti killed an estimated 200,000 people.
2010年的海地地震约有二十万人罹难。 (2010nián de hǎi de de zhèn yuē yǒu èr shí wàn rén lí nán。)
He has just married and is already having an affair.
他才刚结婚就已经在搞外遇了。 (tā cái gāng jié hūn jiù yǐ jīng zài gǎo wài yù le。)
The sudden rise in share prices has surprised economists.
股价飙涨令经济学家感到意外。 (gǔ jià biāo zhǎng lìng jīng jì xué jiā gǎn dào yì wài。)
65 miners died in a gas explosion.
六十五名矿工在瓦斯气爆中丧生。 (liù shí wǔ míng kuàng gōng zài wǎ sī qì bào zhōng sàng shēng。)
Tenerife is the biggest island of the Canary Islands.
特内里费是加那利群岛中最大的岛。 (tè nèi lǐ fèi shì jiā nà lì qún dǎo zhōng zuì dà de dǎo。)
You can save up to 60% by booking in advance.
事先预定可以省下最多百分之六十的费用。 (shì xiān yù dìng kě yǐ shěng xià zuì duō bǎi fēn zhī liù shí de fèi yòng。)
Not a lot of people live in this barren landscape.
没几个人生活在这片荒芜的土地上。 (méi jǐ gè rén shēng huó zài zhè piàn huāng wú de tǔ de shàng。)
Hydrogen consists of one proton and one electron.
氢包含着一个质子和一个电子。 (qīng bāo hán zhe yī gè zhì zi hé yī gè diàn zi。)
This brutal act of terrorism cost many people’s lives.
这次残暴的恐怖行动夺去了很多人的性命。 (zhè cì cán bào de kǒng bù xíng dòng duó qù le hěn duō rén de xìng mìng。)
Swahili is the official language of Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda.
斯瓦希里语是坦尚尼亚、肯亚和乌干达的官方语言。 (sī wǎ xī lǐ yǔ shì tǎn shàng ní yà、 kěn yà hé wū gàn dá de guān fāng yǔ yán。)
“Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind.” – John F. Kennedy
人类必须终止战争，否则战争将终结人类。– 约翰甘乃迪。 (rén lèi bì xū zhōng zhǐ zhàn zhēng， fǒu zé zhàn zhēng jiāng zhōng jié rén lèi。– yuē hàn gān nǎi dí。)
Their treachery will not go unpunished.
他们的背叛行为会受到制裁的。 (tā men de bèi pàn xíng wèi huì shòu dào zhì cái de。)
Helium is the second most abundant element in the universe.
氦是宇宙中第二充沛的元素。 (hài shì yǔ zhòu zhōng dì èr chōng pèi de yuán sù。)
In my view a military parade is a vulgar display of power.
我认为军事阅兵是对国力的一种俗气展现。 (wǒ rèn wèi jūn shì yuè bīng shì duì guó lì de yī zhǒng sú qì zhǎn xiàn。)
Many drug addicts turn to crime to fund their habits.
许多有毒瘾的人会靠犯罪来筹钱买毒品。 (xǔ duō yǒu dú yǐn de rén huì kào fàn zuì lái chóu qián mǎi dú pǐn。)
How much is a ticket to Salzburg?
到萨尔斯堡的票要多少钱？ (dào sà ěr sī bǎo de piào yào duō shǎo qián？)
The end of this regime is near.
这个政权快到尾声了。 (zhè gè zhèng quán kuài dào wěi shēng le。)
An explosion at Moscow’s airport has killed at least 10 people.
莫斯科机场的一场爆炸至少炸死了十个人。 (mò sī kē jī chǎng de yī chǎng bào zhà zhì shǎo zhà sǐ le shí gè rén。)
Millions of people live in abject poverty.
数百万人生活在赤贫中。 (shù bǎi wàn rén shēng huó zài chì pín zhōng。)
Cancer survival rates have doubled in the last 40 years.
癌症的存活率在这四十年增加了一倍。 (ái zhèng de cún huó lǜ zài zhè sì shí nián zēng jiā le yī bèi。)
The sun mostly consists of hydrogen and helium.
太阳主要是由氢和氦组成。 (tài yáng zhǔ yào shì yóu qīng hé hài zǔ chéng。)
Jennifer Aniston went to Mexico to promote her new fragrance.
珍妮佛安妮斯顿去墨西哥宣传她的新香水。 (zhēn nī fú ān nī sī dùn qù mò xī gē xuān chuán tā de xīn xiāng shuǐ。)
Without the microchip there would be no modern computers.
没有微晶片，就没有现代的电脑。 (méi yǒu wēi jīng piàn， jiù méi yǒu xiàn dài de diàn nǎo。)
Helium is a colourless and odourless gas.
氦是一种无色无味的气体。 (hài shì yī zhǒng wú sè wú wèi de qì tǐ。)
This marketing expert writes a blog entry every day.
这位行销专家每天在部落格写一篇文章。 (zhè wèi xíng xiāo zhuān jiā měi tiān zài bù luò gé xiě yī piān wén zhāng。)
The Beatles were undoubtedly the most influential band of the twentieth century.
披头四无疑是二十世纪最具影响力的乐团。 (pī tóu sì wú yí shì èr shí shì jì zuì jù yǐng xiǎng lì de lè tuán。)
“The Scorpions” are Germany’s most successful rock band.
「天蝎合唱团」是德国最成功的摇滚乐团。 (「tiān xiē hé chàng tuán」 shì dé guó zuì chéng gōng de yáo gǔn lè tuán。)
Bill is a quiet and shy boy.
比尔是个安静害羞的男孩。 (bǐ ěr shì gè ān jìng hài xiū de nán hái。)
On average giraffes only sleep 1.9 hours a day.
长颈鹿平均一天只睡一点九个小时。 (zhǎng jǐng lù píng jūn yī tiān zhǐ shuì yī diǎn jiǔ gè xiǎo shí。)
Michael Jackson was a great entertainer.
麦可杰克森是个了不起的艺人。 (mài kě jié kè sēn shì gè le bù qǐ de yì rén。)
She is a South Korean figure skater.
她是南韩的花式溜冰选手。 (tā shì nán hán de huā shì liū bīng xuǎn shǒu。)
During the Lantern Festival, tourists write down their wishes for the New Year on rice paper.
元宵节时游客在宣纸上写下来年的愿望。 (yuán xiāo jié shí yóu kè zài xuān zhǐ shàng xiě xià lái nián de yuàn wàng。)
What is a spark plug for? It ignites fuel.
火星塞的作用是什么？用来点燃燃料。 (huǒ xīng sāi de zuò yòng shì shén me？ yòng lái diǎn rán rán liào。)
More than 30 insurgents were killed during the operation.
三十几个暴动份子死于这次的镇压行动。 (sān shí jǐ gè bào dòng fèn zi sǐ yú zhè cì de zhèn yā xíng dòng。)
Is there a word processor installed on your computer?
你的电脑有安装文书处理器吗？ (nǐ de diàn nǎo yǒu ān zhuāng wén shū chù lǐ qì ma？)
The Zimbabwean economy collapsed under the presidency of Mugabe.
辛巴威的经济在穆加贝总统的任内崩溃。 (xīn bā wēi de jīng jì zài mù jiā bèi zǒng tǒng de rèn nèi bēng kuì。)
She moved to Tokyo at fourteen to pursue a career in entertainment.
她十四岁的时候搬到东京发展娱乐事业。 (tā shí sì suì de shí hòu bān dào dōng jīng fā zhǎn yú lè shì yè。)
An investigation of what led to his death is still ongoing.
针对他的死因所做的调查仍在进行中。 (zhēn duì tā de sǐ yīn suǒ zuò de diào chá réng zài jìn xíng zhōng。)
I want to try this on. Where are the changing rooms, please?
我要试穿这一件。请问试衣间在哪里？ (wǒ yào shì chuān zhè yī jiàn。qǐng wèn shì yī jiān zài nǎ lǐ？)
He is in the early stages of Alzheimer’s Disease.
他患有初期的阿兹海默症。 (tā huàn yǒu chū qī de ā zī hǎi mò zhèng。)
This Korean palace was constructed in 1394.
这个韩国皇宫建造于一三九四年。 (zhè gè hán guó huáng gōng jiàn zào yú yī sān jiǔ sì nián。)
Stoning is still practiced in some countries.
有些国家还在执行石刑。 (yǒu xiē guó jiā hái zài zhí xíng shí xíng。)
Uruguay won the first World Cup final in 1930.
乌拉圭在一九三零年赢得第一次世界杯决赛。 (wū lā guī zài yī jiǔ sān líng nián yíng dé dì yī cì shì jiè bēi jué sài。)
Over 40% of Americans believe that Jesus will return to Earth.
超过百分之四十的美国人相信耶稣会重返人世。 (chāo guò bǎi fēn zhī sì shí de měi guó rén xiāng xìn yé sū huì zhòng fǎn rén shì。)
I always borrow money from pessimists. They won’t expect it back.
我都向悲观的人借钱。他们不会期望你还钱。 (wǒ dōu xiàng bēi guān de rén jiè qián。tā men bù huì qī wàng nǐ hái qián。)
He struggled for years to learn English.
他很吃力地学了好几年的英文。 (tā hěn chī lì de xué le hǎo jǐ nián de yīng wén。)
The city of Graz has six universities.
格拉茨市有六所大学。 (gé lā cí shì yǒu liù suǒ dà xué。)
Most of Bhutan is mountainous.
不丹的大多数领土是山。 (bù dān de dà duō shù lǐng tǔ shì shān。)
Smithfield is a famous meat market in London.
史密斯菲尔德是伦敦有名的肉类市场。 (shǐ mì sī fēi ěr dé shì lún dūn yǒu míng de ròu lèi shì chǎng。)
Harrods is a famous department store.
哈洛德是一家有名的百货公司。 (hā luò dé shì yī jiā yǒu míng de bǎi huò gōng sī。)
This lawyer charges more per hour than I make in one week. How greedy!
这个律师向我收取的时薪比我一周赚的钱还多。好贪心！ (zhè gè lǜ shī xiàng wǒ shōu qǔ de shí xīn bǐ wǒ yī zhōu zhuàn de qián hái duō。hǎo tān xīn！)
Does an ostrich really hide its head in the sand?
鸵鸟真的会把牠的头藏在沙子里吗？ (tuó niǎo zhēn de huì bǎ tā de tóu cáng zài shā zi lǐ ma？)
Is talking to yourself the first sign of madness?
请问自言自语是不是神经错乱的第一征兆？ (qǐng wèn zì yán zì yǔ shì bù shì shén jīng cuò luàn de dì yī zhēng zhào？)
33 miners are trapped in the mine.
三十三名矿工受困于矿坑当中。 (sān shí sān míng kuàng gōng shòu kùn yú kuàng kēng dāng zhōng。)
I think this is the best guidebook.
我认为这是最好的旅行指南。 (wǒ rèn wèi zhè shì zuì hǎo de lǚ xíng zhǐ nán。)
