奇中英惯用例句:
  • 事实往往比小说更离奇. Cf 参看 non-fiction.
    Truth is often stranger than fiction.
  • 我们感到惊奇的是开学第一天她就乖乖地上学去了. mutton dressed as lamb => mutton.
    She surprised us all on her first day of school by going off like a lamb.
  • 那孩子惊奇得张著嘴像个大O字.
    The child's mouth formed a big O in surprise.
  • 除非出现奇迹, 不然我们现在是输定了. stop short of sth/doing sth =>stop1.
    Short of a miracle, we're certain to lose now.
  • 说也奇怪...
    `say... it is surprising that...
  • 尽管这事似乎很奇怪...
    Strange though it may seem..., ie Although it seems strange...
  • 这确实是个奇迹. the moment of truth => moment. the naked truth => naked 2. to tell the truth => tell.
    It was in truth a miracle.
  • 谢谢。（对布华奇说）她是个非常迷人的女孩。
    Thanks. (to Buchwald)She is a very attractive girl.
  • 你可以调查你所在行业的公司，或者，加入在线社交网站，或是问问父母的朋友和参加相关的职业组织。这些都能帮你建立新的联系。可以先用电子邮件和别人取得联系，不要明确地提出想获得工作，这会使对方心生戒备。对他们的职业生涯表示好奇，然后，问一问是否能同他们一起吃午饭或喝咖啡。
    Learn about new contacts by researching firms in your industry, joining social networking sites like LinkedIn, asking your parents' friends, and joining relevant professional associations. Approach individuals by e-mail first, and don't put them on the defensive by asking for a job outright. Instead, show curiosity about their career path and see if they'll agree to lunch or coffee.
  • 你可以调查你所在行业的公司，或者，加入在线社交网站，或是问问父母的朋友和参加相关的职业组织。这些都能帮你建立联系。可以先用电子邮件和别人取得联系，不要明确地提出想获得工作，这会使对方心生戒备。对他们的职业生涯表示好奇
    Learn about new contacts by researching firms in your industry, joining social networking sites like LinkedIn, asking your parents' friends, and joining relevant professional associations. Approach individuals by e-mail first, and don't put them on the defensive by asking for a job outright. Instead, show curiosity about their career path and see if they'll agree to lunch or coffee.
  • 虽然大约有1300万的美国人现在没有工作，不过那些有工作的人现在可能要去担心一件奇怪的事情：根据一项新的研究显示，升职可能对你有害。
    While some 13 million Americans are out of work these days, those still with jobs might have a strange new thing to worry about--getting a promotion can be bad for you, a new study suggests.
  • 金钱在我们文化中是一个相当奇特的话题。我们渴望打听到别人赚多少钱，本身却没洩漏的打算。薪资与身价有关，当你的薪资被公开，大家就会开始臆测你的身价到底被高估还是低估，以及为什麼你有资格领的比相同能力的人多。
    Salary information: Money's a weird topic in our culture. As eager as we are to find out what other people make, we're not as ready to divulge our earnings. Salary is associated with worth, and when your salary's known, it invites speculation of whether you're being over- or undercompensated. Why are you getting paid that much when another person with the same qualification earns much less?
  • 他脑子里尽足奇思怪想。
    He has many strange ideas in his mind.
  • 他们没有给我们回信，这真奇怪。
    It's odd that they didn't reply our letter.
  • 这部电影卖座率奇低，没有人去看。
    The movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it.
  • 我们大吃薯条和曲奇，吃到肚子撑到痛为止
    We pigged out on potato chips and cookies until our bellies ached.
  • 人们总想买点新奇的且与众不同的东西。
    People are always in the market for something new and different.
  • Bill一定是哪根筋不对，他的行动真奇怪
    he's acting really strangely.
  • 我们大吃薯条和曲奇，吃到肚子撑到痛为止。
    We pigged out on potato chips and cookies until our bellies ached.
  • 他说了一些非常离奇的事。他从那里听来的？
    He said some really off–the-wall things. Where does he come up with them?
  • 听起来也许奇怪，但那是真的。
    It may sound strange, but it's true.
  • 听起来也许奇怪，但它是真的。
    It may sound strange, but it's true.
  • 这也太奇怪了。
    That doesn't make sense.