东施效颦。(机械模仿。)

Monkey see, monkey do.

She just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)

Well, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛，真是东施效颦。)

以先后顺序为准。

First come, first served. *“按到达的先后顺序”、“按报名顺序”，直译是“第一个来的，第一个得到供应”。

Do you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)

No, first come, first served. (没有，先来的先得。)

On a first-come, first-served basis.

过时了。

It’s out of date.

Look at my camera. (你看我的照相机。)

But it’s out of date already. (可它都过时了。)

It’s old-fashioned.

It’s outdated.

It’s behind the times.

电视有长处，也有短处。

TV has its merits and demerits.

TV has its good and bad points.

There are good and bad points about TV.

我利用了他的弱点。

I took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。

我长了不少见识。

I’ve learned something.

The TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。)

Yeah, and I’ve learned something. (是呀，我长了不少见识。)

I’ve learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。)

那会引起火灾呀!

It’s a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。

Look at John’s toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)

It’s a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!)

It could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。)

It could cause a fire.

什么事都有可能发生。

Anything could happen.

There’s no knowing what may happen.

You never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。)

Anything’s possible.

It could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。)