Dragon 100 ZH-EN

竹岡広信 基本英语100

喝掉两瓶威士忌再开车是很危险的。

It would be dangerous to drink two bottles of whiskey and drive a car.

绿灯还没亮起就横穿车流量大的马路十分危险。

It is very dangerous to cross a busy street before the light turns green.

清晨听着鸟鸣散步，实在令人心旷神怡。

It is really pleasant to take a walk early in the morning, listening to birds singing.

大多数日本高中生会去补习学校，为大学入学考试做准备。

Most Japanese high school students go to a cram school to prepare for university entrance exams.

等候电梯或者信号灯切换时，大部分日本人短短三十秒就会开始焦躁。

When waiting for the elevator to come or the traffic light to change, most Japanese people become irritated within only thirty seconds.

火车上坐在我身旁的一位老奶奶问我要去哪里。

An elderly woman sitting next to me on the train asked me where I was going.

萨姆说，公共交通不太方便，不如租辆车逛逛这座城市。

Sam suggested that we should rent a car to get around the city because the public transportation was inconvenient.

是否结婚、是否生育子女，都应当由每个人自主决定。

Everyone should be free to decide whether to get married and whether to have children.

我们无法预测大地震会在何时何地发生。

It is impossible to predict where and when a major earthquake will occur.

弗雷德坚称一切都会顺利，可我还是忍不住感到担心。

Fred insisted that everything would be all right, but I could not help feeling worried.

我完全没想到我的话可能会伤害到她的感情。

It never occurred to me that my remark might hurt her feelings.

“汤姆，吃饭啦。”“好的妈妈，我马上就来。”

"Tom, dinner is ready." "OK, Mom. I'm coming."

我到成田机场之后会给你打电话。

I will give you a call when I get to Narita Airport.

从这里坐电车去东京迪士尼乐园，需要换乘三次。

If you take the train from here to Tokyo Disneyland, you have to change trains three times.

我已经决定大学毕业后去海外工作。

I have decided to work abroad when I graduate from university.

这个吹风机没法用了，好像出故障了。

This hair dryer does not work. It seems something is wrong with it.

我在美国寄宿家庭经历中最美好的事，就是那对父母待我如同亲生女儿。

The best thing about my stay with an American family was that the parents treated me just like a daughter.

我十几岁的时候，因为父亲工作调动，在加拿大住过三年。

When I was in my teens, I lived in Canada for three years because my father was transferred there.

随着智能手机普及，无线耳机的销量在近几年飞速增长。

Smartphones are widely used, so sales of wireless earphones have been rapidly increasing over the last few years.

我经常听见他吹嘘自己游泳很厉害，却从没见过他实际游泳。

I have often heard him boast that he is very good at swimming, but I have never actually seen him swim.

我在便利店打工才刚满一周，却已经完全适应这份工作了。

It has been only a week since I began working part‑time at a convenience store, but I am already used to it.

我今早坐上电车的时候，一个空座位都没找到。

When I got on the train this morning, I could not find an empty seat.

我现在没戴眼镜，看不清那块告示牌上写的是什么。

I am not wearing glasses now, so I cannot make out what the sign says.

从法国回来已经过去十年，我还是会不自觉地用法语思考。

Even ten years after returning from living in France, I still find myself thinking in French.

人到五六岁，就具备表达自身感受的能力。

By the age of five or six, humans learn to express how they feel.

多亏了你前几天告诉我的新路线，我开车上班只用了平时一半的时间。

Thanks to the new route you told me about the other day, I managed to drive to work in half the normal time.

去年我休了两周假，和家人一起去欧洲旅行。

Last year, I took two weeks off and went on a trip to Europe with my family.

鲍勃留了胡子，所以同学聚会见到他的时候，我没认出他。

Bob had grown a beard, so when I saw him at a class reunion, I did not recognize him.

时隔二十年回到故乡，发现它早已不复当年模样。

When I visited my hometown for the first time in twenty years, I found that it was no longer what it used to be.

昨晚为了预习数学课熬到凌晨四点，所以我现在特别困。

I stayed up until four last night preparing for the math lesson, so I feel very sleepy.

我已经看完昨天从图书馆借来的小说，现在无事可做。

I have already finished reading the novel I borrowed from the library yesterday, so now I have nothing to do.

你要是当时吃了这个药好好卧床休息，两三天本该就能痊愈。

If you had taken this medicine and stayed in bed, you would probably have gotten well in two or three days.

老师说我们最好在这里稍作等候，如果现在出发，下山途中很可能遭遇雷雨。

The teacher says that we should wait here for a while because if we left now, we might get caught in a thunderstorm on the way down.

人类渴望长生不老。可倘若愿望成真，地球上就会人满为患。

People wish they could live forever and never get older. However, if this came true, there would be too many people on Earth.

安看上去一脸开心，一定是遇上什么好事了。

Ann looks happy. Something good must have happened to her.

去过欧洲古都的人，一定会被它的美深深打动。

If you have been to a historic European city, you must have been deeply impressed by how beautiful it was.

倘若没有石油、煤炭这类化石燃料，二十世纪的历史将会全然不同。

Without fossil fuels such as oil or coal, the history of the 20th century would have been completely different.

那个新员工举止过于随便，跟我说话就好像我是他朋友一样。

That new employee is too friendly. he talks to me as if I were his friend.

小时候，我常常盼望着家里的房子能再大一点。

When I was a child, I often used to wish my house were a little larger.

我想做志愿者，去帮助洪水、地震这类自然灾害的受灾群众。

I would like to work as a volunteer helping victims of natural disasters, such as floods or earthquakes.

吉姆有一套很棒的架子鼓，却从不借给任何人弹奏。

Jim has a nice set of drums, and he never lets anyone play them.

一开始我以为大卫只是开玩笑，后来才明白他是认真的。

At first, I thought David was only joking, but later I realized he was serious.

上个周日，我第一次尝试做意大利菜，做出来味道很不错。

Last Sunday, I tried cooking some Italian food for the first time, and it was delicious.

有些人讨厌夏天，说天气热得什么都不想干。但我喜欢夏日的炎热，因为很适合去海里游泳。

Some people say that they do not like summer because it is so hot that they do not feel like doing anything. However, I like the heat of summer because it is perfect for swimming in the sea.

詹姆斯八年前来日本，不光是想游览寺庙，还因为他当时交往了一位日本女友。

James came to Japan eight years ago not only because he wanted to visit temples, but also because he had a Japanese girlfriend.

我反对人类克隆技术，因为这有可能会克隆出恶人。

I am against human cloning. That is because it could result in evil people being cloned.

图表显示日本出生率自1985年起持续走低，部分原因在于养育子女开销巨大。

The graph shows that in Japan the birth rate has been decreasing since 198 This decrease is partly because it costs a lot of money to raise children.

我为迟到向吉尔道歉，但她不肯原谅我。

Even though I apologized to Jill for being late, she did not forgive me.

三天前我手机摔落在地，屏幕碎得一塌糊涂。我很后悔没有买手机保险。

Three days ago, I dropped my smartphone and its screen smashed into thousands of pieces. I regretted not buying insurance for it.

我每天忙于家务，根本没有时间去看电影。

I am so busy with the housework every day that I have no time to see a movie.

这张木桌子太重，我一个人搬不上二楼。

This wooden desk is too heavy for me to carry upstairs by myself.

在欧洲旅行的时候，无论走到哪里都能见到大批日本游客，我都看腻了。

While traveling in Europe, I got sick and tired of seeing so many Japanese tourists wherever I went.

看到妈妈戴着我送她的耳环去上班，我心里十分高兴。

I was very happy when I saw my mother leaving for work wearing the earrings I had bought her.

如果你认为学校就只是学习的地方，那说明你并不理解学校真正的作用。

If you think that schools are nothing more than places to study, then this shows that you do not understand what they are for.

新冠疫情期间，大部分人大部分时间都待在室内工作、学习。

During the COVID‑19 pandemic, most people spent most of their time working or studying indoors.

日本人通常会尽量委婉表达自己的情绪，避免破坏集体的和睦。

Japanese people usually express their feelings as indirectly as possible to avoid disturbing the harmony of their group.

一所大学是否称得上真正一流，不只取决于师生的能力，还要看它对社会做出多少贡献。

Whether or not a university is truly first‑rate depends not only on how intelligent its faculty and students are. It also depends on how much it contributes to society.

大气中二氧化碳含量上升，和全球变暖密切相关。

The increase in the amount of CO₂ in the atmosphere is closely related to global warming.

现代文明越是发展，人们就越被迫熬夜，睡眠也就越发不足。

The more modern civilization advances, the later we are forced to stay up at night, and the less sleep we get.

医生与教师的共同点在于，二者打交道的对象不是物品，而是人。

Doctors and teachers are alike in that both of them deal not with things but with people.

现场观看音乐演出，远比在油管上看视频要精彩得多。

Music performances are far more exciting live than they are on YouTube.

这款摩托车在英国的售价大约是日本的两倍。

This motorcycle is about twice as expensive in the U.K. as it is in Japan.

如今年轻人读书量变少，并不代表他们求知欲下降。

Just because young people today read less than they used to, this does not mean that they are less eager to learn.

坦白说，我昨天参加的入学考试远比我预想的要难。

Frankly speaking, the entrance exams I took yesterday were far more difficult than I had expected.

很多人手机里装有健康类应用，却极少有人懂得充分利用它。

Many people have health apps, but very few of them know how to get the most out of them.

很多来日本的外国游客抱怨电影票价格太贵。

Many visitors to Japan complain that movie tickets are too expensive.

有些国家大量浪费粮食，而另一些国家却有成千上万儿童忍饥挨饿。

In some countries, a great deal of food is wasted, while in others tens of thousands of children are starving.

睡觉前别忘了关掉空调，不然你可能会生病。

Don't forget to turn off the air conditioner before you go to bed, or you might come down with something.

微笑是维系良好人际关系的润滑剂。

Smiling helps us build good relationships with those around us.

借助社交媒体，我们可以跨越年龄、性别、国籍，和世界各地的人交流想法。

On social media, we can share thoughts and ideas with people all over the world, regardless of age, gender, or nationality.

不管运动再多，如果不算热量，就没办法减重。

No matter how much exercise you get, you will not lose weight unless you count your calories.

就算你自以为认识某个单词，查词典总能有新收获。

Although you think that you know a word, there is something new to learn if you look it up in the dictionary.

有些日本游客缺乏常识，把大把现金放在裤子后兜随身携带。

Some Japanese tourists lack common sense and carry large amounts of cash in their back pockets.

维持健康的秘诀就是均衡饮食、坚持运动。

In order to stay healthy, you should have a balanced diet and get regular exercise.

在发展中国家生活一段时间，会让你有机会从全新视角重新审视日本。

If you live in a developing country for a while, you gain an opportunity to look at Japan from a different point of view.

只有出国之后，你才会发觉日本大都市的霓虹灯数量何其之多。

It is not until you go abroad that you realize just how many neon lights there are in big Japanese cities.

很遗憾，不少日本人误以为，只要会说英语，就能成为世界公民。

It is a pity that many Japanese people mistakenly believe that in order to become global citizens, all they need to do is speak English.

令人意外的是，很多美国人只要能听懂你的意思，并不会在意你的英语发音。

It is surprising that many Americans do not care how you pronounce English as long as they can understand what you are trying to say.

我们力所能及的环保行动，就是减少垃圾，尽量选用环保产品。

The best things we can do to protect the environment are to reduce waste and to use eco‑friendly products.

据说十个日本年轻人里有七个没有任何宗教信仰。

It is said that seven out of ten young Japanese people do not believe in any religion.

各国社交问候方式各不相同，在日本鞠躬比握手更为普遍。

Social greetings vary from country to country. In Japan, bowing is more common than shaking hands.

金泽坐落于风光秀丽、海产鲜美的能登半岛南侧。

Kanazawa is located south of Noto Peninsula, which is famous for its beautiful scenery and delicious seafood.

不少高龄女性会瞧不起事事依赖妻子、什么都不会自己做的丈夫。

Quite a few elderly women look down on their husbands, who cannot do anything by themselves and are overdependent on their wives.

那家电影院步行过来大约二十分钟，坐地铁只要五分钟。

The movie theater is about a twenty‑minute walk from here, but it takes only five minutes to get there by subway.

修好这辆自行车花了我一万日元。

It cost me ten thousand yen to have this bike repaired.

我家一共四口人，住在这栋公寓的五楼。

There are four people in my family and our apartment is on the fifth floor of this building.

年轻人盲目相信书面文字，这种倾向并非现在才出现。

The tendency for young people to blindly believe all printed text is nothing new.

我在巴黎留学时，某家公司的社长曾经请我在高级餐厅吃饭。

When I was studying in Paris, the president of a certain company once bought me a meal at a fancy restaurant.

阿姆斯特朗付出诸多牺牲，才终于实现成为宇航员的梦想。

Armstrong finally realized his dream of becoming an astronaut but only by sacrificing many things.

若都市生活让你身心俱疲，最好的解压方式就是置身大自然放松身心。

If city life is giving you stress and fatigue, it is best to relax in natural surroundings in order to relieve this.

在日本，女性生完孩子抚养子女之后，往往很难重返职场或者获得晋升。

In Japan, women often have difficulty returning to their jobs or getting promoted after giving birth and raising their children.

在美国，孩子拿到驾照之前，去哪都由家长开车接送，这是很常见的现象。

In the U.S., it is not unusual for parents to drive their children everywhere until they are old enough to get a driver's license.

“打扰一下，请问去邮局怎么走？”“往前走过两个街区左转，邮局就在你的右手边。”

"Excuse me. Could you tell me how to get to the post office?" "Go straight for two blocks, then turn left. You will find it on your right."

“你觉得新来的老师怎么样？”“她身上有种独特的魅力。”

"What do you think of our new teacher?" "There is something quite charming about her."

在拥挤电车上心安理得占两个座位的人，实在让我恼火。

People who do not feel guilty about taking up two seats on a crowded train really make me angry.

每个人生来都拥有某种天赋，问题在于能不能发掘出来。

Everyone is born with a talent. The question is whether they are able to find it or not.

我午休外出吃午饭的时候，偶遇了高中时代的老友。

When I was out of the office for lunch, I ran into an old friend from high school.

这首音乐值得反复聆听，我强烈推荐你听听。

This music is worth listening to several times. I highly recommend it.

牙齿对健康至关重要，想要身体健康，就必须每顿饭后刷牙。

Your teeth play an important part in your health. If you want to stay healthy, you must brush your teeth after every meal.

请记住：只要心怀热忱，做任何事都可以取得成功。

Always remember that as long as you have passion, you can succeed in anything.