托福口语:与人生状态有关的格言

 　　一、生死状态

　　1.No man is born wise.

　　没有人生而知之。

　　2. He was borne by Mrs. Gadabout.

　　他为加达保特夫人所生。(接by引导的短语时，用borne这一形式)

　　3. Juliana is expecting about next January.

　　朱莉安娜明年一月生产。

　　表示“生育”的词还有：big with a child， in the family way， in a certain condition， in a bad shape，have a white swelling¹， in a delicate condition， wear the apron(围裙)high， have swallowed awater-melon seed等。

　　4. He was born in the city and brought up in the country.

　　他生在城市长在乡村。

　　5. Liu Hulan is a heroine， and she lived a great life and died a glorious death.

　　刘胡兰是个女英雄，她生的伟大，死的光荣。

　　与死相关的词有：pass away(去世)，go to a better world(去极乐世界)，go to Heaven(上天堂)，be with God(见上帝)，cross the great divide(过冥河)，cross the Jordan(命赴黄泉)，go to abetter² world(去极乐世界)，go west(去西方极乐世界)，meet the maker(见造物主)，give up theghost(作古)，kick the bucket(翘辫子)。

　　二、婚恋状态

　　1. Did you get a date with Sally for the dance?

　　你已经同萨莉约好去跳舞了吗?

　　同类表达还有：a blind date(由介绍人安排的男女初次会面)，go stag(不带女伴去参加舞会)，a henparty(只有**参加的聚会)。

　　2. Meg has been carrying a torch for Paul for almost two years.

　　梅格对保罗单恋已经将近两年了。

　　相同说法还有：be struck by one’s beauty(被某人的美貌打动)，fall in love with at first sight(一见钟情)，be in love with(爱上某人)，turn down in love(失恋)。

　　3. But anyhow they are engaged to be married.

　　但是不管怎样他们订婚了。

　　4. Next month she will be married to an engineer. Will you marry her?

　　下个月她要嫁给一位工程师，你会为她主婚吗?

　　5. He married both his daughters to rich businessmen.

　　他把两个女儿分别嫁给了富有的商人。

　　6. Did Mr. Hill divorce his wife or did she divorce him?

　　是黑尔先生提出要离婚还是他的妻子提出要离婚?

　　7. The trouble with you is you’re too hen-pecked. At my house I’m the lord and master.

　　最糟糕的是你太怕老婆了。我在家里可是一品大老爷。

　　三、生活状态

　　1. If you don’t work hard today， you’ll try hard to look for a new job tomorrow.

　　今天工作不努力，明天努力找工作。

　　2. Harry³ found a job in the company.

　　哈利在这家公司找到了工作。Henry works with the bank. 亨利在银行上班。

　　3. His parents lost their job， and his family couldn’t afford him to go to college.

　　他的父母失业了，无法支持他上大学。

　　表示“失业”的说法还有：be laid off， get a pink note， be dismissed， be fired， be given the bush，be given the sack， be axed， give the boot， get canned等等。

　　4. Now John has decided⁴ to turn over a new leaf and go to school on time every day.

　　现在约翰决定改过自新，每天准时上学。

　　5. We live on salary but can’t feed on it. We can’t get what we want in the faraway town.

　　我们靠工资生活，但不能吃钞票。在这个偏僻的小镇我们就是买不到想要的东西。

　　6. The beggars lived by begging in the street.

　　这些乞丐靠在街头乞讨为生。

　　7. Grandpa told me in the old days they lived a miserable⁵ life.

　　祖父告诉我在旧社会他们过着悲惨的生活。

　　类似的说法有：live/lead a happy life(过着幸福的生活)，live a dog’s life(过着牛马不如的生活)，live agreat life(生的伟大)，live up to one’s expectation(不辜负某人的期望)，live a lie(过着虚伪的生活)等。

　　四、教育状态

　　1. Billy didn’t go to school and he was illiterate⁶.

　　比利没有上过学，是个文盲。

　　2. Although the family was poor， they still did their best to afford their son to go to college.

　　尽管家里很穷，但这一家人还有尽力供孩子上大学。

　　3. He had good education and received Degree of Philosophy in 1989.

　　他受到了良好的教育，于1989年获得了哲学博士学位。

　　4. He’ll go abroad for a further study next year.

　　明年他要出国进修。

　　5. Because of poverty father had no schooling⁷ and almost didn’t know a B from abattledore.

　　由于贫穷，父亲没有受过教育，几乎是目不识丁

1 swelling   

n.肿胀

参考例句：

• Use ice to reduce the swelling. 用冰敷消肿。
• There is a marked swelling of the lymph nodes. 淋巴结处有明显的肿块。

2 abetter   

n.教唆者，怂恿者

参考例句：

• Make them SMAART goals andand you'll have abetter chance of attaining them. 制定SMAART目标，那么你实现这些目标的机会将更大。 来自互联网
• Betty beat abit of butter to make abetter butter. 贝蒂敲打一小块奶油要做一块更好的奶油面。 来自互联网

3 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 miserable   

adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的

参考例句：

• It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
• Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。

6 illiterate   

adj.文盲的；无知的；n.文盲

参考例句：

• There are still many illiterate people in our country.在我国还有许多文盲。
• I was an illiterate in the old society,but now I can read.我这个旧社会的文盲，今天也认字了。

7 schooling   

n.教育；正规学校教育

参考例句：

• A child's access to schooling varies greatly from area to area.孩子获得学校教育的机会因地区不同而大相径庭。
• Backward children need a special kind of schooling.天赋差的孩子需要特殊的教育。