Modern English 洋话连篇（八）

1. I appreciate John's helping¹ in time.

　　我感谢约翰的及时帮助。

　　2. I bought it the day it was released.

　　它发行的当天我就买了。

　　3. I doubted whether the story is true.

　　我怀疑那故事是不是真的。

　　4. I learnt that I had passed the test.

　　我获悉我测验及格了。

　　5. He inspected the car for defects.

　　他详细检查车子有无效障。

　　6. I go to school by bike every day.

　　我每天骑自行车上学。

　　7. I'll call a taxi in case of need.

　　如果需要的话，我会叫出租车的。

　　8. Is there any sugar in the bottle?

　　瓶子里还有糖吗?

　　9. Let's divide the cake into three.

　　我们将蛋糕分成三份吧。

　　10. The book you ask for is sold out.

　　你要的那本书已经售完了。

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。