英语口语中谚语、惯用语（2）

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It's out of date.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But it's out of date already.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It's outdated.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。)