1.我告诉他别乱动，否则照片没法拍了。

I told him to stay put long enough for the photo to be taken. 晚会结束后，女孩子们留下来帮助清扫。

Girls stayed behind after the party to help clean up. 我一心只想帮忙，忘记了人多反而误事。

I only wished to help, forgetting that it might turn out to be a case of too many cooks. 食堂的饭菜多得令人眼花缭乱，都不知道选什么好了。

There are always a large varieties of food and dishes at our dining hall. We are spoiled for choice. 在众人面前发言总是令我紧张不堪。Speaking in front of a lot of people always gets on my nerves.

6.你会发现他这人一言九鼎。

You’ll find that he is just as good as his word.

7.我没那样讲过。我搞不懂他为什么硬说我讲过了。

I didn’t say that. I couldn’t understand why he put words in my mouth.)

8.点龙虾呢还是要牛排呢，我吃不准。

I can’t decide between the lobster and the steak.

9.那件事最终促使我离职。

That decided me to leave my job.

10.我本想当画家的，但命运却为我另作了安排。

I had wanted to be a painter, but destiny decided otherwise.

11.他不会去的：他在这一点上相当坚决。

He won’t go: he’s quite decided about it.

12.他脸上流露着明显的内疚。

Guilt was written all over his face.

13.他的英语并没什么了不起的。

His English is nothing much to write home about.

14.司机在车祸中只受了轻伤，幸免于难，但汽车却完全报废了。

The driver survived the crash with minor injuries, but the car was completely written off.

15.他是一个乐呵呵的人，但周一早上却是一副可怜相。

He’s a cheerful guy, but Monday morning found him miserable.

16.黄浦江在崇明岛附近汇入东海。

The Huangpu River finds its way to the East Sea at around Chongming Island.

17.那一击正好打中了他的下巴。

The blow found his chin.

18.这小孩刚刚开始学会走路。

The baby is just starting to find its feet.

19.我气得都说不出话来了。

I was so angry that I couldn’t find my tongue.

20.我来到这家公司才一星期的时间，所以一切还在摸索。

I’ve only joined the firm for only a week, so I’m still finding my feet.

21.告诉我你把我的小狗怎么着了!你哑巴了吗?

Say what you have done to my puppy! Have you lost your tongue?

22.我对你的根本要求就是要诚实。

All I request of you is to be honest with me.

23.他再三请求帮助。

He has made repeated requests for help.

24.应他本人要求，他被调到了另外一个部门。

He was transferred to another department at his own request.

25.这里是公交车招呼站。

Buses stop here by request.