东施效颦。(机器仿照。)

Monkey see, monkey do.

She just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你同样的车。)

Well, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛，真是东施效颦。)

以前后次序为准。

First come, first served. *“按达到的前后次序”、“按报名次序”，直译是“第一个来的，第一个获得供给”。

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.

过期了。

It's out of date.

Look at

my camera. (你看我的拍照机。)

But it's out of date already. (可它都过期了。)

It's old-fashioned.

It's outdated.

It's behind the times.

电视有利益，也有弊端。

TV has its merits and demerits.

TV has its good and bad points.

There are good and bad points about TV.

我操纵了他的弱点。

I took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“操纵……”。

我长了很多见地。

I've learned something.

The TV show was interesting. (阿谁电视节目颇有意思。)

Yeah, and I've learned something. (是呀，我长了很多见地。)

I've learned

something new. (我学到了一些新工具。)

那会引动怒灾呀!

It's a fire hazard. *hazard暗示“人力没法避让的伤害”。

Look at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)

It's a fire hazard. (那会引动怒灾呀!)

It could catch on fire easily. (这很轻易着火。)

It could cause a fire.

甚么事都有可能产生。

Anything could happen.

There's no knowing what may happen.

You never know. (任何事变都是很难预感的。)

Anything's possible.

It could happen to you. (对你来讲甚么都有可能产生。)

未来可以用来作参考。

for future reference

You should keep the book for future reference. (你该把这本书收好，以便未来作为参考。)