2016年BEC中級口語常用對話-9

就我的記憶來說……

As far as I can remember,...

What's John's last name? (約翰姓什么來著?)

As far as I can remember, it begins with M. (就我的記憶來說，它的第一個字母是M。)

To the best of my memory,...

As far as I know,... (就我所知……)

If my memory serves me right,... (如果我沒記錯的話，……)

以牙還牙，針鋒相對。

Tit for tat.

John kicked me, so I gave him tit for tat.(約翰踢我，所以我以牙還牙。)

這是我為什么在這兒的原因。

That's what I'm here for.

What are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大學學什么?)

Economics. That's what I'm here for. (學經濟，這就是我為什么在這兒學習的原因。)

2+3等于5。

Two and three is five.

Two plus three is five.

Two and three makes five.

Two and three equals five.

我們有天壤之別。

We're as different as night and day.

We're completely different. (我們倆完全不同。)

We have nothing in common. (我們沒有任何共同點。)