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According to his lights he has been a kind master.
在他自己看来，他是个很和蔼的主人。
解析：according to one's lights的意思是凭某人的意见或所知，往往表达否定意思，表示某人带有偏见的思想或者意见
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Gabby told Bill to drop dead after he asked her out on a date.
比尔想约盖比出来，但她却叫他离她远一点。
解析：drop dead 是俚语用法，通常用来叫别人不要再打扰、干涉等，语气较强硬而粗鲁。
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The situation wasn't cut and dry, and it was actually quite complicated.
情况不明，而且事实上相当复杂。
解析：cut and dry 也可以说 cut and dried，本来是形容已晒干处理好，准备出售的药草，引申为“预设好的”或“已完成、无法改变的”。
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I've been waiting for you for two hours, it's about time you got here!
我已经等了你两个钟头，你早该到了吧！
解析：about time 常用的句型为 it is about time (that) + 子句，表示“（某人）早该（做某事）”的意思，也可以用 high time 代替 about time。
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I know what Beth said is not totally accurate, but I would not go as far as to say that she is a liar.
我知道贝丝所说的并非完全正确，但我还是不想说她骗人。
解析：go as far as to 是表示“甚至（做到某地步）”的意思，也可说 go so far as to.
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You can't back out now, we've already accomplished so much!
你现在不能打退堂鼓啊，我们都已经完成这么多了耶！
解析：back out 是“从某个情况抽身”或“不履行（之前的协议、承诺等）”。
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City police announced a one-month crack down on drunk drivers.
城市警察宣布一项为期一个月的严格取缔酒醉驾车行动。
解析：crack down 是指“（对违法者或违法行为）采取的严厉取缔、制裁或限制”。
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Our efforts to change the unfair regulations at work turned out to be a lost cause.
我们努力想改变不公平的工作规定，结果只是枉然。
解析：lost cause 表示“毫无希望、注定失败的人或事物”。
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Quite good.How to still don't renew
I dont quite understand what you said, but I guess you were asking me something about update, right?
Though I have no fixed time to login here, I will try to keep it updated.
Hope that you can benefit from it. Chinese English We call it \"Chinglish\" ***060423
She quickly scarfed down the food.
她狼吞虎咽地吃东西。
解析：scarf 原为名词“围巾”，因其音与动词 scoff“狼吞虎咽”相近，之后就有 scarf down food “狼吞虎咽地吃东西”的说法出现。 Cathy really ticks me off when she ignores me!
当卡西忽视我时真把我惹火了
解析：tick 当动词时原指“时针滴答滴答地响”，tick someone off 则是“惹恼某人；使某人生气”。若要表示某人很生气，则以 \"ticked\" 形容。 May thinks Jack is cute, but I beg to differ.
梅觉得杰克很可爱，但我可不这么认为。
解析：beg 表“请求；冒昧”之意，beg to differ 则表示“（和某人）意见不同、看法不一致”。