例句二十

　　1、That man is proud by nature.

　　那个人天生骄傲。

　　2、He is a musician by birth.

　　他是个天生的音乐家。

　　3、I estimate his age at thirty.

　　我估计他有30岁。

　　4、He has been living a life empty of happiness.

　　他一直过着没有幸福的生活。

　　5、He is going around looking for work.

　　他四处奔走找工作。

　　6、He went from door to door delivering the milk.

　　他挨家挨户送牛奶。

　　7、I've given up trying to convince him.

　　我已不再试图说服他。

　　8、If you do this you will only runsintosdifficulties.

　　你要是做这事就只会陷入困境。

　　9、The foolish man gambled away all his money.

　　那个傻瓜赌博输掉了所有的钱。

　　10、Except for you, I should be dead by now.

　　要不是你，我早就死了。

　　迷彩文二十 贝多芬

　　音乐厅，贝多芬正在演奏《月光奏鸣曲》。

　　伯爵：That man is proud by nature.

　　管家：He is a musician by birth.

　　伯爵：I estimate his age at thirty.

　　管家：He has been living a life empty of happiness. He is going around looking for work.

　　伯爵：他现在以什么为生？真是个天才！

　　管家：据说，He went from door to door delivering the milk.

　　我曾劝他和上流社会合作，捧场演出，他却拒绝我。

　　I've given over trying to convince him.

　　伯爵：我想赞助他。

　　管家：If you do this you will only runsintosdifficulties.

　　上流社会都会反对你，上次你赞助一个音乐家，The foolish man gambled away all his money.你不记得了吗？

　　伯爵：难道当初我没赞助过你吗？

　　管家：Except for you, I should be dead by now.

　　我常常感激不尽。