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.
2.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.
3.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.
4.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.
5.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.