Tricia played quite well, all things considered. 总体上看来，特里西娅演奏得挺好。

Of course, we want to be part of Europe, but at the same time we must be careful not to lose our close relationship with the US. 当然我们想成为欧洲的一部分，然而我们必须谨慎，不能失去与美国的亲密关系。

This famous novel is a little, dare I say it, dull.

For my money, he's the best player in football today.

I happen to live here too – don't leave your rubbish everywhere! 我碰巧也住在这儿，请别乱扔垃圾！

It's expensive. Having said that, I must admit that it is very well made. 它很贵，但尽管如此，我必须承认它的做工非常好。

Let me put it this way, he's rich, but he's certainly not attractive. 让我这么说吧，他很有钱，但是他肯定没有魅力。

I don't know about you, but I'm starving. 我不知道你怎么样，反正我是饿坏了。

What a very attractive dress, if I may say so! 多么漂亮的连衣裙，如果我可以这么说的话！

What about the cost, I hear you say. 费用怎么办？我听听你怎么说。

I'll tell you one thing: I wouldn't like to have his job. 告诉你吧：我不想要他那份工作。

I must confess I was slightly annoyed by his attitude. 说实话，他的态度让我有点恼火。

He's the greatest athlete of all time, in my book. 在我看来，他是有史以来最好的运动员。

I should think that most of the people around here vote Tory. 我当然认为周围的人大多都会投保守党的票。

I wouldn't put it past him to steal from his own family. 我认为他做得出偷自家东西这种事。

He looks certain to win the competition. 他看来一定会赢得这场比赛。

He bangs on about equality but expects her to iron his shirts. Hypocritical, much?

My money's on Brazil to win the World Cup.

Many of these garden pests cause little real damage. On the other hand, aphids can infect raspberries with incurable diseases.

Quite frankly, I don't care if he leaves. 坦白说，我不在乎他是否离开。

Something tells me we haven't heard the last of him. 我觉得我们可能没有听到他最后说的话。

Speaking as a mother, I would tell him to give up football. 作为母亲来说，我要告诉他放弃足球。

He'll be missed by some, but not, I suspect, by all his colleagues. 我觉得他会被他的某些，而不是全部，同事所怀念。

The economy is struggling. That said, house prices rose slightly last month. 经济形势很艰难。尽管如此，房价上个月仍略有上扬。

To be frank, Freddie, you're just not up to the job. 说老实话，弗雷迪，你胜任不了那份工作。

‘Who wants to stand around waiting ages for a train?' ‘Not me.' “谁想长时间站在那里等火车？”“我不想。”

Without wishing to sound ungrateful, I should like to point out that you only did what you were paid to do. 我不想让大家觉得我不领情，但我应该指出你们所做的仅是你们领了报酬而该做的。

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