can't you stop doing...   难道你不能不。。。？
can't you stop being like  this ？ 难道你不能不像这样？
can't you stop asking questions   难道你就不能不问问题？

表示 抱怨，责备 的语气

can't you give me a second?   难道你就不能让我透口气？

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~不说了~


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24) I just love talking about the good days I spent in college
      我喜欢谈论大学时的美好时光。
      I love doing...   我喜欢。。。 -------------------- ~不说了~

I dare not talking about my college, where I littered my youth and wandered my soul.[em130]
I love spending all my time with Tu Tu the  bunny. -------------------- 我推开灰色窗户，不能不想哭泣，时间流逝了，而我依然在这里。

25  i don't know how to do...
     不知道怎么做。。。
     i don‘t know how to deal with this problem。 我不知道怎么解决这个问题。
     i don't know how to talk  with him。我不知道怎么和他交谈。 -------------------- ~不说了~

26） everyone is trying to be successful   大家都在努力成功
       try to ...
        i'm trying hard to prepare for the entrance examination for the postgraduate.
        i tried but failed. 我试了，但没用。   -------------------- ~不说了~

27）do you have to ask for permission from your parents before getting married.  你成家前要经过父母同意吗？
      do you have to ask for permission from your parents  before  going to holiday ?
       do you have to ask for permission from your parents before  going to college?
       do you have to 你得。。。吗？
       do you  have to leave now ？ 现在非要走了吗？
       do you have  to tell  him  the truth？ 非要告诉他真相吗？
      
        do you have  to ask for someone‘s permission to。。。你非得问过别人才去做事吗？ -------------------- ~不说了~

28）i don't wanna be somebody like somebody       我不想像。。。一样。
       wanna = want to  
        i don't wanna  be  somebody like  Bush. -------------------- ~不说了~

   lai  le!
-------------------- 夏天来到了，天气热了，一群BT往北飞，一会排成一个"B"字，一会排成一个"T"字..........

29) it has been pretty a long time since i saw you last time. 自从上次以来好久没见过你了。

     it has been a long time since i post something here. 离我上次发帖已经好久了。
  
    it has been a long time since...      。。。已经好久了       完成时表示完成
    it has been a long time since this sumer vacation began.

30）i haven't spoken to my parents for 50 years
      我好久没和父母说过话了～
      50 years 这里是夸张的说法～一个虚数～
  也可以说成 i haven't spoken to my parents for years
      
      i haven't done sth。for years   好久没做过。。。了
      i havn't seen her for years
      i havn't enjoyed KFC for years
      i havn't spoken to such a beauty for a thousand years！
～～～：）


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31) there is no reason to ...没有理由。。。（很实用的一句）
     she turned me down, but there was no reason!        她拒绝了我～没理由呀！
      there is no reason to his faliure.      不知道他怎么失败的～
      there is no reason to give this chance up. 没理由放弃这次机会
      例如你的朋友因为什么原因要放弃做什么事
      你可以劝他～   come on， there is no reason to quit！（比如考研）
    

-------------------- ~不说了~

32) I gonna be away for a couple of days on business.
      我要出差几天
     be away on business   出差
     a couple of days   几天～
     a couple of ＝several       老外很爱用的～
   -------------------- ~不说了~

33.    it is over  ;   it is ended ;  it is finished;  it is in the past
 都是对结束了的说法～ -------------------- ~不说了~

34)    are you still interested in sth?  还喜欢... ...吗？
are you still worrying about it? 还为那事担心呢？
are you still on line ?  还在线呢？ -------------------- ~不说了~

35)  you have to suffer a lot before you could be successful
成功前要经历很多磨练（正所谓宝剑锋自磨砺出）
you have to ... before...     在。。。之前要怎么样（相当于一个条件）
you have to be here before i come here or you're fired. 你必须在我之前到，否则就被解雇。
you have to prepare a lot before you take that exam. 考试之前要作很多准备才行。
you have to practise as much as possible before you can spesk good english.想说好英语要尽量多练呀！ -------------------- ~不说了~

36） I have never done that before
我以前没作过
       have you  ever  tasted  morphine？服过吗啡吗？
        i have never done that before ！   从没服过！
-------------------- ~不说了~

37) when you have your own babies you will understand  等你有了孩子就懂了
      其实确实是这样，有时我们不能理解父母的一些做法，但可能事情过去好久，相似的经历也发生在我们身上时我们才会理解父母～～～
      when you have been through that you will get the same opinion   经历过你也会这样认同
      when you have seen the movie you will love it     看过那片子你就会喜欢
     when  you  have met him you won't think of him this way   见过后你就不会这样看他了 -------------------- ~不说了~

38) well, actually I am not feeling so well today  其实我今天不大舒服

     如果你心情不好或是不大舒服～朋友关心你一句  “ man，what‘s wrong with you ？”
     你就可以回答    “well, actually I am not feeling so well today”
    
     you look blue today， what's up？   你看起来情绪不高，怎么了？
     well, actually I am not feeling so well today  其实我今天不大舒服（也可指心情）
-------------------- ~不说了~

39) hopefully it is nothing serious  希望不严重
    
     last night i quarralled with dad  昨天和爸爸吵架了
     hopefully it is nothing serious   希望不严重（希望没什么事）
    
     john involved in that political scandal  约翰卷入了那场政治传闻
     hopefully it is nothing serious            希望没什么事 -------------------- ~不说了~

我来顶一下吧！大家都老同学了

我来顶一下吧！大家都老同学了

a bundle of thanks~ -------------------- ~不说了~

40) I dislike to be called my first name  我不喜欢被人直呼其名

      i dislike... 我不喜欢。。。
      i dislike staying alone. 我不喜欢独处。 -------------------- ~不说了~

41） I have sth to do in the office   我办公室有点事
       有事要离开可以用这句～
       Excuseme? I have sth to do in the office. 对不起，我办公室有点事。（潜台词就是要离开会呗）
       扩展一下  I have sth to do in the kitchen  厨房里有些事
                     I have sth to do in the school   学校有点事
       can you go out with me tomorrow？明天能陪我出去吗？
       i'm afraid  I have sth to do in the school.   恐怕学校那边有点事。
       -------------------- ~不说了~

42)  what’s up? What’s going on? What’s new?
       大体意思都是最近怎么样？ 有没有什么新变化的意思，更直接说就是“怎么了”的意思

      what‘s up？怎么了？
      what's new？ 有什么新鲜事吗？
      比较亲密的朋友也这样打招呼～
      例如有两个要好的朋友在聊天，你走过去就可以说： what’s up? What’s going on? What’s new? -------------------- ~不说了~

43) how would you like to go to Washington for sightseeing?  到华盛顿逛逛怎么样？
      how would you like to have dinner together with me ？  一起吃晚饭怎么样？
      how would you like to play tennis with me ？一起玩网球怎么样？
      how would you like to ... 做。。。怎么样？（询问意见）

      ps：约mm的用语～
      
     -------------------- ~不说了~

Buddy...you're a nut...but i like it..:) -------------------- Without me.

44)  I’d love it!  太乐意了（上一句的回答）
      是对别人建议的回应。 -------------------- ~不说了~

45) all you have to do is what you like to do   喜欢什么就做什么（只需要作你喜欢的事）

      all you have to do is listening to me. 听我的就行了
      all you have to do is waiting for the chance. 等待机会就是了

      what should i do？                               我该作什么？
     all you have to do is what you like to do   喜欢什么就做什么
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~不说了~


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Thank you very much,i like them very much!!
i  wanna to improve my oral english ,thanks for help~!!! --------------------       充实
      

i'd love to help~~~~