Earl has worked in that firm for more than thirty years.厄尔已在那家公司工作了三十多年了。

 It occurred to me that you have never been to Beijing.我想起来了，你从来没去过北京。

 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.一鸟在手胜过二鸟在林。

 There are three ingredients in the good life:learning,earning and yearning.美好的生活由三种要素组成：学习，收益和向往。

 Most of us serve our ideals by fits and starts.The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly.

大多数人对待理想时冷时热。取得卓越成就的人必然是目标坚定且矢志不渝的人。 

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 I’ve never heard of anything so stupid!

 我从来没有听说过这么愚蠢的事情！

 I prefer reading books to watching TV.我宁愿读书，也不愿看电视。 

The air here is so dirty.这里的空气好脏啊。

 We should all work for world peace.我们都应该为世界和平而努力。

 The refugees are in urgent need of food and clothes.难民们急需食物和衣服。

 I won’t hurt you.我不会伤害你的。

 We were so worried about you last night.昨天晚上我们非常担心你。