查询词典 better-informed

a chain of islands：列岛 诸岛

a certain extent 某程度上 | a chain of islands 列岛 诸岛 | a change for the better 好转

a close game：势均力敌和比赛

There has been a change for the better in the situation. 形势好转了.... | a close game势均力敌和比赛 | A burst of laughter swept the room after the joke had been told.听完这个笑话后满屋子的人发出一阵爆...

a couple of student：几个学生

better under standing 更好的理解 | a couple of student 几个学生 | a friend in need is a friend indeed 患难中见真情

its a far cry from what i expected：这离我想要的差远了

11. i expected something better. 我所期望的比这要好. | 12. its a far cry from what i expected. 这离我想要的差远了. | 13. i am not getting what i bargained for. 当时说好的可不是这个样子.

I can see you have a full house：看出你这里都满座了啊

94 A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit 吃亏的和解也比胜诉... | 96 I can see you have a full house 看出你这里都满座了啊! | 97 Work is worth doing of worth doing well 一件事如果值得做好,就值得...

What a good deal：真便宜! What a let down! 真令人失望

We better get going! 最好马上就走! | What a good deal! 真便宜! What a let down! 真令人失望! | What do you figure? 你有什么想法?

need a good rest：需要好好休息

113) have a good rest 好好休息 | 114) need a good rest 需要好好休息 | 115) feel better 感觉更好

A heavy purse makes a light heart：钱袋重,心快活

Health is better than wealth. 健康胜于财富. | A heavy purse makes a light heart. 钱袋重,心快活. | Home is home, be it ever so humble. 家虽简陋,但没有一个地方比家更温暖;在家千日好,出外事事难.

as a matter of course：作为理所当然的事

a batch of一批 | as a matter of course作为理所当然的事 | better off生活较优裕

Just to show my father you're a serious young man：好让我爸认为你是个慎重的青年

You'd better, I'm afraid.|你最好那么穿 | Just to show my father you're a serious young man...|好让我爸认为你是个慎重的青年 | ...not a teddy boy.|不是个毛头小伙儿

overturned：倒转的

倒转的 inverted | 倒转的 overturned | 倒转点 inversion point

remind sb of/about sth：使某人想起

9. on the go 忙碌, (整天)奔忙 | remind sb. of / about sth. 使某人想起... | have fun 取乐