1. 你的会计方式太过时了。
【原句】Your accounting methods are far behind the times.
【解说】behind the times 过时，落伍，跟不上时代；相当于old fashioned / out of date
2. 我打电话来只是想告诉你我爱你，而且我是认真的。
【原句】I just call to say I love you, and I mean it.
【解说】I mean it. 这句话表示“我是认真的”，强调我真的是这个意思，并不是开玩笑。也可以说：I mean business.
3. 约翰带上雨伞以防万一。
【原句】John took his umbrella to be on the safe side.
【解说】to be on the safe side的意思是to be safe; to be cautious; to be very well prepared，也就是“为了保险起见，以防万一”。
4. 说来话长，我下次告诉你。
【原句】It's a long story and I'll tell you some other time.
【解说】It's a long story. 这是个很长的故事，就是指“说来话长，一言难尽”。如果有人约你出去而你恰好没空，就可以说" Maybe some other time." 意思是“改天吧，下次吧”。
5. 简而言之，你被解雇了！
【原句】To put it in a nutshell: you are fired!
【解说】put sth. in a nutshell 简要地陈述某事，简而言之
6. 我想不通为什么医保改革不得人心。
【原句】I can't imagine why health care reform is unpopular.
【解说】I can't imagine why... 我想不通为什么……，这是一个很常用的口语句式。
7. 你该理发了。
【原句】It's about time you had your hair cut.
【解说】It's about time... 该是……的时候了，也可以说"It is high time"。注意后面的句子中的动词要用虚拟语气。
1.I'm an office worker. 我是上班族。2.I work for the government. 我在政府机关做事。
3.I'm happy to meet you. 很高兴见到你。
4.I like your sense of humor. 我喜欢你的幽默感。
5.I'm glad to see you again. 很高兴再次见到你。
6.I'll call you. 我会打电话给你。
7.I feel like sleeping/ taking a walk. 我想睡/散步。
8.I want something to eat. 我想吃点东西。
9.I need your help. 我需要你的帮助。
10.I would like to talk to you for a minute. 我想和你谈一下。
11.I have a lot of problems. 我有很多问题。
12.I hope our dreams come true. 我希望我们的梦想成真。
13.I'm looking forward to seeing you. 我期望见到你。
14.I'm supposed to go on a diet / get a raise. 我应该节食/涨工资。
15.I heard that you're getting married. Congratulations. 听说你要结婚了，恭喜！
16.I see what your mean. 我了解你的意思。
17.I can't do this. 我不能这么做。
18.Let me explain why I was late. 让我解释迟到的理由。
19.Let's have a beer or something. 咱们喝点啤酒什么的。
20.Where is your office? 你们的办公室在哪？
should have done
“should + 动词的完成式”表示本应该做而实际上没有做，它的否定形式表示某种行为本不该发生但却发生了。有责备的意味。
You should have started earlier, but you didn't.
你本应该早点儿出发，但是你没有。
You should have washed the wound.
你应该已经洗好了伤口。
She shouldn't have taken away my dictionary, for I wanted to use it. 她本不应该拿走我的词典，因为我要用它。
You shouldn't have been so rude to him.
你本不应该对他那么粗鲁。
注：“should+完成式”虽然可以表猜测，但因为会造成歧义，应少用。
ought to have done
1、“ought to + 动词的完成式”表示过去应做某事而实际未做，它的否定形式表示本不应该做某事却做了（用法和should相同）。
You ought to have helped him, but you didn't.
你本应该帮助他但你没有。
You ought to have studied harder.
你本应该更努力学习的。
He ought not to have stopped his work halfway.
他本不应该做这项工作时半途而废。
He oughtn't to have done that.
他本来就不该做那件事。
2、“ought to + 动词的完成式”还可以用来表猜测。
They ought to have arrived by now.
现在他们想必已经到达。
If he had started at nine o'clock, he ought to have been in London by eleven o'clock.
如果他在九点出发，那他十一点钟该到达伦敦了。
1． I wasn't born yesterday.
1 我又不是三岁小孩。
2． How do I address you?
2 我怎么称呼你。
3． She turns me off.
3 她使我厌烦。
4． So far so good.
4 目前为止，一切都好。
5． Be my guest.
5 请便、别客气。
6． That was a close call.
6 太危险了/千钧一发
7． Far from it.
7 一点也不。
8． It's a pain in the neck.
8 那真是件麻烦事。
9． We're in the same boat.
9 我们处境相同。
10． My mouth is watering.
10 我在流口水了。
11． I ache all over.
11 我浑身酸痛。
12． I have a runny nose.
12 我流鼻涕。
13． Do you have any openings?
13 你们有空缺吗？
14． Think nothing of it.
14 别放在心上。
15． I'm not myself today. 15 我今天心神不宁。
16． I have a sweet tooth. 16 我喜欢吃甜食。
17． For the time being.
17 暂时；暂且；目前
18． Don't beat around the bush. 18 别拐弯抹角了。
19． It's up on the air.
19 悬而未决，尚未确定。
20． It slipped my mind. 20 我忘了。
21． You can't please everyone. 21 你不可能讨好每一个人。
22． I'm working on it.
22 我正在努力。
23． You bet!
23 当然！
24． Drop me a line.
24 写封信给我。
25． Are you pulling my leg? 25 你在开我玩笑吗？
1. 你的会计方式太过时了。
【原句】Your accounting methods are far behind the times.
【解说】behind the times 过时，落伍，跟不上时代；相当于old fashioned / out of date
2. 我打电话来只是想告诉你我爱你，而且我是认真的。
【原句】I just call to say I love you, and I mean it.
【解说】I mean it. 这句话表示“我是认真的”，强调我真的是这个意思，并不是开玩笑。也可以说：I mean business.
3. 约翰带上雨伞以防万一。
【原句】John took his umbrella to be on the safe side.
【解说】to be on the safe side的意思是to be safe; to be cautious; to be very well prepared，也就是“为了保险起见，以防万一”。
4. 说来话长，我下次告诉你。
【原句】It's a long story and I'll tell you some other time.
【解说】It's a long story. 这是个很长的故事，就是指“说来话长，一言难尽”。如果有人约你出去而你恰好没空，就可以说" Maybe some other time." 意思是“改天吧，下次吧”。
5. 简而言之，你被解雇了！
【原句】To put it in a nutshell: you are fired!
【解说】put sth. in a nutshell 简要地陈述某事，简而言之
6. 我想不通为什么医保改革不得人心。
【原句】I can't imagine why health care reform is unpopular.
【解说】I can't imagine why... 我想不通为什么……，这是一个很常用的口语句式。
7. 你该理发了。
【原句】It's about time you had your hair cut.
【解说】It's about time... 该是……的时候了，也可以说"It is high time"。注意后面的句子中的动词要用虚拟语气。
1.I'm an office worker. 我是上班族。2.I work for the government. 我在政府机关做事。
3.I'm happy to meet you. 很高兴见到你。
4.I like your sense of humor. 我喜欢你的幽默感。
5.I'm glad to see you again. 很高兴再次见到你。
6.I'll call you. 我会打电话给你。
7.I feel like sleeping/ taking a walk. 我想睡/散步。
8.I want something to eat. 我想吃点东西。
9.I need your help. 我需要你的帮助。
10.I would like to talk to you for a minute. 我想和你谈一下。
11.I have a lot of problems. 我有很多问题。
12.I hope our dreams come true. 我希望我们的梦想成真。
13.I'm looking forward to seeing you. 我期望见到你。
14.I'm supposed to go on a diet / get a raise. 我应该节食/涨工资。
15.I heard that you're getting married. Congratulations. 听说你要结婚了，恭喜！
16.I see what your mean. 我了解你的意思。
17.I can't do this. 我不能这么做。
18.Let me explain why I was late. 让我解释迟到的理由。
19.Let's have a beer or something. 咱们喝点啤酒什么的。
20.Where is your office? 你们的办公室在哪？
should have done
“should + 动词的完成式”表示本应该做而实际上没有做，它的否定形式表示某种行为本不该发生但却发生了。有责备的意味。
You should have started earlier, but you didn't.
你本应该早点儿出发，但是你没有。
You should have washed the wound.
你应该已经洗好了伤口。
She shouldn't have taken away my dictionary, for I wanted to use it. 她本不应该拿走我的词典，因为我要用它。
You shouldn't have been so rude to him.
你本不应该对他那么粗鲁。
注：“should+完成式”虽然可以表猜测，但因为会造成歧义，应少用。
ought to have done
1、“ought to + 动词的完成式”表示过去应做某事而实际未做，它的否定形式表示本不应该做某事却做了（用法和should相同）。
You ought to have helped him, but you didn't.
你本应该帮助他但你没有。
You ought to have studied harder.
你本应该更努力学习的。
He ought not to have stopped his work halfway.
他本不应该做这项工作时半途而废。
He oughtn't to have done that.
他本来就不该做那件事。
2、“ought to + 动词的完成式”还可以用来表猜测。
They ought to have arrived by now.
现在他们想必已经到达。
If he had started at nine o'clock, he ought to have been in London by eleven o'clock.
如果他在九点出发，那他十一点钟该到达伦敦了。
1． I wasn't born yesterday.
1 我又不是三岁小孩。
2． How do I address you?
2 我怎么称呼你。
3． She turns me off.
3 她使我厌烦。
4． So far so good.
4 目前为止，一切都好。
5． Be my guest.
5 请便、别客气。
6． That was a close call.
6 太危险了/千钧一发
7． Far from it.
7 一点也不。
8． It's a pain in the neck.
8 那真是件麻烦事。
9． We're in the same boat.
9 我们处境相同。
10． My mouth is watering.
10 我在流口水了。
11． I ache all over.
11 我浑身酸痛。
12． I have a runny nose.
12 我流鼻涕。
13． Do you have any openings?
13 你们有空缺吗？
14． Think nothing of it.
14 别放在心上。
15． I'm not myself today. 15 我今天心神不宁。
16． I have a sweet tooth. 16 我喜欢吃甜食。
17． For the time being.
17 暂时；暂且；目前
18． Don't beat around the bush. 18 别拐弯抹角了。
19． It's up on the air.
19 悬而未决，尚未确定。
20． It slipped my mind. 20 我忘了。
21． You can't please everyone. 21 你不可能讨好每一个人。
22． I'm working on it.
22 我正在努力。
23． You bet!
23 当然！
24． Drop me a line.
24 写封信给我。
25． Are you pulling my leg? 25 你在开我玩笑吗？