1·A good tale is none the worse for being twice told.;
好戏不厌百回看。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
2·Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?
那人虽然活千年,再活千年,却不享福,众人岂不都归一个地方去吗。
3·Deta did not have to be told twice.
迪蒂不需要被告知两次。
4·If I've told you once, I've told you twice.
如果我已经告诉过您一次,那么我就已经告诉您两次了。
5·Someone else told me the lake was only one meter deep, but it was at least twice that.
有人告诉我这个湖只有一米深,但它至少有两倍深。
6·Old stories cannot be told twice.
老掉牙的故事不许重提。
7·I think he should be told to think twice before starting.
我认为应该告诉他在开始前要三思。
8·Usually, it's the children who push for a change, but in this case, she was the one who did. "I fell twice in one week, and I told my daughter I don't belong at home anymore," she said.
而通常状况下都是孩子们要求老人去疗养院,但是这位老奶奶的状况却是她自己为自己做的决定。“这周我病了两次,我告诉女儿我只能住在这里了,家我已经不能回去了”老人告诉我说。
9·Marques and Carbayo found that all told, it costs about $122, 000 to describe a new Brazilian vertebrate, such as a bird—twice the price of a new noninsect invertebrate, such as a worm.
马科斯和卡巴约发现总的来说,描述一种新发现的巴西产的脊椎动物(比如一种小鸟)需要大约122,000美元,这是描述新发现的非昆虫类的无脊椎动物(比如一种蚯蚓)所需费用的两倍。
10·Twice the employers gave him the go-ahead, which told Griffen they were confident their employees were happy.
有两次雇主同意了,并自信的告诉Griffen,他们很有自信公司的员工一定是对自己的工作满意的。