我们都准备好了。
Do you have everything you need?
(你们需要的每一样东西都备好了吗?)
Yes, we're all set.
(是, 我们都准备好了。)
all set “完全准备好了”。
We're ready to go.
We are prepared.
我们讨论过。
Which one was better?
(哪一个更好?)
We debated that.
(我们讨论过。)
debate “讨论”、 “辩论”。
We went back and forth about that.
(我们为此反复进行了讨论。)
back and forth “来回”、 “反复”。
We hashed that over.
hash over “讨论”。
我只能做到这些。
This is the best I can do.
(我只能做到这些。)
Thank you for trying.
(你努力了, 谢谢。)
try “努力”、 “尝试”。
I can't do any better.
I've done the best I can.
它花的时间比我预计的要长。
Why wasn't the report done on time?
(为什么报告没按时写出来?)
It took longer than I had expected.
(它花的时间比我预计的要长。)
on time “按时”。
这里的take指“花费(时间等)”。longer是long的比较级, 表示“更长”。expect 意思是“预期”、 “预想”。
I underestimated the time it would take.
underestimate “看轻”、 “低估”。
I didn't expect it to take this long.
It took longer than I had anticipated.
我不知道详细情况。
When will the project start?
(这个项目什么时候开始?)
I don't know the details.
(我不知道详细情况。)
detail “详情”。
I don't have that information.
(我没有那方面的信息。)
information “信息”。
I wasn't informed of the details.
(具体细节没人告诉过我。)
实际上, 我知道的并不多。
How much do you know about it?
(那件事你知道多少?)
Actually, I don't know much.
(实际上, 我知道的并不多。)
How much ...? “……多少?”。
actually “实际上”、 “其实”。
Actually, not much.
Not a whole lot, to tell the truth.
a whole lot “很多的”。truth “真相”。to tell the truth “说真的”。




