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To be forewarned is to be forearmed.

事先得到警告即先有准备。

The skill of these jugglers has to be seen to be believed.

这些表演杂耍演员技巧要看才会相信。

I would like to be a pricky rose, or better to be a lethal poppy.

我愿意做带瑰，更愿意做能致命罂粟!

He claimed to be an insurance salesman but later was found to be a fraud.

"自称是个保险公司推销员,但后来发现原来是个骗子。"

The long slobbering slothful decline we had been looking forward to was not to be.

我们曾经预料那漫长、流口水、懒散衰老过程不会再有。

Costs will have to be kept down if severe public censure is to be avoided.

要避免公众严厉指责就得维持低成本。

He ought to be here by this.

这时该到这儿。

Stop swanning about pretending to be clever.

别自以为是地晃。

His justness is not to be doubted.

公正毋容置疑。

The prisoner is sure to be condemned.

这个犯人一定会被判刑。

That seems to be a sensible idea.

那似乎是个明智主意。

We seem to be light on fuel.

我们好像燃料不够。

They promoted him to be a general.

们将提拔为将军。

He seems to be lacking in frankness.

似乎不够坦率。

This restaurant is meant to be excellent.

人们认为这家餐厅非常好。

They noted David to be too clever.

们注意到大卫过于聪明。

The train is likely to be late.

这趟火车很可能晚点。

The book was nowhere to be found.

这本书无处可寻。

I want to be quit of him.

我想摆脱。

Our suspicions turned out to be groundless.

结果证明我们怀疑毫无根据。