to-be

To be forewarned is to be forearmed.

事先得到警告即先有了准备。

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

些表演杂耍的演员的技巧要看了信。

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

我愿意做带刺的玫瑰，更愿意做能致命的罂粟!

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

"他自称是保险公司的推销员,但后来发现原来是骗子。"

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

我们曾经预料的那漫长的、流口水的、懒散的衰老过程不再有了。

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

要避免公众严厉的指责就得维持低成本。

He ought to be here by this.

他时该到儿了。

Stop swanning about pretending to be clever.

别自以为是地晃荡了。

His justness is not to be doubted.

他的公正毋容置。

The prisoner is sure to be condemned.

犯人一定被判刑。

That seems to be a sensible idea.

那似乎是明智的主意。

We seem to be light on fuel.

我们好像燃料不够了。

They promoted him to be a general.

他们将他提拔为将军。

He seems to be lacking in frankness.

他似乎不够坦率。

This restaurant is meant to be excellent.

人们认为家餐厅非常好。

They noted David to be too clever.

他们注意到大卫过于聪明。

The train is likely to be late.

趟火车很可能晚点。

The book was nowhere to be found.

本书无处可寻。

I want to be quit of him.

我想摆脱他。

Our suspicions turned out to be groundless.

结果证明我们的怀毫无根据。