形容詞specialunusualunexpectedrare
1. as usual : 照常, 照例；
1. as usual : 照常, 照例；
形容詞
1. He said all the usual things.
他講的都是老一套。
2. It is below the usual size.
它不足一般尺寸。
3. He arrived late as usual.
他照常遲到。
4. He came home later than usual.
他回家比平時(shí)遲。
5. usual
5. Tea is considered to be the usual drink of British people.
茶被認(rèn)為是英國(guó)人的日常飲料。
Turning in-(上床睡覺(jué))
A：I guess I'll turn in, Bob. It's been a long day.
我想我要上床了，鮑勃。今天很累了。
B：I've got a chapter to read for tomorrow, so I'll be up for a while yet.I'll turn off thd heat and lock thd door before I go to bed.
我還有一章要讀完，這是明天的功課，所以我要等一會(huì)兒再睡。 在我上床以前我會(huì)關(guān)掉暖氣和鎖上門的。
A：Okay. What time are you getting up tomorrow?
好的。明天你幾點(diǎn)起床？
B：Oh, the usual time. No, wait a minute.Make sure I'm up before you go to work, will you? I've got a quiz at ten. It wouldn't hurt to read over my notes.
啊，老樣子。不，等一等。記住，我要在你上班之前起來(lái)，好嗎？十點(diǎn)鐘我有一個(gè)小型考試。最好能再讀一遍我的筆記。
A：I'll try, but when seven o'clock comes around, don't forget you asked me to wake you.
我盡量做到，不過(guò)到七點(diǎn)鐘時(shí)別忘了是你要我叫醒你的。
B：Good night, Joe.
晚安，喬。
進(jìn)出口貿(mào)易
A：Good morning, Jacques. Nice talking to you again.How’s the weather in your part of the world?
早上好，Jacques，很高興又和你談話。你們那兒的天氣怎么樣？
B：Couldn’t be better, Rocky.Sunny, 29°, light breeze...
再好不過(guò)了，Rocky。晴朗，29度，微風(fēng)……
A：Stop! I can’t take any more.So, what can I do for you, Jacques?
別說(shuō)了！我受不了了。我能為你做什么嗎，
B：I need a couple of your SB2000 speedboats to rent to guests. Can you give me a price quote?
我需要兩只你們生產(chǎn)的SB2000快艇租給游客。你能給我個(gè)報(bào)價(jià)嗎？
A：Let’s see... Uh, the list price is $6,500 U.S. You’re a valued customer, so I’ll give you a 10% discount.
讓我想想……呃，報(bào)價(jià)單上是6,500美元。您是我們的一個(gè)重要客戶，我會(huì)給你10%的折扣。
B：That’s very reasonable. Do you have them in stock?
那很合理。你們有現(xiàn)貨嗎？
usual是什么意思
A：Sure do! We set up new inventory controls last year, so we don’t have many backlogs any more.
當(dāng)然有！我們?nèi)ツ杲⒘诵碌拇尕浛刂葡到y(tǒng)，所以我們不再有很多的積壓訂單。
B：That’s good. The tourist season is just around the corner, so I need them pretty quick. What’s the earliest shipping date you can manage?
那很好。旅游旺季就要到了，所以我很快就需要它們。您最早的發(fā)貨日期是什么時(shí)候？
A：They can be ready for shipment in 2-3 weeks.
可以在2-3周內(nèi)準(zhǔn)備好裝船。
B：Perfect.What’s the total CIF price, Rocky?
棒極了。到岸價(jià)格是多少，Rocky？
usual的翻譯
A：Hang on ... The price will be $15,230 U.S. to your usual port. Do we have a deal?
稍等……價(jià)格是15,230美元，到原先的港口。成交嗎？
B：You bet! Send me a fax with all the information, and I’ll send you my order right away. I’ll pay by irrevocable letter of credit, as usual. Same terms as always?
當(dāng)然！給我發(fā)一份所有相關(guān)信息的傳真，我會(huì)立即下訂單。我會(huì)按慣例以不可撤銷信用單方式付款。按照一慣的條款嗎？
A：Of course.
當(dāng)然。
B：Great! Nice doing business with you again, Rocky. Bye for now, and say hello to the family for me.
好極了！很高興再次和你做生意，Rocky。那再見(jiàn)了，帶我問(wèn)你家人好。
A：Will do, and the same goes for me. Bye, Jacques.
我會(huì)的，也帶我問(wèn)侯你家人。再見(jiàn)，Jacques.
1. 平常的：indirect 間接的 | usual 平常的 | unusual 不平常的
1. 通常的；尋常的；慣常的
Usual is used to describe what happens or what is done most often in a particular situation.
usual
e.g. It is a neighborhood beset by all the usual inner-city problems...
這是個(gè)為各種內(nèi)城常見(jiàn)問(wèn)題所困擾的社區(qū)。
e.g. She's smiling her usual friendly smile...
她臉上掛著她一貫的微笑。
2. 像平常一樣；照例
You use as usual to indicate that you are describing something that normally happens or that is normally the case.
e.g. As usual there will be the local and regional elections on June the twelfth...
照例，6月12日將會(huì)進(jìn)行地方及區(qū)域選舉。
e.g. The front pages are, as usual, a mixture of domestic and foreign news.
像平常一樣，頭版上刊登著國(guó)內(nèi)外新聞。
3. （尤指其他事情有變化時(shí)）照常
If something happens as usual, it happens in the way that it normally does, especially when other things have changed.
e.g. When somebody died everything went on as usual, as if it had never happened...
就算有人死了一切也都照常進(jìn)行，好像什么事都沒(méi)發(fā)生過(guò)。
e.g. With medication, life at home goes on as usual.
接受藥物治療后，家里的生活還能一切如常。
4. business as usual -> see business