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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.

这些表演杂耍的演员的技巧要看了才相信。

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

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.

"他自称是个保险公司的推销员,但后来发现原来是个。"

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

们曾经预料的那漫长的、流口水的、懒散的衰老过程不有了。

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.

他这时该到这儿了。

Stop swanning about pretending to be clever.

别自以为是地晃荡了。

His justness is not to be doubted.

他的公正毋容置疑。

The prisoner is sure to be condemned.

这个犯人一定被判刑。

That seems to be a sensible idea.

那似乎是个明智的主意。

We seem to be light on fuel.

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.

人们认为这家餐厅非常好。

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.

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.

想摆脱他。

Our suspicions turned out to be groundless.

结果证明们的怀疑毫无根据。