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一、三、五都是奇数。

Yī, sān, wǔ dōu shì jīshù.

One, three and five are all odd numbers.
一不做，二不休

yíbúzuò, èrbùxiū

if you don't do it at first, don't stop at second
一不过二，二不过三

yí búguò èr, èr búguò sān

one doesn't go past two, two doesn't go past three
一个丑男人敲了我的门。

Yí gè chǒu nánrén qiāole wǒ de mén.

An ugly man knocked on my door.
一个专家小组讨论这个计划。

Yí gè zhuānjiā xiǎozǔ tǎolùn zhège jìhuà.

A panel of experts discussed the plan.
一个人一个性

yí gè rén yí gè xìng

each person has his own nature
一个人去很危险，带上这个吧。

Yí gè rén qù hěn wēixiǎn, dàishàng zhège ba.

It's dangerous to go alone — take this.
一个人去那儿危险。

Yí gè rén qù nàr wēixiǎn.

It's dangerous to go there alone.
一个人在家太闷了。

Yí gè rén zàijiā tài mènle.

Being at home alone is so boring.
一个人并不等于孤独。

Yí gè rén bìng bù děngyú gūdú.

Loneliness and being alone are not the same thing.
一个人很难做到面面俱到。

Yí gè rén hěn nán zuòdào miànmiànjùdào.

It's hard for one person to take care of everything.
一个人拜把子,算老几

yí gè rén bàibǎzi,suànlǎojǐ

one man swearing brotherhood: what number does he count as?
一个人的习惯能体现他的性格。

Yí gè rén de xíguàn néng tǐxiàn tā de xìnggé.

A person's habits can reflect his character.
一个人的修养可以从小事看出来。

Yí gè rén de xiūyǎng kěyǐ cóng xiǎoshì kàn chūlái.

You can tell a person's self-cultivation from small things.
一个人藏，十个人找。

Yí gè rén cáng, shí gè rén zhǎo.

One person hides something, and ten people look for it.
一个人要为他的行为负责。

Yí gè rén yào wèi tā de xíngwéi fùzé.

A man is responsible for his deeds.
一个和尚挑水吃，两个和尚抬水吃，三个和尚没水吃

yí gè héshang tiāo shuǐ chī, liǎng gè héshang tái shuǐ chī, sāngèhéshangméishuǐchī

one monk carries water to drink, two monks share a pole to carry it, three monks have no water
一个坏消息扰乱了他的计划。

Yí gè huài xiāoxi rǎoluànle tā de jìhuà.

A piece of bad news upset his plans.
一个墨斗弹出两条线,丝路不对

yí gè mòdǒu tánchū liǎng tiáo xiàn,sīlù bú duì

one ink-line box snaps out two lines: the silk thread (line of thought) isn't right
一个天使经过。

Yí gè tiānshǐ jīngguò.

An angel passed by.
一个好汉三个帮，一个篱笆三个桩

yí gè hǎohàn sān gè bāng, yí gè líba sān gè zhuāng

a good man needs three helpers, a fence needs three posts
一个好的领导需要有远见。

Yí gè hǎo de lǐngdǎo xūyào yǒu yuǎnjiàn.

A good leader needs to have vision.
一个好邻居胜于一个遥远的朋友。

Yí gè hǎo línjū shèng yú yí gè yáoyuǎn de péngyou.

A good neighbour is better than a faraway friend.
一个婴儿在摇篮里睡觉。

Yí gè yīng'ér zài yáolán lǐ shuìjiào.

A baby is sleeping in the cradle.
一个小时前我们去散了个步。

Yí gè xiǎoshí qián wǒmen qù sànle gè bù.

We went on a walk an hour ago.
一个小时前雪停了。

Yí gè xiǎoshí qián xuě tíngle.

It stopped snowing an hour ago.
一个小时后，她返回了。

Yí gè xiǎoshí hòu, tā fǎnhuíle.

She came back an hour later.
一个少女站在窗边看书。

Yí gè shàonǚ zhàn zài chuāng biān kànshū.

A girl is standing by the window reading.
一个护士量了我的体温。

Yí gè hùshi liáng le wǒ de tǐwēn.

A nurse took my temperature.
一个是新的，另一个是旧的。

Yí gè shì xīn de, lìng yí gè shì jiù de.

One is new, and the other is old.
一个月开两次会。

Yí gè yuè kāi liǎngcì huì.

The meeting is held twice a month.
一个月的租金多少？

Yí gè yuè de zūjīn duōshǎo?

How much is the rent per month?
一个朋友明天要过来。

Yí gè péngyou míngtiān yào guòlái.

A friend's coming over tomorrow.
一个木头碗。

Yí gè mùtou wǎn.

A wooden bowl.
一个槽里拴两头叫驴,有踢蹬瞧呢

yí gè cáo li shuān liǎngtóu jiàolǘ,yǒu tīdēng qiáo ne

tie two male donkeys at one trough: there'll be kicking to watch
一个槽里的两头叫驴,拴不到一起

yí gè cáo lǐ de liǎngtóu jiàolǘ,shuān búdào yìqǐ

two male donkeys at one trough: can't be tied together
一个正确的科学家不会那样想。

Yí gè zhèngquè de kēxuéjiā búhuì nàyàng xiǎng.

A true scientist wouldn't think like that.
一个犯人从监狱里逃出来了。

Yí gè fànrén cóng jiānyù lǐ táo chūláile.

A criminal escaped from prison.
一个男人过来问我怎么了。

Yí gè nánrén guòlái wèn wǒ zěnme le.

A man came over and asked if I was OK.
一个男的突然出现在门口。

Yí gè nán de tūrán chūxiàn zài ménkǒu.

A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.
一个绅士是不会做这种事的。

Yí gè shēnshì shì búhuì zuò zhèzhǒng shì de.

A gentleman wouldn't do such a thing.
一个老人在树荫下休息。

Yí gè lǎorén zài shùyīn xià xiūxi.

An old man was resting in the shade of the tree.
一个聪明人不会说这种话。

Yí gè cōngming rén búhuì shuō zhèzhǒng huà.

A wise man would not say such a thing.
一个苹果落到了地上。

Yí gè píngguǒ luò dàole dìshang.

An apple fell to the ground.
一个葫芦锯俩瓢,正好一对儿

yí gè húlu jù liǎ piáo,zhènghǎo yíduìr

one gourd sawn into two ladles: just a pair
一个葫芦锯成的两把瓢,天生的一对儿

yí gè húlu jù chéng de liǎng bǎ piáo,tiānshēngdeyíduì ér

one gourd sawn into two ladles: a natural pair
一个警察叉着手看着。

Yí gè jǐngchá chā zhuóshǒu kànzhe.

A policeman was watching it, with his arms crossed.
一个锅里搅勺子,免不了锅沿儿碰勺边儿

yí gè guō lǐ jiǎo sháozi,miǎnbùliǎo guō yánr pèng sháo biānr

stirring spoons in one pot, the spoon is bound to knock the pot's rim
一个门口一个天

yí gè ménkǒu yí gè tiān

each doorway has its own sky
一争两丑，一让两有

yì zhēng liǎng chǒu, yí ràng liǎng yǒu

one quarrels, both look ugly; one yields, both gain
一，二，三！

Yī, èr, sān!

One, two, three!
一二三五六,没四

yí'èrsān wǔ liù,méi sì

one, two, three, five, six: no four
一些世界上最蓝的水在火山湖。

Yìxiē shìjiè shàng zuì lán de shuǐ zài huǒshān hú.

Some of the bluest water in the world is found in Crater Lake.
一些人批评了我们的决定。

Yìxiē rén pīpíngle wǒmen de juédìng.

Some people criticized our decision.
一些人通过阅读来放松。

Yìxiē rén tōngguò yuèdú lái fàngsōng.

Some people relax by reading.
一些人需要我们的帮助。

Yìxiē rén xūyào wǒmen de bāngzhù.

A lot of people need our help.
一些司机笑的笑，喊的喊。

Yìxiē sījī xiào de xiào, hǎn de hǎn.

Some of the drivers were laughing and yelling.
一些同学看到我给他巧克力了。

Yìxiē tóngxué kàndào wǒ gěi tā qiǎokèlì le.

Some classmates saw me give him chocolate.
一些同学看见我给了他巧克力。

Yìxiē tóngxué kànjiàn wǒ gěi le tā qiǎokèlì.

Some classmates saw me give him chocolate.
一些学生留下了。

Yìxiē xuésheng liúxiàle.

Some students stayed behind.
一些家具是用胶水黏在一起。

Yìxiē jiājù shì yòng jiāoshuǐ nián zài yìqǐ.

Some furniture is put together with glue.
一些植物无法适应寒冷。

Yìxiē zhíwù wúfǎ shìyìng hánlěng.

Some plants cannot adapt themselves to the cold.
一些疾病的产生原因是基因缺陷。

Yìxiē jíbìng de chǎnshēng yuányīn shì jīyīn quēxiàn.

Some diseases are caused by a defective gene.
一些航班由于地震被延误了。

Yìxiē hángbān yóuyú dìzhèn bèi yánwule.

A couple of flights were delayed on account of the earthquake.
一亩约等于六百平方米。

Yì mǔ yuēděngyú liù bǎi píngfāngmǐ.

One mu is roughly equal to six hundred square meters.
一人一把号，各吹各的调

yì rén yì bǎ hào, gè chuī gè de diào

everyone has a bugle, each blows his own tune
一人为私，两人为公

yì rén wéi sī, liǎng rén wéi gōng

one person acts for self, two people act for the public
一人拼命，万夫莫当

yì rén pīnmìng, wànfūmòdāng

one man fights to the death, ten thousand men cannot hold him off
一人计短，众人计长

yì rén jì duǎn, zhòngrén jì cháng

one person's plan is short; many people's plans are long
一人难做百人饭

yì rén nán zuò bǎi rén fàn

one person can hardly cook a meal for a hundred people
一人难称百人心

yì rén nán chèn bǎi rénxīn

one person can hardly suit a hundred people's hearts
一件小事演变成了大问题。

Yí jiàn xiǎoshì yǎnbiàn chéng le dà wèntí.

A small matter developed into a big problem.
一会儿再告诉我。

Yíhuìr zài gàosu wǒ.

Tell me later.
一会儿的工夫，雨就停了。

Yíhuìr de gōngfu, yǔ jiù tíngle.

In just a little while, the rain stopped.
一会儿风，一会儿雨

yíhuìr fēng, yíhuìr yǔ

wind one moment, rain the next
一位友人从远方寄来了礼物。

Yí wèi yǒurén cóng yuǎnfāng jì láile lǐwù.

A friend from far away sent me a gift.
一位好心的邻居帮我提了行李。

Yí wèi hǎoxīn de línjū bāng wǒ tíle xíngli.

A kind neighbor helped me carry my luggage.
一位爱心人士捐了书。

Yí wèi àixīn rénshì juānle shū.

A kind-hearted person donated some books.
一位老人打断了我们的谈话。

Yí wèi lǎorén dǎduànle wǒmen de tánhuà.

An old man broke into our conversation.
一位评委问了我一个难题。

Yí wèi píngwěi wèn le wǒ yí gè nántí.

One of the judges asked me a difficult question.
一光年到底有多长？

Yì guāngnián dàodǐ yǒu duō cháng?

Just how long is one light-year?
一公里折合两里。

Yì gōnglǐ zhéhé liǎng lǐ.

One kilometre is equivalent to two li.
一公顷等于一万平方米。

Yì gōngqǐng děngyú yí wàn píngfāngmǐ.

One hectare equals ten thousand square meters.
一共十个人，司机除外。

Yígòng shí gè rén, sījī chúwài.

There are ten people in all, not including the driver.
一共有十多个学生。

Yígòng yǒu shí duōge xuésheng.

There are about ten to twenty students in total.
一共要多少钱？

Yígòng yào duōshǎo qián?

How much will it all cost?
一出门，冷风迎面吹来。

Yì chūmén, lěngfēng yíngmiàn chuī lái.

As soon as I stepped outside, the cold wind blew right in my face.
一分耕耘，一分收获

yìfēngēngyún, yìfēnshōuhuò

one measure of ploughing, one measure of harvest
一切事物皆是相对的。

Yíqiè shìwù jiē shì xiāngduì de.

Everything is relative.
一切按计划进行。

Yíqiè àn jìhuà jìnxíng.

Everything went according to plan.
一切最终都会过去。

Yíqiè zuìzhōng dōu huì guòqù.

Everything will blow over eventually.
一切规则都有例外。

Yíqiè guīzé dōu yǒu lìwài.

Every rule has exceptions.
一切进展顺利。

Yíqiè jìnzhǎn shùnlì.

Everything went smoothly.
一切都不会改变。

Yíqiè dōu búhuì gǎibiàn.

Nothing will change.
一切都会好的。

Yíqiè dōu huì hǎo de.

Everything will be OK.
一切都会好起来的。

Yíqiè dōu huì hǎo qǐlai de.

Everything will be alright.
一切都出问题了。

Yíqiè dōu chū wèntí le.

Everything went wrong.
一切都变成了黑色。

Yíqiè dōu biànchéngle hēisè.

Everything went black.
一切都在变。

Yíqiè dōu zài biàn.

Everything's changing.
一切都在控制之中。

Yíqiè dōu zài kòngzhì zhīzhōng.

Everything's under control.