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会相信。

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、流着口水的、懒散的衰老过程不会再有了。

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!

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。

She asserted the charge to be incorrect.

她断言这起指控是不正确的。

He wants to is cremated, not buried.

他要火葬,不要土葬。

It used to be a crystal stream.

那曾是条清澈见底的小溪。

Foxes are supposed to be wily creatures.

据说狐狸是狡猾的动物。

Our suspicions turned out to be groundless.

结果证明我们的怀疑毫无根据。

We happened to be in the neighbourhood.

我们恰好是邻居。

I hope to be on a percentage.

我希望得到一点。

We are not to be imposed upon.

我们是不会上当的。

Jill was reputed to be hot stuff.

吉尔一向以性感著称。

He seems to be lacking in frankness.

他似乎不够坦率。

His justness is not to be doubted.

他的公正毋容置疑。

Christmas stamps to be issued in November.

圣诞节纪念邮票将于11月发行。

He was studying to be a doctor.

他在读医科。

That seems to be a sensible idea.

那似乎是个明智的主意。