挑肥拣瘦

[tiāo féi jiǎn shòu] [tiǎo féi jiǎn shòu]

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1.
Though it prefers hunting small mammals, the Arctic fox is at heart an opportunist. The Arctic is no place to be picky.
虽然喜欢捕食小型哺乳动物，但北极狐本质上是一个机会主义者。北极不是一个可以挑肥拣瘦的地方。
suī rán xǐ huan bǔ shí xiǎo xíng bǔ rǔ dòng wù , dàn běi jí hú běn zhì shàng shì yī gè jī huì zhǔ yì zhě 。 běi jí bú shì yī gè kě yǐ tiǎo féi jiǎn shòu de dì fang 。
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2.
Should not this be enough for a sailor, who has had no society among women to make him nice?
我是个水兵，在女人当中没有什么交往，本来就不能挑肥拣瘦的，有了这样的条件岂不足够了？
wǒ shì gè shuǐ bīng , zài nǚ rén dāng zhōng méi yǒu shén me jiāo wǎng , běn lái jiù bù néng tiǎo féi jiǎn shòu de , yǒu liǎo zhè yàng de tiáo jiàn qǐ bù zú gòu le ?
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3.
As long as America depends on foreign capital, it needs to be less picky .
只要美国还依赖外国资本，它就不能如此“挑肥拣瘦”。
zhǐ yào měi guó hái yī lài wài guó zī běn , tā jiù bù néng rú cǐ " tiǎo féi jiǎn shòu " 。
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4.
Usually I hate pancakes but beggars can't be choosers. So I walked in hoping to find some discarded pancakes since I had no money.
通常我不喜欢吃烙饼，但是叫花子不能挑肥拣瘦，所以我还是走了进去，希望能找到一些别人吃剩的烙饼，因为我身无分文。
tōng cháng wǒ bù xǐ huan chī lào bǐng , dàn shì jiào huā zi bù néng tiǎo féi jiǎn shòu , suǒ yǐ wǒ hái shì zǒu le jìn qù , xī wàng néng zhǎo dào yì xiē bié rén chī shèng de lào bǐng , yīn wèi wǒ shēn wú fēn wén 。
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5.
Do not be picky in the social intercourse. Try to make friends with all kinds of people.
交际不要挑肥拣瘦，应该和各种各样的人打成一片。
jiāo jì bú yào tiǎo féi jiǎn shòu , yīng gāi hé gè zhǒng gè yàng de rén dǎ chéng yí piàn 。
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6.
My mother is one of pickiest shoppers I know.
我母亲是我所知道的最爱挑肥拣瘦的顾客之一。
wǒ mǔ qīn shì wǒ suǒ zhī dào de zuì ài tiǎo féi jiǎn shòu de gù kè zhī yī 。
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7.
I don't care much for the Christmas present, for beggars can't be choosers.
对于什么样的圣诞礼物我不在乎，因为叫花子不能挑肥拣瘦。
duì yú shén me yàng de shèng dàn lǐ wù wǒ bú zài hu , yīn wèi jiào huā zi bù néng tiǎo féi jiǎn shòu 。
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8.
"Beggars can't be choosers" -- means that if you are asking someone to give you something, you don't get to choose what they give you.
“要饭的哪能挑肥拣瘦”——指的就是如果你要别人给你啥东西，你就没有挑剔的份。
" yào fàn de nǎ néng tiǎo féi jiǎn shòu " —— zhǐ de jiù shì rú guǒ nǐ yào bié rén gěi nǐ shá dōng xi , nǐ jiù méi yǒu tiāo tī de fèn 。
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9.
We can't be all that fussy out here.
咱们在这可不能那么挑肥拣瘦的。
zán men zài zhè kě bù néng nà me tiǎo féi jiǎn shòu de 。
10.
I have a sense, however, that in your case, you are simply being choosy, not picky.
不过，我有种感觉，觉得你的情况不是“挑肥拣瘦”，仅仅是“慎重其事”。
bú guò , wǒ yǒu zhǒng gǎn jué , jué de nǐ de qíng kuàng bú shì " tiǎo féi jiǎn shòu " , jǐn jǐn shì " shèn zhòng qí shì " 。
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