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Great birth is a very poor dish at table.
出身高贵是餐桌上一道很差劲的菜。
I just cannot have an offer on the table and just let it go.
我只是不能把报价摆在桌面上，然后就不管了。
I've never walked into a restaurant, asked for a table and been told, 'We're full.'
我从未走进一家餐厅，要了一张桌子，却被告知“我们已经满了”。
I can't cook, but I have a nice book of menus... and I can plate and set the table.
我不会做饭，但我有一本很好的菜单……我可以装盘和摆桌子。
There are advantages to being a star though - you can always get a table in a full restaurant.
不过，成为明星也有好处——你总能在一家满座的餐厅里找到一张桌子。
The dinner table is a lively debate, and everybody weighs in in a different way. I like that, though.
餐桌上是一场热烈的辩论，每个人都以不同的方式参与其中。不过我喜欢这样。
Use a make-up table with everything close at hand and don't rush; otherwise you'll look like a patchwork quilt.
使用化妆台，把所有的东西都放在手边，不要匆忙;否则你看起来就像一床拼布被子。
My idea of childcare at festivals is to sit at a trestle table with an ale while the kids run around and make up their own games.
我的想法是，在节日里，孩子们跑来跑去，自己做游戏的时候，坐在放着啤酒的高架桥旁。
I've learned that in order to achieve what I wanted, it made more sense to negotiate than to defend the autonomy of my work by pounding my fist on the table.
我明白了，为了实现我的目标，谈判比用拳头敲打桌子来捍卫工作的自主权更有意义。
The dining room in my old house was truly magnificent, but by far the worst room for conversation. I'd get up from the table, a very long table, and somebody would always say, Paul, I never got to talk to you.
我的老房子里的饭厅确实很华丽，但到目前为止，它是最不适合谈话的房间。我会从一张很长的桌子上站起来，有人会说，保罗，我从来没有和你说过话。
That made me think I could contribute more to society by looking at people on the autopsy table and feeding back the findings so that lots of people could benefit, rather than just treating patients one at a time.
这让我认为，我可以通过观察尸检台上的人，反馈调查结果，为社会做出更多贡献，让很多人受益，而不是一次只治疗一个病人。
I remember the first reading of the script we had and everybody was sitting around the table. I was very impressed with the level of acting that was in the room, particularly with Jennifer who has so much responsibility.
我记得我们第一次读剧本的时候，每个人都围着桌子坐着。我对现场的表演水平印象深刻，尤其是和詹妮弗在一起，她有如此多的责任。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet.
你不需要离开你的房间。坐在你的桌旁听。甚至不听，只是等待，安静和孤独。世界将自由地把自己奉献给你，让你去揭开它的面具，它没有选择，它将在你脚下狂喜地翻滚。