I guess now's as good a time as any to tell Dad about the car. 我想现在是和爸爸谈谈汽车的合适时机。

Browsing the Web is all very well, but it's a rather solitary experience. 浏览互联网好倒是好，但却相当孤单。

People are asking themselves, is this as good as it gets?

Despite thorough preparation, England's cricketers were no match for India. 尽管做了精心的准备，英格兰的板球队员仍然不是印度球员的对手。

So she's got a part in the school play? Big deal! 哦，她参加学校的戏剧演出啦？真是了不得哦！

a dodgy haircut 难看的发型

His knowledge of Russian is very good though his Japanese is only fair.

Everyone is fallible. 谁都难免会犯错误。

That's a pretty feeble excuse for not calling your mother. 那是一个相当拙劣的借口，不能作为不给你母亲打电话的理由。

Experts say the flawed gene triggers cancer. 专家们说有缺陷的基因会引发癌症。

That engine sounds a bit iffy to me. 那台发动机在我听来有点儿不够好。

the imperfect world in which we live 我们所生活的不完美的世界

an enthusiastic but indifferent golfer 狂热但技术平庸的高尔夫球手

One of his comments jarred with the informality of the occasion. 他的评论中有一句话与这种场合的随意气氛很不协调。

a makeshift shelter/grave/hospital 临时躲避处/坟墓/医院

a mediocre performance 平庸的表演

I tried hard but I was no great shakes at boxing. 我很努力，但我的拳击水平还是不怎么样。

Being your own boss isn't all it's cracked up to be.

We paid a lot for the hotel, but it wasn't up to much. 我们花了不少钱，这家旅馆却不怎么样。

‘I'm sorry I'm late.' ‘It's just not good enough. It's the second day in a row.' “很抱歉我迟到了。”“光道歉可不行，这已经是连续第二天了。”

The acting was very good but the music was nothing to write home about. 表演非常精彩，但音乐不怎么样。

The film wasn't much cop.

I'm not much of a detective, am I? 我不是一个好侦探，对吗？

Your performance is just not up to the mark. 你的表演还是不够好。

Town planning of a kind got underway after the war. 战后进行了名不副实的城市规划。

a highly overrated film 评价过高的电影

questionable behaviour/conduct/practices 值得怀疑的行为/品行/做法

The graphics are slightly ropey. 这些图表质量有点差劲。

Arthur will have to accept the fact that he may have to settle for second best. 阿瑟将不得不接受屈居第二的现实。

The life of a debt collector is no bed of roses. 收债人的生活并非总是称心如意的。

‘How did the exam go this morning?' ‘So-so.' “今天上午考得怎么样？” “还过得去。”

The city is great. My diet, on the other hand, has been subpar at best.

a tolerable noise level 可以忍受的噪声程度

Two cheers for yesterday's bold decision to cut interest rates. 昨天降低利率的大胆决定还是不错的。

The place was full of tourists and the music was underwhelming.

The boat was unfit to sail. 这船不适合航行。

an extremely unsatisfying game/result/afternoon 令人极不满意的比赛/极不如人意的结果/极不顺意的下午

a solid but unspectacular performance 扎实但很一般的表演

The paint was so old it was unusable.

UN peacekeeping forces were found wanting. 联合国维和部队作用不尽如人意。

The tune is aces, but the video is weak sauce.