It will be advisable for you to drop an acquaintance such as John; he is not a good companion for you.
你和约翰那样的人断绝往来是明智的，对于你他并不是一个好伙伴。
Good writing is fun to read, but is often not fun to do. I once asked John Kenneth Galbraith the secret to his success as a popular writer. He said that he revises everything many times.
有一次我问约翰·肯尼斯·加尔布雷斯他成为一个知名作家的秘诀是，他说他会对文章进行很多次修改，修改到第五版时，差不多就可以到达引起读者共鸣的那个点了。
John did a good job as far as he went, but he did not finish it.
就约翰所做的而言，他做的很好，但他并没有把工作做完。
Your friend John, as he is known among the English people on board, has a good baritone voice.
您的朋友约翰，是船上英国人中的佼佼者，有男中音的歌喉。
"If you was sent by Long John," he said, "I'm as good as pork, and I know it."
“要是你是高个子约翰派来的，”他说，“我就完了，这一点我是知道的。”
"If you was sent by Long John," he said, "I'm as good as pork, and I know it."
“要是你是高个子约翰派来的，”他说，“我就完了，这一点我是知道的。”
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