Supposed to Be

We're supposed to be running a business here. I've got work to do

我们在这里应该是要经营公司。我有一堆的事情要做。

Geniuses are supposed to be eccentric and hopelessly impractical.

天才通常都被认为行为古怪而且毫无实践能力。

I was supposed to be writing a letter but I'm afraid I got sidetracked.

我本来应该在写信，但后来恐怕是分心干别的去了。

This combination of qualities is generally supposed to be extremely rare.

一般认为，同时具有这样一些品质极为罕见。

This is supposed to be an off season for vegetables but you seem to have enough here.

按说现在是蔬菜的淡季，可是你们这里供应还不错。

I'm not officially supposed to be here.

按公事说，我是不该到这里来的。

It is supposed to be washed down the gutter and into the city's vast sewerage system.

它应该是被沿排水沟冲入城市庞大的排水系统。

'The Whipping Block' has never been published, but it's supposed to be a really good poem

《鞭笞刑具》还从未发表过，但大家认为它是一首真正的好诗。

The government, the executive and the judiciary are supposed to be separate

政府、行政部门和司法部门应该彼此分离。

You're supposed to be my friend!

你还是我朋友呢！

Journalists are supposed to be politically neutral.

新闻工作者在政治上应持中立态度。

These new friends of hers are supposed to be very rich.

她的这些新朋友想必都很富有。

It was supposed to be a surprise but the children gave the game away.

本想给人一个意外，可孩子们把计划泄露了。

They are supposed to be here at about half four.

他们应该在4点半左右到达这里。

It was not the done thing. In those days the man was supposed to be the provider.

那不符合社会习俗。在那个年代，养家的应该是男人。

I'm supposed to be a scholar, but all my life I've always had to bow to the rich people.

说起来是斯文人，一辈子见着有钱的打恭作揖。

He's got a girlfriend, and she is supposed to be quite a beauty.

他有了女朋友了，说是个大美人。

The hill is supposed to be the resting place of the legendary King Lud.

这座山据称是传说中的卢德王的长眠之处。

The UN was supposed to be getting aid to where it was most needed.

联合国应该把援助送到最需要的地方。

Theoretically, the price is supposed to be marked on the shelf

照理说，价格应该标在货架上。

Even though I'm supposed to be working by myself, there are other people who I can interact with.

即便是需要我一个人工作，我还是可以和别人进行交流的。

As an impartial observer my analysis is supposed to be objective

作为中立的观察员，我的分析应该客观。

Don't try to tell me what I'm supposed to be feeling

别跟我说我到底该作何感想。

If we cannot pin down exactly what we are supposed to be managing, how can we manage it?

如果我们都不能确切地知道自己该管理什么，那又怎么去管理呢？

Formula One motor car racing is supposed to be dangerous. 'Indycar' racing is supposed to be more dangerous still.

据说，一级方程式赛车很危险，而“印第赛车”相比更危险。

Are these dots and squiggles supposed to be your signature?

这一堆点点画画就是你的签名吗？

The performance seemed to me unpardonable, a contradiction of all that the Olympics is supposed to be

在我看来，这次的表现是不可宽恕的，和奥运精神完全相悖。

Life in the great outdoors isn't supposed to be luxurious.

美好的户外活动不必很奢侈。

There was no love lost between the two men who were supposed to be working in harmony on a mounting crisis.

在一场日益严峻的危机面前，本应和睦共处、通力合作的这两个男人却势同水火。

I thought we were supposed to be living in a democracy.

我还以为我们应该是生活在一个民主国家里。