to buy a new car on the never-never

'What were you up to there?' — 'I was head of the information department.' — 'Well I never!'

“你在那儿干什么？”——“我是信息部的负责人。”——“啊，真没想到!”

He never so much as smiled (= did not smile even once) .

他从未笑过。

‘I work for a company called Orion Technology. ’ ‘Never heard of them. ’

“我在一家名为奥里昂科技的公司工作。”“从来没听说过。”

(especially British English)Someone might find out, and that would never do (= that is not acceptable) .

也许有人会发现，那是绝对不行的。

Try it! You never know, you might be lucky.

试试看！说不定你会走运。

‘Would you vote for him? ’ ‘Never. ’

“你会投他一票吗？”“决不。”

He's never been to Australia.

他从未去过澳大利亚。

I never, ever sit around thinking, 'What shall I do next?'...

我从不闲坐着琢磨：“我接下来做什么呢？”

(especially British English)‘I told my boss exactly what I thought of her. ’ ‘You never did! ’ (= ‘Surely you didn't! ’)

“我对老板说了我对她的真实看法。”“不可能！”

I would never do anything to hurt him...

我决不会做任何伤害他的事情。

Never ever tell anyone your password.

不要把你的密码告诉任何人。

(old-fashioned,or humorous) Never fear (= Do not worry) , everything will be all right.

别担心，一切都会好的。

Asas you do your best , you never fail to get what you want.

只要你竭尽全力, 一定能够得到你想要的.

Never fail to come again.

别忘记再来呀.

We must never fail to live up to our parents'expectations.

我们一定不要辜负父母的期望.

I never fail to write to my parents every month.

我每个月一定写信给我的父母亲.

The sights of the city never fail to impress foreign tourists.

外国游客无一不对该市留有深刻印象.

These exercises in malice never fail to boost my spirits ---- but only for a while.

这些恶作剧总是使我精神 振奋,然而都非常短暂.

She will never fail to keep her promise.

她绝不会食言.

I never for a moment even considered dropping out of school.

我从没想过要辍学.