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汉译英难点——能力与智慧

1. 海量:have a hollow leg

Want to drink him under the table? Well…you can never do. He got a hollow leg, you know.
你想灌醉他?他可是海量,从来没有醉过。

2. 略胜一筹:be a notch above

In oil painting, Mr. Zhang paints better than Mr. Li. But when it comes to water colors, Mr. Liu appears to be a notch above Mr. Zhang.
论油画,张先生比刘先生画得好。但是,谈到水彩画,刘先生可就比张先生略胜一筹了。

3. 有头脑:be a brain

He’s a brain, who wouldn’t be fooled into believing your babbling.
他可是个有头脑的人,决不会相信你的那一套。

4. 很能干:to have a lot on the ball

I know Li Ming has a lot on the ball. But I’m not sure if he likes to work here.
我知道李明很能干,但我怀疑他是否真的愿意到我们这儿来工作。

5. 有名无实:a poor apology

The man you’ve just mentioned is but a poor apology for a writer. His writings are tedious.
你刚才提到的那个作家不过是个有名无实的人。他的作品太没意思了。

6. 绞尽脑汁:to rack one’s brain

He had racked his brain, but hadn’t been able to work out the answer to the problem.
他已经绞尽脑汁了,可是仍未找到问题的答案。

7. 没骨气:have no guts.

I’m surprised to learn that Xiao Gao had married the man who had once done her father in. She rally has no guts.
真没想到小高那么没骨气,竟然嫁给了坑害过她父亲的人。

8. 真了不起:really something

He overwhelmed so many of his opponents alone. He’s really something.
他真了不起,竟然一个人对付了那么多的对手。

9. 昙花一现:a flash in the pan

That singer was only a flash in the pan. He disappeared into the air after having made one or two records.
那个歌星也只是昙花一现,出了几张唱片就销声匿迹了。

10. 寡不敌众:be outnumbered

The girl was brave enough, but as being outnumbered, she was finally knocked into the middle of next week by the gang.
她很勇敢,但终因寡不敌众,被那帮人打晕过去

11. 单枪匹马:play a lone hand

When investing in a business, he always likes to play a lone hand.
在投资时,他总喜欢单枪匹马地去干。

12. 出师不利:get off one the wrong foot

His idea was good, but he got off on the wrong foot when he started doing it.
他的主意不错,可一开始就出师不利。

13. 口才:the gift of gab

Seldom have I met a girl who’s had such a gift of gab like Lee Lee’s.
我几乎没见过像莉莉这样有口才的女孩子。

14. 还嫩点儿:still wet behind the ears

Attempt to do me in? You are still wet behind the ears.
想陷害我?你还嫩点儿。(be wet behind the ears 的字面意思是“像刚生下来的婴儿一样,耳朵后的根毛还是湿的”)

15. 糊涂虫:a nitwit

You’re a real nitwit. Why should you badmouth his girlfriend in his face?
你真是个糊涂虫,怎么能当他的面讲他女朋友的坏话呢?

16. 饭量小:eat like a bird

She eats like a bird. A small piece of bread will be enough for her.
她的饭量特别小,有一小块面包就足够了。

17. 痛失良机:let something slip through one’s fingers

You can’t be more stupid! How could you let such a golden opportunity to make big money slip through your fingers? It was an opportunity that comes once in a blue moon.
你真蠢!这样一个发大财的机会可是千载难逢的,你怎能眼睁睁的让它跑掉呢?

18. 抓住机会:jump at the chance

You should have jump at such a good chance.
这样的好机会,你应该抓住

19. 嘴硬:never say uncle

That boy never says uncle. He wouldn’t admit he’s wrong for the life of him.
那个孩子的嘴特别硬,打死他都不肯认错

20. 有门道:have the means of

Mr. Zhang has always had the means of making money.
在挣钱方面,张先生可有门道了。

21. 找到窍门:get the hang of

I’ve now got the hang of learning English verbs.
我已经找到学习英语动词的窍门了。

22. 占上风:gain the upper hand

At the beginning of the game our team gained the upper hand. But by and by, we lost our strength.
比赛一开始,我们队占上风。可到最后却失利了

23. 有资格:be in a position

You’re not in a position to talk to him like that; He’s the boss there.
你没有资格对他那样讲话,他是那儿的老板

24. 恭维话:blarney

Only a fool will believe your blarney.
只有傻瓜才会相信你的花言巧语。

25. 上圈套:rise to a bait

Mr. Zhao again rose to the bait set by the guys.
赵先生又上了那帮人的圈套了。

26. 头脑有点不正常:have a few buttons missing

Anyone who says that must have a few buttons missing.
能说那种话的人头脑肯定有点不正常。

27. 见机行事:play to the score

When you are there with them, play to the score. Never act on impulse.
到那儿,你要见机行事,千万不要由性子来。

28. 唆使:put somebody up to

There must be someone who had put him up to that.
肯定有人唆使他去干那件事

29. 心有余而力不足:The spirit is willing, but the flesh is week.

30. 盲从:follow like sheep

They actually know nothing about what fashion is. They’re only following others like sheep.
她们根本不知道什么是时尚,只不过是在盲从而已。

31. 听其自然:let things slide

With things as such, we’ll have to let things slide.
事到如今,我们也只好听其自然了。

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