2011翻译资格备考：汉译英难点解析500例(6)

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第六篇 赞同与反对
5 b3 N$ j! U7 P% {1 f　　1. 大吵大闹 yell bloody murder
　　如果我的妻子知道我为他们花了多少钱，她一定会大吵大闹的。
3 P0 j$ Y% w& K2 G2 [6 Q+ h　　My wife will certainly yell boldly murder when she learns how much I have spent for them.
　　2. 很像 the spitting image of
　　小李真象他的爸爸，在老婆面前象条虫似的。
! ^1 b0 e/ p  z' D& j　　Xiao Li is plain the spitting image of his father, who behaves just like a lamb in front of his wife.
9 y) d" ~" Q7 G  \5 \　　3. 绝交信Dear John
- U, q$ W) m; x9 c, d5 U' m　　贝克收到他女朋友的绝交信的那天简直都气疯了。
8 E# O) C& b3 ^, x8 `" a& j3 M8 W　　Beck went plain crazy with anger on the day when he received his Dear John from his exgirlfriend.
# S% g! Q; D7 ?( j5 d$ ?　　4.不能轻信take something with a grain of salt
　　他说的话你可不能全信，他是个说谎不带脸红的人。
　　You must always take what he says with a grain of salt. He’s a born liar.
- v- r! u6 V" m" K' p$ I3 ?; K　　5. 告发，检举 blow the whistle
. s. E$ H( r- H　　据说检举这件事的政府官员也被调职了。
　　It’s said that those government officials who had blown the whistle also got transferred.
　　6. 指控 charge somebody with
4 _4 J$ g9 E2 t$ }  e　　他被指控犯有************罪而被逮捕了
! m& v. i% i+ t　　He was charged with raping and got arrested.
　　7.刮目相看sit up and take notice
　　他最近出了几本十分畅销的书，这使得很多人对他刮目相看
　　He has published a number of books and they all become best-sellers, the fact of which makes many people sit up and take notice.
3 Q2 P, l+ }- |1 q$ G! q. g　　8.挺不错的 be hunky-dory
0 Q9 a0 Z% h3 V/ J, [　　他的女朋友挺不错的，跟谁都合得来。
9 m% r9 F+ U7 |　　His girlfriend is hunky-dory, getting on nicely with almost everyone.
　　9.已经……了 be over
% ]6 W8 W; s/ H; r5 I7 T4 g　　电影已经完了 The film is over.
　　10.断断续续be off and on
- `; h+ |5 @: G, h0 j- u. Z　　我断断续续学了12年的英语了。
+ a' Z" r6 D. I　　I have been learning English off and on for 12 years.
$ U, o! m  x2 E2 G# r: J　　11.亏你说得出来 I like that!
" ?& ~, x' n8 J5 x, j- b# y  M　　你是说男人应该娶几个老婆?亏你说得出来!
　　Did you say that a man should have several wives? I like that!
& f3 Q7 S+ S1 \- h. {6 u) c　　12.闭上嘴 button one’s lip/zip ones lips
　　闭上嘴!难道你看不出来人家不爱听么?
　　Zip your lips. Can’t you see they’re annoyed?
　　13.真的阿 you don’t say
　　我已经和丽玲结婚了。 Li ling and I are married.
7 _: ~) u2 F. N+ e　　真的阿!你真幸运 。 You don’t say! You are lucky.

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</p>　　14.再合适不过了 suit somebody to a T
　　这个颜色对你再合适不过了。
　　This color suits you to a T.
: X8 N; A1 N3 z, U" Y+ _" A　　15.让人看不下去an eye-sore
# W% S# ~' x* M+ q& h6 _　　看那两个年轻人在那里又搂又吻的真让人看不下去。
+ H9 z* H9 s$ N1 `0 R% \! Q　　The two young guys’ caressing and spooning there are plain an eye-sore.
　　16.不能用了 be done for
　　这件大衣不能穿了。买件新的吧。
% a) T: ]# u0 [- W; Z　　Buy yourself a new coat. This one is already done for.
7 ~: I% n2 i) `( o& P# F: u　　17. 不理不睬not even give a tumble
　　小李三番五次的说他喜欢小刘，可是小刘对他不理不睬
　　Xiao Li says that he likes Xiao Liu but she doesn’t even give him tumble.
　　18.拒绝某人的求婚give somebody the mitten
' g" |: s: _+ J( p) B$ r　　她说她的求婚被拒绝了。
3 U  s9 V* `( j4 ^　　She said that she had been given the mitten.
! F* T. Z# s: p8 e5 @" q　　19.为……说句好话put in a good word for
0 m+ Z: U' i1 z+ w　　你可以去找老王，让他在老板面前为你说句好话。
　　You may go to Lao Wang and ask him to put in a good word for you in front of the boss.
　　20.怎么也不…… can’t for the life of one.
　　我怎么也想不起他的电话号码了
* r; ~2 B1 Q2 s　　I can’t for the life of me remember his telephone number.
6 p) [; _. ]! _- n# O　　21.绝对没有I’d eat my hat if I had…
　　我绝对没有把那个消息告诉她。
% V& h! }/ k7 }0 n9 [　　I’d eat my hat if I had disclosed the news to her.
. q3 S, U, {; g* E9 ?　　22.算了吧call it quits
　　算了吧。他既然已有新欢，我也就不打算和他复婚了
( X9 Y7 P% Y! J# g! o: Z　　I’d call it quits, and I would not remarry him for that he’s already had his new woman.
3 @$ {! R9 H. j5 W8 b" l　　23.合格be up to grade
7 E, b3 {% N1 [; y3 C" Q　　他们的新产品基本上都是合格的。
　　Their new products are near up to grade.
　　24.我同意I’ll drink to it.wｗw.ExamＷ.CoM
, Q+ i( }% T8 q+ L, k　　你是说我们今晚到饭馆去吃么?这个我同意
7 u4 O& E; X* B! J) l0 ?6 j! W　　Did you say we’d eat out tonight? I’ll drink to that.
　　25. 严加训斥give somebody a dressing down
' d8 U0 V% c3 j) n. H) {6 r) F　　老板听到那个消息后严厉训斥了参与此事的职员。
　　On hearing the news, the boss gave a dressing down to all those clerks that were involved in the business.
- k2 Q. L* _! y4 A　　26.一个字也不说not breathe a word
- V7 F8 U, B8 i' x; n　　她的嘴很紧，直到现在对那件事她也没有吐露一个字。
　　She ‘s tight-mouthed .So far she has not breathed a word about that.