口译必“背”：中国成语典故英文翻译(10)
2 d! h4 V& |, w. p0 u `( R6 q 口蜜腹剑1 y) o' `, f1 `; `3 U
A honey tongue, a heart of gall. ( be nasty-nice; Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails. )
1 t* B# o$ g: l; K- u* ` u# l 久别情疏
( j8 l2 }. G; ^' l# [( E0 S" S7 q Out of sight, out of mind. (Far from eye, far from heart. Long absent, soon forgotten. Seldom seen, soon forgotten.)
* G' v: r* i# I3 l" s8 x. K 不告而别- G, r- G# T+ `
French leave5 |8 W' H$ Q) U' V' \' ~, o. v
不要不自量力
" j' N* |" ^8 d0 Q+ {+ w& ~ Don't put a quarter into a pint pot.
, r" |3 v* i) ?; a, k 不要厚此薄彼" z9 b: r! w w7 r( u
Don't make fish of one and flesh of another.' y6 x7 k2 K0 j/ }% K- f6 G/ m
不畏艰难; m: G6 \* G2 B# |+ E% ?
Take the bull by the horns.
8 V! S' i ]4 g+ r9 A, r/ } 不战而屈人之兵$ R0 s4 p0 B3 X" |2 c/ v) q
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.+ j6 `( b3 o) G- {9 J+ u* x9 N# F; G8 q
不入虎穴焉得虎子
- ^( I" U0 _; }6 e' B% e How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tiger's lair.
4 V4 W# T; n" e( {5 V 不经一事，不长一智
# j/ Z( o( D9 p/ f; h, E6 c( v8 m$ ] Experience is the mother of wisdom.3 D: n6 o. f) G' _+ v1 d
不胜其烦
4 s1 P' A) g# u: G1 _9 W a pain in the neck：Your little brother is a pain in the neck.
3 s8 T. p$ [) j% J: a 小Car笔记：
) U: H4 k6 s4 I& g! j+ B nasty-nice：笑里藏刀的; E- X3 p: v: D1 S1 _; R5 C3 I" H
French leave：悄悄离去，不辞而别。这个用法来自于18世纪法国风俗，不通知主人而自己离开。 |
发表于 2012-8-16 09:27:20
