汉译英 - 副本.ppt

1、习语翻译,形形色色的人,一根筋儿 One track-minded Stop reasoning with him. Dont you know he is one track-minded? 败家子 A black sheep There is a black sheep in every flock. (每群羊都有一只黑绵羊。）,两面派 Two-faced（当面一套，背后一套） I know how to handle two-faced people and can even tell at the first glance who are in the habit of running

2、 with the hare and hunting with the hounds.（两面讨好） 多面手 Jack-of-all-trades Xiao li is a jack-of-all-trades. She is marvelous at a range of things, such as cooking, knitting, typing and repairing things.,没有坏心眼的人 The salt of the earth Jim is really the salt of the earth. He has neither lied to nor harme

3、d anyone. 马屁精 an apple-polisher Shes a real apple-polisher for the way she is crawling around the boss and making eyes at him.,胆小鬼 A chicken guy Jack is a chicken guy who dares not make a solid move at anything. 乡巴佬 A hayseed/country bumpkin(土包子，土老帽，贬） She insisted that she would not marry herself o

4、ff to a hayseed, no matter how rich he was.,当二把手 Play second fiddle I feel it worth playing second fiddle to Mr. Wang. He is so capable. Second hand(二手的、间接的，用过的） 受气包 Doormat She is born doormat, afraid of going against anything.,骨瘦如柴 Be all bones/ a bag of bones Who will be interested in a girl like

5、 her? She is all bones. All ears/ all thumbs(笨手笨脚） 面无表情的人 A deadpan/ poker-faced You feel choked to work with those deadpans.,老古董 A stick-in-the-mud you may regard my husband as a stick-in-the-mud, but on my part I like his personality of that kind. 扫帚星 A jinx She is said to be a jinx who would brin

6、g bad luck to whoever she marries.,耍滑头 Goof-off(吊儿郎当、游手好闲） Stop goofing-off and get down to work! 背后捅刀子 Stab(刺） in the back I was taken aback(惊吓、迷惑）and didnt think Zhang would stab me in the back.,说某人的坏话 Badmouth somebody/speak evil of somebody Ive never badmouthed anyone. 说话不算数 Go back on ones word

7、s Not keep ones words Eat ones words 收回自己说过的话,这山望着那山高 The grass is always greener on the other hill. 特别爱生气 Be quick to take offense You must be careful of what you say to her. She is quick to take offense.,上瘾 Get into ones blood It is funny that many harmful things usually get into our blood. 发牢骚 Be

8、ef I am really tired of his sitting there doing nothing but beefing.,点头哈腰 Bow and scrape(刮， 擦） From the way she is bowing and scraping in front of the boss, you will know what sort of person she is. 哪壶不开提哪壶 Touch the tender spot You were touching the tender spot. She was most sensitive to the topic

9、of “the third person” who cut in between a couple.,脚踩两只船 Serve two masters 撒娇 Play the woman She is so good at playing the woman before men.,掌上明珠 The apple of someones eye She is the apple of her grandpas eye. 美中不足 A fly in the ointment I like the house, but there is a fly in the ointment：have to co

10、mmute(交换） so far to work.,次品 A lemon Not until several days later did he find the car he bought was a lemon. 喝多了 Have one(杯子） too many He must seem to have had one too many. Youd better walk him home.,事情的真相 Whats what Give me a call and tell me as soon as you have got the whats what. 骑到某人脖子上 Walk all over someone Dont appear to be inferior to him, or he will walk all over you.,请示上边儿 Ask the top kick(拥有决定权的人） I cant decide on it personally. I have to ask the top kick. 抓阄儿 Draw straws Lets draw straws to see who goes first.,眼中钉 A thorn in someone