时间:2019-02-16 作者:英语课 分类:实用英语


英语课

  1. 有他这颗扫帚星,什么事情都办不成。


  [误] With a comet like him, nothing can be accomplished 1.
  [正] With a jinx like him, nothing can be accomplished.
  注:“扫帚星”是中国人对“慧星”(comet)的俗称,因其后面拖着一条像扫帚一样的长尾巴而得名。在中国古代,“扫帚星”被认为是灾难的预兆,并被用来比喻不吉利的人或事;祸根:(person or thing that is thought to bring)bad luck(to sb/sth);curse。英语的comet 虽然没有这层含义,但却有一个对应的说法,即jinx。
  例:There's a jinx on/Someone's put a jinx on this car: it's always giving me trouble. (这辆汽车上有什么妨人的东西,总给我找麻烦。)
  2.萝卜青菜,各有所爱。
  [误] Some prefer radish but others prefer cabbage.
  [正] Tastes differ.
  注:Tastes differ/vary是句英语谚语,除此以外,原句还可翻译成 No dish suits all tastes 或 You can never make everyone happy 等。此外,我们还可以这样说:One man's meat is another man's poison. 总之,应采取意译。
  3.他一向嘴硬,从不认错。
  [误] He has always got a hard mouth and never admit a fault.
  [正] He never says uncle.
  注:say (cry) uncle: to give up or in; to surrender; to admit defeat. Mainly used by boys, as when fighting. 这句话主要是男孩们打架时的用语,当一方想制服另一方时,就用命令的口气说:“Say uncle!” 这时,有的孩子为了表示不服输,就是不说。后来,say uncle 就成了“服输”的代名词,而 not say uncle 就相当于“嘴硬”了。
  4.老师很喜欢这个嘴甜的小姑娘。
  [误] The teacher likes this sweet-mouthed little girl very much.
  [正] The teacher likes this honey-lipped little girl very much.
  注:中国人喜欢说“嘴甜”,但 honey-lipped 更符合英美人的语言习惯。
  5.同学们都很讨厌他,因为他经常拍老师的马屁。
  [误] The students all dislike him because he often pats the teacher's ass 2.
  [正] The students all dislike him because he often licks the teacher's boots.
  注:以前在欧洲,臣民见到国王与王后往往要亲吻他们的靴子。后来,人们将 lick the boots 引申为“为了某种目的而讨好某人”,它与汉语的“拍马屁”含义一样。在美国英语中,“拍马屁”还有另一种说法,即 polish the apple,源于以前的学生用擦亮的苹果来讨好老师。

adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的
  • Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
  • Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。
n.驴;傻瓜,蠢笨的人
  • He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
  • An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。
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