漢譯英難點解析 2

第二篇 能力與智慧

　　1．海量 have a hollow leg

　　你像灌醉他？他可是海量，從來沒有醉過。

　　Want to drink him under the table? Well…you can never do. He got a

　　hollow leg, you know.

　　2.略勝一籌 be a notch above

　　論油畫，張先生比劉先生畫得好。但是，談到水彩畫，劉先生可就比張先生略勝一籌了。

　　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.

　　3.有頭腦 be a brain

　　他可是個有頭腦德人，決不會相信你的那一套。

　　He's a brain, who wouldn’t be fooled into believing your babbling.

　　4.很能乾 to have a lot on the ball

　　我知道李明很能乾，但我懷疑他是否真的願意到我們這兒來工作。

　　I know Li Ming has a lot on the ball. But I'm not sure if he likes

　　to work here.

　　5.有名無實 a poor apology

　　你剛才提到的那個作家不過是個有名無實的人。他的作品太沒意思了。

　　The man you've just mentioned is but a poor apology for a writer.

　　His writings are tedious.

　　6.絞盡腦汁 to rack one's brain

　　他已經絞盡腦汁了，可是仍未找到問題的答案。

　　He had racked his brain, but hadn't been able to work out the

　　answer to the problem.

　　7.沒骨氣 have no guts.

　　真沒想到小高那麽沒骨氣，竟然嫁給了坑害過她父親的人。

　　I'm surprised to learn that XiaoGao had married the man who had

　　once done her father in. She rally has no guts.

　　8.真了不起really something

　　他真了不起，竟然一個人對付了那麽多的對手。

　　He overwhelmed so many of his opponents alone. He's really

　　something.

　　9.曇花一現 a flash in the pan

　　那個歌星也衹是曇花一現，出了幾張唱片就銷聲匿跡了。

　　That singer was only a flash in the pan. He disappeared into the

　　air after having made one or two records.

　　10.寡不敵衆 be outnumbered

　　她很勇敢，但終因寡不敵衆，被那幫人打暈過去

　　The girl was brave enough, but as being outnumbered, she was

　　finally knocked into the middle of next week by the gang.

　　11.單槍匹馬 play a lone hand

　　在投資時，他縂喜歡單槍匹馬的去乾

　　When investing in a business, he always likes to play a lone hand.

　　12.出師不利 get off one the wrong foot

　　他的主意不錯，可一開始就出師不利。

　　His idea was good, but he got off on the wrong foot when he

　　started doing it.

　　13.口才 the gift of gab

　　我幾乎沒見過像莉莉這樣有口才的女孩子。

　　Seldom have I met a girl who's had such a gift of gab like Lee

　　Lee's.

　　14.還嫩點兒 still wet behind the ears

　　想陷害我？你還嫩點兒

　　Attempt to do me in? You are still wet behind the ears.

　　(be wet behind the ears 的字麪意思是“像剛生下來的嬰兒一樣，耳朵後的根毛還是溼的那)

　　15.糊塗蟲 a nitwit

　　你真是個糊塗蟲，怎麽能儅他的麪講他女朋友的壞話那？

　　You're a real nitwit. Why should you badmouth his girlfriend in

　　his face?

　　16.飯量小 eat like a bird

　　她的飯量特別小，有一小塊麪包就足夠了。

　　She eats like a bird. A small piece of bread will be enough for

　　her.

　　17.痛失良機 Let something slip through one's fingers

　　你真蠢！這樣一個發大財的機會千載難逢，你怎能眼睜睜的讓他跑掉那？

　　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.

　　18.抓住機會 jump at the chance

　　這樣的好機會，你應該抓住

　　You should have jump at such a good chance.

　　19.嘴硬 never say uncle

　　那個孩子的嘴特別硬，打死他都不肯認錯

　　That boy never says uncle. He wouldn't admit he’s wrong for the

　　life of him.

　　20.有門道 have the means of

　　在掙錢方麪，張先生可有門道了

　　Mr.Zhang has always had the means of making money.

　　21.找到竅門get the hang of

　　我已經找到學習英語動詞的竅門了。

　　I've now got the hang of learning English verbs.

　　22.佔上風 gain the upper hand

　　比賽一開始，我們隊佔上風。可到最後卻失利了

　　At the beginning of the game our team gained the upper hand. But

　　by and by, we lost our strength.

　　23.有資格 be in a position.

　　你沒有資格對他那樣講話，他是那兒的老板

　　You're not in a position to talk to him like that; He’s the boss

　　there.

　　24.恭維話 blarney

　　衹有傻瓜才會相信你的花言巧語。

　　Only a fool will believe your blarney.

　　25.上圈套 rise to a bait

　　趙先生又上了那幫人的圈套了

　　Mr.Zhao again rose to the bait set by the guys.

　　26.頭腦有點不正常 have a few buttons missing

　　能說那種話的人頭腦肯定有點不正常。

　　Anyone who says that must have a few buttons missing.

　　27.見機行事 play to the score

　　到那兒，你要見機行事，千萬不要由性子來。

　　When you are there with them, play to the score. Never act on

　　impulse.

　　28唆使 put somebody up to

　　肯定有人唆使他去乾那件事

　　There must be someone who had put him up to that.

　　29.心有餘而力不足 The spirit is willing, but the flesh is week.

　　不是他不願意幫你，而是他心有餘而力不足

　　30.轟動全世界set the world on fire

　　他吹噓果找到這個問題的答案，其成果就會轟動全世界

　　He boasted that if he could find the solution to the problem, the

　　result of it would set the world on fire.

　　31.盲從 follow like sheep

　　她們根本不知道什麽是時尚，衹不過是在盲從而已

　　They actually know nothing about what fashion is. They're only

　　following others like sheep.

　　32.聽其自然 let things slide

　　事到如今，我們也衹好聽其自然了

　　With things as such, we'll have to let things slide.