英语翻译.docx

1、英语翻译技巧翻译句式Do you have a family 你有孩子吗？Its a good father that knows his son就算是最好的父亲，也未必了解自己的儿子。I have no opinion of that sort of man我对这类人很反感。She put 5 dollars into my hand,you have beena great man today.她把5美圆塞到我手上说你今天表现得很好.I was the youngest son, and the youngest but two我是最小的儿子，但我还有两个妹妹。The picture fl

2、attered her。她比较上照The country not agreeing with her, she returned to England她杂那个国家水土不服，所以回到了英国。 He is a walking skeleton。他很瘦。The machine is in repair。机器已经修好了。10.He allowed the father to be overruled by the judge, and declared his own son guilty。他让法官的职责战胜了父子的亲情，最终宣布儿子有罪1You dont know what you are talk

3、ing about。你在胡说八道。1You dont begin to understand what they mean。你根本不知道他们在干嘛.dont begin 决不1They didnt praise him slightly他们大大地表扬了他。1Thats all I want to hear。我已经听够了。1I wish I could bring you to see my point。你要我怎么说你才能明白呢。1You really flatter me。你让我受宠若惊。1He made a great difference。有他没他结果完全不一样。1You cannot g

4、ive him too much money。你给他再多的钱也不算多。1The long exhausting trip proved too much。这次旅行矿日持久，我们都累倒了。20.The monk is only not a dead man。这个和尚虽然活着，但跟死了差不多。2A surgeon made a cut in the patients stomach。外科医生在病人胃部打了个洞。2You look darker after the holiday。你看上去更健康了。2As luck would have it, he was caught by the teache

5、r again。不幸的是，他又一次被老师逮个正着。2She held the little boy by the right hand。她抓着小男孩的右手。(这里by与with动作主语完全相反。)2Are you there等于句型Do you follow me2If you think he is a good man, think again。如果你认为他是好人，那你就大错特错了。2She has blue eyes。她长着双蓝眼睛。2That took his breath away。他大惊失色。2Two is company but three is none。两人成伴，三人不欢。3

6、0.The elevator girl reads between passengers。开电梯的姑娘在没有乘客时看书。between=without:相同用法She modeled between roles。译成她不演戏时去客串下模特。3Students are still arriving。学生还没有到齐。3I must not stay here and do nothing。我不能什么都不做待在这儿。3They went away as wise as they came。他们一无所获。3I wont do it to save my life。我死也不会做。3Nonsense, I

7、 dont think his painting is any better than yours。胡说，我认为他的画比你好不到哪去。3Traditionally, Italian presidents have been seen and not heard。这个总统有名无权。3Better late than the late。迟到总比丧命好。3You dont want to do that。你不应该去做。3My grandfather is nearly ninety and in his second childhood。我祖父快90岁了，什么事都需要别人来做。40.Work onc

8、e and work twice。一次得手，再次不愁。4Rubber easily gives way to pressure。橡胶很容易变形。4If my mother had known of it shed have died a second time。要是我妈妈知道了，她会从棺材里爬起来。 When in Rome, do as the Romans.入乡随俗. Rome was not built in a day.罗马不是一天建成的. All roads lead to Rome.条条大路通罗马. Getting there is half the fun.幸福不只是指实现了目标

9、,还指实现目标的过程. Time heals all wounds.时间能治愈一切创伤. Money talks.有钱能使鬼推磨. What will be, will be.该来的总会来. When in doubt, do nothing.不做没把握的事. Live and let live.推已及人.10.Like marries like, like breads like.龙配龙,凤配凤,老鼠的儿子会打洞.1Love means never having to say you are sorry.爱永远不必说抱歉.1Theres always room at the top.人往高处

10、走.湖北翻译大赛精华The house cost him an arm and a leg. 这套房子花了他很多钱。Tom was given the axe. 汤姆被解雇了。We live out of cans. 我们靠罐头食品过活。He went to bed with the chickens. 他很早上床睡觉。Its time to put on the feedbag. 吃饭时间到啦！Please give me a bottle of Adam s ale. 请给我一瓶水。Its your baby,not mine. 那是你的任务，不是我的。Her re-election is

11、 in the bag. 她在改选中已稳操胜券。He is a ball of fire. 他精力充沛The story happened before the Flood. 故事发生在远古时代。I dont know the ABC of computers 我对电脑一窍不通。His parents are going bananas at him. 他爸妈快被他气疯了。Dont pass the baby to me. 不要把责任推卸给我。She employed a tender foot to help her. 她请了一个新手帮她。玛丽是个马屁精Mary is an apple po

12、lisher Dont make yourself in the shit. 不要自找麻烦。Mike is a lady killer. 迈克是个师奶杀手。Ok, lets talk turkey. 好吧，让我们开诚布公地谈谈。He led a dogs life. 他过着穷困潦倒的生活。This music in the film is easy on the ear. 电影里的音乐很动听。We hold a back-street meeting. 我们开了一个秘密会议。That boy never says uncle. 那个孩子的嘴特硬。I will put my back into

13、this program. 我将对这个项目全力以赴。Meg is the apple of her fathers eye. 梅格是她爸爸的掌上明珠。This is an apple of love. 这是一个西红柿The fat is in the fire. 事情搞砸了。Shes a konwing card. 她是个精明鬼。Everyone has been under the gun. 每个人都顶着巨大的压力。He lived from hand to mouth. 他过着勉强糊口的生活。mary is in funeral home parlor玛丽在殡仪馆工作It cant be

14、less interesting. 它无聊极了。I have the deed to the house. 我有这所房子的房契。You must hold your horses. 你一定要镇静Tom is good at winning girls ears. 汤姆擅长赢得女孩子的好感。Nobody can say I put on airs. 谁也不能说我这个人摆架子。These transactions are aboveboard. 这些交易是光明磊落的。I wont buy your story. 我不信你那一套Has the cat got your tongue 你怎么不说话了

15、Old Green is a real card. 老格林真是个活宝。Jim is the black sheep of our class. 吉姆是我们班的害群之马。David carried the ball in the firm. 大卫负责公司里最困难的工作。I have a crush on you. 我迷恋你。Can you find your feet 你能适应环境吗？Cut out your banana oil 收起你的花言巧语Can we get around this issue 我们能避开这个话题吗？This kind of dress sells like hot c

16、akes. 这款裙子很畅销。where is the john洗手间在哪里？常见习语rush hour交通高峰期run out of用尽ring a bell 听起来耳熟rain or shine不论晴雨save your breath别白费口舌stick around在附近逗留或等待sell like hot cakes畅销six sense第六感shed crocodile tears假装哭泣,假慈悲Sunday dress最好的衣服speak the same language 志同道合sugar report情书small potato小人物see the world见多识广,见过世面

17、stand a chance有机会six of one and half-a-dozen of the other半斤八两,没什么区别take into account将考虑进去take it easy放松the more, the better越多越好the sooner, the better越快越好this is my treat我请客turn a blind eye to视而不见turn a deaf ear to充耳不闻think little of不喜欢,认为不好turn ones back on somebody不理某人talk sb. into sth.劝某人做某事think

18、much of/highly of/well of喜欢time will tell时间会证明一切talk sb. out of sth.劝某人不做某事talk big讲大话too good to be true不现实turn ones back on拒绝,抛弃two thumbs up举双手赞成throw cold water on泼冷水take things as they come既来之则安之look for a needle in a haystack大海捞针leave well enough alone 不要画蛇添足like apples and oranges用来表示无法相比的事物m

19、ake no difference没有区别，一样light up高兴起来make some difference有区别，有有make yourself at home随意,随便most of all最重要的是make ends meet收支平衡make each other half way相互妥协make sense有意义No money, no honey. 没有钱哪来爱情know-it-alls自以为无所不知的人on sale 减价销售one in a million百里挑一out of breath 上气不接下气out of ones mind发疯out of stock 没有存货了o

20、ut of print绝版out of the question不可能out of question没问题once and for all最后一次,干脆out of earshot不在听力所及范围out of this world非常好on pins and needles如坐针毯play it by ear即兴,事先没准备picture sb. as something把某人当做rush hour交通高峰期have a hand in参与做help oneself 自己动手have a short memory 健忘, 记忆力差have ones hands full with忙于hit t

21、he spot正合口味have a big mouse 话多的人have words with sb.与人发生口角hit the sack睡觉hit the book 睡觉how come为什么have much on ones mind心头有很多事情hands down 轻松地,轻易地(赢得)head and shoulders above比优秀很多has a way with words长于言辞,会说话in a blue mood心情不好in any event无论如何in good shape处于很好的状态，身体好in high spirits心情很好in low spirits 心情不

22、好in vain白费力气in the dark 秘密的in a mass乱糟糟Is ice cold 表示理所当然in the red 赤字,负债I.O.U 我欠你,借据in hot water遇到麻烦I have no idea which way to turn不知道该怎么做in person面对面,亲自keep an eye on小心，关注keep in shape保持健康keep it between two of us这只是你我之间的事情kill two birds with one stone一石二鸟fill ones place 代替fill ones position代替fly

23、 by（时间）飞逝for nothing免费from top to the bottom到处，从上到下fry an egg on the street天气很热few and far between 难得,少见fit in schedule时间合适food for though 发人深思的东西first things first 先说最重要的face the music面对现实get over 摆脱get rid of处理掉give me a break 饶了我吧go all out全力以赴get on someones nerves激怒,使生气get somewhere取得进展God know

24、s天晓得gone with the wind随风而逝good for nothing 毫无用处give up sb.对某人绝望了got me there难住我了give sb. a hand帮助某人give a hand 鼓掌get butterflies in ones stomach紧张不安go out of ones way or go out of the way不辞辛劳去做某事grin and bear it豪无愿言地忍受痛苦与挫折great minds think alike英雄所见略同call off取消cant help doing禁不住做catch ones eyes引人注意

25、come a long way取得很大进展come by参观，访问cool off凉爽，消气count me out 别把我算在内count me in 把我算在内come down with(disease)得病cut sb. an arm and a leg非常昂贵call it a day 今天到此为止capital idea好主意cold fish冷酷无情的人dark side阴暗面day in and day out一天又一天day and night 夜以继日dirty dog卑鄙小人dont mention it 没什么提的，没关系的dark horse黑马,冷门drive so

26、meone out of mind让某人发疯do the laundry洗衣服do the trick起作用drag his feet落后,故意拖沓drive up the wall使发疯drop out of 退学,失学easier said than done说起来容易做起来难dos and donts行为规范every now and then有时every once in a while有时every other每隔一个every so often偶尔,有时Easy come easy go!来得容易去也快easy as pie非常简单eyes bigger than ones sto

27、mach眼小肚大He was born to the purple. 他出身皇族Is he a Jonah 他是带来厄运的人吗？You cant beat that. 再没有比这个更好的了。Why dont you belt up你干嘛还不住口呢？The black dog is over Jim now. 吉姆现在意气消沉。He is a blue nose. 他是个严谨的人Nick was run off his legs. 尼克破产了。The escaped prisoner a still at large 那个逃犯还在逍遥法外。Those pretty girls are easy

28、on the eye. 那些漂亮的女孩子真是心悦目。The book is as good as a play. 这本书非常有趣。He will help you, as likely as not.他很可能会帮助你。She has been canned. 她被解雇了。These youths are full of animal spirits. 这些年轻人充满活力。I dont know him from Adam. 我与他素不相识。I will trust you when pigs fly. 我绝不会相信你。Colin is absent in Shanghai. 克林去上海了，不在

29、这里。Sam is a baby kisser. 山姆是个圆滑的政客。 .A cat may look at a king. 小人物也有权利。身份卑微者也有其应享的权利。人人平等。My husband and I led a cat and dog life. 我和我丈夫过着争争吵吵的日子。The boss hit the ceiling. 老板大发雷霆。She is a fox in a lambs skin.她是个口蜜腹剑的人。Carrie never changes her mind at pleasure. 凯莉从不随意改变主意。He made a pass at Mary. 他对玛丽暗送秋波。He has made a real dogs breakfast. 他把事情搞得一团糟。Her opinion is all my eye. 她的观点都是胡说八道。Mike carried the can for his son. 迈克替他儿子背黑锅。Bill