翻译中的习惯用语表达.docx

翻译中的习惯用语表达.docx

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翻译中的习惯用语表达

·Betakenaback大吃一惊

Themanagerwastakenabackatthenewsthatsomecompanyhadalreadylaunchedtheproductintothemarket.

·Beaboveoneself趾高气扬

Sallywasquiteabovewhenshelearnedthenewsthatshewastheonlyoneonthecompanythathadbeenpromoted.

·Keepabreastof（with）…紧跟……，与……保持并进

Asamultinationalcorporation,wemustkeepabreastwiththelatestdevelopmentoftheinternationalmarket.

·Gainacceptancewith（among）…得到……认可；被……接受

SomeoftheAmericanculturehasgainedwideacceptancewiththeJapanese,especiallyamongthoseyoungpeople.

·Haveaccessto…有接近……的机会

Eventodaymanypeopleintheremotemountainousareashavenoaccesstofreemedicaltreatment.

·Byaccident偶然的

Shediscoveredthemedicinesolelybyaccident.

·Gainwideacclaimfrom…受到……的普遍称赞

ThenewpolicygainedwideacclaimfromChinesefarmersalloverthecountry.

·Accommodateoneselfto…使自己适应与……

Heknowshowtoaccommodatehimselftosituationsinwhichheisinvolvedandhowtodealwithintricatematters.

·Inaccord（with）与……保持一致

Iwasgladtolearnthattheirviewswereingeneralaccordwithours.

·Ofone’sownaccord自愿地，主动地

Hecontributedsuchalargesumofmoneytocharitysolelyofhisownaccord.

·Giveabad/pooraccountofoneself表现不佳

Frankdidnotwanttogiveabadaccountofhimselfbytalkingaboutthingsthatheisnotfamiliarwith.

·Makemuchlittleaccountof…十分重视/不很重视……

Thegovernmentmakesmuchaccountofchildren’seducationandtheirhealth.

·Acquaintoneselfwith…使自己熟悉……

SincethedaywhenhearrivedintheUnitedStates,shehadalwaysgivenmuchheedtoacquaintingherselfwiththelocalcultureandtheAmericanwayoflife.

·Scrape（up）anacquaintancewith…设法接近（结识）

SandraistrendyladyandsheknowshowtoscrapeupacquaintancewithsocialnotablesofChicago.

·Putonanact装腔作势

Someprofessorsarealwaysputtingonanact,eitherspeakinglikeabookorbeingplayfulwithwords.

·Gointoaction付诸实施，开始行动

Thepolicemadeaperfectplanofthecrackingdownonthegang.Butitdidn’tgointoactionuntilaweeklaterwhentheythoughtthetimewasripefortheaction.

·Put…intoaction使……付诸实施

Youcan’tdecidewhetheraplanisgoodorbaduntilitisputintoaction.

·Addressoneselfto…专心从事……；对……讲话

IfIhadanopportunitytoaddressmyselftoallcompanymanagersinChina,Iwouldadvisethemtoaddressthemselvestoboththeirbusinessandupgradingtheirlevelsofeducation.

·Giveone’sadhesionto…表示接受……，拥护……

Thepresidentofthecorporationseemedtohavegivenhisadhesiontotherequestsofcounterpart,thoughhewasnotsohappyaboutit.

·Makemuchadoaboutnothing无中生有，无事生非

Don’tbefooledbyhisbabbling.Hewasonlymakingmuchadoaboutnothing.

·Inadvance（of）…在……之前

Inmostwesterncountries,ifyoucannot,foronereasonoranother,cometoadinnerpartyasagreed,youwillhavetophonethehostinadvanceandexcuseyourselffornotbeingabletocome.

·Takeadvantageof…利用……

Somebigpowerstakeadvantageoftheinferiorityofsomesmallercountriesandusetheirpowerasapoliticalleveragetointerfereintheirinternalaffairs.

·Act0n/uponsomebody’sadvice按照某人的建议去做

Intheolddays,manyChinesechildrenwerewillinglyactingontheirparents’advice,butthingshavetakenadifferentlookthesedays.

·Haveanaffairwith…与……有暧昧关系

Thepresidentwasforcedtoresign,forhishavinganaffairwithafilmstarlikeatime-bombthatwouldsoonerorlaterruinhisfame.

·Beafterdoingsomething刚刚做完某事

A:

CouldwegoandhaveatalkwithJack?

B:

I’maftertalkingwithhim.

·Pileontheagony小苦大诉，一苦百诉

Somedivorcedmenknowhowtotakeadvantageofwomen’ssympathy:

theywouldpileontheagony,pretendingthattheywerethemostsaddenedmenintheworld.

·Agreetodisagree同意保持不同意见

Consideringthatwehavebeencooperatingformanyyears,Inowagreetodisagreewiththeattachedconditions.

·Getahead（of）…超过……、领先于……

Intheratrace,therearealwaysguysthatgetaheadofthegamethanmostothersdo.

·Come/gotosomeone’said赶来/去帮助某人

Knowingthattheshipwasbadlyleaking,severalshipsandfishingboatshurriedlycametotheiraid.

·Aimhigh胸怀大志

Frankaimedhigh,butachievedlittle.

·Airsandgraces装腔作势

Whenshespeakstosocialnotables,shealwaystalkswiththemwithairsandgraces.

·Gettheair被解雇，被抛弃

SoonafterFrank’sbossgavehimthebag,hegottheairfromhisgf.

·Giveairto…倾诉……，说出……

Theworkersinthisfactoryareencouragedbythebosstogiveairtotheiropitionsaboutthefactory’smanagement.

·Putonairs装腔作势，摆架子

Igetsickofthosewhoarealwaysputtingonairs.

·Tread/walkonair得意洋洋的

Idon’tknowwhyshehasbeenwalkingonairthesedays.

·Rollintheaisles使某人捧腹大笑

Jos’shumorousstoryrolledallthechildrenintheaisles.

·Givethealarm敲警钟

Thisphenomenoninthestrangechangeofweatherhasgiventhealarmtomanyscientistsandbiologists.

·Beonthealertfor…对……处于警备状态

AftertheTVnews,mostofthefarmerswereonthealertforthedisaster.

·Allinall总而言之

Allinall,modernscientistdoeshelppushhumanhistoryforward.

·Once（and）forall永远地

Let’scallitquitonceandforall.

·Makeallowance（s）for…考虑到……

Wemustmakeallowanceforthetraffic,solet’sstarthalfanhourearlier.

·Thereisnoalternativebut…除……别无选择

Forusatthismoment,thereisnoalternativebuttoobeytheirorder.

·Run/goamuck失去控制

Sincethebeginningofthe1990s,environmentalpollutionhasrunamuck,almostbeyondourcontrol.

·Inthefinalanalysis说到底，归根结底

Inthefinalanalysis,itisalmostimpossibletoavoidmisunderstandingincommunicatingwitheachotherbetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturalbackgrounds.

·Inanswerto…应……之请求

Inanswertoyourrequest,weenclosedourlatestcataloguetogetherwithsomesamplesforyourreference.

·Inanticipationof…期待着……，预计……

Sandracouldhardlywaitanylongerinanticipationoftheexaminationresult.

·Foranythingsomeonecares与某人没什么相干

What’sthematter?

YougotconnedforanythingIcare.

·Apartfrom…除……之外

Apartfromhisdivorce,hehashadothermisfortunes.

·Goape神魂颠倒，发疯

Hewentapeassoonashelearnedthathegotthefirstprize.

·Arguesomeonedown驳倒某人

Hehasaglibtongue.Fewpeoplecanarguehimdown.

·Costanarmandaleg付出过高代价

Eatingintherestaurantsinthisstreetwillcostyouanarmandaleg.

·Keepsomeoneatarm’slength与某人保持距离

Shesaidthatshecouldn’tputhefingeronwhyeveryoneinthecompanyshouldkeepheratarm’slength.

·Touchsomeoneontheraw触机某人的痛处

ThequestionaskedbytheJapaneseladyseemedtohavetouchedthePresidentontheraw,andithadalmostdrivenhimonthewall.

·Sellsomeonedowntheriver（在紧要关头）出卖某人

Watchoutonhim!

Hemaysellyoudowntheriveranytime.

·Put…aside把……放一边

Themanageraskedustoputasidewhatwearedoingandhavealookatthememopreparedbythesalesmanager.

·Fallasleepattheswitch玩忽职守

Joewasdismissedbythebossforfallingasleepattheswitch.

·Makeanassofsomeone作弄某人，使某人出洋相

Oneofthestudentsintendedtomakeanassoftheprofessor.Butconsequently,hemadeanassofhimself.

·Availoneselfof…利用（时机等）

Iwouldavailmyselfofthisopportunitytoexpressmygreatappreciationandgratitudeforyourclosecooperation,understandingandassistancethatyouhadshowninthepasttenyears.

·Danceattendanceonsomeone奉承某人

Sandraisgoodatdancingattendanceonhersuperiorsandmarvelousatcultivatingnotablesinherfield.

·Kickuparow大吵大闹

AssoonasthenewsthatthebosswastodismissLucywasknownbytheworkers,mostofthemgatheredaroundtheboss’sofficeandkickeduparow,shoutingindignationagainsttheboss’sdecision.

·Holdthebaby干苦差事

WhyshouldIbeleftaloneholdingthebabywhilealltheboysaresittingaroundandtwiddlingtheirthumbs?

·Pourthebabyoutwiththebath-water坏的丢掉了，好的也丢掉了

Itisimportantforyoutodiscardtheirrelevanceinthewriting.Buttakecarenottopourthebabyoutwiththebath-water.

·Keepbach过单身生活

Hewouldratherkeepbachandwithoutcompanythanmarryahusband-eatingtigerwhowilltreathimlikedirt.

·Apatontheback赞扬，鼓励

Atatimethis,whatsheneedsisapatonthebackratherthanablame.

·Behindsomeone’sback在……背后，背着……

Sandrahasneverdoneanythingwrongbehindyourback.Whyshouldyoubearheragrudgeandcomedownonherlikeanything?

·Getsomeone’sbackup惹某人生气

WhatdidyoudotogetNancy’sbackup?

Sheisnotthesortofpersonwhoisquicktotakeoffense.

·Know…likethebackofone’shand对……了如指掌

YoumayaskFranktoworkinthatcity.Heknowstheplacelikethebackofhishand.

·Stabsomeoneintheback暗箭伤人

ItnevercametomethatFrankwouldstabmeintheback.

·Turnone’sbackon/upon…背弃……，抛弃……，拒绝……

Werequestedthathelookintothematter,buthejustseemedtoturnhisbackonourrequest.

·Bythebackdoor通过后门，用不正当途径

Itissaidthathegotmanyofthesparepartsintochinabythebackdoor.

·Bendoverbackward（s）todo…竭尽全力去……

Ifyouaskhertohelpintheproject,sheiscertaintobendoverbackwardstodowhatevershecan.

·Bringhomethebacon养家糊口

Ineverycountryandregardlessoftheirsocialsystems,theremustbesomeoneinthehousewhowilltobringhomethebacon.

·Gofrombadtoworse每况愈下，越来越糟

Thepresidenthopedthatthemeasureshisgovernmenthadtakenwouldbringtheeconomiccrisisundercontrol.Butasaresult,thesituationisgoingfrombadtoworse.

·Rubsomeonethewrongway触犯某人，惹恼某人

MonicatriedtobutterFrankupbysinginghispraises,butoutofherexpectationshehadrubbedhimthewrongway.

·Holdthebag背黑锅

Althoughthefourofthemrobbedthebankwithjoinedefforts,itwasJoewhohadbeenleftholdingthebag.

·Beinthebag已到手的，十拿九稳的

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