文档介绍：汉译英难点解析
第一篇 形形色色的人
1. 一根筋儿 one track-minded.
别跟他较劲了。他一根筋,你还不知道?
Stop reasoning with him. Don’t you know he is one track-minded?
a lulu
要说漂亮,我们公司新来的秘书可算是个相貌出众的女孩子了。
Talking about being pretty, pany’s new secretary is indeed a lulu.
two-faced
我知道怎样对付两面派,而且一眼就能看出谁是一贯两面讨好的人。I know how to handle two-faced people and can even tell at the first glance who are in the habit of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds.(注:run with the hare and hunt with the hounds指人两面讨好,不得罪任何一方的做法。)
a lummox
听说那个傻大个儿把他们公司的买卖搞得一团糟。
It is said that the lummox has loused up pany’s whole business.
a rag man
那些收破烂儿的人走街串户,有时也能挣不少钱。
Those rag men going from door to door sometimes may also earn quite a handsome sum of money.
a hayseed
她说她决不会嫁给一个乡巴佬,不管他多有钱。
She insisted that she would not marry herself off to a hayseed, no matter how rich he was.
-raffs
老张的家里总来些不三不四的人,可想而知老张不是什么好东西。
There are always riff-raffs hanging around in Lao Zhang’s home, which gives you the feeling that Lao Zhang is not a good guy.
doormat
她天生就是个受气包儿,什么事都不敢说个不字
She’s born doormat ,afraid of going against anything.
a deadpan
和那些面无表情的人在一起工作真让人憋气。
You feel choked to work with those deadpans.
a jinx
有人说那个女人是个扫帚星,谁跟她结婚谁倒霉。
She’s said to be a jinx, who would bring bad luck to whoever she marries.
第二篇能力与智慧
1. 海量 have a hollow leg
你像灌醉他?他可是海量,从来没有醉过。
Want to drink him under the table? Well…you can never do. He got a hollow leg, you know.
be a notch above
论油画,张先生比刘先生画得好。但是,谈到水彩画,刘先生可就比张先生略胜一筹了。
In oil painting, Mr. Zhang paints better than Mr. Li. But when es to water colors, Mr. Liu appears to be a notch above Mr. Zhang.
be a brain
他可是个有头脑德人,决不会相信你的那一套。
He’s a brain, who wouldn’t be fooled into believing your babbling.
to have a lot on the ball
我知道李明很能干,但我怀疑他是否真的愿意到我们这儿来工作。
I know Li Ming has a lot on the ball. But I’m not sure if he likes to work here.
a poor apology
你刚才提到的那个作家不过是个有名无实的