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第二章习语翻译
There is
plenty of fish in the
pond.
天涯何处无芳草
a
big fish in a small
pond
小地方的大人物
a
drop in the ocean
沧海一粟
all at
sea
不知所措
between the devil
and deep blue sea
进退两难
have other fish to
fry
另有要事
spend money like
water
挥金如土
to earn one’s
bread
挣钱糊口
bread
and butter
谋生之道
as different
as chalk and cheese
相差甚远
a
hot potato
棘手的事
as cool as a cucumber
镇定自若
earn one’s daily bread
谋生
a lion in the
way
拦路虎
One can't
make bricks without
straw
巧妇难为无米之炊
love me, love
my dog
爱屋及乌
to
help a lame dog over a
stile
帮人渡过难关，雪中送炭
Every dog
has his day.
凡人皆有得意日
You are a lucky dog.
你真是幸运儿
dog-
tired
累极了
as poor as a church
mouse
一贫如洗
Better
be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.
宁为鸡头，不为凤尾
God
helps those who help
themselves
自助者天助
Man proposes,
God disposes.
谋事在人，成事在天。
Mills of God grind slow but
sure
天网恢恢，疏而不漏
Go to the
hell
下地狱
God bless
you.
上帝保佑你
olive
branch
橄榄枝（和平的象征）
《圣经》
“
创世纪
” eye for eye, tooth
for tooth
以牙还牙，以眼还眼
Pandora’s box
潘多拉之盒（灾难、麻烦、祸害之
源）
《希腊神话》
Achilles
Heel
唯一的致命弱点
荷马史诗《伊利亚特》
Rome
was not built in a
day.
伟业非一日之功
Rain
cats and dogs.
倾盆大雨
Sour
Grapes
酸葡萄出自《伊索寓言》
cry wolf
虚张声势
The die is
cast
木已成舟
to catch at a
straw
捞救命稻草／急不暇择
Strike while
the iron is hot
趁热打铁
a castle in the
air
空中楼阁
Easy come , easy
go.
来得容易
,
去得快
To kill two birds with
one stone
一石二鸟
as
easy as turning over one's
hand
易如反掌
Misfortunes never
come singly.
祸不单行
Walls have
ears.
隔墙有耳
Blood
is thicker than water.
血浓于水
All roads lead to
Rome.
条条道路通罗马。
to be out at
elbows
捉襟见肘
Pride
goes before a fall
骄者必败。
turn
a deaf ear to
充耳不闻
throw cold
water on
泼冷水
praise to the
skies
捧上天去
When wine is in
truth is out
酒后吐真言
to shut
one' s eyes against
视若无睹
Example is better than
precept.
身教重于言传
Tall trees
catch much wind.
树大招风
Give him an inch ,and he will take a
yard.
得寸进尺
Easier said than
done.
说得容易，做得难。
The Trojan horse
特洛伊木马
A cat has nine lives.
猫有九命
tower of ivory
象牙塔
crocodile
tears
鳄鱼的眼泪
Love
me , love my dog.
爱屋及乌
.Man
proposes, god
disposes.
谋事在人，成事在天。
Look before you
leap.
三思而后行
Many drops of
water make an ocean
积少成多
,
积沙成塔
,
集腋成裘
Habit is a second
nature.
习惯成自然
Every potter
praises his own pot.
老王婆卖瓜
,
自卖自夸
a drop in the
ocean
沧海一粟
like
father
，
like son
有其父，必有其子
laugh and grow
fat
心宽体胖
out of
sight ,out of mind
眼不见
,
心不烦
Once bitten
twice shy.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
neither fish nor
fowl
不伦不类
Spring up like
mushrooms
雨后春笋
The early bird
catches the worm.
捷足先登
be wise after the
event
事后聪明
Each has its own
merits.
各有千秋
Still water runs
deep.
大智若愚
hit a man when he is
down
落井下石
When in
Rome , do as the Romans
do
入乡随俗
at sixes
and sevens
乱七八糟
six of one and
half a dozen of the
other
半斤八两
Great
minds think
alike.
英雄所见略同
Enough is as
good as a feast.
知足常乐
a
baker’s dozen
十三个
one skeleton in the cupboard.
丑事
/
见不得人的事
Neither
fish nor flesh.
不伦不类
Too many cooks spoil the
broth.
人多误事
Never offer to
teach fish to swim.
不要班门弄斧
Be born with a silver spoon
in her mouth.
出生在富贵之家
Money
makes the mare go.
有钱能使鬼推磨。
Two can play the
game.
孤掌难鸣。
New broom sweeps
clean.
新官上任三把火。
He
who excuses himself accuses
himself.
欲盖弥彰。
a wet
blanket
令人扫兴的
The
best fish smell when they are three days
old.
久住招人烦。
like a fish out of
water
不适应
He that
had no cross deserves no
crown.
不吃苦中苦
,
难为人上人。
Gifts blind the eyes.
吃人家嘴短，拿人家手软。
Each has his own
merits.
各有千秋
Still
water runs
deep.
大智若愚
add fuel
to the fire
火上加油
laugh off
one’s head
笑掉牙齿
goose
flesh
鸡皮疙瘩
spend money like
water
挥金如土
kill the goose
that lays golden eggs
杀鸡取卵
like a duck to
water
如鱼得水
look for a needle
in a haystack
大海捞针
a black
sheep
害群之马
like a drowned
rat
象只落汤鸡
chicken-
hearted
胆小如鼠
like a cat on hot
bricks
热锅上的蚂蚁
Beat
the dog before the
lion.
杀鸡儆猴
as stubborn as a
mule
犟得象牛
It is
better to be the head of the dog than the tail of
a lion.
宁为鸡头，不为凤尾。
as timid as
a rabbit
胆小如鼠
as
stupid as a goose
蠢得象猪
drink
like a fish
牛饮
He cries wine
and sells vinegar.
挂羊头卖狗肉
Kiss and be friends.
握手言和
He that promises too
much means nothing.
轻诺者寡信。
Better be envied than pitied.
宁可被人嫉，也莫遭人怜
Take things as
they come.
既来之，则安之。
Let's cross the bridge when we come to
it.
船到桥头自然直
Keeping is harder
than winning.
创业不易
,
守业更难。
Barking dogs seldom
bite.
吠犬不咬人
A man
without money is no man at
all
一分钱难倒英雄汉
Blood
will have blood.
血债要用血来偿
A
straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
身正不怕影子斜。
Beauty
is in the eyes of the
beholder.
情人眼里出西施。
Between
friends all is common.
朋友之间不分彼此。
A hedge
between keeps friendship green
.
君子之交淡如水
Great wits have
short memories
。贵人多忘事
Birds of a feather flock
together.
物以类聚，人以群分。
Good for
good is natural, good for evil is manly.
以德报德是常理，以德报怨大丈夫。
A faithful
friend is hard to find
．知音难觅。
Where there is a will, there is a
way
．有志者事竟成
Things at the
worst will mend.
否极泰来
Where there is life, there is
hope
．留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
.The style
is the man.
文如其人
To err is
human.
人非圣贤孰能无过
It is
important to know one's own
limitations.
人贵有自知之明。
Older and
wiser.
姜还是老的辣。
Tomorrow never
comes.
我生待明日万事成蹉跎。
One's words reflect one’s
thinking.
言为心声
One man's fault
is other man's
lesson.
前车之覆，后车之鉴。
The grass is greener on the other
side.
这山望着那山高
.The outsider
sees most of the game.
旁观者清
There is no place like
home.
金窝银窝不如咱的土窝。
Fire and
water have no mercy.
水火无情。
There is no royal road to
learning.
书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟
Never judge from
appearances.
勿以貌取人。
The eye is
bigger than the belly.
眼大肚子小。
No cross, no crown.
不经历风雨，怎么见
彩虹。
Observation is the best
teacher.
观察是最好的老师。
Nothing in the world is difficult for
one who sets his mind to
it.
世上无难事，只怕有心人。
Offense is the best
defense.
进攻是最好的防御。
Every
advantage has its
disadvantage.
有利必有弊
Jack of all trades and master of
none.
门门精通，样样稀松。
Everybody's business is nobody's busine
ss.
人人负责等于没人负责
/
众人的
事儿没人管
A little body often
harbors a great
soul.
浓缩的都是精华。
Laugh and grow
fat.
心宽体胖
Adversity leads to prosperity.
逆境是通向成功之路
/
穷则思变。
A man is known by his
friends.
视其友，知其人
A
year's plan starts with
spring.
一年之计在于春
put the cart
before the horse.
本末倒置。
A wise head makes a close mouth.
智者寡言
/
真人不露相，露相非真人
One good turn deserves
another.
善有善报。
Bad news has
wings.
好事不出门，坏事传千里。
Every mother's child is
handsome.
孩子是自己的好
Every thing is good when new but
friends when old.
衣不如新，友不如故
Do as you would be done by.
你
希望人家怎样待你
,
你就要怎样待人。
Don't do unto others what you don't
want others do unto
you.
己所不欲勿施于人
A
stitch in time saves
nine.
小洞不补，大洞吃苦。
Misfortunes
never come singly.
祸不单行
Hope for the best, but prepare for the
worst.
抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。
once in a blue moon
千载难逢；难得一次
make a mountain out
of a molehill
大惊小怪；小题大做；言过其实
No sooner said than done.
说做就做
have one's head in the clouds
心不在焉
burn the
midnight oil
挑灯夜战
sail right through
something
一帆风顺
Work/race
against the clock
、
against
time
争分夺秒
turn
over a new leaf
重新开始
all
ears
洗耳恭听
add insult to injury
伤害之外又加侮辱
(
使关系更糟
),
雪上加霜
afraid of one's
shadow
疑神疑鬼
one track-minded.
一根筋儿
beat about the
bush
说话兜圈子、转弯抹角
have an ax to
grind
心怀叵测
not have one’s
heart in the right place
心术不正
The grass is always greener on the
other hill.
这山望着那山高
go back on one’s
words
出尔反尔、说话不算数
still wet behind the ears
说年轻
人涉世未深，言行幼稚，中文中有个成语叫
“
乳臭未干
”
。
第五章被动语态的译法
一．英语被动语态译为汉语的主动语态
She didn't expect she should be asked
to speak before a big
audience.
她没想到会让她在一大群听众前讲话。
If you are asked personal questions you
need not answer
them.
如果有人向你提出有关私事的问题你不需回答。
We hold these truths to be self-
evident, that all man are created equal.
我们认为这些真理是不言而喻的
:
所有人生来就是平等的。
The virtue of a
man should be measured not by his extraordinary
exertions, but by his everyday conduct.
人的品德不能看他一时格外卖力，而要看他的日常行为。
The jacket was creased, but the creases
will wear
out.
衣服起了一些褶，但会慢慢消失的。
He has been wedded to
translation.
他与翻译结下不解之缘。
The news was passed on by
word of mouth.
众口相传，消息不胫而走。
A truly elegant taste is generally
accompanied with excellence of heart.
真正的审美力与心灵美通常是分不开的。
To whom nothing is given, of whom
nothing is required.
如果什么东西也没有给人，那就休想从他人那里得到任何东西。
His sense of inferiority that acquired
in his youth has never been totally eradicated.
他在青少年时留下的自卑感还没有完全消除。
Heat is constantly produced by the body
as a result of muscular and cellular activity.
由于肌肉和细胞的活动，身体不断产生热。
The friendship was tamed to enmity
through idle
gossips.
流言蜚语使他们之间的友谊变成了怨仇。
The compass was
invented
in
China four thousand years
ago.
中国在四千年前发明了指南针。
It is generally accepted
that the experiences of the child in his
first years
largely
determine
his
character
and later personality.
人们普遍认为，孩子们的早期经历在很大程度上决定了他们的性格及其未来的人品。
It is known that matter is in
constant motion.
大家
(
我们
)
知道，物质处于不断的运动中。
It is estimated that at one time
there existed from one to two thousand American
Indian languages and at least as
many
as cultures each different in some arespect from
all the others
据估计曾经有一两千种美洲印第安语和至
少同样多的文化每种语言和文化又在某个方面与其他的语言和文化各不相同。
Rainbows are formed when sunlight
passes through small drops of water in the sky.
彩虹是阳光透过天空中的小水滴时形成的。
Coffee stains can soon be washed out.
咖啡斑渍是可以很快洗掉的。
How can a series of motionless or still
pictures be blended on a screen to produce motion
pictures
？
一组不动的，即
静止的图片是怎样在银幕上连到一起合成电影的呢
?
The
women were carefully selected from among many
applicants.
这些妇女是从众多的求职者中精心挑选出来的。
New sources of energy must be found to
avoid causing energy shortages in the world.
必须找到新的能源以避免造成世界上能源的短缺。
Methods are found to take these
materials out of the rubbish and use
them again.
现在已经找到了从垃圾中提取这些材料并加以利用的方法。
Smoking is not allowed in the
office.
办公室内不许抽烟。
A telephone was fitted up in the
pavilion.
亭子里装了一部电话。
Three hundred thousand Yuan
has been raised to build a school for the village
children.
已经筹集了三十万元为村里的孩子们建一所学校。
The traffic regulations are to
be
observed.
、必须遵守交通规则。
The response of the
premature
to certain drugs
should be thoroughly understood.
应该全面了解早产儿对某些药物的反应。
Great
efforts
should
be
made
to
inform
young
people
of
the
harm
of
smoking,
especially
the
dreadful
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