翻译理论与实践练习

oilskin 油布good seats好票fish-wife 卖鱼女table knife 餐刀white day 吉日smell a rat怀疑red meat牛羊肉blue coat 警察red-cap 搬运服务人员bull’s eye靶心mad doctor 精神病医生dogear折角familiar talk 庸俗的交谈pull up one ’s socks鼓起勇气husband-like善于管理农活的cock-and-bull story无稽之谈bite the thumbs at 对...嗤之以鼻twice-told tale老掉牙的故事divorce lawyer办理离婚案件的律师yellow book黄皮书白菜：Chinese cabbage; 密码：password;手机：mobile phone; 救火：to fight a fire;大片：blockbuster; 早恋：puppy love;青春痘：acne; 蝴蝶结：bowknot;长镜头：zoom lens; 方便面：instant noodles;牛仔裤：jeans; 不冻港：ice-free port;隐形眼镜：contact lenses; 流动资金：working capital;新闻自由：freedom of press; 买一赠一：buy one, get one free;省吃俭用：to live frugally; 高等教育: higher education.有喜：be pregnant 三角债：debt chains, chain debts, inter-company debts 打白条：issue IOUs 夫妻老婆店：mom-and-pop store红茶：black tea 黄色电影：blue film(广播，电视)黄金时间：prime time1）cannot ... tooIt cannot be too much emphasized that agriculture is the foundation of national economy. 应尽量强调农业是国民经济的基础。

We cannot praise Tom too much. 我们怎样称赞汤姆也不算过分。

I cannot thank you too much. 我无论怎样感谢你都是不够的。

2）never ...but ...I never see him but I want to kiss him.我每次看见他都想吻他。

It never rains but pours.不雨则已，一雨倾盆。

Justice was never done but someone complained.每一次伸张正义都会有人鸣冤叫屈。

3）nothing if notThis is nothing if not a lovely teddy bear.这是个非常可爱的玩具熊。

She is nothing if not polite.她彬彬有礼。

He is nothing if not a gentleman.他是个很有教养的人。

4）too...not to…He‟s too angry not to say that.他气愤之极，难免会说出那样的话。

He‟s too wicked not to meet a bad end someday.他太坏了，总有一天会得到恶报的。

He‟s too near for us not to see him.他近在咫尺，我们不会看不见他的。

5）not a littleShe was not a little surprised.她很是吃惊。

The birthday present brought me not a little happiness.生日礼物给我带来了很多快乐。

1）no more ...than ...The new edition is no more expensive than the old edition.旧版本和新版本都不算贵。

Jack is no more diligent than John.约翰不勤奋, 杰克也不勤奋。

The story you told today is no more convincing than the one yesterday你今天讲的和昨天讲的一样也不能令人信服。

There is no more dependence to be placed on her words than on the wind.她的话同风一样不可信赖。

A home without love is no more a home than a body without a soul is a man.没有爱的家庭不成其为家庭，就如同没有灵魂的躯体不成其为人一样。

2）no less ...than ...As a driver, John is no less skilled than you.在驾驶方面，约翰和你一样熟练。

The writer is no less a personage than a prince.这位作家简直和王子一样出名。

In America he is no less in the public eye than the President.在美国，他和总统一样家喻户晓。

3）more...than .../more thanHe is more a poet than a philosopher.说他是诗人比他是哲学家更合适。

His brother is more kind than intelligent.他兄弟人挺好，可是不够聪明。

That day I had been walking slowly down stream, doing more exploring than sightseeing. 那天，我沿着河边缓慢地朝下游走，与其说是看风景，到不如说是进行野外考察。

We always complain of the shortness of time, yet we have more time than we know what to do with. 我们总是抱怨时间太少，但很多时候又不知怎么打发时间。

She was dressed more than simply.她的穿着近乎寒酸。

The result did more than satisfy me.结果令我十二分的满意。

Don‟t speak more than you can speak.能闭嘴时尽量闭嘴。

4）less ... than ...He was less angry than surprised.与其说他生气，不如说他吃惊。

I regard him less as my teacher than as my friend.与其说我把他看作自己的老师，不如说把他看作自己的朋友。

It was a curious exchange, less a debate than a quarrel between two aggressive men, each of whom determined to impress the audience as more peaceful than the other.这是一次特别的对话,与其说是两个好斗嘴的家伙之间的辩论,不如说是一场吵架。

双方都是竭力想使听众觉得自己比对方更爱和平。

5）as ... as any (ever) ...He is as industrious and conscientious as any in the factory.他是厂内工作最勤奋认真的工人。

The dog was as courageous an animal as ever scoured in the woods.狗是出没于森林的动物中最勇敢的。

He was as brave a man as ever lived.他是世界上最勇敢的人。

She was always singing as merrily as any lark. 她总是唱着歌,比百灵鸟都快乐。

He is as good a student as any teacher could wish for.他是所有老师都想要的最好的学生。

A black’s skull will hold as much as a white’s.白人头脑里装得下多少东西,黑人也能。

A poor, uneducated black cannot always get the same just treatment as a rich, well-educated black. 只有富有的、受过良好教育的黑人才能得到公正的待遇,而穷苦的未受过良好教育的黑人则无法得到。

6）no better thanHe is no better than a beggar.他和乞丐差不多。

He had no better a say in the matter than I have.在这件事上，他和我一样，没有发言权。

The invalid is no better than she was yesterday.病人的情况和昨天一样差。

This machine is not better than that one.这台机器并不比那台好。

重新确定主语我的时间有限。

I have a limited amount of time. (or My time is limited.)他的音调忽高忽低。

He fluctuated in tune.这一次性刮脸刀已用了三到四周了，仍然很好用。

I have used my disposable razor for 3 to 4 weeks, and it still does a good job.被动句一匹马骑两个人。

Two persons rode one horse.这锅饭能吃十个人。

A pot of rice like this can feed 10 people.昨晚我盖了两条被子。

Last night I was covered up with two quilts.爸爸，你想死我们了!Daddy, we miss you very much!困难克服了，工作完成了，问题也解决了The difficulties have been overcome, the work has been finished and the problem solved.典故习语众人拾柴火焰高Many hands make light work.竹篮打水一场空Drawing water in a bamboo basket means drawing nothing.好风快扬帆Hoist your sail when the wind is fair.小洞不堵要沉大船A small leak will sink a great ship.没有目标的生活，如同没有罗盘的航行Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. 要识好海员，须凭坏天气The good seaman is known in bad weather.平静的大海练不出好水手A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.山中无老虎，猴子称霸王In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.成事在人，谋事在天Man proposes, God disposes.天助自助者God help those who help themselves.有奶便是娘He that serves God for money will serve the devil for better wages.跑了和尚跑不了庙The monk can run away ,but the temple can not.泥菩萨过河，自身难保A clay Buddha crossing a stream (river)-hardly able to save itself.人不犯我，我不犯人We will not attack unless we are attacked.说是说了，没有结果I've made proposals, but they proved futile.抓住了主要矛盾，一切问题就可以迎刃而解Once the principal contradiction is grasped, all problems can be readily solved.他不来，我不去If he won't come here,I'll not go there聪明一世，糊涂一时Smart as a rule, but this time a fool.有饭大家吃Let everybody share the food If there is any.不到黄河心不死Until all is over, ambition never dies.不进则退He who does not advance falls backward．／Move forward, or you'll fall behind.物极必反Once a certain limit is reached, a change in the opposite direction is inevitable.以其人之道，还治其人之身Deal with the man as he deals with you./Pay sb back in his own coin. 不经一事，不长一智You can‟t gain knowledge without practice. (A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.)人有失误，马有失蹄It is a good horse that never stumbles,人多力量大，柴多火焰高There is strength in numbers；more logs make a bigger fire.画虎画皮难画骨，知人知面不知心In drawing a tiger, you show its skin, but not its bones: while watching a man, you can see his face, but not his inmost feelings.沉鱼落雁之容，闭月羞花之貌be lovely enough to outshine the moon and put the flowers to shame/The beauty would put the flowers to shame.用点画成线，用线画咸平面，用平面画成立体With points you can make a line: with lines, planes: with planes, solids.狗嘴里吐不出象牙A filthy mouth cannot utter decent langue.狗拿耗子多管闲事A dog catching mice meddles in cat‟s business-to poke one‟s into other people‟s business.不要班门弄斧Do not show off meager skills before an expert这是他哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出的事情啊！The dumb man eating the bitter herb:he hans to suffer the bitterness of it in silence我给他来个徐庶入曹营-一言不发I'll hold my tongue to begin with.看你，隔着门缝瞧人，把人看扁了If you peer at a person through a crack, he loos flat!Don‟t be so prejudiced.生活的海里起过小小的波浪，如今似乎有平静下去，一切跟平常一样，一切似乎都是外甥打灯笼，照舅（照旧）The even tenor of their life had been disturbed, but things seemed to be settling down again. The villagers felt themselves back in the old rut.对新药业，我是擀面杖吹火-一窍不通I don‟t know the first thing about the modern drug business.槁木死灰withered wood / cold ashes 骨瘦如柴be lean as a rake对牛弹琴cast pearls before swine 滚石不生苔 A rolling stone gathers no moss.胆小如鼠as timid as a rabbit 吹牛to talk horse 多如牛毛as plentiful as blackberries 如鱼得水like a duck to water 烂醉如泥drunk as a sailor 石沉大海remain a dead letter 一箭之遥at a stone’s throw 水中捞月to fish in the air 挥金如土spend money like water 如履薄冰to tread upon eggs 天长地久as long as the hills 掌上明珠the apple of one‟s eye 冷若冰霜as cool as a cucumber 挂羊头卖狗肉to cry up wine and sell vinegar宁波至迟在公元前5000 年前,宁波地区就有人烟。