张培基英译散文选1

张培基英译现代散文选1

1. Phrasal Expression & Word

…amid(st) thunderous applause

a bare subsistence勉强糊口

Tom earn a bare subsistence wage.

汤姆挣得工资勉强糊口.

A be characteristic of B=

B be characterized by A

A bend in a river / mountain

A blind alley

A brass drum 小铜鼓

A bygone age过去的时代

a clot of blood

A mass confused of…庞杂的

A faint scent of

A forgone conclusion 预料中的必然结局

A hired hand on contract

A jumble of…一大堆

A keen sense of

A long-timer of Beijing

A loose community of smaller family

A man of profound learning

A mere drop in the ocean

A niche in the temple of fame

A passing glance

A philosophical approach to life

a positive outcome

A scene of poetic charm

A sensation of blissfulness

A speck of mud

A stone’s throw

A trace / shade / tint/ sprinkle of…

A Treasury of Best Chinese Prose 古文观止

A vast tract of land

A virtuous man / a man of supreme virtue / moral integrity A widening expanse of water

abandon …to fate

Ache/agonize with pain

Adjoining room

admire sb for sth

affected 做作

aim high

amiable by nature

Amuse oneself by…= do …for fun

Amusing episode

an enlightened king

An odd-jobber

An opportune moment 合适时机

Ancestral home

Approach senility

aptly 恰如其分地

Art troupe 文工团

At a stretch/sitting

At one’s command

at the present moment

Avaricious desires 贪念

Bark up the wrong tree 攻击错了目标

bashful

Bask in the sunshine

Be ablaze/aglow with light

be advanced in years

be an encumbrance to…

Be beset/troubled with/by

Be blurred by…

Be bogged down = be trapped

Be bound up with…密切关联

be central/indispensable to sb.

Be cooped up = be caged

be deeply grieved to learn of…

be distinguished by

Be engrossed in…

Be exquisite and nicely arranged

be forever cherished / treasured

Be hale and hearty

Be havened from

be humanly impossible

Be imprinted/carved/engraved/ingrained on/upon…be in a fix

Be instrumental in

Be interwoven with 交织着

be irrelevant / foreign to

Be keenly aware of

be keyed up紧张

Be led by the nose

be of southern breed

Be off and on

be on an equal footing with…

Be on the lips of…

Be on the minds of..

be out to do…

be overgrown with wild woods

be packed with…

Be plagued = annoyed = upset

Be possessed

Be possessed of

be reconciled to…

be reduced to

be saddled with

be sent to gallows

Be short of/devoid of

Be shrouded in = be covered in

= be enveloped in

Be sloppy in thinking

Be strewn/covered/festooned with…Be stumped by = baffled

Be tantamount to…= equal

Be tinted / colored by…

Be troubled / seized with…

Be tucked away in…

Be weaned 断奶

Be weighed down/ troubled with

be wet with perspiration/…

Be wide of / far from the mark 离谱Be wild with excitement / joy

Be worthy of…无愧于

Beam = a big smile on face

Bear a thin coating of…

begin by degrees 逐渐开始

Beguile = while / idle / fritter away Bibliomania