汉译英百宝箱

His idea was good, but he got off on the wrong foot when he started doing it.
13.口才the gift of gab
我几乎没见过像莉莉这样有口才的女孩子。
Seldom have I met a girl who’s had such a gift of gab like Lee Lee’s.
I know Li Ming has a lot on the ball. But I’m not sure if he likes to work here.
5.有名无实a poor apology
你刚才提到的那个作家不过是个有名无实的人。他的作品太没意思了。
The man you’ve just mentioned is but a poor apology for a writer. His writings are tedious.
11.单枪匹马play a lone hand
在投资时，他总喜欢单枪匹马的去干
When investing in a business, he always likes to play a lone hand.
12.出师不利get off one the wrong foot
他的主意不错，可一开始就出师不利。
6.乡巴佬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.
7.不三不四的人riff-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。
15.糊涂虫a nitwit
你真是个糊涂虫，怎么能当他的面讲他女朋友的坏话那？
You’re a real nitwit. Why should you badmouth his girlfrienபைடு நூலகம் in his face?
16.饭量小eat like a bird
她的饭量特别小，有一小块面包就足够了。
She eats like a bird. A small piece of bread will be enough for her.
17.痛失良机Let something slip through one’s fingers
你真蠢！这样一个发大财的机会千载难逢，你怎能眼睁睁的让他跑掉那？
You can’t be more stupid! How could you let such a golden opportunity to make big money slip through your fingers? It was an opportunity that comes once in a blue moon.
18.抓住机会jump at the chance
这样的好机会，你应该抓住
You should have jump at such a good chance.
19.嘴硬never say uncle
那个孩子的嘴特别硬，打死他都不肯认错
That boy never says uncle. He wouldn’t admit he’s wrong for the life of him.
There are always riff-raffs hanging around in LaoZhang’s home, which gives you the feeling that Lao Zhang is not a good guy.
8.受气包儿doormat
她天生就是个受气包儿，什么事都不敢说个不字
6.绞尽脑汁to rack one’s brain
他已经绞尽脑汁了，可是仍未找到问题的答案。
He had racked his brain, but hadn’t been able to work out the answer to the problem.
7.没骨气have no guts.
真没想到小高那么没骨气，竟然嫁给了坑害过她父亲的人。
22.占上风gain the upper hand
比赛一开始，我们队占上风。可到最后却失利了
At the beginning of the game our team gained the upper hand. But by and by, we lost our strength.
23.有资格be in a position.
31.盲从follow like sheep
2.略胜一筹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 it comes to water colors,Mr.Liu appears to be a notch above Mr.Zhang.
14.还嫩点儿still wet behind the ears
想陷害我？你还嫩点儿
Attempt to do me in? You are still wet behind the ears.
(be wet behind the ears的字面意思是“像刚生下来的婴儿一样，耳朵后的根毛还是湿的那)
I’m surprised to learn that XiaoGao had married the man who had once done her father in. She rally has no guts.
8.真了不起really something
他真了不起，竟然一个人对付了那么多的对手。
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.
27.见机行事play to the score
到那儿，你要见机行事，千万不要由性子来。
When you are there with them, play to the score. Never act on impulse.
28唆使put somebody up to
肯定有人唆使他去干那件事
There must be someone who had put him up to that.
25.上圈套rise to a bait
赵先生又上了那帮人的圈套了
Mr.Zhao again rose to the bait set by the guys.
26.头脑有点不正常have a few buttons missing
能说那种话的人头脑肯定有点不正常。
Anyone who says that must have a few buttons missing.
3.有头脑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.
4.很能干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。
4．傻大个儿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 their company’s whole business.
5.收破烂儿的人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.
20.有门道have the means of
在挣钱方面，张先生可有门道了
Mr.Zhang has always had the means of making money.
21.找到窍门get the hang of
我已经找到学习英语动词的窍门了。
I’ve now got the hang of learning English verbs.
She’s born doormat ,afraid of going against anything.
9.面无表情的人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.
10.扫帚星a jinx
有人说那个女人是个扫帚星，谁跟她结婚谁倒霉。
29.心有余而力不足The spirit is willing, but the flesh is week.
不是他不愿意帮你，而是他心有余而力不足
30.轰动全世界set the world on fire
他吹嘘果找到这个问题的答案，其成果就会轰动全世界
He boasted that if he could find the solution to the problem, the result of it would set the world on fire.