汉译英技巧

一.Diction(选词).

（一）根据上下文context，抓住准确意思

1.老部下a former subordinate

2.芹菜长老了The celery is overgrown

3.老干部a veteran carder or a carder with great seniority

4.菜、肉煮老了overdone underdone

5.老百姓common people

6.老辈子（长辈）one’s elders

7.赌徒把老本输光了lose one’s last stakes

8.地主老财money bags

9.土匪老巢the bandits’ den

10.老成持重experienced and prudent

11.老处女spinster

12.老粗（没有文化）uneducated person/illiterate

13.老大难问题a knotty problem of long standing

14.揭某人老底dig up sb’s unsavory past

15.老掉牙的书an obsolete book

16.你排行老几? Where do you come in your family?

17.你算老几? Who the devil do you think you are?

18.我算老几! I’m a nobody.

19.她办事老练She is experienced and works with a sure hand.

20.该换你的老脑筋Get rid of your old way of thinking.

21.老气横秋lack youthful vigor

21.这是老生常谈It’s commonplace.

22.老祖宗forefather, ancestor

23.老实点! Behave yourself.

24.老主顾regular customer

25.老资格old-timer

26.老不死a person who has outlived his usefulness

27.老糊涂dotard

28.老虎钳vice

29.老黄牛willing ox; a person who serves the people wholeheartedly.

30.你认为我的月薪是500吗？那是老黄历啦。ancient history; obsolete practice.

31.老茧callus

32.老江湖a man of long experience

33.情场老手master in love affairs

34.他们之间的老交情long-standing friendship

35.老来少old in age but young in heart

36.走老路回家吧let’s go home the usual way.

37.江西老区old liberated area; old revolutionary base area.

38.摆老资格arrogant on account of one’s seniority.

39.老油子old campaigner

40.老调重弹 strike the same old tune up.

41.老没见到你啦，怪想你的。Haven’t seen you for ages.

1、敲锣打鼓闹元宵to celebrate the lantern Festival by beating gongs and drums

2、(母亲对儿子叫道)：“打起精神，把作业做完”。Raise your spirits (cheer up)

to finish your homework

3、你的官再大，也不能打官腔.No matter how high you are in ranks, you mustn’t

talk like a bureaucrat.

4、杰克爱打小算盘，因而和同事们相处不好。Jack doesn’t get along well with

his colleagues since he is petty and scheming.

5、每次叫你办的事，你都打折扣。Discount Whatever I ask you to do, you fall

short of the requirement.

6、这是正经事，可别打哈哈。This is a serious matter. It’s no joke.

7、他率先发言，打破了僵局。He spoke first and thus broke the ice.

8、他俩打得火热。They two are on intimate terms.

9、他喜欢打抱不平.He is fond of defending others against injustices.

10、打杂do odds and ends(run errands)

11、和……打官司go to court against sb.

12、这个铁匠打了一把刀The black smith forged a knife.

13、打手电flash a torch 14、打摆子（患痢疾）suffer from malaria

15、两队结果打成平局The two teams ended in a draw (tie).

16、在比赛中打出风格give full play to one’s sportsmanship in the match

17、打出王牌play one’s trump card

18、打坚实基础lay a solid foundation for

19、给行李打包to pack the luggage

20、打得好，你太调皮了。You deserve the beating. You are too naughty.

21、找他办事，必须打点。Give bribes to sb.

22、打短工do an odd job(engage in a temporary job)

23、打错算盘to miscalculate

24、打个盹儿 to doze off

25、打圆场explain and smooth over the matter

26、打冷枪to snipe at sb

27、不怀好意地打量我to size me up viciously(look me up and down viciously)

28、他对此打埋伏He kept it in reserve.

29、再不规矩，我要打你屁股I’ll spank you if you don’t behave yourself.

30、打破旧框框，创造新局面。Break through the old stereotypes and open up a

new prospect

31、打情骂俏 to coquet with sb. 32、打秋千play on the swing

33、这个秘书已被打入冷宫This woman secretary is out of favor.

34、打退堂鼓 to beat a retreat(lose courage)

35、打下手 act as an assistant

36、打先锋 fight in the van

37 给坏人打掩护 to shield the evildoers