英语六级阅读：汉译英分项指导赞同与反对

英语六级阅读：汉译英分项指导赞同与反对 #

1.大吵大闹 yell bloody murder #

如果我的妻子知道我为他们花了多少钱，她一定会大吵大闹的。

My wife will certainly yell boldly murder when she learns how much I have spent for them.

2. 很像 the spitting image of

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小李真象他的爸爸，在老婆面前象条虫似的。 #

Xiao Li is plain the spitting image of his father, who behaves just like a lamb in front of his wife. #

3. 绝交信Dear John

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贝克收到他女朋友的绝交信的那天简直都气疯了。 #

Beck went plain crazy with anger on the day when he received his Dear John from his exgirlfriend.

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4.不能轻信take something with a grain of salt #

他说的话你可不能全信，他是个说谎不带脸红的人。 #

You must always take what he says with a grain of salt. He’s a born liar. #

5. 告发，检举 blow the whistle

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据说检举这件事的政府官员也被调职了。

It’s said that those government officials who had blown the whistle also got transferred. #

6. 指控 charge somebody with #

他被指控犯有强奸罪而被逮捕了 #

He was charged with raping and got arrested.

7.刮目相看sit up and take notice

他最近出了几本十分畅销的书，这使得很多人对他刮目相看

He has published a number of books and they all become best-sellers, the fact of which makes many people sit up and take notice. #

8.挺不错的 be hunky-dory

他的女朋友挺不错的，跟谁都合得来。

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His girlfriend is hunky-dory, getting on nicely with almost everyone.

9.已经……了 be over

电影已经完了 The film is over. #

10.断断续续be off and on

我断断续续学了12年的英语了。

I have been learning English off and on for 12 years. #

11.亏你说得出来 I like that!

你是说男人应该娶几个老婆?亏你说得出来! #

Did you say that a man should have several wives? I like that!

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12.闭上嘴 button one’s lip/zip ones lips #

闭上嘴!难道你看不出来人家不爱听么?

Zip your lips. Can’t you see they’re annoyed?

13.真的阿 you don’t say

我已经和丽玲结婚了。 Li ling and I are married.

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真的阿!你真幸运 。 You don’t say! You are lucky. #

14.再合适不过了 suit somebody to a T

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这个颜色对你再合适不过了。 #

This color suits you to a T.

15.让人看不下去an eye-sore

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看那两个年轻人在那里又搂又吻的真让人看不下去。 #

The two young guys’ caressing and spooning there are plain an eye-sore.

16.不能用了 be done for

这件大衣不能穿了。买件新的吧。 #

Buy yourself a new coat. This one is already done for. #

17. 不理不睬not even give a tumble #

小李三番五次的说他喜欢小刘，可是小刘对他不理不睬 #

Xiao Li says that he likes Xiao Liu but she doesn’t even give him tumble.

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18.拒绝某人的求婚give somebody the mitten #

她说她的求婚被拒绝了。

She said that she had been given the mitten. #

19.为……说句好话put in a good word for #

你可以去找老王，让他在老板面前为你说句好话。 #

You may go to Lao Wang and ask him to put in a good word for you in front of the boss.

20.怎么也不…… can’t for the life of one. #

我怎么也想不起他的电话号码了

I can’t for the life of me remember his telephone number.

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21.绝对没有I’d eat my hat if I had… #

我绝对没有把那个消息告诉她。 #

I’d eat my hat if I had disclosed the news to her.

22.算了吧call it quits

算了吧。他既然已有新欢，我也就不打算和他复婚了 #

I’d call it quits, and I would not remarry him for that he’s already had his new woman. #

23.合格be up to grade

他们的新产品基本上都是合格的。

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Their new products are near up to grade. #

24.我同意I’ll drink to it. #

你是说我们今晚到饭馆去吃么?这个我同意

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Did you say we’d eat out tonight? I’ll drink to that.

25. 严加训斥give somebody a dressing down

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老板听到那个消息后严厉训斥了参与此事的职员。

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On hearing the news, the boss gave a dressing down to all those clerks that were involved in the business. #

26.一个字也不说not breathe a word

她的嘴很紧，直到现在对那件事她也没有吐露一个字。 #

She ‘s tight-mouthed .So far she has not breathed a word about that.

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