1、日常用语类 dry goods (美)纺织品;(英)谷物 heartman 换心人 mad doctor 精神病科医生
eleventh hour 最后时刻 blind date (由第三者安排的)男女初次会面 dead president 美钞(上印有总统头像) personal remark 人身攻击 sweet water 淡水 confidence man 骗子 criminal lawyer 刑事律师 service station 加油站 rest room 厕所 dressing room 化妆室 sporting house 妓院 horse sense 常识 capital idea 好主意 familiar talk 庸俗的交谈 black tea 红茶 black art 妖术 black stranger 完全陌生的人 white coal (作动力来源用的)水 white man 忠实可靠的人 yellow book 黄皮书(法国政府报告书,以黄纸为封) red tape 官僚习气 green hand 新手 blue stocking 女学者、女才子 China policy 对华政策 Chinese dragon 麒麟 American beauty 红蔷薇 English disease 软骨病 Indian summer 愉快宁静的晚年 Greek gift 害人的礼品 Spanish athlete 吹牛的人 French chalk 滑石粉 2.成语类 pull one's leg 开玩笑 in one's birthday suit 赤身裸体 eat one's words 收回前言 an apple of love 西红柿 handwriting on the wall 不祥之兆 bring down the house 博得全场喝彩 have a fit 勃然大怒 make one's hair stand on end 令人毛骨悚然—恐惧 be taken in 受骗,上当 think a great deal of oneself 高看或看重自己 pull up one's socks 鼓起勇气 have the heart to do (用于否定句)忍心做…… 3.表达方式类 Look out! 当心! What a shame! 多可惜!真遗憾! You don't say! 是吗! You can say that again! 说得好! I haven't slept better. 我睡得好极了。 You can't be too careful in your work. 你工作越仔细越好。 It has been 4 years since I smoked. 我戒烟4年了。All his friends did not turn up. 他的朋友没全到。 People will be long forgetting her. 人们在很长时间内会记住她的。(不是“人们会永远忘记她”) He was only too pleased to let them go. 他很乐意让他们走。(不是“他太高兴了,不愿让他们走”) It can't be less interesting. 它无聊极了。(不是“它不可能没有趣”) |
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