口蜜腹剑，笑里藏刀 有人译为 His mouth is honey; his heart is a sword.外国人听了会对这样的比喻摸不着头脑，如果要形容某人口蜜腹剑，笑里藏刀，我们可以说with honey on one's lip and murder in one's heart, 或者 honey-mouthed but dagger-hearted.也可以更直...

一桶水摇不响，半桶水响叮当 有人照字面译成：The full pot of water makes no sound; the half-empty pot of water is noisy.老外听后，也许会感到困惑。他们有自己的说法： A little learning is a dangerous thing.（一知半解很危险） Still water runs deep.（静水...

原文：People stood five-deep in front of the store. 译文：人们站在那家商店前沉思。 辨误：翻译的难点往往不是生僻的单词，越是生僻的词或所谓的大词，意思越单纯。结构复杂的句子翻译起来也不难，只要仔细分析，先找出句子的主要框架，即主谓宾结构和其他次要成分...

雕虫小技insignificant skill 调兵遣将move forces 调虎离山lure the enemy away from his base 掉以轻心treat sth. Lightly 喋喋不休blat cackle chackle harp harp on jaw-jaw rattle twitter wag 顶天立地of indomitable spirit 东施效颦blind imitation with ludic...

打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy 大材小用waste ones talent on a petty job 大公无私selfless 大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 大惑不解be extremely puzzled 大惊小怪a storm in a teacup foofaraw fuss like a hen with one chicken 大惊小怪...

不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousness 不亦乐乎extremely 不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance 不约而同happen to coincide 不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul 不知所...

繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous 爱不释手fondle admiringly 爱财如命skin a flea for its hide . 爱屋及乌love me,love my dog ;; He that loves the tree loves the branch 安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment 白手起家build up from nothing 百里挑一...

Good一词，在英语中该算是最熟悉、最常用的了。它的搭配能力很强，而且也常见于科技文章中。一看到good,我们便自然而然得会想到好的这一词义。然而，在一些场合，good的译法却是颇费踌躇的。 1，可译为好的，但概念模糊：如good fish（好鱼），是指品种，大小还是新鲜...

以下是02年9月上海中级口译汉译英试题原文中的两句话及相应的官方参考译文。 （1）到2007年，上海市人均国内生产总值预计将达到7500美元。 The per capita GDP in Shanghai is expected to reach US$ 7500 by 2007. （4）届时，上海人均住房面积会大幅增加。 In 2007,...

41. Conflict, defined as opposition among social entities directed against one another, is distinguished from competition, defined as opposition among social entities independently striving for something which is in inadequate supply. [参考译文]战争...