地道英文俚语A-Z241-250

地道英语句典A-Z #241-250

古今中外唯一地道美语实用句子中英对照总汇

（某些地道英语措辞可能不雅或冒犯，请读者原谅和自行选择）

*那(候选人的)1(成功机会全部丧失)2一旦他还是结婚时(跟一个妓女有恋情)3的(丑闻)4 (上了头条新闻)5: The candidate’s1 (goose was cooked)2 once the scandal4 (hit the headlines)5 that he was (romantically involved with a prostitute)3 while still married.

*他对他的儿子说: “(营运饭店)1是个(高度竞争性)2的(生意)3但我们将会(合作来做)4 (使它成功/ditto)5.”: He said to his son: “(Operating a restaurant)1 is a (highly competitive)2 business3, but we will (work together)4 to (make it fly/make it work/make it a success)5.”

*一件(度身定做/ditto)1的(西装)2应该比较一件(现成/ditto)3的西装(更合身)4, 但它一般也会(更昂贵)5: A (custom-

made/tailored)1 suit2 should (fit better)4 than a (ready-made/off-the-shelf)3 suit, but generally it would also (cost more)5.

*他对他的(百万富翁朋友)1说: “(我真的不能够相信)2, 像你的(成功人士)3不能够(借仅不过的一千块钱给我)4: He said to his (millionaire friend)1: “(I don’t believe it)2. A (big timer)3 like you cannot (loan me a mere thousand dollars)4.”

*他(在互联网上)1(销售)2(缺乏趣味笑话T-恤)3的(致富计划)4(不能成功)5, 现在他要回去 ({他的九至五写字台职位}6a/{为办公室的人}6b): His (get-rich scheme)4 of marketing2 (bad-joke T-shirts)3 (over the internet)1 (did not pan out)5, and now he has to go back to ({his 9 to 5 desk job}6a/{be an office cubicle dweller}6b).

*那有(本地)1(身处要职的人)2和(名人)3(出席)4的(筹款盛宴派对)5是(巨大的成功/ditto)6 (筹到)7两百万块钱给(儿童医院)8: The (fundraising gala)5 that was attended4 by local1 dignitaries2 and celebrities3 was a (runaway success/roaring success/howling success)6 in raising7 $2 million for the (Children’s Hospital)8.

*那(发展蓬勃/ditto)1的(网球明星)2在事业(正在成功/ditto)3之际(突然退休)4他并(引述)5 (工作过分导致倦怠)6是(主要原因)7: The (blossoming/blooming)1 (tennis star)2 (abruptly retired)4 just as his career was (taking off/doing well/flourishing)3, and he cited5 burnout6 as the (main reason)7.

*在这(未开发的小国家)1(做生意)2(采取)3(碰运气的手法)4, 成功(最多)5是({零星}6a/{没有定规}6b/{不一致}6c): (Doing business)2 in this (undeveloped little country)1 takes3 a (hit-and-miss approach)4, and success is ({spotty}6a/{random}6b/ {inconsistent}6c) (at best)5.

*他(安慰)1他的儿子在(奥林匹克)2(输掉)3一个(紧凑赛跑)4之后: “(不要垂头丧气)5, 儿子, 在奥运(赢取银牌)6是(很好的成就/ditto)7.”: He consoled1 his son who had just lost3 a (close race)4 in the Olympics2: “(Cheer up)5, son. (Winning a silver medal)6 in the Olympics is (nothing to sneeze at/no small feat/a great accomplishment)7.”

*在 (讨论)1什么(使他最高兴)2关于他的(教书职业)3, 那(教授)4说: “我(目击)5我的学生(在我照顾下/ditto)6(灿烂地成长)7是(有满意感觉)8.”: In discussing1 what (pleased him the most)2 in his (teaching career)3, the professor4said: “It’s gratifying8 to

witness5 my students blossom7 (under my wing/under my wings)6.”

*这(没有排名为种子球员的)1 (意料之外的连续成功[意])2继续在法国网球公开赛以(打败)3另一个(种子球员)4下(前进去)5(总决赛)6: This (unseeded player’s)1 (Cinderella run)2 continues in the French Open by (knocking off)3 another (seeded player)4 to (advance to)5 the final6.

*他说: “我(有直觉)1这(不会失败/ditto)2的(计划)3将会({成功/ditto}4a/{无疑的成功}4b)我将会(富有)5(超越我最离奇

的)6({梦想}7a/{幻想}7b).”: He said: “I (have a gut feeling)1 this (foolproof/sure-fire)2 project3 is going to ({work/click/fly/be successful}4a/{be a slam dunk}4b) and I’ll be rich5 (beyond my wildest)6 ({dream}7a/{imagination}7b).”

*他说: “(聘请员工决定)1不应该是(听由侥幸)2, 我们({有超卓成功率}3a/{有证实了成功记录}3b)的(人力资源/ditto)4({专家/ditto)5可以协助.”: He said: “(Hiring decisions)1shouldn’t be (left to chance)2, and our (HR/Human Resources)4 (specialists/ professionals/experts)5 with ({a remarkably high batting average [note: “batting average” is baseball slang] of success}3a/{a proven track record of success}3b) can help.”

*他说: “因为他永远没有(尽努力/ditto)1去(成为成功)2我可以(很极大可能准确地)3({说}4a/ {断定}4b)他是({无药可救}5a/ {注定失败/ditto}5b).”: He said: “It’s safe3 for me to ({say}4a/ {conclude}4b) he ({is a hopeless case}5a/{is a lost cause/is doomed to failure/is destined to failure/will never amount to anything}5b) because he never (works at it/puts in the efforts)1 to (be a success)2.”

*(多年前)1我很多(同事)2(选择/ditto)3(放弃)4他们(安稳的银行职位)5(转到/ditto)6有(巨大成功潜力/非常成功)7的(互联网

/ditto)8(社会组合部分)9: (Years ago)1 many of my colleagues2 (chose/elected/ opted)3 to (give up)4 their (secure jobs in banks)5 and (switched/changed)6 to the (high-flying/ditto)7 (dot-com/ internet)8 sector9.

*(有决心)1, ({有信心}2a/{镇定自信}2b), ({有推动力/ditto}3a/ {有成功野心}3b), 这个(有成就)4的(总裁)5(经过很多困难)6来达到(今天她的成就)7: Determined1, ({confident}2a/ {poised}2b) and ({motivated/ driven}3a/{ambitious}3b), this accomplished4 CEO5 (has come a long way)6 to become (who she is today)7.

*这(倾向支持顾客)1, (具创造性)2, 和({有远见}3a/{有远见和想象力}3b)的(无名运作)4 (具备)5(所有标志)6成为(行业)7下一个(环球强大有效者)8: This customer-oriented1, innovative2, and ({farsighted}3a/{visionary}3b) (no-name operation)4 bears5 (all the hallmarks)6 of the next (global powerhouse)8 of the industry7.

*我的(侄儿)1(叹息)2地说: “我已经找了六个月我(甚至)3一个(面试)4也没有. 我永远不会找到一份工作的了.”我说: “不要(放弃)5, (有志者事竟成)6.”: My little nephew1 sighed2and said: “I’ve been looking for six months and I can’t even3 get an interview4. I’ll never find a job” I said: “Don’t (give up)5. (Where there’s a will, there’s a way)6.”

*她对那个(快将退休的人)1说: “你的孩子(现在/ditto)2一定是(完全长大成人)3了, 是吗?” 他回答道: “我是(晚年开花的人)4我那(三个孩子是二, 四和六岁)5.”: She said to the (soon-to-be retiree)1: “Your kids must be (all grown up)3 (now/by now)2, isn’t it?” He replied: “I’m a (late bloomer)4 and my (three kids are two, four and six)5.”

*我说: “他的公司({发生了什么}1a/{怎么样}1b)?”他说: “(上一次我听到)2它({还在营业/ditto}3a/{生意蓬勃成功/ditto}3b/{已