翻译理论与实践练习

oilskin 油布good seats好票

fish-wife 卖鱼女table knife 餐刀

white day 吉日smell a rat怀疑

red meat牛羊肉blue coat 警察

red-cap 搬运服务人员bull’s eye靶心

mad doctor 精神病医生dogear折角

familiar talk 庸俗的交谈pull up one ’s socks鼓起勇气

husband-like善于管理农活的cock-and-bull story无稽之谈

bite the thumbs at 对...嗤之以鼻twice-told tale老掉牙的故事

divorce lawyer办理离婚案件的律师yellow book黄皮书

白菜：Chinese cabbage; 密码：password;

手机：mobile phone; 救火：to fight a fire;

大片：blockbuster; 早恋：puppy love;

青春痘：acne; 蝴蝶结：bowknot;

长镜头：zoom lens; 方便面：instant noodles;

牛仔裤：jeans; 不冻港：ice-free port;

隐形眼镜：contact lenses; 流动资金：working capital;

新闻自由：freedom of press; 买一赠一：buy one, get one free;

省吃俭用：to live frugally; 高等教育: higher education.

有喜：be pregnant 三角债：debt chains, chain debts, inter-company debts 打白条：issue IOUs 夫妻老婆店：mom-and-pop store

红茶：black tea 黄色电影：blue film

(广播，电视)黄金时间：prime time

1）cannot ... too

It cannot be too much emphasized that agriculture is the foundation of national economy. 应尽量强调农业是国民经济的基础。

We cannot praise Tom too much. 我们怎样称赞汤姆也不算过分。

I cannot thank you too much. 我无论怎样感谢你都是不够的。

2）never ...but ...

I never see him but I want to kiss him.我每次看见他都想吻他。

It never rains but pours.不雨则已，一雨倾盆。

Justice was never done but someone complained.每一次伸张正义都会有人鸣冤叫屈。

3）nothing if not

This is nothing if not a lovely teddy bear.这是个非常可爱的玩具熊。

She is nothing if not polite.她彬彬有礼。

He is nothing if not a gentleman.他是个很有教养的人。

4）too...not to…

He‟s too angry not to say that.他气愤之极，难免会说出那样的话。

He‟s too wicked not to meet a bad end someday.他太坏了，总有一天会得到恶报的。

He‟s too near for us not to see him.他近在咫尺，我们不会看不见他的。

5）not a little

She was not a little surprised.她很是吃惊。

The birthday present brought me not a little happiness.生日礼物给我带来了很多快乐。

1）no more ...than ...

The new edition is no more expensive than the old edition.旧版本和新版本都不算贵。

Jack is no more diligent than John.约翰不勤奋, 杰克也不勤奋。

The story you told today is no more convincing than the one yesterday

你今天讲的和昨天讲的一样也不能令人信服。

There is no more dependence to be placed on her words than on the wind.

她的话同风一样不可信赖。

A home without love is no more a home than a body without a soul is a man.

没有爱的家庭不成其为家庭，就如同没有灵魂的躯体不成其为人一样。

2）no less ...than ...

As a driver, John is no less skilled than you.在驾驶方面，约翰和你一样熟练。

The writer is no less a personage than a prince.这位作家简直和王子一样出名。

In America he is no less in the public eye than the President.在美国，他和总统一样家喻户晓。3）more...than .../more than

He is more a poet than a philosopher.说他是诗人比他是哲学家更合适。

His brother is more kind than intelligent.他兄弟人挺好，可是不够聪明。

That day I had been walking slowly down stream, doing more exploring than sightseeing. 那天，我沿着河边缓慢地朝下游走，与其说是看风景，到不如说是进行野外考察。

We always complain of the shortness of time, yet we have more time than we know what to do with. 我们总是抱怨时间太少，但很多时候又不知怎么打发时间。

She was dressed more than simply.她的穿着近乎寒酸。

The result did more than satisfy me.结果令我十二分的满意。

Don‟t speak more than you can speak.能闭嘴时尽量闭嘴。

4）less ... than ...

He was less angry than surprised.与其说他生气，不如说他吃惊。

I regard him less as my teacher than as my friend.

与其说我把他看作自己的老师，不如说把他看作自己的朋友。

It was a curious exchange, less a debate than a quarrel between two aggressive men, each of whom determined to impress the audience as more peaceful than the other.

这是一次特别的对话,与其说是两个好斗嘴的家伙之间的辩论,不如说是一场吵架。双方都是竭力想使听众觉得自己比对方更爱和平。

5）as ... as any (ever) ...

He is as industrious and conscientious as any in the factory.他是厂内工作最勤奋认真的工人。The dog was as courageous an animal as ever scoured in the woods.

狗是出没于森林的动物中最勇敢的。

He was as brave a man as ever lived.他是世界上最勇敢的人。

She was always singing as merrily as any lark. 她总是唱着歌,比百灵鸟都快乐。

He is as good a student as any teacher could wish for.他是所有老师都想要的最好的学生。

A black’s skull will hold as much as a white’s.白人头脑里装得下多少东西,黑人也能。

A poor, uneducated black cannot always get the same just treatment as a rich, well-educated black. 只有富有的、受过良好教育的黑人才能得到公正的待遇,而穷苦的未受过良好教育的黑人则无法得到。

6）no better than

He is no better than a beggar.他和乞丐差不多。

He had no better a say in the matter than I have.在这件事上，他和我一样，没有发言权。