英语中的对偶

英语中有很多的对偶词构成的短语，在会话或者写作中用得巧会为我们的话语添彩，为我们的文章增色。下面简单介绍一些我们英语学习中经常看见的对偶词组成的短语，让我们共同体会它们的含义和适用范围：

（1）back and forth：来来回回，往复

The swing moved back and forth.秋千来回摆动

（“乒乓球在来回运动”该怎么说呢？）

（2）black and white：白纸黑字

This is your handwriting in black and white. You can't deny it.

这是你的笔迹，白纸黑字，不能抵赖！

（3）day and night：日日夜夜

He worked day and night.

(4) (every) now and then：有时，时时

We visit our aunt now and then.

（5）（go through）fire and water：赴汤蹈火

He said he would go through fire and water for her

（“他说为了美好的未来自己愿意赴汤蹈火”该如何翻译？）

（6）here and there：四处，到处

Flowers can be seen here and there in spring

（7）neither here and there：题外话的，与主题无关的

He talked for two hours，but his remarks were neither here and there

他讲了两个小时，但说的都是题外话。

（8）high and low：到处，四处

I looked high and low for my watch

我四处寻找我的手表

（9）blow hot and cold：犹豫不决，举棋不定

My relationship with him blew hot and cold，sometimes we met every day；sometimes we didn't see each other for months

（我和他的关系时冷时热......)

（10）the long and short of it：总的来说

The long and short of it is that he can't cope

总的来说，他不善于应付（各种情况）

（11）more or less：多少有点，左右

I was more or less tired after the trip

旅行后我多少有点疲劳

（12）sooner or later：迟早

Sooner or later he will come

其他类似的对偶词构成的短语还有：（1）first and last（总的来说，始终都是）；（2）hand and foot（辛勤地，勤勉地）；（3）off and on（断断续续）；（4）rain or shine（无论晴雨，风雨无阻）等，此处不再一一举例，呵呵！