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BBC权威英语俗语100例,开学前最后一剂良药!

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英语俗语是很多翻译硕士院校经常考到的词条翻译模块,也是一名合格译员必备的跨文化知识。鉴于此,天堂君从BBC每日英语栏目中,收集了100条权威英语俗语,以飨读者。

1Away with the fairies 心不在焉;不切实际

2Too many cooks spoil the broth 厨子太多烧坏汤;人多误事

3Rose-tinted spectacles 过于乐观的态度

4Too hot to handle 过于棘手;难以掌控

5Place in the sun 好境遇

6To swim upstream 逆流而上

7Catch the sun 皮肤被晒黑

8Walking on sunshine 兴高采烈;喜不自胜

9Indian Summer 秋老虎

10Skin and bones 皮包骨头;骨瘦如柴

11Brain food 健脑食品

12To have no appetite for something 对事物不感冒

13Fall from grace 失去人心

14A narrow escape 侥幸逃脱

15To fall on deaf ears 置若罔闻

16Have seen better days 今非昔比,光彩不再

17Fall by the wayside 半途而废

18Name and shame 点名批评

19A chip off the old block 相貌品性酷似父母

20Food for thought “精神食粮引人深思

21The upper hand 占据上风

22To fight fire with fire 以牙还牙

23To steady yourself 把握节奏;稳住自己

24Business as usual 一切照旧

25Flesh and blood 血肉之亲

26Mix business with pleasure 寓商于乐

27As safe as houses 非常安全

28Get down to business 言归正传

29To touch a raw nerve 触及痛处

30To get your foot in the door 踏入职场的大门

31To be footloose and fancy-free 自由自在;无拘无束

32To jump ship 弃船先逃;跳槽

33Somebody's hands are tied 无能为力

34To tickle your taste buds 刺激你的味蕾

35To pull your finger out 加把劲

36To have the Midas touch 拥有点石成金的赚钱本领

37A pipe dream 白日梦

38A clean bill of health 身体健康证明;公司运营合格证明

39A change is as good as a rest 调换工作益如休息

40To catch someone off guard 令人猝不及防

41Yes-man 唯命是从的人;好好先生

42To come down to the wire 直到最后一刻才见分晓

43Cutthroat 竞争激烈

44To cut corners 贪便宜;走捷径

45Corner the market 垄断市场

46To stay ahead of the curve 占得先机;保持领先

47To have bandwidth 具备做某事的能力

48To pass the buck 推卸责任

49To lose one's touch 失去做某事的能力

50No strings attached 无附加条件,无附带限制

51The one 命中注定的另一半

52To foot the bill 买单

53To go weak at the knees 喜欢得腿发软

54To burn the midnight oil 开夜车

55To flex one's muscles 显示实力,显示力量

56To beef something up 加强充实;改善提高

57To eat your words 承认自己说错了话

58To offer an olive branch 伸出橄榄枝主动和解

59To bury the hatchet 言归于好

60Up-and-coming 前程似锦

61To get something off the ground 启动,开始(项目、活动)

62To get back into the swing of things 回归常态

63To touch base 聊天,交谈

64To raise the bar 抬高标准

65To take the bull by the horns 当机立断、大胆应对困难

66To sit tight 耐心等待,按兵不动

67To break the ice 破冰,打破冷场

68To add fuel to the fire 火上浇油

69To be on someone’s radar 引起某人的注意

70To build castles in the air 白日做梦,空想

71To get a foot on the ladder 跨进职业生涯的门槛

72Hammer out a deal/agreement 敲定一笔交易、达成一项协议

73Nine times out of ten 十之八九

74Ins and outs 来龙去脉

75Boil down to something 归根结底为

76Ten out of ten 满分

77Happy bunny 快乐兔,指快乐的人

78Wine and dine 设酒宴招待

79Happy as Larry 欣喜若狂、非常高兴

80Grit one’s teeth 咬紧牙关

81Heebie-jeebies 紧张焦虑,烦躁不安

82All-singing, all-dancing 技术先进,功能齐全的

83Lay it on thick 过分吹捧、责难

84Do something off your own bat 主动去做一件事情

85Pleased as Punch 心花怒放

86Start with a clean slate 改过自新,重新开始

87On tenterhooks 惶恐不安、提心吊胆

88Get a head start 获得领先优势

89Take baby steps 向目标小步前进

90Green shoots 复苏

91Wet behind the ears 乳臭未干

92Have your nose in a book 埋头读书

93Run it past you 请教一下,请过目

94Nobody is perfect 人无完人

95Work one's fingers to the bone 拼命工作

96A rough diamond 一个外粗内秀的人

97Knock-on effect 连带效应

98Tipping point 转折点

99As clean as a whistle 非常干净,没有污点

100In the driving seat 掌握主导权

内容来源:中国日报BBC每日英语栏目

整理:翻译天堂

图:青简

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