文章作者 100test 发表时间 2007:09:06 11:40:01
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他的理解力很强。
He s quick on the uptake. *这是一种固定说法,表示“理解吸收能力强”。
He s a fast learner.
He has a quick mind.
He catches on quickly.
他不会让你失望的。
He ll never let you down. *let down“使人期待落空”。
他很能干。
He s efficient. *efficient“有效的”、“效率高的”、“工作出色的”、“能力强的”。
He finished the job already. (他早就把工作做完了。)
He s efficient. (他真能干。)
He does things well and he gets them done quickly. (他工作起来又好又快。)
He gets things done efficiently. (他做事很有效率。)
He handles things quickly. (他处理事情很麻利。)
He handles matters promptly. (他处理事情很利索。)
他是个好人。
He s a good guy.
He s a good man.
He s a good person.
他显老。
He looks old for his age. *形容词 for 表示“就……而言”、“比较……”。
He s only 46. (他只有46岁。)
He looks old for his age. (他显老。)
He looks older than he is.
He looks young for his age. (他显年轻。)
你看上去比我年轻。
You look younger than me. *从语法上来讲应该是“You look younger than I”,但美国现在一般不这么说。
We re the same age. (我们同龄吧。)
But you look younger than me. (可是你看上去比我年轻。)
You look younger than I do.
他就是那种人。
That s the way he is.
That s the kind of guy he is.
他长得像谁?
Who is he like?
他有丰富的常识。
He has a lot of common sense.
他虽年轻,却很博学。
He s wise for his age. * for one s age“与年纪相比却……”
He s only ten and he made this.(他只有10岁就能做出这样的东西。)
He s wise for his age. (他虽年轻,却博学。)
He s wise considering his age.
He s wise for a man of his age.
他交际很广。
He knows a lot of people.
He s well-known.
He s very popular. (他很有人缘。)
He has a large circle of acquaintances. (他交际广泛。) *“熟悉的人,认识的人”,但和friend (朋友)不同,虽没深交,但见过面、搭过话。
他是个有才干的人。
He s a go-getter. *go-getter“有才能的人”,“干将”。
He runs a lot of business. (他有很多生意。)
Yeah, he s a go-getter. (是呀!他是个有才干的人。)
He s a man of action.
He s a man of ability.
He s a wheeler-dealer. *比较旧的说法。
你真体谅人。
You re so sympathetic. *sympathetic“同情的”、“能体谅人,体贴人的”。
他是守信用的人。
He s faithful. *faithful“对人、对工作忠诚,守信用的”。
He has a strong sense of duty.
他的嗓音低沉。
He has a deep voice.
He has a low voice.
His voice is very deep.
他发福了。
He has put on weight.
He has gained weight.
He has lost weight. (他瘦了。)
他太胖了。
He s overweight.
He s a fatso. (他是个胖猪。)
He s fat. (他很胖。)
He s skinny. (他骨瘦如柴。)
你真有胆量。(你好大胆子。)
You have a lot of nerve.
Sir, I don t think you should fire John. (先生,我觉得你不该解雇约翰。)
You have a lot of nerve to say that. (你胆子不小,竟敢这么说。)
You have a lot of balls. *balls 在这里表示“厚脸皮”、“傲慢”,同时有“睾丸”的意思。所以是一种不礼貌的说法,会给人不愉快的感觉。
You have a lot of guts.
You re bold. *bold“大胆的”、“不客气的”、“力量强的”。
You re very brave. (你很勇敢。)
他是个很谦虚的人。
He s a very modest man. *modest“(要求、意见、态度、行为等)比较慎重。”
He didn t say anything. (他可什么都没说。)
He s a very modest man. (嗯,他是个很谨慎的人。)
He s very polite. (他很有教养。)
He doesn t like to brag. (他不喜欢吹牛。)
He isn t boastful. (他一点都不自负。)
他有个好脾气。
He has a good temper.
He s in a good mood. *表示“现在正好情绪不错”,和上句的语气不一样。
他这个人脾气暴躁。
He has a bad temper.
He s in a bad mood. *表示“现在碰巧情绪不好”,和上句的语气不太一样。
她不知哪儿有点怪。
There s something strange about her.
There is something fishy about her.
There is something odd about her.
她有点不太对劲儿。
She s not herself. *直译是“她不是她自己了。”
She s been edgy lately. (她近来情绪急躁。)
Yeah, she s not herself. (是的,有点儿不太对劲儿。)
She s not acting like herself.
She s not acting normally.
她真让人捉摸不透。
She s so weird. *weird“不可思议”、“变化多端”、“古怪的”。
She cut her hair very short. (她把头发剪得短短的。)
She s so weird. (真让人捉摸不透。)
She s bizarre.
She s very strange.
塔米饭量很小。
Tammy eats like a bird. *直译“塔米像鸟一样吃饭”,是人却只有小鸟那么点儿饭量。
Tammy eats like a bird. (塔米饭量很小。)
She s on a diet. (她正减肥呢。)
Tammy eats very little. (塔米只吃一点点。)
Tammy doesn t eat very much. (塔米不怎么吃。)
Tammy eats like a horse. (塔米特别能吃。)
她的身材很好。
She has a nice figure. *表示“体型”时不用style。
She has a good figure.
他已过壮年。
His best days are gone.
He s past his prime.
我父亲上年纪了。
My father s getting on in years. *be getting on in years 为惯用语,“上年纪”。
My father s becoming an old man.
My father s getting older.
他长得什么样?
What does he look like?
他们闹得天翻地覆。
They re making a big fuss. *make a fuss“大声吵闹”、“喧哗”。
They re making a big deal about it.
他抽烟抽得没完没了。
He s a chain smoker.
Does he smoke? (他抽烟吗?)
Yes, he s a chain smoker. (抽,他一抽就抽个没完。)
He s a heavy smoker.
He smokes non-stop.
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