地道英文俚语A-Z181-190.docx

地道英语句典A-Z #181-190

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）

嘈: (~) noisy

*他说: “这饭店有(好的食物)1但它是(太嘈吵)2去(坐下聊天)3.”: He said: “This restaurant has (good food)1, but it’s (too noisy)2 to (sit and chat)3.”

cǎo:

草: (~) grass; (~稿) draft; (~书) scribbling

w草坪: lawn
w含羞草: mimosa
w狗尾草: pigeon grass
w三叶草: clover
w粗草区: rough (golf)

*(这个州)1的(吸烟人士)2已经对(烟草公司)3(发起)4 (集体诉讼)5: Smokers2 in (this State)1 have launched4 a (class-action lawsuit)5 against (tobacco companies)3.

*(健康食品店铺/ditto)1有一些(草本饮料)2(声称)3(清洁)4(你的身体系统)5: There are (herbal drinks)2 from (health stores/health food stores)1 that claim3 to (clean out)4 (your system)5.

*他(拥有)1(一盘小生意)2(提供)3在夏天(草地打理)4并且(园艺)5, 和冬天(清除积雪)6的(服务)7: He owns1 (a small business)2 that provides3 services7 of lawn-care4 as well as gardening5 in the summer, and snow-removal6 in the winter.

*他说: “(办公室政治)1可能对我的(事业)2(致死)3如果我(选择错的阵营)4, 所以我(甘愿)5是一个(墙头草)6(避免惹上麻烦/ditto)7.”: He said: “(Office politics)1 can be deadly3 to my career2 if I (choose the wrong camp)4. Therefore I’m content5 to be a (fence sitter)6 and (keep my nose clean/avoid getting into trouble)7.”

*经理对他员工(评论)1(可能收购)2那(破产公司)3: “我们不应(草率行事)4(集中注意/ditto)5 (事情)6怎么(发展/ditto)7我们才(决定)8(行动途径)9.”: The manager commented1 on the (possible acquisition)2 of the (bankrupt company)3 to his staff: “Let’s don’t (act in haste)4 and (keep our eyes on the ball/don’t lose focus/keep focused)5 on how things6 (unfold/develop)7 before we decide8 on a (course of action)9.”

*(助理会计员)1说: “(在一星期时间)2我怎么(可能)3(装配好/ditto)4一个(详尽)5的(报告)6给(董事会)7呢?” (总会计师)8说: “只要(草率地几张纸放在一起)9(完成它/ditto)10吧, (无论如何/ditto)11没有人(将会读它的)12.”: The (Assistant Accountant)1 said: “How can I possibly3 (put together/assemble)4 a comprehensive5 report6 for the Board7 (in a week’s time)2?” The (Chief Accountant)8 said: “Just (slap a few pages together)9 and (get it over with/get it finished/get it done)10. Nobody is (going to read it)12 (anyway/in any case)11.”

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cè:

厕[厠]: (~) toilet

w(男的厕所/男的洗手间/男的卫生间): (men’s washroom/ men’s room/little boys’ room/ men’s restroom/men’s bathroom/male toilet/john)
w(女的厕所/女的洗手间/女的卫生间): (ladies’ washroom/ ladies’ room/little girls’ room/ powder room/ladies’ restroom/ ladies’ bathroom/female toilet)

*那妈妈问她的孩子: “(宝贝)1, 你(需要去)2(孩子厕所马桶)3吗?”: The mother asked her child: “Baby1, do you (need to go to)2 the potty3?”

*他说: “(上周末)1我(开车直接去纽约)2, 只是有(两次)3因(食物)4和(厕所)5做了(旅途上短暂停下)6.”: He said: “(Last weekend)1 I (drove straight to New York)2, making only (a couple of)3 (pit stops)6 for food4 and bathroom5.”

*在(公路)1上(驾驶)2的父亲对(他的小儿子)3说: “(你有多急要)4(去厕所/ditto)5?” 小孩子说: “(我要去得很急)6.”: The father driving2 on the highway1 said to (his little boy)3: “(How bad do you have)4 (to go/to go pee)5?” The little boy said: “(I have to go real bad)6.”

*在(晚饭之际)1他(站起来)2说: “(对不起)3! (人类自然生态在召唤)4我(需要)5(去/ditto)6(卫生间/洗手间/厕所/ditto)7: In the (middle of the dinner)1, he (stood up)2 and said: “(Excuse me)3! (Nature calls)4 and I need5 to (go to/use)6 the (washroom/bathroom/can)7.”

*他(猛力敲)1(厕所门)2说: “你(差不多用完)3吗? (我很急要用厕所)4.” 一把声音说: “(忍耐一下[意]/ditto)5, (我一分钟将会用完了)6.”: He banged1 at the (restroom door)2 and said: “Are you (just about done)3? (I need to go bad)4.” A voice said: “(Hold your horses [note: not “horse”]/Be patient)5! (I’ll be done in a minute)6.”

侧[側]: (~) flank; (~行) (walk) side-stepping; (~重) favor

*那(失去控制的)1(车辆)2(从侧撞击到)3一辆(停着的车)4并在(撞了电灯杆)5后(停下来)6: The out-of-control1 vehicle2 sideswiped3 a (parked car)4 and (came to rest)6 after (hitting a lamp pole)5.

*公司总裁的(管理风格)1(侧重)2(员工整体中的)3(密切朋友)4和(亲戚)5已经(导致)6(一般的)7(毫不起劲)8和(缺乏信任)9: The company president’s (management style)1 of favoring2 cronies4 and relatives5 (in the staff)3 has (led to)6 general7 apathy8 and cynicism9.

恻[惻]: (~然) grief; (~隐) sympathetic

*在这非洲国家的(贫乏)1和(营养不足)2孩子的(天真脸孔)3 (激发起/ditto)4(旅客)5(深深的)6(恻隐)7(情感)8: The (innocent faces)3 of deprived1 and undernourished2 children in this African country (summoned up/evoked)4 deep6 feelings8 [note: not “feeling”] of sympathy7 from tourists5.

测[測]: (~量) appraise; (~验) quiz; (预~) predict

*(考试)1(保持)2是(量度/ditto)3孩子们(学习适应)4的最好(测量器)5: Exams1 remain2 the best barometer5 to (measure/ gauge)3 children’s (aptitude to learning)4.

*那(工厂)1(执行)2(百分之一百)3(测验)4(制成品单位)5来(确保)6(产品质量)7: The factory1 performs2 100%3 testing4 of (finished units)5 to ensure6 (product quality)7.

册: (~) volumes (book); (~子) booklet

w手册: manual
w帐册: accounting ledger books
w名册: name list
w册子: pamphlet
w推销画册: brochures

*这(手册)1是(电工)2的(权威著作)3: This handbook1 is the bible3 for electricians2.

策: (~划) plan; (~鞭) urge (with whip); (~动) drive (an action)

*香港(引进)1(新政策)2来(稳固)3跟(大陆)4的(经济联系)5: Hong Kong introduces1 (new policies)2 to solidify3 (economic ties)5 with the Mainland4.

*那(逮捕)1和(监禁)2(反对党领袖)3是(策划)4来(败坏他那党的名声)5: The arrest1 and imprisonment2 of the (opposition leader)3 was staged4 to (discredit his party)5.

*在(下跌销售)1和(加剧竞争)2下这公司(唯一解决对策)3是(削减开支)4: With (sagging sales)1 and (intensifying competition)2, the (only cure)3 for this company is cutback4.

*这公司的(政策)1( “盈利占首位其他别的是次要”)2跟员工的(价值观念)3是(脱节/ditto)4: The company’s policy1 of (“profits come first and everything else is secondary”)2 is (disjointed/disconnected)4 from employees’ values3.

*那(适当地校准发生时间)1的(战争)2是(分散国家人民注意)3从所有(本土)4(急迫)5(问题)6的(蒙骗策略)7: The well-timed1 war2 was a ruse7 to (distract the country)3 from all the pressing5 homeland4 problems6.

*两年前这总经理(占重要角色)1于(成功地)2(策划)3这公司(转负为盈)4: The General Manager was instrumental1 in successfully2 orchestrating3 a turnaround4 of this company two years ago.

*几个会员(国家/ditto)1对(石油输出国家组织/ditto)2在于(分配)3的(限额)4(放弃支持团体的政策)5并(增加石油产量)6: Several member (nations/countries)1 (broke ranks [note: not “rank”])5 with (OPEC/ Organization of Oil Export Countries)2 over allotted3 quotas4, and (increased oil production)6.

*他说: “我们公司的(成功)1是({归因于}2a/{可归因于}2b)(聚焦于顾客)3, (对成本知觉)4, 和(受创新驱使)5的({策略}6a/{达到目的的策略}6b).”: He said: “Our company’s success1 is ({attributed}2a/{attributable}2b) to our customer-focused3, cost-conscious4, and innovation-driven5 ({strategies}6a/{game plans}6b).”

cēn:

参[參]: (~差) jagged

*这套新电影的(评论)1(好坏参差)2: This new movie has mixed2 reviews1.

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曾: (~经) occurred before

*他第一次听到这首歌他有一个(怪异)1({似曾经历过}2a/{相熟}2b)(感觉)3好像他在(前生)4(经历过歌词)5: The first time he heard this song, he had an eerie1 sense3 of ({déjà vu}2a/{familiarity}2b) as if he (experienced the lyrics)5 in his (previous life)4.

层[層]: (~) layer; (~) multi-level floor of building

*这北京大学被(独立调查)1(排列为)2在(世界各处)3(大学)4 (顶层)5: This Beijing university is ranked2 in the (top tier)5 of colleges4 (around the globe)3 by (independent surveys)1.

*他对在(升降机)1(遇到)2的女孩子说: “我住在你三({层楼}3a/{段楼梯}3b)(上面)4, (随时)5 (来顺便探访)6.”: He said to the girl that he met2 in the elevator1: “I live three ({floors}3a/{flights}3b) up4 from you. (Drop by)6 (any time)5.”

*当有(钱财)1或(权力)2来(夺取)3, 这个(高级职员)4会(剥除)5他(仁慈)6的(薄层外表)7 (露出他真正)8(自私)9(性格)10: When there is money1 or power2 to grab3, this executive4 would (strip off)5 his (thin veneer)7 of benevolence6 and (show his true)8 selfish9 self10.

*你可以({走楼梯}1a/{乘升降机}1b/{乘自动扶梯}1c)去({大厅}2a/{进口大堂}2b/{饭厅}2c/ {会议厅}2d/{游泳池和运动室}2e/{停车}2f/ {地面}2g/{你房间那}2h) 层3: You can ({take the stairs}1a/{take the elevator}1b/{take the escalator}1c) to ({the concourse}2a/{the lobby}2b/ {the dining room}2c/{the conference room}2d/{the pool and gym}2e/{the parking}2f/ {ground}2g/{your room’s}2h) level3.

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chā:

叉: (~) fork; (~) “X” sign

w(叉烧肉/叉烧): barbecued pork

*当经理(面对他)1(要求解释)2 (几次)3(未经批准擅自)4(缺班)5, 他(敌意样子)6(双臂交叉在胸前)7: When the manager (confronted him)1 (for explanations)2 on (taking unauthorized)4 (time off)5 (in several occasions)3, he (looked hostile)6 (with arms folded across his chest)7.

*现今 (一大部分)1我们的(通讯)2是(连接起来经由)3(互联网)4(经过高速光纤电缆)5(互相交叉)6(环绕全世界)7: Today (a large part)1 of our communication2 is (linked through)3 the internet4 (over high-speed fiber optic cables)5 that crisscross6 (around the globe)7.

杈: (干草~) pitchfork

*那(农夫)1把(干草)2耙3成(一堆堆)4, 并用(干草杈)5把它们({扔}6a/{装载}6b)上去一辆(马匹拉的)7(四轮长方形载货拖拉车)8: The farmer1 raked3 the hay2 into piles4, and used a pitchfork5 to ({throw}6a/ {load}6b) them onto a horse-drawn7 wagon8.

插: (~) insert

w两脚插头: two-pronged plug
w三孔插(座/ditto): three-hole electric (outlet/socket)

*(关乎副总统的)1(辩论)2只是(关乎总统的)3(辩论)4(主要项目)5的(插曲)6: The vice-president1 debate2 was only a sideshow6 to the (main event)5 of presidential3 debate4.

*(政府)1(插进)2(调停者)3在(处于)4(僵局)5的(愤怒)6(公共交通系统劳资双方)7(之中)8: The government1 wedged2 a mediator3 between8 the raging6 (management and union of the public transit)7 which had reached4 an impasse5.

*在(旧时日子)1他的祖父(喜爱说话)2, (一旦他开始)3没有人能够(插嘴说一个字/ditto)4: In the (old days)1, his grandfather (loved to talk)2 and (once he got started)3, no one could (get a word in/get a word in edgewise)4.

*他说: “在(那一刻)1我觉得(被迫不得不)2(插手)3(分开/ditto)4我两个(好朋友)5的(争斗)6.”: He said: “At (that moment)1 I felt compelled2 to (step in/intervene)3 and (break up/separate)4 the fight6 between my two (good friends)5.”

*在(第一征象)1(次按抵押贷款)2(崩溃)3会(削弱)4(金融市场)5的(稳定)6(联邦政府)7(快速)8(插手/ditto)9: The (Federal Government)7 was quick8 to (get into the picture/get involved)9 at the (first sign)1 that the (subprime mortgage)2 meltdown3 could undermine4 the stability6 of the (financial market)5.

*(受害者)1(被直升机空运到本地的医院}2a/{被救护车急送到本地医院}2b)去(以外科手术来)3(移走)4(插在/ditto)5他(背上)6的一把(刀子)7: The victim1 was ({airlifted in a helicopter to the local hospital}2a/{rushed to the local hospital in an ambulance}2b) to surgically3 remove4 a knife7 (lodged in/stuck in)5 his back6.

*他对(副总裁)1说: “在你(再继续下去)2之前我可以({插嘴/ditto}3a/{干扰}3b)(一下)4吗? (销售经理)5今天(早些时候)6 (辞职了)7所以是(无实际意义/ditto)8去(讨论)9(我们将会怎么处置他)10.”: He said to the VP1: “Before you (go any further)2, may I ({interject/cut in}3a/{interfere}3b) (for a second)4. The (sales manager)5 quit7 (earlier today)6 and so it is (moot/academic)8 to discuss9 (what we’re going to do with him)10.”

差: (~) dissimilar; (~) subtracted difference; (强~人意) reluctantly (acceptable to people’s wishes); (~别) difference; (~错) mistake

*他说: “这是(差一分钟十点)1: He said: “It’s (one minute to ten)1.”

*他说: “(工作)1(差不多)2(做完了)3.”: He said: “The work1 is (pretty much/pretty well/practically/virtually/nearly/just about/very nearly/almost)2 finished3.”

*她说: “(还差五分钟)1就(下班/ditto)2了.”: She said: “(There’re five more minutes)1 before (we get off work/getting off work)2.”

*他说: “(让我们走吧)1! 那是(差不多电影时间)2了: He said: “(Let’s go)1! It’s (almost time for the movie)2.”

*他说: “我(省下)1(一些钱)2, 但(肯定/ditto)3(跟你储藏起来的)4(差得远)5.”: He said: “I have (saved up)1 (a few bucks)2, but (for sure/definitely)3 (a far cry from)5 (what you have stashed away)4.”

*(改进)1我们的(教育制度)2是把(贫富之间)3(接驳差距)4的(第一步)5: Improving1 our (education system)2 is the (first step)5 in (bridging the gap)4 (between the rich and the poor)3.

*他说: “昨天我(第一杆高尔夫开球)1 (结果是)2(相差一点儿范围内/ditto)3(一杆进洞)4.”: He said: “Yesterday my (first tee shot)1 came2 (within a whisker of/within an eyelash of/within a hair’s breadth of/within a hair of/ within a fraction-of-an-inch of)3 (a hole-in-one)4.”

*在他们的(驾驶经验)1(过程)2中很多人都有(差一点儿遭到交通意外)3(发生事件)4: Many people have (near miss)3 incidents4 (in the course of)2 their (driving experience)1.

*昨天他({仅仅逃过}1a/{差一点遭遇到}1b)(危害生命)2的(汽车/ditto)3(意外)4: He ({narrowly escaped from}1a/ {came within inches of}1b) a life-threatening2 (auto/car)3 accident4 yesterday.

*(特别工作组)1将(调查/ditto)2男女员工之间(真实上)3和(意识上)4(待遇上的差别)5: The (special task force)1 shall (investigate/check into/look into)2 the real3 and the perceived4 (differential treatment)5 between male and female employees.

*(双方)1在(合同谈判)2(达成协议)3上还(差距很远/ditto)4, (最大的/ditto)5是(职位保障)6: The (two sides)1 are still (miles apart/worlds apart)4 in (coming to terms)3 on the (contract negotiation)2, (not the least of which/the biggest of all)5 is (job security)6.

*这(银行)1(所支付给存款者)2和(所向借贷者收费)3之间的(利息率)4(差距)5是(三厘)6: The (interest rate)4 spread5 of this bank1 between (what it pays depositors)2 and (what it charges lenders)3 is 3%6.

*这个工人不是(优秀的品质)1但跟(最差的料子)2({还有一大截距离}3a/{肯定不是}3b): This worker is not (star quality)1 but he is ({far from}3a/{anything but}3b) (bottom-of-the-barrel material)2.

*星期一早上在办公室他(感到)1(飞行时差)2的(头晕效果)3随着十二小时从香港的(航班)4: On Monday morning at the office he was feeling1 the (groggy effect)3 of (jet lag)2 after a twelve-hour flight4 from Hong Kong.

*公司(前度总裁)1对一个(记者)2说: “公司所说(关于我离开的原因)3是(跟事实相差很远/ditto)4.”: The company’s ex-president1 said to a reporter2: “What the company said (on the reason why I left)3 is (far from the truth/nothing further from the truth)4.”

*上个月我们国家跟它的(最大贸易伙伴)1的(贸易)2({顺差}3a/ {逆差}3b)(扩大)4到(六十亿万块钱)5: Last month our country’s trade2 ({surplus}3a/ {deficit}3b) with its (biggest trading partner)1 widened4 to ($6 billion)5.

*她说: “她(不懂演戏)1, ({她最多能够做的只是}2a/{她只能够做的只是}2b)(到处坐下)3 (咯咯地笑)4.” 他回答道: “对, ({差不多是就这样子的/ditto}5a/{那就是实况}5b).”: She said: “She (can’t act)1. ({The most she can do}2a/{All she can do}2b) is to (sit around)3 and giggle4.” He replied: “Yeah, ({that’s about it/that’s pretty much it}5a/ {that’s the size of it}5b)”.

*他说: “昨天(当我上班途中)1在(高速公路/ditto)2一辆(运输货车)3 (踢起)4一块({垒球大小}5a/{高尔夫球大小}5b/{相当大}5c/ {中型大}5d)的(石头)6把({驾驶者那边}7a/{乘客那边}7b)({前门}8a/{后门}8b) ({轻微弄缺}9a/{弄出凹痕}9b/{差一点儿打中/ditto}9c).”: He said: “(On my way to work)1 yesterday, a (transport truck)3 on the (expressway/highway)2 (kicked up)4 a ({baseball sized}5a/ {golf-ball sized}5b/{good-sized}5c/{medium sized}5d) rock6 and ({nicked}9a/ {dented}9b/{missed by inches of/ narrowly missed}9c) the ({driver’s side}7a/{the passenger’s side}7b) ({front door}8a/{rear door }8b).”

chá:

查: (调~) probe; (~看) look up

*他说: “(请给我查一下)1我的(航班)2是否(准时离开)3.”: He said: “(Please check for me)1 if my flight2 is (departing on time)3.”

*(卫生部)1对(饭店)2(进行)3(惯性检查)4来(识别)5(遵从问题)6: The (Health Department)1 conducts3 (regular inspections)4 on restaurants2 to identify5 (compliance issues)6.

*一个(切片检查法)1(发现)2她(右乳房)3的(肿块/ditto)4是(非癌性的)5: A biopsy1 found2 a (lump/cyst)4 at her (right breast)3 was non-cancerous5.

*任何(纳税人)1是(忧虑)2如果一个(税务代表)3(来到敲他的门)4(要求查账)5: It is worrisome2 for any taxpayer1 if a (tax agent)3 (comes knocking at his door)4 (to request an audit)5.

*那(总裁)1在(调拨)2任何(大笔投资)3之前去一个(长时期的旅程)4来(调查/ditto)5(中国市场)6: The president1 took an (extended trip)4 to (scope out/ study)5 the (China market)6 before committing2 to any (major investment)3.

*当每一个(假日时期)1(警察)2 (进行)3(不预先通知随意检查)4({对喝酒的驾驶者}5a/{找出醉酒驾驶者}5b): During every (holiday season)1 policemen2 conduct3 (spot checks)4 ({on drink-drivers}5a/ {for drunk drivers}5b).

*(城市的)1(水资源部门)2(抽取样本)3, (查验)4, 和(监控)5(供水质素)6来(肯定)7水是(适当)8来给(家庭消耗)9: The city’s1 (Water Resources Department)2 samples3, tests4 and monitors5 the (water supply quality)6 to (make sure)7 the water is suitable8 for (household consumption)9.

*他说: “我应该(明天早晨开始)1便可以把(这印刷工作)2 (准备好)3给你, 但(过来之前)4 (给我电话)5来(复查一下)6.”: He said: “I should have this (print job)2 ready3 for you (first thing tomorrow morning)1, but (give me a call)5 to (double check)6 (before you come over)4.”

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