最新英語專八英譯漢難譯詞匯翻譯點撥(31)

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    1. 嶄新的 brand new
    他買了一臺嶄新的轎車
    He bought a brand new car.
    2. 太便宜了 be dirt cheap
    這塊手表才花了30美元,真是太便宜了。
    You bought this watch only for 30 dollars? It’s dirt cheap.
    3.費事兒 take a lot of doing
    做魚特別費事兒,我可不愿意洗阿,淹阿,鈍阿什么的。
    It takes a lot of doing to cook a fish. I wouldn’t like to spend a lot of time washing, salting, stewingand whatnots for the cooking of it.
    4.知道底細 have someone’s number
    別跟我瞎吹了,我又不是不了解你的底細。
    No big talk with me, I have your number.
    5.精品 the choicest goods
    這家商店賣的手表都是精品,而且種類還特別多。
    This shop sells a wide range of watches, all of which are the choicest.
    6. 了解一下情況 get the lay of the land
    經(jīng)理說他想讓我們先去海南了解一下那里的情況,然后再決定投資的事。
    The manager said that he would like us to go to Hai Nan and get the lay of the land there beforedeciding on the investment.
    7.掌上明珠 the apple of someone’s eye
    玲玲是她爺爺?shù)恼粕厦髦?BR>    Ling Ling is the apple of her grandpa’s eye.
    8.讓人惡心turn one’s stomach / make one sick
    聽她講話,看她和男人講話的那股勁頭兒真讓我惡心。
    Listening to her and seeing the way of her talking with men really turns my stomach.