很精彩的英文報(bào)刊短句欣賞(1)

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1. The two leaders stated that both countries would develop good-neighborly and friendly relations on the basis of mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, non-aggression, non-interference in each other's internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit and peaceful co-existence.
    兩位領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人聲明,兩國(guó)將在互相尊重主權(quán)和領(lǐng)土完整,互不侵犯,互不干涉內(nèi)政,平等互利與和平共處的基礎(chǔ)上發(fā)展睦鄰友好關(guān)系。
    2. The country's stability depends on how well the president can groom a successor.
    這個(gè)國(guó)家能否穩(wěn)定取決于總統(tǒng)能否成功地培養(yǎng)一個(gè)接班人。
    注:groom,使準(zhǔn)備參加競(jìng)選,做好準(zhǔn)備,訓(xùn)練。
    3. He accused the prime minister of burnishing his own image while folding under pressure.
    他指責(zé)總理一方面在壓力下退縮,一方面給自己臉上貼金。
    注:accuse用在法律上應(yīng)當(dāng)譯成“”指控“,如:He was accused of theft.(他被指控犯有偷竊罪);fold,作不及物動(dòng)詞用時(shí)有”關(guān)閉“、”垮臺(tái)“的意思此處轉(zhuǎn)義”退縮“;burnishing原意是拋光、擦亮。
    4. The opposition leader's speech stole the headlines from the government.
    *領(lǐng)袖的演講在報(bào)紙上大出風(fēng)頭,使政府相形見(jiàn)絀。
    注:直譯是:*領(lǐng)袖的演講從政府手里偷走了報(bào)紙的通欄大標(biāo)題。
    5. He said that the release of the men gave the green light to terrorism.
    他說(shuō),釋放這些人,等于向恐怖主義活動(dòng)開(kāi)綠燈。
    注:也可以翻譯成“等于縱容恐怖主義活動(dòng)”。
    6. The CIA is drawing fire as its director is questioned over press leaks.
    中央情報(bào)局被罵得焦頭爛額,因?yàn)榫珠L(zhǎng)正因?yàn)閳?bào)界泄密的問(wèn)題接受質(zhì)詢(xún)。
    注:CIA=CENTUAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY,美國(guó)中央情報(bào)局;drawing fire ,原意是“招致猛烈抨擊”;leaks, 此處顯然指“泄密”。
    7. Albright played hardball by walking out of the meeting.
    奧爾布萊特以退出會(huì)場(chǎng)的方式表示強(qiáng)硬的立場(chǎng)。
    注:play hardball,表示強(qiáng)硬(立場(chǎng)、*、反對(duì)等),hardball也可以用作形容詞,
    如 hardball questions,故意刁難,非常難回答的問(wèn)題。
    8. While the West goes about its business, Russia gains nothing by going offinto a corner to sulk.
    西方依然我行我素,而俄羅斯一無(wú)所獲,只好縮在旮旯(ga-la)里生氣。
    注:這個(gè)句子非常形象:to go about one's business 的意思是“該干什么還干什么”;go off into a corner to sulk,直譯是“走開(kāi)到一個(gè)角落里生氣”; gain nothing,什么也沒(méi)有得到。
    9. Blair is unlikely to roll back any of the previous ruling party's majoreconomic reforms.
    布萊爾看來(lái)不可能從上宙執(zhí)政黨推行的任何重大經(jīng)濟(jì)改革中退縮。
    注:previous此處指布萊爾出任英國(guó)首相之前的執(zhí)政黨,即保守黨。
    10. The whiff of scandal, and particularly the cash-for-questions imbroglio, reminds the electorate that power concentrated in the hands of a single party for too long tends to corrupt.
    盡管丑聞不大,而且這些來(lái)路不明的款項(xiàng)內(nèi)情復(fù)雜,至今尚無(wú)定論,卻也足以提醒選民:權(quán)力集中字一個(gè)政黨手中過(guò)長(zhǎng)就會(huì)產(chǎn)生腐敗。
    注:a whiff of scandal,一個(gè)小小的丑聞; imbroglio,情節(jié)復(fù)雜、難下結(jié)論的事
    11. A group of pragmatists are reorienting Iranian politics as the revolution fades into history.
    革命正在成為歷史,一批實(shí)用主義者正在為伊朗重新確定政策方向。
    注:reorient的意思是“為……重新規(guī)定方向”;fade into history直譯是“淡入歷史”。
    12. Legally, most experts agree, the case has some holes.
    多數(shù)專(zhuān)家認(rèn)為,從法律的角度來(lái)講,這個(gè)案子有漏洞。
    13. The newspaper story was quickly overrun by the White House spin machine [ public relations team].
    報(bào)紙上的這條新聞很快就被白宮“說(shuō)謊機(jī)器”(即白宮宣傳機(jī)構(gòu))的編造淹沒(méi)了。
    注:spin的原意是紡織,在美國(guó)俚語(yǔ)中引申為“編造謊言”;public relations的意思是“公關(guān)”,但是在資本主義國(guó)家,公司、政府等公關(guān)機(jī)構(gòu)等于我國(guó)的“宣傳部”,這同我國(guó)一般群眾理解的“公關(guān)”不盡相同,為了照顧中國(guó)人對(duì)“公關(guān)”的理解,此處將public relations譯為“宣傳”。
    14. He blamed leaks for breakdown in the negotiations.
    他把談判失敗歸罪于泄密。
    注:blame…for…,把……歸罪于。
    15. The negotiators struggled to finalize a deal.
    談判參加者努力做成一筆交易。
    16. Arabs and Jews alike are increasingly at risk in a climate of steadilyrising tensions.
    在緊張局勢(shì)不斷加劇這樣一種(政治)氣候中,無(wú)論是阿拉伯人還是*人都在冒越來(lái)越大的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。
    注:climate原意為“氣候”,此處應(yīng)制“政治氣候”。
    17. Her husband could be freed on bail within months.
    她的丈夫有可能在幾個(gè)月內(nèi)交保釋放。
    注:bail還可以用作動(dòng)詞,如:She was bailed out of prison.(她被取保釋放)
    18. Harassment of minorities remains endemic in some quarters.
    在某些地方,騷擾少數(shù)民族的現(xiàn)象依舊司空見(jiàn)慣。
    注:minorities,少數(shù)民族。我國(guó)正式文件中把“少數(shù)民族”譯為“Minority ethnic groups”,如: The Uygurs are one of China's minority ethnic groups.(維吾爾族是中國(guó)少數(shù)民族之一)