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趣味又实用——如何地道表达:形形色色的人(转)

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发表于 2004-11-3 05:19 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
1.  一根筋儿  one track-minded.
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! J% L! @- ~9 x别跟他较劲了。他一根筋,你还不知道?
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Stop reasoning with him. Don’t you know he is one track-minded?
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: B) [/ {8 H/ x& s) J4 j3 |# i: H2.出众的人 a lulu0 l7 d- \4 Y- M
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要说漂亮,我们公司新来的秘书可算是个相貌出众的女孩子了。& |  {5 s5 }/ q" N5 T

" v) W3 J5 l* w: uTalking about being pretty, our company’s new secretary is indeed a lulu.
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3 L- d0 S1 z; W2 e. F: x3.两面派 two-faced
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; [# D' a. \6 f& E) O0 n" l( z我知道怎样对付两面派,而且一眼就能看出谁是一贯两面讨好的人。I know how to handle two-faced people and can even tell at the first glance who are in the habit of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds.(注:run with the hare and hunt with the hounds指人两面讨好,不得罪任何一方的做法。)4 v( A5 C/ ?3 E4 y" X

0 W  L$ M  F# s0 l% q7 Y$ ^5 r# S; ^4.傻大个儿 a lummox% W; q6 G, u7 D" ], _
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听说那个傻大个儿把他们公司的买卖搞得一团糟。* H1 C2 f$ u. @
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It is said that the lummox has loused up their company’s whole business.
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5.收破烂儿的人 a rag man ' ?. F8 e5 J6 F  D- y6 R

' x4 t2 y4 h1 {5 S% P' M那些收破烂儿的人走街串户,有时也能挣不少钱。9 l/ [( s# d1 v" }9 b
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Those rag men going from door to door sometimes may also earn quite a handsome sum of money.
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+ e- `$ C) M9 O* G* w6 ~$ G- i) ?& S她说她决不会嫁给一个乡巴佬,不管他多有钱。
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She insisted that she would not marry herself off to a hayseed, no matter how rich he was.  a; h1 r  N) U; u4 {0 H" Y7 f1 H& }. O
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7.不三不四的人riff-raffs6 ?$ t% Y$ p& W, d2 H4 ?# X, S
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老张的家里总来些不三不四的人,可想而知老张不是什么好东西。
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/ H8 F; T: l2 g/ ?8 ?# G5 t; s5 eThere are always riff-raffs hanging around in LaoZhang’s home, which gives you the feeling that Lao Zhang is not a good guy.
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- u5 ]+ _& q# Y  {/ d8.受气包儿 doormat
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她天生就是个受气包儿,什么事都不敢说个不字; k9 R1 s% P6 {  h, T

# L8 k/ G# c, PShe’s born doormat ,afraid of going against anything.' r+ {! A+ K3 m# x
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9.面无表情的人 a deadpan
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5 x* E7 l- n3 Y0 H8 |* A3 R5 p和那些面无表情的人在一起工作真让人憋气。2 e# \" W9 D% M2 b0 W1 p2 d

3 q4 B7 L* R4 A) |3 ~3 gYou feel choked to work with those deadpans.$ ^: R# a) Z- d! z0 x4 S' o# I

+ N" a6 p7 c3 M# |3 l10.扫帚星 a jinx5 g' @: X1 j4 S9 S
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有人说那个女人是个扫帚星,谁跟她结婚谁倒霉。- b& Q2 {, }8 T

) m9 }+ S' G. p0 M+ G8 {She’s said to be a jinx, who would bring bad luck to whoever she marries.
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发表于 2004-11-3 15:08 | 显示全部楼层

好贴,有用, 顶!!!
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发表于 2004-11-10 20:01 | 显示全部楼层
恩,觉得挺好笑的~
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发表于 2004-11-13 02:11 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
useful vulgar
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发表于 2004-11-22 04:54 | 显示全部楼层
to connie,这是转贴,不知道现实中是不是经常这样用?谢谢
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-11-22 05:19 | 显示全部楼层
应该吧,我在一些美国片中见过其中部分的用法,要不我再核实一下。
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发表于 2004-11-22 20:41 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
有收获
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发表于 2004-11-24 21:26 | 显示全部楼层
我要背下来了,connie都对的吧.
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-11-24 21:30 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
错误应该是没有的,我要核实的是哪些是常用的~~~
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发表于 2004-11-24 21:53 | 显示全部楼层

to connie

老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
确实趣味又实用!+ w+ o% T% y/ R9 [$ l8 L7 g  ~
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多谢多谢!
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