翻譯練習(xí) 1. The substance does not dissolve in water . （不管是否加熱） The substance does not dissolve in water whether (it is) heated or not . 2(世博北京翻譯公司). Not only (他向我收費(fèi)過高), but he didn’t do a good repair job either. Not only did he charge me too much/overcharge me , but he didn’t do a good repair job either. 3. Your losses in trade this year are nothing .(與我的相比) Your losses in trade this year are nothing compared with mine .  

翻譯練習(xí) 4. On average, it is said, visitors spend only (一 半的錢) in a day in Leeds as in London. On average, it is said, visitors spend only half as much money in a day in Leeds as in London. 5. By contrast, American mothers were more likely (把孩子的成功歸因于) natural talent. ( ) By contrast, American mothers were more likely to attribute their children’s success to natural talent.  

精彩短語翻譯 破釜沉舟：burn one’s boats 火上加油：add fuel to fire 揮金如土：spend money like water 船到橋頭自然直：You’ll cross the bridge when you come to it 蒼天不負(fù)有心人：God/Heaven helps those who helps themselves 聚沙成塔，集腋成裘：Many drops of water make an ocean; many a pickle makes a mickle/muckle. 因噎廢食：throw away the apple because of the core  

精彩短語翻譯 打開天窗說亮話：put all cards on the table 新官上任三把火：a new broom sweeps clean 每況愈下：go from bad to worse 突飛猛進(jìn)：by leaps and bounds 習(xí)慣成自然：habit is a second nature 害人反害己：harm set, harm get/harm watch, harm catch 巧婦難為無米之炊：One cannot make bricks without straw 連鎖反應(yīng)：chain reaction  

精彩短語翻譯 殊途同歸：All roads lead to Rome 雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手：A bird in the hand is worth two in bush 易如反掌：as easy as turning over one’s hands/a piece of cake 腳正不怕鞋歪：A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe 遠(yuǎn)水不解近渴：Distant water cannot quench present thirst 酸葡萄：sour grape  

精彩短語翻譯 武裝到牙齒：armed to teeth 貓哭老鼠：The cat weeps over the mouse/shed crocodile tears 星羅棋布：be scattered like stars in the sky 八字還沒一撇：There is not the slightest sign of There anything yet. 他的心頭十五個(gè)吊桶打水，七上八下：His mind was in a turmoil. 傾盆大雨：rain cats and dogs 憂慮傷身：Care kills a cat  

精彩短語翻譯 杞人憂天：unnecessary worry 木已成舟/生米煮成熟飯：What is done is done 狗嘴里吐不出象牙：A filthy mouth cannot utter decent language. 解鈴還須系鈴人：It is better for the doer to undo what he is done. 火冒三丈：fly off the handle 一言以蔽之：in a nut shell 兩雄相爭，其斗必烈：When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war. 事后諸葛亮：to be wise after the event  

精彩短語翻譯 唇亡齒寒：When the lips are gone, the teeth will be exposed to danger. 瞎子點(diǎn)燈白費(fèi)蠟：as useless as a blind man lighting a candle 心有余而力不足：The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. 大局已定：The die is cast. 取之不盡，用之不竭：inexhaustible/ample/plentiful 入鄉(xiāng)隨俗：Do in Rome as the Romans do. 風(fēng)雨不透，水泄不通：so tight that not a drop of water could have trickled through  

精彩短語翻譯 沉魚落雁，閉月羞花：so beautiful as to make the fish sink and birds fall/ so beautiful as to cause the flowers to blush and the moon to hide 誠心誠意：sincere 千真萬確：true 清規(guī)戒律：taboos taboos 驚心動(dòng)魄：so stirring 江湖騙子：swindler 江洋大盜：pirate; the Viking 精力：vim and vigor 方法：ways and means  

精彩短語翻譯 首先：first and foremost 安然無恙：safe and sound 遠(yuǎn)在天邊，近在眼前：right here 石沉大海；杳無音信：disappear without a single trace 百尺竿頭更進(jìn)一步：make still further progress make 福無雙至，禍不單行：Misfortune never comes singly. 當(dāng)局者迷，旁觀者清：The onlooker sees the most of the game.  

精彩短語翻譯 耳聽為虛，眼見為實(shí)：Seeing is believing. 好事不出門，壞事傳千里：Ill news comes in a pace. 黃粱一夢：a dream/say dream 錦囊妙計(jì)：a brilliant scheme 東山再起：stage a come-back 不祥之兆：the writing on the wall 大怒：up the wall 蔚然成風(fēng)：become a common practice  

精彩短語翻譯 和諧的氣氛：a congenial atmosphere 不受外來干涉：free of outside interference 根深蒂固于：deeply rooted in the instincts of 從……的利益出發(fā)：in the interest of 消除分歧: resolve differences 時(shí)不我待：This is the hour. 才華橫溢：talented 穩(wěn)定與繁榮：stability and prosperity 盡興：to one’ hearts content  

大學(xué)英語四級(jí)考試聽力常考詞組 Catch a glimpse of/ catch sight of 瞥見 Chair/preside over a meeting 主持會(huì)議 Chain/heavy smoker 煙癮大的人 Clear up 天氣放晴，雨過天晴 Let up （雨）停止，中止，放松 Come about 發(fā)生、產(chǎn)生、改變方向 Come across 偶遇，不期而遇 Run into 跑進(jìn)，撞上，偶遇，陷入，達(dá)到 Hit upon sb. 偶然發(fā)現(xiàn) Bump into sb. 撞到   翻譯公司 (責(zé)任編輯：世博翻譯公司)