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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.6 H+ P) l( F% ^+ \) P/ F5 o
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别跟他较劲了。他一根筋,你还不知道?8 q) }, z1 `- n/ }# l

. w4 E5 u9 c7 ~' a* W% I0 CStop reasoning with him. Don’t you know he is one track-minded?' @: D# d$ u5 e0 A; I

' `) m4 I/ G$ q2.出众的人 a lulu1 k5 B- k  v* {- {0 Q
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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。
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Talking about being pretty, our company’s new secretary is indeed a lulu.% |! O8 _9 H- N+ Q, j$ _$ y- s" r( `

& q4 ]  T1 Y1 g9 V( ]3.两面派 two-faced, v9 d9 _8 J& q. l$ C
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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。)
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4.傻大个儿 a lummox2 D! |9 n% s+ }$ @% C( `1 F9 l

+ u0 f4 q* B- c, r4 g7 D听说那个傻大个儿把他们公司的买卖搞得一团糟。  H; g+ j  ?8 U

2 E4 n" m+ M* C# P; t. }It is said that the lummox has loused up their company’s whole business.2 n( T- R( f/ ~* F. h' R9 ^

' c+ l1 G" A: O5.收破烂儿的人 a rag man   A- m  w$ q: Q+ R5 c1 v8 n
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那些收破烂儿的人走街串户,有时也能挣不少钱。5 {( [, K5 A" y4 c* L; e' \
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Those rag men going from door to door sometimes may also earn quite a handsome sum of money./ u2 I8 H1 N$ o

$ T8 o1 m# {0 T* {: x+ t' e. L6.乡巴佬 a hayseed: U- b$ K; X/ A9 T

! {& j7 y2 c4 w& q$ H她说她决不会嫁给一个乡巴佬,不管他多有钱。! ~. g4 T5 _) z' x# |3 ?# b
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She insisted that she would not marry herself off to a hayseed, no matter how rich he was.0 J9 j; E5 q3 s2 c

3 Q+ M) S. ~. Q) f: N+ w/ H7.不三不四的人riff-raffs/ `: j8 Y. G/ b2 T8 N; [/ b. c

  |8 p7 P  z7 e& o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。" v. P7 k/ {9 Z" ]2 w$ W

8 J; ]$ Z1 T/ pThere 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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8.受气包儿 doormat4 e6 w0 x: D4 y
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她天生就是个受气包儿,什么事都不敢说个不字, Y- S% q6 k2 e0 ^
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She’s born doormat ,afraid of going against anything.
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8 G: u* G. E/ X& A; f9.面无表情的人 a deadpan
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+ n8 N! C; b) V# }4 r1 u和那些面无表情的人在一起工作真让人憋气。$ G' B, s( p0 E1 |1 I$ I% v

# W% Q6 ]- V: c) KYou feel choked to work with those deadpans.
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9 h5 k/ q# D& h7 Z! B10.扫帚星 a jinx) t- T% `) ]0 `  H6 w
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有人说那个女人是个扫帚星,谁跟她结婚谁倒霉。5 h" e6 K0 u6 V3 c8 h: P

& K( x5 U& j3 r* f8 uShe’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!
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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
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!
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多谢多谢!
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