翻译练习 1. The substance does not dissolve in water . （不管是否加热） The substance does not dissolve in water whether (it is) heated or not . 2(世博北京翻译公司). Not only (他向我收费过高), 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 .(与我的相比) Your losses in trade this year are nothing compared with mine .  

翻译练习 4. On average, it is said, visitors spend only (一 半的钱) 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 (把孩子的成功归因于) natural talent. ( ) By contrast, American mothers were more likely to attribute their children’s success to natural talent.  

精彩短语翻译 破釜沉舟：burn one’s boats 火上加油：add fuel to fire 挥金如土：spend money like water 船到桥头自然直：You’ll cross the bridge when you come to it 苍天不负有心人：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. 因噎废食：throw away the apple because of the core  

精彩短语翻译 打开天窗说亮话：put all cards on the table 新官上任三把火：a new broom sweeps clean 每况愈下：go from bad to worse 突飞猛进：by leaps and bounds 习惯成自然：habit is a second nature 害人反害己：harm set, harm get/harm watch, harm catch 巧妇难为无米之炊：One cannot make bricks without straw 连锁反应：chain reaction  

精彩短语翻译 殊途同归：All roads lead to Rome 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手：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 脚正不怕鞋歪：A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe 远水不解近渴：Distant water cannot quench present thirst 酸葡萄：sour grape  

精彩短语翻译 武装到牙齿：armed to teeth 猫哭老鼠：The cat weeps over the mouse/shed crocodile tears 星罗棋布：be scattered like stars in the sky 八字还没一撇：There is not the slightest sign of There anything yet. 他的心头十五个吊桶打水，七上八下：His mind was in a turmoil. 倾盆大雨：rain cats and dogs 忧虑伤身：Care kills a cat  

精彩短语翻译 杞人忧天：unnecessary worry 木已成舟/生米煮成熟饭：What is done is done 狗嘴里吐不出象牙：A filthy mouth cannot utter decent language. 解铃还须系铃人：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 两雄相争，其斗必烈：When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war. 事后诸葛亮：to be wise after the event  

精彩短语翻译 唇亡齿寒：When the lips are gone, the teeth will be exposed to danger. 瞎子点灯白费蜡：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. 取之不尽，用之不竭：inexhaustible/ample/plentiful 入乡随俗：Do in Rome as the Romans do. 风雨不透，水泄不通：so tight that not a drop of water could have trickled through  

精彩短语翻译 沉鱼落雁，闭月羞花：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 诚心诚意：sincere 千真万确：true 清规戒律：taboos taboos 惊心动魄：so stirring 江湖骗子：swindler 江洋大盗：pirate; the Viking 精力：vim and vigor 方法：ways and means  

精彩短语翻译 首先：first and foremost 安然无恙：safe and sound 远在天边，近在眼前：right here 石沉大海；杳无音信：disappear without a single trace 百尺竿头更进一步：make still further progress make 福无双至，祸不单行：Misfortune never comes singly. 当局者迷，旁观者清：The onlooker sees the most of the game.  

精彩短语翻译 耳听为虚，眼见为实：Seeing is believing. 好事不出门，坏事传千里：Ill news comes in a pace. 黄粱一梦：a dream/say dream 锦囊妙计：a brilliant scheme 东山再起：stage a come-back 不祥之兆：the writing on the wall 大怒：up the wall 蔚然成风：become a common practice  

精彩短语翻译 和谐的气氛：a congenial atmosphere 不受外来干涉：free of outside interference 根深蒂固于：deeply rooted in the instincts of 从……的利益出发：in the interest of 消除分歧: resolve differences 时不我待：This is the hour. 才华横溢：talented 稳定与繁荣：stability and prosperity 尽兴：to one’ hearts content  

大学英语四级考试听力常考词组 Catch a glimpse of/ catch sight of 瞥见 Chair/preside over a meeting 主持会议 Chain/heavy smoker 烟瘾大的人 Clear up 天气放晴，雨过天晴 Let up （雨）停止，中止，放松 Come about 发生、产生、改变方向 Come across 偶遇，不期而遇 Run into 跑进，撞上，偶遇，陷入，达到 Hit upon sb. 偶然发现 Bump into sb. 撞到   翻译公司 (责任编辑：世博翻译公司)