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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.8 {# {* X: ~& D1 s( B: M2 @+ W( L

, }. b, C7 v0 s* R" f$ Q( y别跟他较劲了。他一根筋,你还不知道?7 D2 _" j6 a9 H% [; P9 f

/ R# D3 N. V7 n, L% d  n: vStop reasoning with him. Don’t you know he is one track-minded?% [6 d0 u5 Q% ?( H% J" K

( U, Z( B4 g$ K+ U: I3 Y1 M2.出众的人 a lulu
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) N: t% a2 R' S6 j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。' C: W- [# L% F2 Z  \1 x1 o
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Talking about being pretty, our company’s new secretary is indeed a lulu.
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0 C0 s: U7 F. |3.两面派 two-faced
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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 lummox
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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。
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% z+ Z" t$ m0 p$ a" b- {' e; W' uIt is said that the lummox has loused up their company’s whole business.' n- i4 D! R9 a8 F

8 q+ _/ d0 \( s& u1 d2 O5 `" \5.收破烂儿的人 a rag man ) x/ @- x0 ^# I  q; ]& N+ W
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那些收破烂儿的人走街串户,有时也能挣不少钱。0 p7 a6 e5 r! I+ t# ?
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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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6.乡巴佬 a hayseed
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  p" M) U0 w+ c- U) E" E: n她说她决不会嫁给一个乡巴佬,不管他多有钱。' Y8 W$ z) X! F+ w  h, b8 T

* W* ~1 n& q4 o% G- \, iShe insisted that she would not marry herself off to a hayseed, no matter how rich he was.
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/ P. Z3 r2 z# Z8 j# n7 L/ N7.不三不四的人riff-raffs
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7 r, B) L( |6 H4 I0 L" }' q  R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。6 ~0 X- B6 \' X9 l: T/ S$ o
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There 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 doormat$ a- J8 `8 K1 e9 c- B+ C+ ^! G

* o! C. W% q: g& \: t% ^& i她天生就是个受气包儿,什么事都不敢说个不字4 U, Y, o- r7 E) K$ s! J
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She’s born doormat ,afraid of going against anything.
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4 D! V$ H- ^' i* Q+ _$ {9.面无表情的人 a deadpan: b( ~" ^. o/ n$ o

6 ?0 T/ e% ~' n& _+ Y和那些面无表情的人在一起工作真让人憋气。
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You feel choked to work with those deadpans.
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7 ?1 k* I/ c2 W3 c2 l10.扫帚星 a jinx
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有人说那个女人是个扫帚星,谁跟她结婚谁倒霉。- V* T6 C. x! E3 t

/ k1 `3 x# o3 ]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
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!" Z6 @( g9 K& l3 l+ G6 {$ H- M$ D& \

9 l! e/ d: N% g6 D( ^# f多谢多谢!
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