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1、第一篇??????形形色色的人1.??一根筋兒??onetrack-minded.別跟他較勁了。他一根筋,你還不知道?Stopreasoningwithhim.Don’tyouknowheisonetrack-minded?2.出眾的人alulu要說漂亮,我們公司新來的秘書可算是個(gè)相貌出眾的女孩子了。Talkingaboutbeingpretty,ourcompany’snewsecretaryisindeedalulu.3.兩面派two-faced我知道怎樣對(duì)付兩面派,而且一眼就能看出誰是一貫兩面討好的人。Iknowhowtohandletwo-facedp
2、eopleandcaneventellatthefirstglancewhoareinthehabitofrunningwiththehareandhuntingwiththehounds.(注:runwiththehareandhuntwiththehounds指人兩面討好,不得罪任何一方的做法。)4.傻大個(gè)兒alummox聽說那個(gè)傻大個(gè)兒把他們公司的買賣搞得一團(tuán)糟。Itissaidthatthelummoxhaslouseduptheircompany’swholebusiness.5.收破爛兒的人aragman那些收破爛兒的人走街串戶,有時(shí)也能掙不少錢。
3、Thoseragmengoingfromdoortodoorsometimesmayalsoearnquiteahandsomesumofmoney.6.鄉(xiāng)巴佬ahayseed她說她決不會(huì)嫁給一個(gè)鄉(xiāng)巴佬,不管他多有錢。Sheinsistedthatshewouldnotmarryherselfofftoahayseed,nomatterhowrichhewas.7.不三不四的人riff-raffs老張的家里總來些不三不四的人,可想而知老張不是什么好東西。Therearealwaysriff-raffshangingaroundinLaoZhang’shome,
4、whichgivesyouthefeelingthatLaoZhangisnotagoodguy.8.受氣包兒doormat她天生就是個(gè)受氣包兒,什么事都不敢說個(gè)不字She’sborndoormat,afraidofgoingagainstanything.9.面無表情的人adeadpan和那些面無表情的人在一起工作真讓人憋氣。Youfeelchokedtoworkwiththosedeadpans.10.掃帚星ajinx有人說那個(gè)女人是個(gè)掃帚星,誰跟她結(jié)婚誰倒霉。She’ssaidtobeajinx,whowouldbringbadlucktowhoever
5、shemarries第二篇能力與智慧1.??海量haveahollowleg你像灌醉他?他可是海量,從來沒有醉過。Wanttodrinkhimunderthetable?Well…youcanneverdo.Hegotahollowleg,youknow.2.略勝一籌beanotchabove論油畫,張先生比劉先生畫得好。但是,談到水彩畫,劉先生可就比張先生略勝一籌了。Inoilpainting,Mr.ZhangpaintsbetterthanMr.Li.Butwhenitcomestowatercolors,Mr.Liuappearstobeanotchab
6、oveMr.Zhang.3.有頭腦beabrain他可是個(gè)有頭腦德人,決不會(huì)相信你的那一套。He’sabrain,whowouldn’tbefooledintobelievingyourbabbling.4.很能干tohavealotontheball我知道李明很能干,但我懷疑他是否真的愿意到我們這兒來工作。IknowLiMinghasalotontheball.ButI’mnotsureifhelikestoworkhere.5.有名無實(shí)apoorapology你剛才提到的那個(gè)作家不過是個(gè)有名無實(shí)的人。他的作品太沒意思了。Themanyou’vejustme
7、ntionedisbutapoorapologyforawriter.Hiswritingsaretedious.6.絞盡腦汁torackone’sbrain他已經(jīng)絞盡腦汁了,可是仍未找到問題的答案。Hehadrackedhisbrain,buthadn’tbeenabletoworkouttheanswertotheproblem.7.沒骨氣havenoguts.真沒想到小高那么沒骨氣,竟然嫁給了坑害過她父親的人。I’msurprisedtolearnthatXiaoGaohadmarriedthemanwhohadoncedoneherfatherin.S
8、herallyhasnoguts.8.