如何地道表达：脾气和性格[转帖]

connie

1．  偷懒耍滑头 goof-off
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7 T  f0 r% G! s小王总是偷懒耍滑头。上班时不是去打电话就是跑到医务室去看病。

. C+ n3 E: U1 R! y3 p- u4 t" }( SXiaoWang’s always goofing-off----either making phone calls or going to the clinic to see doctors during office hours.

0 z( Y# p1 p1 W( {8 U) l% u/ {0 F2.大动肝火  be up in arms

, g% [6 r3 M$ J/ |! F9 x  z$ e6 @由于公司最近几个月销售业绩不佳，老板正在大动肝火
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The boss is up in arms about the company’s poor sales record in the past few months.

3.保持冷静keep cool
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即使在十分气愤的情况下她也能保持冷静
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She can keep cool even under heavy pressure of anger.
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! j6 `+ V% Y, o; _! R0 O4.说话兜圈子 beat about the bush
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5.心怀叵测 have an ax to grind
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她总是心怀叵测，对她说的话你得多留神 。
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9 [2 ?7 m% I. t" J; wShe always has an ax to grind. You should take whatever she says with a pinch of salt.
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2 a  d3 j1 r) O; S) J" U: N6.心数不正 not have one’s heart in the right place
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他的心数不正，动不动就在别人的背后捅刀子。
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He doesn’t have his heart in the right place. He would find every opportunity to stab in the back of others.

# `3 v+ ]$ t9 J) i( b7.背后捅刀子 stab in the back
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我万万没想到张某会在背后捅我一刀。我过去太信任她了。
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) r7 y* I. K+ W' F5 p2 b5 fI was taken aback and didn’t think Zhang would stab me in the back. I placed too much trust in her.

/ b, a* `) ?+ t0 s* m  ~. g: W( J8.说某人的坏话 badmouth somebody
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我从来没说过任何人的坏话。

I’ve never badmouthed anyone.
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' y/ h% U  Y( d6 a& {9.傻笑 grin like a Cheshire cat

2 ^8 V3 d* F+ ], p5 E7 y' h& j她真是个傻帽，时常无缘无故的就傻笑起来。
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2 l, `% a$ i* P. uShe’s a real nitwit. She would now and then burst out grinning like a Cheshire car for no reason at all.(Cheshire是英国的郡名：柴郡。据说此地有一种猫，常常会无缘无故地咧开嘴对主人笑。后来人们便以此来形容傻笑地的人

1 `/ W! R/ f2 K2 h+ _7 j' n9 Z10．厚着脸皮去干 have the gall to do
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你怎么能厚着脸皮去抱怨说别人不勤快？
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2 z  M3 l7 r% W7 v& RHow can you have the gall to complaint about other people’s being lazy?

, A  Y5 _* J% q. w7 z11.大献殷勤dance attendance
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小李在老板面前可会献殷勤了。
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' W; g  U; Z' j0 D1 h% {* T; [Xiao li is so good at dancing attendance on her boss.

0 q) Y# W, v) |% b: F5 L5 p% U7 d12.血口喷人 smite with the tongue
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千万别得罪她，她经常血口喷人。

Take care not to offend her. She always smites with the tongue.
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1 l/ ^' V0 L- o3 G8 o13.假惺惺的说speak with one’s tongue in one’s cheek

我特别讨厌她。她说话总是假惺惺地。
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  _; T: F5 `7 |' R1 @% AI feel sick of her. She always speaks with her tongue in her cheek.

14.这山望着那山高  The grass is always greener on the other hill.

人都是这山望着那山高，对自己的状况没有满意的时候。

# T, w% z2 a- }  c7 RAlmost all people see that the grass is greener on the other hill. They never feel satisfied with what they’ve already got.
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15.上瘾get into one’s blood

说来也怪，很多不好的事往往会使人上瘾。

It’s astoundingly funny that many harmful things usually get into our blood.

16.特别爱生气 be quick to take offense

17.发牢骚 beef
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3 n9 i6 M6 M0 L/ h他坐在那里什么事也不干，总是发牢骚，真烦死人。
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I’m really bored stiff with his sitting there doing nothing but beefing.

18.等不及了 champ at the bit
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咱们快点吧，孩子们都等不及了。

* T1 ]" o+ H, e! e/ k6 S% }  O2 ~Let’s shake the leg. The kids are champing at the bit.
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1 V- l9 G/ P% k8 U' J19.点头哈腰bow and scrape

$ V! S4 F& [: W, e5 D# W从她在老板前点头哈腰地那个模样，你就知道她是个什么人了。
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From the way she’s bowing and scraping in front of the boss, you’ll know what sort of person she is.
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20.疯疯癫癫go gaga
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对他的话不要太在意了，他总是疯疯癫癫的。

Don’t take what he says so seriously. He’s always going gaga.

21.说话不算数go back on one’s words

% C. s: u! U% J8 W; e, y他那个人说话从不算数,我们可不能依靠他。
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We cannot account on him. He always goes back on his words.
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8 Y4 h/ t0 j1 e4 Q: n0 t22.废话连篇beat one’s gums
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0 H6 J2 ~1 R- r: a* `$ W) W7 \谁喜欢坐在那里听你的废话连篇？

" `# I- a; \- PWho would enjoy sitting there listening to your beating your gums?

5 L6 B: e% Y8 w6 V+ J1 J23.恩将仇报 bite the hand that feeds one
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5 ?! u9 P- ~/ N2 x9 @6 c. ~, o 你难道不知道她是个恩将仇报的人？
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7 }4 R3 r9 M6 E1 F8 v# I Don’t you know she’s the one that would bite the hand that feeds her?
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# Z' n$ V9 B5 }24.不忍心not have the heart to do
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如果我是你，我可不忍心把孩子们就在家里没人照看
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If I were you, I wouldn’t have the heart tot leave the kids at home uncared for.
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25.勤快an eager beaver

他特别勤快，从来没有闲着的时候。
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He’s an eager beaver, never staying idle.

3 m7 [6 F! i9 j5 i! ~7 s26.太不象话了The idea of somebody’s doing

2 a8 k% H: F5 |你太不象话了，竟然骂自己的母亲
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The idea of your calling your mum damned!
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27.懒透了be bone-idle

她懒透的了，连自己的袜子都不洗。

  ~6 m# x" `! t3 i5 NShe’s bone-idle. She’s even tired of washing her own socks.

" a' p2 {$ p6 ]28.好客 keep open house

  y! ^; a% g3 G4 i! G! c( @我们的邻居特别好客
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Our neighbor keeps open house.
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* e$ B+ h) w: e) T: H- Z8 a% B8 T' e29.待客周到keep a good house.
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She keeps a good house and always makes her guests feel content and satisfied.

) L* Q5 t6 B, O9 s0 h7 m  r  z30.正直be on the up and up

她是个正直的姑娘，因此我相信她不会干出那种事。

. ^8 r9 \. b& J5 SShe’s always been on the up and up and I don’t think she would have done such a thing.

& }! H- J7 j- v5 c31.偷鸡摸狗be on the sly
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+ M- u9 n; W& B6 ^5 s. q' H5 v我们这儿的人都知道他是个爱偷鸡摸狗的人

Everyone around here knows that he’s a man on the sly.

32. 与……不合be at odds with

不要把他们两个分在一个组里，他俩不合
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Don’t put them in the same group. The two of them are at odds with each other.

33.巴结buddy up
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她可会巴结当官的了。

She’s so good at budding up to shoes in authorities

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我知道你当时只不过是装傻而已

I know you were only playing possum.
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  p; _( P. Z8 J/ D35.省吃俭用 pinch and scrape
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2 X" w3 z6 M: Z. w9 a; f$ E她一向省吃俭用，从未浪费过一分钱

& L0 e  [' J! G+ k7 P9 W" |7 f" JShe’s always been pinching and scraping without ever wasting a single cent.
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; _- Y( f. h9 N: m( C. B- b5 L0 d  t8 K+ S36. 花言巧语do a snow job
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1 u6 ^+ m& U8 `他花言巧语的哄骗那个女孩，说自己是某个部长的儿子。

8 r# w4 j  J4 i, x4 H1 nHe did a snow job on the girl by saying that he is the son of a minister .

1 X: ~) N( p( G5 N9 N' u* X; N37. 哪壶不开提哪壶  touch the tender spot

' h1 ~4 z3 W) j0 b/ t, I' m你真是哪壶不开提哪壶。她就怕别人提起第三者插足的话题

3 _! y* ]) z$ f8 @5 W# g% L8 ?You were plain touching the tender spot. She was most sensitive to the topic of “ the third person”, who cut in between a couple.

38.脚踩两条船 serve two masters

" E1 J: `  z6 U0 v+ @- R我可不想脚踩两条船，也不乐意两面讨好。

6 M0 M  C& ?  x- b6 h9 x; WI don’t want to serve two masers at the same time nor do I like to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.
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0 \, N+ t: w) U5 Y) L1 V& v39.吃醋 be jealous
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40.不当一回事 as soon do …as look at …

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; a6 I+ x8 o! w/ r% K& _, zHe would just as soon offend other people as look at them.

1 {, ^# d2 r+ [# `/ ~4 \6 C% f! @41.说到做到 be the equal of one’s words

4 F8 t( e: s9 n& q9 P他说到做到，从不食言
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0 k/ e5 v7 ]' R" T, [8 V' z) xHe’s the equal of his words, never going back on them.
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5 R+ [8 C& L: s; k6 F42.不依不饶 take off the gloves to

你不必对他如此的不依不饶
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You don’t need to take off your gloves to him like that.

0 j7 K0 ]. {8 w, r43.贪吃 gluttonous

我从来没有见过像他那样贪吃的人

' K/ C2 C$ n: O  E; z5 sI’ve never met a man as gluttonous as him.
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6 q3 `- `* ?" ?; b44.很乖 as good as gold

他的小女儿很乖，从不像别的孩子那样不听话。
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0 m/ T  J0 ~# d. ZHis little daughter is as good as gold. She’s never been as rebellious as other children.
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45.十分嫉妒 be green with envy

王先生的成功使得周围很多人都嫉妒
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Mr. Wang’s success has made many people around him green with envy.

/ |8 Y  R$ M' F  j% J46.满口脏话 swear like a trooper
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, R& d, T/ k3 r+ h! A- N/ D那个家伙的嘴特别脏，整天满口脏话骂骂咧咧的。
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That guy has a foul mouth. He always swears like a trooper.

3 A0 S1 ]) H9 u6 U% o0 H) c$ ~47.神经过敏thin-skinned

我看这些人都有点神经过敏
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3 K( h. R* O% c# u' w2 nIn my eyes they’re all sort of thin-skinned.
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# m' P: Y# V6 P, n48.性子过急be too quick on the trigger

  |( y; b& _0 h( N3 Y# |, ?要不是因为你的性子过急，你也不至于失去那笔买卖
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3 E5 v, x9 a! T& jIf you were not too quick on the trigger you wouldn’t have lost the deal.
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49.撒娇 play the woman
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她可会在男人面前撒娇了。
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She ‘s so good at playing the woman before men.

2 M6 m6 z9 a3 I/ L- H( R* \  L50.占人便宜 load the dice against
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你最好别和她打交道，她总爱占别人的便宜

You’d better not to get involved with her. she always loads the dice against others.

8 V. B# N9 h+ b" {2 l* r51.为自己捞油水 be on the take
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  l' V$ C- J+ g* x7 |近几年来，很多官员都在为自己捞油水。有谁会把国家的利益当回事哪？

5 A: z9 `. V: `In recent years many officials are readily on the take .Who would give much heed to the interest of the country?

connie

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水上村

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CONNIE真了不起.

connie

Haha,  是我顶帖顶得让你感叹了吧，哈哈哈:D

xry

hard job!

千斤顶

let's up together!