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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.  W8 D. m: B: [- R1 O, Q+ L
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别跟他较劲了。他一根筋,你还不知道?! D" t: B: M5 O' K5 }" L) h6 _
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Stop reasoning with him. Don’t you know he is one track-minded?( m# b" }1 x  F& B

& m: i; C# B$ c1 [2.出众的人 a lulu
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- ?& h1 \2 J2 o* v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。6 @5 i' ~+ X; Z8 d. S, G
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Talking about being pretty, our company’s new secretary is indeed a lulu.
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+ r3 i# |7 X: `; w6 }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 lummox2 A5 D3 {, Z$ ~+ b5 Q

# A( X5 F, E1 K* F* z听说那个傻大个儿把他们公司的买卖搞得一团糟。' |4 ~# v+ c0 y9 w$ H1 Y8 u1 ]

  d' b& }4 }9 {, eIt is said that the lummox has loused up their company’s whole business.
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5 W. r1 \+ u; [# M1 u& ?( g& x+ X5.收破烂儿的人 a rag man
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+ Q8 A: A  s% P  d: b那些收破烂儿的人走街串户,有时也能挣不少钱。' J  }3 g* F9 X  t6 q; [3 A; N- `
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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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. P/ c( Y, B; [& M6.乡巴佬 a hayseed# r3 h4 r7 }) s

3 n' y; }" B" c$ K) g3 n8 `8 W" X3 V她说她决不会嫁给一个乡巴佬,不管他多有钱。
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4 k: n0 ~2 R* @. y3 s3 N) ^* CShe insisted that she would not marry herself off to a hayseed, no matter how rich he was.7 l0 ^+ d5 h1 }' b

0 `* f& O6 V" |# x: |/ p; S7.不三不四的人riff-raffs, H9 l; J. V% X% _* A

( E0 q0 M6 p+ w% f3 \8 D5 B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。, ^) D" b$ ^( u2 F5 U+ a( N1 z2 W

( ]! z  z9 C, _7 K5 z3 KThere 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 i8 o" f; `: \$ C, F

/ c4 A6 Y2 H# S/ ~: n: s她天生就是个受气包儿,什么事都不敢说个不字( y/ i  e8 W1 V. I

% k9 S" o4 Q: [% N1 H" \. ?! QShe’s born doormat ,afraid of going against anything.( X) {$ q+ J! l! z" E$ {: o

; r: a, Q( e; C0 s8 l9.面无表情的人 a deadpan7 l' L/ Z& I& R/ _8 }2 ~% d

4 z! V& ?& O) o9 F" v和那些面无表情的人在一起工作真让人憋气。1 W& [) p6 U/ w! x& P% i' R& L. o
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You feel choked to work with those deadpans.
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/ u. G2 O- X/ i$ S( p  w, m& ~10.扫帚星 a jinx* ]* L4 k/ P0 R
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有人说那个女人是个扫帚星,谁跟她结婚谁倒霉。
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# _; y8 l" Q: u% b* DShe’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
理袁律师事务所
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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!6 }+ V4 Z( D; {! M: X9 L9 W
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多谢多谢!
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