汉译英难点分类解析(7)
9.倒霉get in the neck 在家里，如果孩子们打架被父母发现了，倒霉的总是年龄大的孩子。
In the family, if the kicks-up are found out by the parents , it’s always the oldest of the children who’ll get in the neck.
10.背黑锅hold the bag 在任何的情况下，我从没有让任何人为我背黑锅
Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.
11. 有利可图的事an angle 无利可图的事，那家伙是从来不会干的
That guy never does anything unless there’s an angle in it.
12.吃苦头burn one’s fingers 以前，我为了帮那个家伙吃了一些苦头
I burned my fingers in helping that guy before.
13.被开除be sacked 他因为玩忽职守被开除了 He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch.
14.因祸得福a blessing in disguise 他遭遇车祸反而因祸得福了：住院时和一个漂亮的护士相爱了
He had an accident and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise: a pretty nurse fell in lover with him during his stay in the hospital.
15.一举成名be vaulted to fame 老张就是个一夜成功，一举成名的典型例证
Lao Zhang was vaulted to fame, a classic example of overnight success.
16.千载难逢 once in a blue moon 这可是个千载难逢的好机会阿 This is a chance once in a blue moon.
17.十拿九稳it’s dollar to buttons 他肯定能通过这次的考试，这是十拿九稳的了
I bet he will pass the exam. Its dollars to buttons.
18.没门！No way!
19.好日子不多了one’s days are numbered 他意识到自己好日子没几天了，不禁感到一阵凄凉和恐慌。
He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his days were numbered.
20.有点玄乎 a bit iffy 依我看，他们的成功有点玄乎 As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.
21.走上坡路be on the up grade 走上坡路比走下坡路要难得多
It’s much more difficult to be on the up grade than on the down grade.
22.受某人恩宠be in somebody’s grace 他们家的孩子都很受人恩宠
Every child in his family is in good graces of other people.
23.开门红get off to a flying start 我们公司一成立就来了个开门红：在开业后的第一周就得到了三笔大宗订单 Our company got off to a flying start when it opened to business: we got three big orders during the first week of opening.
24.跟白给的一样便宜 be a steal/be for a song 这部车他只花了300美元，跟白拣的一样。
He spent only 300 dollars in the car, which was simply a steal.
25.坐失良机miss the boat 他说他为错过那样好的机会而感到非常遗憾
He said that he was very much regretted about having missed the boat.
26.一帆风顺pan out 你不能期望事情总是一帆风顺的呀！
You can’t always expect things to pan out each time, can you?
27.碰钉子get the cheese 他没想到在那个公司会碰钉子
He didn’t expect to get the cheese in that company.
28.在火葬场工作work as a funeral furnisher 老李已经在火葬场工作了二十多年了
Lao Li’s been working as a funeral furnisher for more than 20 years.
29.吊儿郎当play around 我可不喜欢让我的孩子整天吊儿郎当的，一点正经事都不干。
I don’t want my children to play around all day and do nothing useful.
30.棘手的问题a ticklish question 面对那些棘手的问题他也显得束手无策了。
He seemed to be at his wits end before those ticklish questions.
31.难办的事sticky business 他发现这件事特别难办，同意不好，不同意也不好
He found it a sticky business: he could neither agree nor disagree.
32.稳扎稳打play for safety 在这种情况下，我们应该稳扎稳打，切勿操之过急
Under such circumstances we should play for safety against making haste.
33.干苦差事hold the baby 为什么把这个苦差事留给我一个人干？
Why should I be left holding the baby alone?
34.饭碗儿one’s bread and butter 我不能放弃教书，那是我的饭碗
I can’t give up teaching, for it’s my bread and butter.
35.忙得不可开交 have one’s hands full 王燕白天上班，下班后还要照顾家里，简直是忙得不可开交。
Wang Yan has her hands full with working full time during the day and taking care of the family the rest of the time.
36.没那回事 nothing of the sort! 别听他们胡说八道，根本就没那回事。
Don’t be fooled by their babbling. Nothing of the sort!
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第六篇 赞同与反对
1． 大吵大闹 yell bloody murder 如果我的妻子知道我为他们花了多少钱，她一定会大吵大闹的。
My wife will certainly yell boldly murder when she learns how much I have spent for them.
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