英语六级阅读：汉译英分项指导情感和态度

英语六级阅读：汉译英分项指导情感和态度

1.犹豫不定be of two minds #

我打算买辆汽车，可心里一直犹豫不定，不知道买那个牌子的好。

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I’m thinking of buying a car, but I’m still of two minds .I can hardly decide as to which brand I should take. #

2.心事重重 some thing weighs heavily on one’s mind #

老板这几天沉默寡言，看起来好像是心事重重的 #

The boss is quite down these days. He seems to have something weighing heavily on his mind.

3.埋头苦干 keep one’s nose to the grindstone

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这年头，只会埋头苦干的人是挣不了大钱的 #

These years those who’re keeping their nose to the grindstone can’t make bundles. #

4.心凉了半截 cool one’s ardor

莉莉深深爱上了公司的老板并打算嫁给他，但是当她听说他玩弄过几个女孩子之后，她的心都凉了半截。 #

Lily was head over heels in love with their company’s boss and was thinking of marrying him, but the news that he had taken several girls for a ride cooled her ardor.

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5.使人大为激动make one’s spine tingle

小李答应与他结婚使他大为激动

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XiaoLi’s promise to marry him made his spine tingle.

6.怀恨在心 bear somebody a grudge

千万别得罪他，他会对你怀恨在心的 #

Take care not to offend him, or he’ll bear you a grudge. #

7.感到四肢无力 feel wobbly and rough.

8.受冷落feel left out

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在这样的场合上，谁愿意受到冷落那? #

Who would like to feel left out at such a function? #

9.不容易 no cinch. #

我是挣了钱，但这钱挣得太不容易了

I know I’ve made some money, but it was no cinch to get it. #

10.为难 be in a pickle

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我真的很为难，我本应该给他买件皮衣，可我没有那么多的钱 #

I’m really in a pickle. I’m supposed to buy him a fur coat, but I don’t have enough money for such an item.(pickle作“困境”解) #

11.苦苦哀求 press one’s suit #

她苦苦哀求丈夫再给她一次机会

She pressed her suit and asked her husband to give her another chance.

(苦苦哀求：press one’s suit. suit 指“乞求或恳求”)

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12. 闲得无聊twiddle one’s thumbs

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这些娘们儿都闲得无聊,不是坐在那里说长道短，就是三五成群的谈论别人家的“丑闻”

These “old girls”network are twiddling their thumbs , sitting there either gossiping or forming into groups talking about other families’ “skeletons” #

13.推卸责任 pass the buck

当老板问起是谁把消息说出去的时候，他们两个人相互推卸责任。 #

When the boss was asking who had disclosed the news ,the two of them began to pass the buck to each other.

14.承担后果 face the music

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这件事是他们三个人一起干的，可是现在谁也不愿意承担后果 #

It was done by the three of them. But none of them want to face the music now.

15.真烦人a pill

她真烦人，整天唠唠叨叨的

She’s really a pill, spending whole day harping and complaining.

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16.饶不了某人not put anything past somebody #

如果他胆敢给我使坏，我就饶不了他。 #

If he dare hit me below the belt, I won’t put anything past him. #

17.一门心思have one’s heart set on

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他的女儿一门心思想嫁给一个日本人

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His daughter has had her heart set on marrying a Japanese man. #

18.心烦意乱 nerves on edge #

这几天不知是什么事把我搞得心烦意乱的

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I don’t know what has set my nerves on edge these days.