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[各奔东西]drift apart
毕业后我们班的同学就各奔东西了。
After graduation my classmates drifted apart.
"各奔东西"指的是"散开"或"不在一起"的意思，但"散开"或"分散开"的英语是disperse，常指"分散精力"，"疏散人群"或"驱散云雾"等概念。因而，"各奔东西"不宜使用disperse，而应该用drift apart。此语中的drift是漂流的意思。
Dialogue
John: What have you been doing these days, mark?
Mark: I've been trying to track down some of our old friends.
John: I haven't been keeping in touch with them. We simply drifted apart.
Mark: We lost track of each other somehow after we graduated.
John: Did you ever bump into any of them?
Mark: A few Some have settled down, some are tied down, some are living it up and others are in a rut.
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[呕吐]shoot the cat
他刚吃完饭就吐了。
He shoot the cat right after the meal.
Shoot the cat 是一条俚语，意即vomit。表示"呕吐"的概念时，除了用shoot, 还可以用jerk,形成jerk the cat的说法。
Sample Sentences
1、 他告诉医生说他一吃完饭就吐，不知道是为什么。
He told the doctor that he would shoot the cat right after meals without knowing why.
2、 他又吐了，肯定又喝多了。
He's shooting the cat again. He must have drank too many again.
3、她说吃牛肉就吐，但是还特别想吃。
She says she would shoot the cat after eating beef and she doesn't seem to be able to resist eating it.
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打嗝］make a belch
孩子打嗝儿了，让他喝口水吧。
The kid is making a belch. Give him a drink.
汉语口语中的"打嗝儿"可以用动词belch来表示，也可以用make a belch的形式。作为动词使用，belch有"猛烈喷射"、"阵阵冒出"以及"打嗝"等意。在日常口语中，英美人一般使用make a belch的说法。
Sample Sentences
1、 有人说当你打嗝儿时，想想别的事就会好的。
It's said that when you are making a belch, think of something else and the belch will be off.
2、 你快给他多穿点衣服吧。他都打嗝了。
He's making a belch. Give him more clothes to make him warm.
3、 有人说打嗝时喝点儿热水就会好的。
It's said drinking some warm water can help get over the belch.
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[久等]cool one's heels
汉语口语中"久等"或"足足等了"之类的概念可以用Cool one's heels来表示。比如：I have left cooling my heels since seven o'clock.此语源于古时，人们一般骑马外出，当马走的路程太长或太疲惫时，马蹄就会发热，骑马的人必须停下来，让马休息，一直到马蹄凉下来再走。
Sample Sentences
1、 报社记者必须学会久等，这也是他们的一个任务。
Newspaper reporters must learn to accept cooling their heels as part of their job.
2、 他们让我在经理办公室的门外等了好外。
I was left cooling my heels outside the manager's office.
3、 让他久等？他是耐不住这个性子的。
Asking him to wait ? He had no patience in cooling his heels.
注：但值得注意的是，英语cool one's heels作为"久等"或"足足等了"的地道表示法，只能用于"白白等了"的情景之中，若"久等"而"白等"时就应该用be kept waiting来表示。比如：对不起，让您久等了。I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.
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[各有利弊]cut both ways
在国营企业或合资企业工作各有利弊：在国营企业工作比较安定，但工资较少；在合资企业工业挣钱多一些，可是又不稳定。
It cuts both ways to work in a state-run enterprise or a joint venture :the pay from a state-run enterprise is relatively lower but you feel more stable while in a joint venture you feel unassured, though the pay is relatively higher.
"各有利弊"一般是用have both advantages and disadvantages的片语来表示的。但作为口语，用cut both ways似乎更好些。此语直译为"两面都砍"。这也就如同在说，事物既有好的一面，也有其坏的一面；有有利的一面，也有不利的一面，与汉语的"各有利弊"相吻合。
Dialogue
Li Ming: I head that you have found a new job in a joint venture. What about the pay?
Zhao Hua: 2,000 yuan a month.
Li Ming: 2,000 yuan a month? That's four times the pay I get! No wonder many people are crazy about finding a job in a joint venture.
Zhao Hua: Well, it cut both ways. When you work in a state-run enterprise as the one you do now, you feel safe and stable. But those who are working in a joint venture do not have that feeling, you know what I mean.
Li Ming: Sure, But most people still prefer to have a job that has a higher pay.
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关键字:英语翻译
生词表:
毕业后我们班的同学就各奔东西了。
After graduation my classmates drifted apart.
"各奔东西"指的是"散开"或"不在一起"的意思，但"散开"或"分散开"的英语是disperse，常指"分散精力"，"疏散人群"或"驱散云雾"等概念。因而，"各奔东西"不宜使用disperse，而应该用drift apart。此语中的drift是漂流的意思。
Dialogue
John: What have you been doing these days, mark?
Mark: I've been trying to track down some of our old friends.
John: I haven't been keeping in touch with them. We simply drifted apart.
Mark: We lost track of each other somehow after we graduated.
John: Did you ever bump into any of them?
Mark: A few Some have settled down, some are tied down, some are living it up and others are in a rut.
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[呕吐]shoot the cat
他刚吃完饭就吐了。
He shoot the cat right after the meal.
Shoot the cat 是一条俚语，意即vomit。表示"呕吐"的概念时，除了用shoot, 还可以用jerk,形成jerk the cat的说法。
Sample Sentences
1、 他告诉医生说他一吃完饭就吐，不知道是为什么。
He told the doctor that he would shoot the cat right after meals without knowing why.
2、 他又吐了，肯定又喝多了。
He's shooting the cat again. He must have drank too many again.
3、她说吃牛肉就吐，但是还特别想吃。
She says she would shoot the cat after eating beef and she doesn't seem to be able to resist eating it.
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打嗝］make a belch
孩子打嗝儿了，让他喝口水吧。
The kid is making a belch. Give him a drink.
汉语口语中的"打嗝儿"可以用动词belch来表示，也可以用make a belch的形式。作为动词使用，belch有"猛烈喷射"、"阵阵冒出"以及"打嗝"等意。在日常口语中，英美人一般使用make a belch的说法。
Sample Sentences
1、 有人说当你打嗝儿时，想想别的事就会好的。
It's said that when you are making a belch, think of something else and the belch will be off.
2、 你快给他多穿点衣服吧。他都打嗝了。
He's making a belch. Give him more clothes to make him warm.
3、 有人说打嗝时喝点儿热水就会好的。
It's said drinking some warm water can help get over the belch.
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[久等]cool one's heels
汉语口语中"久等"或"足足等了"之类的概念可以用Cool one's heels来表示。比如：I have left cooling my heels since seven o'clock.此语源于古时，人们一般骑马外出，当马走的路程太长或太疲惫时，马蹄就会发热，骑马的人必须停下来，让马休息，一直到马蹄凉下来再走。
Sample Sentences
1、 报社记者必须学会久等，这也是他们的一个任务。
Newspaper reporters must learn to accept cooling their heels as part of their job.
2、 他们让我在经理办公室的门外等了好外。
I was left cooling my heels outside the manager's office.
3、 让他久等？他是耐不住这个性子的。
Asking him to wait ? He had no patience in cooling his heels.
注：但值得注意的是，英语cool one's heels作为"久等"或"足足等了"的地道表示法，只能用于"白白等了"的情景之中，若"久等"而"白等"时就应该用be kept waiting来表示。比如：对不起，让您久等了。I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.
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[各有利弊]cut both ways
在国营企业或合资企业工作各有利弊：在国营企业工作比较安定，但工资较少；在合资企业工业挣钱多一些，可是又不稳定。
It cuts both ways to work in a state-run enterprise or a joint venture :the pay from a state-run enterprise is relatively lower but you feel more stable while in a joint venture you feel unassured, though the pay is relatively higher.
"各有利弊"一般是用have both advantages and disadvantages的片语来表示的。但作为口语，用cut both ways似乎更好些。此语直译为"两面都砍"。这也就如同在说，事物既有好的一面，也有其坏的一面；有有利的一面，也有不利的一面，与汉语的"各有利弊"相吻合。
Dialogue
Li Ming: I head that you have found a new job in a joint venture. What about the pay?
Zhao Hua: 2,000 yuan a month.
Li Ming: 2,000 yuan a month? That's four times the pay I get! No wonder many people are crazy about finding a job in a joint venture.
Zhao Hua: Well, it cut both ways. When you work in a state-run enterprise as the one you do now, you feel safe and stable. But those who are working in a joint venture do not have that feeling, you know what I mean.
Li Ming: Sure, But most people still prefer to have a job that has a higher pay.
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关键字:英语翻译
生词表:
- graduation [,grædʒu´eiʃən]
n.毕业(典礼)；刻度 六级词汇 - trying [´traiiŋ] a.难堪的；费劲的 四级词汇
文章标签:习语
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