经典实用句之一-----lose one's temper

　　1.A: What do you think of your girlfriend?

　　你觉得你女朋友怎么样?

　　B: Everything's all right except for her temper. When she loses her temper, there's nothing you can do about it.

　　什么都好，就是脾气不太好。当她发脾气时，你简直拿她没办法。

　　经典实用句之二---a pushover forflattery

　　2. That guy is a pushover for flattery. If you want him to help you, all you have to do is polish an apple.

　　那家伙很喜欢受人奉承。如果你想要他帮你，只要拍拍他马屁就行了。

　　难点解析：

　　a pushover 容易对付的人。直译为"稍微一推就倒下的人"，比喻为容易欺骗、对付的人。

　　[尝试翻译一下]

　　<1> He's not a pushover. You'll need real proof to convince him.

　　<2> Dick's a real pushover for blonds.

　　答案：

　　<1> 他可不是个好对付的人。你要说服他要有真凭实据。

　　<2> 迪克一见到金发美女就魂不守舍了。

　　经典实用句之三---on one's last legs

　　A: Oh, my God, I'm on my last legs!

　　天哪！我快要崩溃了！

　　B: Take it easy. Worry won't help. You'll go nuts if you keep worrying this way.

　　放轻松一点，担心是没有用的。你再这样下去会发疯的。

　　难点解析：

　　on one's last legs, 此处last指"腿已经不能再动"，亦即"腿的机能已达到最后限度"，引申为精疲力竭、垮台、崩溃等意。

　　经典实用句之四-----hear through the grapevine

　　A: Cypher is getting married, do you know that?

　　Cypher就要结婚了，你知道吗？

　　B: That can't be. You must have heard it through the grapevine.

　　不可能，你一定是道听途说。

　　A: No, I got it straight from the horse's mouth.

　　没有，我是从他本人那边得知的。

　　难点解析：

　　hear sth. through the grapevine, 考虑一下葡萄藤弯弯曲曲向四面八方伸展的情况，就会了解把他比作道听途说是如何贴切了。

　　get it straight from the horse's mouth, 这里it指the horse's age.要知道马的年龄，只要看它的牙就没有错。引申为从本人或可靠来源处得知。

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