容易译错句子翻译 .pptVIP

容易译错的句子翻译练习 * Difficulties of E-C translation practice: 1. A man in Tom’s position was always in danger of being taken for a ride. 处在汤姆这种地位的人，经常都有被人绑架去枪杀的危险。 * 2. The dishonest salesman took the customers for a ride. 这个商人骗取顾客的钱财。 （take sb. for a ride: 架出去枪杀；诈骗） * 3. The talk about raising taxes was a red flag to many voters. 关于增税的谈论激怒了许多选民。 （red flag: 令人生气的东西，white flag是求和和投降的象征；black flag是海盗的标志） * 4. In China men usually wear the trousers at home. 在中国，男人通常是一家之主。 ?（ wear the trousers 被用来泛指拥有决定权或最后的发言权。） * 5. Billy is rumored to belong to the third sex. 谣传比利是个同性恋者。 （the third sex：是俚语说法，指“homosexual individual”, 但与“人妖”transvestite又有区别。） * 6. He would be the last man we could turn to for help . 我们绝对不会求助于他。 * 7. These books have long been out of print. You can’t get them for love or money. 这些书已经绝版了。你是无论如何都买不到了。 ? * 8. They had barely enough time to catch the train. 他们差点没赶上火车。 * 9. He crashed down on a protesting chair. 他猛地坐在椅子上，压得椅子吱吱作响。 ? * 10. There is a tall story about the town’s high street. 有关该城主街的说法实在令人难以置信。 * 11. The pretty girl married with the left hand last year. 这个漂亮的女孩去年与一个门第比自己低的人结婚了。 （ marry with the left hand: 是习语，意思是：与比自己门第低的人结婚 ） * 12. How the old man was able to keep body and soul together is beyond me. 那位老人怎么能维持生计呢，我真不能理解。 （ keep body and soul together ：勉强活下去） * 13. Don’t burn the candle at both ends if you wish to remain healthy. 想保持身体健康，就不要过度消耗你的精力。 * 14. He made a mistake again. It’s because he is not dry behind the ears. 由于缺乏经验，他又错了。 （not dry behind the ears:乳臭未干的，没见过世面的） * 15. When going through the woods, she had cold feet. 穿过树林时，她很害怕。 * 16. The local press challenged the license of the TV station. 当地报纸要求吊销那家电视台的许可证。 *