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本帖最后由 I'm_zhcn 于 2009-2-8 00:35 编辑英语中有很多叠声词(组)、复合词或词组前后发音相近,读起来朗朗上口、富有音乐感。
1. Tit for tat 针锋相对
2. Tweedledum and tweedledee 半斤八两3. Hotch-potch 大杂烩
4. hum and haw 表示犹豫或支吾的嗯嗯呃呃声
5. Shilly-shally 犹犹豫豫 6. Dillydally 磨磨蹭蹭
7. cling-clang 叮当作响,铿锵声8. rat-tat, rat-a-rat, rat-tat -tat (敲门的)砰砰声
9. Flip-flop 啪嗒啪嗒地响(动)
10. Zigzag 弯弯曲曲
11. Criss-cross 纵横交错
12. Higgledy-piggledy 乱七八糟
13. Helter-skelter 慌慌张张
14. Chit-chat 闲谈15. Tittle-tattle 嚼舌头,搬弄是非
16. Walkie-talkie 步话机
17. Job-hop 跳槽
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live倒过来就是evil,star从后往前读正好是rats。英语中有不少这样的单词,堪称翻然成趣。
确实有趣~~~
谢谢老师~~ 学习了,谢谢!
第1期 小结
1. tit for tat (informal) 一报还一报,以眼还眼the routine tit for tat when countries expel each other's envoys
国家相互驱逐对方使节这种惯常的报复行动
2. tweedledum and tweedledee 半斤八两
3. hotch-potch (BrE) hodgepodge /informal ] 大杂烩,杂乱无章的一堆东西
a hotchpotch of ideas东拼西凑的想法
4. hum and haw (BrE) AmE hem and haw (informal) (说话时) 犹豫不决,支支吾吾,吞吞吐吐
5. shilly-shally (informal/ disapproving) 浪费时间;(作决定时) 犹豫不决,踌躇
Stop shilly-shallying and make up your mind.别犹豫了,拿主意吧。
6. dillydally (old-fashioned/informal )(由于对某事犹豫不决而) 浪费时间,犹犹豫豫
Don't dilly-dally, just get on with it!别磨磨蹭蹭的,继续做吧!
7. cling-clang clang丁当 (或铿锵)作响,使丁当(或铿锵作响)
Bells were clanging in the tower.塔楼上的钟当当地敲响了。
The gates clanged shut.大门咣的一声合上了。
The trams clanged their way along the streets.有轨电车哐啷哐啷沿街驶过。
8. rat-tat/ rat-a-rat/ rat-tat -tat (敲击声,尤指敲门声)吧哒,哒哒
9. flip-flop AmE also thong(通常用橡胶制的)平底人字拖鞋
(informal, especially AmE) 改变观点,(尤指) 转持相反观点
a pair of flip- flops一双人字拖鞋
The vice-president was accused of flip-flopping on several major issues.
副总统受到谴责,说他在几个重大问题上出尔反尔。
10. zigzag锯齿形线条(或形状),之字形;a. (only before noun)v. 曲折前进
The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags.小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。
a zigzag line/ pattern弯弯曲曲的线条/ 形状 a zigzag path along the cliff沿悬崖而下的之字形小路
The narrow path zigzags up the cliff.狭窄的小路曲曲折折地通向悬崖。 The path zigzagged down the hillside.小路沿着山坡弯弯曲曲而下。
11. criss-cross a. (usually before noun) 十字交叉的,纵横交错的;v. 构成十字形(或交叉) 图案;n.
trees planted in a criss-cross pattern纵横交错种植的树木 the crisscross of scars on his back他背上纵横交错的刀疤
The city is criss-crossed with canals.这座城市里运河纵横交错。
The flyovers crisscross the city above the congested streets.立交桥纵横交错于城市拥挤的街道上方。
12. higgledy-piggledy(informal)杂乱无章,混乱
Files were strewn higgledy-piggledy over the floor.文件乱七八糟地扔了一地。
a higgledy-piggledy collection of houses一片错落杂乱的房屋
13. helter-skelter(BrE)(游乐场的) 螺旋滑梯; a. (only before noun) 忙乱的,仓促的ad. 慌慌张张地,手忙脚乱地
a helter-skelter dashto meet the deadline 最后期限到来前的匆忙赶工
He ran off helter-skelter down the slope.他慌慌张张地逃下山坡。
14. chit-chat (informal) 闲聊,聊天,闲谈
boring social chit-chat乏味的社交套话
15. tittle-tattle(informal/ disapproving)(关于别人的) 闲聊,闲言碎语
16. walkie-talkie(informal)步话机,无线电对讲机
17. job-hop 跳槽
hop, step, and jump/ a hop, skip and a jump(informal) 三级跳远
[ 本帖最后由 I'm_zhcn 于 2008-11-16 05:00 编辑 ] 1. are n. 公亩=100平方米
era n. 时代、年代、纪元
2. bin n. (BrE) 垃圾箱、垃圾桶;
(有盖) 大容器、箱、柜,大贮藏箱
vt. (BrE, informal) 扔掉、丢弃
nib n. 钢笔尖
3. but conj.但是、然而、尽管如此;不过
prep. 除了、除……之外
adv.只能、仅仅、刚刚;(AmE/ spoken) 非常,极其(用于加强语气)
n. (usually pl.)借口、推辞
tub n.盆、桶、缸;
(盛食物的)小钵;(塑料或纸的) 饭盒、食品盒
一钵(一盆)的容量
(AmE) =bath 浴缸
(humorous) 行驶缓慢的旧船、老爷车
(AmE/ informal) 矮胖子
4. deer n. 鹿
reed n. 芦苇;
簧舌,簧片(用金属或塑料制成,用于双簧管、单簧管等吹奏乐器)
5. door n. 门,门口,门边;住户、人家
rood n. (常指基督教教堂中的)耶稣受难像十字架,苦像
6. doom n. (不可避免的) 死亡、毁灭、厄运、劫数
vt.使…在劫难逃;注定…失败(或遭殃、死亡等)
mood n. 情绪、心情、心境、心态;气氛、氛围;
(动词的) 语气
7. deem vt. (formal) 认为、视为、相信
meed n.(古) 报酬、奖赏、赏与
8. dot n.点、小点、小圆点
vt. (在字母上方、字母或单词旁边) 加点;
星罗棋布于,遍满;布满,点缀
tod n. (old-fashioned/ BrE, informal) 独自、单独
狐、机灵的人、狐皮
9. evil a. 恶毒的、邪恶的;有害的、道德败坏的;恶魔的、罪恶的;
讨厌的、令人作呕的、使人不舒服的
n. (formal) 邪恶、罪恶、恶行
(usually pl.) 邪恶之事、祸害、灾祸
live v. 住、居住;生存、活着;
(以某种方式) 生活、过日子
a. (usually before noun) 活的;
现场直播的、实况转播的;现场演出的
adv. 在现场直播、在现场表演(或录制)
10. God n. 上帝
god n. (某些宗教中主宰某个领域的)神、男神;
被过分重视(崇拜) 的人(物)
dog n. 狗、犬
vt. 困扰、折磨、纠缠;
跟踪、尾随
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1. When she left the firm, it was the end of an era.
译:她离开公司后,后来的情况就大不一样了。
In the Victorian era such behaviour was sociallyunacceptable.
译:在维多利亚时代,这种行为是不为社会所接受的。
2. a rubbish bin垃圾箱a bread bin面包箱
Throw it in the bin把它扔到垃圾箱里去。
Do you need to keep these letters or shall we bin them?
译:你需要保存这些信件吗?还是干脆把它们扔掉?
"What should I do with this letter?" "Just bin it!"
译:“这封信我该怎么处理?”“扔掉就是了。”
Note:
his/her nibs (old-fashioned)上司,要人,自以为了不起的人
His nibs has wine with his meal — we get water.
译:那位大人物吃饭有酒喝,我们只有水。
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[ 本帖最后由 I'm_zhcn 于 2008-11-18 22:19 编辑 ] 1. We had no alternative but to fire him.
译:我们别无选择,只得解雇了他。
There‘s no doubt but that Evans is guilty.
译:毫无疑问,埃文斯是有罪的。
But for these interruptions the meeting would have finished half an hour ago.
译:要不是几次中断,会议半小时前就开完了。
2. He might agree. But then again he might have a completely different opinion.
译:他可能同意,但也可能会意见完全相反。
She speaks very good Italian. But then she did live in Rome for a year.
译:她的意大利语讲得很流利。不过她毕竟在罗马生活过一年。
We could ask John to help again, but then I don't want to bother him.
译:我们是可以再求约翰帮忙,不过我不想麻烦他。
Apparently Dinah hasn't been to work all week, but then she always was unreliable, wasn't she?
译:戴娜好像一周都没来上班,不过她一向都靠不住,对吗?
3. What could he do but forgive her?
译:他不原谅她又能怎么办?
I could not but admire her.
译:我不由得对她产生了敬慕之情。
4. We've had nothing but trouble with this car.
译:我们这辆车净出毛病。
This car's been nothing but trouble.
译:这辆汽车除了添麻烦,什么用处也没有。
Those receptionists are anything but helpful.
译:那些接待人员一点也不帮忙。
5. Who but Rosa could think of something like that?
译:除了罗莎,谁会想得到那种事?
Everyone was there but him.
译:除他之外,大家都在。
6. I came last but one in the race.
译:我赛跑得了第二名。
Take the first turning but one.
译:在第二个拐弯处转弯。
Pauline and Derek live in the next house but one.
译:波林和德里克住的房子和我们的隔着一座。
7. I don't think we'll manage it. Still, we can but try.
译:我想我们应付不了这事,但不妨试试。
You can but try.
译:你只能试试看。
there were a lot of famous people there: Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, to name but two.
译:那里有很多名人,只提两个名字吧,有汤姆.汉克斯和朱莉娅.罗伯茨。
8. Go there but fast.
译:去吧,可是要快呀。
They're rich, but I mean rich.
译: 他们有钱,我是说很有钱。
9. No buts, you are going to school today!
译:没什么可以辩解的,你今天必须上学!
"Let us have no buts, "he said firmly."You are coming."
译:“别找借口了。”他坚定地说,“你得来。”
下期继续 Q31)敬请关注 太棒啦!太有用啦!谢谢老师Q51) 1. There were tubs of flowers on the balcony.
译:阳台上有一盆盆的花。
There were roses in tubs on the balcony.
译:在阳台上的大盆里种有玫瑰花。
2. a tub of margarine 一盒人造黄油
We ate a whole tub of ice-cream.
译:我们吃了整整一盒冰淇淋。
3. They found her lying in the tub.
译:他们发现她躺在浴缸里。
Their children are all tubs.
译:他们的孩子全都是矮胖子。
4. a herd of red deer 一群赤鹿
a deer park 鹿苑
5. reed beds 芦苇荡
reedy river banks 芦苇丛生的河岸
6. The edge of the lake was fringed with reeds.
译:湖边长满了芦苇。
Reeds grew in clumps all along the river bank.
译:沿着河岸长着一丛丛的芦苇。
下期继续 Q31)敬请关注 1. Could you open the door for me?
译:请你帮我开门好吗?
Close the door behind you, please!
译:请随手关门。
The door closed behind him.
译:他一出门,门就关上了。
2. Knock on the door and see if they're home.
译:敲一下门看他们在不在家。
Don't forget to lock the office door.
译:别忘了把办公室的们锁上。
3. Marc appeared through a door at the far end of the room.
译:马克从房间另一端的门口出现。
Is the front door open?
译:前门是开着的吗?
Nathan got stuck in the revolving doors!
译:内森被卡在旋转门里了。
4. (spoken) She's just arrived — she's just come in the door.
译:她刚到——刚踏进门。
(spoken) He walked out the door.
译:他出门去了。
5. Rick turned around and ran out of the door.
译:里克一转身跑出了门。
I glanced through the open door.
译:我从敞开的门向外望了一眼。
6. There's somebody at the door.
译:门外有人。
"Can I help you?" asked the man at the door.
译:“我能为您效劳吗?”门口的男子问道。
7. Good-bye, Mr Carter. My secretary will show you to the door.
译:再见,卡特先生。我的秘书会送您到门口。
I'm warning you, if he gets drunk I'll show him the door.
译:我警告你,如果他喝醉了,我就撵他走。
8. the family that lives three doors up from us
译:与我们相隔三户的那户人家。
The Rigbys live two doors down from us.
译:里格比家住的地方和我们家隔两个门。
Our other branch is just a few doors down the road.
译:我们的另一家分店沿路过几个门面就到了。
9. She was careful not to close the door on the possibilityof further talks.
译:她十分注意不让进一步谈判的大门关上。
The meeting took place behind closed doors.
译:会议是秘密举行的。
10. The journey takes about an hour, door to door.
译:从这里到那里的路程大约要花一个小时。
My commute takes forty minutes, door to door.
译:从我家到工作的地方需要40分钟。
Joe sold vacuum cleaners door to door for years.
译:乔多年来一直挨家挨户推销吸尘器。
11. an open door policy for immigration
译:对移民的开放政策。
The agreement will open the door to increased international trade.
译:此协议将会提供增长国际贸易的机会。
I think your new job will really open doors for you.
译:我认为你的新工作确实会为你提供机会。
12. You're opening the door to trouble by hitchhiking.
译:你搭便车会惹麻烦上身的。
Our courses are the door to success in the English.
译:我们的课程是通向掌握英语的成功之路。
13. You should spend more time out of doors in the fresh air.
译: 你应多花点时间在户外透透新鲜空气。
Sasha's accident shut the door on her ballet career.
译:萨莎所遭遇的事故使她的芭蕾生涯永远结束了。
下期继续 Q31)敬请关注 有趣。。 1. She had a sense of impending doom.
译:她预感到厄运已经逼近。
a terrible sense of impending doom
译:一种末日即将来临的骇人感觉
2. Despite the obvious setbacks, it is not all doom and gloom for the England team.
译:尽管明显进攻受挫,但对英格兰队来说绝非胜利无望。
Thousands of soldiers met their doom on this very field.
译:数以千计的士兵就是在这个战场上丧生的。
3. The prophets of doom who said television would kill off the book were wrong.
译:认为电视会扼杀书籍的悲观预言家们完全错了。
The budget cuts spelled doom for the mining community.
译:缩减预算意味着这个矿区要完结了。
4. The species is doomed to extinction.
译:这一物种注定要灭绝。
Marx's theory was that capitalist economies are eventually doomed to collapse.
译:根据马克思的理论,资本主义的经济体系最终注定会崩溃。
5.The plan was doomed to failure.
译: 这个计划注定要失败。
The marriage seems doomed to failure.
译:这桩婚姻似乎注定会以失败告终。
The marriage was doomed from the start.
译:这桩婚姻从一开始就注定失败。
下期继续 Q31)敬请关注 1. You're in a good mood this morning!
译:你今天早晨心情不错啊!
She's in a good mood today.
译:她今天心情很好。
He's always in a bad mood.
译:他总是情绪不好。
2.I'd been stuck in the traffic for hours, which put me in a really bad mood.
译:我被困在车流中好几小时,心情都坏透了。
Don't talk to Jean; she's in a filthy mood!
译:别跟吉恩说话,她情绪糟透了。
The kids were in a really silly mood after the party.
译:聚会后那些年轻人感到很失落。
3. His moods change very quickly — one moment he's cheerful and the next he's sunk in despair.
译:他的情绪变化无常——一会儿兴高采烈,一会儿又心灰意冷。
Some addicts suffer violent mood swings if deprived of the drug.
译:一些吸毒成瘾的人一旦没有毒品就会出现情绪的极度波动。
4. I'm just not in the mood for a party tonight.
译:我今晚就是没心情参加聚会。
I don't want to talk about it now. I'm not in the mood.
译:我现在不想谈论此事,我没心情。
She was in the mood for a romantic walk in the woods.
译:她想在树林里浪漫地走一走。
5. He was in no mood for being polite to visitors.
译:他当时没心思以礼待客。
I was in no mood to argue any more.
译:我不想再争论了。
The boss is in no mood for compromise on this point.
译:在这一点上老板不想妥协。
6. I wonder why he's in such a mood today.
译:不知道他为什么今天脾气这么坏。
She's been in a real mood all day.
译:她整天在闹情绪。
She was in one of her moods.
译:她又闹情绪了。
7. It takes a couple of days to get into the holiday mood.
译:进入节日气氛需要两三天的时间。
The mood of the meeting was distinctly pessimistic.
译:这次会议的气氛显然很悲观。
The movie captures the mood of the interwar years perfectly.
译:这部电影恰如其分地捕捉了两次世界大战中间这些年的氛围。
8.The novel captures the mood of postwar France.
译:这部小说抓住了战后法国的心态。
The president had misjudged the mood of the people on this issue.
译:总统在这个问题上错误地判断了公众的心态。
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谢谢老师~~ 1. The evening was deemed a great success.
译:大家认为这次晚会非常成功。
2. She deemed it prudent not to say anything.
译:她认为什么都不说是明智的。
3. They deemed that he was no longer capable of managing the business.
译:他们认为他再没有能力管理这个企业了。
4. They would take any action deemed necessary.
译:他们会采取认为必要的任何行动。
They were told to take whatever action they deemed necessary.
译:他们被告知可以采取任何他们认为必需的行动。
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咋是这个表情捏~~Q32) 1. There are dots above the letters i and j.译:字母i 和j上面都有一小点。
Text and graphics are printed at 300 dots per inch.
译:文字和插图按每英尺300个点的密度打印。
2. The plane was just a dot in the sky.
译:飞机当时只是天空中的一个小点。
The helicopters appeared at two black dots on the horizon.
译:直升机像两个小黑点出现在地平线上。
3. Mr Green arrived at six on the dot.
译:格林先生正好在6点钟到达。
Breakfast is served at 8 ont the dot.
译:8点整开早饭。
The taxi showed up on the dot.
译:出租车准时到了。
4. She never dots her i's.
译:她从来不在i上面加点。
Why do you never dot your i's?
译:你为什么从不在字母i上加点呢?
5. Small villages dot the countryside.
译:小村庄星罗棋布于乡间。
The countryside was dotted with samll villages.
译:乡间有星罗棋布的小村庄。
The lake was dotted with sailboats.
译:湖面上星星点点散布着帆船。
6. There are lots of Italian restaurants dotted around London.
译:伦敦到处都有意大利餐馆。
The company now has over 20 stores dotted around the country.
译:该公司现拥有20多家商店遍布全国。
7. Dot your face with the cream.
译:将乳霜搽在脸上。
Dot the cream all over your face.
译:将乳霜均匀地搽在脸上。
Dot some rouge on your cheeks, then blend carefully.
译:往你的脸颊上点些胭脂,然后再仔细抹匀。
8. Well, we haven't dotted the i's and cross the t's, then the contract‘s nearly ready.
译:我们还没有把合同的细节弄好,但已经快拟好了。
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咋是这个表情捏~~Q32) 这个表情比较喜欢用,呵呵Q6) 1. an evil man恶棍
an evil grin/ laugh狞笑,奸笑
2. evil deeds恶行
evil spirits/ beings罪恶的精灵/ 人
3. the evil effects of racism种族主义的恶劣影响
the evil effects of materialism物质主义的恶劣影响
4. the evil of drugs/ alcohol毒品/ 酒的害处
the evils of capitalism资本主义的种种罪恶
social evils社会弊端
5. the eternal struggle between good and evil善与恶永不休止的斗争
the forces of evil邪恶势力
6. an evil dictator responsible for the deaths of millions
译:应为几百万人的死亡负责的邪恶独裁者。
An evil glint came into her eye when she picked up the knife.
译:当她拾起刀时,眼中闪过一丝恶毒的光芒。
7. There's an evil smell coming from the drains.
译:排水沟发出难闻的气味。
traditional symbols to ward off the evil eys
译:阻挡邪毒眼光的传统避邪符号。
8. I'd better go and see the dentist — I can't put off the evil hour any longer.
译:我还是去看牙医为好,这倒霉的时刻我再也拖不过去了。
the evil hour when he would have to face his uncle's anger
译:他不得不面对愤怒的叔叔的倒霉时刻
9. You cannot pretend there's no evil in the world.
译:你不能睁着眼睛瞎说世界上没有罪恶。
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