张培基英译现代散文选1

1 张培基英译现代散文选1 1. Phrasal Expression & Words … amid(st) thunderous applause a bare subsistence A be characteristic of B = B be characterized by A A bend in a river / mountain A blind alley A brass drum 小铜鼓 A bygone age a clot of blood A cobbled path A confused mass of … A faint scent of A forgone conclusion 预料中的必然结局 A hired hand on contract A jumble of … 一大堆 A keen sense of A long-timer of Beijing A loose community of smaller family A man of profound learning A mere drop in the ocean A niche in the temple of fame A passing glance A philosophical approach to life a positive outcome A scene of poetic charm A sensation of blissfulness A speck of mud A ston e’s throw A trace / shade / tint/ sprinkle of … A Treasury of Best Chinese Prose 古文观止 A vast tract of land A virtuous man / a man of supreme virtue / moral integrity A widening expanse of water abandon … to fate Ache/agonize with pain Adjoining room admire sb for sth affected 做作 aim high amiable by nature Amuse one self by… = do … for fun Amusing episode an enlightened king An odd-jobber An opportune moment 合适时机 Ancestral home Approach senility aptly 恰如其分地 Art troupe 文工团 At a stretch/sitting At one ’s command at the present moment Avaricious desires 贪念 Bark up the wrong tree 攻击错了目标 bashful Bask in the sunshine Be ablaze/aglow with light be advanced in years be an encumbrance to … Be beset/troubled with/by Be blurred by … Be bogged down = be trapped Be bound up with …密切关联 be central/indispensable to sb. Be cooped up = be caged be deeply grieved to learn of … be distinguished by Be engrossed in … Be exquisite and nicely arranged be forever cherished / treasured Be hale and hearty Be havened from be humanly impossible Be imprinted/carved/engraved/ingrained on/upon … be in a fix Be instrumental in Be interwoven with 交织着 be irrelevant / foreign to Be keenly aware of be keyed up 紧张 Be led by the nose be of southern breed Be off and on be on an equal footing with … Be on the lips of … Be on the minds of.. be out to do … be overgrown with wild woods be packed with … Be plagued = annoyed = upset Be possessed Be possessed of be reconciled to … be reduced to be saddled with be sent to gallows Be short of/devoid of Be shrouded in = be covered in = be enveloped in Be sloppy in thinking Be strewn/covered/festooned with … Be stumped by = baffled Be tantamount to …= equal Be tinted / colored by … Be troubled / seized with … Be tucked away in … Be weaned 断奶 Be weighed down/ troubled with be wet with perspiration/… Be wide of / far from the mark 离谱 Be wild with excitement / joy Be worthy of … 无愧于 Beam = a big smile on face Bear a thin coating of … begin by degrees 逐渐开始 Beguile = while / idle / fritter away Bibliomania bicker Birds of a feather flock together Blackout: (战时)灯火管制 Blurt 脱口而出 bookish / pedantic / impractical view Border sth on the west boudoir 闺房 Bountiful free gifts Bow down to Brazenly claim / credit 厚颜无耻邀功 Break into uncontrolled sobs Brilliant talent burst with vitality Bury the hatchet Button up clothes By dint of 凭借 Capon Carcass: slaughtered animal for food Cavernous mouth Chant ancient Chinese books 诵读古籍 chicken-and-egg 因果难断的 Chit chat Click away the seconds Come dimly into sight Come out exceedingly well Come to pass 出现,发生 Come up against Come upon a windfall Come/be of age 2 Confirmed = habitual Confirmed = habitual Congenial disposition 天性 convulsive sob cool one ’s heel Cordially cotton-padded gown 棉衣 Court ladies = palace maid Crackling: sound made by burning wood Crane one ’s necks Credit A with B = attribute B to A Crumble into dust Curl up curtly = rudely Cut down on = economize on decadent 颓废的 Decorated archway 牌楼 degeneration of public morality Deliberately make a mystery of … depart one ’s life Develop a liking for … diehard 顽固分子 Dignitary dingy = dark + dirty Discontinuation of heartbeat disheveled hair Dispel darkness dissipate one ’s fatigue Dizzy = giddy Do … a / an + adj + justice Do one ’s bit Do sb a good turn Do.. by instinct dog-tired double sure = fully convinced Drab = dull, boring, monotonous Drag on : (neg.) last Drain one ’s teardrops / blood Draw an analogy between A and B Drawn-out = prolonged dream = longing = aspiration 憧憬 Dwell on dwindle away Eat into … Eat with gusto 津津有味地吃 edge away 慢慢离开 eke out a living 勉强度日 Elegiac Address to My Nephew Shi’erlang 祭祀十二郎文 Emaciated = fragile Embellishment 点缀 Empty into 注入,流入 Enormously magnificent / generous Entertain ambition Every hook and cranny 每个角落 Exemplary 模范的 Expanses of vacancy Extol 称赞 Fall through = bubble = be disillusioned Falteringly 结巴地 Family rules of good behavior Fare likewise Fascinating=imposing =peerless=breath-taking fawn on / flatter / toady to Feebly Fickle man 薄情男子 Fierce-browed Fighting scene First-hand experience Flagstone flower cultivation Follow one ’s bent/inclination/will for one ’s part 就某人而言 Forsaken roses Frame/state of mind Frolic 嬉闹,玩耍 Frostbitten fruits of labor Gain access to Gentle gracefulness Gesticulate = gesture Get up to mischief Get wind of … Gloomy sternness gloomy sternness Gnaw at sb = afflict / torture sb go out of one ’s way 特地 Go out to …(be emotionally drawn to) Go soldiering 军旅生涯 go through the wringer 历尽幸苦 God of Longevity Grove 树林,果园 Grow by/in leaps and bounds grow in luxuriance Grow in rich abundance Guileless 老实的,不奸诈 Hang on to one ’s presence 不肯离开 hardier species Harp on Harp on 唠叨 have … to one ’s name = be in one ’s possession Have attachment for … Have blind faith in … Have designs on… Have no claim to … 对…无拥有权 Have nothing to live on hawk one ’s wares Heart-rending = grievous Heavenly abode Herculean strength Hoary-headed 头发花白 Hoodwink = cajole household chores humor editors 应付编辑 I find them all. 尽收眼底 Impassioned speech / essay In all earnest 再三,尽力,竭力 In anticipation of In defense of …= in one ’s defense in every way 彻头彻尾 in line with 符合 In spite of oneself 不由自主 In the boom / prime of youth In the morning haze In the prime of life In unison Inadvertently 无意间 indomitable = steadfast ingratiate sb with …= toady to sb ingratiate 讨好 Inkling = hint In-laws Inspiration gushes /comes gushing to one ’s mind. Intermittently = continually Inwardly Irreparable loss Jeer at 奚落 jeering voice Jujube tree 枣树 Jump down one ’s throat 猛地回击 keep a wary eye Keep early hours Keep one ’s body and soul together Keep up appearances Kitchen-maid Knack of farming 劳作技能 Labyrinth Lack of propriety = impropriety Lackluster 单调的 Lament with a deep sigh Languid = lethargic = sluggish Laud sb to the sky lavish attention on lazybones Lie waste Lie/remain unknown Liken / compare sb to … Limpid brook Listless 无精打采 Literati 文人学士 Locust tree 槐树 Longing note 杜鹃啼血 look askance at 斜视 Look over one’s shoulder loving/fond memories Make a clean break with… Make a fanfare Make for…有助于 Make light of 无视 malicious squint malinger man of letters mandarin jacket mean everything Meritorious service mist-shrouded Model … after… Money-shop moral excellence More dead than alive Morning glory 牵牛花 Moult one’s shell Myriads of fireflies荧光千点Mysterious lore nameless fear/atrocity/loneliness Negotiate gorges Next to none Not sleep a wink nuptial chamber 洞房Obsequious = flattering Octogenarian 八十岁的人 Old home Omen on sentry duty 站哨 On the pretext of…以…为借口/理由Ostrichlike Overflow with material desire pack the hall Palpable = noticeable = tangible Parting sorrow Pass for = be regarded as Pass out of existence peaceful calmness pendant 坠饰 People of all strata Perennially young Personal inclination Personal liking = preference perspire / blood profusely Perusal Pet phrase petticoat influence = nepotism pigsty Pit – a – pat = pitter – pattering Pitch-darkness Play up to = fawn on bigwigs pleasure of life Ply sb with sth 不断供应 Pounce on…猛地扑向 Prostrate oneself 顺重 Prowl 潜行 Puddles of rainwater雨水坑 Put sb in the mind of… Quite a few varieties of… Reddening glow of setting sun Reed Refrain from… Reign supreme 占优势 Render a service to… respect = reverent = well-mannered Reverberating bell Rhapsody on E’pang Palace 阿房宫赋 rosary 念珠 Royal edict Rubble 碎石 Rules and regulations safe haven = soft / peaceful shelter Sallow 蜡黄,灰黄 Sapphire mountains and emerald rivers save up for sb grow out of …长大 Scarlet cloud scheme against each other Scrape along/by艰难度日 Scurry/hasten homewards sedan-chair See the light of day 出版问世 Seek a living seek solace Sentimental value 纪念价值 Servant girl Set one’s mind on sth/ to do sth Shadow boxing shed tears over… shoulder pole 扁担 Shout / yell one’s head off Shrug off one’s words = distrust Shy away from…= avoid… Sicken to see sidelong glance sideway growth Sign with regret Sit bolt upright Size sb up Sleep on/over smart aleck snatch away Social strata Sodden 浸湿的 Sound trailed off. Sparkling star Speak volubly 口若悬河 Spell disaster Spell disaster spin cotton into yarn 纺纱 Spring drizzle Spur oneself on Stand to benefit in …可能/将会有利于 Starry = star-studded = a constellation of performers and artists Stereotyped essay Sth be ingrained 根深蒂固 sth be written all over one’s face Strengthen/toughen/brace up one’s spirits stride over / brush / whiz / flit past Stroke the scar / chin Superb attraction supercilious 高傲的 supplicate 恳求 Supreme duty 最大责任 swagger 昂首阔步走 sweat streams down face. Tadpole Take … at face value 只看表面 take … very much to heart Take sb to task = severely reproach/reprimand sb take to sth/doing taste of = look like Tattered clothes Tear itself away from Temple太阳穴,鬓角 That’s final. the asking price 要价 The hooting of an owl The long night wore on amid(st) its dripping sound. The sea of mortals = the living There’s no limit to learning. Thinning hair Time and money he had none To complicate matters = to worsen the situation To one’s heart’s content to the effect that…大意是 To the neglect of meals and sleep To the tune of… touch off = spark Tower to the sky Tram 有轨电车 Treat sb/sth to…让某人享受… Tricolor 法国三色国旗 Tumultuous = turbulent 3 Turbid, sordid, corpulent Twig 树枝 twine and climb 盘旋而上Twinkle / sparkle with… Twist and turn Umbilical cord 脐带unbosom oneself Under one’s wing / protection Undiminished = remain strong = not receding Unflinchingly Unkempt = untidy unruffled = calm = placid unsettled life Unshirkable responsibility Usurp the throne Utter/let out a sound Venerable Guo venomous = malicious veranda Vermin = harmful people / object Vie in doing sth wane = pine away = wear away Wayside flower 路边野花 Waywardness 任性 Wear an air of casual indifference Wear and tear of time Weeping willow Well up Wheat in the ear 芒种 whetstone 磨刀石 Whimper = sob Whims and desires 奇思幻想 white poplar 白杨 Wide erudition 博学 Wind up staying… With no strings attached Wither away in solitude 在孤寂中凋零 Without a soul in sight wryly = ironically 2.Sentence A feeling of forlornness will begin to creep up on you. A glimmer of light filters into … A keen / biting/ stinging / cutting / savage satire A life free from worries and cares A matter of survival or extinction A soldier knows no compromise. As fresh as ever in my memory As smooth as a mirror道滑如拭 Be beside oneself / overwhelmed with joy / rage Be entranced / attracted / enthralled / enticed Be fraught with (dreams/concerns) Be more than eager to do… Be reserved and content to live in obscurity Be worthy of remembrance Bring… into closer contact with… Convey one’s regards to… Cries gradually recede from hearing. discredit / disgrace sb in public Drink nonstop to…= propose repeated toasts Endure countless hardships Graduate with honors Harbor/have an enmity against…Hardly be able to escape censure Have sth to recommend itself 总是好的 He never made enough money. His debts mounted with each passing year. how many days I’ve got = I’m entitled to I feel duty-bound to… = I feel it incumbent on me to… It filled me with much concern to learn of your indisposition. Lapse into sympathetic silence Make a still better place of… Merge into a harmonious whole muffled My heart was tramping / racing / pounding. My heart’s throbbing with gratitude. nocturnal merry-making under candle-lights Register/record the days of youth relive old days/times See through the vanity of human society The choice is yours / lies in you. There reigns peace and quietness. There’s no denying the fact that… There’s nothing but stillness there. A strip of water should have become so vast a distance=keep us poles apart Be representative/typical/symbolic/emblematic/quintessential of… Climb (up) the social ladder = rise to power and position Fulfill the task imposed on you and your father by history If I were the sea-tide, I’d marshal rolling waves to cleanse the beach of all accumulated filth. Lots of things are apt to fade away as one’s life experience accumulates Plunge/throw/thrust/thrash the house into deep darkness the greatest / best … that ever breathed since time immemorial With/have a slight touch/portion/shade/trace/tint of regret 微叹 4