翻译硕士英译汉现代散文选
1. Phrasal Expression Words
a blade of grass
A chill in the air
A constellation of fine arts异彩纷呈
a grain of sand
a later invention/practice
A propensity for
a red streak of dawn 一道红霞
a string of cash 一吊钱
a suckling baby 乳儿
A tremulous voice 颤抖的声音
A vast expanse of white
Abandon oneself to= be lost in
Absence of any feeling
add in passing 顺便说道
ajar 门半开
All the more = more
Alley = alleyways
Amble along
amphitheater
Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Detachment 抗日游击队
arrive on the scene
Artifice 诡计
At an opportune moment 碰巧
at long last 终于
At one go = in one sitting
At ones insistence
At the suggestion of
awning 遮阳蓬
base cowardice 卑怯
bayonet 刺刀
Be ablaze with 通明
be adequately fed and clad 丰衣足食
be at loggerheads with 与斗争/不合
be bereft of = be deprived of
Be bogged down in a mire 陷入泥淖
Be clad in
be confined to bed by sickness
be daubed with 散漫地涂有
Be given to doing 习惯于
be immensely overjoyed 欣喜若狂
Be of long standing 老资格
Be on an equal footing with 与平起平坐
be on/at ones heels 紧跟着
Be ordained by fate
Be overgrown with grass
Be pleasant to the ear: 悦耳动听
Be pregnant with meaning
Be shrouded / veiled in 笼罩在
Be sloppy in thinking
Be subject to the law of nature
Be thoroughly drenched / soaked
Be uncalled for 不合适
begrudge doing = be unwilling to do
Bemoan the transience of youth
Best serve for an answer
blood debt(s) 血债
Blot out 抹去
Boundless expanse
Bring about a mood
Broad and liberal 胸径宽广
bronchial tube 支气管
Burst into fits of abuse
Buzz with activity 活跃起来
by and large
cadence 抑扬顿挫
Call forth tears = trigger tears
canine phobia 怕狗
Canvass (for) support 游说以获得支持
cessation
Chalk up 用粉笔写下
chant Buddhist scripture
Chestnut: 栗树/子
Chin up and chest out 抬头挺胸
Choke with sobs
chorus of wild yells
Clog 阻碍，木屐
Cluck 咯咯叫
Come of = result from
Come to the fore 崭露头角
Congenial response 共鸣
consult sb on
Consummate = skillful = perfect
Copious tears of joy
Crestfallen = dejected
cringe = cower
Dabble in water 戏水
Damp down ones passion
day in and out
dazzling brilliance 炫目/夺目的光辉
Deadly dull 极其乏味
Delicate features 纤细的面貌
Denude trees of leaves
despotic 专制的
detachment 小分队
Diehard 顽固分子
Din = hubbub: loud sound
Dine and wine
Domineering 专横的
Downy: fluffy + soft
Dream away = dawdle away
drool copiously 垂涎三尺
Drudge 苦工，辛苦劳作
drudgery 苦差
Dwell ones eyes on 凝视
dye red 染红
Eatery 餐饮店
Ebony eyes/skin 黑眼睛/黝黑皮肤
Edible birds nest 燕窝
End up in a complete fiasco 惨败
Enfeeble = weaken
epithet 绰号
Ethereal 超凡的，优雅的
Failing = if without
Falcon 鹰隼(sun)
feel conscience-stricken
Feel instantly refreshed 顿时神清气爽
feel overawed 肃然起敬
Fellow provincial 老乡
firmament 苍穹
get a good thrashing
Get on in years 上年纪
Get the worst of it 处于劣势
Gild 使金子般发光
give sb. the slip 把某人甩掉
glazed tile 琉璃瓦
gloss over 掩饰
glower 怒视
gobble up 狼吞虎咽
Good wishes = blessing = auspicious remark
Good-for-nothing = lazybones
gosling 小鹅，没经验的年轻人
grizzled feather 灰白的羽毛
Hanker after 渴望
Happen by mere coincidence
harbor/bear hatred/grudge/against
Haughty 高傲的
Have the audacity to do 胆敢做
Have all to oneself 独占
Heartening = encouraging
hearty thanks
High aspiration / ambition
Hoard for speculation 囤积居奇
Hold sway 控制
Homing / carrier pigeon
hoodwink 欺骗
I wouldnt presume 岂敢
immense joy
Imprint 印记
In a daze
in expectation of
in spite of oneself 不由自主
in the /at dead of night 深夜
In the face of the waning sun
in the twinkling of an eye 瞬息之间
Inhibition 拘谨
Into the bargain 而且还
irk = irritate
Jet black: 乌黑发亮
joss stick 香
Keep sb at arms length 保持距离
keep up with the trend of times
Kick sb. when hes down 落井下石
Knitted brow
Lay to rest 安葬，平息
Limpid, insipid
Linden tree 菩提树
loll 懒洋洋地依靠
luminous 发光的
Lush greenery 草木青青
Lush 茂盛的
Make a bungle of 弄错
man of heroic mettle 有血性的人
mandarin jacket 马夫
Maxim 格言
Megalomania 夸大狂
Merit and demerit
Merry-making
Mope around 闷闷不乐地闲逛
Motley: 混杂的
Mulish=stubborn
murky 浑浊的，昏暗的
Myopia 近视
not a soul in sight
Old fogey 老顽固
On an empty stomach 空着肚子
On end 连续，接连
Oriole 黄鹂
out of the common 非同寻常
pallor 苍白脸色
Pampered / spoilt child
Pauper = beggar
perennial youth
Persimmon: 柿子
Piping: 尖叫声
piteous 可怜的
Plaintively = mournfully
play the fugitive / pursuer 逃/追
plumage 全身羽毛
Plunge sb. into gloom
Poetic feeling/sentiment 诗意
Polish up 润色
pound away 连续打击
preen 刻意打扮
present a view 立论
Privation 贫困
Propriety 行为/举止得体或恰当
Prosaic 平凡的
pure and simple 不折不扣，全然
put to shame 使黯然失色
Put forth buds: 抽芽
Quail: 鹌鹑
Railing 栏杆
Rain pelted/poured down
rain-drenched 雨湿的
Rank weeks: 丛生的杂草
recall to ones mind
red orb 红日
Relive the old days
remnant 遗留物
reticence 缄默不语
retracted lips 凹陷的嘴唇
retrogression in history 历史的退步
rickshaw boy/man 黄包车/人力车夫
Roost 鸟类栖息处
run amok 发狂
sanguine = optimistic
scamper over 蹦蹦跳跳
Scamper: 小动物/孩快蹦
scholarly dignity 书生气
Second self = bosom friend
set pen to paper
Shanghailander
shut out of view
shy away
Silver dollar 银元
sit idle 空坐，空等
skirt around 绕开
Slipshod 懒散的，随便的
slushy = snow-clad, sentimental
smugly 沾沾自喜
Social development / progress
solicitude 担心
somehow or other 不知怎的
somersault 空翻
Sparingly 慎用，节省
speak volumes for 充分说明
Spick-and-span 干干净净
spick-and-span 干净，清爽
Spiritual barrenness
Spongy fine sand 细软沙子
Sprightly = energetic
stage a demonstration
Stale
stand guard
Stand lost in reverie
Stand to do = be likely to do
Standoffish 冷淡的
status quo
Status quo现状
Steer/keep/stay clear of
stem the tide of progress
stirring = exciting
Strands of silk 屡屡丝线
Straw-laden
stretch far into the distance 伸向远处
Strike / touch a (deep) chord
Strike up a funeral hymn 奏挽歌
swoop down 向下猛冲
take to ones heels 溜掉
Tame = docile
Tarry = linger
Tauntingly = jokingly
Thats a hard nut to crack.
The clatter of mahjong tiles
The droning of machine 机器响声
the endearing grandeur of nature
The living present
The rattle of sabres(军刀)
Thump/throb with emotion
Tip sb. a wink 使眼色
touch upon = make mention of
Touch/strike a chord
Transience 短暂，易逝
Treasure / cherish memory
treat me like dirt
Tremor: 小颤动
underdog 弱者
Undeserved reputation 名不副实
unflagging energy = energetic
Unsheathe 出鞘
uphold justice
usher in a new century 迎接新世纪
Vent on/onto
Verdant 翠绿色的
Wait on sb伺候
Waning sun 残阳
Wax and wane
Weigh heavily on ones mind = bother sb
whisk sth. away/off 匆匆带走
White fungus 银耳
window pane 窗玻璃
with gusto 兴致勃勃
2. Sentence
A creamy white ray streamed in.
a large attendance of several thousand
be at the end of resources = exhaust all ones wits/means/tricks 黔驴技穷
Be emaciated and have a sallow face 面黄肌瘦
be engraved / imprinted / etched / embedded on ones mind
Be exposed to the serenity of the elements
Be filled with sentiment = sentiment swells up in heart.
be flogged by the scourge of life 受到鞭策
Be next door to = stand next to = border on
Be tucked away in the depth of memory
endure the torments of hunger 忍饥挨饿
Ever lingering love for you despite our separation. 藕断丝连
Give sb a sidelong glance over ones glasses
Glance at sb out of the corner of glasses
Identify oneself with broad mass of people
Look earthward instead of skyward
lord it over = reign over = resume domination over
Most apt / liable to slip away / slip through fingers
My heart palpitates with awe.
Pass through life all but once
Play ducks and drakes 水面掷石子比赛
rise laboriously bit by bit 努力慢慢上升
Susceptibility is always better than / preferable to insensibility.
Through all lands and all eternity