英语惯用法

典型句惯用法辨析
1. They are talking turkey.
他们正在坦率地交谈。
2. He is talking horse.
[正]他在吹牛。
3. His success made us sit up and take notice.
[正]他的成功使我们大吃一惊。
4. That girl walks the streets.
』那个女孩是个妓女。
5. He is a bicycle doctor.
[正]他是个目行车修理工。
6. He is employed in watering the garden.
[正]他忙于浇花。
7. She is the last girl I want to marry.
[正]她是我最不愿与之结婚的女孩。
8. It is a wise father that knows his own child.
[正]无论怎样聪明的父亲也不见得都了解自己的孩子。
9. He is a busy-body.
[正」他是个爱管闲事的人。
10. She reported the boss.
[正」她告发了老板。
11. She married with the left hand.
[正]她和门第比自己低的人结婚了。
12. You will succeed as likely as not.
[正」你多半可能[很可能]成功。
13. The government took a poll of the man in the street.
[正]政府对普通老百姓进行了民意测验。
14. The car is in repair.
[正」汽车状况良好。
15. The girl looks like a million dollars.
[正」那个女孩很动人。
16. They all stand up to the plan.
[正]他们都反对那个计划
17. The fellow is a second-story man,
[正]那个人是个夜盗。
18. He earned very little money and could hardly keep the wolf from the door
[正]他挣的钱很少，几乎不能养家糊口：
19. Don't make a fuss of them!
[正]不要娇惯他们！
20. Her brother is a bell-boy.
[正」她哥哥是个侍者。
21. It's yours for the asking.
[正]只要你要，它就是你的。
22. Her husband is in the dock.
[正」她丈夫在被告席上。
23. He paid his debt to nature\
[正」他死了。
24. My father hit the sack.
[正」我父亲睡觉去了。
25. The boss gave him the sack.
[正]老板把他解雇了。
26. When Tom was late again, the teacher hit the ceiling.
[正」汤姆再次迟到时，老师大发雷霆。
27. These students are in the green.
[正」这些学生正值青春年少。
28. He took her for a ride.
[正]他欺骗了她。
29. They are in the seventh heaven.
[正」他们快乐极了。
30. His mother has gone to her rest.
[正」他母亲去世了。
31. He can't separate the sheep from the goats.
[正]他分不清好人与坏人。
32. He lost his heart to her.
[正」他爱上她了
33. We have one hundred and one things to do.
[正」我们有很多事情要做。
34. It's merely a nine day's wonder.
[正]这仅是昙花一现的事。
35. She often takes her medicine.
[正」她常忍受不愉快之事【
36. He is a medicine man.
[正」他是个巫医，
37

. My brother has a weakness for chocolate.
[正]我弟弟特别喜爱吃巧克力。
38. We answered yes to a man.
[正]我们全体同意了：
39. It is nice and warm in the house.
[正」这房间里很暖和。
40. She gave him the lie.
[正」她指责他撒了谎。
41. She is not a little afraid of snakes.
[正」她非常害怕蛇。
42. 1'11 reach my majority next year.
[正]我明年将达到法定年龄。
43. Her husband put her monkey up.
[正」她丈夫使她生气了。
44. I surprised him stealing the bike.
[正」我撞上他偷自行车，
45. You should face the music.
[正」你应该勇敢地面对批评。
46. She has seen him through.
[正」她帮助他度过了难关。
47. I saved my bacon.
[正]我免受了损伤。
48. He sailed before the mast.
[正」他是个普通的船员。
49. He is a good sailor.
[正」他不会晕船。
50. The boy is a love child.
[正」这个男孩是个私生子【
51. Her father was fond of the bottle.
[再」她父亲喜欢喝酒。
52. Tom is late more often than not.
[正」汤姆经常迟到。
53. She doesn't think much of him.
[正」她对他没有好感。
54. Tom is in the dumps.
[正」汤姆情绪低落。
55. I have no opinion of her.
[正]我对她印象不好。
56. The woman dressed up to the nines.
[正]那个妇女穿着华丽的衣服。
57. The secretary talked nineteen to the dozen.
[正」秘书滔滔不绝地讲话。
58. She bought some salts.
[正]她买了有些泻药。
59. Don't be late again, or he'll bite your head off.
[正]别再迟到了，否则他会对你欠发雷霆。
60. Many soldiers bit the dust in the battle.
[正]在那场战斗中，许多士兵阵亡了
61. The old man buried himself in the country.
[正」那个老人隐居了。
62. She called him names
[正]她骂他。
63. You cannot be too careful.
[正」你要特别小心。
64. He went abroad three years ago to a day.
[正」他正好在三年前出国了。
65. It'll be my birthday tomorrow week.
[正」一周后的明天就是我的生日。
66. It is warm, not to say hot.
[正]天气很暖和，甚至有点热了。
67. Both books are not good.
[再]这两本书并不都是好书
68. Some of them were in the soup.
[正」他们中有些人陷入了困境
69. He is on the water wagon.
[正]他不喝酒。
70. The secretary is in the swim.
[正」秘书熟悉内情
71. Our team walked away from their team.
[正」我们队轻取他们队。
'"72. He got into hot water.
[正]他自找麻烦。
73. Mary wanted to go Dutch with her boy friend.
[正」玛丽要和她的男朋友各人付各人的账。
74. They beat the Dutc

h.
[正」他们做出了惊人之事。
75. After his ship came in, he went abroad.
[正」他发财后，就出国了【
76. We sat around shooting the bull.
[正]我们围坐着聊天。
77. Our performance was a tremendous smash.
[正」我们的演出非常成功。
78. She sets great store by her son's abilitY.
[正]她非常重视儿子的能力【
79. He put some money in the bank for a rainy day.
[正]他把一些钱存在银行里以防将来缺钱。
80. Some people can play the piano by ear.
[正」有些人能不看乐谱弹钢琴【
81. His predications were completely wrong, and he had to eat crow,
[正」他的预测完全错了，因此不得不认错。
82. Her husband is a confidence man.
[正]她丈夫是个骗子。
83. He was taken to a bughouse.
[正]他被带到疯人院，
84. Mr. Green was left in the basket.
[再]格林先生落选了。
85. He did hard labour.
[正]他服了劳役。
86. His wife is a woman in labour.
[正]他妻子是个临产妇女[
87. You are being insulting her!
[正」你是在故意侮辱她！
88. He had to eat his words
[正]他不得不认错。
89. His wife is a real dragon.
[正]他妻子活像只母老虎。
90. She doesn't like a fool of a husband.
[正」她不喜欢愚蠢的丈夫。
91. He is as gifted a student as any other student in his class.
[正]他是班上最有夭赋的学生。
92. He isn't interested in football, as he used to be.
[正]他不像从前那样对足球感兴趣。
93. I have a few friends besides you.
[正」除你以外，我还有几个朋友。
94. He was but a fly by an eagle.
[正」与雄鹰相比，他只不过是一只苍蝇。
95. 1 never see her but l want to kiss her.
[正」我一见到她就想吻她。
96. I had hardly opened the door when the dog barked.
[正」我刚把门打开，狗就叫了起来。
97. I dare say you are mistaken.
[正」我认为[想]你错了【
98. I doubt that he will come.
[正]我看他不会来了。
99. He comes to see us every three days
[正]他每三夭（或：每隔两天)来看我们一次。
100. Every other person here agrees with me.
[正]这里的所有其他人都同意我的看法
101. He spent three hours flat.
[正」他花费了三个小时整。
102. The car cost him a small fortune
[正]这辆汽车花了他一大笔钱。
103. We met him three years back.
[正」我们在三年前遇见过他。
104. He can't go without cigarettes.
[正」他不抽烟不行。
105. He is good for her.
[正]他对她有用。
106. She is good with children.
[正」她很善于照看孩子
107. I still haven't heard from her.
[正」我还没有收到她的来信。
108. I decided

to teach him a lesson.
[正」我决定教训他一顿。
109. Has Smith been ill? 一Not that I know of.
[正]史密斯病了吗？——据我所知没有。
110. For all I know, he may already have left for Europe.
[正」他或许已经动身到欧洲去了，谁知道呢。
111. Don't leave the window open
[正」别让窗户开着。（或：关上窗户。）
112. I don't like to dress exactly like every Tom, Dick and Harry.
[正]我不喜欢像普通人一样打扮。
113. Mr. Smith has just gotten twenty more head of cattle.
[正」史密斯先生刚刚又买了20头牛。
114. Won't you come? No, I won't.
[正]你不愿意来吗？是的，我不愿意。
115. There were no more than three books on the table.
[正」桌子上只有三本书。
116. No less than 1000 people came.
[正]来的人多达1000之众。
117. His French is no better than mine.
[正」他的法语与跟我（的)一样差。
118. My car is none the worse for wear.
[正」我的汽车虽然用了很久，但仍然很好用。
119. He was comparing notes with a friend.
[正」他正与一个朋友交换意见。
120. My parents are living in the past,
[正]我父母很保守（因循守旧）【
121. He's quick to pick up the check.
正」他很快就付了帐。
122. He regrets to have done such a thing.
[正]他后悔做了这样的事【
123. I remembered to have seen the film.
[正」我记得看过那部电影。
124. This shop has a fine selection of cheese.
[正]这家商店出售多种干酪。
125. Some few of the survivors are still living.
[正」不少[许多]生还者依然健在。
126. I have my opinion such as it is.
[正」我有意见，尽管不一定正确。
127. He is survived by his wife and four childrenA
[正]他的妻子与四个孩子比他活得长【
128. She winked at me as if to say that I couldn't say anything.
[正]她向我使眼色，好像告诉我什么都不应该说。
129. A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.
[正]女人没有男人，照样可以生存。
130. It is raining cats and dogs outside tonight.
[正」今天晚上外面下倾盆大雨。
131. The child is father of the man.
[正」三岁定到老。
132. He looks well.
[正」他看上去很健康。
133. I like to sleep late.
[正」我喜欢晚起。
134. They began to make a living.
[正]他们开始自己谋生。
135. This a a greenroom.
[正]这是演员休息室。
136. This picture is priceless.
[正]这幅画价值连城。
137. He had words with his girlfriend yesterday.
[正」他昨天和女朋友吵嘴了。
138. We are of age.
[正]我们都已成年。
139. She talked at him just now.
[正]她刚才还说他的坏话。

140. This room is six metres square.
[年]这个房间有三十六乎方米‘
141. The judge was disinterested in the.case.
[正]法官对这个案件公正无私：
142. She showed him the door.
[正」她对他下了逐客令。
143. You let me down doing things like that.
[正」你做这样的事真使我失望了
144. You may put it that way, if you like.
[正」如果你喜欢，你可以这样说。
145. That's wonderful. You can say that again.
[正」真有趣啊，你讲得真好！
146. You said you were the best guy here? You are killing me.
[正]你说你是这里最好的人吗？真是笑死我了。
147. Old fellow, you are all wet.
[正]老朋友，你完全错了。
148. You are so glad today. What's the good word?
[正]你今天挺开，u，有什么好消息吗？
149. All the world seems to get around here. What's cooking?
[正」好像人人都来了这里。发生了什么事？
150. Tell me frankly what are you smoking?
[正]坦白地对我说，你究竟是什么意思？