雅思寫作：寫人敘事的高級表達

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　　欲罷不能

　　to pass or reach the point of no return

　　We have passed the point of no return.

　　我們現(xiàn)在已經欲罷不能，只有繼續(xù)干到底了。

　　一針見血

　　to say sth. that exactly describes a situation or explains the cause of a difficulty

　　He hit the nail on the head when he mentioned rising prices as being the

　　cause of our present problems.

　　他說目前遇到的問題是物價不斷上漲造成的，這話真是一陣見血。

　　一爭高下

　　to test sb. or sb's strength/ intelligence, etc. in a struggle or contest against sb. or sth.

　　This is a chance to pit your wits against the world chanpions.

　　這是你與世界冠軍一爭高低的機會。

　　搬起石頭砸自己的腳

　　to pick up a stone only to drop it on one's own feet

　　Such gutter tactics are bound to backfire.采用這種卑劣的計量到頭來必然是搬起石頭砸自己的腳。

　　半途而廢

　　to give up in the middle of a period of time

　　There are no half-measures with this company.

　　這家公司做事絕不會半途而廢。

　　半信半疑

　　to think that sth. is not likely to be true

　　I discovered that the stories he told me about his childhood were all

　　lies, so now I take everything he says with a pinch of salt.

　　我發(fā)現(xiàn)她告訴我的所謂童年經歷全是假話，所以現(xiàn)在不管他說什么，我都半信半疑。

　　保持原汁原味

　　to keep the flavor in by sealing

　　Our foil packets seal the flavor in.

　　我們用錫紙包裝以保持原汁原味。

　　曝光

　　to make sth. known

　　The media blow their cover on graft and corruption.

　　媒體將他們的貪污腐敗曝了光。

　　爆冷門

　　to come down to a garrison finish

　　The race could indeed come down to a garrison finish at the convention.

　　這次代表大會競選的結果極可能會爆出冷門。

　　報銷

　　to pay back to sb.

　　All expenses will be reimbursed.

　　一切費用都能給你報銷。

　　I‘ll refund you the full cost of your fare.

　　我來給你報銷全部旅費。

　　杯水車薪

　　trying to put out a blazing cartload of faggot with a cup of water

　　The famine is bad; aid can only scratch the surface.

　　饑荒十分嚴重，援助也只是杯水車薪。

　　比不上某人

　　not be as clever

　　He doesn't play as well as his sister.

　　他的演奏水平比不上他姐姐。

　　Sherlock Holmes has nothing on you—you're a real detective.

　　福爾摩斯也比不上你——你是名副其實的偵探。

　　彼此彼此

　　doing the same as other people do

　　Why are we going to France? I can't speak a word of French. ——Don't worry,

　　you're in good company—neither can I.

　　我們?yōu)槭裁匆椒▏?我連一句法語都不會講。——別擔心，彼此彼此，我也不會講。

　　閉塞

　　not communicatiing with or influenced by others

　　He finds the town too much of a backwater.

　　他覺得城鎮(zhèn)太閉塞了。

　　She has a closed mind.

　　她思想閉塞僵化。

　　表現(xiàn)出色

　　to give a good account of oneself

　　The team showed real class in this afternoon's match.

　　這支球隊在今天下午的比賽中表現(xiàn)非常出色。

　　不費吹灰之力

　　without effort

　　He got the job done in a breeze.

　　他不費吹灰之力完成了任務。

　　隨遇而安

　　to adapt oneself to circumstances

　　You'd better take things as they come.

　　你最好隨遇而安。

　　隨機應變

　　to deal with matters as they arise

　　When the invited speaker did not arrive, the chairman rose to the occasion

　　and delivered an excellent unprepared speech.

　　當被邀請的演講者沒來時，主席隨機應變，作了一場精彩的即興發(fā)言。

　　四肢發(fā)達，頭腦簡單

　　to be all brawn and no brain

　　He is all brawn and no brain.

　　他四肢發(fā)達，頭腦簡單。

　　耍弄小聰明

　　to play one's little game

　　He liked to play little games.

　　他喜歡耍弄小聰明。

　　首當其沖

　　to receive the main force

　　I had to bear the brunt of her anger.

　　她發(fā)脾氣時，我是首當其沖。

　　失之交臂

　　to miss an opportunity

　　The gold medal slipped from his grasp in the last moments of the race.

　　在比賽的最后關頭他與金牌失之交臂。

　　事半功倍

　　to be a large or important part of doing sth. difficult

　　Getting the trick of learning English is half battle.

　　掌握了學英語的技巧就能事半功倍。

　　生死攸關

　　that can be either a complete success or a complete failure

　　It was a make or break year for the British economy.

　　這是英國經濟生死攸關的一年。

　　違心

　　against one's better judgement

　　I’m acting against my better judgement in allowing you to get married.

　　我允許你訂婚是違心的。

　　無獨有偶

　　it is not unique, but has its counterpart

　　It is no isolated occurrence that they are plagued by these social problems. We fare no better.

　　他們受這些社會問題困擾，無獨有偶，我們也面臨同樣的問題。

　　【托福雅思寫作】寫人敘事的高級表達

　　2017-12-26 上海新航道

　　沒錯，今天給大家?guī)淼氖羌兗兊母韶?，童鞋們托福雅思寫作都可以用到的，一波寫人敘事的高級表達。

　　欲罷不能

　　to pass or reach the point of no return

　　We have passed the point of no return.

　　我們現(xiàn)在已經欲罷不能，只有繼續(xù)干到底了。

　　一針見血

　　to say sth. that exactly describes a situation or explains the cause of a difficulty

　　He hit the nail on the head when he mentioned rising prices as being the

　　cause of our present problems.

　　他說目前遇到的問題是物價不斷上漲造成的，這話真是一陣見血。

　　一爭高下

　　to test sb. or sb's strength/ intelligence, etc. in a struggle or contest against sb. or sth.

　　This is a chance to pit your wits against the world chanpions.

　　這是你與世界冠軍一爭高低的機會。

　　搬起石頭砸自己的腳

　　to pick up a stone only to drop it on one's own feet

　　Such gutter tactics are bound to backfire.采用這種卑劣的計量到頭來必然是搬起石頭砸自己的腳。

　　半途而廢

　　to give up in the middle of a period of time

　　There are no half-measures with this company.

　　這家公司做事絕不會半途而廢。

　　半信半疑

　　to think that sth. is not likely to be true

　　I discovered that the stories he told me about his childhood were all

　　lies, so now I take everything he says with a pinch of salt.

　　我發(fā)現(xiàn)她告訴我的所謂童年經歷全是假話，所以現(xiàn)在不管他說什么，我都半信半疑。

　　保持原汁原味

　　to keep the flavor in by sealing

　　Our foil packets seal the flavor in.

　　我們用錫紙包裝以保持原汁原味。

　　曝光

　　to make sth. known

　　The media blow their cover on graft and corruption.

　　媒體將他們的貪污腐敗曝了光。

　　爆冷門

　　to come down to a garrison finish

　　The race could indeed come down to a garrison finish at the convention.

　　這次代表大會競選的結果極可能會爆出冷門。

　　報銷

　　to pay back to sb.

　　All expenses will be reimbursed.

　　一切費用都能給你報銷。

　　I‘ll refund you the full cost of your fare.

　　我來給你報銷全部旅費。

　　杯水車薪

　　trying to put out a blazing cartload of faggot with a cup of water

　　The famine is bad; aid can only scratch the surface.

　　饑荒十分嚴重，援助也只是杯水車薪。

　　比不上某人

　　not be as clever

　　He doesn't play as well as his sister.

　　他的演奏水平比不上他姐姐。

　　Sherlock Holmes has nothing on you—you're a real detective.

　　福爾摩斯也比不上你——你是名副其實的偵探。

　　彼此彼此

　　doing the same as other people do

　　Why are we going to France? I can't speak a word of French. ——Don't worry,

　　you're in good company—neither can I.

　　我們?yōu)槭裁匆椒▏?我連一句法語都不會講。——別擔心，彼此彼此，我也不會講。

　　閉塞

　　not communicatiing with or influenced by others

　　He finds the town too much of a backwater.

　　他覺得城鎮(zhèn)太閉塞了。

　　She has a closed mind.

　　她思想閉塞僵化。

　　表現(xiàn)出色

　　to give a good account of oneself

　　The team showed real class in this afternoon's match.

　　這支球隊在今天下午的比賽中表現(xiàn)非常出色。

　　不費吹灰之力

　　without effort

　　He got the job done in a breeze.

　　他不費吹灰之力完成了任務。

　　隨遇而安

　　to adapt oneself to circumstances

　　You'd better take things as they come.

　　你最好隨遇而安。

　　隨機應變

　　to deal with matters as they arise

　　When the invited speaker did not arrive, the chairman rose to the occasion

　　and delivered an excellent unprepared speech.

　　當被邀請的演講者沒來時，主席隨機應變，作了一場精彩的即興發(fā)言。

　　四肢發(fā)達，頭腦簡單

　　to be all brawn and no brain

　　He is all brawn and no brain.

　　他四肢發(fā)達，頭腦簡單。

　　耍弄小聰明

　　to play one's little game

　　He liked to play little games.

　　他喜歡耍弄小聰明。

　　首當其沖

　　to receive the main force

　　I had to bear the brunt of her anger.

　　她發(fā)脾氣時，我是首當其沖。

　　失之交臂

　　to miss an opportunity

　　The gold medal slipped from his grasp in the last moments of the race.

　　在比賽的最后關頭他與金牌失之交臂。

　　事半功倍

　　to be a large or important part of doing sth. difficult

　　Getting the trick of learning English is half battle.

　　掌握了學英語的技巧就能事半功倍。

　　生死攸關

　　that can be either a complete success or a complete failure

　　It was a make or break year for the British economy.

　　這是英國經濟生死攸關的一年。

　　違心

　　against one's better judgement

　　I’m acting against my better judgement in allowing you to get married.

　　我允許你訂婚是違心的。

　　無獨有偶

　　it is not unique, but has its counterpart

　　It is no isolated occurrence that they are plagued by these social problems. We fare no better.

　　他們受這些社會問題困擾，無獨有偶，我們也面臨同樣的問題。