1、翻译常用短语1. act on 按照行动，根据；对有效，对起作用 Acting on information received, the police raided the club. The drug acts on the stomach.2.anything.but. 一点也不/ nothing.but.仅仅，只不过 The hotel was anything but satisfactory. Alone in a deserted house, he was so busy with his research work that he felt anything but lonel
2、y. We could see nothing but water. Nothing but a miracle can save her now.3. as / so far as . be concerned. 就而言 As far as I am concerned, I cannot object to your marriage.4. as/so long as 只要., 如果的话Ill lend it to you as long as you handle it with care.5. as if / as though 好像，似乎，仿佛He behaved as if not
3、hing had happened.He rubbed his eyes and yawned as though waking up after a long sleep.6. as is often the case 这是常有的事，常常如此in any case 无论如何in no case 绝不，在任何情况in case 在的情况下，万一的话；以防，免得in case of 万一that is not (necessarily) the case 事实未必如此，事实真相并非如此In any case, do your best.In case anything important hap
4、pens, please call me up.In case of rain they cant go.Some people believe that boys performance on tests is always than girls. That is not necessarily the case, however.7. as the saying goes 常言道，俗话说“More haste, less speed”, as the saying goes.8. as to sth /as regards sth /with regard to sth / regardi
5、ng sth 至于. 提到 .As to correcting our homework, the teacher always makes us do it ourselves.There are no special rules as regards what clothes you should wear.9. be absorbed in 全神贯注于.He was so absorbed in his work that he didnt hear anybody knocking at the door.concentrate on / uponWe must concentrate
6、 our efforts upon improving education.I cant concentrate on my studies with all that noise going on.10. be responsible for 对.负有责任Parents are responsible for their childrens safety.He is held responsible for the accident.11. be supposed to do sth. 理应., 应当, 按理We are supposed to help each other.You are
7、 supposed to pay the bill by Friday.12. but for 要不是.But for your timely help, we couldnt have finished the work on time.13. cannottoo 无论.也不过分We cannot praise him too much14. choose / select / pick at random/randomly 任意挑选，随机选择Choose any number at random.15. hold up 阻止，使延误，使耽搁We were held up on our wa
8、y to the airport in a traffic jam.16. lead to 导致，招致This misprint led to great confusion.17. if permits / permitting 如果允许的话I will go to meet you if time permits.Well start tomorrow, weather permitting.18. if it had not been for 倘若没有, 要不是(表示与过去事实相反的假设)if it were not for假若没有的话（表示与现在事实相反的假设）If it had no
9、t been for your advice, wed not have succeeded.If it were not for water, no plant could grow.19. in spite of / despite / regardless of 虽然，尽管，不顾In spite of all his efforts he failed.They had a wonderful holiday, despite the bad weather.He says what he thinks, regardless of other peoples feelings.20.I
10、t occurs/ occurred to sb. that / to do sth. .的念头浮现在某人脑海，某人突然想起.It occurred to me that I would travel Europe.( it occurred to me to travel Europe.)21. It goes without saying that 不言而喻, 不用说.It is common knowledge that 众所周知.It is well-known that 众所周知.It is not that but that并不是说.而是说.It is acknowledged t
11、hat 人们认为.It is asserted that 有人主张.It is believed that It is generally considered that 人们普遍认为 .It is said that It must be admitted that 必须承认.It must be pointed out that 需指出的是.It was told that 据传.It will be said that 有人会说.It is quite clear / obvious / evident that 显然., 很明显.It goes without saying that
12、money is not everything.It is universally acknowledged that dogs have an acute sense of smell.It was reported that there had been a fire in the village.22. make a fuss about/ over sth. 大惊小怪，小题大做Dont make a big fuss over one low test grade.23. make sure (that) / see (to it) that 一定注意到；务必Make sure (th
13、at) you pick me up at five.See to it that you always carry you passport.24. make up ones mind to do sth. / that He made up his mind to be a teacher.She made up her mind that she would work his way through college.25. mistake for 把 .误认为.She is often mistaken for a famous singer.26. more than 与其说不如说.n
14、o more than 与一样不.not more than 没有那样.She is more like his mother than like his teacher.He is no more a good player than I am.She was not more pleased than I am.27. much less / still less / to say nothing of / not to mention / let alone 更不用说，何况I am so tired that I cannot walk any more, much less run.I
15、n old China, there was hardly any machine-building industry, to say nothing of an electric industry.I havent decided on the menu yet, let along bought the food.28. neither / nor do I / he, .也不.; So do I/ he .也.He doesnt like Beethoven and neither / nor do I.- He is a football fan.- So am I.29. no wo
16、nder (that) 难怪，怪不得No wonder that he has passed the examination.30. not all , all is not 并不是都.All that glitters is not gold.31. not because 不因.而; 并不是因为.You should not despise a man because he is poor.I was not kind to him because he was poor.32. not so much as 与其说是不如说是He is not so much a novelist as
17、a critic.33. rather than 宁愿.不愿. rather than宁可.而不.would rather than宁愿.也不愿These shoes are comfortable rather than pretty.We would rather receive money than the usual gifts.Id rather play tennis than swim.34. result from 因而发生，由而引起result in 结果为，终于，导致，引起The terrible accident resulted from his carelessness.His attempt resulted in failure.35.take. for granted 认为.是当然的；认为属实I take it for granted you have read this book.36. used to do sth 从前做., 以前是.The river used to be very clean.
