1、Comment Z1: honeyed / hnd; hnd/ adj (of words) sentimentaland flattering （指词语）亲切而讨好的; 甜言蜜语的.Comment Z2: Lick your lipsLick your woundsComment Z3: Ame.Apple-polish; apple-polisher真正指定教材！China has always followed a policy of peaceful coexistence here the words are essential to express the meaning. Pla
2、inly, they should be retained.We must follow the policy of putting quality first.We must make it our policy to put quality first.The English learners guide to Chinglish中式英语之鉴1. 有他这颗扫帚星，什么事情都办不成。误With a comet like him, nothing can be accomplished.正With a jinx like him, nothing can be accomplished.注：“
3、扫帚星 是中国人对慧星 （comet)的俗称，因其后面象拖着的一条像扫帚一样的长尾巴而得名。祸根：（person or thing that is thought to bring) bad luck (to sb/sth );curse。对应的说法，即 jinx 。例： Theres a jinx on/Someones put a jinx on this car: its always giving me trouble. “这辆汽车上有什么妨人的东西，总 给我找麻烦“。2. 萝卜青菜，各有所爱。误 Some prefer radish but others prefer cabbage
4、.正Tastes differ.注：Tastes differ/vary 是句英语谚语 ，除此以外，原句还可翻译成：No dish suits all tastes. /You can never make everyone happy. / All things fit not allpersons. / Every man has his hobbyhorse liking. / It is difficult to cater for to all tastes. /There is no accounting for tastes. / There is no disputingabo
5、ut tastes.等。新概念英语第三册第 23课的标题是：One mans meat is another mans poison-3. 他一向嘴硬，从不认错。误He has always got a hard mouth and never admit a fault.正He never says uncle.注:say (cry) uncle: to give up or in; to surrender; to admit defeat. Mainly used by boys, as when fighting。主要是男孩们打架时的用语而 not say uncle就相当于“嘴硬“了
6、。4. 老师很喜欢这个嘴甜的小姑娘。误 The teacher likes this sweet-mouthed little girl very much.正 The teacher likes this honey-lipped little girl very much.注：中国人喜欢说“嘴甜 ，但 honey-lipped更符合英美人的语言习惯。5. 同学们都很讨厌他，因为他经常拍老师的马屁。误 The student all dislike him because he often pats the teachers ass.正The students all dislike him
7、 because he often licks the teachers boots.注：以前在欧洲，臣民见到国王与王后往往要葡匐到在，亲吻他们的靴子。后来，人们将 lick the boots引申为“ 为了某种目的而讨好某人“ ，它与汉语的“拍马屁 含义一样。在美国英语中，“拍马屁 还有另一种说法，即 polish the apple,它典出以前的学生用擦Page 1Comment Z4: (a) (Brit) any alcoholic drink 酒: under the influence of liquor, ie drunk 已醉. (b) ( esp US) any distil
8、led alcoholic drink; spirits （蒸馏法制的）酒; 烈性酒: hard liquor 烈性酒 * She drinks wine and beer but no liquor. 她喝葡萄酒和啤酒, 但不喝烈性酒. liquid produced by cooking food 烹调食物而出的汁.Comment Z5: U, C alcoholic drink made from the fermented juice of grapes 葡萄酒: red/rose/white wine 红葡萄酒玫瑰红葡萄酒/白葡萄酒 U, C alcoholic drink made
9、 from plants or fruits other than grapes果酒U dark purplish red colour similar to that of red wine 紫红色wine and dine sbCompanies spend millions wining and dining clients.亮的苹果来讨好老师。6. 我们要把祖国建设成为社会主义的现代化强国。误We will build our motherland into a socialist modern powerful country.正We will build our motherlan
10、d into a modern powerful socialist country.注：形容词作为修饰语在汉语和英语中都很常用，但使用的先后次序却有所不同。在英语中我们一般遵循靠近 原则“，即越能说明 本质属性的修饰词越靠近它所修饰的名词，当从这一点看不出区别时，就靠词的长短来决定，短的在前，长的在后。原文中 最能说明国家“ 本质的定语是社会主义的“，所以 socialist要最靠近它所修饰的中心词。7. 我想要一点白酒。误Id like a little bit of white wine.正Id like a little bit of liquor.注：汉语的酒可指任何酒，包括白酒、葡
11、萄酒、啤酒，甚至米酒；但英语中则要分别用liquor,wine,beer及 rice wine表示。所以要注意，英语的 wine与汉语的 酒“是有区别的，它仅指点葡萄酒。而且 red wine是红葡萄酒，white wine是白葡萄酒。*林此题待商榷。请参见：http:/ getting blood out of a stone;Blood is thicker than water;Blood, sweat and tears;Comment Z8: tingle with excitement/fear/anticipation etcsouth-east of China,而 新疆在中国
12、的西北部应译为 Xinjiang is in the north-west of China。10. 人都是这山望着那山高，对自己的现状没有满意的时候。误Almost all people think that the other mountain is higher than the one hes standing on. They never feel saisfied with what theyve already got.正Almost all people think that the grass is greener on the other hill. They never
13、feel saisfied with what theyve already got.注：“这山望着那山高是指人不满足于现状的心理，它在英语中已经有了现成的说法，即 the grass is greener on the other hill (他山的草更绿），因此我们借用即可，这样既方便又更有利于与西方人沟通。11. 北京申奥成功的消息令我们热血沸腾。误Beijings winning the bid for the Olympics makes our blood boil. EBeijingswinningthebidfortheOlympicsmakesusexcited.注：make
14、 ones blood boil是指激怒某人，而非使人激动。英语中使人激动的说法除了 make one excited ，还有较为口语化的 make ones spine tingle。12. 别听他们胡说八道，根本就没那回事。误 Dont listen to their babbling. Nothing of the sort.正Dont be fooled by their babbling. Nothing of the sort.13. 我们这儿的人都觉得他有婚外恋。误Pepple around here all feel that he has affairs outside hi
15、s own marriage.正Pepple around here all feel that he is leading a double life.注：affair 本身就指私通或暧昧关系，当然是 婚外 的事，所以 outside ones own marriage无疑是多此一举 了。英语中 “有婚外恋“的地道说法应该 是 lead a double life。14. 别看别人不把她当回事，在家里她可是父亲的掌上明珠。误 Although other people never take her seriousy, she is the pearl on her fathers hand
16、at home.正Although other people never take her seriously, she is the apple of her fathers eye at home.注：翻译时取目的语的固定说法，而不必直译，这有助于将意思更有效地传达给读者。the apple of ones eye源 自圣经旧约，当时人们用 apple指人的瞳孔。尽管瞳孔现在已经用 pupil来表示，不再是 apple 了，但这一用法却延续了下来。Page 3Comment Z9: the departure lounge:waiting-room at an airport,etcCom
17、ment Z10: doubt: feel uncertain of; question the truth of;suspect: believe; have an idea of the existence, presence or truth of.PDF 文件使用pdfFactory Pro“试用版本创建 15. 我唯一的资本就是勤奋。误My only capital is diligence.正My only means to success is diligence.注：也有人用 advantage来翻译资本 ，虽 然不尽意，但至少可以让读者理解。16. 这家商店开辟了休息处，受到
18、顾客的称赞。误This department store has set up a resting-place, much to the customers appreciation.正This department store has set up a lounge, much to the customers appreciation.注：英语的 resting-place虽然有休息处“ 的意思，但更经常的是用来指坟墓“，gr 最后安息之处“。17. 大家都怀疑汤姆是个间谍。误Everyone doubts that Tom is a spy.正Everyone suspects that
19、 Tom is a spy.注：第一句译文犯了两个 错误：首先，doubt 不能接 that从句，只有 not doubt that和 doubt if/whether； 其次，它所表达的意思是 大家对汤姆是间谍这件事表示怀疑 ，艮 P大家不相信汤姆是间谍“，与原文的意思恰好相反。18. 我们俩关系最好，他经常来我这儿蹲饭吃。误We are best friends. He always comes here to have meals for free.正We are best friends. He always comes here to bum meals off me. ?注：第一句
20、只表明他常到我这儿来白吃白喝“ ，但朋友这间那种亲密关系没有体现出来。而 bum sth. off sb.指 向非常熟的朋友要一些不起眼的小东西，而朋友也不会介意还不还。19. 这个教授教得很烂。误 The professor teaches badly.?正 The professor is so terrible.注：有人认为第二句的意思是这个教授很可怕 ，其实不然。英语中 terible意思很灵活，例如：feel terrible指 身体 不舒服”；The food is terrible 则是说食物难吃极了 “。而第一句纯属中文式的表达。20. 我希望你不要拖我的后腿。误I hope
21、that you wont pull my leg.正I hope that you wont hold me back.Page 4Comment Z11: pick sbs brains;pick a quarrel/fight;pick sbs pocket= pickpocket;pick sth to pieces;The English Learners Guide to ChinglishPDF 文件使用pdfFactory Pro“试用版本创建 注：pull ones leg是愚弄某人，开某人的玩笑 的意思，相当于 make fun of sb.。英语中与拖后腿 相对应的表 达
22、是 hold sb. back 或 be a drag on sb等21. 学校里，那些长得人高马大的家伙常来找我的麻烦。误At school, those big and strong guys always come to find my trouble.正At school, those big and strong guys always come to pick on me.注：find my trouble是“发现我的难处的意思，而英语中“找某人的麻烦用短语 pick on sb.它不仅表示“挑剔某 人、找某人的碴，而且还包含 tease (取笑、戏弄）或 bully (威胁、欺侮
23、）的意思。22. 原来如此。一经你解释我就明白了。误So it is. I understand soon after your explanation.正So thats how it is. I understand soon after your explanation.注：So it is 的意思是“的确如此 “，它是用来表示对对方观点的赞同的。而在表达恍然大悟时，英文要用 So thats how it is或 So that explains it,或更简单地道的说法Oh, I see.23. 先生，您是不是迷路了？误Hello, monsieur, get lost?正Hello
24、, monsieur, got lost?注：这两句译文表面上看只是时态上存在差异，其实它们的含义也截然不同。get lost是俚语：“走开，别捣乱 的意思，got lost 才是 迷路。难怪当你友好地问外宾 “Get lost?“时，他并不领情呢！Please see:http:/ immodest or impudent,它一般用来指人“不知羞耻的，不要脸的 或伤风败俗的 。原文也可译为：Its shameful that the woman should flirt with her best friends husband.25. 东施效颦。Page 6误Doingshiimitate
25、s Xishi.正The ugly imitates the beautiful in such a distorted way that the ugliness of the ugly becomes worse.注：把原文按照字面意思直译过来，恐怕只有中国人能够理解。要想让外国人明白这个中国成语，就要对译文 进行解释性加工了。同样，“情人眼里出西施不是 Xishiis in the eye of the beholder，而是 Beauty is in the eye of the Comment Z12: (a) group of people from a foreign count
26、ry living in a particular city or country(b) group of people with the same occupation, interest, etc living together in the same placegroup of animals or plants living or growing in the same placeThe English Learners Guide to ChinglishPDF 文件使用pdfFactory Pro“试用版本创建 beholder。26. 你不好好学习，还想去牛津上大学。这可真是个不
27、切实际的幻想哟！误You dont study hard, yet you want to go to Oxford. What an impractical illusion!正You dont study hard, yet you want to go to Oxford. What an illusion!注：汉语中的修饰语往往用的很多，目的在于加强语气，但这种表达习惯在翻译时必须进行处理。illusion本身 就有 impractical的含义，而英语中在表意已经很明确的情况下是无需重复的。?27. 想让他答应这样的要求恐怕不大可能。误Im afraid it is impossib
28、le for him to agree to such a request.正Im afraid it is unlikely for him to agree to such a request.注：impossible 表示“完全不可能，所以与原文有出入。在英语中，probable 表示的可能性最大，其次是 possible，再次是 likely。而常用的句式为 it is probable/possible/likely for sb. to do sth.，或 sb. be likely to do sth.。28. 群蚂蚁误 a group of ants 正 a colony of
29、 ants注：表示群体时，group 通常指人或物，而 colony才指生物群体。The Chinglish Files have been featured in the U.K. newspaper “The Telegraph“ and on the BBC radio program “The World Today.“Chinglish: The humorous version of English that appears (often in instructions for assembling or using products) after a translation fr
30、om the original Chinese (or anyother language) fails to come across in “normal“ English.The term Chinglish is a fusion of the “Chin“ from Chinese and the “glish“ from English. Chinglish is not a racist or bigoted term and should not be taken as such. Ifanything, The Chinglish Files are a way of poki
31、ng fun at how difficult our flawed English language can be to translate at times. It is not intended as a dig at theintelligence or linguistic capabilities of other nations. Anyway, thats enough “serious“ discussion already. time for some fun:(a * indicates the more popular featured pieces of Chingl
32、ish - The newest pieces of Chinglish are at the bottom of the page)http:/ 最近的人口统计显示中国人口已超过 12亿。误The latest census shows that Chinas population has surpassed 1.2 billion.正The latest census shows that Chinas population exceeds 1.2 billion.Page 7Comment Z13: nice, loving and flattering thingsPDF 文件使用pd
33、fFactory Pro“试用版本创建 注：surpass 和 exceed译成中文虽然都是 “超过，胜过 的意思，但出现具体数字时要用后者。30. 我每天都要在网吧里呆上 10个小时，是个不折不扣的网虫。误I spend 10 hours in the net bar every day, and I am indeed a net bug.正I spend 10 hours in the net bar every day, and I am indeed a netter.注：“网虫 要是直译成 net bug,很容易使人联想到计算机病毒，如：the millennium bug (“千
34、年虫 病毒）。所 以，英语中与之相应的说法是 netter/nettle?。在剑桥国际英语词典里，对 netter/nettle 的解释是：regular user of Internet, perhaps one who spends too much time in this occupation。nethead和“网虫 的意思差不多，它表示“网痴，网迷 ；而 netizen则可以用来指所有的网民，尤其是互联网的 用户，它是由 net (网络）和 citizen (公民）组合而成的。还有一个时髦的词是netsurfer，gr 网上冲浪者 。31. 每次考试来临的时候，约翰就变成了一只夜猫子
35、，但这并不是一个好的学习方法。误John becomes a night cat every time the examination is coming. However, this is not a good way to learn.正John becomes a night owl every time the examination is coming. However, this is not a good way to learn.注：不论叫你夜猫子 还是 a night owl，“开夜车“（burn the midnight oil)总是免不了的。32. 现如今，由于出国深造的
36、人越来越多，“海龟（归）派“也不像原来那样吃香了。误Nowadays as more and more people study abroad, the overseas students are not so popular as before.正Nowadays as more and more people study abroad, the returnees are not so popular as before.注：“海龟（归）派 是指那些在国外留学以后又回来的人，是个非常形象的新名词。但 overseas student是指正 在国外学习的“留学生，意思正好相反，所以要换成 r
37、eturnee。?这个词本身就包含在海外学习过的意思。33. 在皎洁的月光下，那个花花公子在我耳边悄悄说着情话。误 The playboy whispered love words to my ear with a bright moon in the sky.正 The playboy whispered sweet nothings to my ear with a bright moon in the sky.注：因为“情书 是 love letter，“情歌 是 love song，所以不少人以为“情话 就应该是 love words，其实并非如 此。英语中情话 常用 lovers p
38、rattle或 sweet nothings来表达。prattle 有孩子话，废话 的意思，所以 loversprattle指恋人之间孩子气的废话 ； sweet nothings更是一目了然，有甜蜜而不中用的意思。34. 比尔.盖茨平均每天工作 15个小时，他简直就是一个工作狂。误Bill Gates works 15 hours a day on average, and he is crazy about his work.正Bill Gates works 15 hours a day on average, and he is a workaholic.注：crazy 虽然可以作疯狂
39、的，狂热的 讲，但 be crazy about/onsth.的意思却是热衷于，对着迷 ；becrazy for也不行，因为它表示“渴望（某物）；迷恋（某人） “。可见，它们都与“工作狂 有一定区别。而 workaholic是从 alcoholic (嗜酒成癖者）派生Page 8Comment Z14: (US) bill1(1) (used esp in the expressionshown) 帐单（尤用於下列示例）: pick up (ie pay) the tab 付款. (idm 习语) keep a tab/tabs on sth/sb (infml 口) keep account
40、 of sth/sb; keep sth/sb under observation 记入某事物 某人 的帐; 监视某事物 某人 Comment Z15: By water= by boat;waters plural a large area of water, especially an ocean that is near or belongs to a particular country;uncharted/troubled/murky waters;be (all) water under the bridge informal;like water (infml 口) in gre
41、at quantity; lavishly or recklessly 大量的; 无节制的; 不顾後果的；you can ,take, etc a horse to water, but you ,cant make him drink (saying 谚)Comment Z16: a sea of sth;between the devil and deep blue sea;beyond/ over the sea(s);there are (plenty of) other fish in the sea; there are (plenty) more (good) fish in t
42、he seaComment Z17: make heavy weather of sth;Time hangs/lies heavy on your handsPDF 文件使用pdfFactory Pro“试用版本创建 出来的，表示像酗酒者离不开酒精一样地离不开工作。现在人们将-holic 作为一个后缀，表示对.上瘾，嗜好.成癖，并构成了许多新词。例如： movie-holic (嗜好电影成癖的人），telehokic (看电视成癖的人）等。35. 给这们女士来杯威士忌，记在我的账上。误Whisky for this lady, and put it on my bill.正Whisky fo
43、r this lady, and put it on my tab.注：我们可以说 Could we have the bill, please?(请给我们账单好吗？）或 pay the bill (埋单），但记在某 某的账上却不用 bill，而要用 put.onones tab表示。tab 是 小纸片“的意思，因为过去小店的生意都是靠住在附近的老主顾，赊账时有发生，于是老 板们通常把每个人的赊账情况记在各自的小纸片上，也就是 puton ones tab，以防遗忘。渐渐地，该词组就成了一种习惯用法。36. 哈罗得挥金如土，没有一点积蓄。误Harold spends money like di
44、rt, and has no savings.正Harold spends money like water, and has no savings.注：英国是一个岛国，离不开水；而我们中国的许多地区深处内陆，人们的生活离不开土地。所以，英语中有 许多习语与 水“有关，而汉语却常常拿土 “作比。这就是为什么同样是比喻花钱浪费，大手大脚，英语是 spend money like water，而汉语却是“ 挥金如土“。此外，英语中还有很多有关船和水的习语，例如：rest on ones oars (暂时歇一歇），keep ones head above water (奋力图存），be all at
45、 sea (不知所措)等等。37. 她和男朋友吵了一架，冒着大雨跑了出去。误She quarreled with his boyfriend and ran out in the big rain.正She quarreled with his boyfriend and ran out in the heavy rain.注：汉语中的大“可以修饰很多名词，如 大风“、 大浪“、湿气大“等，但在英语里却不能一一对应。例如，大 雨就不能译成 big rain，因为那会被人误以为是雨点大，而不是雨大。英美人形容雨大习惯用重“（ heavy)，heavy rain (大雨），heavy clouds
46、 (云雾大），heavy moisture (潮气大)等，这也许是因为他们认为有些事物用重量来衡量比用体积更好吧。38. 歌迷们冲进演员休息室，抢着同凯莉.米纳合影。Page 9PDF 文件使用pdfFactory Pro“试用版本创建 误 The fans rushed into the rest room trying to take photos with Kylie Minogue. 正The fans rushed into the greenroom trying to take photos with Kylie Minogue.注：伦敦西区的特鲁街剧院是英国最古老的剧院，据说为
47、了让演员们长时间处于舞台强烈灯光照射下的眼睛得 到休息，那里的演员休息室被漆成了绿色。后来，greenroom 就逐渐成了“（剧场）演员休息室的代名词。39. 我感到很痛。误I am painful.正I feel great pain.注：“我感到高兴“是 I am happy，“我感到累了“是 Im tired，但我感到很痛却不是 I am painful。因为 painful 表示 使人痛苦的，让人疼痛或讨厌的 ，它的主语往往不是人，而是事物或人体的某个部位，如：The foot is painful (脚痛），The lessons are painful (教训是惨痛的）等。所以没有 I am painful 这个说法，如果你非要这样说，别人会以为你全身带电或浑身长刺，别人碰了你就会疼，是你让别人痛 苦，而不是你自己痛苦。40. 亚洲四小龙。误the Four Little Dragons of Asia 正the Four Little Tigers of Asia注：在西方人眼里，tiger是朝气蓬勃、坚忍不拔、努
