张培基英译现代散文选

张培基英译现代散文选2 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 one’s 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 one’s 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 one’s 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 one’s eyes on…凝视

dye…red染红

Eatery餐饮店

Ebony eyes/skin黑眼睛/黝黑皮肤

Edible bird’s 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