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瀟瀟語言實驗室No. 002

發(fā)布時間：2007-07-23

作者：瀟瀟

來源于：昂立外語網站

續(xù)回上集，講回貓：

"fat cat"是指那些富的流油的有錢人。

無論是在中學還是大學，身邊都有人的花名叫做貓，或許是因為貓敏捷，乖巧吧。
自己高中時也有個外號叫Supercat，聽起來很super，其實那只是"Kinder"朱古力廣告里面的大肥貓而已。

但其實在西方文化中，cat是有些不太好的含義的。cat也可指 A mean and unpleasant woman.

但是各位愛貓的女生不必介意，因為這一層意思很少人們使用。

《飄》的續(xù)集SCARLETT中Scarlett和Rhett的第二個可愛女兒就取名為Cat。

有人將"欲擒故縱"譯為"play cat and mouse"字典的解析為 "let someone think that they are getting or doing what they want, then prevent them from getting or doing it.
意思模糊近似吧。

俗語中說的"吊高來買"在英文中為"play hard to get"

I'm sure it is not that Juliet doesn't want to date you. She's only playing hard to get. -我肯定Juliet不是不想和你約會。她只是在吊你胃口而已。

人有時就是這樣，給他他不要，得不到的他偏要苦苦地去追。
玩玩"play hard to get"的游戲，可以刺激征服欲強的他/她.

我們說的"放電"在英文中為"turn on the charm"。

"turn on"通常指打開電開關，所以"turn on the charm"解作"放電"也很貼切。
It is difficult to refuse Lara when she turns on the charm.

相反，"turn sb. off"意為"讓人惡心"或"讓人興趣全無"。

The radio turned me off, so I turned it off.－－電臺（節(jié)目）讓我惡心，所以我把它給關了。

Back to "rain" again－
我們說的"未雨綢繆"在英文中也有相應的說法"save it for a rainy day"--to save something, esp. money, for a time when you will need it.

"雨季"可譯為"rainy days" or "rainy season"

雨季總讓人有少許的失落，"失落感"－"sense of loss"
"這是我的損失"－"The loss is mine."

我求職失敗時總會用一句話來安慰自己，"這是他們的損失"－"That's their loss."

"不知所措"－"at a loss"

Yvonne is at a complete loss as to how to excel in her new job.

"lost in thought"--"陷入沉思"

"feel lost in the crowd"--to not feel confident about what to do or how to behave, esp. among people you do not know.

"Get lost!"--"滾開！"

"There is no love lost between them."--they dislike each other. －他們討厭彼此。

Well, to be continued...