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他是守信用的人。He39。s faithful.*faithful“對人、對工作忠誠,守信用的”。He has a strong sense of 。He has a deep voice./ He has a low voice./ His voice is very 。He has put on weight./ He has gained has lost weight.(他瘦了。)他太胖了。He39。s 39。s a fatso.(他是個(gè)胖豬。)He39。s fat.(他很胖。)He39。s skinny.(他骨瘦如柴。)你真有膽量。(你好大膽子。)You have a lot of , I don39。t think you should fire John.(先生,我覺得你不該解雇約翰。)You have a lot of nerve to say that.(你膽子不小,竟敢這么說。)You have a lot of balls.*balls 在這里表示“厚臉皮”、“傲慢”,同時(shí)有“睪丸”的意思。所以是一種不禮貌的說法,會(huì)給人不愉快的感覺。You have a lot of guts./ You39。re bold.*bold“大膽的”、“不客氣的”、“力量強(qiáng)的”。You39。re very brave.(你很勇敢。)他是個(gè)很謙虛的人。He39。s a very modest man.*modest“(要求、意見、態(tài)度、行為等)比較慎重?!?He didn39。t say anything.(他可什么都沒說。)He39。s a very modest man.(嗯,他是個(gè)很謹(jǐn)慎的人。)He39。s very polite.(他很有教養(yǎng)。)He doesn39。t like to brag.(他不喜歡吹牛。)He isn39。t boastful.(他一點(diǎn)都不自負(fù)。)他有個(gè)好脾氣。He has a good 39。s in a good mood.*表示“現(xiàn)在正好情緒不錯(cuò)”,和上句的語氣不一樣。他這個(gè)人脾氣暴躁。He has a bad 39。s in a bad mood.*表示“現(xiàn)在碰巧情緒不好”,和上句的語氣不太一樣。她不知哪兒有點(diǎn)怪。There39。s something strange about her./ There is something fishy about is something odd about 。She39。s not herself.*直譯是“她不是她自己了?!惫ぷ鲉挝弧⒃u論他人、自我評價(jià)She39。s been edgy lately.(她近來情緒急躁。)Yeah, she39。s not herself.(是的,有點(diǎn)兒不太對勁兒。)She39。s not acting like herself./ She39。s not acting 。She39。s so weird.*weird“不可思議”、“變化多端”、“古怪的”。She cut her hair very short.(她把頭發(fā)剪得短短的。)She39。s so weird.(真讓人捉摸不透。)/ She39。s bizarre./ She39。s very 。Tammy eats like a bird.*直譯“塔米像鳥一樣吃飯”,是人卻只有小鳥那么點(diǎn)兒飯量。Tammy eats like a bird.(塔米飯量很小。)She39。s on a diet.(她正減肥呢。)Tammy eats very little.(塔米只吃一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)。)Tammy doesn39。t eat very much.(塔米不怎么吃。)Tammy eats like a horse.(塔米特別能吃。)她的身材很好。She has a nice figure.*表示“體型”時(shí)不用style。She has a good 。His best days are gone./ He39。s past his 。My father39。s getting on in years.*be getting on in years 為慣用語,“上年紀(jì)”。My father39。s being an old father39。s getting ? What does he look like?他們鬧得天翻地覆。They39。re making a big fuss.*make a fuss“大聲吵鬧”、“喧嘩”。They39。re making a big deal about 。He39。s a chain he smoke?(他抽煙嗎?)Yes, he39。s a chain smoker.(抽,他一抽就抽個(gè)沒完。)He39。s a heavy smoker./ He smokes nonstop.●貶低別人他很自私。He39。s selfish.*selfish 帶有輕視的語氣,表示“自私的”、“利己的”、“不考慮別人的”。I don39。t like John.(我不喜歡約翰。)Why?(為什么?)Because he39。s selfish.(他太自私了。)He39。s selfcentered.(他總是以自己為中心。)He39。s selfserving.(他是個(gè)只顧自己的人。)He only cares about himself.(他只想他自己的事。)He doesn39。t care about anyone but himself.(他從來不想別人。)他總把問題想得過于嚴(yán)重。He takes things too 。He39。s simpleminded.*simpleminded“單純的”、“頭腦簡單的”,也有“無知的”、“愚蠢的”語感。He39。s a simple man.*這句話也可解釋為“他是個(gè)很實(shí)際的人”。He isn39。t so smart.(他不很聰明。)今天他情緒煩躁。He39。s on edge today.*edge“邊緣”。on edge 表示“煩躁”、“不安穩(wěn)”。What39。s wrong with him? He39。s on edge today.(怎么啦,他今天這么煩躁。)I don39。t know.(我不知道。)He39。s edgy 39。s in a bad mood today.(他今天情緒不好。)他真是個(gè)多嘴多舌的人。He39。s talkative.*talkative“喜歡說話”、“多嘴多舌”。He39。s talkative.(他真多嘴多舌。)工作單位、評論他人、自我評價(jià)Yeah, you can say that again.(啊,你也這么說呀。)He39。s a motormouth./ He never shuts up.(他從來都閉不上嘴。)他非常有錢。He39。s quite well off.*well off“有錢”、“富?!?,比rich的語氣隨便。How39。s he doing?(他現(xiàn)在怎么樣?)He39。s quite well off now.(他現(xiàn)在可有錢了。)He39。s a wealthy man./ He39。s rich./ He39。s rolling in 。He39。s fresh.*看樣子可以翻成“他是個(gè)新鮮的人”,但實(shí)際上表達(dá)的是“他是好色的人”。He always tries to touch me.(他總想碰我。)Yeah, he39。s fresh.(是啊,他真好色。)/ He39。s a dirtyminded 39。s a dirty old man.(他真是個(gè)討厭的老頭。)All he thinks about is sex.(他滿腦子想的都是情事。)他的嘴甜著呢。He39。s a smooth out for him.(你得小心點(diǎn)兒他。)Why?(為什么?)He39。s a smooth talker.(他的嘴甜著呢。)He39。s 。He39。s nobody39。s fool.*“難打交道的人”、“不容輕視的對手”。What39。s Joe like?(喬這個(gè)人怎么樣?)He39。s nobody39。s fool.(你可不能小看他。)/ He39。s very 。He often says absurd things.*absurd“荒謬的,毫無道理的”。He often says ridiculous says strange things a says a lot of weird 。He has no sense of responsibility./ He39。s so 。He39。s very offensive.*offensive“討厭的”、“令人不愉快的”、“(人或言行等)令人作嘔的”。他這人很難對付。He39。s a difficult man to deal with.*deal with“處理、對待(人或事)”。He39。s hard to deal 39。s hard to put up with.(他讓人難以忍受。)他是個(gè)倔老頭。He39。s a stubborn old man.*stubborn“頑固的”、“倔強(qiáng)的”。Didn39。t your father say okay?(你爸爸同意了嗎?)No, he39。s a stubborn old man.(沒有,他是個(gè)倔老頭。)/ He39。s a hardheaded old 。He39。s aiming too high.*aim high“奢望”、“逞能、逞強(qiáng)”。He39。s overreaching himself./ He39。s out of his 。That man never admits never admits he is is a sore hates being defeated.(他討厭失敗。)He can39。t handle defeat.(他是個(gè)輸不起的人。)他是個(gè)難以捉摸的人。He39。s very vague.*vague“不可捉摸”、“不清楚的”、“不明確的”。He39。s very vague.(他是個(gè)難以捉摸的人。)He39。s just like my brother.(和我弟弟一樣。)He is difficult to understand.(他真讓人難以理解。)He isn39。t very clear.(他讓人不易琢磨。)他性格乖張。He39。s crooked.*crook 原意是thief,即“小偷”、“騙子”。crooked表示“性格孤僻”、“乖張”。He39。s crooked.(他性格乖張。)But I like him.(可我喜歡他。)工作單位、評論他人、自我評價(jià)He39。s a scammer.*俚語。He39。s a 39。s a con man.*俚語。他一無是處。He39。s good for 39。s not nice to you?(他是不是對你不好?)No, he39。s good for nothing.(嗯,他簡直一無是處。)/ He isn39。t good for 39。s a bum.*俚語。她認(rèn)生。She39。s shy around 39。s feel unfortable around strangers.(她跟不認(rèn)識的人在一起總覺得不自在。)She39。s afraid of strangers.(她怕生人。)你是個(gè)膽小鬼。You39。re too timid./ You39。re gutless./ You39。re a wimp./ You39。re a 。He39。s acting big./ He39。s acting like a hot 。He has a short temper.*temper 特指“(感情上的)秉性,氣質(zhì)”,short temper 表示“易怒”。He gets angry loses his temper is very temperamental.(他喜怒無常。)他很能吃。He eats like a horse.*直譯是“他吃起來像匹馬一樣。”He eats huge eats like a bird.(他飯量很小。)你的香水味真夠嗆人的。Your perfume is can smell your perfume a mile away.(我老遠(yuǎn)就聞見你的香水味了。)*帶有諷刺意味的表達(dá)方式。Your perfume is romantic.(你的香水夠浪漫的。)*褒義,“芳香撲鼻”。●自我評價(jià)我的心還很年輕。I39。m young in spirit.*in spirit“心理的”、“精神上的”。I have a youthful 39。m young at 。I39。m all thumbs.*thumb“大拇指”,注意b不發(fā)音。每根手指都像拇指一樣笨手笨腳的。Can39。t you fix it?(您能幫我修理一下嗎?)I39。m all thumbs.(我可是笨手笨腳的。)I39。m clumsy./ I39。m very clumsy./ I have butterfingers./ I39。m(such)a klutz.*俚語。我喜歡獨(dú)處。I like being enjoy having time to 39。m a 。I39。m easygoing.*easygoing“悠閑的”、“不小氣的”、“不小心眼的”、“不拘小節(jié)的”。I39。m temperamental.(我愛發(fā)脾氣。)I39。m 39。m easygoing.(我可不是,我挺隨和。)I39。m an optimist.(我是個(gè)樂天派。)I39。m carefree./ I like to take it 。I get embarrassed easily.*embarrass“使……發(fā)窘”、“使……尷尬”、“讓……為難”。Your face is red!(你臉都紅了。)I get embarrassed easily.(我遇事就慌。)我做什么事都很現(xiàn)實(shí)。I39。m practical about everything.*practical“(人或想法)很現(xiàn)實(shí)的”,褒義。I like to be practical about things.(我喜歡現(xiàn)實(shí)地考慮問題。)I39。m a very