NAETI：中国成语英译(8)

时间：2012-06-30 06:17:32

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心直口快
John is frank and out spoken, so I prefer to remain with him.
心满意足
You can eat to your heart's content.
心猿意马
carry fire in one hand and water in the other
心旷神怡
Standing¹ here feel on top of the world.
化干戈为玉帛
Bury the hatchets² and work for peace.
仁者无敌
The benevolent³ have no enemy.
今日事今日毕
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
文胜于武
The pen is mightier⁴ than the sword.
文不对题
His composition is wide of the mark. ( beside the point )
六亲不认
As to the business, he often cuts loose from old ties. ( turn one's back on one's own flesh and blood )
小Car笔记：
frank：坦白的，直率的，真诚的，免费邮寄【常用短语】①to be frank with you：坦白对你讲(老实说) ②frank to the road：不需要鞭策的，驯服的
content：内容，目录，含量，满足的，使……安心【常用短语】①content oneself with：满足于，对……感到满足 ②moisture content：湿量，水分含量
on top of：在...之上，熟练，掌握，另外
wide of the mark：毫不相关，离谱，远离目标

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1 standing
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。 They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 hatchets
n.短柄小斧( hatchet的名词复数 )；恶毒攻击；诽谤；休战
参考例句：
Hatchets, knives, bayonets, swords, all brought to be sharpened, were all red with it. 他们带来磨利的战斧、短刀、刺刀、战刀也全都有殷红的血。来自英汉文学 - 双城记 They smashed all the carved paneling with their axes and hatchets. 圣所中一切雕刻的、们现在用斧子锤子打坏了。来自互联网

3 benevolent
adj.仁慈的，乐善好施的
参考例句：
His benevolent nature prevented him from refusing any beggar who accosted him.他乐善好施的本性使他不会拒绝走上前向他行乞的任何一个乞丐。 He was a benevolent old man and he wouldn't hurt a fly.他是一个仁慈的老人，连只苍蝇都不愿伤害。

4 mightier
adj. 强有力的，强大的，巨大的 adv. 很，极其
参考例句：
But it ever rises up again, stronger, firmer, mightier. 但是，这种组织总是重新产生，并且一次比一次更强大，更坚固，更有力。来自英汉非文学 - 共产党宣言 Do you believe that the pen is mightier than the sword? 你相信笔杆的威力大于武力吗？