如何地道表达：脾气和性格[转帖]

connie

1．  偷懒耍滑头 goof-off
2 x. g& e% I4 u9 [) i
小王总是偷懒耍滑头。上班时不是去打电话就是跑到医务室去看病。
& @! ?3 B- T* h% \0 T
$ z( @  a/ |) I9 t; B+ F$ s$ FXiaoWang’s always goofing-off----either making phone calls or going to the clinic to see doctors during office hours.
  B$ l5 w" P+ w; o5 @* z6 T" G
2.大动肝火  be up in arms
# `+ S/ W: k3 l  c4 s, c5 E  D
* H9 [  g0 X2 Z, N由于公司最近几个月销售业绩不佳，老板正在大动肝火

* F* }4 U0 ^. g$ P" E, c+ x4 `The boss is up in arms about the company’s poor sales record in the past few months.

3.保持冷静keep cool
* [+ F9 v; x; L8 X. A+ i1 w: g
即使在十分气愤的情况下她也能保持冷静
4 Z$ t, r& X$ _: I: Q
She can keep cool even under heavy pressure of anger.
- }* K6 G4 a/ j1 d
6 H/ m3 I5 n2 X" M! I4.说话兜圈子 beat about the bush
, S2 N# t/ v7 }% _/ @9 x, T
5.心怀叵测 have an ax to grind

她总是心怀叵测，对她说的话你得多留神 。

( Z9 b8 h- q9 B8 D; b( qShe always has an ax to grind. You should take whatever she says with a pinch of salt.

, F6 g0 ^# y3 g0 o/ [. e8 A" ]6.心数不正 not have one’s heart in the right place

+ Z& }! e) Y& Y7 T) W他的心数不正，动不动就在别人的背后捅刀子。

3 B9 C; X2 c5 }# nHe doesn’t have his heart in the right place. He would find every opportunity to stab in the back of others.
4 r1 y; h, c. R" t
7.背后捅刀子 stab in the back

我万万没想到张某会在背后捅我一刀。我过去太信任她了。
0 ^- V, ^4 E# O7 f; g
I was taken aback and didn’t think Zhang would stab me in the back. I placed too much trust in her.
# C- \- n. O( T( L& U, S0 V7 x
8 @6 Z3 l0 V' ]% O- T' n8.说某人的坏话 badmouth somebody
/ p7 P3 l1 g3 ]5 n! k/ O
我从来没说过任何人的坏话。
: J- D5 l5 \9 `/ B3 n
1 A5 j$ ]- }  @I’ve never badmouthed anyone.
( B0 _+ c( z% T$ h, x  _- N1 a
. I$ R+ X0 F$ D# U9.傻笑 grin like a Cheshire cat
8 M$ e% ]6 }# I4 _
8 n8 \9 f( `) Q. w她真是个傻帽，时常无缘无故的就傻笑起来。
% D! n! ]- X) ^
She’s a real nitwit. She would now and then burst out grinning like a Cheshire car for no reason at all.(Cheshire是英国的郡名：柴郡。据说此地有一种猫，常常会无缘无故地咧开嘴对主人笑。后来人们便以此来形容傻笑地的人
  }5 I$ I! r. F8 m9 l8 f* W
10．厚着脸皮去干 have the gall to do
# k/ P$ X5 Y/ t) q7 b$ @3 O4 g/ F
' n5 o, c  s, ?/ _9 `# h0 N你怎么能厚着脸皮去抱怨说别人不勤快？
. y+ m) t! Y) Z/ h, h: m
: Q, b" `3 r6 u% ^2 {! QHow can you have the gall to complaint about other people’s being lazy?
( c. n$ _9 G+ s# F% [+ G
11.大献殷勤dance attendance

小李在老板面前可会献殷勤了。
$ V  I, J6 g! G# F' u! K6 {
Xiao li is so good at dancing attendance on her boss.
+ o, ?% w+ W6 Q. B4 k
% O, Q: |9 D. }12.血口喷人 smite with the tongue
* d$ B8 H9 A1 A1 T
, p- P- q  ^4 o( ^1 l: h千万别得罪她，她经常血口喷人。
7 r( c( s2 x) x1 g1 I" e1 T( E/ k2 p! j
Take care not to offend her. She always smites with the tongue.

+ j! B; s# y5 T* F2 r- m13.假惺惺的说speak with one’s tongue in one’s cheek
7 P, b) X0 z5 ^
( f( U9 I  E6 L我特别讨厌她。她说话总是假惺惺地。
# [. |' w2 ~: \% b1 t6 M2 {
5 O6 u& h5 p- ~8 z* p' D/ JI feel sick of her. She always speaks with her tongue in her cheek.

8 d4 @4 L. \- E' C) D+ ]6 K5 Z14.这山望着那山高  The grass is always greener on the other hill.
. S5 m: [; u  [8 [" v
- H$ k4 }' s" h人都是这山望着那山高，对自己的状况没有满意的时候。

Almost all people see that the grass is greener on the other hill. They never feel satisfied with what they’ve already got.
2 s1 f+ E7 _" T  [
0 j: K/ I0 G! e15.上瘾get into one’s blood
3 T! I. i. v6 W; Q
; g  J4 I7 z  [" Y7 A说来也怪，很多不好的事往往会使人上瘾。
" f. _% t6 X, J9 h2 I. \8 n
It’s astoundingly funny that many harmful things usually get into our blood.

16.特别爱生气 be quick to take offense

2 K. u9 s$ y! E$ [3 `( V17.发牢骚 beef

他坐在那里什么事也不干，总是发牢骚，真烦死人。
& q% B3 X& M2 l; R3 A/ {& Q
( @, ]) }7 o, {* }& TI’m really bored stiff with his sitting there doing nothing but beefing.

18.等不及了 champ at the bit

' Q4 a5 _, P& G9 L% W8 e( @! ^咱们快点吧，孩子们都等不及了。
! \! `) \) d) Z5 G* p- _
& s) s( v, O! e+ i6 H" N9 }Let’s shake the leg. The kids are champing at the bit.

19.点头哈腰bow and scrape

1 }6 F/ x! x  g) O; e从她在老板前点头哈腰地那个模样，你就知道她是个什么人了。
! x. K+ }* O* M9 C) [
From the way she’s bowing and scraping in front of the boss, you’ll know what sort of person she is.

20.疯疯癫癫go gaga
% t! e& ?8 `4 m: `
" r9 p5 i" l1 O对他的话不要太在意了，他总是疯疯癫癫的。
$ E! b+ l# V* h$ o* E0 i: f
Don’t take what he says so seriously. He’s always going gaga.

) b# R# ~9 ^. [3 f  n& b21.说话不算数go back on one’s words
" ]2 D' k) a+ H! g& E/ a
# j5 T: z  c6 B3 g他那个人说话从不算数,我们可不能依靠他。

We cannot account on him. He always goes back on his words.
! K# [3 U) c! A& a+ e
22.废话连篇beat one’s gums

谁喜欢坐在那里听你的废话连篇？

; ]  e  Y$ d% O# b& JWho would enjoy sitting there listening to your beating your gums?

23.恩将仇报 bite the hand that feeds one
" w, N! {6 \' I4 N; _
# h) f8 o( V0 y% @* p' \9 V 你难道不知道她是个恩将仇报的人？
  I* S3 l1 V' ~  N/ n
Don’t you know she’s the one that would bite the hand that feeds her?

24.不忍心not have the heart to do

- _7 m" ~; ~7 m如果我是你，我可不忍心把孩子们就在家里没人照看

If I were you, I wouldn’t have the heart tot leave the kids at home uncared for.

7 w5 b& L' y* O7 E25.勤快an eager beaver
$ ~6 O2 R! L, ]( ]3 U8 j
他特别勤快，从来没有闲着的时候。
. i' X8 n7 ^/ s9 {( F
9 M! k* j" v. l$ c' _& }* uHe’s an eager beaver, never staying idle.
  f: c* A' ?, e* t. @
3 l. J: l. i, U2 X% t6 U, z, V/ g26.太不象话了The idea of somebody’s doing
, y0 E! S& h3 E  a1 V
你太不象话了，竟然骂自己的母亲
7 {* w1 I. |$ e. K9 Z5 Z! g: X
The idea of your calling your mum damned!

27.懒透了be bone-idle

8 D7 I# w, v$ j; v/ B她懒透的了，连自己的袜子都不洗。

- E2 ?1 x/ G" {/ [& X" A' HShe’s bone-idle. She’s even tired of washing her own socks.
6 |* X- q: e" T: `, X# e
' n: B  _: [* R3 C6 }- X1 H28.好客 keep open house

- ]) C; j3 C+ W( X$ {, T/ y, T我们的邻居特别好客

# [; q3 L# Q! p- c) g6 zOur neighbor keeps open house.
; b0 {- g6 f$ F- m8 b
29.待客周到keep a good house.
, e( G0 t& H* y% k' S7 c
: p" {/ v% X/ PShe keeps a good house and always makes her guests feel content and satisfied.
9 M8 B' J0 }- Q. z0 z) M: J7 `
8 K/ f4 A8 N* r; }: a& y; _' V) q30.正直be on the up and up

她是个正直的姑娘，因此我相信她不会干出那种事。

4 g& `) ]0 i! KShe’s always been on the up and up and I don’t think she would have done such a thing.

31.偷鸡摸狗be on the sly
! M  I" Y* i! v8 W' C7 ]2 ^6 E9 L
我们这儿的人都知道他是个爱偷鸡摸狗的人

Everyone around here knows that he’s a man on the sly.
, N) ^8 B! k( `9 m4 P
2 r3 ^7 z3 u8 Y! Y' q6 b( ~5 P  @& \32. 与……不合be at odds with

" g+ a, n8 D: K2 _- R% Z6 D不要把他们两个分在一个组里，他俩不合
( P/ ?+ `2 w5 \5 s$ B; g7 S% z
0 M5 H) a2 U0 n, W- X  z4 vDon’t put them in the same group. The two of them are at odds with each other.
2 J. Q# z9 C8 a& Z% _6 u: N$ ^% m
" t& N* p+ Q2 C6 X0 j2 ]33.巴结buddy up

  U$ u. o* c# \, E% b3 r- `2 ]她可会巴结当官的了。

3 o1 g( B& T( n+ a: D/ m" cShe’s so good at budding up to shoes in authorities

34.装傻 play possum

我知道你当时只不过是装傻而已
* x8 \! S4 Y; N* s% A' Q. h
1 n3 [4 v/ J5 n: z! J: S$ q* tI know you were only playing possum.

35.省吃俭用 pinch and scrape

: W2 D5 v( x  h+ Z/ W" t她一向省吃俭用，从未浪费过一分钱
0 l- t1 [* H& ~( T: A% @% X
1 q, @' c! q2 l2 [She’s always been pinching and scraping without ever wasting a single cent.
7 S9 g, m! p. ?
36. 花言巧语do a snow job

7 g) w1 p/ c; J) {他花言巧语的哄骗那个女孩，说自己是某个部长的儿子。

He did a snow job on the girl by saying that he is the son of a minister .
8 `8 ?3 X) s  D& s9 @5 ]& l
37. 哪壶不开提哪壶  touch the tender spot
1 x! n% b1 s* m7 R! Q
) }0 N2 A% z& b- s你真是哪壶不开提哪壶。她就怕别人提起第三者插足的话题
: B! X3 U# `% {7 D! a& J
6 ^  U# _! s- g1 K5 M) t$ hYou were plain touching the tender spot. She was most sensitive to the topic of “ the third person”, who cut in between a couple.
# H( z. u, L9 j2 y% ^5 T8 A
38.脚踩两条船 serve two masters
5 k2 Q" \. P6 E! f, z
# R) j' K, u. B, c. m我可不想脚踩两条船，也不乐意两面讨好。

$ q% E+ I$ P7 J5 s, K; MI don’t want to serve two masers at the same time nor do I like to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.

39.吃醋 be jealous
4 e- H: k7 P9 M( f: S- B! b
3 T$ K9 }+ n4 T) o) v40.不当一回事 as soon do …as look at …
4 ]9 t6 }" j' o/ n
2 g, s& C! ?2 K" `' }他根本就不把得罪人当回事
6 i$ b4 a7 N" d1 e
He would just as soon offend other people as look at them.

41.说到做到 be the equal of one’s words
4 a' E! K, c) C' _6 i; Y9 N0 Z0 U
他说到做到，从不食言

7 s: U* ^" ~3 m# x8 }1 zHe’s the equal of his words, never going back on them.
$ _6 k# F8 G5 N) |1 f: K
42.不依不饶 take off the gloves to

你不必对他如此的不依不饶

You don’t need to take off your gloves to him like that.
3 a! W5 x2 ?. l* o1 [7 P  z
43.贪吃 gluttonous

/ t- B6 ^# {( r6 E: e( ]我从来没有见过像他那样贪吃的人

I’ve never met a man as gluttonous as him.

3 o) a: W3 G  O1 C* `5 V) V44.很乖 as good as gold
! h, f5 f8 m1 {% Z% \  u
他的小女儿很乖，从不像别的孩子那样不听话。

His little daughter is as good as gold. She’s never been as rebellious as other children.
, [8 S9 E% L3 \! k3 y. F3 Y
45.十分嫉妒 be green with envy

2 y& H2 W' p& |/ K9 x王先生的成功使得周围很多人都嫉妒
, u( {3 _2 o4 w& }) h- C& a
Mr. Wang’s success has made many people around him green with envy.

46.满口脏话 swear like a trooper
  Y3 q# S* W; G: l; x
- X- C$ O9 E! l/ m: a2 P那个家伙的嘴特别脏，整天满口脏话骂骂咧咧的。
; [0 K" f2 I1 }' N  a' a% {" N
That guy has a foul mouth. He always swears like a trooper.
6 c+ Y7 b8 H; S8 x$ U& f5 e7 W
: s2 R3 t. h& M. v, @& C2 r47.神经过敏thin-skinned

) [& I$ G6 ?4 Z1 E3 Z1 p. h我看这些人都有点神经过敏

; [/ S( b: s% X7 x2 }% k* JIn my eyes they’re all sort of thin-skinned.
0 ?( _$ z% E' ?: e6 g
48.性子过急be too quick on the trigger

要不是因为你的性子过急，你也不至于失去那笔买卖
! U/ i0 f! F1 ]+ l* u/ D: t! f
If you were not too quick on the trigger you wouldn’t have lost the deal.

2 {% v- n, Z8 K9 k. H$ e49.撒娇 play the woman
) L7 z# P9 G& _& g0 ?: N
她可会在男人面前撒娇了。
: O* y( t( @& K$ c) B4 Z
She ‘s so good at playing the woman before men.
8 b6 g% n) h- H- v* I* ]; O
50.占人便宜 load the dice against

你最好别和她打交道，她总爱占别人的便宜

You’d better not to get involved with her. she always loads the dice against others.

+ o4 U( \: ?+ |- I8 w51.为自己捞油水 be on the take
2 _1 V' \1 d' S  a) l% S3 K
& ]5 v9 V6 S! o, o近几年来，很多官员都在为自己捞油水。有谁会把国家的利益当回事哪？
, f0 P8 s6 L. n. e. R
% M2 {- i4 C) Z* iIn recent years many officials are readily on the take .Who would give much heed to the interest of the country?

connie

顶 ~~~  啊 ~~~~    顶！！！

水上村

up

社员都是向阳花

CONNIE真了不起.

connie

Haha,  是我顶帖顶得让你感叹了吧，哈哈哈:D

xry

hard job!

千斤顶

let's up together!