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英语惯用语详解
想要学好英语怎么能不知道惯用语呢?下面就让我为大家详解一下吧。
英语有些惯用语中含“长”或“短”这两个形容词，可以分别来学来记。
(1) At long last：最后;终于
Jimmy has been expecting a letter from his parents. At long last, it came.
(2) Go a long way towards……：对……很有帮助
The extra income will go a long way towards paying the housing loan for him.
(3) In the long run：终于
As long as a person works hard; he will succeed in the long run.
(4) Too long drawn out：太冗长缓慢
“What did you think of the professor's talk?” “Not bad, but too long drawn out.”
(5) The long and the short of it：概括起来
Mr Hancock has given some reasons against employing Betty, but the long and short of it is that he does not like to work with such a young lady.
(6) Before long：不久以后
Jason's new book will come out before long.
(7) A short cut：捷径
Don't go along the main road. There is a short cut to your destination.
(8) At short notice：临时通知
No one can expect others to do a good job at short notice.
(9) Short with……：对……暴躁无礼
(i) Sorry for being short with you on the phone this morning.
(ii) Have l done anything wrong? Why are you short with me?
(10) Short of……：缺乏，除了……之外
(i) Is our country short of manpower?
(ii) Don't provoke the rascal who will do anything short of murder.
(11) Cut……short：中止……
As something urgent cropped up, they had to cut the meeting short.
(12) Fall short of one's expectations：令人失望
The short-listed candidates were good but their experience fall short of our expectations.
(13) For short：缩写体
He is William, but we can call him Bill for short.
(14) Have a short temper：脾气暴躁
I have a short temper, especially when speaking to someone devoid of common sense.
(15) In short：简言之
The hotel accommodation was good, the food was wonderful, and the staff were friendly. In short, we had a good time.
(16) In short supply：供应不足
Dedicated office staff seem to be in short supply nowadays. Very few have worked until they retire.
(17) Nothing short of……：简直就是……
What you have just said is nothing short of a threat.
(18) Make short work of……：迅速处理……
Since these letters of inquiry have to go out by tomorrow, we will have to make short work of them.
(19) Give short shrift of……：对……漠不关心
Tony looked disappointed when the commitee gave short shrift of his proposal.
(20) Pull…… up short：使……中止正在做的事
The sight of the intruder pulled all the shop assistants up short.
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许多英语惯用表达中包含着固定搭配，如不认清这些特殊句型所表达的意义，极易出现误译。 1. It is a good athlete that never loses points. 误译：从不丢分的运动员才是优秀的运动员。 应译为：再好的运动员也会丢分。 这里，“It is a +adj. + n. That + 否定句”是个习语中常出现的句型，应理解为“even if... + adj.，肯定句”，即“再……的，也会……”。而与此结构相似的'强调句型中，一般没有形容词。 2.You are not going to marry her, and that’s final. 误译：你不准备同她结婚，那就算了。 应译为：你不许同她结婚，就这样定了。 “You are not going to +v.”意为“禁止你……，不许你……”。 3.The visit can’t have left us a deeper impression. 误译：这次访问根本不会给我留下较为深刻的印象。 应译为：这次访问给我们留下的印象最深刻不过了。 “can’t + 形容词或副词比较级”，其实表达的是最高级的意义。 4. I can’t see you quickly enough. 误译：我不可能很快见到你。 应译为：我巴不得尽快与你见面。 “cannot +adj./adv.+ enough”，意思是“越……越好”。而另一个与此相似的句型为，“can誸 + v. +enough”，意为“非常……十分……”，如I can’t like the English teaching enough. 译为“我非常喜欢教英语”。 5. No criticism will be too severe to be gratefully acknowledged. 误译：没有一种批评会是尖锐得使人无法领谢的。 应译为：批评尽管尖锐，我们仍会衷心感谢。 这里“no + too...to”句型不同于一般“too...to”句型，“No...too”部分译为“尽管”，“to (be)”部分译为“也会，也将”。
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