霏楊狂想．馳騁于風

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*今天可太熱了。

It’s a real scorcher today.

*今天太陽很毒辣。

The sun is scorching today.

*我的假期全泡湯了。

My holiday plans are completely up the spout.

*我今天不舒服，不能上班。

I don’t feel up to going to work today.

*（經過激烈競爭後）獲得一份好工作、大項目的合約、獎

land a good job, a big contract, the prize

*she had lost her air of arrogance and defiance.

*她得到一份高薪的工作。

She’s got a plum of a job.

*她身為政治家一生不斷受到的壓力。

the relentless pressure of her life as a politician

*今天早上又跳電了。

The circuit tripped again this morning.

*那鐘純粹是為了裝飾，其實不能走。

The clock is simple for ornament, it doesn’t actually work.

*Their earnings are adequate (to their needs.)

*我剛得到一點消息，是你可能感興趣的。

I’ve got a snippet of information that might interest you.

*你說的很有意思，多給我講些吧。

What you say intrigues me; tell me more.

*tried to imagine what they must be like in private

*我對物理僅有初步了解。

I have only a rudimentary grasp of physics.

*好像有點不對頭─要我幫忙嗎？

Something seems to be amiss – can I help?

*我可以插句話嗎？

May I butt in on your conversation?

*我指望你的幫助。

I’m backing on your help.

*把胡椒撒在食物上

sprinkle pepper on one’s food

*這蛋糕鬆軟可口。

The cake has a nice light texture.

*津津有味地吃喝

eat, drink with (great) relish

*擊敗冬季發胖

beat the winter bulge

*我吃得過多，肚子脹得不得了。

I’ve had too much to eat I feel absolutely bloated.

*大吃油膩食物、奶油麵包

glut oneself with rich food, on cream buns

*他總是暴飲暴食。

He’s always guzzling.

*吃膩美食

cloyed with rich food

*高卡路里食物

Calorie-laden food

*你有些發胖了─該節食了。

You’re getting a bit plump – you need to diet.

*做一些俯地挺身

do a few push-ups

*我盡量每天騰出一些時間運動。

I try to set aside a few minutes each day to do some exercises.

*do a few easy exercise to limber up

*對身體健美的狂熱追求

the cult of physical fitness

*你給我的那些藥丸真是藥到病除。

The pills you gave me worked like a charm.

*你很招人喜愛。

You’ve made quite a conquest.

*這些照片都照得不清楚。

These pictures have come out all fuzzy.

*我們熟悉的海濱假日已可講一去不復返了。

We can say farewell to seaside as we once knew them.

*在微風中起伏的麥浪

(a field of) wheat undulating in the breeze

*吹皺了湖面的微風

a breeze ruffling the surface of the lake

* 葉子輕拂着她的面頰。

The leaves brushed her cheek.

*蔚藍色的

sapphire

*湛朗的天空

a serene sky

*曙光

the first gleams of day

*Up above her glowed a deep, blue, cloudless sky.

*略為發藍的紅色

red with a dash of blue

*the clouds filled up with rays of gold and pink

*早春的氣息

the first breath of spring

*微風送來了花香。

The scent of the flowers was wafted along by the breeze.

*金色晨光照耀下的房子白牆

white walls of houses gilded by the morning sun

*田園生活的魅力

the seductions of country life

*刺骨的風

a stinging wind

*無所不在的氣味、塵埃、濕氣

pervasive smell, dust, damp

*until the last ray of sun left the clouds

*Just as darkness threatened to submerge everything, some of the men present lit the fire.

*晚上大街上燈火輝煌。

The high street is a blaze of lights in the evening.

*耶誕樹上飾物的璀璨光華

the glitter of decorations on a Christmas tree.

*這是一個正視你身體需求以及照顧健康的時機。

It’s a time to honor your body’s needs and to look after your health.

*被雨澆透

be drenched with rain

*凍僵的手指

fingers numb with cold

*她做了人工流產。

She had an abortion.

*我首先考慮的

in the front of my mind

*等候時無聊地翻閱雜誌

leaf idly trough a magazine while waiting

*最後關頭忙碌的準備工作

hectic last-minute preparations

*相隔六個月之後

after a lapse of six months

*有那麼一瞬

for a fraction of a second

*（從那時開始）

from then on

*直到此刻

up until then

*保持衝勁

keep the momentum going

*表現出進取精神

show the spirit of enterprise

*她很好強，又試了一次。

Not to be outdone, she tried again.

*（超出她極限）

go beyond her own limitations

*（自力更生）

The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died

*他受過公務員培訓。

He had been groomed for a career in the Civil Service/ groomed as a future civil servant.

*隨著選舉臨近，黨組織的活動也如火如荼。

The party organization is moving into top gear as the election approaches.

*由於雙方都不肯妥協，談判陷入僵局。

The negotiations had reached an impasse, with both sides refusing to compromise.

*舞弊行為

corrupt pratices

*我們忙了一下午收拾房子準備迎接賓客。

We toiled away all afternoon to get the house ready for our guests.

*最近你在忙些什麼呀？

What are you up to lately?

*她搞什麼鬼呢？

What tricks has she been up to?

*別動我的單車，你這個小壞蛋。

Get off my bike, you little villain!

*我覺得他的報告故意含糊其詞。

I felt his report was deliberately opaque.

*他那糊塗的頭腦

his befuddled mind

*哎呀，我又犯了愚蠢的錯誤。

Oh dear, I’ve boobed again.

*那話是怎麼勾起來的？

What prompted that remark?

*我問他在想什麼，他只哼了一聲。

I asked him what he thought, but he just grunted.

*演唱者未唱出水平。

The singer gave an erratic performance.

*我們可以不計較小過。

We can afford to overlook minor offences.

*（謹記在心…）

Bear in mind that a little flattery goes a long way in the area of relationships.

*（當他人游移不定時，你的耐性磨光了。）

When others drift on tangents your patience wears thin.

*我很愛看那本書，只是結尾頗覺遜色。（爛尾）

I quite enjoyed the book but found the ending rather tame.

*這本書很有趣，只是太離奇了點。

It’s an interesting book but rather far-fetched.

*那魔術師技藝驚人，我不禁倒抽一口涼氣。

I gasped in/with astonishment at the magician’s skill.

*他滿腹疑惑地聽著這個離奇的故事。

He listened in disbelief to this extraordinary story.

*被逗樂的

amused

*催淚的結局

a weepy ending

*使淚水湧上眼眶

fetch tears to the eyes

*她終身感激他的救命之恩。

She felt eternal gratitude to him for saving her life.

*打起精神來！事情沒有你想的那麼糟。

Bucks up! Things aren’t as bad as you think.

*我去羅馬以前必須義大利語複習一下。

I must brush up (on) my Italian before I go to Rome.

*我只是隨便看看，有需要我再叫你。

I’m just browsing. I will give you a shout if I need you.

*請問宣傳單上的特價商品還有嗎？

Is the special on the flyer still available?

*這是等候公車的隊嗎？

Is this the queue for the bus?

*你要喝什麼？該我請客了。

What will you have? It’s my shout.

*（你太懶而把它交給別人管）

You’ve been lazy and given it over to someone else to manage.

*她對這次出行的熱勁迅速減低。

Her enthusiasm for the expedition was waning.

*難以解決的疑難、問題

a knotty problem, question

*毫無根據的謠言、無端的猜疑、虛幻的希望

unfounded rumors, suspicion, hopes

*不得不同意的理由、論點

a compelling reason, argument

*揭穿迷思

debunk the myth

*他心裡有很多好主意。（靈思泉湧）

His mind is teeming with bright ideas.

*高招

a brilliant tactic

*這太稀鬆平常了。

This is too commonplace.

*對著鏡子梳妝打扮

preen oneself in front of the mirror

*（綁馬尾）

tied up her pony-tail

*（準備好上相了）

You’re camera ready for your next big event.

*和藹可親的人、舉止、微笑

a genial person, manner smile

*促膝談心

a heart-to-heart chat

*老婦人和她孫子之間有種莫名的心靈相通。

There is a strange empathy between the old lady and her grandson.

*他是我的知己─彼此形影不離。

He is my alter ego – we go everywhere together.

*知心朋友

a bosom friend