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①[两面派]two-faced
我知道怎样对付两面派，而且一眼就能看出谁是一贯两面讨好的人。
I know how to handle two-faced people and can even tellat the first glance who are in the habit of running with thehare and hunting with the hounds.
汉语中的“两面派”相当于英语two-faced一词， 而“两面讨好的人”的英语则是to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.值得注意的是，two-faced和to run with the hare and hunt with thehounds在意思上有很大的区别。two-faced 一般指当面一套，背地又一套的行为伎俩，而run with the hare and hunt with the hounds则指人两面讨好，不得罪任何一方的做法。由此可见，两面讨好的人不一定就不好，而两面派就是另外一回事了。请看下面的对话。
Dialogue
John:Joe seems to be on his high horse these days.What'sthe matter?
Mark:This is"When the cat's sway,the mice will play".
John:But where has the CAT gone?
Mark:He's on a business trip abroad.
John:So he delegated his responsibility to Joe?
Mark:At least nobody in the company is there to keep
Joeon his toes.
John:How does he get on so well with his boss?
Mark:He's a two-faced person.He knows how to butter upthose in power.
John:But do you think his boss really appreciates that?
Mark:Not really.He is the sort of person who keepseveryone at arm's length.
John:But why should the boss delegate his responsibilityto a person like Joe?
Mark:I think he's giving him enough rope to hang himself.
John:You mean he is trying him out?
Mark:Depends on how Joe behaves.
注：1.on one's high horse意指“趾高气扬”， 形容人“不可一世”的样子。2.to keep someone on his toes 的意思是“让人处于紧张状态”或“忙个不停”。
②[难对付的人]a tartar/a hard nut to crack
想让他听从你的指挥？没门儿！他可是个很难对付的人啊。
Want him to follow your order?No way!He's a tartar-a hardnut to crack.
汉语中“难对付”的概念在英语中有很多的表示方法：hard todeal with,hard to cope with,hard to get on with，等等。 但是在表示某个人难对付时，英美人更喜欢用a tartar或a hard nut to crack来表示。 但请注意：当nut 一词用作复数并在前面加上个定冠词形成the nuts的时候，其意思就成了“极出色的人或物”了。当tartar一词的首写字母大写时，其意是鞑靼人；将首写字母t小写时， 意指粗鲁暴躁的人，也就是很难对付的人。但用a hard nut to crack 来表示汉语“难对付的人”更易于理解，而且还很形象。请看下面的对话。
Dialogue
John:I'd like you to meet my friend,Linda.She's a verynice girl to know.
Mary:I ran into her the other day at the fruit market.
John:How did you like her?
Mary:She's indeed swell.
John:That's why we hit it off.
Mary:But I don't like her boy friend.He really turns meoff.
John:You mean Jace?
Mary:Yeah.He's a tartar.Each time I met him he would jumpdown my throat.I can't understand why Linda should love a manlike him.
John:That's what things are like.A nice girl usuallymarried herself off to a man whom other people dislike.I hopeyou wouldn't marry a tartar like Jack.
注：1.She's indeed swell 相当于汉语中的“她确实很棒”。 2.That's why we hit it off 中的hit it off意思是“很要好”或“很和得来”。3.to jump down one's throat是个习语， 其意思相当于汉语口语中“说话带火药味儿”或“说话刺耳”的意思。
③[大人物]a bigwig/a buzwig
李先生可是这个地区的大人物之一，几乎没人敢得罪他。
Mr.Li is one of the bigwigs in this district.Nobody darseto take his offense.
汉语中“大人物”的概念一般可以用bigwig一词来表示。bigwig是个合成词，由big（大）和wig（假发）组成。据说，古时大人物戴的假发叫wig，现代人将其与big一词合二为一，就产生了bigwig 一词。 与bigwig一词相似的表示法还有：V.I.P（重要人物）和buzwig （大人物）。请看下面的例句。
Sample Sentences
1.据说小李的父亲是个大人物。It is said that Xiao Li'sfather is a bigwig.
2.人们常看见那个电影明星和大人物们出出进进的。 That filmstar is often seen coming and going with bigwigs.
3.作为当地的一个大人物， 张先生不得不时刻注意自己的言行。 As a bigwig in the locality,Mr.Zhang has to be careful inwhat he says and does.
④[多面手]Jack-of-all-trades
小李是个多面手，做饭、刺绣、织毛衣以及打字什么的，她样样都在行。
Xiao Li is a Jack-of-all-trades.She is marvelous at arange of things,such as cooking,embroidery,knitting,trpingand whatnots.
汉语中的“多面手”与英语的Jack-of-all-trades十分接近。在英语里，很多短语或表示法都是以人名组成的，而上述片语中的Jack在英语中又是一个很普遍的名字，与of-all-trades 连在一起就形成了流行于英美等国且人人知晓的Jack-of-all-trades.这一片语常被译作“万事通”，带有“博而不精”之意。请看下面的对话。
Dialogue
Lena:I didn't know Mark is so capable.He's marvelous atdoing many things.
Mary:Yeah.He is a Jack-of-all-trades.He can cook,knit,darn stockings and repair things,too.
Lena:No Wonder his wife is so proud of him.
Mary:She leads a charmed life.But she herself is allthumbs at doing things.
Lena:I don't know how Mark Can put up with her.She'suseless in the house.
Mary:But Mark likes her.This is what we call the way oflife.
注：be all thumbs直译为“全是大拇指”， 喻意为“笨手笨脚”。
⑤[令人扫兴的人]a wet blanket
她真是个令人扫兴的人。正当我们兴致勃勃的时候，她却跟李玲吵起架来了。
She's a real wet blanket.She started quarreling with LiLing when everyone of us was in high spirits.
汉语口语中“令人扫兴的人”十分接近英语a wet blanket一词。 该表示法源于灭火时人们用的湿毛毯。 后来人们将其引伸， 用a wetblanket比喻破坏热烈气氛的人或事。请看下面的例句和对话。
Sample Sentences
1.我真不该扫大家的兴， 可是现在我必须回家了。 I shouldn'tbe such a wet blanket,but I'm afraid I have got to go backhome.
2.千万别请小李来参加这次的舞会，她总是扫大家的兴。 Do notinvite xiao Li to the party.She's such a wet blanket.
3.别扫大家的兴。他们都希望你和他们一起去那里。 Don't be awet blanket.They all enjoy your going there with them.
Dialogue
Mary:Did you enjoy the food at the Palace Restaurant lastnight?
Jack:Well...er...the food was good and the atmosphere wasfantastic,but...
Mary:But what?
Jack:But my wife quarreled with the waiter for his service.That was a real wet blanket.
Mary:I'm sorry to hear that.It was just like the party Iwent to the other day when someone started quarreling withsomeone else.There seems to be a wet blanket everywhere.
⑥[性情相投的人]a soul mate
依我看，你女儿和小张性情相投。你干吗要阻拦他们结婚呢？
As far as I can see,Xiao Zhang is a soul mate of yourdaughter.Why should you object to their marriage?
汉语中“性情相投”的概念在英语中有各不相同的表示方法，其中，get on nicely,have something in common,hit it off等等。 然而，上述的片语侧重表示“合得来”的概念，而a soul mate 才更接近汉语“性情相投”的思想内涵。此语中soul指“灵魂”，mate指“伙伴”，两者合在一起就成了“精神上的伙伴”了。请看下面的例句。
Sample Sentences
1.刘敏说，和性情相投的人在一起，你会自然而然地忘记很多烦恼。Liu Min says that being with a soul mate,one will naturallyforget all the worries.
2.刘先生的女儿说，如果她找不到一个和她性情相投的人，她决不结婚。Mr.Liu's daughter claims that she wouldn't marry anyoneuntil she runs into a soul mate of hers.
3.虽然他们有很多共同之处，可是他们并非是性情相投的亲密伙伴。 Although they have many things in common,they are notsoul mates.
⑦[老色迷]a fool for women
那个家伙可是个老色迷，整天跟在女孩子的后面唯命是从。
That guy is a fool for women,who's always at the beck andcall of girls.
汉语中“老色迷”的概念在英语中有很多的表示方法。 比如， sugar daddies,lecher,licentious men,debauchee,sensualist,profligate,dissolute man以及lascivious man.但值得注意的是：sugar daddies侧重指利用金钱或物质引诱并欺侮少女的男人； lecher泛指好色之徒；licentious men有些太直接了当，而a fool for women较婉转。请看下面的对话。
Dialogue
Sally:I can't understand why Joe would like to be at thebeck and call of some frivolous girls.
sandy:He's a fool for women.
Sally:But I think most of his girls are after his money.
Sandy:Sure thing.He's indeed filthy with dough.
Sally:He's really a dissolute man.
Sandy:We don't need to bother.He'll soon have it comingon him.
注：1.be at the beck and call of...意思是“唯命是从”。 2.be filthy with dough直译为“钱多得发臭”，意思是“很有钱”。 这里的dough是俚语，意指“钱”。3.have it coming on somebody 是个习惯用语，意思接近汉语“总有他遭报应的那一天”。
⑧[傻大个儿]a lummox
听说那个傻大个儿把他们公司的买卖搞得一团糟。
It is said that the lummox has loused up their company'swhole business.
在日常的口语中，我们常听人把个子很高，但又缺乏智力的人说成是“傻大个儿”。恰好在英语里也有类似的说法：lummox.lummox 一词据说是a dumb ox（笨牛）与a lump（傻瓜）的合成词， 原意指又傻又笨的人。但是值得注意的是，在很多情景中，此语带有几分调侃色彩，并无贬意。
Dialogue
Mary:Do you know that man over there?
Dick:No.Is there anything about him?
Mary:Yes.He married a chubbette whose father is known asa business tycoon.
Dick:What do you mean by"a chubbette"?
Mary:A chubbette is a person who is both very short andfat.
Dick:But that man is rathar tall,more than 1.85m,I suppose.
Mary:Yes.He is a lummox.
Dick:Does that mean he is a both tall and silly?
Mary:You are right.A lummox is a person who is tall butslow-minded.
Dick:That's interesting.You see,marriage has always beena mystery.
Mary:Yes.That is what we call"Let beggars match withbeggars."
注：Let beggars match with beggars是谚语，意思相当于汉语“龙配龙，凤配凤”。