口译达人必“背”:中国成语英译(15)

来源:微学网发布时间:2011-06-26

  心正不怕雷打
  A good conscience is a soft pillow.
  心甘情愿
  He did all this of his own accord.
  心不在焉
  You look absent-minded; what's wrong?
  心满意足
  The little boy sat there smiling, as happy as a clam.
  心力交瘁
  I don't know what to do. I just burned the candle at both ends.
  心灰意冷
  He was in black despair when he failed in the joint examination.(down in the bushes/in the dumps/lose heart) 
  心有余悸
  A burned child dreads the fires. (Once bitten, twice shy.)
  心安理得
  No matter what he said, I have the peace of mind. (have an easy conscience)
  心血来潮
  He did it just on the impulse of the moment.
  心花怒放
  My heart sings with joy because I receive over 300 letters a week from people around the world.
  小Car笔记:
  dread:惧怕,恐惧 【常用词组】① in dread of someone:害怕某人 ② in dread of one's life:害怕有生命危险
  impulse:冲动,心血来潮 【常用词组】① impulse buying:即兴购买,未经考虑仅凭一时冲动的购物行为
   ② electrical impulse:电脉冲