湖北省第十七届外语翻译大赛英语非专业笔译组初赛试题及部分答案
01)We have the eagle shits! (A)我们比赛获胜了!
02)The comedian got the bird. (B)那个喜剧演员让人喝了倒彩。 03)He is a jack-leg lawyer. (C)他是个不称职的律师。
04)She stepped off the carpet last week. (B)她上周离婚了。
05)The young man had a fling at swimming. (D)那个小伙子喜欢游泳。
06)Mike bought the farm in the World War II (A)迈克在二战中发了大财。
07)He was called to the bar at 21. (B)他21岁就取得了律师资格。 08)I am as old again as you. (D)我的年纪比你大一倍。
09)He is a fair-haired boy of the boss. (B)他是老板的大红人。
10)He is the brains of the crowd. (D)他是这群人的领导。
11)Nancy gave me the glad eye! (A)南希向我抛媚眼!
12)Jack wasn’t a hill of beans to her. (B)杰克并非对她一文不值。
13)He tried to make up to Doctor Chen. (B)他力图与陈医师重修旧好。 14)He is a brown-nose. (c)他是个马屁精。
15)You should put the plan on the back burner. (d)你应该把这个计划先放一放。
16)Jim hasn't cut his eyeteeth yet. (b)吉姆还不懂得人情世故。
17)I carried a torch for kate. (b)我暗恋凯特。
18)I met my wife on a blind date. (a)我和我妻子是通过相亲认识的。
19)The murderer was now behind bars. (b)凶手已被关押。
20)Donna can sing after a fashion. (c)唐纳多少能唱一些歌。
21)It's brass monkeys out there. (a)外面很冷。
22)The shop sells it by the long dozen.
(a)那个商店卖一个赠一个。 23)Give me some skin! (d)我们握个手吧!
24)He comes to ask an account, (b)他过来叫我付账。
25)Jack is an august soldier. (a)杰克是个威武的士兵。
26)The old lady has rabbit ears. (a)那个老太太爱打听闲事。
27)This farm has gone to the dogs. (c)这个农场已大不如前。
28)He likes to put on the dog. (c)他喜欢摆架子。
29)The professor is really on the ball. (b)那位教授的确很在行。
30)The boy is meant to be an angel. (c)那个男孩真好。
31)They are carpet soldiers. (d)他们是少爷兵。
32)Jim is fond of a leap in the dark. (a)吉姆喜欢冒险行事。
33)She is born doormat. (c)她天生是个受气包。
34)She is a nose of wax. (b)她没有主见。
35)I hate to see those fat cats. (c)我讨厌看到那些有钱人。
36)The party went like a bomb. (a)晚会开得很成功。
37)That chick is so hot! (c)那妞真性感。
38)He is a man of pleasure. (d)他是个浪荡子。
39)He paid a matter of 1000 yuan. (b)他大约付了1000元。
40)He was a cat in the pan. (b)他是个叛徒。
第十七届英语专业笔译组初赛)
正题满分100分,加试题10分。如果正题得分达到85分,加试题有效。 01) The house cost him an arm and a leg. (A) 这套房子花了他很多钱。
02) Tom was given the axe. C汤姆被解雇了
03) We live out of cans. 我们靠罐头食品过活。C
04) He went to bed with the chickens. 他很早上床睡觉。D
05) It’s time to put on the feedbag. 吃饭时间到啦.C
06) Please give me a bottle of Adam’s ale. 请给我一瓶水。A
07) It’s your baby, not mine. 那是你的任务,不是我的。A 08) Her re-election is in the bag. 她在改选中已稳操胜券。D 09) He is a ball of fire. 他精力充沛。C
10) The story happened before the Flood. 故事发生在远古时代。B
11) I don’t know the ABC of computers. 我对电脑一窍不通。B
12) His parents are going bananas at him. 他爸妈快被他气疯了。A
13) Don’t pass the baby to me. 不要把责任推卸给我。B
14) She employed a tender foot to help her. 她请了一个新手帮她。B 15) 玛丽是个马屁精 Mary is an apple polisher. B
16) Don’t make yourself in the shit.
不要自讨没趣。C (原意:不要自找麻烦。) 17) Mike is a lady killer. 迈克是个师奶杀手。D 18) Ok, let’s talk turkey.
好吧,让我们开诚布公地谈谈。B 19) He led a dog’s life. 他过着穷困潦倒的生活。D
20) This music in the film is easy on the ear. 电影里的音乐很动听。C
21) We held a back-street meeting. 我们开了一个秘密会议。D 22) That boy never says uncle. 那个孩子的嘴特硬。C
23) I will put my back into this program.
我将对这个项目全力以赴。A
24) Meg is the apple of her father’s eye. 梅格是她爸爸的掌上明珠。B 25) This is an apple of love. 这是一个西红柿。B 26) The fat is in the fire. 事情搞砸了。C
27) She’s a knowing card. 她是个精明鬼。A
28) Everyone has been under the gun. 每个人都顶着巨大的压力。B 29) He lived from hand to mouth. 他过着勉强糊口的生活。C 30) 玛丽在殡仪馆工作。 (A) Mary is funeral home. (B) Mary is in funeral parlor. (C) Mary is at mortuary house. (D) Mary is an undertaker.
这题我不确定(殡仪馆可翻译为funeral parlor 或者the undertaker's) 31) This novel can’t be less interesting. 这部小说无聊极了。B
32) I have the deed to the house. 我有这所房子的房契。A
33) You must hold your horses. 你一定要镇静。A
34) Tom is good at winning girl’s ears. 汤姆很能够博得女人的好感。 35) Nobody can say I put on airs. 谁也不能说我这个人摆架子。C
36) These transactions are aboveboard. 这些交易是光明磊落的。 37) I won’t buy your story. 我不信你那一套。B
38) Has the cat got your tongue? (A) 你为什么生气? (B) 你为什么哭?
(C) 你怎么这么唠叨了? (D)你的舌头让猫咬掉了?
应该是D (原意:你为什么不吭声呢?) 39) Old Green is a real card. 老格林真是个活宝。C
40) Jim is the black sheep of our class. 吉姆是我们班的害群之马。D
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