张培基英译现代散文选2 1.Phrasal Expression & Wordsa blade of grassA chill in the airA constellation of fine arts异彩纷呈a grain of sanda later invention/practiceA propensity for …a red streak of dawn 一道红霞a string of cash 一吊钱a suckling baby 乳儿A tremulous voice 颤抖的声音A vast expanse of whiteAbandon oneself to…= be lost in…Absence of any feelingadd … in passing 顺便说道ajar 门半开All the more = moreAlley = alleywaysAmble alongamphitheaterAnti-Japanese Guerrilla Detachment 抗日游击队arrive on the sceneArtifice 诡计At an opportune moment 碰巧at long last 终于At one go = in one sittingAt one’s insistenceAt the suggestion of …awning 遮阳蓬base cowardice 卑怯bayonet 刺刀Be ablaze with…通明be adequately fed and clad 丰衣足食be at loggerheads with…与…斗争/不合be bereft of … = be deprived of…Be bogged down in a mire 陷入泥淖Be clad in…be confined to bed by sicknessbe daubed with…散漫地涂有Be given to doing 习惯于be immensely overjoyed 欣喜若狂Be of long standing 老资格Be on an equal footing with…与…平起平坐be on/at one’s heels 紧跟着Be ordained by fateBe overgrown with grassBe pleasant to the ear: 悦耳动听Be pregnant with meaningBe shrouded / veiled in…笼罩在Be sloppy in thinkingBe subject to the law of natureBe thoroughly drenched / soakedBe uncalled for 不合适begrudge doing = be unwilling to doBemoan the transience of youthBest serve for an answerblood debt(s) 血债Blot out 抹去Boundless expanseBring about a … moodBroad and liberal 胸径宽广bronchial tube 支气管Burst into fits of abuseBuzz with activity 活跃起来by and largecadence 抑扬顿挫Call forth tears = trigger tearscanine phobia 怕狗Canvass (for) support 游说以获得支持cessationChalk up…用粉笔写下chant Buddhist scriptureChestnut: 栗树/子Chin up and chest out 抬头挺胸Choke with sobschorus of wild yellsClog 阻碍，木屐Cluck 咯咯叫Come of = result fromCome to the fore 崭露头角Congenial response 共鸣consult sb on …Consummate = skillful = perfectCopious tears of joyCrestfallen = dejectedcringe = cowerDabble in water 戏水Damp down one’s passionday in and outdazzling brilliance 炫目/夺目的光辉Deadly dull 极其乏味Delicate features 纤细的面貌Denude trees of leavesdespotic 专制的detachment 小分队Diehard 顽固分子Din = hubbub: loud soundDine and wineDomineering 专横的Downy: fluffy + softDream away = dawdle awaydrool copiously 垂涎三尺Drudge 苦工，辛苦劳作drudgery 苦差Dwell one’s eyes on…凝视dye… red 染红Eatery 餐饮店Ebony eyes/skin 黑眼睛/黝黑皮肤Edible bird’s nest 燕窝End up in a complete fiasco 惨败Enfeeble = weakenepithet 绰号Ethereal 超凡的，优雅的Failing = if withoutFalcon 鹰隼(sun)feel conscience-strickenFeel instantly refreshed 顿时神清气爽feel overawed 肃然起敬Fellow provincial 老乡firmament 苍穹get a good thrashingGet on in years 上年纪Get the worst of it 处于劣势Gild…使…金子般发光give sb. the slip 把某人甩掉glazed tile 琉璃瓦gloss over 掩饰glower 怒视gobble up 狼吞虎咽Good wishes = blessing = auspicious remarkGood-for-nothing = lazybonesgosling 小鹅，没经验的年轻人grizzled feather 灰白的羽毛Hanker after 渴望Happen by mere coincidenceharbor/bear hatred/grudge/against…Haughty 高傲的Have the audacity to do …胆敢做Have… all to oneself 独占…Heartening = encouraginghearty thanksHigh aspiration / ambitionHoard for speculation 囤积居奇Hold sway 控制Homing / carrier pigeonhoodwink 欺骗I wouldn’t presume 岂敢immense joyImprint 印记In a dazein expectation of…in spite of oneself 不由自主in the /at dead of night 深夜In the face of the waning sunin the twinkling of an eye 瞬息之间Inhibition 拘谨Into the bargain 而且还…irk = irritateJet black: 乌黑发亮joss stick 香Keep sb at arm’s length 保持距离keep up with the trend of timesKick sb. when he’s down 落井下石Knitted browLay… to rest 安葬，平息Limpid, insipidLinden tree 菩提树loll 懒洋洋地依靠luminous 发光的Lush greenery 草木青青Lush 茂盛的Make a bungle of…弄错man of heroic mettle 有血性的人mandarin jacket 马夫Maxim 格言Megalomania 夸大狂Merit and demeritMerry-makingMope around 闷闷不乐地闲逛Motley: 混杂的Mulish=stubbornmurky 浑浊的，昏暗的Myopia 近视not a soul in sightOld fogey 老顽固On an empty stomach 空着肚子On end 连续，接连Oriole 黄鹂out of the common 非同寻常pallor 苍白脸色Pampered / spoilt childPauper = beggarperennial youthPersimmon: 柿子Piping: 尖叫声piteous 可怜的Plaintively = mournfullyplay the fugitive / pursuer 逃/追plumage 全身羽毛Plunge sb. into gloomPoetic feeling/sentiment 诗意Polish up 润色pound away 连续打击preen 刻意打扮present a view 立论Privation 贫困Propriety 行为/举止得体或恰当Prosaic 平凡的pure and simple 不折不扣，全然put … to shame 使…黯然失色Put forth buds: 抽芽Quail: 鹌鹑Railing 栏杆Rain pelted/poured downrain-drenched 雨湿的Rank weeks: 丛生的杂草recall … to one’s mindred orb 红日Relive the old daysremnant 遗留物reticence 缄默不语retracted lips 凹陷的嘴唇retrogression in history 历史的退步rickshaw boy/man 黄包车/人力车夫Roost 鸟类栖息处run amok 发狂sanguine = optimisticscamper over 蹦蹦跳跳Scamper: 小动物/孩快蹦scholarly dignity 书生气Second self = bosom friendset pen to paperShanghailandershut… out of viewshy awaySilver dollar 银元sit idle 空坐，空等skirt around 绕开Slipshod 懒散的，随便的slushy = snow-clad, sentimentalsmugly 沾沾自喜Social development / progresssolicitude 担心somehow or other 不知怎的somersault 空翻Sparingly 慎用，节省speak volumes for …充分说明Spick-and-span 干干净净spick-and-span 干净，清爽Spiritual barrennessSpongy fine sand 细软沙子Sprightly = energeticstage a demonstrationStalestand guardStand lost in reverieStand to do = be likely to do Standoffish 冷淡的status quoStatus quo现状Steer/keep/stay clear ofstem the tide of progressstirring = excitingStrands of silk 屡屡丝线Straw-ladenstretch far into the distance 伸向远处Strike / touch a (deep) chordStrike up a funeral hymn 奏挽歌swoop down 向下猛冲take … to one’s heels 溜掉Tame = docileTarry = linger Tauntingly = jokinglyThat’s a hard nut to crack.The clatter of mahjong tilesThe droning of machine 机器响声the endearing grandeur of natureThe living presentThe rattle of sabres(军刀)Thump/throb with emotionTip sb. a wink 使眼色touch upon = make mention of …Touch/strike a chordTransience 短暂，易逝Treasure / cherish memorytreat me like dirtTremor: 小颤动underdog 弱者Undeserved reputation 名不副实unflagging energy = energeticUnsheathe 出鞘uphold justiceusher in a new century 迎接新世纪Vent … on/onto…Verdant 翠绿色的Wait on sb伺候Waning sun 残阳Wax and waneWeigh heavily on one’s mind = bother sbwhisk sth. away/off 匆匆带走White fungus 银耳window pane 窗玻璃with gusto 兴致勃勃2.SentenceA creamy white ray streamed in.a large attendance of several thousandbe at the end of resources = exhaust all one’s wits/means/tricks 黔驴技穷Be emaciated and have a sallow face 面黄肌瘦be engraved / imprinted / etched / embedded on one’s mindBe exposed to the serenity of the elementsBe filled with sentiment = sentiment swells up in heart.be flogged by the scourge of life 受到鞭策Be next door to = stand next to = border onBe tucked away in the depth of memoryendure the torments of hunger 忍饥挨饿Ever lingering love for you despite our separation. 藕断丝连Give sb a sidelong glance over one’s glassesGlance at sb out of the corner of glassesIdentify oneself with broad mass of peopleLook earthward instead of skywardlord it over … = reign over… = resume domination over…Most apt / liable to slip away / slip through fingersMy heart palpitates with awe.Pass through life all but oncePlay ducks and drakes 水面掷石子比赛rise laboriously bit by bit 努力慢慢上升Susceptibility is always better than / preferable to insensibility. Through all lands and all eternity。