中文俗話英語表達 (1)

1. 愛理不理  give the cold shoulder

 I don't know why she gave me the cold shoulder.  我不知道為什麼她對我愛理不理。

2. 擺架子  put on airs

Don't put on airs with me.  I don't buy it.  別對我擺架子,我不吃那一套。

3. 白相  go out and have fun

Let's go out and have fun on the weekend.  咱們周末出去白相白相。

4. 白眼  dirty look

People give him dirty looks wherever he goes. 他到處遭人白眼。

5. 抱粗腿 (結交權貴)  get in with the rich ( powerful )

He got in with the powerful people to get promoted. 他抱粗腿得到升遷。

6. 避人耳目  keep a low profile

Keep a low profile when you do this. 做這件事時,要避人耳目。

7. 變卦  do an about face

Did she do an about face? 她變卦了嗎?

8. 兵荒馬亂  the chaos of war

They lost contact with each other during the chaos of the war. 他們在兵荒馬亂中失去連絡。

9. 不管三七二十一  despite the consequences

Despite the consequences, he drank the glass of wine. 他不管三七二十一喝下那杯酒。

10. 看不順眼  rub one the wrong way

He really rubs me the wrong way. 我看他很不順眼。

11. 不痛不癢的話  talk about the weather

You always talk about the weather. 你總是說些不痛不癢的話。

12. 不像話  outrageous

She wears a miniskirt to her wedding.  It's outrageous. 她結婚時竟穿了條迷你裙,太不像話了!

13. 不修邊幅  not pay attention to one's appearance

He never pays attention to his appearance.

14. 不擇手段  by any means available

He has won the game by any means available. 他不擇手段贏得比賽。

15. 不知所云  mumbo-jumbo

That guy talks mumbo-jumbo. 那傢伙不知所云。

16. 不知天高地厚  still wet behind the ears

This young man is still wet behind the ears. 這年輕人不知天高地厚。

17. 不著邊際  dancing around the subject

He is nervous and dances around the subject when he talks. 他講話時因為緊張而不著邊際。

18. 太陽打西邊出來;才怪呢  when pigs fly

He will come when pigs fly. 他會來才怪呢!

19. 參差不齊  a mixed bag

The group of people is a mixed bag. 那群人水準參差不齊。

20. 插隊  cut in front of

He always cuts in front of other people.  他總是愛插隊。

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 本單元參考書目:中文慣用語的美式表達法