一些句子的直译与意译

1. It' s a Smoke Free Area. 直译:它是个自由吸烟区。 意译:它是个无烟区。

2. Shakespeare put his hometown on the map. 直译:莎士比亚把他的家乡放在了地图上。 意译:莎土比亚使他的家乡声名远扬。

3. John would not come out of his shell and talk to others at the party.

直译:晚会上，约翰不愿从壳里钻出来与其他人说话。 意译:晚会上，约翰不愿丢掉矜持与别人交谈。 4. He is a rough-and-ready character. 直译:他是个粗兽并有准备的人. 意译:他是个粗鲁但尚能顶用的人。

5. He got into trouble when he paid his bills with rubber checks.

直译:他用橡皮支票付账，并给自己带来了麻烦 意译:他用空头支票结账，并给自己带来了麻烦

6. Frank ran circles around the other boys on the basketball team.

直译:弗兰克绕着篮球队的其他男孩儿转圈。 意译:在篮球队里弗兰克的技术最好

7. On a rainy day the children sometimes ran their mother ragged.

直译:在雨天，孩子们有时候把他们的母亲跑得衣衫槛楼。 意译:在雨天，孩子们有时候把他们的母亲闹得筋疲力尽。 8. The teacher sat on his student as soon as he began showing off.

直译:学生一开始炫耀，老师就坐在了他的身上。

意译:学生一开始炫耀就被老师打断了。

9. Inexperienced people get stars in their eyes when they think of improving the world.

直译:没有经验的人一想到改善世界就会眼睛里面冒星星。 意译:没有经验的人一想到改善世界就迫不及待。

10. My father was a loyal member of his party and always voted the straight ticket.

直译:我爸爸忠于他的党派，而且总是直接投票。

意译:我爸爸忠于他的党派，而且总是把票投给他那个党派的候选人。