[各奔東西]drift apart
畢業(yè)后我們班的同學(xué)就各奔東西了。
After graduation my classmates drifted apart.
“各奔東西”指的是“散開”或“不在一起”的意思，但“散開”或“分散開”的英語是disperse，常指“分散精力”，“疏散人群”或“驅(qū)散云霧”等概念。因而，“各奔東西”不宜使用disperse，而應(yīng)該用drift apart。此語中的drift是漂流的意思。
Dialogue
John: What have you been doing these days, mark?
Mark: I've been trying to track down some of our old friends.
John: I haven't been keeping in touch with them. We simply drifted apart.
Mark: We lost track of each other somehow after we graduated.
John: Did you ever bump into any of them?
Mark: A few Some have settled down, some are tied down, some are living it up and others are in a rut.
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[嘔吐]shoot the cat
他剛吃完飯就吐了。
He shoot the cat right after the meal.
Shoot the cat 是一條俚語，意即vomit。表示"嘔吐"的概念時(shí)，除了用shoot, 還可以用jerk,形成jerk the cat的說法。
Sample Sentences
1、 他告訴醫(yī)生說他一吃完飯就吐，不知道是為什么。
He told the doctor that he would shoot the cat right after meals without knowing why.
2、 他又吐了，肯定又喝多了。
He's shooting the cat again. He must have drank too many again.
3、她說吃牛肉就吐，但是還特別想吃。
She says she would shoot the cat after eating beef and she doesn't seem to be able to resist eating it.
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打嗝］make a belch
孩子打嗝兒了，讓他喝口水吧。
The kid is making a belch. Give him a drink.
漢語口語中的“打嗝兒”可以用動(dòng)詞belch來表示，也可以用make a belch的形式。作為動(dòng)詞使用，belch有“猛烈噴射”、“陣陣冒出”以及“打嗝”等意。在日?？谡Z中，英美人一般使用make a belch的說法。
Sample Sentences
1、 有人說當(dāng)你打嗝兒時(shí)，想想別的事就會(huì)好的。
It's said that when you are making a belch, think of something else and the belch will be off.
2、 你快給他多穿點(diǎn)衣服吧。他都打嗝了。
He's making a belch. Give him more clothes to make him warm.
3、 有人說打嗝時(shí)喝點(diǎn)兒熱水就會(huì)好的。
It's said drinking some warm water can help get over the belch.
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[久等]cool one's heels
漢語口語中“久等”或“足足等了”之類的概念可以用Cool one's heels來表示。比如：I have left cooling my heels since seven o'clock.此語源于古時(shí)，人們一般騎馬外出，當(dāng)馬走的路程太長或太疲憊時(shí)，馬蹄就會(huì)發(fā)熱，騎馬的人必須停下來，讓馬休息，一直到馬蹄涼下來再走。
Sample Sentences
1、 報(bào)社記者必須學(xué)會(huì)久等，這也是他們的一個(gè)任務(wù)。
Newspaper reporters must learn to accept cooling their heels as part of their job.
2、 他們讓我在經(jīng)理辦公室的門外等了好外。
I was left cooling my heels outside the manager's office.
3、 讓他久等？他是耐不住這個(gè)性子的。
Asking him to wait ? He had no patience in cooling his heels.
注：但值得注意的是，英語cool one's heels作為“久等”或“足足等了”的地道表示法，只能用于“白白等了”的情景之中，若“久等”而“白等”時(shí)就應(yīng)該用be kept waiting來表示。比如：對(duì)不起，讓您久等了。I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.
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[各有利弊]cut both ways
在國營企業(yè)或合資企業(yè)工作各有利弊：在國營企業(yè)工作比較安定，但工資較少；在合資企業(yè)工業(yè)掙錢多一些，可是又不穩(wěn)定。
It cuts both ways to work in a state-run enterprise or a joint venture :the pay from a state-run enterprise is relatively lower but you feel more stable while in a joint venture you feel unassured, though the pay is relatively higher.
“各有利弊”一般是用have both advantages and disadvantages的片語來表示的。但作為口語，用cut both ways似乎更好些。此語直譯為“兩面都砍”。這也就如同在說，事物既有好的一面，也有其壞的一面；有有利的一面，也有不利的一面，與漢語的“各有利弊”相吻合。
Dialogue
Li Ming: I head that you have found a new job in a joint venture. What about the pay?
Zhao Hua: 2,000 yuan a month.
Li Ming: 2,000 yuan a month? That's four times the pay I get! No wonder many people are crazy about finding a job in a joint venture.
Zhao Hua: Well, it cut both ways. When you work in a state-run enterprise as the one you do now, you feel safe and stable. But those who are working in a joint venture do not have that feeling, you know what I mean.
Li Ming: Sure, But most people still prefer to have a job that has a higher pay.
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畢業(yè)后我們班的同學(xué)就各奔東西了。
After graduation my classmates drifted apart.
“各奔東西”指的是“散開”或“不在一起”的意思，但“散開”或“分散開”的英語是disperse，常指“分散精力”，“疏散人群”或“驅(qū)散云霧”等概念。因而，“各奔東西”不宜使用disperse，而應(yīng)該用drift apart。此語中的drift是漂流的意思。
Dialogue
John: What have you been doing these days, mark?
Mark: I've been trying to track down some of our old friends.
John: I haven't been keeping in touch with them. We simply drifted apart.
Mark: We lost track of each other somehow after we graduated.
John: Did you ever bump into any of them?
Mark: A few Some have settled down, some are tied down, some are living it up and others are in a rut.
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[嘔吐]shoot the cat
他剛吃完飯就吐了。
He shoot the cat right after the meal.
Shoot the cat 是一條俚語，意即vomit。表示"嘔吐"的概念時(shí)，除了用shoot, 還可以用jerk,形成jerk the cat的說法。
Sample Sentences
1、 他告訴醫(yī)生說他一吃完飯就吐，不知道是為什么。
He told the doctor that he would shoot the cat right after meals without knowing why.
2、 他又吐了，肯定又喝多了。
He's shooting the cat again. He must have drank too many again.
3、她說吃牛肉就吐，但是還特別想吃。
She says she would shoot the cat after eating beef and she doesn't seem to be able to resist eating it.
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打嗝］make a belch
孩子打嗝兒了，讓他喝口水吧。
The kid is making a belch. Give him a drink.
漢語口語中的“打嗝兒”可以用動(dòng)詞belch來表示，也可以用make a belch的形式。作為動(dòng)詞使用，belch有“猛烈噴射”、“陣陣冒出”以及“打嗝”等意。在日?？谡Z中，英美人一般使用make a belch的說法。
Sample Sentences
1、 有人說當(dāng)你打嗝兒時(shí)，想想別的事就會(huì)好的。
It's said that when you are making a belch, think of something else and the belch will be off.
2、 你快給他多穿點(diǎn)衣服吧。他都打嗝了。
He's making a belch. Give him more clothes to make him warm.
3、 有人說打嗝時(shí)喝點(diǎn)兒熱水就會(huì)好的。
It's said drinking some warm water can help get over the belch.
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[久等]cool one's heels
漢語口語中“久等”或“足足等了”之類的概念可以用Cool one's heels來表示。比如：I have left cooling my heels since seven o'clock.此語源于古時(shí)，人們一般騎馬外出，當(dāng)馬走的路程太長或太疲憊時(shí)，馬蹄就會(huì)發(fā)熱，騎馬的人必須停下來，讓馬休息，一直到馬蹄涼下來再走。
Sample Sentences
1、 報(bào)社記者必須學(xué)會(huì)久等，這也是他們的一個(gè)任務(wù)。
Newspaper reporters must learn to accept cooling their heels as part of their job.
2、 他們讓我在經(jīng)理辦公室的門外等了好外。
I was left cooling my heels outside the manager's office.
3、 讓他久等？他是耐不住這個(gè)性子的。
Asking him to wait ? He had no patience in cooling his heels.
注：但值得注意的是，英語cool one's heels作為“久等”或“足足等了”的地道表示法，只能用于“白白等了”的情景之中，若“久等”而“白等”時(shí)就應(yīng)該用be kept waiting來表示。比如：對(duì)不起，讓您久等了。I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.
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[各有利弊]cut both ways
在國營企業(yè)或合資企業(yè)工作各有利弊：在國營企業(yè)工作比較安定，但工資較少；在合資企業(yè)工業(yè)掙錢多一些，可是又不穩(wěn)定。
It cuts both ways to work in a state-run enterprise or a joint venture :the pay from a state-run enterprise is relatively lower but you feel more stable while in a joint venture you feel unassured, though the pay is relatively higher.
“各有利弊”一般是用have both advantages and disadvantages的片語來表示的。但作為口語，用cut both ways似乎更好些。此語直譯為“兩面都砍”。這也就如同在說，事物既有好的一面，也有其壞的一面；有有利的一面，也有不利的一面，與漢語的“各有利弊”相吻合。
Dialogue
Li Ming: I head that you have found a new job in a joint venture. What about the pay?
Zhao Hua: 2,000 yuan a month.
Li Ming: 2,000 yuan a month? That's four times the pay I get! No wonder many people are crazy about finding a job in a joint venture.
Zhao Hua: Well, it cut both ways. When you work in a state-run enterprise as the one you do now, you feel safe and stable. But those who are working in a joint venture do not have that feeling, you know what I mean.
Li Ming: Sure, But most people still prefer to have a job that has a higher pay.
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