张培基英译现代散文选1
1.Phrasal Expression & Words

… amid(st) thunderous applause
a bare subsistence
A be characteristic of B
= B be characterized by A
A bend in a river / mountain
A blind alley
A brass drum 小铜鼓
A bygone age
a clot of blood
A cobbled path
A confused mass of…
A faint scent of
A forgone conclusion 预料中的必然结局
A hired hand on contract
A jumble of… 一大堆
A keen sense of
A man of profound learning
A mere drop in the ocean
A niche in the temple of fame
A passing glance
A philosophical approach to life
A scene of poetic charm
A sensation of blissfulness
A speck of mud
A stone’s throw
A trace / shade / tint/ sprinkle of…
A Treasury of Best Chinese Prose 古文观止
A vast tract of land
A virtuous man / a man of supreme virtue / moral integrity
A widening expanse of water
abandon … to fate
Ache/agonize with pain
Adjoining room
admire sb for sth
affected 做作
aim high
amiable by nature
Amuse oneself by… = do … for fun
Amusing episode
an enlightened king
An odd-jobber
An opportune moment 合适时机
Ancestral home
Approach senility
aptly 恰如其分地
Art troupe 文工团
At a stretch/sitting
at the present moment
Avaricious desires 贪念
Bark up the wrong tree 攻击错了目标
bashful
Bask in the sunshine
Be ablaze/aglow with light
be advanced in years
be an encumbrance to…
Be beset/troubled with/by
settingsun
Be blurred by…
Be bogged down = be trapped
Be bound up with…密切关联
be central/indispensable to sb.
Be cooped up = be caged
be deeply grieved to learn of…
be distinguished by
Be engrossed in…
Be exquisite and nicely arranged
be forever cherished / treasured
Be hale and hearty
Be havened from
be humanly impossible
Be imprinted/carved/engraved/ingrained on/upon…
be in a fix
Be instrumental in
Be interwoven with 交织着
be irrelevant / foreign to
Be keenly aware of
be keyed up紧张
Be led by the nose
be of southern breed
Be off and on
be on an equal footing with…
Be on the lips of…
Be on the minds of..
be out to do…
be overgrown with wild woods
be packed with…
Be plagued = annoyed = upset
Be possessed
Be possessed of
be reconciled to…
be reduced to
be saddled with
be sent to gallows
Be short of/devoid of
Be shrouded in = be covered in
= be enveloped in
Be sloppy in thinking
Be strewn/covered/festooned with…
Be stumped by = baffled
Be tantamount to…= equal
Be tinted / colored by…
Be troubled / seized with…
Be tucked away in…
Be weaned 断奶
Be weighed down/ troubled with
be wet with perspiration/…
Be wide of / far from the mark 离谱
Be wild with excitement / joy
Be worthy of… 无愧于
Beam = a big smile on face
Bear a thin coating of…
begin by degrees 逐渐开始
Beguile = while / idle / fritter away
Bibliomania
bicker
Birds of a feather flock together
Blackout: (战时)灯火管制
Blurt 脱口而出
bookish / pedantic / impractical view
Border sth on the west
boudoir 闺房
Bountiful free gifts
Bow down to
Brazenly claim / credit 厚颜无耻邀功
Break into uncontrolled sobs
Brilliant talent
burst with vitality
Bury the hatchet
Button up clothes
By dint of 凭借
Capon
Carcass: slaughtered animal for food
Cavernous mouth
Chant ancient Chinese books 诵读古籍
chicken-and-egg 因果难断的
Chit chat
Click away the seconds
Confirmed = habitual
Confirmed = habitual
Congenial disposition 天性
convulsive sob
cool one’s heel
Cordially
cotton-padded gown 棉衣
Court ladies = palace maid
Crackling: sound made by burning wood
Crane one’s necks
Credit A with B = attribute B to A
Crumble into dust
Curl up
curtly = rudely
Cut down on = economize on
decadent 颓废的
Decorated archway 牌楼
degeneration of public morality