<1> His secretary is a yes-man.
“烏”解：總說(shuō)yes的人
正 解：唯唯諾諾的人，對上級唯命是從的人
句 意：他的秘書(shū)是個(gè)唯唯諾諾的應聲蟲(chóng)。
<2> He is a white-haired boy of the General Manager.
“烏”解：早生白發(fā)的男孩正 解：大紅人，寵兒
句 意：他是總經(jīng)理的大紅人。
<3> Dick is a nice guy. But he’s such a motormouth that people avoid talking to him.
“烏”解：裝了馬達的嘴正 解：連珠炮般喋喋不休的人
句 意：迪克人不錯，但是他說(shuō)起話(huà)來(lái)總是喋喋不休，大家都避免和他說(shuō)話(huà)。
<4> I have to burn the midnight oil to catch up with the others.
“烏”解：燒午夜的油正 解：開(kāi)夜車(chē)
<5> Sorry. It’s a slip of the tongue.
“烏”解：舌頭滑倒正 解：口誤
<6> I feel it in my bones.
“烏”解：感覺(jué)在骨頭里正 解：預感到會(huì )有某事
<7> 人才流失“烏”解：talents draining
正 解：the brain drain
例句：The brain drain is a serious problem we are facing.
<8> 這山望著(zhù)那山高
“烏”解： The other mountain is higher than the one he’s standing on.
正 解：The grass is greener on the other side.
例句：Almost all people think that the grass is greener on the other side.
大家來(lái)試著(zhù)翻譯下上面兩個(gè)例句吧~
