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Warts and all
Warts are the small infectious hard things that are painful and grow on the skin. By extension, warts represent small imperfections of a person. |
| 2012-02-08 |
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学好母语勤练习 改进译文质量
，翻译结束之后，我们可以把原文放置一旁一段时间，淡化原文对自己的影响。然后，再花点时间来阅读和润色译文。多读多练，反复修改，一定可以提高译文质量。 |
| 2012-02-01 |
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Catch -22 situation
A catch-22 situation is a situation where you find that nothing works. Basically, it’s a catch – you’ll lose one way or the other. |
| 2012-02-01 |
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Pull-up trey
A pull-up is basketball-speak for a jump shot from a stationary position, i.e. you jump straight up and shoot, releasing the ball while in the air. |
| 2012-01-18 |
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I'm sold
This phrase “I’m sold” must have been inspired by the everyday transaction of buying and selling in the marketplace. |
| 2012-01-12 |
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Stack the deck
This is an idiom that originates from playing cards, the deck being a pack of cards. To stack the deck means to shuffle and arrange the cards before dealing them. |
| 2012-01-04 |
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A policy of live and let live
“Live and let live” is the age-old idiom in question here. Literally, it means that you should LIVE your life and LET others LIVE theirs. |
| 2011-12-30 |
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Flip-flop
If you’re in the Foshan area, read that “urgent notice” now, just in case they change their mind again. |
| 2011-12-28 |
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翻译中的信息补充与跨句调整
翻译需要讲求对等，但有时候这种对等不能太过机械。从实际操作层面来看，大多数翻译对等都是在句子层面展开的，不过偶然也需要进行跨越句子的调整，这样的对等可以说是段落或篇章的对等。 |
| 2011-12-26 |
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