英汉词典查不到 （之二十六）

武夷山

1．（承接上一期----“之二十五”----的最后一条）她在嗑葵花籽，把葵花籽壳放到一个盘子里。

She is cracking sunflower seeds and putting the shells into a plate.

博主： 顺便说一句，不同语言，都用含有[ k ] 音的词（“嗑”和crack）来表示一个共同动作，显然含有象声的意味。

2. 你当着客人的面让我下不来台。

You shame me before our guests.

3. 把谁打成肉饼（夸张的说法）

Batter someone to hash

4.父母让我做了倒插门女婿。

My parents married me off.

5. start her old song

故态复萌

6．我把房子贱卖了。

I sold the house for a song.

7. 据说某人与某人发生了严重口角，差点动手。

I t was rumored that X and X had strong words, and it had almost come to blows.

8. 您长命百岁没问题。

You could live to be a hundred.

9. 竖起耳朵

Cock one’s ears

10. 他停下脚步，让那阵晕乎劲儿过去。

He stopped and waited for the giddiness to pass.

11. 毛线球松开了。

The ball of worsted come undone.

12. 你还有什么好说的？（指责口气）

What have you got to say for yourself.

13. 你赖不掉。

You can’t deny it.

14. 他平躺着。

He falls flat on his back.

15. 急转弯

Turn sharp corner

16. 绞手指

Twiddle fingers

17. 听从命令

Attend to directions

18. 他噎住了。

He has been choked.

19. The prettiest are always further.

这山望着那山高。

20． 他翘着二郎腿，双手绞起扣在膝盖上。

He crosses one knee over the other and clasps his hands round it.