英语四六级翻译提高必备短语

1. pay attention to  注意

pay high attention to 高度关注; 高度重视

e.g. Pisces people pay attention to how they feel .

双鱼座的人很注意他们自己的感受。

e.g. Following a game , many parents and coaches pay attention to the outcome and find the faults with their performance .

一场比赛后许多父母和教练都集中精力在结果上，并对青少年的表现吹毛求疵。

2. attract one's attention 引起（注意，兴趣等）

3. lie / swim on one's back  仰卧／仰泳

注：在游泳比赛中，自由泳、仰泳、蛙泳、蝶泳、花样游泳分别被叫做freestyle, back-stroke, breast-stroke, butterfly,synchronized swimming. 下次看比赛时留意一下咯。

4. a bad cold  重感冒

Cold 感冒  Fever 发烧  Flu 流感  Headache 头疼

Stomachache 胃疼，肚子疼   Toothache 牙疼 Arthritis 关节炎

Diabetes 糖尿病  Cancer 癌症   Infection 传染病，感染 

Enteritis 肠炎   Break 骨折  Heart disease 心脏病

5. two pieces of baggage  两件行李

6. keep / lose one's balance  保持／失去平衡

keep the natural balance 保持自然平衡

Keep the Balance Nutrition 保持均衡营养

e.g. Squirrel ‘s tail can help him keep the balance when he’s jumping . Besides , he can use it as a quilt at night .

松鼠的尾巴能帮它在跳跃的时候保持平衡，而且，在晚上还能当被子用。

7. at the ball   在舞会上

8. have / take a cold bath   洗冷水澡

9. above all 首先，尤其重要的，最重要的，强调要引起特别注意

e.g.  Above all, watching TV is educational.

最为重要的是，看电视可以接受教育。

10. by accident 偶然，无意中

11. be active in 对（于）…很积极

e.g. She is active in protecting our environment.

她积极参加保护环境的活动。

12. add up to 合计为

e.g.The bills add up to exactly $100. 

这些帐单加起来正好一百元。

注：与add up to 类似的词组 add up。

add up  把...加起来

e.g. Add up 3, 4 and 5 and you'll get 12.

把三、四、五相加,总数是十二。

13. admit one's mistake 承认错误

14. take / follow one's advice 接受某人的建议

e.g.Be mindful to follow my advice.

你要注意照我的忠告去做。

15. give advice on sth 就…提出建议

e.g. Give advice on improving performance and obtaining higher efficiency.

提出改进性能和提高工作效率的意见。

16. advice sb. to do sth 建议某人做某事

17. the day after tomorrow 后天

注： 大家应该都还记得几年前的灾难大片吧，The Day After Tomorrow 《后天》

18. after all  毕竟；终究

e.g. You should forgive him for his forgetfulness; after all, he is over seventy.

你应该原谅他的健忘症，毕竟他已经七十多岁了。

e.g. The old methods proved best after all.

采用老方法结果反而是某事物最好。

19. against one's will  违背意愿

e.g. I am forced to sign the agreement against my will .

我被迫违心地在协议上签了字。

20. at the age of    在…岁时

21. achieve one's aim  实现目标

e.g. Teaching efficiency is one of the important targets achieve the aim of the swimming and health lesson , s teaching methods , innovation and development in Universities .

大学游泳与健康课教学方法创新与改革的目标，其中一项重要的优化指标是教学效率。

22. in the open air  在户外，在露天里

23. at the airport  在机场

24. the fire alarm 火警

fire alarm evacuation signal 火警疏散信号

sound the fire alarm 拉响火警报警器; 鸣响火警警报

fire alarm system  火灾报警系统

e.g. On hearing the fire alarm , all the workers laid down their tools and rushed the warehouse .

一听到火警，所有的工人都放下工具，向仓库跑去。

25. be filled with anger  满腔怒火

e.g. When we allow our minds to be filled with lust , hate , anger , bitterness , jealousy , greed , envy , selfishness , or even doubt , then we are guilty of sin.

当我们脑海里充斥着淫欲，厌恶，怒气，辛酸，嫉妒，贪婪，妒忌，自私，疑惑，此时我们是有罪的。

26. be angry at sth.    因某人之言行而生气

亦可理解为因某事而生气，仅对事情而言，可与be angry about 互换

   e.g. Never both be angry at the same time .

   两个人永远不要同时生气。

27. be angry with sb.  生某人的气,强调对某人的不满

    e.g. 3.It is just as I tell you, I assure you , and you must be angry with me, for you have sought this disclosure.

    的确是这样，我可以保证，但你一定不要恼怒，因为这是你自己要我讲出来的。

28. make an announcement    通知

   make an urgent announcement 紧急宣布

29. one after another  相继地，按顺序地

   e.g. We achieved victories one after another. 我们取得了一个又一个的胜利。

注：按传统语法，one after another 指三者或三者以上，若指两者则用one after the other, 但使用英语时，两者常换用。

30. each other相互（指两者之间）

31. give no answer to sth.  没有回答

32. be anxious about 为…而担心

    e.g.There is no be anxious about his health .

   没有必要担心他的健康。

33. be anxious to do sth 急于做某事.

34. live apart 分开住

e.g. The butterfly and the milkweed , although competitors in a way , cannot live apart .

蝴蝶和马利筋，虽然从某种角度来看是竞争对手，却又不能分开独立存活。

35. apart from除了

apart from有两种含义:

=besides 除...之外(还有)

e. g. Apart from sport, my other interest is music.  除了运动,我的另一个兴趣是听音乐.

=except for 如果没有

e.g. Apart from that, all goes well. 除了那一点,一切都正常

36. make/offer an apology to sb for sth.  因某事向某人认错或道歉

37. argue with sb. about sth. 与某人争论某事

e.g. Don't argue with me about it , my decision is final .

不要与我争论，我的决定是最后的了。

38. lay sth. aside放在一边

    e.g. Lay aside bad habits .

   请丢掉坏习惯。

e.g. I want you to lay aside these useless prejudices .

我希望你丢开这些无益的偏见。

39. ask sb. for advice / help  请某人指点/帮助

40. be astonished at sth   惊讶于….

e.g. She is astonished at the news.

她听到消息很震惊。

40. at one time   以前，曾经