Idiomsrelatingtonumbers(有關(guān)數(shù)字的俗語諺語英譯).ppt

Idioms relating to numbers,English slangs for numbers,twos company, threes a crowd,This is said of two people, particulary lovers, who would prefer to be alone together rather than to have someone else with them.,MR.bulb,On all fours,If someone is on all fours, they crawl.,five oclock shadow,Its the right time to shave,This expression refers to a patch of stubble on the face of a man who hasnt shaved for at least a day.,be dressed up to the nines,to be wearing very fashionable or formal clothes for a special occasion e.g:They must have been on their way to a wedding or something. They were dressed up to the nines.,A fool at 40 is a fool forever.,If someone hasnt matured by the time they reach forty, they never will.,Some other slangs,1.zero in on something: If you zero in on something, you focus all your attention on that particular thing. 2.two peas in a pod : Two people who are like two peas in a pod are very similar in appearance. 3.second to none（獨一無二）： Something that is second to none is excellent or much better than any other.,4.six of one and half a dozen of the other(半斤八兩)： This expression means that ther is no real difference between two choices; both are equally good or equally bad. 5.Sixes and sevens(亂七八糟)： If something is all at sixes and sevens, then there is a lot of disagreement and confusion about what should be done.,6.catch twenty two： A catch 22 situation refers to a frustrating situation where you cannot do one thing without doing a second, and you cannot do the second before doing the first. 7. twenty-four-seven： This term refers to something which is available or happens twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.,Numbers and Their Meanings as Online Slang,10q - “Thank you“ 10x - “Thanks“ （3）1337 - “Leet“, short for elite(精英), often used ironically. 224 - “today, tomorrow, forever“ 2m - “tomorrow“ 4 - “for“ 404 - “Couldnt find it“, “Clueless“ 833r (or b33r,) - beer or other alcoholic beverages 88, 881 or 886 “bye bye“ 9494 - “thats it“, “thats right“, “you see?“,The origin of (3)1337=elite,當黑客編寫漏洞開發(fā)程序時，他們通常會留下一個簽名，其中最聲名狼藉的一個就是elite。如果將eleet轉(zhuǎn)換成數(shù)字，它就是31337，而當它是指他們的能力時，elite=eleet，表示精英。,The translation of Chinese Slang About numbers（From Textbook）,Translate this sentence,Chinese not only use numbers to appeal for good fortune, they also bring them out to chew people out: “You 250 (fool), you do things neither three nor four (without any order or out of touch), and still you dare to say that Im 13 points (stupid)and 3-8 (scatterbrained).“,中國人不僅用數(shù)字求好運，還用數(shù)字罵人：“你這個二百五（呆子），你做事不三不四（不規(guī)矩），你還敢說我是十三點（愚蠢），說我是三八（心不在焉）?！?The origins of 13 points,詞義等同于癡頭怪腦，愚昧無知。 是滬語中使用率最高的詞之一。 “十三點”初時意謂“敲亂鐘”，時鐘敲出十三響，難道有十三點？當然是出了問題，正如俗語所講癲癲地！ 據(jù)1922年般上海指南，滬蘇方言紀要中釋癡字共十三畫，故滬人以“十三點”隱指癡顯然這一解釋比較符合。 梁山伯與祝英臺中“十八相送”一折戲中，祝英臺向梁山伯反復(fù)暗送秋波，可梁竟傻乎乎的無動于衷。這是劇作者的藝術(shù)手法，故意為后來的悲劇所作的鋪墊和伏筆。上海人口中的梁山伯與“兩三八”諧音，這三個數(shù)相加是十三，譏諷梁山伯是“十三點”、“儂真是梁山伯，伊主動對儂有意思，儂還格能戇搭搭！”,three yang make good fortune 三陽開泰 fortune comes in pairs 好事成雙 happiness comes in pairs 雙喜臨門 ill fortune not coming “alone.“ 禍不單行 eight character horoscope 生辰八字 66 everything goes smoothly 六六大順 One six eight, on the way to success 一六八，一路發(fā) if you want to succeed, dont stray from eight