GRE写作常用表达札记6-4

221.Re: 呵呵，郑板桥的“难得糊涂”怎么译比较好？谢谢先 
Where ignorance is a bliss¹, it’s folly² to be wise. 

222.Re: 请教翻译“获得奥运会主办权”怎么说啊 
win the bid for the Olympic Games 

223.Re: "淳朴的民风民俗保持的比较好"怎么说？ 
Local traits and customs(,which are simple and honest,) are in fair preservation³. 

224.Re: 问一下：“埋没人才”该怎么翻译？ 
fail to do justice to talented people; stifle/suppress real talents 
常用表达：His talent for painting was neglected. 

225.Re: 请教一个说法，谢谢！ 
“离某人做什么还有很长一段距离”,中的距离如果做“时间”的意思讲： 
(1)There are...left before sb ... (2) sth is/are still ...away. 
如果做“水平，能力要求”的意思讲：...be far from the requirement 

226.Re: 怎么翻译“有所得必有所失” 
发信站: BBS 水木清华站 (Sun Aug  1 18:19:48 2004), 站内 
(1)One can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs. 
(2)When there is gain,there is loss. 
顺便说一下，有失则有得：You have to make a sacrifice to get what you want.

1 bliss   

n.狂喜，福佑，天赐的福

参考例句：

• It's sheer bliss to be able to spend the day in bed.整天都可以躺在床上真是幸福。
• He's in bliss that he's won the Nobel Prize.他非常高兴，因为获得了诺贝尔奖金。

2 folly   

n.愚笨，愚蠢，蠢事，蠢行，傻话

参考例句：

• Learn wisdom by the folly of others.从别人的愚蠢行动中学到智慧。
• Events proved the folly of such calculations.事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的。

3 preservation   

n.保护，维护，保存，保留，保持

参考例句：

• The police are responsible for the preservation of law and order.警察负责维持法律与秩序。
• The picture is in an excellent state of preservation.这幅画保存得极为完好。