喜劇
《終成眷屬》ll's Well that Ends Well
Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.|兼愛, 擇信,無欺。
breathe life into a stone|妙手回春,起死回生
All's well that ends well.|結(jié)果好,一切都好。
《皆大歡喜》As You Like It
as you like it |皆大歡喜;如愿以償
lay it on with a trowel | 恭維,吹捧
Sweet are the uses of adversity.|逆境( 苦難)的價(jià)值是甜美的。
Thereby hangs a tale.|說來話長(zhǎng), 其中大有文章。
All the world's a stage.|全世界是一個(gè)舞臺(tái)。
bag and baggage | (尤指被驅(qū)逐之人的)全部家當(dāng)
too much of a good thing|過猶不及
meat and drink | 極大的享樂/樂趣
The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.
傻子自以為聰明,但智者自知無知。
《錯(cuò)誤的喜劇》The Comedy of Errors
neither rhyme nor reason|毫無道理,無緣無故
It's high time to...|是做...的時(shí)候了
《愛的徒勞》Love's Labour's Lost
love's labour's lost |愛的徒勞;徒勞無益的事
Light, seeking light, doth light of light beguile.I本想尋找光明, 反而失去了光明。
a feast of languages | 文字的盛宴
《一報(bào)還一報(bào)》Measure for Measure
brief authority | 暫時(shí)的權(quán)威
enough to make the angels weepl極為令人傷心的,悲慘的
measure for measure |一報(bào)還一報(bào)
《威尼斯商人》The Merchant of Venice
in the twinkling (of an eye) |轉(zhuǎn)眼之間,瞬間
Love is blind.| 愛情使人盲目。 /情人眼里出西施。
AII that gitters is not gold.|金玉其外,敗絮其中。
a blinking idiot |一個(gè)瞇著眼睛的傻瓜
Hath not a Jew eyes?|難道猶太人沒有眼睛嗎?
heart's content |盡情,心滿意足
pound of flesh|雖合法卻極不合理的要求
have an old head on young shoulders|少年老成,年輕而有見識(shí)
The quality of mercy is not strained.| 慈 悲不是出于勉強(qiáng)。
a Daniel come to judgement |公正的法官
《溫莎的風(fēng)流娘兒們》The Merry Wives of Windsor
King's/Queen's English|王室英語(yǔ),純正的英語(yǔ)
the long and short ( of it) |概括地說(某事的基本事實(shí))
The world's one's oyster.I-切都在掌握之中, 什么都能做。
laughing stock |笑柄,笑料
the dickens | 究竟,到底
as luck would have it |幸運(yùn)的是;不湊巧的是
hot- blooded|感情強(qiáng)烈的;易怒的
《仲夏夜之夢(mèng)》A Midsummer Night's Dream
The course of true love never did run smooth.I 真愛之路多崎嶇。 好事多磨。
swift as a shadow |迅如掠影
fancy-free|無拘無束的,自由自在的
《無事生非》Much Ado About Nothing
much ado about nothing|無事生非, 小題大做
on the windy side o...I 不...所害, .-....影響之外
sigh no more|別再嘆氣
lie low |盡量不引起注意,不露聲色;不與他人來往,獨(dú)處
《馴悍記》The Taming of the Shrew
not budge an inch |絕不讓步,寸步不讓
Let the world slip.| 管他世事滄桑。/任世事變更。
There's small choice in rotten apples.|左右為難。
strive mightily| 奮力一搏
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.|結(jié)婚太急,后悔莫及。
forever and a day |永遠(yuǎn),永久
《第十二夜》Twelfth Night
If music be the food of love, play on.|假如音樂是愛情的食糧,那么奏下去吧。
Better a witty fool than a folish wit.| 寧做聰明的傻瓜,不做愚蠢的智者。
a night owl |夜貓子,熬夜工作的人
cakes and ale|吃喝玩樂,物質(zhì)享受
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon'em.|
有的人是生來的富貴,有的人是掙來的富貴,有的人是送上來的富貴。
laugh oneself into stitches |捧腹大笑
midsummer madness| 愚奮之至,極度瘋狂
improbable fiction |不合情理的捏造
the jaws of death |鬼門關(guān),死神
whirligig of time | 報(bào)應(yīng)輪回
《維洛那二紳士》The Two Gentlemen of Verona
as hard as steel | 像鋼鐵-樣堅(jiān)硬
make a virtue of necessity|不得已而力爭(zhēng)有所得