1、第一篇形形色色的人1.一根筋儿 one track-minded别跟他较劲了。他一根筋，你还不知道？Stop reasoning with him. Don’t you know he is one track-minded?2.出众的人 a lulu要说漂亮，我们公司新来的秘书可算是个相貌出众的女孩子了。Talking about being pretty, our company’s new secretary is indeed a lulu.3.两面派 two-faced我知道怎样对付两面派，而且一眼
2、就能看出谁是一贯两面讨好的人。I know how to handletwo-faced people and can even tell at the first glance who are in the habit of running with the hareand hunting with the hounds.(注：run with the hare and hunt with the hounds 指人两面讨好，不得罪任何一方的做法。)4．傻大个儿 a lummox听说那个傻大个儿把他们公司的买
3、卖搞得一团糟。It is said that the lummox has loused up（毁坏；弄糟） their company’s whole business.5.收破烂儿的人 a rag man那些收破烂儿的人走街串户，有时也能挣不少钱。Those rag men going from door to door sometimes may also earn quite a handsome sumofmoney.6.乡巴佬 a hayseed她说她决不会嫁给一个乡巴佬，不管他多有钱。She in
4、sisted that she would not marry herself off to (把…嫁出去)a hayseed, no matter how rich he was.7.不三不四的人riff-raffs老张的家里总来些不三不四的人，可想而知老张不是什么好东西。There are always riff-raffs hanging around in LaoZhang’s home, which gives you the feeling thatLao Zhang is not a good g
5、uy.8.受气包儿 doormat她天生就是个受气包儿，什么事都不敢说个不字She’s born doormat,afraid of going against anything.9.面无表情的人 a deadpan和那些面无表情的人在一起工作真让人憋气。You feel choked to work with those deadpans.10.扫帚星 a jinx有人说那个女人是个扫帚星，谁跟她结婚谁倒霉。She’s said to be a jinx, who would bring bad luck t
6、o whoever she marries.第一篇能力与智慧(上)1.海量 have a hollow leg你像灌醉他？他可是海量，从来没有醉过。Want to drink him under the table? Wellyou can never do. Hegot a hollow leg, you know.2.略胜一筹 be a notch above论油画，张先生比刘先生画得好。但是，谈到水彩画，刘先生可就比张先生略胜一筹了。In oil painting, Mr.Zhang paints bet
7、ter than Mr.Li.But when it comes to water colors,Mr.Liu appearsto be a notch above Mr.Hang.3.有头脑 be a brain他可是个有头脑德人，决不会相信你的那一套。He’s a brain, who wouldn’t be fooled into believing your babbling.4.很能干 to have a lot on the ball我知道李明很能干，但我怀疑他是否真的愿意到我们这儿来工作。I kn
8、ow Li Ming has a lot on the ball. But I’m not sure if he likes to work here.5.有名无实 a poor apology你刚才提到的那个作家不过是个有名无实的人。他的作品太没意思了。The man you’ve just mentioned is but a poor apology for a writer.
