新概念英语第四册39-04

literary translation : 直译=word to word translation

free translation :意译=paraphrase

plum n. :李子

pear n. :梨子 peach :桃子，大美人

peachblossom 桃花 peach flower fan/ peachblossom fan 桃花扇

tadpole n. : 蝌蚪 I'm a Tadpole.我是密西西比(Mississippi)人。

frog: 青蛙

The tadpole is the larva of the frog.蝌蚪是青蛙的幼体。

mushroom n. : 蘑菇

to spring up like mushrooms 如雨后春笋般

Individual enterprises are springing up like mushrooms.

carrot n. : 胡萝卜

the stick and the carrot policy 软硬兼施政策

parrot n. v. : 鹦鹉

He always parrots.他老是鹦鹉学舌。

bud n. : 花蕾

The flower is in bud.这朵花含苞欲放。

nip sth. in the bud 防患于未然

lark n. :云雀=skylark

ladybird n. 瓢虫=ladybug

litterbug 乱扔垃圾的人

bulrush n.: 芦苇

She/He is a bulrush.她/他是墙头草。

combination n.: 结合体

My article combines the simplicity and the elegance. 我的文章既简洁又美观。

sculptor n.: 雕刻家