英汉词典查不到（之三十二）

武夷山

1．天生的才能（“天才”之一解）

Congenital gift

2. 虽然非常不想说，但我还得提及这样一桩事实……

I bring up, with powerful unwillingness, a fact that…

3. 他们吵了一场。

There was a scene between them.

4. 生儿育女

Raise a family

5. 他左手支着下巴，右手托着左胳膊肘。

He had his left hand at his chin, and his left elbow rested on his right hand， crossed over his breast.

（摘自狄更斯的小说The Signalman）

6．就算我是那么讲的。

Admit those were my very words.

7. 我告诉你的就是真实发生的情况，不带夸张的。

Precisely as it happened, so I tell it you.

8．虽说还只不过是四月初（有时我们需要下面这样的繁复表达法）

Though the time of year was as yet but early April

9. 愤怒的闸门一旦打开……

The flow-gates of anger once broken…

10. 卧像（比如卧佛）

Recumbent statue

11. 烦人的知了在起劲地叫。

The cicadas sang their grating songs with a frenzied energy.

12. 闹着玩的（别当真）

It’s rather a lark.

13. 简陋的公寓

Poky flat

14. 吃饱了你就（捣乱、烦人、得瑟）。

A full tummy is making you… 

15．球网绷得紧紧的。

The net is taut.

16.蛙声一片

The frogs croaked loudly.

17. have a jaw with

与谁瞎聊天

18．I couldn’t have been more of a prisoner if I’d been in jail.

我现在的感觉，比囚犯还不自由。

19. 在阳台上伸出头去

Crane one’s neck over the banisters

20. 黝黑的皮肤

Swarthy skin