中英法翻譯的走跳生活

連結：http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371246/keywords?ref_=ttpl_sa_3

offer his family a very upscale life 高檔、高級

->an upscale brand name/an upscale market

-> go/move upscale把商品賣給較有錢的人、提高檔次：

The brand is going upscale.

這讓我想起重新回歸台灣市場的NYX...

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life is perilous 'extremely dangerous'

-> a perilous journey across the mountain

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contend with the language barrier 'to have to deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation'必須應對（困境或不愉快的事）'overcome some difficulties'

-> He has a lot to contend with recently.'deal with so many things'

->At the age of nine, he had the death of both parents to contend with.

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synopsis 'a film or a book'（電影、書籍等）概要、提要

-> I don't need every little plot twist(劇情轉折）; just give me a synopsis of the movie.

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stay-at-home mother 家庭主婦，同樣的邏輯，家庭主夫就是「stay-at-home father」

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uptight 緊張、焦慮不安的、坐立難安的 'worried or nervous and not able to relax’

-> Don't get uptight about the exam - just do your best. (cambridge dict.)

這個字用來形容考翻譯所的前一天和外交部面試來說再適合不過了！

-> I was totally uptight before the GITI entrance exam.

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summer house[UK]/summer home[US] 這個字是「避暑山莊」，歐美人士暑假的度假地，通常靠近海邊或山區

不是平常的居住地就是了～

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playing against type 和平常性格完全不同的角色（指演員演一個和性格大似相反的角色）大反差

-> Erica is playing against type in this movie.

記得在看韓劇Voice的幕後花絮，裡面飾演帥氣殺人魔的男演員說，思想縝密的角色和平常的自己完全不同～

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promiscuity 這個字是個不太好的字ＸＤ 特別的是，在英式英文裡，這個字是不可數，但在美式字典裡，這個字卻是可數 'promiscuities'

中文解釋為「濫交」

promiscuous sexual behavior

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realtor 也可以稱為「estate agent」房地產代理（人）

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reference to god 將聖經所言放入一國法律之中

例如法律規定要興建教堂等等

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orgasm [C,U]性高潮

-> to have an orgasm/to achieve, reach orgasm

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extramarital affairs 外遇，比起love affairs，用'extramarital'特別強調是有發生性關係的

學到這個字真是太棒了！比起用love affairs來形容，以後寫作可以更精確！