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分类: 人教版高二英语Unit16 |
Troubled past
Ever since the Civil War, the South has struggled to find ways to deal with its troubled past. 自从美国内战以来,美国南方一直在设法处理过去遗留下来的麻烦事。(P43,Unit 16 人教高二英语)
根据Longman Dictionary的解释,troubled作形容词,主要有三个意思:
1.
worried or anxious 如:
troubled face/eyes/look 忧虑的脸/眼神/表情
Benson
2.
These are
Greg had a troubled childhood.
格雷格有一个不幸的童年。
the troubled electronics company
麻烦不断的电子公司
troubled marriage/relationship 有问题的婚姻/关系
troubled times 乱世
3. troubled waters
We don't want to enter the troubled waters of race and religion.
我们不想趟种族与宗教这混水。
pour oil on troubled waters (=try to make an angry situation
calmer) 给混水加油,即火上浇油,搅混水
fish in troubled waters [喻]浑水摸鱼, 趁火打劫
有一首英文歌叫Bridge over Troubled Water,有人译作《忧愁河上的桥》,实际上这是双关,troubled water可指“波涛汹涌的河”也可指“一团乱麻似的生活”。

