ELISA ENGLISH's Blog 英語園地

With a grain of salt

= with reservation or skepticism

I was listening to the radio while waiting for my husband to pick up my son.  The DJ introduced a song and then said “Now, please sink you teeth into this piece”.

運籌於帷幄當中，操盤於千里之外

在幕後謀劃策略，操縱市場價格於千里之外

台風穩健 =舞台上的神態氣韻穩健 

He holds great composure on stage.

Someone has asked this question: “向下扎根” 的英文要怎麼說呢? 或是有類似的說法嗎?

My response was:

How to express “over exaggerating” in a feeling of 有點不爽 不高興? 

It all depends on your tone and the sentence you use to amplify your dislike.

You can try using the following phrases following the way as illustrated in the examples below:

俚語 - 鴨子滑水

Like ducks swimming in the water, things look pretty calm on the surface.  However, if you look under the water, these ducks are paddling like crazy.

以下3句諺語的英文怎麼翻?

1. 那壺不開提那壺

I came across an interesting topic about the English translation of 酒後亂性

I cannot help but write this article.  I thought that the implication of this idiom is pretty interesting.

To swing for the fences  means:

爆肝 - 形容疲憊過度,肝指數過高超過負荷, 毒素囤積體內而暴斃

“Liver failure” or “Acute liver failure”.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi_Shi for the literal translation of 沉魚落雁, 閉月羞花, which is used to compliment someone's beauty.

「沉魚落雁,閉月羞花」形容美女之豔貌. Listed below are the words, the phrases and the poem which describe 美女之豔貌 in English. 

雨傘開花

The umbrella is wrecked open (by wind).

白璧無瑕
Impeccable, faultless, flawless, irreproachable, unblemished, perfect.

1) He keeps an unblemished political record without any affair or scandal.

I would say: “keep one hanging on”, “leave one hanging”, or “leave someone in suspense”