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2.1.5.3 形象美
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英语转义词首先青睐的是富有形象感的词汇。walk（行走）作为一个“属概念”词，其“种概念”词有：wander（闲逛），shuffle（拖着脚走），trot（小步跑），creep（爬行），dash（猛冲），dawdle（游荡），rush（急奔），straggle（流离落伍），stroll（踱步），strut（昂首阔步），trudge（跋涉）等等。所有的这些含义精微的“种概念”词均可用于转义，演绎出五花八门的表达，这真让以汉语为母语者叹为观止。种种形象又反衬出运用“本义词＋附加成分”的本义词的平淡与呆板。试比较：
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她的谈话缺乏中心。
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a. She wandered in her talk.
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b. She was not well centered in her talk.
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别吞吞吐吐的了，请给我一个明确的答复。
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a. Don’t shuffle; give me a definite answer.
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b. Don’t speak evasively; give me a definite answer.
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他能脱口说出一些新的借口。
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a. He is always able to trot out some new excuse.
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b. He is always able to produce some new excuse quickly.
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你怎么能够如此马虎地做完家庭作业呢？
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a. How could you walk through your homework like that?
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b. How could you finish your homework so hurriedly and roughly?
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一般情况下，他能写出相当好的英语，但是偶然会使用些非地道的表达。
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a. As a rule he writes English very well, but occasionally unidiomatic expressions creep in.
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b. As a rule he writes English very well, but occasionally unidiomatic expressions are used here and there before he realizes it.
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我必须在离开之前把这几封信给赶出来。
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a. I must dash off some letters before I leave.
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b. I must finish writing some letters very quickly before I leave.
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Patty虚度了四年的大学生活，所学甚少。
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a. Patty dawdled away four years in college.
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b. Patty wasted much time and achieved very little during the four-year college life.
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他的眼睛扫了扫前排的座位。
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a. His eyes ran down the front row.
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