《每日一句漢譯英》一周匯總 (51)

在如今這個“超級連接”時代，社交媒體總是一路伴隨著我們，即使在度假時也是如此。與可發布消息告知讀者博主將暫時離開的博客不同，雜七雜八的消息會不停地在推特、Facebook和Instagram的推送上湧現。

In this hyperconnected age, social media is along for the ride -- even on vacation. Unlike with blogs, where a message can be posted to tell readers the blogger will be away, the chatter keeps flowing on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram feeds.

大約16年前，辣妹組合在英國流行樂壇一炮走紅，在推出首支單曲《想要》後名氣大漲。單曲《想要》也一直是女子組合演唱過的最成功的歌曲。

The group burst on to the British pop scene some 16 years ago and enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame thanks to their debut track, Wannabe, which remains the most successful song ever performed by an all-female group.
 

To burst onto/on/upon the scene is to suddenly become very well known.

▪ They burst onto the music scene in 1995 with a very successful debut album.
▪ when the technology first burst on the scene

me·te·or·ic /ˌmi:tiˈorɪk/ adjective
1: very sudden or fast
▪ a meteoric rise to fam
▪ a meteoric ascent
▪ a meteoric fall
2: marked by very quick success
▪ a meteoric career

一個經過化學強化的超級間諜和一對洋相迭出的政客上周末取代《蝙蝠俠：黑暗騎士崛起》(The Dark Knight Rises)成為票房冠軍。《黑暗騎士崛起》是一部根據漫畫改編的電影，此前三周一直引領北美周末票房榜

A chemically enhanced superspy and a pair of bumbling politicians overtook 'The Dark Knight Rises' at the box office this weekend, after a three-week run at the top by the comic-book adaptation.

周二淩晨，中國A級通緝犯、連環殺人嫌犯周克華在西南部城市重慶被擊斃，一場數千名警察和軍人參與的、曆時四天的抓捕行動宣告結束。

A four-day manhunt involving thousands of policemen and soldiers came to an end Tuesday when one of China's most wanted serial killers was gunned down Tuesday morning in the southwestern city of Chongqing.

一項針對2142名司機的研究發現，60%的男性司機承認會被漂亮女性吸引目光，而12%的女性司機則表示她們的眼睛會離開路麵向帥哥拋媚眼。

A study of 2,142 drivers found 60 percent of men admitted being distracted by attractive women while 12 percent of women said they took their eyes off the road to leer at good looking men.

leer /ˈliɚ/ verb
leers; leered; leer·ing
 

[no obj] : to look at someone in an evil or unpleasantly sexual way
▪ She complained that some disgusting man was leering at her
.▪ He gave her a leering look.
 
— leernoun, plural leers [count]
▪ a wicked/sinister leer