2018年5月翻译资格考试中级笔译短语

　　例：to be on tenterhooks(心情烦乱、焦急、紧张)

　　1)She was on tenterhooks when she heard of her mother's illness.

　　她得知母亲病了，坐立不安。

　　2)He was on tenterhooks of expectation during our conversation.

　　在我们谈话时，他因有所期待而如坐针毡。

　　3)I found him on tenterhooks when he was waiting for his girlfriend.

　　我发现他在等女朋友时显得局促不安。

　　4)The President，being told of the strong earthquake in his country， was on

　　tenterhooks every minute.

　　得知本国发生了强烈地震，总统一直心乱如麻。

　　5)His parents were on tenterhooks all the time until they got his letter.

　　他的父母在收到他的信前，一直是那样的心烦意乱。

　　6)The students were on tenterhooks before the examination began.

　　考试开始前，学生们的心里七上八下。

　　7)The poor boy was on tenterhooks when his father was searching for a stick.

　　那个可怜的男孩见父亲到处找棍子，感到六神无主。

　　8)The hen-pecked man was on tenterhooks when his wife scolded her way into the room.

　　当妻子骂骂咧咧闯到房间来时，这个得了“气管炎”的男人便有些手足无措。