文革時期常用詞匯的英譯

蔣割荊

L（2）

利令智昏

be blinded by lust for gain

“利潤掛帥”

"Profit comes first."

“利潤掛帥，鈔票掛帥”

"put profit and money in command"

利用職權(quán)

take advantage of one's position and power

利欲熏心

reckless with greed

利用、限制、改造、消滅的政策

the policy of utilizing, restricting, transforming and eliminating...

利誘

lure one with position or money bribery

例會

regular meeting

例行公事

routine/regular procedure

立場不穩(wěn)

lack a firm political stand

立場堅定，旗幟鮮明

have a firm and clear-cut political stand

立場問題

the problem of class stand

立竿見影

get quick results

立功贖罪

perform meritorious services to atone for one's crimes

立腳點

the foundation stone

立足于

base oneself on/keep a foothold

力不從心

strength not equal to the will

歷史車輪

the wheel of history

歷史的本來面目

the history as it actually occurred

歷史的創(chuàng)造者

the makers of history

歷史的垃圾堆

garbage heap of history

歷史的審判

The history will eventually bring them before the bar of justice.

歷史的罪人

the traitor of history

歷史反革命分子

person with a history of counter-revolutionary activities/old-line counter-revolutionary

歷史賦予

history has entrusted... with...

歷史根源

the historical roots

歷史上犯過錯誤

comrades who formerly committed errors

歷史上遺留下來的邊界問題

border questions which were left over by history

歷史條件

historical conditions (settings)

（一般）歷史問題

ordinary problems of a political nature in a person's history

歷史使命

historic mission

歷史屬于人民

History is on the side of the people.

厲行節(jié)約，反對浪費

practicing strict economy and combating waste

連累

become involved in

連續(xù)三年

three years in a row/three successive years of

聯(lián)系思想，聯(lián)系實際

relate... with one's own thinking and practice

臉不變色，心不跳

without turning pale nor heart palpitating with fear

臉上無光

loss of face

“兩耳不聞窗外事，一心只讀圣賢書”

""Do not pay attention to what is happening outside in the world, but concentrate on your studies.""

良藥苦口

The remedy was tough, but it might be salutary.

糧食定量

grain ration

兩參、一改、三結(jié)合

the system of cadre participation in productive labor and worker participation in management, of reform of irrational and outdated rules and regulations and of close co-operation among cadres, workers and technicians

兩極分化

the bipolar differentiation

兩面派

double-dealer

兩面派的伎倆

double-dealing tricks

兩面三刀

double dealing

兩面手法

double-dealing

兩面討好

try to keep the favor of both sides in a dispute

兩條腿走路

walk on two legs

兩頭小，中間大

small at both ends and big in the middle/a few at each extreme and many in between

列席代表

delegate without power to vote

臨時抱佛腳

embrace Buddha's legs when in urgent need

淋漓盡致

most incisive

凌駕于其他黨之上

lord it over other parties

靈丹妙藥

panacea

靈魂深處鬧革命

make revolution in the depths of our souls/make revolution in the very core of our being

領(lǐng)導(dǎo)班子

leading group

領(lǐng)導(dǎo)核心

the core of leadership

領(lǐng)導(dǎo)和群眾相結(jié)合

linking of the leadership with the masses

領(lǐng)會

have a true grasp of/acquire an understanding of

領(lǐng)教過

have had experience of/have had occasion to sample...

流毒

poisonous influence

流言蜚語

stories and gossip/rumors and gossip

留黨察看

place on probation within the Party

“留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒”

"As long as the green mountains are there one need not worry about firewood."

留有余地

have an appropriate margin for unforeseen circumstances/leave some leeway/make allowance for

“龍生龍，鳳生鳳，老鼠生兒打地洞”

"A dragon begets a dragon, a phoenix begets a phoenix, and those begotten by rats are good at digging holes."

漏劃地主

landlords escaped being classified as such

漏網(wǎng)

escape from the net/escaped undetected

廬山會議

Lushan meeting

廬山真面目

the real face of Mt. Lushan/one's true character (identity)

路線錯誤

a wrong line

路線斗爭

line struggle

路線教育

line education

“路遙知馬力，日（事）久見人心”

"A long journey tests a horse's strength, a long acquaintance shows a man's heart."

露馬腳

reveal (show) one's cloven hoof (foot)/leave holes

露骨

bare-faced/undisguised

露骨宣揚

naked publicity

屢教不改

refuse to correct one's errors despite repeated education

（大開）綠燈

leave the door wide open to/give the green light to

亂戴帽子

stick labels at random

亂了敵人，鍛煉了廣大群眾

It was only the enemy who was thrown into disorder while the broad masses were steeled.

亂了陣腳

be thrown into confusion

亂抓亂斗

unauthorized arrests and struggles

論調(diào)

argument/view

論戰(zhàn)

open polemics/debate

“落花有意，流水無情”

While the drooping flowers pine for love, the heartless brook babbles on.

落得一個可悲的結(jié)局

head for a miserable end

落后分子

backward elements

落井下石

drop stones on the man who has fallen into a well

落實

carry out to the letter/fulfill

落實政策

fulfill the policy to...

（條條）落實，全面落實

all-round implementation of each and every one of them

落水狗

mad dog in the water

落湯雞

as bedraggled as a drenched chicken

落腳點

underlying objective

（有）落空的危險

There is the danger that nothing may come of it.

落在無產(chǎn)階級的肩上

has been placed upon the shoulders of the proletariat

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