文革時期常用詞匯的英譯

蔣割荊

Y（3）

依法懲辦

punish according to law/be brought to justice

依附于帝國主義

become an appendage to imperialism

依靠誰，團(tuán)結(jié)誰，攻擊誰

whom to rely on, whom to unite with and whom to attack

依靠誰，爭取誰，反對誰

whom to rely on, whom to win over and whom to oppose

移風(fēng)易俗

change existing habits and customs

移山倒海

remove mountains and drain seas

遺臭萬年

will live in history as a byword of infamy/leave a bad name forever/remain forever infamous

遺毒

evil legacy

遺老遺少

survivals of bygone ages/antediluvian survivals

“以不變應(yīng)萬變”

"meet changes with constancy"

“以德報怨”

"return good for evil"

以毒攻毒

use poison as an antidote to poison

以隊為基礎(chǔ)

with the production team ownership as the basic form of ownership/with the production team as the basic level

以革命的兩手對付反革命的兩手

combat the dual tactics of counter-revolution with the dual tactics of revolution

以功臣自居

assume the airs of a self-styled hero

以古諷今，旁敲側(cè)擊

use ancient thing to satirize the present and attack by innuendo

以觀后效

see how they behave in the future

以極“左”的面目出現(xiàn)

give the appearance of being exceedingly "Left"

以階級斗爭為綱

take class struggle as the key link

以理服人

persuade through reasoning/convince people by reasoning

以卵擊石

like an egg knocking itself against a stone

以農(nóng)業(yè)為基礎(chǔ)、工業(yè)為主導(dǎo)的發(fā)展國民經(jīng)濟(jì)總方針

the general policy of taking agriculture as the foundation and industry as the leading factor in developing the national economy

“以其人之道，還治其人之身”

"Deal with a man as he deals with you."/Pay him in his own coin./reply in kind

以身作則

set an example with one's own conduct/make oneself an example

以世界革命為已任

regard the world revolution as one's own responsibility

以勢壓人

overwhelm people with one's power

以損人的目的開始，以害已的結(jié)果告終

start with the aim of injuring others only to end up by ruining oneself

以天下為已任

consider the transformation of the world as one's task

以……為綱

take... as the key link

以……為轉(zhuǎn)移

hinge on/pivot on/revolve around

以偽亂真

mix the spurious with the genuine

“以我為核心”

"style oneself as the core of leadership"/put me at the core

以“我”為中心

take "me" as the center of all

以我之長，攻敵之短

utilize our strong points to attack the enemy at his weak points

以小人之心，度君子之腹

measure the stature of great men by the yardstick of small men

以姓氏筆畫為序

be listed in the order of the number of strokes in their surnames

以學(xué)為主，兼學(xué)別樣

While their main task is to study, they should also learn other things.

以牙還牙

a tooth for a tooth

以眼還眼

an eye for an eye

以一當(dāng)十，以十當(dāng)百

pit one against ten, pit ten against a hundred

以正視聽

ensure a correct understanding of the facts

以教育為主、以懲辦為輔

use education as our main method, and punishment as an auxiliary method

以糧為綱、多種經(jīng)營的方針

policy of a diversified economy in agriculture with food grains as the key link

以身殉職

die a martyr at one's post

倚老賣老，擺老資格

flaunt one's seniority

異化

alienation

異已分子

alien elements

異曲同工

play the same tune on different instruments/the same result achieved by different methods

異想天開

wishful thinking/fanciful ideas/wild hopes

意氣風(fēng)發(fā)

so daring

意志薄弱者

the weak-willed

憶苦飯

a meal to recall the bitter past

憶苦會

meeting to recall past bitterness

憶苦思甜

call to mind one's past sufferings and think over the source of the present happiness

義不容辭

set from a strong sense of duty/be incumbent upon one to...

義憤填膺

be filled with righteous indignation

義務(wù)勞動

voluntary labor

義務(wù)宣傳員

willing (voluntary) propagandist

義正詞嚴(yán)

in no uncertain terms

議會斗爭

parliamentary struggle

議會迷

parliamentary cretinism/devotee of parliament

屹立在世界東方

stand like a giant in the East

亦步亦趨

ape someone at every step/follow in one's steps

亦工亦農(nóng)

take part both in industry and agriculture

亦文亦武

engage in civilian as well as military affairs

抑制不住的狂熱心情

irrepressible fanaticism

因地制宜

according to circumstances (local conditions)

因陋就簡

make use of the available conditions

因勢利導(dǎo)

guide... in the light of its general trend

因循守舊

follow the beaten track

陰暗面

dark side/seamy side

陰魂不散

haunting specter/The shadow of... still lingers on.

陰謀詭計

underhand methods/conspiracies and plots

陰謀活動

subversive activities/conspiracy

陰謀家

schemer/conspirator/crafty politicians

陰險毒辣

insidious and deadly

陰陽怪氣

cynical

陰一套，陽一套，軟一套，硬一套

double dealing/underhand double-dealing tactics

銀樣蠟槍頭

a pewter-pointed spear

引火燒身

draw fire to oneself

引狼入室

bring a wolf into the house

引以為戒

take warning

引起高度警惕

rouse us to high vigilance

飲水思源

When drinking the water think of its source.

蔭蔽精干、長期埋伏、積蓄力量、以待時機(jī)

have well-selected cadres working underground for a long period, accumulate strength and bide our time

隱晦曲折

insidious and devious

印把子

the seal of power

應(yīng)屆畢業(yè)生

the graduating students

應(yīng)聲蟲

echoer/parrot/yes-man/mouthpiece

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