“眼科医院”应该怎么译？最近，有关专家在评论公示语翻译错误现象时对“眼科医院”英译为eye hospital提出了质疑。对此，笔者认为，“眼科医院”英译为eye hospital是完全可以的，而ophthalmology hospital则显得更加专业。根据Google搜索引擎的检索结果，西方国家，尤其是英国国家确实大量使用eye hospital这一说法，如Manchester Royal Eye Hospital，The Sydney Eye Hospital.
Manchester Royal Eye Hospital主页的简介中也多次出现Eye Hospital：Manchester Royal Eye Hospital operates as the Ophthalmic Division within the Trust. Nationally,it is the second largest provincial postgraduate ophthalmic teaching hospital—— Moorfields Eye Hospital in London being the first.
该医院主页还有一张该院大楼的图片，大楼正面清楚地写着Royal Eye Hospital.此外，香港也有眼科医院采用了eye hospital这一说法，该医院的主页简介是这样的：Opened in 1992，the Hong Kong Eye Hospital replaced the Yaumatei Eye Centre as a secondary and tertiary eye referral centre. It occupies a total floor area of 13，065 square metres with a staff force of 230.
著名的“奥比斯飞行眼科医院”的英文也是ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital.
从以上例子可以看出，eye hospital是完全可以接受的一个表达。既然英语国家和地区普遍认可，我们没有理由就否定它，被广泛认可的表达就是可接受的表达，完全符合英语文体的可接受性（accept ability）原则。Eye hospital应该是一个比较通俗的说法，易于理解；而ophthalmology这个单词非常专业，无论是拼写、读音还是辨别都比较困难。香港眼科医院在主页介绍中也提到The Academic Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences of the Chinese University of Hong Kong is integrated with the Hospital's clinical service.这表明，在作为一个学术研究范畴的时候，ophthalmology无疑是最佳的选择。歪瑞古德俗语：锦囊妙计
《三国志》中，刘备依诸葛亮三个内封妙计锦囊，破了公瑾囚备夺荆州的计谋，让东吴“赔了夫人又折兵”。由此，成语“锦囊妙计”常用来比喻“应急且暂时保密的招数”。与此意相近，俗语“have an ace up one's sleeves”喻指“手中握有的王牌”、“及时解救危机的好办法”。
玩过扑克的话，不应该对“ace”感到陌生，“ace”即“A”（至尊）。短语“have an ace up one's sleeves”源于16世纪。据说，那个年代的衣服都没有口袋，人们常把东西存放在袖子里。后来，魔术师普及了“袖子藏宝”的概念，常出奇制胜，从袖子里“变”出早已准备好的阿猫阿狗。到了19世纪，不地道的赌徒还会把王牌或幺点藏在袖子里（ace up his sleeves），趁人不备时亮“王”赢局。
正是基于赌徒的作弊伎俩，短语“have an ace up his sleeves”开始被公众接受。在使用过程中，其“贬义”色调逐渐隐褪，常用来喻指“暗备的妙计”、“秘而不宣的绝招”，也就是我们所说的“锦囊妙计”。此外，短语中的ace也可用card来替换。
看下面一个例句：I don't know how Henry is going to get his mom to buy him a bike, but I'm sure he has an ace up his sleeves.（我不知道亨利要用什么法子让他妈妈给他买自行车，但我确信，他肯定有他自己的绝招。）
1. Don't play games with me!
别跟我耍花招！
Don't frame me!
别诓我！
2. I don't know for sure.
我不确定。
生活实例：
Stranger: Could you tell me how to get to the town hall?
Tom: I don't know for sure. Maybe you could ask the policeman over there.
3. I'm not kidding.
我不是跟你开玩笑的。
生活实例：
Karin: You quit the job? You are kidding.
Jack: I'm not kidding. I'm serious.
4. That's really something.
太好了/太棒了。
生活实例：
A: I'm granted a full scholarship for this semester.
B: Congratulations. That's really something.
5. Brilliant idea!
这主意真棒！
6. You are a great help.
你帮了大忙。
7. I couldn't be more sure.
我再肯定不过了。
8. I am behind you.
我支持你。
生活实例：当你的男朋友/老公打算跳槽或是自己创业的时候，你就可以这么说Whatever decision you're going to make, I am behind you. HAPPY NEW YEAR OF 2007 TO EVERYBODY ！
A cruel king went to a fortune-teller and asked her:"On what day shall I die?"
She answered him that he would die on a holiday.
"Why are you so sure of that?" Asked the king.
"And the day," she answered ,"on which you die will be a holiday for the others."
HAPPY NEW YEAR AND GOOD LUCK!
1. After you.
你先请。
这是一句很常用的客套话，在进／出门、上车的场合你都可以表现一下。
2. I just couldn't help it.
我就是忍不住。
想想看，这样一个漂亮的句子可用于多少个场合？下面是随意举的一个例子：
I was deeply moved by the film and I cried and cried. I just couldn't help it.
3. Don't take it to heart.
别往心里去，别为此而忧虑伤神。
生活实例：This test isn't that important. Don't take it to heart.
4. We'd better be off.
我们该走了。
生活实例：It's getting late. We'd better be off.
5. Let's get started.
咱们开始干吧。
劝导别人时说：Don't just talk. Let's get started.
6. I'm really dead.
我真要累死了。
坦诚自己的感受时说：After all that work, I'm really dead.
7. I've done my best.
我已尽力了。
8. Is that so?
真是那样吗？
常用在一个人听了一件事后表示惊讶、怀疑。
1. I'm broke.
我身无分文。
2. You can count on it.
你尽管放心。
生活实例：
A：Do you think he will come to my birthday party?
B: You can count on it.
3. I never liked it anyway.
我一直不太喜欢这东西。
当朋友或同事不小心摔坏你的东西时就可以用上这句话给他一个台阶，打破尴尬局面：Oh, don't worry. I'm thinking of buying a new one. I never liked it anyway.
4. That depends.
看情况再说。
生活实例：I may go to the airport to meet her. But that depends.
5. Congratulations.
恭喜你/祝贺你。
6. Thanks anyway.
无论如何我还是得谢谢你。
当别人尽力要帮助你却没帮成时，你就可以用这个短语表示谢意。
7. It's a deal.
一言为定。
生活实例：
Harry: Haven't seen you for ages. Let's have a get-together next week.
Jenny: It's a deal.
8. Mind you.
请注意！听着！(也可仅用Mind。)
模范例句：He's a very nice fellow though bad-tempered, mind you.
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Dark horse (黑马)
Dark horse 是什么？是黑马吗？可是“黑色的马”好像应该是black horse 才对啊？没错，dark horse 就是黑马，只不过，这匹马不一定就得是黑色的。Dark horse 本来是用来指在比赛中意外胜出的马，因为是出人意料的，所以用dark，因为dark有“隐秘的，未知的”的意思。现在，dark horse 通常用来指在比赛中意外胜出的选手。
kick one's butt （打败）
要是有人踢你的屁股，滋味一定不好受吧？kick one's butt从字面上来看是“踢某人屁股”的意思，引申为“打败”，估计被人踢屁股和被打败的滋味是差不多的，都不怎么好受。比如John和Flevy 打球：
John: Well, looks like, uh, I kicked your butts.
哦，看来，呃，我打赢你了。
Flevy: No way! Let's have a rematch!
才不会呢！我们再赛一盘！
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Every cloud has a silver lining. 守得云开见月明
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