《乔布斯传》翻译笔记：老乔的初恋

1. compulsive: 强制性的，强迫的

compulsive bargain hunter/spender：买便宜货上瘾的人/购物成瘾的人

compulsive obsessive disorder：强迫症

注意辨析：“义务教育”用的可不是这个词哦，虽然它们长得很像。义务教育：compulsory education

2. burst of：爆发……

His lecture was punctuated by burst of applause.
他的演讲不断被一阵阵掌声所打断。

She strained herself to a final burst of speed.
她倾全力突然加速作最后冲刺。

3. scraggly: 形容词，凹凸不平的，凌乱的

He was very uptight about his daughter's scraggly-looking boyfriends.
他女儿那些外表邋遢的男朋友们令他紧张不安。

注意辨析：scraggy VS scraggly：scraggy 也可以表示“凹凸不平的”之意，但它还有另外一层“骨瘦如柴的”之意。

scraggy shoulders 骨瘦嶙嶙的双肩

4. oscillate between A and B: 在两者之间摇摆不定

He seemed to oscillate between very drunk and icy sober.
他总是游离在酩酊大醉和完全清醒之间。