文革时期常用词汇的英译

蒋割荆

Y（3）

依法惩办: punish according to law/be brought to justice
依附于帝国主义: become an appendage to imperialism
依靠谁，团结谁，攻击谁: whom to rely on, whom to unite with and whom to attack
依靠谁，争取谁，反对谁: whom to rely on, whom to win over and whom to oppose
移风易俗: change existing habits and customs
移山倒海: remove mountains and drain seas
遗臭万年: will live in history as a byword of infamy/leave a bad name forever/remain forever infamous
遗毒: evil legacy
遗老遗少: survivals of bygone ages/antediluvian survivals
“以不变应万变”: "meet changes with constancy"
“以德报怨”: "return good for evil"
以毒攻毒: use poison as an antidote to poison
以队为基础: with the production team ownership as the basic form of ownership/with the production team as the basic level
以革命的两手对付反革命的两手: 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
以古讽今，旁敲侧击: use ancient thing to satirize the present and attack by innuendo
以观后效: see how they behave in the future
以极“左”的面目出现: give the appearance of being exceedingly "Left"
以阶级斗争为纲: take class struggle as the key link
以理服人: persuade through reasoning/convince people by reasoning
以卵击石: like an egg knocking itself against a stone
以农业为基础、工业为主导的发展国民经济总方针: 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，还治其人之身”: "Deal with a man as he deals with you."/Pay him in his own coin./reply in kind
以身作则: set an example with one's own conduct/make oneself an example
以世界革命为已任: regard the world revolution as one's own responsibility
以势压人: overwhelm people with one's power
以损人的目的开始，以害已的结果告终: start with the aim of injuring others only to end up by ruining oneself
以天下为已任: consider the transformation of the world as one's task
以……为纲: take... as the key link
以……为转移: hinge on/pivot on/revolve around
以伪乱真: mix the spurious with the genuine
“以我为核心”: "style oneself as the core of leadership"/put me at the core
以“我”为中心: take "me" as the center of all
以我之长，攻敌之短: 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
以姓氏笔画为序: be listed in the order of the number of strokes in their surnames
以学为主，兼学别样: While their main task is to study, they should also learn other things.
以牙还牙: a tooth for a tooth
以眼还眼: an eye for an eye
以一当十，以十当百: pit one against ten, pit ten against a hundred
以正视听: ensure a correct understanding of the facts
以教育为主、以惩办为辅: use education as our main method, and punishment as an auxiliary method
以粮为纲、多种经营的方针: policy of a diversified economy in agriculture with food grains as the key link
以身殉职: die a martyr at one's post
倚老卖老，摆老资格: flaunt one's seniority
异化: alienation
异已分子: alien elements
异曲同工: play the same tune on different instruments/the same result achieved by different methods
异想天开: wishful thinking/fanciful ideas/wild hopes
意气风发: so daring
意志薄弱者: the weak-willed
忆苦饭: a meal to recall the bitter past
忆苦会: meeting to recall past bitterness
忆苦思甜: call to mind one's past sufferings and think over the source of the present happiness
义不容辞: set from a strong sense of duty/be incumbent upon one to...
义愤填膺: be filled with righteous indignation
义务劳动: voluntary labor
义务宣传员: willing (voluntary) propagandist
义正词严: in no uncertain terms
议会斗争: parliamentary struggle
议会迷: parliamentary cretinism/devotee of parliament
屹立在世界东方: stand like a giant in the East
亦步亦趋: ape someone at every step/follow in one's steps
亦工亦农: take part both in industry and agriculture
亦文亦武: engage in civilian as well as military affairs
抑制不住的狂热心情: irrepressible fanaticism
因地制宜: according to circumstances (local conditions)
因陋就简: make use of the available conditions
因势利导: guide... in the light of its general trend
因循守旧: follow the beaten track
阴暗面: dark side/seamy side
阴魂不散: haunting specter/The shadow of... still lingers on.
阴谋诡计: underhand methods/conspiracies and plots
阴谋活动: subversive activities/conspiracy
阴谋家: schemer/conspirator/crafty politicians
阴险毒辣: insidious and deadly
阴阳怪气: cynical
阴一套，阳一套，软一套，硬一套: double dealing/underhand double-dealing tactics
银样蜡枪头: a pewter-pointed spear
引火烧身: draw fire to oneself
引狼入室: bring a wolf into the house
引以为戒: take warning
引起高度警惕: rouse us to high vigilance
饮水思源: When drinking the water think of its source.
蔭蔽精干、长期埋伏、积蓄力量、以待时机: have well-selected cadres working underground for a long period, accumulate strength and bide our time
隐晦曲折: insidious and devious
印把子: the seal of power
应届毕业生: the graduating students
应声虫: echoer/parrot/yes-man/mouthpiece