2、一丝/点/层/片
一片草皮 a chunk of turf
一丝睡意 a wink of sleep
一丝怀疑 a shadow of doubt
一点点工作 a stroke of work
一线未来之光 a glimpse of future
一缕月光 a streak of moonlight/amber(fig)
一丝绿意;一片绿色 a tint of green
一片心意 a small token of our hearts
一丝嫉妒;一阵窘迫 a slight twinge of jealousy/embarrassment
一丝恻隐之心 a sign of sympathy for...
一丝懊悔 a slight twinge of remorse
一层霜/雪/糖霜 a layer of frost/snow/cream
一丝失望的眼神 a flicker of disappointment
(剩下)一口气/一丝气 a spark/breath of life
一丝失望的情绪 a taint/faint of disappointment
一片漆黑 completely dark;dismal night;pitch dark
一片汪洋 a flood of water
3、英译“一阵”,颇有学问,且看以下译例
(突然爆发出的)一阵哭泣/喝彩/炮击/雷声
a burst of tears/cheers/gunfire/thunder
(量如洪水的)一阵泪雨/瓢泼大雨/夸夸其谈
a flood of tears/rain/boasts
少量或稀疏的
一阵(小)雨/射击 a spatter of rain/bullets
一阵稀疏的掌声/喝彩 a spatter of applause/cheers
声响很大的
一阵隆隆的炮声/雷声 a peal of artillery/thunder
突然而猛烈的
一阵暴雨/狂风/烈火 a gust/blast of rain/wind/flame
持续短暂的
一阵怒气/激情/咳嗽 a fit of anger/passion/coughing
一阵呕吐 a vomiting fit
持续一段时间的
一阵厄运/暑热 a spell of bad luck/summer heat
一阵寒潮 a cold spell of weather
一阵昏厥 a fainting spell