play with fire 玩火,铤而走险

例句:I told you not to play with fire yesterday.

我昨天告诉你别玩火

原文和译文出自：英文巴士

翻译学习笔记：高斋翻译俱乐部

Stop Playing with Fire in the South China Sea

不要在南海玩火

Liu Xiaoming, China’s ambassador to the UK

中国驻英国大使  刘晓明

【原文】However, it now appears that the Philippines sees China’s self-restraint as being weak. It has therefore gone one step further. It not only wants Chineseislands and reefs but has also filed for arbitrationto drape its illegal occupation in the cloak of law.

【译文】然而，菲律宾把中国的克制视为软弱可欺，得寸进尺。他们现在不仅要非法占有中国的岛礁，还要仲裁庭给他们披上一件“合法”的外衣

重点词汇短语解析：

go onestep further  更进一步；走的更远；更上一层楼

Patents are a call to others to go one step further: to invent and improve.

专利能够呼唤其他人向前再迈出一步：作出发明和改进。www.ftchinese.com

file for<美>申请，诉之法律   金山词霸

It is the second airline in two months to file for bankruptcy.

这是两个月内第二家申请破产的航空公司。 柯林斯例句库

drape

1、VERB 将(织物)悬挂;披 If you drape a piece of cloth somewhere, you place it there so that it hangs down in a casual and graceful way.

Natasha took the coat and draped it over her shoulders...

娜塔莎拿起外套披在肩上。

A soft white robe had been draped over a chair for Joanna's use...

一件柔软的白袍子搭在椅子上，供乔安娜使用。

She had a towel draped around her neck.

她把一条毛巾挂在脖子上。

2、VERB 遮盖;盖住 If someone or something is draped in a piece of cloth, they are loosely covered by it.

The coffin had been draped in a Union Jack...

灵柩上覆盖着英国国旗。

He draped himself in the Canadian flag and went round the track...

他身披加拿大国旗绕跑道奔跑。

She opened her front door draped in a towel.

她身裹毛巾打开了前门。

3、VERB 将(身体的某部位)随意搭在…上 If you drape a part of your body somewhere, you lay it there in a relaxed and graceful way.

Nicola slowly draped herself across the couch...

妮古拉慢慢地靠在了长沙发上。

He draped his arm over Daniels' shoulder...

他把手臂搭在丹尼尔的肩膀上。

They sprawl at ease across the sofa, arms draped over the back.

他们惬意地躺在沙发上，胳膊搭在后面。

4、N-COUNT (厚的)帘子，帷幕 Drapes are pieces of heavy fabric that you hang from the top of a window and can close to keep the light out or stop people looking in.

He pulled the drapes shut, locked the door behind him.

他把帘子拉严，转身把门锁好。

（词汇解析与例句来自柯林斯词典）