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1、Idioms with literal meaningse.g.Knitonesbrows皱眉头Lastbutnotleast最后但非最不重要的一点Laughinonesface当面嘲笑Laysomethingtoheart把某事放在心上Havepityonsomebody同情某人Idioms with metaphorical meaningsLiteral translatione.g.Trojanhorse特洛伊木马towerofivory象牙塔sourgrapes酸葡萄（心理）Sphinxsriddle斯芬克司之谜AswiseasSolomon如所罗门般智慧Thefifthcolumn

2、第五纵队AJudaskiss犹大之吻Crocodiletears鳄鱼的眼泪Washoneshandsof洗手不干Newwineinoldbottles旧瓶装新酒Free translatione.g.inapigswhisper低声地；顷刻间drawblood伤人感情；惹人生气hangononessleeve依赖某人；任某人作主hangononeslips对某人言听计从makeamonkeyof愚弄tobefullofbeans精神旺盛；精力充沛bendanearto聚精会神地听；倾听getcoldfeet开始感到怀疑、胆怯或害怕askeletonatthefeast扫兴的人或东西buryon

3、esheadinthesand采取鸵鸟政策Idioms with equivalents in ChineseEquivalent both in form and meaninge.g.burntheboat破釜沉舟castleintheair空中楼阁aboltfromtheblue晴天霹雳sixofoneandhalfadozenoftheother半斤八两afteronesownheart正中下怀killtwobirdswithonestone一箭双雕，一石二鸟showtheclovenhoof露出马脚hangbyahair千钧一发killthegoosethatlaysthegolde

4、neggs杀鸡取卵Different form,equivalent meaninge.g.haveanaxetogrind别有用心talkthroughoneshat胡言乱语aspoorasJob家徒四壁neitherfishnorfowl不伦不类，非驴非马leavenostoneunturned千方百计holeandcorner偷偷摸摸，鬼鬼祟祟aflyintheointment美中不足？bytheskinofonesteeth九死一生callaspadeaspade直言不讳，实话实说*SometimesanEnglishidiomhasdifferentChineseequivalent

5、sinvariouscontexts.Forexample:Reapaswhatonehassown种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆；自作自受；自食其果；自掘坟墓；咎由自取；玩火自焚；若火烧身；作茧自缚Beontenterhooks提心吊胆；坐立不安；如坐针毡；局促不安；心乱如麻；心烦意乱；七上八下；六神无主；手足无措Similar form,different meaninge.g.pullsomebodysleg愚弄某人；开某人的玩笑（误译：拖后腿）moveheavenandearth想方设法；千方百计（误译：翻天覆地）childsplay简单的东西；容易的事情（误译：儿戏）eatoneswords（被

6、迫）收回前言；承认说错（误译：食言）dogeatdog残酷争夺；人吃人的关系（误译：狗咬狗）Four-character expressions in Chinese translatione.g.ThemayorofToledosaidin1932:“Ihaveseenthousandsofthesedefeated,discouraged,hopelessmenandwomen,cringingandfawningastheycometoaskforpublicaid.Itisaspectacleofnationaldegradation.”译：1932年，托莱多市长曾这样说道：“我见过成

7、千上万山穷水尽、灰心绝望的男男女女前来请求救济，为此还低声下气、摇尾乞怜。此情此景真是丢尽了美国的脸。”e.g.Thegirlswereallsmilesonhearingthegoodnews.误：姑娘们听到这个好消息都满脸堆笑。正：听到这个好消息，姑娘们个个笑逐颜开。e.g.Louisa(apeasantgirl):Asyouhavecometomyhome,Ifeelgreatlyhonored.误：路易莎（一位农家姑娘）：大驾光临，不胜荣幸！正：路易莎（一位农家姑娘）：您到俺家来，真是贵客临门。Proverbs with literal meaningse.g.Outofsight,o

8、utofmind.眼不见，心不念。Nomill,nomeal.不磨面，没面包（不劳动者不得食）。Easycome,easygo.来得容易去得快。Likefather,likeson.有其父必有其子。Proverbs with metaphorical meaningsLiteral translatione.g.Forbiddenfruitissweet.禁果分外甜。Inthecountryoftheblindtheone-eyedmanisking.盲人国里，独眼称王（山中无老虎，猴子称大王）。Halfaloafisbetterthannobread.有半块面包总比没有强。Free tran

9、slatione.g.Everymanhasafoolinhissleeve.人人都有糊涂的时候。WhenGreekmeetsGreek,thencomesthe？tugofwar.两雄相遇，其斗必烈。Paraphrasee.g.Hethatsowsthewindwillreapthewhirlwind.玩火者必自焚。Likebegetslike.龙生龙，凤生凤（有其父必有其子）。Manystrawsmaybindanelephant.烂麻搓成绳，也能拉千斤（蚁多咬死象；人多力量大Whenshepherdsquarrel,thewolfhasawinninggame.鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。Eup

10、hemisme.g.MayIpleasebeexcused?MayIgotothebathroomplease?MayIpleaseleavetheroom?MayIusethefacilities?Whatisthegeographyofthehouse?Imgoingtodomybusiness.Imgoingtodomyprivateoffice.e.g.Sheisfivemonthsgone.她已经有五个月的喜了。（误：她已经走了五个月了。）toweartheapronhightobeinadelicateconditionalady-in-waitingSweardamn,hell,bloody,devil,confounde.g.IllbedamnedifIdo.我要干这事，就不是人！Getthehelloutofhere!滚出去！Tohellwithyou!见鬼去吧！Thedeviltakeit!糟了；该死；见鬼Whereisthatconfoundedman?那个该死的家伙在哪儿？Heisabloodycharacter.他是个讨厌的家伙。Vulgarityfuck,screw,bugger,sod,balls,shit,crap,bastard