俗語習(xí)語成語的翻譯OverviewofthislectureDefinitionsofslangandidiomChineseidiomsandEnglishidioms:ComparisonandtranslationExamplesandpracticeWarm-uptranslationGodhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.It’sGod’swilltorewardthosewhoworkhard.Effortswouldbepaidsomeday.Diligenceisthemeansbywhichonepilesuphisriches.Atruetalentstartedfromhardwork.

DefinitionsSlang:

informalexpressionthatisconsiderednotappropriateforformaloccasions.

Idiom:agroupofwordswhosefigurativemeaningismoreimportantthanitsliteralmeaning.AnalyzePeoplewholiveinglasshousesshouldn’tthrowstones.

身居玻璃房，投石招禍殃自身毛病多，勿挑他人錯一個和尚挑水喝，兩個和尚抬水喝，三個和尚沒水喝Oneboyisaboy,twoboyshalfaboy,threeboysnoboy.“Bird”Howcanyoudatethatguy?Heisjust

abirdbrain.白癡Abirdinthehand

isworthtwointhebush.一鳥在手，勝似二鳥在林多得不如現(xiàn)得（有把握的事）

Abirdisknownbyitsnote,andamanbyhiswords聞聲知鳥,聞言知人Eachbirdlovestohearhimselfsing.自家的兒子最能干自家的媳婦最漂亮王婆賣瓜，自賣自夸Itisanillbirdthatfoulsitsownnest家丑不可外揚Theearlybirdcatchestheworm捷足先登killtwobirdswithonestone

一石二鳥一箭雙雕一舉兩得Birdsofafeather

flocktogether

物以類聚,人以群分（同類的人;一丘之貉）catCareskillacat.憂慮傷身Acatinglovescatchesnomice四肢不勤,一事無成enoughtomakeacatlaugh

笑掉大牙Itrainscatsanddogs傾盆大雨,大雨滂沱Allcatsaregreyinthedark.黑暗之中美丑難辨

letthecatoutofthebag

秘密泄露;真相大白Tobellthecat不懼危險,挺身而出Thecatshutsitseyeswhenstealingcream掩耳盜鈴Whenthecat'saway,themicewillplay.

貓兒不在,老鼠成精大王外出,小鬼跳粱山中無老虎，猴子稱大王like

acat

onhotbricks

熱鍋上的螞蟻waitforthecattojump

看風(fēng)使舵,隨機(jī)應(yīng)變Thecatwouldeatfishandwouldnotwetherfeet.

想吃魚兒又怕腥Thescaldedcatfearscoldwater.一朝被燙，十年怕水一朝被蛇咬,十年怕草繩一朝溺水，終生噩夢“Doggybag”O(jiān)nefireburnsoutanother'sburning.Miss,twofriedeggs,overeasyandnotfriedtoohard.TheearlybirdcatchesthewormAfoolandhismoneyaresoonparted.EnglishslangEffortswouldbepaidsomeday.fightfirewithfire得寸進(jìn)尺

Givehimaninchandhewilltakeayard.Acockisboldonhisowndunghill.得寸進(jìn)尺

Givehimaninchandhewilltakeayard.Idiom:agroupofwordswhosefigurativemeaningismoreimportantthanitsliteralmeaning.Astuffedshirt:愛擺架子，神氣十足的人AcatinglovescatchesnomiceTwoheadsarebetterthanone.Foxplaythefox耍滑頭,裝假anoldfox老奸巨滑的人setafoxtokeepone'sgeese引狼入室Whenthefoxpreaches,takecareofyourgeese.

黃鼠狼給雞拜年，不安好心。foxinalamb'sskin披著羊皮的狼cockAcockisboldonhisowndunghill.狗仗人勢Astheoldcockcrowssodoththeyoung.龍生龍，鳳生鳳，老鼠生兒會打洞有其父必有其子firebetweentwofires

進(jìn)退維谷,左右為難fightfirewithfire以火攻火,以毒攻毒carryfireinonehandandwaterintheother兩面三刀,口不應(yīng)心Onefireburnsoutanother'sburning.新歡滅舊情Softfiremakessweetmalt.慢工出細(xì)活Fireandwateraregoodservants,butbadmasters.水火無情“Footthebill”Who'sgoingtofootthebillforthedamage?埋單（買單）托尼說周六的聚會他請客。TonysaidhewouldfootthebillforSaturday'sget-together.“Blowout”Wearrivedtwohourslateatthebigblow-outforCharlie’sbirthdaybecauseourcarhadablow-out.blow-out:abiggathering(party)blow-out:flattire“Greasyspoon”;“Potluck”Honey,letmetakeyououttodinner.ButyouknowIdon’tfeellikedressinguptogosomeplacefancy.Howaboutjustgoingdownthestreettothegreasyspoonandgettinghamburgers.I’vebeensobusylately.LastweekIwenttoagreasyspoonwithafriendandthisSundayI’vegottogoapotluck.greasyspoon：一家小飯館Potluck:一個拼菜聚會

“Itgoesinoneearandouttheother.”ItoldSallyitwasfoolishtomarrythatman,butitwentinoneearandouttheother.Nowshewishesshe'dlistenedtome.Hedrinksandgamblesandshewantstoleavehim.左耳朵進(jìn)，右耳朵出?！皌oplaybyear”Ihaven'thadachancetoprepareanynotessoallIcandoisstarttalkingandplayitbyear.“…所以就只好講到那兒就算那兒了?！盜amnotsureifmywifewantsmetogoshoppingwithheronSunday.Ifshedecidestogowithhersisterinstead,thenIcanplaytenniswithyou.Let'sjustplayitbyear.toplaybyear---到時候再看著辦“Doggybag”Waiter,couldyoupleasewrapuptherestofthissteakforme?I'dliketotakeithomeformydog.Doggybag:“打包”(Americanway)“sunnysideup”;“overeasy”M:"Miss,I'dliketwofriedeggssunnysideupandthesausageontheside."F:"Notme.Idon'tliketoseemyeggsstaringupatmewithbigyelloweyes.Miss,twofriedeggs,overeasyandnotfriedtoohard.”Sunnysideup:荷包蛋只煎一面Overeasy:荷包蛋兩面都煎一下Butit'swisetokeephimatarm'slength.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.Aslongasyouhaveahealthybodyandmind,youwillbeabletoachieveyourgoals.Idon'tliketoseemyeggsstaringupatmewithbigyelloweyes.Abirdisknownbyitsnote,andamanbyhiswordsWherethereislife,thereishope.Abirdisknownbyitsnote,andamanbyhiswordsI’vebeensobusylately.Wherethereislife,thereishope.Lifeisfirstrequisiteofallhopes.Let'sjustplayitbyear.Ifshedecidestogowithhersisterinstead,thenIcanplaytenniswithyou.carryfireinonehandandwaterintheotherupinarms:非常憤怒，準(zhǔn)備打架It'sthesqueakywheelthatgetsthegrease.“toholdwater”

“itmakesmymouthwater”Thatexcusesimplydoesn't

holdwater.…站不住腳

Theroastduckthatrestaurantservesismyfavoritedish.EverytimeIthinkaboutit,itmakesmymouthwater.…流口水“topullyoursocksup”

“toknockyoursocksoff”Ihavebadnews:oursaleswereoff18%forthelastquarter.SoI'mtellingyouguys--youhavetopullyoursocksupandgetoutandsellmorestuff,oryou'llbelookingfornewjobsthissummer.HaveyouseenJack'ssister,who'svisitingherefromCalifornia?She'llknockyoursocksoff:she'sthemostgorgeous-lookingwomanI'veseenforalongtime.topullyoursocksup“振作起來”;toknockyoursocksoff“令人感到吃驚”KeepyourshirtonKeepyourshirton,Harry;wehaveplentyoftimetocatchthetrain…別太緊張Honey,keepyourshirton,please!I'msorry,butthebossmademeworklateattheoffice.…別發(fā)火Ajackofalltradesismasterofnone.YoucannotteachanolddognewtricksWhenthefoxpreaches,takecareofyourgeese.Warm-uptranslationAmanmayleadahorsetothewater,buthecannotmakehimdrink.Halfaloafisbetterthannone.Ifshedecidestogowithhersisterinstead,thenIcanplaytenniswithyou.“toholdwater”

“itmakesmymouthwater”Potluck:一個拼菜聚會carryfireinonehandandwaterintheothertoplaybyear---到時候再看著辦“Greasyspoon”;“Potluck”Whenthefoxpreaches,takecareofyourgeese.Astuffedshirt:愛擺架子，神氣十足的人Afoolandhismoneyaresoonparted.LoseyourshirtDidyouhearwhathappenedtoJoe?He'slosthisshirt,thepoorguy--investedallhismoneyinafancyrestaurantanditjustwentoutofbusiness.BecarefulofsalesmenwhocallonthephoneandoffertosellyoulandonthebeachdowninFlorida.Youcanloseyourshirtbecausethechancesarethelandisunderwaterathightide.Loseyourshirt:失去一切

astuffedshirtMybossisastuffedshirt:allhetalksaboutishowimportanthisancestorsare,howhewasnumberoneinhisclassathisuniversity,andthewonderfulthingshethinkshe'sdoneforourcompany.Astuffedshirt:愛擺架子，神氣十足的人“upinarms”;“atarm’slength”Allusstudentsareupinarmsatthenewstheschoolisraisingourtuitiontenpercent.LetmewarnyouaboutthisSmithfellow.Heseemslikeanice,friendlyguy.Butit'swisetokeephimatarm'slength.Yougettoofriendlywithhim,andthefirstthinghe'lldoisasktoborrowmoneyfromyou.upinarms:

非常憤怒，準(zhǔn)備打架atarm'slength/Tokeepsomeoneatarm'slength:

和某人保持一定距離EnglishslangAfoolandhismoneyaresoonparted.

笨蛋難聚財；傻瓜花錢快Ajackofalltradesismasterofnone.

門門精通,樣樣稀松Amissisasgoodasamile.

失之毫厘差之千里Apersonisknownbythecompanyhekeeps.觀其友，知其人Arollingstonegathersnomoss.

見異思遷,終無所獲Astitchintimesavesnine.

亡羊補(bǔ)牢，為時不晚Absencemakestheheartgrowfonder.

別離情更深久別勝新婚Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

事實勝于雄辯Don'tburnyourbridgesbehindyou.

不要過河拆橋Don'tcrossthebridgetillyoucometoit.

船到橋頭自然直沒杞人憂天Faithwillmovemountains.精誠所至，金石為開Goodfencesmakegoodneighbors.

保持距離，友誼常青親兄弟，明算賬Halfaloafisbetterthannone.寥勝于無Hewholivesbytheswordshalldiebythesword.

成也蕭何，敗也蕭何Ifyoucannotstandtheheat,getoutofthekitchen.沒有金剛鉆，莫攬瓷器活I(lǐng)t'stheemptycanthatmakesthemostnoise.滿罐子不響，半罐子響當(dāng)當(dāng)It'sthesqueakywheelthatgetsthegrease.

會哭的孩子吃奶多

Plantingtreesisaten-yearproject,whileeducationislifelong.“toplaybyear”Potluck:一個拼菜聚會Keepyourshirton,Harry;wehaveplentyoftimetocatchthetrainAbirdisknownbyitsnote,andamanbyhiswordsIdiom:agroupofwordswhosefigurativemeaningismoreimportantthanitsliteralmeaning.滿罐子不響，半罐子響當(dāng)當(dāng)Everyloverseesathousandgracesinthebelovedobject.Let'sjustplayitbyear.Acockisboldonhisowndunghill.ItrainscatsanddogsWherethereislife,thereishope.Eachbirdlovestohearhimselfsing.LoseyourshirtlikeacatonhotbricksMakehaywhilethesunshines.

良機(jī)不可失Manyhandsmakelightwork.

眾人拾柴火焰高Twoheadsarebetterthanone.人多智廣三個臭皮匠，頂個諸葛亮Neverjudgeabookbyitscover.

人不可貌相Oppositesattract.

異性相吸Stillwatersrundeep.靜水流深；大智若愚Themorethingschange,themoretheystaythesame.萬變不離其宗Whatwillbe,willbe.

聽天由命盡人事，聽天命Youcannotteachanolddognewtricks人老則守舊Chineseproverbs一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩Aburntchilddreadsthefire.Thescaldedcatfearscoldwater.新官上任三把火Anewbroomsweepsclean.佛要金裝，人要衣裝Finefeathersmakefinebirds.得寸進(jìn)尺

Givehimaninchandhewilltakeayard.眼不見，心不念Outofsight,outofmind.孩子不打不成器Sparetherodandspoilthechild.老牛不喝水，不可強(qiáng)按頭Amanmayleadahorsetothewater,buthecannotmakehimdrink.漂亮不能當(dāng)飯吃Beautywillnotbuybeef.廚子笨，賴刀鈍Abadworkmanalwaysblameshistools.情人眼里出西施Everyloverseesathousandgracesinthebelovedobject.殺雞給猴看Be