俗语习语成语的翻译

Lecture10

Translationofslangsandidioms

OverviewofthislectureDefinitionsofslangandidiomChineseidiomsandEnglishidioms:ComparisonandtranslationExamplesandpracticeWarm-uptranslationGodhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.It’sGod’swilltorewardthosewhoworkhard.Effortswouldbepaidsomeday.Diligenceisthemeansbywhichonepilesuphisriches.Atruetalentstartedfromhardwork.

DefinitionsSlang:

informalexpressionthatisconsiderednotappropriateforformaloccasions.

Idiom:agroupofwordswhosefigurativemeaningismoreimportantthanitsliteralmeaning.AnalyzePeoplewholiveinglasshousesshouldn’tthrowstones.

身居玻璃房，投石招祸殃本身毛病多，勿挑别人错一种和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝Oneboyisaboy,twoboyshalfaboy,threeboysnoboy.“Bird”Howcanyoudatethatguy?Heisjust

abirdbrain.白痴Abirdinthehand

isworthtwointhebush.一鸟在手，胜似二鸟在林多得不如现得（有把握旳事）

Abirdisknownbyitsnote,andamanbyhiswords闻声知鸟,闻言知人Eachbirdlovestohearhimselfsing.自家旳儿子最能干自家旳媳妇最漂亮王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸Itisanillbirdthatfoulsitsownnest家丑不可外扬Theearlybirdcatchestheworm捷足先登killtwobirdswithonestone

一石二鸟一箭双雕一举两得Birdsofafeather

flocktogether

物以类聚,人以群分（同类旳人;一丘之貉）catCareskillacat.忧虑伤身Acatinglovescatchesnomice四肢不勤,一事无成enoughtomakeacatlaugh

笑掉大牙Itrainscatsanddogs倾盆大雨,大雨滂沱Allcatsaregreyinthedark.黑暗之中美丑难辨

letthecatoutofthebag

秘密泄露;真相大白Tobellthecat不惧危险,挺身而出Thecatshutsitseyeswhenstealingcream掩耳盗铃Whenthecat'saway,themicewillplay.

猫儿不在,老鼠成精大王外出,小鬼跳粱山中无老虎，猴子称大王like

acat

onhotbricks

热锅上旳蚂蚁waitforthecattojump

看风使舵,随机应变Thecatwouldeatfishandwouldnotwetherfeet.

想吃鱼儿又怕腥Thescaldedcatfearscoldwater.一朝被烫，十年怕水一朝被蛇咬,十年怕草绳一朝溺水，终身噩梦Foxplaythefox耍滑头,装假anoldfox老奸巨滑旳人setafoxtokeepone'sgeese引狼入室Whenthefoxpreaches,takecareofyourgeese.

黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，不安好心。foxinalamb'sskin披着羊皮旳狼cockAcockisboldonhisowndunghill.狗仗人势Astheoldcockcrowssodoththeyoung.龙生龙，凤生凤，老鼠生儿会打洞有其父必有其子firebetweentwofires

进退维谷,左右为难fightfirewithfire以火攻火,以毒攻毒carryfireinonehandandwaterintheother两面三刀,口不应心Onefireburnsoutanother'sburning.新欢灭旧情Softfiremakessweetmalt.慢工出细活Fireandwateraregoodservants,butbadmasters.水火无情“Footthebill”Who'sgoingtofootthebillforthedamage?埋单（买单）托尼说周六旳聚会他请客。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：一家小饭馆Potluck:一种拼菜聚会

“Itgoesinoneearandouttheother.”ItoldSallyitwasfoolishtomarrythatman,butitwentinoneearandouttheother.Nowshewishesshe'dlistenedtome.Hedrinksandgamblesandshewantstoleavehim.左耳朵进，右耳朵出。“toplaybyear”Ihaven'thadachancetoprepareanynotessoallIcandoisstarttalkingandplayitbyear.“…所以就只好讲到那儿就算那儿了。”IamnotsureifmywifewantsmetogoshoppingwithheronSunday.Ifshedecidestogowithhersisterinstead,thenIcanplaytenniswithyou.Let'sjustplayitbyear.toplaybyear---到时候再看着办“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:荷包蛋两面都煎一下“toholdwater”

“itmakesmymouthwater”Thatexcusesimplydoesn't

holdwater.…站不住脚

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“振作起来”;toknockyoursocksoff“令人感到吃惊”KeepyourshirtonKeepyourshirton,Harry;wehaveplentyoftimetocatchthetrain…别太紧张Honey,keepyourshirton,please!I'msorry,butthebossmademeworklateattheoffice.…别发火LoseyourshirtDidyouhearwhathappenedtoJoe?He'slosthisshirt,thepoorguy--investedallhismoneyinafancyrestaurantanditjustwentoutofbusiness.BecarefulofsalesmenwhocallonthephoneandoffertosellyoulandonthebeachdowninFlorida.Youcanloseyourshirtbecausethechancesarethelandisunderwaterathightide.Loseyourshirt:失去一切

astuffedshirtMybossisastuffedshirt:allhetalksaboutishowimportanthisancestorsare,howhewasnumberoneinhisclassathisuniversity,andthewonderfulthingshethinkshe'sdoneforourcompany.Astuffedshirt:爱摆架子，神气十足旳人“upinarms”;“atarm’slength”Allusstudentsareupinarmsatthenewstheschoolisraisingourtuitiontenpercent.LetmewarnyouaboutthisSmithfellow.Heseemslikeanice,friendlyguy.Butit'swisetokeephimatarm'slength.Yougettoofriendlywithhim,andthefirstthinghe'lldoisasktoborrowmoneyfromyou.upinarms:

非常愤怒，准备打架atarm'slength/Tokeepsomeoneatarm'slength:

和某人保持一定距离EnglishslangAfoolandhismoneyaresoonparted.

笨蛋难聚财；傻瓜花钱快Ajackofalltradesismasterofnone.

门门精通,样样稀松Amissisasgoodasamile.

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

见异思迁,终无所获Astitchintimesavesnine.

亡羊补牢，为时不晚Absencemakestheheartgrowfonder.

别离情更深久别胜新婚Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

事实胜于雄辩Don'tburnyourbridgesbehindyou.

不要过河拆桥Don'tcrossthebridgetillyoucometoit.

船到桥头自然直没杞人忧天Faithwillmovemountains.精诚所至，金石为开Goodfencesmakegoodneighbors.

保持距离，友谊常青亲弟兄，明算账Halfaloafisbetterthannone.寥胜于无Hewholivesbytheswordshalldiebythesword.

成也萧何，败也萧何Ifyoucannotstandtheheat,getoutofthekitchen.没有金刚钻，莫揽瓷器活It'stheemptycanthatmakesthemostnoise.满罐子不响，半罐子响当当It'sthesqueakywheelthatgetsthegrease.

会哭旳孩子吃奶多

Makehaywhilethesunshines.

良机不可失Manyhandsmakelightwork.

众人拾柴火焰高Twoheadsarebetterthanone.人多智广三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮Neverjudgeabookbyitscover.

人不可貌相Oppositesattract.

异性相吸Stillwatersrundeep.静水流深；大智若愚Themorethingschange,themoretheystaythesame.万变不离其宗Whatwillbe,willbe.

听天由命尽人事，听天命Youcannotteachanolddognewtricks人老则守旧Chineseproverbs一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳Aburntchilddreadsthefire.Thescaldedcatfearscoldwater.新官上任三把火Anewbroomsweepsclean.佛要金装，人要衣装Finefeathersmakefinebirds.得寸进尺

Givehimaninchandhewilltakeayard.眼不见，心不念Outofsight,outofmind.孩子不打不成器Sparetherodandspoilthechild.老牛不喝水，不可强按头Amanmayleadahorsetothewater,buthecannotmakehimdrink.漂亮不能当饭吃Beautywillnotbuybeef.厨子笨，赖刀钝Abadworkmanalwaysblameshistools.情人眼里出西施Everyloverseesathousandgracesinthebelovedobject.杀鸡给猴看Beatthedogbeforethelion.家家有本难念旳经Theheartknowshisownbitter醉翁之意不在酒Manykissthebabyforthenurse'ssake.王婆买瓜，自卖自夸

Everycookpraiseshisownbroth.病从口入，祸从口出Aclosemouthcatchesnoflies.厨师多了烧坏汤Toomanycooksspoilthebroth.塞翁失马,焉知非福

Maybeit’sablessingindisguise.Misfortunemaybeanactualblessing.Fortuneandmisfortunegohandinhand.Alossmayturnouttobeagain.BehindbadluckcomesgoodluckIfyouloseonething,youwillgainanother.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

Aslongasthegreenhillslast,there'llalwaysbewoodtoburn.