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成语翻译的策略综述
少年老成
tohaveanoldheadonyoungshoulders
少不更事
wetbehindtheears：
Althoughsheis20,shewasstillwetbehindtheearsinsomeways.
天无绝人之路
God tempers thewindtotheshornlamb./Whenonedoorshutsanotheropens.
天下乌鸦一般黑
Crowsareblackallovertheworld.
天助自助者
Heavenhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.
天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福
Itistheunexpectedthatalwayshappens.
天衣无缝
Thesetwoideasjustfitlikeaglove.
天涯海角
endsoftheearth：
I'llfindhimtotheendsoftheearth.（out-of-the-wayplaces;theuttermostpartoftheearth）
天经地义
amatterofcourse：
It'samatterofcoursetorespectourelders.（auniversaltruth;itgoeswithoutsayingthat...）
毛遂自荐
torecommendone'sownperson
大同小异
muchofmuchness：
Thetwoarticlesaremuchofmuchness（bealikewithminordifference;There'snotapintochoosebetweenthetwo）inappearanceandquality.
大言不惭
blowyourowntrumpet：
Youreallyblowyourowntrumpet.（talkbig;overshootoneself）
大快朵颐
TheyaresodeliciousthatIatemyfill.（gorgeoneself;tuckinat;have/takeone'sfill.）
大功告成
Thebigprojectfinallycameoffwithhonors（bringhomethebacon;comethroughwithflyingcolors）.
大智若愚
Hewhocannotplaythefoolisnotawiseman.
大器晚成
Romewasnotbuiltinaday.
大海捞针
needleinahaystack：
Findingyourlostcontactlensisjustlikelookingforaneedleinahaystack.
山穷水尽
attheendofone'sresources
山中无老虎，猴子称大王
Amongtheblindtheone-eyedisking./Whenthecat'saway,themicewillpay.
小题大做
Makeamountainoutofamolehill.（fussabouttrifles;atempestinateapot;astorminateacup;breakabutterflyonawheel）
小Car笔记：
muchofamuchness：
大同小异verymuchthesame
tuck：
<俚>大吃，通常后面接away/in
comeoff：
实现，发生
bringhomethebacon：
成功，也有养家糊口，谋生的意思
playthefool：
干蠢事，演滑稽角色
contactlens：
隐形眼镜
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳
Oncebitten,twiceshy.
一言既出，驷马难追
Awordspokenispastrecalling.
一见钟情
tofallinloveatfirstsight
一箭双鵰/一举两得
Killtwobirdswithonestone.
一寸光阴一寸金
Timeismoney.
一失足成千古恨
Theerrorcommittedonimpulsemayturnouttobethesorrowofawholelife.
一将功名万古枯
WhatmillionsdiedthatCaesarmightbegreat.
一年之计在于春，一日之计在于晨
Planyouryearinspringandyourdayatdawn.
一人难称百人意
Youcannotpleaseeveryone.
一气呵成
Nevermaketwobitesofacherry.
心正不怕雷打
Agoodconscienceisasoftpillow.
心甘情愿
Hedidallthisofhisownaccord.
心不在焉
Youlookabsent-minded;what'swrong?
心满意足
Thelittleboysattheresmiling,ashappyasaclam.
心力交瘁
Idon'tknowwhattodo.Ijustburnedthecandleatbothends.
心灰意冷
Hewasinblackdespairwhenhefailedinthejointexamination.（downinthe bushes/inthedumps/loseheart）
心有余悸
Aburnedchilddreadsthefires.（Oncebitten,twiceshy.）
心安理得
Nomatterwhathesaid,Ihavethepeaceofmind.（haveaneasyconscience）
心血来潮
Hediditjustontheimpulseofthemoment.
心花怒放
MyheartsingswithjoybecauseIreceiveover300lettersaweekfrompeoplearound
人生而平等
Allmenarecreatedequal.
人山人海
aseaoffaces：
Howmanypeoplearethereinthestadium?
Believeitornot,aseaoffaces.
人之常情
humannature：
It'shumannatureformetohelpthosewhoneedhelp.
人云亦云
echoothers'words：
Don'techoothers'words.Sometimesyou'vegottofindoutthetruth.
人去楼空
Regretfultosay,whenthemasterwasabsent,hismansionwasdead.
人面兽心
awolfinsheep'sclothing：
Heiscruelenoughttokillthatgirl;he'sreallyawolfinsheep'sclothing.
人言可畏
Opinionrulestheworld：
AlwaysrememberwhatIsaytoyou.Opinionrulestheworld.
十年风水轮流转
Everydoghasitsday.
十全十美
leavenothingtobedesired：
Theshowjustleavesnothingtobedesired.
十拿九稳
Wehavewinningthegameinthebag.
小不忍则乱大谋
Patienceisavirtue.
小洞不补，大来吃苦
Astitchintimesavesnine.
工欲善其事，必先利其器
Sharptoolsmakegoodwork.
己所不欲勿施于人
Do unto othersasyouwouldbedone.
亡羊补牢
Betterlatethannever./It'snevertoolatetomend.
上气不接下气
IgotoutofbreathwhenIclimbedthosestairs.
寸步不离
Healwayskeepsbookathiselbow.（keepcloseto）
口若悬河
Healwaystalksninewordsatonce.（rattleon）
仁者无敌
Thebenevolenthavenoenemy.
口是心非
Heoftenspeakswithhistongueinhischeek.（playadoublegame;sayonethingandmeananother）
不期而遇
Icameacrossanoldfriendofmineinadepartmentstore.（chancetomeet，bumpinto，comeupon，meet...accidentally/unexpectedly/bychance/byaccident）
不速之客
Youarereallyathick-skinnedandgate-crasher.
不义之财
Don'tbeenvious.Ill-gottenmoneycomeseasilyandgoeseasilytoo.
不谋而合
seeeyetoeye：
Doyouseeeyetoeyewithhimonthatplan?
不厌其烦
takesthetrouble：
Theteacheroftentakesthetroubletoinstructhispupils.
不遗余力
Buttheconspiratorsleavenoavenueunexploredtore-establishcontactwithBritain.
不择手段
byhookorbycrook：
Hejustdidtheworkbyhookorbycrook.
不翼而飞
Didyouseethatplane?
Itseemsthatitjust vanished fromsight.
不声不响
asquiet/silent/stillasamouse：
Shewasasquiet/silent/stillasamouseandleft.
不识抬举
Bringacowtothehallandshewillruntothebyre.（failtoappreciatesb'skindness/notknowhowtoappreciatefavor）
一视同仁
Hetreatseveryoneacrosstheboard.
一模一样
Thesetwinslookaslikeastwopeas.
一时兴起
Hedoeseverythingonthespurofthemoment.
九死一生
tohaveahair-breadthescape
九牛一毛
Comparedwithmine,hiswassimplyadropinthebucket.
人生如梦
Lifeisbutadream.
人生自古谁无死
Deathcomestoallmen.
人生百岁古来稀
Itisseldomthatamanlivestobeahundredyearsold.
人定胜天
Mancanconquernature.
人不可貌相
Appearancesareoftendeceptive./Neverjudgealookbyitscover.
小Car笔记：
acrosstheboard：
包括一切地,全面地
onthespurofthemoment：
一时冲动地,立刻
adropinthebucket：
沧海一粟
conquer：
征服，占领，战胜，得胜。
【常用短语】①divideandconquer：
分步解决，分治
②stooptoconquer：
降低自己的身分去...
十万火急
inhothaste：
IamwritinginhothastetoletyouknowthatIwillbethereontime.
了无瓜葛
havenothingtodowith：
Thatpoliticianclaimedthathehadnothingtodowiththatscandal.
力不从心
myspiritiswilling,butmyfleshisweak：
A:
Canyoudomeafavor?
B:
Sorry,myspiritiswilling,butmyfleshisweak.
力挽狂澜
trytostemthetide：
Hetriedtostemthetide,butinvain.
入境随俗
DoinRomeasthe Romans do.
入木三分
Itactuallygaveavividpictureofcutthequick.（leaveanindelibleimpression）
七上八下
tobesixesandsevens：
Don'ttalktomenowbecauseIamallatsixesandsevens.（withone'sheartgoingpitapat）
七窍生烟
Hewasinagreatfury（fumingwithanger;inagreatrage;terriblyfurious）andsworetogetevenwiththeopposite（跟对方报复）.
七零八落
Afterthequake,thebuildingswenttorockandruin.
八面玲珑
smoothandabletowinfavouronallsides.
不可一世
Ireallydon'tknowwhysheisalwaysasproudasapeacock.
不可救药
Hisdeep-rootedbadhabitsaresimplybeyondremedy.
不由自主
inspiteofoneself：
Heisoftenabsent-mindedanddozedoffinspiteofhimselfinclass.
不自量力
Ifhedoesso,hereallygoesbeyondhisdepth.Noonecanbeatthatguy.（overrateone'sabilities）
不屈不挠
Althoughhehasfailedseveraltimes,hestillkeepshischinup.（assteadyasarock;firmandunyielding;fightfortoothandnail;hangonbytheeyelashes;sticktoone'scolor）
不知死活
Johnisreallyheedlessofconsequences.Ibelievesomedayhewillaskfortrouble.
不知好歹
Takemyadviceintoconsideration.Don'tknowchalkfromcheese.
不耻下问
Toimproveyourstudies,yougottobenotaboveaskingquestions.
不假思索
Heisgoodatspeech.Heoftenspeaksimpromptu.
不偏不倚
Youshouldbelievethatthejudgeheldthescaleseven.
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