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1、Unit15ComparisonandTranslationofIdiomsCategoryofEnglishIdiomsSetphrases成語Proverbs諺語Sayings格言Colloquialisms俗語Allusions典故Slangs俚語Enigmaticfolksimiles歇后語Culturespecific:dependverymuchuponaspecificsocialorecologicalsetting.Findingsatisfactoryequivalentsforidiomsisoneofthemostdifficultaspects
2、oftranslating.Inmanycasesidiomscanonlybesatisfactorilyrenderedbynon-idiomsinatargetlanguageNote:eastwind&westwindhaveabsolutedifferentconnotationsinChineseandEnglishcultureOdetotheWestWind–ShellyWhenthewindisintheeast,it’sgoodforneithermannorbeast.東風吹，寒風到，對人對畜都不好。（東風在英國象征寒冷，令人不愉快）Whenthe
3、windisinthewest,theweatherisatthebest.風從西邊來，氣候最宜人1.InfluenceofCustomonEnglishIdioms?Idiomsconcerninghorseworklikeahorse辛辛苦苦地干活beatadeadhorse徒勞無益asstrongashorse非常強壯/強壯如牛12betonthewronghorse支持錯了對象comeoffone’shighhorse放下架子thatisahorseofanothercolor那完全是另外一碼事Note:horseisoftentreatedasacommona
4、nimalinEnglishwithoutthecommendatorysenseinChinese:老馬識途(anoldhorseknowstheway)，老驥伏櫪(anoldherostillcherisheshighaspirations)?Idiomsconcerningdogtopdog最重要的人物aluckydog幸運兒ajollydog快活的人raincatsanddogs下滂沱大雨Heisinthedoghouse他名聲掃地leadadog’slife過著悲慘的生活Loveme,lovemydog愛屋及烏Everydoghasitsday.凡人皆有得意時
5、Letasleepingdoglie.別惹事生非Barkingdogsdonotbite會叫的狗不咬人Note:dogishighlyvaluedinEnglishculture.However,Influencedbyforeignculture,sometimesdogisoftenusedinderogatorysense.?ComparesomeChineseidioms狗腿子/走狗lackey狗崽子sonofbitch狗膽包天monstrousaudacity狗急跳墻Aconcernedbeastwilldosthdesperate.狗咬耗子，多管閑事Poke
6、yournoseintootherpeople’saffairs.狗嘴吐不出象牙Afilthymouthcan’tutterdecentlanguage.Note:dogisoftenendowedwithderogatorysenseinChinese1.InfluenceofReligiononEnglishIdiomsChinese:12做一天和尚撞一天鐘SonglongasIremainabonze,Igototollthebell.跑得了和尚跑不了廟Themonkmayrunaway,butthetemplecan’trunwithhim.English:As
7、poorasthechurchmouseGoddamnyou/gotohellNote:castpearlsbeforeswineiscloselyrelatedwithreligion:“Givenotthatwhichisholyuntodogs,neithercastyepearlsbeforeswine,lesttheytramplepearlsundertheirfeet,andturnagainandrenderyou.”不要把圣物給狗，也不要把你們的珍珠丟在豬面前，恐怕它們踐踏了珍珠，轉過來咬你們。1.Methodsadop
