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1、以下舉一些中英文對(duì)照的例句，中英文都是各自常用的通俗用語(yǔ)，既切合原意，又符合中英文各自的表達(dá)習(xí)慣。任人唯賢Meritocracy:Rulebypersonschosennotbecauseofbirthorwealth,butfortheirsuperiortalentsorintellect;asocialsystemformedonsuchbasis.任人唯親Nepotism第二職業(yè)Moonlighting(workingatasecondaryjob)明升暗降Kickupstairs大材小用Tobeunderem
2、ployed編制不足Tobeunderstaffed超編Tobeoverstaffed事后諸葛亮Mondaymorningquarterback人材外流Braindrain獻(xiàn)計(jì)獻(xiàn)策（港稱(chēng)：頭腦風(fēng)暴）Brainstorming(amethodofsolvingproblemsinwhicheveryonesuggestsideaswhicharethendiscussed).Abrainstormingsession智囊團(tuán)Braintrust發(fā)明創(chuàng)造BrainchildTheprojectwasthebrainchild
3、ofDavidson...滿腹牢騷Abellyfulofcomplaints經(jīng)驗(yàn)教訓(xùn)Painsandgains(insteadofexperiencesandlessons)小道消息Learnthroughthegrapevine有其父必有其子Likefather,likeson.家丑不可外揚(yáng)Don’twashdirtylineninthepublic.喧賓奪主Stealthelimelight雪上加霜Addinsulttoinjury智勇雙全Acombinationofgutsandbrains我說(shuō)了算Thebuck
4、stopshere.(Truman’ssaying)心有余而力不足Mindiswilling,fleshisweak.一刀切Onesizefitsall.過(guò)猶不及Moreisless.中英文相似的諺語(yǔ)和格言（Idiomsandproverbs）有志者，事竟成。Thereisawill,thereisaway.謀事在人，成事在天。Manproposes,Goddisposes.患難見(jiàn)真知Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.本性難移。Oldhabitsdiehard酒后吐真言。Thereistruth
5、inWine.欲速則不達(dá)。Morehaste,lessspeed.Hastemakeswaste.旁觀者清。Lookersonseemostofthegame.驕兵必?cái)?。Pridegoesbeforeafall.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。Oncebitten,twiceshy.千里之行，始于足下。Thelongestjourneybeginswithasinglestep.或Ajourneyofthousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.柳暗花明又一村(東方不亮西邊亮)。Whenonedoors
6、huts,anotheropens.或Everycloudhasasilverlining.一個(gè)和尚挑水吃，兩個(gè)和尚抬水吃，三個(gè)和尚無(wú)水吃。Everybody’sbusinessisnobody’sbusiness.勿以惡小而為之。Itisasintostealapin.玩火者自焚。Ifyouplaywithfire,yougetburnt.無(wú)風(fēng)不起浪。Thereisnosmokewithoutfire.君子報(bào)仇，十年不晚。Revengeisadishthatcouldbeeatencold.欲加之罪，何患無(wú)辭？It’
7、salwayseasytofindasticktobeatadog.人老了，難以接受新事物。Youcan’tteacholddogsnewticks.成語(yǔ)的直譯和意譯對(duì)成語(yǔ)(Idiom)和俗語(yǔ)(popularsaying)有兩種譯法：一種是直譯(literaltranslation)；一種是意譯(interpretativetranslation)。由于兩種語(yǔ)言的文化背景不同，有的成語(yǔ)和俗語(yǔ)經(jīng)過(guò)直譯后，讀者或受眾不能理解，這就需要改成或補(bǔ)之以意譯。意譯一般比較簡(jiǎn)潔易懂，但必須吃透原文的意思，才能做出準(zhǔn)確而通順的意譯。以
8、下舉一些例子。矮子里拔將軍直譯pickageneralfromamongthedwarfs意譯selectsomeoneforlackofabetterone;selectfromamongthemediocre/run-of-mill杯水車(chē)薪直譯trytoputoutacarloadofburningfirewoodwithac
