成语直译与意译(选自上海翻译)

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1、Al矮子里拔将军直：pickageneralfromamongthedwarfs意：selectsomeoneforlackofabetterone;selectfromamongthemediocre/run-of-millBl八字还没一撇直：Noteventhefirststrokeofthecharacter“八”hashappened.意：Nothingtangibleisinsight.Thingsaren’tevenstartingtotakeplaceyet.Thereisnosignofanythinghappening

2、yet.Thingsarestillupintheair.l班门弄斧直：WieldtheaxebeforeLuBan(theancientmastercarpenter).意：displayone’slearningorparadeone’sskillinthepresenceofanexpert;teachone’sgranniehowtosuckegges;bringcoaltoNewcastlel杯弓蛇影直：mistaketheshadowofabowinthecupforasnake意：self-createdsuspicion

3、;imaginaryfears;beextremelynervousandsuspiciousl杯水车薪直：trytoputoutacarloadofburnigfirewoodwithacupofwater意：auselessattempt;adropinthebucket;utterlyinadequatemeasurel背水一战直：fightwithone’sbacktotheriverorwall意：fighttowinordie;fightalast-ditchbattle;putupadesperatefightl冰冻三尺，

4、直：Ittakesmorethanonecolddaytofreezethreefeetofice.非一日之寒意：Thetroubleisdeep-rooted;Romewasnotbuiltinaday.l兵来将挡，直：stopanadvancingarmywithtroopsandonrushingwaterwithearth水来土掩意：countermoveformove;countermeasureformeasurel不以规矩，直：Youcannotdrawsquaresandcircleswithoutthecampassa

5、ndsquare.不成方圆意：Nothingcanbeaccomplishedwithoutnormsandstandards.Cl草木皆兵直：takeeverygrassandtreeasanenemysoldier意：astateofextremenervousness,asifsurroundedbyenemiesl沧海桑田直：Seaschangeintomulberryfields.意：Timebringsgreatchangetotheworld.(饱经沧桑：haveexperiencedmanyvicissitudesofl

6、ife)l赤膊上阵直：gointobattlestrippedtothewaist意：takepersonalchargeandgoitalonedespiteopposition;Throwawayalldisguiseandtactics;comeoutintotheopenasaresultofdesperationorfoolhardiness6l此地无银直：The300taelsofsilverarenotburiedhere(asignputupbythemaninthe三百两folktaleovertheplacewher

7、ehehadhiddenthemoney)意：Aclumsyself-exposingperformanceordenial;Aguiltypersongiveshimselfawaybyconspicuouslyprotestinghisinnocence;Protestone’sinnocencetoomuch.l吹胡子瞪眼直：frothatthemouthandglarewithrage意：snortandstareinanger;fumewithragel唇亡齿寒直：Ifthelipsaregone,theteethwillbe

8、exposed.意：Ifoneoftwointerdependentthingsfalls,theotherisindanger.l吹毛求疵直：blowuponthehairtryingtodiscover