中文习语的英文翻译 Idioms, proverbs, and sayings.pptVIP

Unit 15 Idioms, proverbs, and sayings Match the following with their definitions. d. Grievance or grudge that one can never forget h. Feel relieved a. First class e. telling someone to keep calm and not to over-react or get angry. g. Be the fate of b. rebuke f. A mental shock 1. Let one’s hair down ( ) 2. Lose one’s grip ( ) 3. A-1/A-one ( ) 4. A blue fit ( ) 5. Keep one’s hair on ( ) 6. A clip on one’s Shoulder ( ) 7. Become of ( ) 8. Blow up ( ) c, Lose one’s control h c a f e d g b Fill in the blanks 1. I am sorry I have crashed your car. But ________our hair on! It is not the end of the world. 2. The exam is over now and it all end very well. So you can ________ our hair down and relax. 3. When my mother realized that she was beginning to lose her ______. she sold her company and began spending more time with the family. 4. “He must be a first-rater,” said Sam. “______”, replied Mr. Roker. 5. She is a most selfish person. So long as she’s all right, she doesn’t mind ________________________ other people. 6. My father will probably ______ me ____ when he gets to know of this. 7. Your mother would have ____________ if she knew of this. 8. His experiences of those years of hardship left him with _____________________. keep let grip A-1 what/whatever becomes of blow up a blue fit a clip on his shoulder The proper use of idioms in a language is often a mark of a person’s command of the language. Idiomaticity 1. 让我们分享彼此的快乐与悲伤。 2. 不可以貌取人。 3. 要自由，不要奴役。 4. 干好一件事等于干了两件事。 5. 人人喜欢讲礼貌的人。 6. 兵马未动，粮草先行。 Beauty is but skin deep. Lean liberty is better that fat slavery. A courtesy is a flower. An army marches on its stomach. Shared joy is double joy and shared sorrow is half sorrow. One thing well done is twice done. Read from Pages 61 to Page 63 and answer: 1) What is an idiom? 2) How does an English idiom differ from a Chinese Chengyu(成语)? What is an idiom? Idiom: A form of expression peculiar to a lang