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1. 习语（literal translation）：，， 例：英语习语汉译： to be armed to the teeth 武装到牙齿 the cold war 冷战 a gentleman’s agreement 君子协定 the open-door policy 门户开放政策 to kill two birds with one stone 一石两鸟 the most-favored-nation clause 最惠国条款 Blood is thicker than water 血浓于水 a castle in the air 空中楼阁 All roads lead to Rome. 条条道路通罗马 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林，不如一鸟在手 例：汉语习语英译： 实事求是 to seek truth from facts 君子动口不动手 A gentleman uses his tongue, not his fists. 削足适履 to cut the feet to fit the shoes 易如反掌 as easy as turning over one’s hand 良药苦口利于病 Good medicine is bitter in the mouth，but good for the disease. 坦白从宽, 抗拒从严 Leniency to those who confess, and punishment to those who resist. 远水救不了近火 Distant water cannot put out a nearby fire. 远水不解近渴 Distant water cannot quench present thirst. 千里之行，始于足下 A thousand-li journey is started by taking the first step. 天下乌鸦一般黑 All crows are equally black. c. 意译法：（free translation）：， 例：： to rain cats and dogs hit the nail on the head 说得中肯，打中要害 to hold water 站得住脚，合乎逻辑 to miss the boat 坐失良机，错过机会 to have other fish to fry 有别的事干 a black sheep 害群之马 to paint the lily 费力不讨好 (an area ) flowing with milk and honey 鱼米之乡; 富得流油 Every dog has its day. 人人都有得意之日 to carry fire in one hand and water in the other 施展两面手法 中译英习语： 嗟来之食： a meal offered from pity mixed with contempt-- a favor done without courtesy 杀鸡给猴看 to kill the chicken to frighten the monkey--to punish somebody as a warning to others. 班门弄斧 to show off one’s skill with the axe before Lu Ban the master carpenter--to display one’s slight skill before an expert 八仙过海，各显神通：like the Eight Immortals (in the legend )crossing the sea ,each one showing his (or her) special pro