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Chapter tenTranslation on Idiomatic Expressions Set phrase / four-letter words ？/proverbs/ enigmatic expressions/allusion/slangs Set phrases usually originated from our classical allusions, famous historical events or folktales passed down from generations to generations. Their meanings are fixed. Set phrases are the precious gem of a language, the integrated rhetorical devices, shaped through human beings’ social experiences. Thus set phrases are the condensed forms of human language and culture, part of which are shared by different cultures. 喻义相同，结构相同 To strike while the iron is hot Like a bolt from the blue To be on the thin ice To add fuel to the flame As light as a feather To sit on pins and needles Render blow for blow To fish in the troubled waters Constant dropping wears the stone A castle in the air To kill two birds with one stone 喻义相同，修辞方式相同 As steady as the mountain As thin as a rail As easy as turning over one’s hand As clear as crystal As slippery as an eel 汉英喻体不同 As strong as a horse Bleed like a pig As dumb as an oyster As silent as a grave As serene as glass As red as rose To speak to the wind As weak as water To see through a brick wall As clear as the sun at midday 汉语是明喻，英语是暗喻 To fly into rage/ to hit the ceiling Still water runs deep To have a silver mouth To be petrified with astonishment 汉语是暗喻，英语是明喻 Rolling stone gathers no moss Barking dogs do not bite Born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth Like a rat in a hole 蠹 汉语形象含蓄，英语形象具体 To hit someone below the belt As greedy as a wolf/insatiable/covetous As regular as a clock To harden one’s neck/perverse A square peg in a round hole/go against one’s taste To have one’s heart in one’s mouth To kick down the ladder 汉语意义具体，英语意义含蓄 From the cradle to the grave To be a cup too low To put on screws To turn geese into swans 喻体不同‘喻义相似或一致 To paint the lily The apple of someone’s eye A black sheep To look for a needle in a haystack To help a lame dog over a stile To cast pearls before swine The