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Classification Equivalent idioms Partially equivalent idioms Not equivalent idioms Equivalent Idioms The same literal meaning and connotation: 混水摸鱼 fish in troubled waters 趁热打铁 strike while the iron is hot 眼见为实 Seeing is believing. 隔墙有耳 Walls have ears. 自投罗网 throw oneself into the trap The apple of one’s eye “某人眼中的苹果” “掌上明珠” Partially Equivalent Different vehicles but the same metaphorical meaning: 笑掉大牙 laugh off one’s head 乱七八糟 at sixes and sevens 东张西望 look right and left 抛砖引玉 to throw a sprat to catch a herring 挥金如土 to spend money like water 套译法 套译法：指套用译语中某个与汉语成语喻意相近的成语来进行翻译的方法。 Exercise: 空中楼阁 充耳不闻 熟能生巧 事实胜于雄辩 披着羊皮的狼 如坐针毡 如履薄冰 胆小如鼠 瓮中之鳖 无风不起浪 有志者事竟成 挂羊头卖狗肉 力大如牛 Not Equivalent 直译法 如鱼得水 feel just like fish in water 临阵磨枪 sharpen one’s spear only before going into battle 猫哭老鼠 The cat weeps over the mouse. Exercise: 狐假虎威 对牛弹琴 打草惊蛇 竭泽而渔 易如反掌 画蛇添足 意译法 To draw one’s blood 伤人感情，惹人生气 To hang on sb.’s sleeve 依赖某人 To make a monkey of sb. 愚弄某人 To hang on sb.’s lips 言听计从 To call a spade a spade 直言不讳 手忙脚乱 In a frantic rush 立竿见影 Get instant results 噤若寒蝉 Keep quiet. 明火执仗 Do evil things openly. Exercise: To have an axe to grind To talk through one’s hat To be full of beans A fly in the ointment With a grain of salt 藕断丝连 归心似箭 鸡毛蒜皮 单枪匹马 牵肠挂肚 Example: “难道这也是个痴丫头，又像颦儿来葬花不成？”因又自笑到: “若真也葬花，可谓东施效颦了；不但不为新奇，而且更是可厌。” “Can this be another absurd maid come to bury flowers like Dai Yu?” he wondered in some amusement. “If so, she’s Dong Shi imitating Xi Shi, (Xi shi was a famous beauty in the ancient kingdom of Yue. Dong shi was an ugly girl who tried to imitate her way) which isn’t original but rather tiresome”. 增译法 你这是在班门弄斧。 You’re showing off your proficiency with an axe before Lu Ban the master carpenter. 四字格的翻译 分清虚实, 避免重复 Example: 他决心洗心革面，脱胎换骨。 He is determined to turn over a new leaf. 本店货色齐全，品种多样，任君挑选。 We have a good assortment of goods to ch