03-英汉习比较.pptVIP

Contrastive Analysis in English Chinese Idioms;I. Idioms and their classification;II. Correspondence between English and Chinese idioms;1) a wolf in sheep’s clothing 2) to be on thin ice 3) to sit on pins and needles 4) An ass is known by his ears. 5) new wine in old bottles 6) Great oaks from little acorns grow. 7) to be as mild as a lamb;sour grapes 酸葡萄 eye for eye and tooth for tooth 以眼还眼，以牙还牙 bull market 牛市 bear market 熊市 armed to the teeth 武装到牙齿;shed crocodile tears 掉鳄鱼眼泪 tower of ivory 象牙之塔 竭泽而渔 to drain a pond to catch all the fish 打草惊蛇 to stir up the grass and alert the snake 易如反掌 to be as easy as turning over one’s hand;2. Idioms with similar meaning but different figures of speech;Man proposes, God disposes. 谋事在人，成事在天。(注意“天”和“上帝”的选词) Everyone for himself, God for us all. 人人为自己，老天为大家。 A small bird wants but a small nest. 燕雀无鸿鹄之志。 Take not the musket (步枪) to kill a butterfly. 杀鸡焉用牛刀。 When the cat’s away, the mice will play. 山中无老虎，猴子称霸(大)王。 You can’t sell the cow and drink the milk. 鱼与熊掌不可兼得。 Beat the dog before the lion. 杀鸡给猴看。 ;Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。 Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 宁为鸡头，不为牛后。 He killed the goose that laid the golden eggs. 杀鸡取卵。 A baited (受欺负、受折磨的) cat may grow as fierce as a lion. 狗急跳墙。 ;Carrion crows (吃腐肉的乌鸦) bewail the dead sheep, and then eat them. 猫哭老鼠假慈悲。 空中楼阁 castle in the air 晴天霹雳 a bolt from the blue 半斤八两 six of one and half a dozen of the other 正中下怀 after one’s own heart ;一箭双雕 kill two birds with one stone 露出马脚 show the cloven(偶蹄的 ) hoof 水中捞月 fish in the air 过河拆桥 kick down the ladder 进退维谷 between the devil and the deep sea ;对牛弹琴 to play the lute to a cow/to cast or throw pearls before swine/ to preach to deaf ears 守口如瓶 to keep one’s mouth closed like a bottle/ to be as close as an oyster/ to keep ones mouth shut as that of a jar 雪中送炭 to send charcoal in snowy weath