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Day 4 Translation of figurative expressions, idioms, and proverbs Idiom: succession of words whose meaning is not obvious through knowledge of the individual meanings of the constituent words but must be learned as a whole. E.g. Let the cat out of the bag 成语：人们长期以来习用的形式简洁而意思精辟的、定型的词组或短语。汉语的成语大多有四个字组成。《现代汉语词典》 proverb: a brief epigrammatic saying that is a popular byword An apple a day keeps the doctor away 俗语：约定俗成广泛通行之语 到什么山上唱什么歌 宝玉见王夫人起来，早一溜烟跑了。曹雪芹 《红楼梦》 Pao-yu had vanished like smoke as soon as his mother sat up. (Tr. Yang Xianyi Gladys Yang) 吾视曹操百万之众，如群蚁耳！ （罗贯中《三国演义》） Caocao’s million men in my eyes are just a swarm of ants. (Tr. Zhang Yiwen) Translation practice 中国人有句老话：“不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 十年树木，百年树人。 猫哭老鼠 如鱼得水 临阵磨枪 There is an old Chinese saying, “How can one catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger’s lair?” It takes ten years to grow trees but a hundred years to rear people. The cat weeps over the mouse. To feel like fish in water To sharpen one’s spear only before going into battle 只有大胆地破釜沉舟地跟他们拼，还许有翻身的一天！（曹禺《日出》） All you can do is to burn your boats and fight them in the hope that one day you will come out on top. 晴天霹雳 a bolt from the blue 浑水摸鱼 fish in troubled water Translation practice 熟能生巧 趁热打铁 空中楼阁 以眼还眼, 以牙还牙 君子协定 武装到牙齿 Practice makes perfect Strike while the iron is hot Castle in the air an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth a gentleman’s agreement armed to the teeth 为虎作怅 hold a candle to a devil 智者千虑, 必有一失 Homer sometimes nods Translation practice 你不能因噎废食，从此出门只靠步行了呀. 又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草。 翘辫子 你不能因噎废食，从此出门只靠步行了呀！ You could not cut off your nose to spite your face and forever travel on foot hereafter. 又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草。 You can’t eat your cake and have it! 翘辫子 Kick the bucket 当下磕头如捣蒜，只求饶命。 Kowtowing as quickly as a pestle pounding onions, he begged that his life be spared. (Tr. Yang Xianyi Gladys Yang) 张飞大叫：“此比董卓！追吕布有甚强处，不如先拿董贼，便是斩草除根！” “Certainly there is Tung Cho,” cried