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3. 意译法: 牺牲形象, 割舍文化因子 胸有成竹 To have a well-thought-out plan before doing sth 桃李满天下 To have students all over the world 叶公好龙 Professed love of what one really fears 东施效颦 Crude imitation with ludicrous effect 南柯一梦 A fond dream or illusory joy/fond dream 四面楚歌 To be besieged on all sides 悬梁刺股 To be extremely hard-working in one’s studies 初出茅庐 At the beginning of one’s career 罄竹难书 (of crimes) too numerous to mention 倾城倾国 To be extremely beautiful 辎珠必较 To haggle over every penny 毛遂自荐 To volunteer one’s service 4. 直译兼意译 无亲无故 without a single relative or friend to help her out 斩草除根 pluck up the evil by the roots 风餐露宿 braving the wind and dew 贼眉鼠眼 to behave stealthily like a thief 辗转反侧 to toss and turn restlessly 跃跃欲试 eager to have a try 狼吞虎咽 to wolf sth. Down 5. 省略法 能工巧匠 skilled craftsman 称兄道弟 to call each other brothers 赤手空拳 to be bare-handed 自吹自擂 to blow one’s own trumpets 心慈手软 soft-hearted 安家落户 to make one’s home 抛头露面 to make one’s own appearance 愁眉苦脸 to pull on a long face 长吁短叹 Sighing deeply 千真万确 Quite true 油嘴滑舌 Glib tongue 断子绝孙 Ah Q, may you die sonless. 沉鱼落雁之容，闭月羞花之貌。 Her beauty would put the flowers to shame. 6. 增添法 树倒猢狲散 Once the tree falls, the monkeys on it will flee helter-shelter. (meaning 慌慌张张） 借香敬佛 borrowing joss-sticks from a neighbor and burning them before Buddha for your own sake. 惊弓之鸟 A bird starteld by the mere twang of a bow-string 螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后 The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole lurking behind itself. 风声鹤唳，草木皆兵 be scared by the sigh of the wind or the cry of the cranes, fearing ambush at every tree and tuft of grass 个人自扫门前雪， 不管他人瓦上霜。 Sweep the snow from your own front door; leave the frost on the other man’s roof to thaw. Mind your own business; poke not your nose into other people’s business. 木已成舟 The wood is already made into a boat --- what’s done is done. 井水不犯河水 Well water and river water leave each other alone --- stay out of thing