Sissy 中级口译Reference to Idiom Interpretation.ppt

idioms Interpreting Exercise 7. to invite /bring a wolf into the house; to open the door to an enemy 8. no end of trouble for the future 9. Neighbors are dearer than distant relatives. 10. to lift a rock only to crush one’s own feet 11. Fame is as fatal to men as fattening to pigs. 12. The East wind prevails the West wind. 13. The weather and human life are both unpredictable. * 不告而别 2. 铁石心肠 3. 了如指掌 4. 笨手笨脚 5. 噤若寒蝉 6. 以德报怨 7. 视若无睹 8. 颠倒黑白 9. 充耳不闻 10. 熟能生巧 英语成语练习答案 11. 一帆风顺 12. 烂醉如泥 13. 心宽体胖 　 14. 勃然大怒 15. 海底捞金 16. 轻举妄动 17. 原形毕露 18. 名噪一时 19. 欲速则不达 20. 不伦不类 21. 吹毛求疵 22. 山穷水尽 23. 徒劳无益 24. 改过自新 25. 孤注一掷 Reference keys (C-E) to go back on one’s words 2. to eat one’s own bitter fruit； to reap what one sows 3. Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear. 4. What is said cannot be unsaid. 5. Drawing a cake to satisfy one’s hunger 6. Man proposes, God disposes. to be obvious to all; as clear as day to make irresponsible remarks/criticism Constant dripping wears the stone. 17. Walls have ears. 18. Although you may escort a guest a thousand miles, yet must the parting come at last. 19. Failure is the mother of success. 20. Look before you leap. * * *