成语英文介绍

1、What is a idiom?Idioms are words , phrases or expressions that cannot be taken literally.In other words , when used in everyday language,they have a meaning other than the basic one you would find in the dictionary.literal translationSome English and Chinese idioms are completely equal in literal me

2、aning, deep meaning and moral philosophy.This feature is known as the coupling between different languages.Example:To offer fuel in snowy weather雪中送炭雪中送炭To strike while the iron is hot趁热打铁趁热打铁Easier said than done说起来容易做起来难说起来容易做起来难coincidenceBurn ones boat 破釜沉舟破釜沉舟The former comes from ancient Rome

3、Kaiser.He burn their boat to make soilders have no route to retreat and determine to fight to the death.The original sentence is “Cross the Rubicon and burn ones boats”The latter comes from Xiang Yu.He did the same thing as Kaiser.Besides,he broke their pots and burn their camp.We call this phenomen

4、on cultural overlaps.free translation In order to ensure the integrity of the original content , we can cooperate with the context of translation when we cannot find the corresponding Chinese idioms to apply.Example:安乐窝安乐窝a bed of roses落花流水落花流水Be shattered into pieces前赴后继前赴后继Advance wave by waveSoci

5、al customs and habitsFor British, a dog can be used either as a guard or as a hunter or as a friend to people. So the British have a good impression on the dog.They often use dog to describe peoples lives.Dog ones steps 跟某人走跟某人走Lucky dog 幸运儿幸运儿Love me,love my dog 爱屋及乌爱屋及乌Chinese often use dog to des

6、cribe bad guy.Monstrous audacity 狗胆包天狗胆包天A cornered beast will do something desperate狗急跳墙狗急跳墙A filthy mouth cannot utter decent language狗嘴里吐不出象牙狗嘴里吐不出象牙Understanding of dragon between English and Chinese is different as black and white.望子成龙望子成龙To hope that ones son will become a dragonExpecting their son to be an outstanding figureDifferencesingeographicenvironmentalWhen we describe the rapid development of things and a large number of emerging.雨后春笋雨后春笋Just like mushroomsBecause bamboo is not native plant in Britain.In addition, Britain is an island country.There a