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口译考试常见中国成语英译(13)

  口译考试常见中国成语英译
          火上加油
          Don't bother her, or you'll pour oil on the flame.
          支离破碎
          The car was so seriously damaged that it was torn to pieces. (in shreds; rip apart)
          匹夫之勇
          Fighting with him is just courage without discipline . (brute courage)
          比比皆是
          This kind of mall can be found here and there and everywhere. (right and left)
          切肤之痛
          No one knows where the shoe pinches like the wearer.
          夫唱妇随
          A good Jack makes a good Jill.
          引狼入室
          I know I'll set a fox to keep the geese if I take him for a good friend.
          引以为荣
          I am really proud of myself. (plume oneself on; pride oneself on; take pride in)
          日薄西山
          Now he knows that his days are numbered. (not to be long for this world; The sands are running out.)
          水乳交融
          That couple are really hand and (in) glove with each other. (be finger and glove with)
          小Car笔记:
          shred:碎片 【常用短语】①in shreds:支离破碎 ②tear to shreds:撕碎(驳得体无完肤)
          rip:撕,剥,扯 【常用短语】①rip off:收取不合理的高价,宰客 ②rip up:撕碎
          plume oneself on:因...而自鸣得意, 以...而沾沾自喜
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