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1、I.LiteralTranslationSimile:Shesatlikepatienceonamonument,smilingatgrief.她坐在紀(jì)念碑上,像個木偶人,對悲哀一笑置之。Hedroveasifpossessedbythedevil.他著魔似的駕車狂奔。Ascoldasice冰冷/ashotasfire火熱/ashardasarock堅如磐石/aslightasfeather(air)輕如鴻毛/asbusyasabee像蜜蜂一樣忙碌/asboldasalion像獅子一樣勇敢/ascheerfulasalar
2、k像云雀一樣快活/asblindasabat瞎得像只蝙蝠/ascoolasacucumber非常冷靜/assharpasaneedle十分精明/astightasadrum非常不肯花錢Assureasagun一點不錯Asblackasink(night/pitch)/asclearascrystal/ascheapasdirt/ascloseasanoyster/ascunningasafox/asdeepasawell/asfitasafiddle/asgentleasalamb/asgreenasgrass/asfre
3、easair(abird)/asfatasapig/aseasyasABC/asfreshasarose/ashappyasaking/asheavyaslead/asinnocent(helpless)asanew-bornbabe/ashungryasahunter/asobstinate(stubborn)asamule/asnervousasakitten(cat)/asoldasthehills(time)/asproud(vain)asapeacock/asquiet(silent,still)asthegra
4、ve(tomb)/asstrongasahorse(anox)/assmoothasvelvet/assweetashoney/aswiseasSolomon(anowl)/assoberasajudgeClothesornoclothes,Icanreadyoulikeabook.(MaHongjun,P.24)MetaphorJane’suncleisanoldfox,uptoallkindsofevils.簡的叔叔是個老狐貍,什么壞事都干得出來。Afterthatlongtalk,Jimbecamethesuninh
5、erheart.那次長談之后,吉姆成了她心中的太陽。So,gentlyclosethedooronyesterdayandthrowthekeyaway.那么,何不輕輕扣上昨天的門扉,將那鑰匙扔掉?Personification“Don’ttalktomeaboutnoopportunityanymore.Opportunity’sknockingdowneverydoorinthecountry,tryingtogetin.WhenIwasyoung,amanhadtogooutandfindopportunityand
6、dragithomebytheears.”休說什么機會難逢。機會正在國內(nèi)每家每戶敲門,想要進去呢。我年輕那會兒,人們得出門去尋找機會,揪著耳朵把它拖回來。HowsoonhathTime,thesubtlethiefofyouth,stolenonhiswingmythreeandtwentiethyear.時間,這個盜竊青春的狡猾的小偷,盜竊了我二十又三年飛走了。HyperboleHerandowntheavenue,makinganoiseliketenhorsesatagallop.他在林蔭道上跑著,發(fā)出的聲音像十匹馬
7、在奔騰。Sheistheprettiestgirlintheworld.EuphemismHerdaughterisratherweakinthehead.他的女兒腦子不太好使。Thousandsofpeopleflockedtothehospitaltopaytheirrespectstotheremainsofthegreatfilmstar.成千上萬的人涌進醫(yī)院,瞻仰這位偉大的影星的遺容。Sheisinadelicatesituation.Finally,lifeflickersoutandonegoesintoet
8、ernalsleep,nevertowakeupagain.最后,生命的火光閃滅了,一個人永遠(yuǎn)長眠不再醒了。Metonymy轉(zhuǎn)喻(相當(dāng)于漢語中一般的借代)Hiswifespentallherlifeonthestage.Greatmindsthinkalike.英雄所見略同。Grayhairshould