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“ ” “ ” 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 translation Some English and Chinese idioms are completely equal in literal meaning, 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 To strike while the iron is hot 趁热打铁 Easier said than done 说起来容易做起来难 coincidence Burn one’s boat 破釜沉舟 The former comes from ancient Rome 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 one’s 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 phenomenon 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 a bed of roses 落花流水 Be shattered into pieces 前赴后继 Advance wave by wave Social customs and habits For 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 one’s steps 跟某人走 Lucky dog 幸运儿 Love me,love my dog 爱屋及乌 Chinese often use dog to describe bad guy. Monstrous audacity 狗胆包天 A cornered beast will do something desperate 狗急跳墙 A filthy mouth cannot utter decent language 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 To hope that one’s son will become a dragon Expecting their son to be an outstanding figure Differences?in?geographic?environmental When we describe the rapid development of things and a large number of emerging. 雨后春笋 Just like mushrooms Bec