2017年翻译考试中国成语典故英文翻译（8）

　　大同小异

　　much of muchness：The two articles are much of muchness ( be alike with minor difference ; There’s not a pin to choose between the two ) in appearance and quality.

　　大言不惭

　　blow your own trumpet：You really blow your own trumpet. (talk big; overshoot oneself)

　　大快朵颐

　　They are so delicious that I ate my fill. (gorge oneself; tuck in at; have/take one’s fill.)

　　大功告成

　　The big project finally came off with honors (bring home the bacon; come through with flying colors).

　　大智若愚

　　He who cannot play the fool is not a wise man.

　　大器晚成

　　Rome was not built in a day.

　　大海捞针

　　needle in a haystack：Finding your lost contact lens is just like looking for a needle in a haystack.

　　山穷水尽

　　at the end of one’s resources

　　山中无老虎，猴子称大王

　　Among the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cat’s away, the mice will pay.

　　小题大做

　　Make a mountain out of a molehill. ( fuss about trifles; a tempest in a teapot; a storm in a teacup; break a butterfly on a wheel )

　　【笔记】much of a muchness：大同小异very much the same

　　tuck：<俚>大吃，通常后面接away/in

　　come off：实现，发生

　　bring home the bacon：成功，也有养家糊口，谋生的意思

　　play the fool：干蠢事，演滑稽角色

　　contact lens：隐形眼镜