英汉类同成语的翻译-3

（9）in a word一句话，简而言之

I have no time to tell you the whole story, in a word, they become hostile to each other。我没时间把全部经过告诉你，一句话，他们相互成了仇敌。

（10）lose face丢脸；失面子。

Certain country often loses face in regard to its relations with small weak countries on account of its dirty tricks某个国家在与弱小国家交往中因其使用卑鄙手段而总是丢脸。

（11）odds¹ and ends零零碎碎。

What shall we do with all those odds and ends？我们用那些残余的东西可做什么呢？

（12）play with fire玩火，作无谓而危险的事。

He who plays with fire gets burned．玩火者必自焚。

（13）strike while the iron is hot趁热打铁。

Father is in a good mood at the moment．Strike while the iron is hot and ask him to let you go to the circus.这时父亲的情绪很好，乘此机会求他让你去看马戏。

（14）there’s no smoke without fire无火不冒烟；无风不起浪。

The story is all over the town. It is being spread by someone or by some people. There's no smoke without fire.这个传说遍及全城，有人或有些人还在散布。真是无火不冒烟。

（15）a thorn² in the flesh （side）肉中刺；棘手的事，不断使某人烦恼的根源。

（l6）The memory of this act will be a thorn in the flesh for the rest of your life，my boy.这种行动会使你不断引起回忆。使你终生烦恼，我的朋友。

1 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

2 thorn   

n.刺，荆棘，带刺小灌木

参考例句：

• The little boy stepped on a sharp thorn.那小男孩踩着了一根尖刺。
• The dog had a thorn in its pad.这只狗的爪垫上扎了根刺。