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英语学习中国成语中英文对照idioms精品
口译达人必“背”:
中国成语英译
置之死地而后生
Putthetroopsindeathgroundandtheywilllive.
道高一尺魔高一丈
Whilethepriestclimbsafoot,thedevilclimbsten.
预防胜于治疗
Preventionisbetterthancure.
新官上任三把火
New brooms sweepclean.
塞翁失马焉知非福
Misfortunemightbeablessingindisguise.
路遥知马力日久见人心
Adistantjourneyteststhestrengthofahorseandalongtaskprovesthecharacterofaman.
沧海一栗
adropinthebucket
盖棺论定
Judgenoneblessedbeforehisdeath.
岁月不饶人
Timeandtidewaitfornoman.
经验即良师
Experienceistheteacher.
小Car笔记:
indisguise:
伪装,假装,乔装
tide:
潮汐【常用短语】turnthetidevi.扭转局势
万物之灵
thelords ofcreation
万事开头难
Everythingisdifficultatthestart
万无一失
notasinglemissinathousandtimes.
落井下石
tohitapersonwhenhe'sdown
隔墙有耳
Pitchers haveears;wallshaveears.
开夜车/挑灯夜战
Burnthemidnightoil.
开诚布公
Healwaysopenshishearttohisspousewhenhehasaproblem.
盗亦有道
Dogdoesnoteatdog.
善有善报
Onekindnessisthepriceofanother.
损人利己
toenrichoneselfatothersexpense
小Car笔记:
spouse:
配偶【例句】Henevermentionedhisspouse.他从来不提自己的妻子。
enrichoneself:
自肥,利己
智者千虑,必有一失
Homersometimesnods.
胜不骄败不馁
tobenotelatedbysuccessnordisturbedbyfailure
富贵在天
Richesandhonorscomefromheaven.
智者不惑
Awisemanisfreefromperplexities.
无风不起浪
Thereisnosmokewithoutfire.(Wherethereissmoke,thereisfire.)
画蛇添足
topaintthelily
趁火打劫
tofishintroubledwaters
量入为出
tocutone'scoataccordingtoone'scloth/makebothendsmeet
阳奉阴违
ostensibleobedience
跑了和尚跑不了庙
Themonkmayrunaway,butthetemplecan'trunwithhim.
小Car笔记:
Homer:
n.荷马(希腊诗人)
lily:
百合花,纯白的
troubledwaters:
混乱状态,波涛汹涌的水
贫无立锥之地
aspoorasachurchmouse
雪中送炭真君子/患难见真情
Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.
异想天开
togiveloosetoone'sfancy
集思广义
Twoheadsarebetterthanone.
得过且过
tolivefromhandtomouth
情人眼里出西施
Loveisblind.
情有独钟
hadeyesonlyfor:
AllthegirlslikedKevin,buthehadeyesonlyforMary.
冤家宜解不宜结
Betterremoveenmitythancontractit.
眼不见为净
Outofsight,outofmind.
脱口而出
Aslipofthetonguecansometimeslandyouintrouble.
小Car笔记:
achurchmouse:
一贫如洗的人
slipofthetongue:
失言,疏漏,小错误,口误
莫在太岁头上动土
Letsleepingdogslie.
毕恭毕敬
capinhand:
Healwaystreatshisbosscapinhand.
得意忘形
toleapoutofone'sskin
捷足先登
Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.
欲速则不达
Hastemakeswaste./Morehaste,lessspeed.
欲加之罪,何患无辞
Giveadogabad/anillnameandhanghim.
混水摸鱼
tofishintroubledwaters
贪小失大
penny-wiseandpoundfoolish
习惯成自然
onceauseforeveracustom
挂羊头卖狗肉
cryupwineandsellvinegar
小Car笔记:
troubledwaters:
混乱状态,波涛汹涌的水
poundfoolish:
省小钱吃大亏的,因小失大的
cryup:
夸奖(称颂)
饥不择食
Agoodappetiteisagoodsauce.
害群之马
blacksheep
家丑不可外扬
Don'twashyourdirtylineninpublic.
恩威并济
alternateweaknesswithseverity
旁观者清
Theoutsideseesthebestofthegame./Lookers-onseemostofthegame.
时运不济
tohaveabadtime
殊途同归
AllroadsleadtoRome.
众志成城/团结就是力量
Unionisstrenth.
疾风知劲草
Adversityrevealsgenius.
设身处地
Sometimesyouhavetolearntobeinmyshoes.
小Car笔记:
dirtylinen:
家丑,隐私
alternate:
交替,轮流【常用词组】①alternatecurrent交流电②alternatemotion往复运动,交变运动
reveal:
显示,透露,揭示,展现【常用词组】①revealitself出现(呈现)②revealone'shand摊牌
南辕北辙
crosspurposes:
Thesalesmenwereworkingatcrosspurposeswiththeirsupervisor.
病从口入祸从口出
Illnesscomesinbymouthandcomesoutbyit.
笑里藏刀
asmiletohideone'shate
留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
Wherethere'slifethere'shope
海底捞月
tofishintheair
海底捞针
tolookforaneedleinabundleofhay
差之毫厘失之千里
Amissisasgoodasamile
既往不咎
Letthedeadburytheirdead.
杀身成仁
tosacrificeone'slifetopreserveone'svirtuecomplete
杀鸡焉用牛刀
Takenotamuskettokillabutterfly
小Car笔记:
abundleof:
一捆(一扎,一包)
asgoodas:
和...几乎一样
virtue:
德行,贞操,美德【常用短语】①publicvirtue公德②makeavirtueofnecessity把非做不可的事装成出于好心才做的 ③ofeasyvirtue不贞节的,水性扬花的
来得容易去得快
Easycome,easygo.
发光的未必都是金子
Allthatglittersisnotgold.
兔子不吃窝边草
Thefoxpreysfarthestfromhishole.
若要人不知除非己莫为
Ifyouwouldnotbeknowntodoanything,neverdoit.
人无笑脸,不要开店
Amanwithoutasmilingfacemustnotopenashop.
虎父无虎子
Likefather,likeson.
往者不可谏,来者犹可追
Amillcannotgrindwiththewaterthatispast.
见异思迁
Grassisalwaysgreenerontheothersideofthefence.
适者生存
survivalofthefittest
物以类聚
Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.
小Car笔记:
glitter:
闪烁,灿烂 【常用短语】glitterice:
雨淞,冻雨
flocktogether:
聚集在一起
夜以继日
dayandnight:
Thenursewaswiththepatientdayandnight.
英雄所见略同
Greatmindsthinkalike.
于事无补
Complainingisoflittle(no)avail.Itisbetterforyoutotakeactionnow.
姻缘天注定
Marriagesaremadeinheaven.
逆来顺受
tomakethebestofabadbargain
流芳百世
anicheinthetempleoffame
为虎作伥
toactasguidetoatiger
孤注一掷
toputallone'segginonebasket
勇者不惧
Abravemanwillnotshrinkfromdangers.
洗心革面
toturnoveranewleaf
小Car笔记:
avail:
有利,有助于,益处【常用短语】①availoneselfof利用②ofnoavail:
完全没有用,完全无效
niche:
壁龛,适当的位置【常用短语】①nichemarket瞄准机会的市场,缝隙市场②trophicniche营养龛,营养小生态
shrink:
收缩,畏缩,萎缩【常用短语】①shrinkfrom退避,在...前面畏缩②shrinkring扣环
美中不足
aflyintheointment
背道而驰
toruncounter
赴汤蹈火
togothroughfireandwater
风烛残年
tohaveonefootinthegrave
风声鹤唳,草木皆兵
toapprehenddangerineverysound
活到老学到老
It'snevertoolatetolearn./Liveandlearn.
前事不忘后事之师
Rememberthepastanditwillguideyourfuture.
星星之火可以燎原
Asinglesparkcanstartaprairiefire.
待人宽容如待己
Liveandletlive.
按部就班
Learntowalkbeforeyourun.
小Car笔记:
ointment:
药膏,油膏,软膏 【常用短语】①zincointment[药]氧化锌软膏 ②eyeointment眼膏
counter:
与……相反的,相反的 【常用短语】①counterforce对抗力 ②countercurrent反向电流,逆流
以毒攻毒
tosetathieftocatchathief
以怨报德
Heisapersonwhobitesthehandthatfeedsone.
以逸待劳
Towaitateasetilltheenemyisexhausted.
以寡敌众
tofightagainstlongerodds
以德报怨
Ithinkitisbetterforyoutorender/returngoodforevil.
以其人之道还治其人之身
topaysomebody(back)inhisowncoin
以子之矛,攻子之盾
toturnaperson'sbatteryagainsthimself
以柔克刚
Willowsareweakyettheybindotherwood.(Softandfairgoesfar.)
以和为贵
Abadcompromiseisbetterthanagoodlawsuit.
以卵击石
Whatyoudoisthrowastrawagainstthewind.(runone'sheadagainstastonewall;Whetherthepitcherstrikesthestoneorthestonestrikesthepitcher,itisbadforthepitcher.)
小Car笔记:
atease:
不拘束,自在,安适
battery:
[律]殴打
知人知面不知心
It'seasytoknowmen'sfaces,butnottheirhearts.
知己知彼百战百胜
Knowyourenemyandknowyourself.
空中楼阁
castlesintheair
金科玉律
thegoldrule
奇装异服
afantasticgarb
明辨事非
todistinguishrightfromwrong
雨后春笋
likebambooshootsafteraspringshower
雨过天青
Afterastormcomesacalm.
秀才不出门能知天下事
Ascholardoesnotstepoutsidehisgate,yetheknowsthehappeningsunderthesun.
事实胜于雄辩
Factsaremostconvincing.
小Car笔记:
garb:
打扮,装束,外表【常用词语】prisongarb:
囚衣,犯人衣服
shoots:
嫩芽【常用词语】①riceshoots:
稻秧苗,禾秧,秧苗 ②bambooshoots:
竹笋
underthesun:
天下,究竟
色是假,美是空
Charmisdeceitful,andbeautyempty.
吉人自有天相
ThegoodareprotectedbyHeaven./All'swellthatendswell.
如愿以偿
getone'swaywithsomeoneorsomething:
Themayorfinallygothiswaywiththecitycouncil.(allturnout;haveone'swishfulfilled;favorableness)
如人饮水冷暖自知
Onlythewearerknowswheretheshoespain.
知足者富
Hewhofeelscontentedisrich.
早起的鸟儿有虫吃
Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.
奇装异服
afantasticgarb
忠言逆耳
Honestadviceisunpleasanttotheear
明辨是非
todistinguishrightfromwrong
知足常乐
Happyishewhoiscontent
小Car笔记:
All'swellthatendswell.结局好,一切都好。
吉人自有天相。
fantastic:
奇妙的,空想的,稀奇的【常用词组】①fantasticinsanity:
幻想性精神病②lightfantastictoe:
n.跳舞
distinguish:
区别,辨认,使显著【常用词组】①distinguishfrom:
不同于,辨别,区分②distinguishbetween:
分辨,区分③distinguishfor:
因...而出名
有志者事竟成
Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.
有钱能使鬼推磨
Moneymakestheworldgoaround./Moneytalks.
有其父必有其子
Likefather,likeson.
江山易改本性难移
afoxmaygrowgray,butnevergood(Theleopardcannotchangehisspots;youcannotmakeacrabwalkstraight)
三岁看老
Thechildisfatheroftheman.
百无一失
Notasinglemissinahundredtimes.
百依百顺
Sheexpectsustojumpthroughhoopsforher.
眼见为实
Toseeistobelieve.(Seeingisbelieving.)
吃得苦中苦,方为人上人
Ifyouwishtobethebestman,youmustbepreparedtosufferthebitterestofthebitter.
每人一生中皆有得意之日
Everydoghasitsday.
小Car笔记:
jumpthroughhoops:
经受磨难,做出很大努力,俯首帖耳,百般讨好,百依百顺
bepreparedto:
准备做...
自作自受
Asyoumakeyourbedsoyoumustlieonit.
自讨苦吃
tomakearodforone'sownback
自力更生
toshiftforoneself
自扫门前雪
Afterusthedeluge.
回头浪子
thereturnofaprodigalson
先下手为强
Offenceisthebestdefence.
同甘共苦
toshareone'sjoysandsorrows
因地制宜
actaccordingtocircumstances
有勇无谋
morebravethanwise
有备无患
Goodwatchpreventsmisfortune.
小Car笔记:
shift:
转换,轮班,计谋【常用词组】①graveyardshift:
n.全体夜班的工人,(自午夜或凌晨2时的开始工作)夜班(=nightshift),白班就是dayshift.②shiftforoneself:
独立谋生
prodigalson:
回头的浪子,悔改之罪人
misfortune:
不幸,坏运气,灾祸【常用词组】meetwithamisfortune:
生了个私生子(=haveamisfortune)
出人头地
Throughhishardwork,hefinallycametothefore.
出类拔萃
Johntowersabovetherestinmath.(inaclassbyitself;outofthecommonrun)
史无前例
withoutprecedent(inhistory):
Hisexcellentperformanceatthatplayiswithoutprecedentinhistory.
令人发指
Hiscrueltytoanimalsmakeourhairstandonend.
令人咋舌
tookmybreathaway:
Whathedidreallytookmybreathaway.
付之一炬
Becauseofablast,thatnewhousejustcommittedtotheflames.
生龙活虎
aliveandkicking:
NessiesaysitisaliveandkickingunderdifferentnamesBySussy.
仗势欺人
Johnalwayspullsrankonothers.
白手起家
startedfromscratch:
Heisasuccessfulbusinesswhostartedfromscratch.
任劳任怨
tobearhardshipwithoutcomplaint
小Car笔记:
tower:
高耸,屹立,超过,胜过,塔【常用词组】①atowerofstrength:
中流砥柱,中流砥柱②watertower:
自来水塔
in