歇后语.docx

1、歇后语有志者，事竟成 Where theres a will,theres a way.爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.比上不足，比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.不眠之夜 white night 不以物喜，不以己悲 not pleased by extern

2、al gains, not saddened by personnal losses不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do ones best不打不成交 No discord, no concord. 拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul 辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 大事化小，小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious

3、 and then to reduce it to nothing at all大开眼界 open ones eyes; broaden ones horizon; be an eye-opener 国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little 功夫不负有心人 Everything comes

4、 to him who waits. 好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more好事不出门，恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 和气生财 Harmony brings wealth活到老，学到老 One is never too old to learn. 既往不咎 let bygones be bygones 金无足赤,人无完人 Gold cant be pure and man cant be perfect. 金玉满堂 Trea

5、sures fill the home脚踏实地 be down-to-earth 脚踩两只船 sit on the fence 君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 老生常谈，陈词滥调 cut and dried, clich 礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope.马到成功 achieve immed

6、iate victory; win instant success名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of ones dear ones far away.It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear mos

7、t. 谋事在人，成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. 弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.拿手好戏 masterpiece赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch

8、a whale破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat； burn ones own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities 巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you cant make a fist./ One cant make bricks without straw.千里之行始于足下a thousand-li journey begins with the first step-the highe

9、st eminence is to be gained step by step前事不忘,后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.前人栽树,后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.One sows and another reaps.前怕狼,后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something

10、强龙难压地头蛇 Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies. 强强联手 win-win co-operation瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a good harvest.人之初,性本善 Mans nature at birth is good.人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man.人海战术

11、 huge-crowd strategy 世上无难事，只要肯攀登 Where there is a will, there is a way. 世外桃源 a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 死而后已 until my heart stops beating岁岁平安 Peace all year round上有天堂，下有苏杭 Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth. 塞翁失马，焉知非福 Misfor

12、tune may be an actual blessing.三十而立 A man should be independent at the age of thirty. At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself. 升级换代 updating and upgrading (of products)四十不惑 Life begins at forty. 谁言寸草心，报得三春晖 Such kindness of warm sun, cant be repaid by grass. 水涨船高 When the river rises, t

13、he boat floats high.时不我待 Time and tide wait for no man. 杀鸡用牛刀 break a butterfly on the wheel实事求是 seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 说曹操,曹操到 Talk of the devil and he comes.实话实说 speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 实践是检验真理的唯一标准 Practice is the

14、sole criterion for testing truth.山不在高，有仙则名 No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; 韬光养晦 hide ones capacities and bide ones time糖衣炮弹 sugar-coated bullets天有不测风云 Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue团结就是力量 Unity is strength.“跳进黄河洗不清” eve

15、 if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean-theres nothing one can do to clear ones name 歪风邪气 unhealthy practices and evil phenomena物以类聚，人以群分 Birds of a feather flock together.往事如风 The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past. 望子成龙 hold high hopes fo

16、r ones child屋漏又逢连阴雨 Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.文韬武略 military expertise; military strategy 唯利是图 draw water to ones mill 无源之水,无本之木 water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots无中生有 make/create something out of nothing 无风不起浪 There are no waves without wind. Theres no smok

17、e without fire.徇私枉法 bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 新官上任三把火 a new broom sweeps clean 虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后 Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.蓄势而发 accumulate strength for a take-off心想事成 May all your wish come true心照不宣 have a tacit understanding; give taci

18、t consent; tacit understanding先入为主 First impressions are firmly entrenched.先下手为强 catch the ball before the bound像热锅上的蚂蚁 like an ant on a hot pan现身说法 warn people by taking oneself as an example息事宁人 pour oil on troubled waters 喜忧参半 mingled hope and fear 循序渐进 step by step一路平安，一路顺风 speed somebody on the

19、ir way; speed the parting guest 严以律己,宽以待人 be strict with oneself and lenient towards others鱼米之乡 a land of milk and honey有情人终成眷属 Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well. 有钱能使鬼推磨 Money makes the mare go. Money talks.有识之士 people of vision有勇无谋 use brawn rather than brain 有缘千里来相会 Separated as we are thou

20、sands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.与时俱进 advance with times以人为本 people oriented; people foremost 因材施教 teach students according to their aptitude 欲穷千里目，更上一层楼 to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrac

21、e a thousand miles? Go up, one flight. 欲速则不达 Haste does not bring success. 优胜劣汰 survival of the fittest 英雄所见略同 Great minds think alike.冤家宜解不宜结 Better make friends than make enemies.冤假错案 cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases 一言既出，驷马

22、难追 A real man never goes back on his words. 招财进宝 Money and treasures will be plentiful债台高筑 become debt-ridden致命要害 Achilles heel 众矢之的 target of public criticism知己知彼,百战不殆 Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.纸上谈兵 be an armchair strategist纸包不住火

23、Truth will come to light sooner or later.左右为难 between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place001 Bad news has wings.好事不出门，坏事传千里。002 Barking dogs seldom bite.吠犬不咬人。003 Beauty lies in the loves eyes.情人眼里出西施。004 Be swift to hear, slow to speak.听宜敏捷，言宜缓行。005 Better late than

24、 never.不怕慢，单怕站。006 Better to ask the way than go astray.问路总比迷路好。007 Between friends all is common.朋友之间不分彼此。008 Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚，人以群分。009 Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水。010 Blood will have blood.血债血偿。011 Books and friends should be few but good.读书如交友，应求少而精。012 Business is bus

25、iness.公事公办。013 Business is the salt of life.事业是人生的第一需要。014 By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。015 Cannot see the wood for the trees.一叶障目，不见泰山。016 Care and diligence bring luck.谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。017 Caution is the parent of safety.小心驶得万年船。018 Cheats never prosper.骗人发不

26、了财。019 Children are what the mothers are.耳濡目染，身教言传。020 Choose an author as you choose a friend.择书如择友。021 Come what may, heaven wont fall.做你的吧，天塌不下来。022 Complacency is the enemy of study.学习的敌人是自己的满足。023 Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.自信是走向成功的第一步。024 Constant dripping

27、wears away a stone.水滴石穿，绳锯木断。025 Content is better than riches.知足者常乐。026 Count ones chickens before they are hatched.蛋未孵先数雏。027 Courtesy on one side only lasts not long.来而不往非礼也。028 Creep before you walk.循序渐进。029 Cry for the moon.海底捞月。030 Custom is a second nature.习惯是后天养成的。031 Custom makes all things

28、 easy.有个好习惯，事事皆不难。032 Diamond cuts diamond.强中自有强中手。033 Do as the Romans do.入乡随俗。034 Do as you would be done by.己所不欲，勿施于人。035 Doing is better than saying.与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。036 Do it now.机不可失，时不再来。037 Do nothing by halves.凡事不可半途而废。038 Dont claim to know what you dont know.不要不懂装懂。039 Dont have too many i

29、rons in the fire.不要揽事过多。040 Dont make a mountain out of a molehill.不要小题大做。041 Dont put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事，今日毕。042 Dont put the cart before the horse.不要本末倒置。043 Dont trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.不要自找麻烦。044 Dont try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs.不要班门

30、弄斧。045 Do well and have well.善有善报。1.individuals,characters, folks替换(people ,persons)2: positive, favorable, rosy (美好的)，promising (有希望的)，perfect, pleasurable , excellent, outstanding, superior替换good3:dreadful, unfavorable, poor, adverse, ill (有害的)替换bad 如果bad做表语，可以有be less impressive替换 eg.An army of c

31、ollege students indulge themselves in playing games, enjoying romance with girls/boys or killing time passively in their dorms. When it approaches to graduation ,as a result, they find their academic records are less impressive.4.(an army of, an ocean of, a sea of, a multitude of ,a host of, many, if not most)替换many.转自学易网 注：用many, if not most 一定要小心，many后一定要有词。Eg. Many individuals, if not most, harbor the idea that.同理 用most, if not all ,替换most.5: