英语成语.docx

1、英语成语成语英译- 按汉字笔画排列1劃一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩 Once bitten, twice shy. 一言既出，駟馬難追 A word spoken is past recalling. 一見鍾情 to fall in love at first sight 一箭雙鵰/一舉兩得 Kill two birds with one stone. 一寸光陰一寸金 Time is money. 一失足成千古恨 The error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life. 一將功名萬古枯 What mil

2、lions died that Caesar might be great. 一年之計在於春，一日之計在於晨 Plan your year in spring and your day at dawn. 一人難稱百人意 You cannot please everyone. 一氣呵成 Never make two bites of a cherry. 一白遮三醜 A white complexion is powerful enough to hide seven faults. 一知半解 A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一心一意 John i

3、s a person who always works with undivided attention. 一丘之貉 These people are cut from the same cloth./are tarred with the same brush. 一目了然 His words just leapt to the eye. Do you need me to explain it? 一帆風順 His business has gone off without a hitch. 一刻千金 You have to make good use of time. After all,

4、every time counts. 一事無成 I am happy to know that all have ended in smoke about him. 一敗塗地 The outcome of the election just bit the dust. 一針見血 His comment on the current affairs always hits the right nail on the head. 一清二楚 The accounts dont seem to be as clear as crystal. 一意孤行 That boy is always going

5、her own way. He wont listen to his parents advice. 一落千丈 My sons schoolwork has gone to pot. He really lets me down. 一鳴驚人 His performance at school really comes as a bombshell. 一諾千金 He never goes back on his word. He is as good as his word. 一時興起 Dont always do things by fits and snatches. 一蹴可及 You sh

6、ould know that it is impossible to make it at one stroke. 一籌莫展 I really have no idea what to do. Now I am at my wits end. 一覽無遺 If you stand here looking down at the city. The wonderful scene will be in full view. 一竅不通 What you said is all Greek to me. 2劃九死一生 to have a hair-breadth escape 九牛一毛 Compar

7、ed with mine, his was simply a drop in the bucket. 人生如夢 Life is but a dream. 人生自古誰無死 Death comes to all men. 人生百歲古來稀 It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old. 人定勝天 Man can conquer nature. 人不可貌相 Appearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a look by its cover. 人生而平等 All men are create

8、d equal. 人山人海 How many people are there in the stadium? Believe it or not, a sea of faces 人之常情 Its hamun nature for me to help those who need help. 人云亦云 Dont echo others words. Sometimes youve got to find out the truth. 人去樓空 Regretful to say, when the master was absent, his mansion was dead. 人面獸心 He

9、 is cruel enought to kill that girl; hes really a wolf in sheeps clothing. 人言可畏 Always remember what I say to you. Opinion rules the world. (Fling dirt enought and some will stick.) 十年風水輪流轉 Every dog has its day. 十全十美 The show just leaves nothing to be desired. 十拿九穩 We have winning the game in the b

10、ag. 十萬火急 I am writing in hot haste to let you know that I will be there on time. 了無瓜葛 That politician claimed that he had nothing to do with that scandal. 力不從心 A:Can you do me a favor? B:Sorry, my spirit is willing, but my flesh is weak. 力挽狂瀾 He tried to stem the tide, but in vain. 入境隨俗 Do in Rome a

11、s the Romans do. 入木三分 It actually gave a vivid picture of cut the quick. (leave an indelible impression) 七上八下 Dont talk to me now because I am greatly upse now. (with ones heart going pitapat) 七竅生煙 He was in a great fury (fuming with anger; ina great rage; terribly furious) and swore to get even wit

12、h the opposite(跟對方報復). 七零八落 After the quake, the buildings went to rock and ruin. 八面玲瓏 In fact, she dances and sings all weathers. (her mill goes with all winds.) 3劃三思而後行 Look before you leap. 三句不離本行 to talk shop 三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮 Two heads are better than one. 三番兩次 This guy is at me(找我碴) time after time

13、.(time and again; time and time again.) 三緘其口 Youd better hold your peace, or youll ask for trouble. 千鈞一髮 to hang by a hair thread 大智若愚 He who canot play the fool is not a wise man. 大器晚成 Rome was not built in a day. 大海撈針 Finding your lost contact lens is just like looking for a needle in a haystack.

14、山窮水盡 at the end of ones resources 山中無老虎，猴子稱大王 Among the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay. 小題大做 Make a mountain out of a molehill. 小洞不補，大來吃苦 A stitch in time saves nine. 小不忍則亂大謀 Patience is a virtue. 工欲善其事，必先利其器 You cannot make bricks without straw. 不要厚此薄彼 Dont make f

15、ish of one and flesh of another. 不畏艱難 Take the bull by the horns. 不要不自量力 Dont put a quarter into a pint pot. 己所不欲勿施於人 Do unto others as you would be done. 仁者無敵 The benevolent have no enemy. 工欲善其事必先利器 You cannot make bricks without straw. 亡羊補牢 Better late than never./ Its never too late to mend. 上氣不接

16、下氣 I got out of breath when I climbed those stairs. 4劃不告而別 to take French leave 不要不自量力 Dont put a quarter into a pint pot. 不要厚此薄彼 Dont make fish of one and flesh of another. 不畏艱難 Take the bull by the horns. 不戰而屈人之兵 The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. 不入虎穴焉得虎子 How can one

17、obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair. 不經一事，不長一智 Experience is the mother of wisdom. 不舍畫夜(24小時) Some convenience stores offer around the clock service. 不勝其煩 Your little brother is a pain in the neck. 少年老成 to have an old head on young shoulders 少不更事 Although she is 20, she was still wet

18、behind the ears in some ways. 天無絕人之路 God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb. 天下烏鴉一般黑 Crows are black all over the world. 天無絕人之路 God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb./ When one door shuts another opens. 天助自助者 Heaven helps those who help themselves. 天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福 It is the unexpected that always hap

19、pens. 毛遂自薦 to recommend ones own person 心正不怕雷打 A good conscience is a soft pillow. 心滿意足 The little boy sat there smiling, as happy as a clam. 化干戈為玉帛 Bury the tomahwak(hatchet). 仁者無敵 The benevolent have no enemy. 今日事今日畢 Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today. 文勝於武 The pen is mightier than

20、 the sword. 5劃以身作則 to practice what one practices 以毒攻毒 to set a thief to catch a thief 以怨報德 to bite the hand that feeds one 以逸待勞 To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted. 以寡敵眾 to fight against longer odds 以德報怨 to render good for evil 以其人之道還治其人之身 Set a thief to catch a thief. 以子之矛，攻子之盾 to turn a p

21、ersons battery against himself 四大皆空 All is vanity. 四海之內皆兄弟 All are brothers within the four seas. 未雨綢繆 Keep some extra money for a fainy day. 目不識丁 not know A from B 失敗為成功之母 Failure is the mother of success. 失之毫釐，差之千里 A miss is as good as a mile. 只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針 Little strokes fell great oaks. 毛遂自薦 to re

22、commend ones own person 打落水狗 to hit a person when hes down 打鐵趁熱 Strike while the iron is hot. 犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的 To err is human; to forgive divine. 只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針 Little strokes fell great oaks. 白費唇舌 to waste your breath on him 生於憂患，死於安樂 Adversity spurs vitality, while comfort breeds sloth . 6劃任勞任怨 to bea

23、r hardship without complaint 自作自受 As you make your bed so you must lie on it. 自討苦吃 to make a rod for ones own back 自力更生 to shift for oneself 自掃門前雪 After us the deluge. 回頭浪子 the return of a prodigal 先下手為強 Offence is the best defence. 同甘共苦 to share ones joys and sorrows 因地制宜 act according to circumsta

24、nces 有勇無謀 more brave than wise 有備無患 Good watch prevents misfortune. 有志者事竟成 Where there is a will, there is a way. 有錢能使鬼推磨 Money makes the world go around. /Money talks.有其父必有其子 Like father, like son. 江山易改本性難移 The child is father of the man. 江山易改本性難移 A leopard cannot change its spots. 百無一失 Not a singl

25、e miss in a hundred times. 百依百順 She expects us to jump through hoops for her. 百聞不如一見 To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.) 吃得苦中苦，方為人上人 If you wish to be the best man, you must be prepared to suffer the bitterest of the bitter. 每人一生中皆有得意之日 Every dog has his day. 色是假，美是空 Charm is deceitful, and

26、 beauty empty. 吉人自有天相 The good are protected by Heaven. / Alls wel that ends well. 如願以償 The mayor finally got his way with the city council. 如人飲水冷暖自知 Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain. 吃得苦中苦，方為人上人 No gain without pain. 早起的鳥兒有蟲吃 The early bird catches the worm. 7劃弄巧成拙 Overreach oneself; over

27、shoot oneself; overshoot the mark 忍無可忍 to be at the end of ones patience 忍一時之氣免百日之憂 patience for a moment; comfort for many years 忘恩負義 to kick down the ladder 走馬看花 a flying visit 防患於未然 to nip a thing in the bud 佛要金裝，人要衣裝 Fine feathers make fine birds. 兵精不必多 Too many cooks spoil the broth. 身在福中不知福 Th

28、e worth of a thing is best known by the want of it. 你敬我一尺，我回你一丈 You scratch my back, and I will sratch yours. 別狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心 Dont bite the hand that feeds you. 志在千里 Hitch your wagon to a star. 初出茅廬/一竅不通 He was a babe in the woods (/ a total green horn) regarding politics. 否極泰來 After a storm comes a ca

29、lm. 8劃奇裝異服 a fantastic garb 忠言逆耳 Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear 明辨是非 to distinguish right from wrong 知足常樂 Happy is he who is content 知足者富 He who feels contented is rich 知人知面不知心 Its easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts. 知己知彼百戰百勝 Know your enemy and know yourself. 空中樓閣 castles in the

30、air 金科玉律 the gold rule 奇裝異服 a fantastic garb 明辨事非 to distinguish right fromwrong 雨後春筍 like bamboo shoots after a spring shower 雨過天青 After a storm comes a calm. 秀才不出門能知天下事 A scholor does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun. 事實勝於雄辯 Facts are most convincing. 來得容易去得快 Easy come, easy go. 金玉其外敗絮其中 All that glitters is not gold. 兔子不吃窩邊草 The fox preys farthest from his hole. 若要人不知除非己莫為 If you would not be known to do anything, never do it. 沒有笑臉不出門 A man without a smiling face must not ope