成语英译.docx

1、成语英译成语英译- 按汉字笔画排列日期：2007-11-26来源： 作者：字体：大 中 小 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

2、 whole life. 一將功名萬古枯 What millions 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

3、 dangerous thing. 一心一意 John is 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

4、good use of time. After all, 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

5、意孤行 That boy is always going 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 f

6、its and snatches. 一蹴可及 You should 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 ha

7、ir-breadth escape 九牛一毛 Compared 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 co

8、ver. 人生而平等 All men are created 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,

9、his mansion was dead. 人面獸心 He 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 h

10、ave winning the game in the bag. 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, b

11、ut in vain. 入境隨俗 Do in Rome as 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 furio

12、us) and swore to get even with 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

13、is at me(找我碴) time after time.(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

14、 for a needle in a haystack. 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 with

15、out straw. 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 D