最常见的英语成语、俗语翻译

专八翻译

50

成语、俗语

1.

铁石心肠

cruel and unrel

enting

2.

置死地于后生

a vigorous and manly exertion

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3.

千秋功业

a great undertaking of lasting importance

4.

安居乐业

live in peace and work happily

5.

骨肉分离

family separation

6.

各得其所

be properly provided for

7.

众议纷纭

disagree on

8.

岁月不居，来日苦短

Time d

oes not stay is brief is the day.

9.

夜长梦多

A l

ong delay may mean troubl

e.

10.

时不我与

Time and tide wait for no man.

11.

依时顺势

keep up with the tide

12.

日渐没落

being pushed out of business

13.

鹬蚌相争

play A off against B

14.

浩然之气

noble spirit

15.

凤毛麟角

a rarity of the rarities

16.

望而生畏

stand in awe before

17.

敬而远之

keep respectfully al

oof from

18.

众矢之的

in the d

ock

19.

毫无瓜葛

be divorced from

20.

尔虞我诈

sheer cunning and falsehood

21.

备受推崇

be reward

ed and respected

22.

善有善报，恶有恶报

the

good

inevitably

is

successful

and

the

bad

inevitably

punished

23.

其乐融融

sweetness and light

24.

义无反顾

feel obliged to

25.

物美价廉

attractive in price and quality

26.

源源不断

keep fl

owing in a steady stream

27.

滚滚不息

pour into

28.

福祉

well-being

29.

精华

quintessence

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]

30.

阴霾

specter

31.

势不两立

pit sth against sth

32.

打折扣

wear thin / water d

own

33.

大展宏图

score big points

34.

重整旗鼓

shock sth back to life

35.

不谋而合

coincide with

36.

染指

dip one’s finger in

37.

博大精深

both extensive and profound

38.

源远流长

long- standing and well-established

39.

诸子百家

the masters’ hundred schools

40.

天下为公

All under heaven are equal.

41.

天下兴亡，匹夫有责

Everybody is responsible for the fate of his country.

42.

吃苦耐劳

bear hardships

43.

勤俭持家

frugality in househol

d management

44.

尊师重教

respect teachers and value education

45.

当务之急

highest priority

46.

遭受重创

take a heavy toll

47.

先见之明

prescient move

48.

奇园古宅

exotic gard

ens and ol

d mansions

49.

衣食住行

clothing, food, shelter and transportation

50.

信誓旦旦

be poised to

1.

一箭之遥

within

a

stone’s

throw

2.

一臂之力

lend

sb

a

helping

hand

3.

一事无成

achieve

nothing

4.

大相径庭

be

totally

different

5.

一点一滴

every

little

bit

6.

一刻千金

every

minute

is

precious

7.

一目了然

be

clear

at

a

glance

8.

一视同仁

treat

sb

equally

9

一鸣惊人

surprise

the

world

with

one’s

first

success

10.

一无所知

know

nothing

about

11.

一心一意

heart

and

soul

12.

三番五次

again

and

again,repeatedly

13.

三三两两

in

twos

and

threes

14.

三言两语

in

a

few

words

15.

三心二意

absent- minded,

be

of

two

minds

16.

四面八方

(from)all

directions

17.

四通八达

extend

in

all

directions

18.

五颜六色

colorful

,of

various

colours

19.

十全十美

be

perfect

in

every

way

20.

百听不厌

be

worth

listening

to

a

hundred

times

21.

半途而废

give

up

halfway

22.

不厌其烦

take

great

pains/be

patient

23.

不知所措

be

at

a

loss

24.

不分胜负

come

out

even

25.

不得而知

remain

unkonwn

26.

不甘落后

be

unwilling

to

lag

behind/to

be

left

behind

27.

不可思议

unimaginable

28.

不速之客

< br>uninvited(unexpected)guest

29.

不言而喻

it

goes

without

saying

that

30.

不由自主

can't

help

doing

31.

不折不扣

extremely,

completely

32.

不辞而别

take

leave

without

saying

goodbye

33.

不足为奇

not

at

all

surprising

34.

不遗余力

spare

no

efforts