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1、口譯達人必“背”：中國成語英譯置之死地而后生Put the troops in death ground and they will live.道高一尺魔高一丈 While thepriest climbs a foot, the devil climbs ten.預(yù)防勝于治療 Prevention is better than cure.新官上任三把火 Newbroomssweep clean.塞翁失馬焉知非福 Misfortune might be a blessing in disguise.路遙知馬力日久見人心 A distant journey tests the strength

2、of a horse and a long task proves the character of a man.滄海一栗 a drop in the bucket蓋棺論定 Judge none blessed before his death.歲月不饒人 Time and tide wait for no man.經(jīng)驗即良師 Experience is the teacher. 小Car筆記：in disguise：偽裝, 假裝, 喬裝tide：潮汐 【常用短語】turn the tide vi. 扭轉(zhuǎn)局勢萬物之靈thelordsof creation萬事開頭難 Everything is

3、difficult at the start萬無一失not a single miss in a thousand times.落井下石 to hit a person when hes down隔墻有耳 Pitchershave ears; walls have ears.開夜車/挑燈夜戰(zhàn) Burn the midnight oil.開誠布公 He always opens his heart to his spouse when he has a problem.盜亦有道Dog does not eat dog.善有善報 One kindness is the price of anoth

4、er.損人利己to enrich oneself at others expense 小Car筆記：spouse：配偶 【例句】He never mentioned his spouse. 他從來不提自己的妻子。enrich oneself：自肥，利己智者千慮，必有一失Homer sometimes nods.勝不驕敗不餒to be not elated by success nor disturbed by failure富貴在天Riches and honors come from heaven.智者不惑A wise man is free from perplexities.無風(fēng)不起浪T

5、here is no smoke without fire. (Where there is smoke, there is fire.)畫蛇添足to paint the lily趁火打劫to fish in troubled waters量入為出to cut ones coat according to ones cloth/ make both ends meet陽奉陰違ostensible obedience跑了和尚跑不了廟The monk may run away, but the temple cant run with him.小Car筆記：Homer：n. 荷馬(希臘詩人)lil

6、y：百合花,純白的troubled waters：混亂狀態(tài), 波濤洶涌的水貧無立錐之地as poor as a church mouse雪中送炭真君子/患難見真情A friend in need is a friend indeed.異想天開 to give loose to ones fancy集思廣義 Two heads are better than one.得過且過to live from hand to mouth情人眼里出西施 Love is blind.情有獨鐘 had eyes only for：All the girls liked Kevin, but he had eye

7、s only for Mary.冤家宜解不宜結(jié) Better remove enmity than contract it.眼不見為凈Out of sight, out of mind.脫口而出 A slip of the tongue can sometimes land you in trouble. 小Car筆記：a church mouse：一貧如洗的人slip of the tongue：失言， 疏漏，小錯誤，口誤莫在太歲頭上動土Let sleeping dogs lie.畢恭畢敬cap in hand：He always treats his boss cap in hand.得意

8、忘形to leap out of ones skin捷足先登 The early bird catches the worm.欲速則不達 Haste makes waste./More haste, less speed.欲加之罪，何患無辭 Give a dog a bad/an ill name and hang him.混水摸魚to fish in troubled waters貪小失大 penny-wise and poundfoolish習(xí)慣成自然 once a use forever a custom掛羊頭賣狗肉cry up wine and sell vinegar 小Car筆記：

9、troubled waters：混亂狀態(tài)，波濤洶涌的水poundfoolish：省小錢吃大虧的，因小失大的cry up：夸獎(稱頌)饑不擇食A good appetite is a good sauce.害群之馬 black sheep家丑不可外揚Dont wash your dirty linen in public.恩威并濟 alternate weakness with severity旁觀者清 The outside sees the best of the game. /Lookers-on see most of the game.時運不濟 to have a bad time殊途

10、同歸All roads lead to Rome.眾志成城/團結(jié)就是力量 Union is strenth.疾風(fēng)知勁草 Adversity reveals genius.設(shè)身處地Sometimes you have to learn to be in my shoes.小Car筆記：dirty linen：家丑，隱私alternate：交替，輪流 【常用詞組】alternate current 交流電 alternate motion 往復(fù)運動，交變運動reveal：顯示，透露，揭示，展現(xiàn) 【常用詞組】reveal itself 出現(xiàn)(呈現(xiàn)) reveal ones hand 攤牌南轅北轍cr

11、oss purposes：The salesmen were working at cross purposes with their supervisor.病從口入禍從口出Illness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.笑里藏刀 a smile to hide ones hate留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒Where theres life theres hope海底撈月 to fish in the air海底撈針 to look for a needle in a bundle of hay差之毫厘失之千里 A miss is as good as

12、a mile既往不咎 Let the dead bury their dead.殺身成仁 to sacrifice ones life to preserve ones virtue complete殺雞焉用牛刀 Take not a musket to kill a butterfly小Car筆記：a bundle of：一捆(一扎，一包)as good as：和 . 幾乎一樣virtue：德行，貞操，美德 【常用短語】public virtue 公德 make a virtue of necessity 把非做不可的事裝成出于好心才做的 of easy virtue 不貞節(jié)的，水性揚花的來

13、得容易去得快Easy come, easy go.發(fā)光的未必都是金子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.人無笑臉，不要開店A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.虎父無虎子 Like father, like son.往者不可諫，來者猶可追A mill cannot grind with the

14、 water that is past.見異思遷Grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.適者生存survival of the fittest物以類聚 Birds of a feather flock together. 小Car筆記：glitter：閃爍，燦爛 【常用短語】glitter ice：雨淞，凍雨flock together：聚集在一起夜以繼日day and night：The nurse was with the patient day and night.英雄所見略同Great minds think ali

15、ke.于事無補Complaining is of little(no) avail. It is better for you to take action now.姻緣天注定 Marriages are made in heaven.逆來順受to make the best of a bad bargain流芳百世 a niche in the temple of fame為虎作倀 to act as guide to a tiger孤注一擲 to put all ones egg in one basket勇者不懼 A brave man will not shrink from dang

16、ers.洗心革面 to turn over a new leaf小Car筆記：avail：有利，有助于，益處 【常用短語】avail oneself of 利用 of no avail：完全沒有用，完全無效niche：壁龕，適當(dāng)?shù)奈恢?【常用短語】niche market 瞄準(zhǔn)機會的市場， 縫隙市場 trophic niche 營養(yǎng)龕，營養(yǎng)小生態(tài)shrink：收縮，畏縮，萎縮 【常用短語】shrink from 退避，在 . 前面畏縮 shrink ring 扣環(huán)美中不足a fly in the ointment背道而馳 to run counter赴湯蹈火 to go through fir

17、e and water風(fēng)燭殘年 to have one foot in the grave風(fēng)聲鶴唳，草木皆兵 to apprehend danger in every sound活到老學(xué)到老 Its never too late to learn./ Live and learn.前事不忘后事之師 Remember the past and it will guide your future.星星之火可以燎原A single spark can start a prairie fire.待人寬容如待己 Live and let live.按部就班Learn to walk before you

18、 run. 小Car筆記：ointment：藥膏，油膏，軟膏 【常用短語】zinc ointment 藥氧化鋅軟膏 eye ointment 眼膏counter：與相反的，相反的 【常用短語】counter force 對抗力 counter current 反向電流，逆流以毒攻毒to set a thief to catch a thief以怨報德 He is a person who bites 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 lon

19、ger odds以德報怨 I think it is better for you to render/return good for evil .以其人之道還治其人之身to pay somebody (back) in his own coin以子之矛，攻子之盾to turn a persons battery against himself以柔克剛Willows are weak yet they bind other wood. (Soft and fair goes far.)以和為貴A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.以卵擊石

20、What you do is throw a straw against the wind. (run ones head against a stone wall; Whether the pitcher strikes the stone or the stone strikes the pitcher, it is bad for the pitcher.) 小Car筆記：at ease：不拘束，自在，安適battery：律毆打知人知面不知心Its easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.知己知彼百戰(zhàn)百勝 Know your enemy

21、 and know yourself.空中樓閣 castles in the air金科玉律the gold rule奇裝異服 a fantastic garb明辨事非to distinguish right from wrong雨后春筍 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 scholar does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun.事實勝于雄辯 Facts

22、are most convincing. 小Car筆記：garb：打扮，裝束，外表 【常用詞語】prison garb：囚衣，犯人衣服shoots：嫩芽 【常用詞語】rice shoots：稻秧苗，禾秧，秧苗 bamboo shoots：竹筍under the sun：天下，究竟色是假，美是空Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.吉人自有天相The good are protected by Heaven. / Alls well that ends well. 如愿以償 get ones way with someone or something：The

23、mayor finally got his way with the city council. (all turn out;have ones wish fulfilled;favorableness)如人飲水冷暖自知Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.知足者富 He who feels contented is rich.早起的鳥兒有蟲吃 The early bird catches the worm.奇裝異服 a fantastic garb忠言逆耳 Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear明辨是非to

24、 distinguish right from wrong知足常樂Happy is he who is content小Car筆記：Alls well that ends well. 結(jié)局好,一切都好。吉人自有天相。fantastic：奇妙的，空想的，稀奇的 【常用詞組】fantastic insanity：幻想性精神病 light fantastic toe：n.跳舞distinguish：區(qū)別，辨認，使顯著 【常用詞組】distinguish from：不同于，辨別，區(qū)分 distinguish between：分辨，區(qū)分 distinguish for：因 . 而出名有志者事竟成Wher

25、e 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 a fox may grow gray, but never good（The leopard cannot change his spots；you cannot make a crab walk straight）三歲看老 The child is father of the man.百無一失 Not a single miss in a hu

26、ndred times.百依百順 She expects us to jump through hoops for her.眼見為實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 its day. 小Car筆記：jump through hoops：經(jīng)受磨難，做出很大努力，俯首帖耳，百般討好，百依百順b

27、e prepared to：準(zhǔn)備做 .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 son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 circumstances有勇無謀more brave th

28、an wise有備無患Good watch prevents misfortune. 小Car筆記：shift：轉(zhuǎn)換，輪班，計謀 【常用詞組】graveyard shift：n. 全體夜班的工人, (自午夜或凌晨2時的開始工作)夜班（=night shift），白班就是day shift. shift for oneself：獨立謀生prodigal son：回頭的浪子，悔改之罪人misfortune：不幸，壞運氣，災(zāi)禍 【常用詞組】meet with a misfortune：生了個私生子（=have a misfortune）出人頭地Through his hard work, he fi

29、nally came to the fore.出類拔萃John towers above the rest in math. (in a class by itself; out of the common run)史無前例without precedent （in history）：His excellent performance at that play is without precedent in history.令人發(fā)指His cruelty to animals make our hair stand on end.令人咋舌 took my breath away：What he

30、 did really took my breath away.付之一炬Because of a blast, that new house just committed to the flames.生龍活虎alive and kicking：Nessie says it is alive and kicking under different names By Sussy.仗勢欺人John always pulls rank on others.白手起家started from scratch：He is a successful business who started from scra

31、tch.任勞任怨to bear hardship without complaint 小Car筆記：tower：高聳，屹立， 超過，勝過，塔 【常用詞組】a tower of strength：中流砥柱，中流砥柱 water tower ：自來水塔in a class by itself：獨一無二(獨具一格)hair stand on end：毛骨悚然，令人發(fā)指hardship：艱難，苦難，辛苦 【常用短語】hardship subsidy 生活困難補貼 economic hardship：經(jīng)濟困難平分秋色He did quite well, but I still think his is

32、one equal terms with her.平步青云What an amazing thing! He should make a smashing hit in a short time. (beat the top of the ladder; come to the top over night; hit the jackpot)平易近人He is a person easy to get along with. (be well disposed; have a taking way with one have the common touch)未雨綢繆Dont take eve

33、ryting for granted. Its better for you to lay up against a rainy day. (prepare for a rainy day)功敗垂成a slip betwixt cup and the lip：I hate to tell you that your plan is a slip betwixt cup and the lip.可歌可泣His sacrifice for the country set us in a melting mood.本末倒置Dont put the cart before the horse.甘拜下風(fēng)

34、Would you like to play with me again? No, Id rather play second fiddle.甘之如飴gladly endure hardship世外桃源Switzerland is like Utopia, which I always dream of visiting. 小Car筆記：hit the jackpot：贏得大筆錢(獲得最大成功)get along with：與.和睦相處，仍繼續(xù)使用，應(yīng)付.，在.方面進展lay up：儲備，暫停使用，使臥床不起a melting mood：感傷的心情play second fiddle：居次要職

35、位，做第二把手，充當(dāng)副手，甘拜下風(fēng)世界末日Dont be so depressed. Its not Doomsday.半斤八兩 Tweedledum and Tweedledee：John is no better than Peter. They are just Tweedledum and Tweedledee. (six of one and half a dozen of the other)半信半疑half in doubt：A: Jimmy will invite you to dinner tonight? B: No, I dont think so. I will tak

36、e it half in doubt. ( take with a grain of salt)石沉大海I couldnt find her. It seemed that her whereabouts sank into oblivion.左右逢源It appears that everything goes well with him.司空見慣 order of the day：The situation is already order of the day. (par for the course)目瞪口呆She was already tongue-tied, and didnt

37、know what to do. (lose ones tongue; struck dumb; stunned and speechless)目光如豆 He is a person who sees no further than his nose.出爾反爾 He is not a guy worthy of our trust. He often goes back on his word. (blow hot and cold)出口成章He is a learned person. His tongue is the pen of a ready writer. 小Car筆記：obliv

38、ion：遺忘，忘卻 【常用詞組】pass into oblivion：漸為忘卻，湮沒無聞 bill of oblivion：大赦令par for the course：意料之中的事，常有的事，司空見慣blow hot and cold：朝三暮四，出爾反爾?！居⒂⒔忉尅縯o be favorable at one moment and adverse the next四大皆空All is vanity.四海之內(nèi)皆兄弟All are brothers within the four seas.四面八方These folks come from in all directions (far and

39、wide; there and everywhere; length and breadth)四海為家I dont know where Jack is now; in my mind, he is a person who is here today and gone tomorrow.未雨綢繆take precautions before it is too late目不識丁not know A from B / an illiterate失敗為成功之母Failure is the mother of success.失之毫厘，差之千里A miss is as good as a mile

40、.只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針Little strokes fell greatoaks.毛遂自薦to recommend ones own person小Car筆記：vanity：虛無，浮云illiterate：文盲，目不識丁 【常用詞組】functional illiterate：職業(yè)上的文盲 illiterate population 未受教育的人口recommend：推薦 【常用詞組】recommendsubstitutes：推薦代用器毛骨悚然hair stand on end：That weird-looking person really makes my hair stand on e

41、nd. (get goose bumps; make ones flesh creep)打落水狗to hit a person when hes down打鐵趁熱Strike while the iron is hot.(Make hay while the sun is shining.)打抱不平He often bullies you. I really take up the cudgel for you.打草驚蛇Lets stay here in order not to wake a sleeping dog. (wake a sleeping lion/woof)犯錯是人之常情，寬

42、恕是超凡的To err is human; to forgive divine.平白無故without rhyme or reason：Dont take others money without rhyme or reason. (without provocation)白費唇舌to waste your breath on him生于憂患，死于安樂Adversity spurs vitality, while comfort breeds sloth.永垂不朽The generals name will be always remembered and eternally immortal

43、. 小Car筆記：hay：干草，割草曬干 【短語詞組】hit the hay：上床睡覺 make hay of：使混亂bully：恃強凌弱，威脅，恐嚇 【短語詞組】play the bully：欺軟怕硬 come the bully over someone：欺壓某人err：犯錯，做錯 【短語詞組】err on the right side：選擇穩(wěn)妥的做法 err on the side of：過分表現(xiàn)，寧可without provocation：無緣無故vitality：活力，生命力 【短語詞組】economic vitality：經(jīng)濟活躍水性楊花They got divorced for

44、he thinks his wife was unstable as water. (as changeable as the moon; A womans mind and winter wind change off.)水深火熱 The rebels were in deep water and oppressed every day.水落石出 The police are now looking into the case, and I suppose, the truth will out soon. (be brought to light; come out in the wash

45、; Murder is out truth lies at the bottom of a well.)分文不值not worth a dump：What you bought yesterday is actually not worth a dump.分身乏術(shù) Im now doing my homework, so I cant be in two places at once.分秒必爭Every minute counts.分道揚鑣They have already gone separate ways. (part company)化險為夷It is John who helps m

46、e weather the storm. (escape/go/get off scot-free; bear a charmed life)斤斤計較Forget about it. Dont strain at gnat. He needs money lately. (look at both sides of a penny; skin a flint)以身作則 You got to practice what one practices. ( set a good example for others) 小Car筆記：look into：調(diào)查，看看，瀏覽at the bottom of

47、：在 的底部weather the storm：克服困難(渡過難關(guān))bear a charmed life：有護身符(天庇神佑，吉人天相)strain at：用力，不肯接受skin a flint：極吝嗇，斤斤計較心直口快John is frank and out spoken, so I prefer to remain with him.心滿意足 You can eat to your hearts content.心猿意馬carry fire in one hand and water in the other心曠神怡 Standing here feel on top of the w

48、orld.化干戈為玉帛 Bury thehatchetsand work for peace.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.文勝于武The pen ismightierthan the sword.文不對題 His composition is wide of the mark. ( beside the point )六親不認 As to the business, he often cuts loose from old ties. (

49、turn ones back on ones own flesh and blood )小Car筆記：frank：坦白的，直率的，真誠的，免費郵寄 【常用短語】to be frank with you：坦白對你講(老實說) frank to the road：不需要鞭策的，馴服的content：內(nèi)容，目錄，含量，滿足的，使安心 【常用短語】content oneself with：滿足于，對感到滿足 moisture content：濕量，水分含量on top of：在.之上，熟練，掌握，另外wide of the mark：毫不相關(guān)，離譜，遠離目標(biāo)火上加油Dont bother her, o

50、r youll pour oil on the flame.支離破碎The car was so seriously damaged that it was torn to pieces. (in shreds; rip apart)匹夫之勇Fighting with him is just courage without discipline . (brute courage)比比皆是This kind of mall can be found here and there and everywhere. (right and left)切膚之痛No one knows where the

51、shoepincheslike the wearer.夫唱婦隨A good Jack makes a good Jill.引狼入室I know Ill set a fox to keep the geese if I take him for a good friend.引以為榮I am really proud of myself. (plume oneself on; pride oneself on; take pride in)日薄西山Now he knows that his days are numbered. (not to be long for this world; The

52、 sands are running out.)水乳交融That couple are really hand and (in) glove with each other. (be finger and glove with) 小Car筆記：shred：碎片 【常用短語】in shreds：支離破碎 tear to shreds：撕碎(駁得體無完膚)rip：撕，剝，扯 【常用短語】rip off：收取不合理的高價，宰客 rip up：撕碎plume oneself on：因.而自鳴得意， 以.而沾沾自喜少年老成to have an old head on young shoulders少不更

53、事 wet behind the ears：Although she is 20, she was still wet behind the ears in some ways.天無絕人之路 Godtempersthe wind to the shorn lamb. /When one door shuts another opens.天下烏鴉一般黑 Crows are black all over the world.天助自助者 Heaven helps those who help themselves.天有不測風(fēng)云，人有旦夕禍福 It is the unexpected that alw

54、ays happens.天衣無縫 These two ideas just fit like a glove.天涯海角ends of the earth：Ill find him to the ends of the earth. (out-of-the-way places; the uttermost part of the earth)天經(jīng)地義a matter of course：Its a matter of course to respect our elders. (a universal truth; it goes without saying that.) 毛遂自薦to re

55、commend ones own person小Car筆記：shorn lamb：已剪過毛的羔羊crow：烏鴉all over the world：全世界心正不怕雷打A good conscience is a soft pillow.心甘情愿He did all this of his own accord.心不在焉You look absent-minded; whats wrong?心滿意足The little boy sat there smiling, as happy as a clam.心力交瘁I dont know what to do. I just burned the c

56、andle at both ends.心灰意冷He was in black despair when he failed in the joint examination.(down in thebushes/in the dumps/lose heart)心有余悸A burned child dreads the fires. (Once bitten, twice shy.)心安理得No matter what he said, I have the peace of mind. (have an easy conscience)心血來潮He did it just on the imp

57、ulse of the moment.心花怒放My heart sings with joy because I receive over 300 letters a week from people around the world. 小Car筆記：dread：懼怕，恐懼 【常用詞組】 in dread of someone：害怕某人 in dread of ones life：害怕有生命危險impulse：沖動，心血來潮 【常用詞組】 impulse buying：即興購買，未經(jīng)考慮僅憑一時沖動的購物行為 electrical impulse：電脈沖口蜜腹劍A honey tongue,

58、a heart of gall. ( be nasty-nice; Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails. )久別情疏Out of sight, out of mind. (Far from eye, far from heart. Long absent, soon forgotten. Seldom seen, soon forgotten.)不告而別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 o

59、f one and flesh of another.不畏艱難Take the bull by the horns.不戰(zhàn)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 obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tigers lair.不經(jīng)一事，不長一智Experience is the mother of wisdom.不勝其煩a pain in the neck：Your little brother is a pain in t

60、he neck. 小Car筆記：nasty-nice：笑里藏刀的French leave：悄悄離去，不辭而別。這個用法來自于18世紀(jì)法國風(fēng)俗，不通知主人而自己離開。不期而遇I came across an old friend of mine in a department store. (chance to meet，bump into，come upon，meet.accidentally/unexpectedly/by chance/by accident)不速之客You are really a thick-skinned and gate-crasher.不義之財Dont be en

61、vious. Ill-gotten money comes easily and goes easily too.不謀而合see eye to eye：Do you see eye to eye with him on that plan?不厭其煩takes the trouble：The teacher often takes the trouble to instruct his pupils.不遺余力But the conspirators leave no avenue unexplored to re-establish contact with Britain.不擇手段by hook or by crook：He just did the work by hook or by crook.不翼而飛Did you see that plane? It see