口译常用成语俗语翻译.docx

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口译常用成语俗语翻译

第一部分：

爱屋及乌Loveme,lovemydog.

百闻不如一见Seeingisbelieving。

比上不足比下有余worseoffthansome,betteroffthanmany;tofallshortofthebest,butbebetterthantheworst。

笨鸟先飞Aslowsparrowshouldmakeanearlystart。

不眠之夜whitenight

不以物喜不以己悲notpleasedbyexternalgains,notsaddenedbypersonallosses

不遗余力sparenoeffort;goallout;doone'sbest

不打不成交Nodiscord,noconcord。

拆东墙补西墙robPetertopayPaul

辞旧迎新bidfarewelltotheoldandusherinthenew;ringouttheoldyearandringinthenew

大事化小小事化了tryfirsttomaketheirmistakesoundlessseriousandthentoreduceittonothingatall

大开眼界openone'seyes;broadenone'shorizon;beaneye-opener

国泰民安Thecountryflourishesandpeopleliveinpeace

过犹不及goingtoofarisasbadasnotgoingfarenough;beyondisaswrongasfallingshort;toomuchisasbadastoolittle

功夫不负有心人Everythingcomestohimwhowaits。

好了伤疤忘了疼onceonshore,onepraysnomore

好事不出门恶事传千里Goodnewsnevergoesbeyondthegate,whilebadnewsspreadfarandwide。

和气生财Harmonybringswealth。

活到老学到老Oneisnevertoooldtolearn。

既往不咎letbygonesbebygones

金无足赤人无完人Goldcan'tbepureandmancan'tbeperfect。

金玉满堂Treasuresfillthehome。

脚踏实地bedown-to-earth

脚踩两只船sitonthefence

君子之交淡如水thefriendshipbetweengentlemenisaspureascrystal;ahedgebetweenkeepsfriendshipgreen

老生常谈陈词滥调cutanddried,cliché

礼尚往来Courtesycallsforreciprocity。

留得青山在不怕没柴烧Wherethereislife,thereishope。

马到成功achieveimmediatevictory;wininstantsuccess

名利双收gaininbothfameandwealth

茅塞顿开besuddenlyenlightened

没有规矩不成方圆Nothingcanbeaccomplishedwithoutnormsorstandards。

每逢佳节倍思亲Onfestiveoccasionsmorethaneveronethinksofone'sdearonesfaraway.Itisonthefestivaloccasionswhenonemisseshisdearmost。

谋事在人成事在天Theplanninglieswithman,theoutcomewithHeaven.Manproposes,Goddisposes。

弄巧成拙betoosmartbyhalf;Cunningoutwitsitself

拿手好戏masterpiece

赔了夫人又折兵throwgoodmoneyafterbad

抛砖引玉amodestspurtoinduceotherstocomeforwardwithvaluablecontributions;throwasprattocatchawhale

破釜沉舟cutoffallmeansofretreat；burnone‘sownwayofretreatandbedeterminedtofighttotheend

抢得先机takethepreemptiveopportunities

巧妇难为无米之炊Ifyouhavenohandyoucan'tmakeafist.Onecan'tmakebrickswithoutstraw

千里之行始于足下athousand-lijourneybeginswiththefirststep--thehighesteminenceistobegainedstepbystep

前事不忘后事之师Pastexperience,ifnotforgotten,isaguideforthefuture。

前人栽树后人乘凉Onegenerationplantsthetreesinwhoseshadeanothergenerationrests.Onesowsandanotherreaps。

前怕狼后怕虎fearthewolfinfrontandthetigerbehindhesitateindoingsomething

强龙难压地头蛇Evenadragon（fromtheoutside）findsithardtocontrolasnakeinitsoldhaunt-Powerfuloutsiderscanhardlyaffordtoneglectlocalbullies。

强强联手win-winco-operation

瑞雪兆丰年Atimelysnowpromisesagoodharvest。

人之初性本善Man'snatureatbirthisgood。

人逢喜事精神爽Joyputsheartintoaman。

人海战术huge-crowdstrategy

世上无难事只要肯攀登Wherethereisawill,thereisaway。

世外桃源afictitiouslandofpeaceawayfromtheturmoiloftheworld;

死而后已untilmyheartstopsbeating

岁岁平安Peaceallyearround。

上有天堂下有苏杭Justasthereisparadiseinheaven,therareSuzhouandHangzhouonearth。

塞翁失马焉知非福Misfortunemaybeanactualblessing。

三十而立Amanshouldbeindependentattheageofthirty.Atthirty,amanshouldbeabletothinkforhimself。

升级换代updatingandupgrading（ofproducts）

四十不惑Lifebeginsatforty。

谁言寸草心报得三春晖Suchkindnessofwarmsun,can'tberepaidbygrass。

水涨船高Whentheriverrises,theboatfloatshigh。

时不我待Timeandtidewaitfornoman。

杀鸡用牛刀breakabutterflyonthewheel

鱼米之乡alandofmilkandhoney

有情人终成眷属ackshallhaveJill,allshallbewell.

有钱能使鬼推磨Moneymakesthemarego.Moneytalks。

有识之士peopleofvision

有勇无谋usebrawnratherthanbrain

有缘千里来相会Separatedaswearethousandsofmilesapart,wecometogetherasifbypredestination。

与时俱进advancewithtimes

以人为本peopleoriented;peopleforemost

因材施教teachstudentsaccordingtotheiraptitude

欲穷千里目，更上一层楼toascendanotherstoreytoseeathousandmilesfurther;Ascendfurther,wereyoutolookfarther;Wouldeyeembraceathousandmiles?

Goup,oneflight.

欲速则不达Hastedoesnotbringsuccess。

优胜劣汰survivalofthefittest

英雄所见略同Greatmindsthinkalike。

冤家宜解不宜结Bettermakefriendsthanmakeenemies。

冤假错案casesinwhichpeoplewereunjustly,falselyorwronglychargedorsentenced;unjust,falseorwrongcases

一言既出，驷马难追Arealmannevergoesbackonhiswords。

招财进宝Moneyandtreasureswillbeplentiful

债台高筑becomedebt-ridden

致命要害Achilles'heel

众矢之的targetofpubliccriticism

知己知彼，百战不殆Knowtheenemyandknowyourself,andyoucanfightahundredbattleswithnodangerofdefeat。

纸上谈兵beanarmchairstrategist

纸包不住火Truthwillcometolightsoonerorlater

第二部分：

安居乐业liveandworkinpeaceandcontentment

白手起家buildupfromnothing/buildupfromscratch/startfromscratch

百里挑一oneinahundred/thecreamofthecrop

百折不挠beindomitable

半途而废giveuphalfwayleavesth.Unfinished

　　包罗万象all-embracingall-inclusive

　　饱经风霜weather-beaten

　　卑躬屈膝bowandscrapecringe

悲欢离合vicissitudesoflife

　　背道而驰runcountertorunintheoppositedirection

　　本末倒置putthecartbeforethehorse

　　必由之路theonlyway

　　闭关自守closethecountrytointernationalintercourse

　　变本加厉befurtherintensified

　　别有用心haveulteriormotives

　　彬彬有礼refinedandcourteousurbane

　　兵不厌诈inwarnothingistoodeceitful

　　博古通今eruditeandinformed

　　不败之地invincibleposition

　　不耻下问feelnotashamedtolearnfromone’ssubordinates

　　不可救药bepastprayingforbeyondredemption

　　不劳而获reapwhereonehasnotsown

　　不屈不挠fortitudeindefatigabilityperseveranceperseveretenacity

　　不速之客crasheruninvitedguest

　　不同凡响outstanding

　　不言而喻speakforitselftellitsownstorytellitsowntalewentwithoutsaying

　　不远千里gotothetroubleoftravellingalongdistance

　　不约而同happentocoincide

　　不择手段byanykindofmeans/byhookorcrook/playhardbyfairmeansorfoul

　　不知所措beataloss/bealladrift/loseone’sheadoutofone’swits

　　才疏学浅havelittletalentandlearning

　　惨绝人寰extremelycruel

　　沧海桑田timebringsagreatchangetotheworlds

　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛adropinthebucket

　　草木皆兵astateofextremenervousness

　　察言观色carefullywatchwhatsb.isdoingandsaying

　　姹紫嫣红verybeautifulflowers

　　车水马龙heavytraffic

　　称心如意well-content

　　趁热打铁strikewhileironishotHoldawolftheironishot

　　诚惶诚恐withreverenceandawe

　　诚心诚意sinceredesire

　　承上启下aconnectinglinkbetweentheprecedingandthefollowing

　　吃里扒外liveonsb.whilehelpingotherssecretly

　　痴心妄想、胡思乱想wishfulthinking

　　叱咤风云ridethewhirlwind

　　愁眉苦脸pullalongfacesnoot

　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy，notorious

　　出口成章haveanoutstandingeloquence

　　出奇制胜defeatsb.byasurpriseaction

　　出生入死gothroughfireandwater

　　触类旁通comprehendbyanalogy

　　绰绰有余morethansufficient

　　此起彼伏asonefalls,anotherrises

　　从容不迫goeasytakeone’stime

　　粗枝大叶carelessslapdashsloppy

　　措手不及unawareunprepared

　　打草惊蛇actrashlyandalerttheenemy

　　大材小用wasteone’stalentonapettyjob

　　大惑不解beextremelypuzzled

　　大惊小怪astorminateacup

　　大快人心affordinggeneralsatisfaction

　　大名鼎鼎famouswellknown

　　大器晚成greatmindsmatureslowly

　　大千世界theboundlessuniverse

　　大失所望greatlydisappointed

　　大显身手、大显神通strutone’sstuff

　　大义凛然inspiringawebyupholdingjustice

大义灭亲placerighteousnessabovefamilyloyalty

　　大智若愚Stillwatersrundeep.AnemptyvesselmakesthemostsoundStillwaterrunsdeep

　　呆若木鸡dumbstrucktransfixed

　　待人接物thewaysonegetsalongwithothers

　　殚思极虑rackone’sbrains

　　胆战心惊的funky

　　淡泊明志notseekfameandwealth

　　道貌岸然besanctimonious

　　得过且过driftalongmuddlealong

　　得天独厚的advantaged

　　得心应手handywithfacility

　　得意忘形、得意洋洋bloatgetdizzywithsuccess

　　ridehigh　high-blownperkytriumphant

　　德才兼备havebothabilityandmoralintegrity

　　德高望重sainted、saintlike

　　登峰造极reachthelimitreachthepeakofperfection

　　地大物博vastterritoryandabundantresources

　　颠倒黑白、颠倒是非、混淆是非callwhiteblack、swearblackiswhite

　　颠三倒四confuseddisorderly

　　雕虫小技insignificantskill

　　调兵遣将moveforces

　　调虎离山luretheenemyawayfromhisbase

　　掉以轻心treatsth.Lightly

　　顶天立地ofindomitablespirit

　　独具匠心showoriginality

　　独树一帜developaschoolofone’sown

　　独一无二inaclassbyoneself

　　断章取义garble、quoteoutofcontext

　　对牛弹琴whistlejigstoamilestone、Castpearlsbeforeswine

　　对症下药suittheremedytothecase

　　多才多艺versatility

　　多多益善themorethebetter

　　咄咄逼人aggressive

　　脱胎换骨thoroughlyremouldoneself

　　阿谀奉承、趋炎附势greasiness

　　恩将仇报、以怨报德、忘恩负义bitethehandthatfeedsone

　　尔虞我诈eachtryingtocheattheother

　　发人深省的thought-provoking

发人深省setpeoplethinking

　　发扬光大carryforward

　　翻山越岭trampoverhillanddale

　　翻天覆地world-shaking

　　泛滥成灾overrun

　　飞黄腾达的successful

　　飞禽走兽birdsandbeasts

　　废寝忘食forgetfoodandsleep

　　分道扬镳partcompany,eachgoinghisownway

　　分化瓦解disintegrate、divideanddemoralize

　　分门别类classify

　　纷至沓来comeinacontinuousstream

　　奋不顾身dashaheadregardlessofone’ssafety

　　愤愤不平beindignant

　　愤世嫉俗的cynical

　　丰富多彩richandcolorful

　　丰功伟绩greatachievement

　　丰衣足食haveamplefoodandclothing

　　风花雪月sentimentalwritingsoftheexploitingclasses

　　风马牛不相及betotallyunrelated

　　风靡一时betherage

　　风平浪静calm

　　风起云涌likearisingwindandscuddingclouds

　　风雨同舟standtogetherregardlessofsituation

　　风雨无阻inallweathers

　　锋芒毕露makeashowydisplayofone’sabilities

　　蜂涌而来pour

　　逢场作戏joininthefunonoccasion

　　逢凶化吉turnillluckintogood

　　奉公守法law-abiding

敷衍了事dothingscarelessly;attendtoamatternegligently--withoutduecare;behalf-heartedaboutone'swork;beslipshodinwork;dosth.inaperfunctorymanner;finishajobcarelessly;givealickandapromise;glossthingsover;gothroughthemotions（of）;makeamuddleofone'swork;muddlethroughone'swork;muddlewithone'swork;negl