中文常用習(xí)語(yǔ)俗語(yǔ)常用成語(yǔ)英文翻譯

1、城門(mén)失火,殃及池魚(yú) A fire on city wall brings disaster to the fish in the moat.路遙知馬力,日久見(jiàn)人心 As a long road tests a horse ' s strength, so a long task proves a person ' s heart.初生牛犢不怕虎 New-born calves make little of tigers.口 蜜腹劍 to be honey-mouthed and dagger-hearted聲東擊西 to shout in the east and strike

2、 in the west亥U骨銘心to be engraved on one ' s heart and bones弓 I 狼入室 to lead a wolf into the housecf. to set the wolf to keep the sheep打落水狗 to beat the dog in the water重見(jiàn)天 日 to see the daylight again百川歸海 All rivers flow into the sea.畫(huà)餅充饑 to draw cakes to allay hunger所以這李紈雖青春?jiǎn)逝?且處在膏梁錦繡之中,竟如“槁木死灰 一般,

3、一 概不問(wèn).?紅樓夢(mèng)?So this young widow living in the lap of luxury was no better off than withered wood or cold ashes, taking no interest in the outside world.他一家子在這兒,他的房子、地在這兒,他跑跑得了和尚跑不了廟. 周 立波：?暴風(fēng)驟雨?Escape? But his homeand property can' t escape. The monkmayrun away, but the temple can t run with him.

4、咳！這一來(lái),竹籃子打水一場(chǎng)空了.梁斌：?紅旗譜?Ah! We were drawing water in a bamboo basket.三個(gè)臭皮匠,勝過(guò)諸葛亮.The wit of three cobblers combined surpasses that of Zhuge Liang the master mind.增加詞語(yǔ),提供背景知識(shí)班弄斧 show off one ' s proficiency with axe before Lu Ban, the master carpenter增加詞語(yǔ),以表達(dá)原文內(nèi)涵意義、提供背景知識(shí)胸有成竹to have a bamboo in h

5、is stomachto have a well-thought-out plan before doing something桃李滿天下to have the peaches and plums all over the worldto have students all over the world用典的習(xí)語(yǔ)往往不能保存比喻形象葉公好龍professed love of what one really fears東施效顰crude imitation with ludicrous effect南柯一夢(mèng)a fond dream or illusory joy/fond dream四面楚歌to

6、 be besieged on all sides懸梁刺股to be extremely hard- working in one ' s study初出茅廬at the beginning of one ' s career罄竹難書(shū)(of crime) too numerous to mention失之東隅 收之桑榆 What one loses on the swings, one gets back on the roundabouts.塞翁失馬 安知非福? A loss may turn out to be a gain.慶父不除 魯難未已 There will alw

7、ays be trouble until the trouble-maker is removed.幾乎不含文化因子的比喻形象往往不能保存眉飛色舞his eyebrows are flying and his countenance is dancingto beam with joy粗枝大葉with big branches and large leavesto be crude and careless燈紅酒綠with red lights and green winedissipated and luxurious揚(yáng)眉吐氣to raise the eyebrows and let out

8、 a breathto feel proud and elated無(wú)孔不入to get into every holeto take advantage of every weakness開(kāi)門(mén)見(jiàn)山to open the door and see the mountainto come straight to the point紙醉金迷with drunken paper and bewitched gold(a life of ) luxury and dissipation風(fēng)雨飄搖the wind and rain are rocking(of a situation) being unst

9、able小題大做 make a mountain out of a molehill赴湯蹈火 go through fire and water過(guò)河拆橋 kick down the ladder格格不入 be like square pegs in round holes魂不附體 jump out of one ' s skin孚 L 臭未干 be wet behind the ears空中樓閣 castle in the air渾水摸魚(yú) to fish in troubled water班門(mén)弄斧 to teach fish to swim暗送秋波 to make eye at掌上明珠

10、the apple of one ' s eye一丘之貉 birds of a feather flock together家丑不可外揚(yáng) It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest.cut in a joke插科打 渾speak one ' s mind暢所欲言be after one ' s own heart 滿意如意at one ' s finger -tips了如指掌fish in troubled waters混水摸魚(yú)thousands upon thousands of成千上萬(wàn)in deep water水深熾熱

11、tur n up one ' s nose at嗤之以鼻skin and bones皮包骨頭touch and go觸即發(fā)from the cradle to the grave一生一世hit the nail on the head一語(yǔ)道破make fish of one and flesh of another厚止匕薄彼lick sb ' s boots巴結(jié)stick to one s las t安分守己keep sth under one ' s hateat ones heart極度悲哀被某人操縱表露感情說(shuō)明觀點(diǎn)吃得極少out be in sb s pocket

12、be in irons被監(jiān)禁wear one ' s heart on one ' s sleeveput one ' s cards on the tabl eeat like a birdcatch forty winks打盹兒break the ice打破僵局jump out of one ' s skin大吃一驚get cold feet月旦怯be driven from pillar to post被逼得走投無(wú)路walk on air得意洋洋get the green light得至 U 許可mend one' s fences 改善關(guān)系pok

13、e one ' s nose into sth 干預(yù)turn thumbs down on sth 反對(duì)充耳不聞 turn a deaf ear to出人頭地be head and shoulders above others吹毛求疵pick a hole in sb s coat破釜沉舟burn one ' s boat大驚小,怪make a fuss about大海撈車+look for a needle in a bundle of hay顛倒黑白talk black into white得意忘形have one ' s nose in the air攀龍附鳳wo

14、rship the rising sun大發(fā)雷霆hit the ceiling; fly into a rage騎虎難下hold a wolf by the ears視而不見(jiàn)turn a blind eye to大吵大鬧 raise the roof公開(kāi)認(rèn)錯(cuò)stand in a white sheet有花不完的錢(qián) have enough money to burn話中有話with the tongue in the cheek獲得全勝sweep the board機(jī)敏 keep one ' s eyes on the ball果斷反對(duì)put one s foot down; set o

15、ne ' s face against簡(jiǎn)言之 in a nutshell僥幸 by the skin of one ' s teeth結(jié)為良緣 win the hand of雞毛蒜皮trifling開(kāi)門(mén)見(jiàn)山come straight to the point狗急跳墻 do sth desperate順手牽羊walk off with sth守株待兔trust to chance and stroke of luck銅墻鐵壁an impregnable fortress唇槍舌僉 Uengage in a battle of words黔驢技窮at one s wit '

16、s end單槍匹馬all by oneself生龍活虎bursting with energy截然不同 oil and vinegar家丑 a skeleton in the cupboard; a family skeleton覺(jué)得可疑smell a rat魯莽的人a bull in a china shop捏造 pull sth out of one ' s hat揭發(fā) put the finger on干苦差事hold carry the baby反響快 quick on the trigger; think on one ' s feet惻隱之心the milk of

17、human kindness保密 keep sth underone' s hat注意形象的不同 膽/、如鼠 as timid as a hare如魚(yú)得水 like a duck to water多如牛毛 as plentiful as blackberriesat a stones throw水中撈月 to fish in the air半瓶子醋half-baked蠢得像豬 as stupid as a goose害群之馬black sheep揮金如土 to spend money like water爛醉如泥 drunk as a sailor熱鍋上的螞蟻 like a cat o

18、n a hot tin roof瘦得像猴子 as thin as a shadow如履薄冰 to tread upon eggs棋逢敵手 diamond cut diamond掛羊頭賣(mài)狗肉 cry up wine and sell vinegar火上加油 to add fuel to the fire趁熱打鐵 Strike while the iron is hot.隔墻有耳 Walls have ears.眼見(jiàn)為實(shí) Seeing is believing.滄海一粟 a drop in the ocean破釜沉舟 burn one ' s boat竭澤而漁to drain a pond to catch allthe fishto kill the goose that lays the golden eggs打草驚蛇to stir up the grass and alert the snaketo wake a sleeping dog易如反掌to be as easy as turning over one &#