成语中英文对照.docx
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成语中英文对照
一不做,二不休
inforapenny,inforapound
Hewasfoundstealingmoneyfromhislandladybyherdaughter."Inforapenny,inforapound,"hemutteredtohimselfandthenkilledthelittlegirl.
一文不名;一贫如洗
nothave(orwithout)apennytoone'sname;nothavetwohalfpenniestorubtogether;(as)poorasachurchmouse;nothaveabean;nothave(orwithout)aredcent
WhenIgotmarriedIdidn'thaveapennytomyname.
Thatfamilyneverseemtohavetwohalfpenniestorubtogether.
Iamsorry,Ican'tlendyouanything--Ihaven'tgotaredcent.
一石二鸟;一箭双雕;一举两得
killtwobirdswithonestone
SinceBenjamin,oneofmyclassmatesinuniversity,livesnearmymother,I'llcallinonhimaswellandkilltwobirdswithonestone.
一帆风顺
plainsailing
ThesecuritysituationintheTaiwanStraitisfarfrombeingplainsailing.
一见如故
getonlikeahouseonfire(英)/getalonglikeahouseonfire(美)
Iftwopeoplegeton/alonglikeahouseonfire,theylikeeachotherverymuchandbecomefriendsveryquickly.
Iwasworriedthattheywouldn'tlikeeachother,butinfactthey'regettingon/alonglikeahouseonfire.
一文不值
notworthadamn
Hispromiseisn'tworthadamn.
一针见血;一语中的
hitthenailonthehead
HehithenailontheheadwhenhementionedcasualsexasbeingthecauseofhercomingdownwithAIDS.
一言以蔽之
inanutshell
There'salotIcouldsayaboutmyboss'sspeechbuttoputitinanutshell,itwasterrible.
一命呜呼
turnupone'stoes
IhopetotakeatriptotheUnitedStatesbeforeIturnupmytoes.
一丝不苟
dotone's/thei'sandcrossone's/thet's
You'dbettermakesureyoudotyouri'sandcrossyourt'sifyouwanttoworkatthatcompany.They'reverykeenondetails.
一丝不挂
inastateofnature;inthealtogether;inthebuff;nothaveastitchon(orwithoutastitchon)
Ihadjustgotoutofthebathandstillwasinthebuff(orinthealtogether/inastateofnature)whenthemaidwalkedinwithoutknocking.
IhadjustgotoutofthebathwhenheknockedatthedoorandIdidn'thaveastitchon.
一模一样
aslikeastwopeas(inapod)
Iftwobrothersortwosistersareverymuchalike,youcansaytheyareaslikeastwopeasinapod.
一鸣惊人;一举成名;不同凡响
settheThamesonfire(英)/settheworldonfire(美)
MarymaysettheThamesonfirewithherpianoplaying.
Hisgreatinventionsettheworldonfire.
一筹莫展
upthecreek(withoutapaddle)
Hewasreallyupthecreekwhenhiswifelefthim.
一丘之貉;物以类聚
birdsofafeather(flocktogether);betarredwiththesamebrush
Weallthoughtthatheandhisgirlfriendwerebirdsofafeather.
Idislikepoliticiansofallpartiesbecausethey'realltarredwiththesamebrush.
一箭之遥;近在咫尺
astone'sthrow
Myhouseisonlyastone'sthrowfromtheschool.
一意孤行;我行我素;独断独行
go/takeone'sownway
Iwarnedhimnottomarrythatgirl,buthewasdeterminedtogohisownway.
一知半解
alittleknowledge
Alittleknowledgeisadangerousthing.(这一句是颇有名的谚语,意为「一知半解最危险;半瓶子醋害死人」)
一见钟情
fallinlove(withsomeone)atfirstsight;loveatfirstsight (这里"love"为名词)
Theyfellinlovewitheachotheratfirstsight.
Theyfellinloveatonce;itwasloveatfirstsight.
一清二楚
(as)clearascrystal;(as)clearasabell
Idon'tknowwhyyoucan'tunderstandtheinstructions;they'reasclearascrystaltome.
Thewholethingwasasclearasabelltome.Iknewwhattodo.
一窍不通
beallGreektosomeone
Hetriedtoexplainhowthecomputerworked,butitwasallGreektome.
一白遮三丑
Awhitecomplexionispowerfulenoughtohidesevenfaults.
Awhitecomplexionispowerfulenoughtohidesevenfaults.
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕草绳;上一次当,学一次乖
oncebitten,twiceshy
Hehascheatedanddeceivedmeononeoccasion,soIdon'ttrusthim.Oncebitten,twiceshy.
九牛一毛;沧海一粟;杯水车薪
adropintheocean/bucket
ThemoneywecollectedforthevictimsoftheIndianOceantsunamidisasterisreallyjustadropintheocean.
入不敷出
livebeyondone'smeans
Myfatheralwaystoldmenottolivebeyondmymeans.
入乡随俗
wheninRome,doastheRomansdo
Alotofpeopleoftensay"wheninRome,doastheRomansdo."
十之八九
ninetimesoutoften
Whenmywifecomeshomefromwork,ninetimesoutoftenshebuysmeaneveningnewspaper.
十拿九稳;稳操胜券
beinthebag
We'resuretowin.Thematchisinthebag.
力不从心;心余力绌;心有余而力不足
thespiritiswilling,butthefleshisweak(这两句的上半句"thespiritiswilling"和下半句"thefleshisweak"常被分开单独使用)
WhenIaskedhimforhelpyesterday,hesaid"myspiritiswilling,butmyfleshisweak."
人面兽心;口蜜腹剑;笑里藏刀(披着羊皮的狼)
awolfinsheep'sclothing
MarytrustedJackuntilonedayshewascheatedbyhim,andrealizedthat
hewasawolfinsheep'sclothing.
人不可貌相
appearancesareoftendeceptive
"Appearancesareoftendeceptive"isacommonlyusedidiom,meaningthingsarenotalwayswhattheyseemtobe.
三心两意
intwominds
MywifethinksweshouldgotoSouthKoreaforourholiday,butI'mstillintwomindsaboutit.
三番两次
againandagain;overandover(again);timeand(time)again;timeaftertime
I'vetoldmysonagainandagainnottorunaredlight.(torunaredlight:
闯红灯)
三缄其口
holdone'speace/tongue
Inspiteofthefactthathemadeprovocativeremarks,Iheldmypeace/tongue.
三思而后行
lookbeforeyouleap
LookbeforeyouleapwhendoingbusinessontheWeb.
三句不离本行;说行话;谈论工作上的事情(这成语通常带有贬义,暗示这些关于工作的言谈让人觉得很无聊)
(to)talkshop
Theydidnothingbuttalkedshop,andIcamehomeearlybecauseitwassoboring.
三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮
twoheadsarebetterthanone
Twoheadsarebetterthanone.
大同小异;半斤八两
(very)muchofamuchness
Thetwoarticlesareverymuchofamuchness.
大相径庭
polesapart
Theyarepolesapartintheirpoliticalattitudes.
千方百计
byhookorbycrook;leavenostoneunturned(ornostonebeleftunturned)
Iknowthisworklooksdifficult,butI'llfinishitbyhookorbycrook.
ThepoliceleftnostoneunturnedtocatchTaiwan'smostwantedfugitiveChangHsi-ming(张锡铭)andtheysucceeded.
Hepromisednostonewouldbeleftunturnedtogethiswifeback.
千载难逢
onceinabluemoon
MywifeandIrarely,ifever,eatout.So,whenItoldherlastnight"let'seatoutandgotoseeamovie",shewasverysurprisedandsaidthat'sreallyonceinabluemoon.
寸步不离
atone'selbow
Hiswifewasalwaysathiselbowwheneveranimportantdecisionhadtobetaken.
大海捞针
(like)looking/searchingforaneedleinahaystack
Tryingtofindabookwewantinsomanybooksisjustlikelookingforaneedleinahaystack.
口是心非;言不由衷
withone'stongueinone'scheek(adv.);tongueincheek(adv.);tongue-in-check(adj.)
Hedescribedmeasanexcellentteacher,buthesaidittongueincheek/withhistongueinhischeek.
That'satongue-in-cheekremark/reply.
大惊小怪;小题大作
makeamountainoutofamolehill
Don'tmakeamountainoutofamolehillwhenyouknowIlookabouttenyearsyoungerthanIreallyam.(IlookabouttenyearsyoungerthanIreallyam.我看起来比实际年龄年轻大约10岁)
小题大作;杀鸡用牛刀
breakabutterflyona/thewheel(「小题大作」亦可用"makeamealoutof"和"makeamountainoutofamolehill"来表示)
IknowwhatI'vedoneiswrong,butthere'snoneedtobreakabutterflyonawheel/tomakeamealoutofit.
大发雷霆
doone'snut
WhenItoldhimwhatshehadsaidabouthim,hedidhisnut.
大获全胜;所向披靡
sweeptheboard;carry(orsweep) all/everythingbeforeone
Iswepttheboardatthecasinolastnight.
AlthoughIhadn'tdonewellathighschool,Icarriedallbeforemeatuniversity.
亡羊补牢
lockthestabledoorafterthehorsehasbolted
Itisnevertoolatetolockthestabledoorafterthehorsehasbolted.
小洞不补,大洞吃苦
astitchintimesavesnine(经常略为"astitchintime")
Youshouldtryandrepairyourcarbeforeitbecomesworse.Remember,astitchintimesavesnine.
井井有条;井然有序
inapple-pieorder
Mywifelikestokeepeverythinginapple-pieorder.
少年老成;老成持重
haveanoldheadonyoungshoulders
Michaelhasanoldheadonyoungshouldersandhandleshisbusinessverywell.
手足无措
notknowwheretoputoneself/one'sface
WhenItoldLindaalmosteveryoneatherdepartmenthadseenthephotoofherhuggingandkissingherboyfriendaffectionatelyinthestreet,shewassoembarrassedshedidn'tknowwheretoputherself/herface.
日复一日(或一连数天)
dayafterday;dayindayout(这亦可写成"dayin,dayout")
Itwentonrainingdayafterday.
Ifwedothesamethingsdayindayout,itisn'tsurprisingwegetbored.
附注:
关于"dayafterday",其他表示时间的词也可以这样用,如"yearafteryear","monthaftermonth"和"nightafternight";至于"dayindayout",其他表示时间的词,尤其是表示较长时间的词,也可以这样用,如"yearinyearout"(这亦可写成"yearin,yearout",以下亦同),"monthinmonthout","weekinweekout"和"nightinnightout",但hours,minutes和seconds则不可以这样用。
日以继夜;夜以继日
dayandnight;nightandday
Hethoughtofherwifedayandnightwhenshewentonbusinesstripabroadlastyear.
日薄西山(或好景不长)
someone'sdaysarenumbered
Nowheknowshisdaysarenumbered.
五十步笑百步
thepotcallingthekettleblack
Shewascriticizingmefornotlookingforanewjobbutthatislikethepotcallingthekettleblack.Sheisn'tlookingforanewjobeither.
太岁头上动土
beardthelioninhisden(这里"beard"为动词)
Myboss'sinhisoffice,solet'sbeardthelioninhisdenandaskforapayraise.
中饱私囊
lineone's(own)pocket/purse(with+money/profits)
Thepresident'slackofoversighthasallowedsomeoftheCabinetmemberstolinetheirpocketswithhundredsofmillionsofdollars.
心不在焉
here/thereinbody,butnotinspirit;someone'sheartisnotin
Ididn'tunderstandveryclearlywhatyousaid,becauseIwashereinbody,butnotinspiritatthetime.
Johnshouldtrytofindanotherjobbecausehisheartisalwaysnotinhisworkatal
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