中国成语（中英文对照）

　 口译达人必“背”：中国成语英译

　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. 预防胜于治疗

　Prevention is better than cure. 新官上任三把火

　New brooms sweep clean. 塞翁失马焉知非福

　Misfortune might be a blessing in disguise. 路遥知马力日久见人心

　A distant journey tests the strength of a horse and a long task proves the character of a man. 沧海一栗

　a drop in the bucket 盖棺论定

　Judge none blessed before his death. 岁月不饶人

　Time and tide wait for no man. 经验即良师

　Experience is the teacher.

　 小 小 Car 笔记：

　in disguise：伪装, 假装, 乔装 tide：潮汐 【常用短语】turn the tide vi. 扭转局势

　 万物之灵 thelords of creation 万事开头难

　Everything is difficult at the start 万无一失 not a single miss in a thousand times.

　 落井下石

　to hit a person when he"s down 隔墙有耳

　Pitchers have ears; walls have ears. 开夜车/挑灯夜战

　Burn the midnight oil. 开诚布公

　He always opens his heart to his spouse when he has a problem. 盗亦有道 Dog does not eat dog. 善有善报

　One kindness is the price of another. 损人利己 to enrich oneself at others expense

　 小 小 Car 笔记：

　spouse：配偶 【例句】He never mentioned his spouse. 他从来不提自己的妻子。

　enrich oneself：自肥，利己

　 智者千虑，必有一失 Homer sometimes nods. 胜不骄败不馁 to be not elated by success nor disturbed by failure 富贵在天 Riches and honors come from heaven. 智者不惑 A wise man is free from perplexities. 无风不起浪 There is no smoke without fire. (Where there is smoke, there is fire.) 画蛇添足 to paint the lily 趁火打劫 to fish in troubled waters

　 量入为出 to cut one"s coat according to one"s cloth/ make both ends meet 阳奉阴违 ostensible obedience 跑了和尚跑不了庙 The monk may run away, but the temple can"t run with him. 小 小 Car 笔记：

　Homer：n. 荷马(希腊诗人) lily：百合花,纯白的 troubled waters：混乱状态, 波涛汹涌的水

　 贫无立锥之地 as poor as a church mouse 雪中送炭真君子/患难见真情 A friend in need is a friend indeed. 异想天开

　to give loose to one"s fancy 集思广义

　Two heads are better than one. 得过且过 to live from hand to mouth 情人眼里出西施

　Love is blind. 情有独钟

　had eyes only for：All the girls liked Kevin, but he had eyes only for Mary. 冤家宜解不宜结

　Better remove enmity than contract it. 眼不见为净 Out of sight, out of mind. 脱口而出

　A slip of the tongue can sometimes land you in trouble.

　 小 小 Car 笔记：

　a church mouse：一贫如洗的人 slip of the tongue：失言， 疏漏，小错误，口误

　 莫在太岁头上动土 Let sleeping dogs lie. 毕恭毕敬 cap in hand：He always treats his boss cap in hand. 得意忘形 to leap out of one"s skin 捷足先登

　The early bird catches the worm. 欲速则不达

　Haste makes waste./More haste, less speed. 欲加之罪，何患无辞

　Give a dog a bad/an ill name and hang him. 混水摸鱼 to fish in troubled waters 贪小失大

　penny-wise and poundfoolish 习惯成自然

　once a use forever a custom 挂羊头卖狗肉 cry up wine and sell vinegar

　 小 小 Car 笔记：

　troubled waters：混乱状态，波涛汹涌的水 poundfoolish：省小钱吃大亏的，因小失大的 cry up：夸奖(称颂)

　 饥不择食 A good appetite is a good sauce.

　 害群之马

　black sheep 家丑不可外扬 Don"t wash your dirty linen in public. 恩威并济

　alternate weakness with severity 旁观者清

　The outside sees the best of the game. /Lookers-on see most of the game. 时运不济

　to have a bad time 殊途同归 All roads lead to Rome. 众志成城/团结就是力量

　Union is strenth. 疾风知劲草

　Adversity reveals genius. 设身处地

　Sometimes you have to learn to be in my shoes.

　小 小 Car 笔记：

　dirty linen：家丑，隐私 alternate：交替，轮流 【常用词组】①alternate current 交流电 ②alternate motion 往复运动，交变运动 reveal：显示，透露，揭示，展现 【常用词组】①reveal itself 出现(呈现) ②reveal one"s hand 摊牌

　 南辕北辙 cross purposes：The salesmen were working at cross purposes with their supervisor. 病从口入祸从口出 Illness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.

　 笑里藏刀

　a smile to hide one"s hate 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 Where there"s life there"s hope 海底捞月

　to fish in the air 海底捞针

　to look for a needle in a bundle of hay 差之毫厘失之千里

　A miss is as good as a mile 既往不咎

　Let the dead bury their dead. 杀身成仁

　to sacrifice one"s life to preserve one"s virtue complete 杀鸡焉用牛刀

　Take not a musket to kill a butterfly

　小 小 Car 笔记：

　a bundle of：一捆(一扎，一包) as good as：和 ... 几乎一样 virtue：德行，贞操，美德 【常用短语】①public virtue 公德 ②make a virtue of necessity 把非做不可的事装成出于好心才做的

　③of easy virtue 不贞节的，水性扬花的

　 来得容易去得快 Easy come, easy go. 发光的未必都是金子 All that glitters is not gold. 兔子不吃窝边草

　The fox preys farthest from his hole. 若要人不知除非己莫为

　If you would not be known to do anything, never do it. 人无笑脸，不要开店

　 A man without a smiling face must not open a shop. 虎父无虎子

　Like father, like son. 往者不可谏，来者犹可追 A mill cannot grind with the water that is past. 见异思迁 Grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. 适者生存 survival of the fittest

　物以类聚

　Birds of a feather flock together.

　 小 小 Car 笔记：

　glitter：闪烁，灿烂

　【常用短语】glitter ice：雨淞，冻雨 flock together：聚集在一起

　 夜以继日 day and night：The nurse was with the patient day and night. 英雄所见略同 Great minds think alike. 于事无补 Complaining is of little(no) avail. It is better for you to take action now. 姻缘天注定

　Marriages are made in heaven. 逆来顺受 to make the best of a bad bargain 流芳百世

　a niche in the temple of fame 为虎作伥

　to act as guide to a tiger 孤注一掷

　to put all one"s egg in one basket 勇者不惧

　 A brave man will not shrink from dangers. 洗心革面

　to turn over a new leaf

　小 小 Car 笔记：

　avail：有利，有助于，益处 【常用短语】①avail oneself of 利用 ②of no avail：完全没有用，完全无效 niche：壁龛，适当的位置 【常用短语】①niche market 瞄准机会的市场， 缝隙市场 ②trophic niche 营养龛，营养小生态 shrink：收缩，畏缩，萎缩 【常用短语】①shrink from 退避，在 ... 前面畏缩 ②shrink ring 扣环

　 美中不足 a fly in the ointment 背道而驰

　to run counter 赴汤蹈火

　to go through fire and water 风烛残年

　to have one foot in the grave 风声鹤唳，草木皆兵

　to apprehend danger in every sound 活到老学到老

　It"s never too late to learn./ Live and learn. 前事不忘后事之师

　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. 待人宽容如待己

　Live and let live. 按部就班 Learn to walk before you run.

　 小 小 Car 笔记：

　ointment：药膏，油膏，软膏

　【常用短语】①zinc ointment [药]氧化锌软膏

　②eye ointment 眼膏 counter：与……相反的，相反的

　【常用短语】①counter force 对抗力

　②counter current 反向电流，逆流

　 以毒攻毒 to set a thief to catch a thief 以怨报德

　He is a person who bites the hand that feeds one. 以逸待劳

　To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted. 以寡敌众

　to fight against longer odds 以德报怨

　I think it is better for you to render/return good for evil . 以其人之道还治其人之身 to pay somebody (back) in his own coin

　以子之矛，攻子之盾 to turn a person"s battery against himself 以柔克刚 Willows are weak yet they bind other wood. (Soft and fair goes far.) 以和为贵 A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit. 以卵击石 What you do is throw a straw against the wind. (run one"s head against a stone wall; Whether the pitcher strikes the stone or the stone strikes the pitcher, it is bad for the pitcher.)

　 小 小 Car 笔记：

　at ease：不拘束，自在，安适 battery：[律]殴打

　 知人知面不知心 It"s easy to know men"s faces, but not their hearts.

　 知己知彼百战百胜

　Know your enemy and know yourself. 空中楼阁

　castles in the air 金科玉律 the gold rule 奇装异服

　a fantastic garb 明辨事非 to distinguish right from wrong 雨后春笋

　like bamboo shoots after a spring shower 雨过天青

　After a storm comes a calm. 秀才不出门能知天下事

　A scholar does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun. 事实胜于雄辩

　Facts are most convincing.

　 小 小 Car 笔记：

　garb：打扮，装束，外表 【常用词语】prison garb：囚衣，犯人衣服 shoots：嫩芽 【常用词语】①rice shoots：稻秧苗，禾秧，秧苗

　②bamboo shoots：竹笋 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. / All"s well that ends well.

　如愿以偿

　get one"s way with someone or something：The mayor finally got his way with the city council. (all turn out;have one"s wish fulfilled;favorableness) 如人饮水冷暖自知

　 Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain. 知足者富

　He who feels contented is rich.

　早起的鸟儿有虫吃

　The early bird catches the worm. 奇装异服

　a fantastic garb 忠言逆耳

　Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear 明辨是非 to distinguish right from wrong 知足常乐 Happy is he who is content 小 小 Car 笔记：

　All"s well that ends well. 结局好,一切都好。吉人自有天相。

　fantastic：奇妙的，空想的，稀奇的 【常用词组】①fantastic insanity：幻想性精神病 ②light fantastic toe：n.跳舞 distinguish：区别，辨认，使显著 【常用词组】①distinguish from：不同于，辨别，区分 ②distinguish between：分辨，区分 ③distinguish for：因 ... 而出名

　 有志者事竟成 Where there is a will, there is a way. 有钱能使鬼推磨 Money makes the world go around. /Money talks. 有其父必有其子 Like father, like son. 江山易改本性难移

　a fox may grow gray, but never good（The leopard cannot change his spots；you cannot make a crab walk straight）

　三岁看老

　The child is father of the man.

　 百无一失

　Not a single miss in a hundred times. 百依百顺

　She expects us to jump through hoops for her. 眼见为实 To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.) 吃得苦中苦，方为人上人

　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 小 Car 笔记：

　jump through hoops：经受磨难，做出很大努力，俯首帖耳，百般讨好，百依百顺 be prepared to：准备做 ...

　 自作自受 As you make your bed so you must lie on it. 自讨苦吃 to make a rod for one"s own back 自力更生 to shift for oneself 自扫门前雪 After us the deluge. 回头浪子 the return of a prodigal son 先下手为强 Offence is the best defence. 同甘共苦 to share one"s joys and sorrows 因地制宜 act according to circumstances 有勇无谋

　 more brave than wise 有备无患 Good watch prevents misfortune.

　 小 小 Car 笔记：

　shift：转换，轮班，计谋 【常用词组】①graveyard shift：n. 全体夜班的工人, (自午夜或凌晨 2 时的开始工作)夜班（=night shift），白班就是 day shift. ②shift for oneself：独立谋生 prodigal son：回头的浪子，悔改之罪人

　misfortune：不幸，坏运气，灾祸 【常用词组】meet with a misfortune：生了个私生子（=have a misfortune）

　 出人头地 Through his hard work, he finally came to the fore. 出类拔萃 John towers above the rest in math. (in a class by itself; out of the common run) 史无前例 without precedent （in history）：His excellent performance at that play is without precedent in history. 令人发指 His cruelty to animals make our hair stand on end. 令人咋舌

　took my breath away：What he did really took my breath away. 付之一炬 Because of a blast, that new house just committed to the flames. 生龙活虎 alive and kicking：Nessie says it is alive and kicking under different names By Sussy. 仗势欺人 John always pulls rank on others. 白手起家 started from scratch：He is a successful business who started from scratch. 任劳任怨 to bear hardship without complaint

　 小 小 Car 笔记：

　 tower：高耸，屹立， 超过，胜过，塔 【常用词组】①a tower of strength：中流砥柱，中流砥柱 ②water tower ：自来水塔 in a class by itself：独一无二(独具一格) hair stand on end：毛骨悚然，令人发指 hardship：艰难，苦难，辛苦 【常用短语】①hardship subsidy 生活困难补贴 ②economic hardship：经济困难

　 平分秋色 He did quite well, but I still think his is 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) 未雨绸缪 Don"t take everyting for granted. It"s better for you to lay up against a rainy day. (prepare for a rainy day) 功败垂成 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 Don"t put the cart before the horse. 甘拜下风 Would you like to play with me again? No, I"d rather play second fiddle. 甘之如饴 gladly endure hardship 世外桃源 Switzerland is like Utopia, which I always dream of visiting.

　 小 小 Car 笔记：

　 hit the jackpot：赢得大笔钱(获得最大成功) get along with：与...和睦相处，仍继续使用，应付...，在...方面进展 lay up：储备，暂停使用，使卧床不起 a melting mood：感伤的心情 play second fiddle：居次要职位，做第二把手，充当副手，甘拜下风

　 世界末日 Don"t be so depressed. It"s not Doomsday. 半斤八两

　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 don"t think so. I will take it half in doubt. ( take with a grain of salt) 石沉大海 I couldn"t find her. It seemed that her whereabouts sank into oblivion. 左右逢源 It appears that everything goes well with him. 司空见惯

　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 didn"t know what to do. (lose one"s tongue; struck dumb; stunned and speechless) 目光如豆

　He is a person who sees no further than his nose. 出尔反尔

　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 小 Car 笔记：

　 oblivion：遗忘，忘却

　【常用词组】①pass into oblivion：渐为忘却，湮没无闻

　②bill of oblivion：大赦令 par for the course：意料之中的事，常有的事，司空见惯 blow hot and cold：朝三暮四，出尔反尔。【英英解释】to be favorable at one moment and adverse the next

　 四大皆空 All is vanity. 四海之内皆兄弟 All are brothers within the four seas. 四面八方 These folks come from in all directions (far and wide; there and everywhere; length and breadth) 四海为家 I don"t know where Jack is now; in my mind, he is a person who is here today and gone tomorrow. 未雨绸缪 take precautions before it is too late 目不识丁 not know A from B / an illiterate 失败为成功之母 Failure is the mother of success. 失之毫厘，差之千里 A miss is as good as a mile. 只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针 Little strokes fell great oaks. 毛遂自荐 to recommend one"s own person

　小 小 Car 笔记：

　vanity：虚无，浮云 illiterate：文盲，目不识丁

　【常用词组】①functional illiterate：职业上的文盲

　②illiterate population 未受教育的人口 recommend：推荐 【常用词组】recommend substitutes：推荐代用器

　 毛骨悚然

　 hair stand on end：That weird-looking person really makes my hair stand on end. (get goose bumps; make one"s flesh creep) 打落水狗 to hit a person when he"s down 打铁趁热 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. 打草惊蛇 Let"s stay here in order not to wake a sleeping dog. (wake a sleeping lion/woof) 犯错是人之常情，宽恕是超凡的 To err is human; to forgive divine. 平白无故 without rhyme or reason：Don"t take others" money without rhyme or reason. (without provocation)

　白费唇舌 to waste your breath on him 生于忧患，死于安乐 Adversity spurs vitality, while comfort breeds sloth. 永垂不朽 The general"s name will be always remembered and eternally immortal.

　 小 小 Car 笔记：

　hay：干草，割草晒干

　【短语词组】①hit the hay：上床睡觉

　②make hay of：使混乱 bully：恃强凌弱，威胁，恐吓 【短语词组】①play the bully：欺软怕硬

　②come the bully over someone：欺压某人 err：犯错，做错 【短语词组】①err on the right side：选择稳妥的做法 ②err on the side of：过分表现，宁可 without provocation：无缘无故 vitality：活力，生命力 【短语词组】①economic vitality：经济活跃

　 水性杨花 They got divorced for he thinks his wife was unstable as water. (as changeable as the moon; A woman"s mind and winter wind change off.)

　 水深火热

　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; 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. 分身乏术

　I"m now doing my homework, so I can"t be in two places at once. 分秒必争 Every minute counts. 分道扬镳 They have already gone separate ways. (part company) 化险为夷 It is John who helps me weather the storm. (escape/go/get off scot-free; bear a charmed life) 斤斤计较 Forget about it. Don"t strain at gnat. He needs money lately. (look at both sides of a penny; skin a flint) 以身作则

　You got to practice what one practices. ( set a good example for others)

　 小 小 Car 笔记：

　look into：调查，看看，浏览 at the bottom of：在…… 的底部 weather the storm：克服困难(渡过难关) bear a charmed life：有护身符(天庇神佑，吉人天相) strain at：用力，不肯接受 skin a flint：极吝啬，斤斤计较

　 心直口快 John is frank and out spoken, so I prefer to remain with him.

　 心满意足

　You can eat to your heart"s content. 心猿意马 carry fire in one hand and water in the other

　心旷神怡

　Standing here feel on top of the world. 化干戈为玉帛

　Bury the hatchets and work for peace. 仁者无敌

　The benevolent have no enemy. 今日事今日毕

　Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today. 文胜于武 The pen is mightier than the sword. 文不对题

　His composition is wide of the mark. ( beside the point ) 六亲不认

　As to the business, he often cuts loose from old ties. ( turn one"s back on one"s own flesh and blood )

　小 小 Car 笔记：

　frank：坦白的，直率的，真诚的，免费邮寄 【常用短语】①to be frank with you：坦白对你讲(老实说)

　 ②frank to the road：不需要鞭策的，驯服的 content：内容，目录，含量，满足的，使……安心 【常用短语】①content oneself with：满足于，对……感到满足

　②moisture content：湿量，水分含量 on top of：在...之上，熟练，掌握，另外 wide of the mark：毫不相关，离谱，远离目标

　 火上加油 Don"t bother her, or you"ll pour oil on the flame. 支离破碎 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) 切肤之痛 No one knows where the shoe pinches like the wearer. 夫唱妇随 A good Jack makes a good Jill. 引狼入室 I know I"ll set a fox to keep the geese if I take him for a good friend. 引以为荣 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 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 小 Car 笔记：

　shred：碎片 【常用短语】①in shreds：支离破碎

　②tear to shreds：撕碎(驳得体无完肤) rip：撕，剥，扯

　【常用短语】①rip off：收取不合理的高价，宰客

　②rip up：撕碎 plume oneself on：因...而自鸣得意， 以...而沾沾自喜

　 少年老成 to have an old head on young shoulders 少不更事

　wet behind the ears：Although she is 20, she was still wet behind the ears in some ways. 天无绝人之路

　God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb. /When one door shuts another opens. 天下乌鸦一般黑

　Crows are black all over the world.

　天助自助者

　Heaven helps those who help themselves. 天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福

　 It is the unexpected that always happens. 天衣无缝

　These two ideas just fit like a glove. 天涯海角 ends of the earth：I"ll find him to the ends of the earth. (out-of-the-way places; the uttermost part of the earth) 天经地义 a matter of course：It"s a matter of course to respect our elders. (a universal truth; it goes without saying that...)

　 毛遂自荐 to recommend one"s own person

　小 小 Car 笔记：

　shorn lamb：已剪过毛的羔羊 crow：乌鸦 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; what"s wrong? 心满意足 The little boy sat there smiling, as happy as a clam. 心力交瘁 I don"t know what to do. I just burned the candle at both ends. 心灰意冷 He was in black despair when he failed in the joint examination.(down in the bushes/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) 心血来潮 He did it just on the impulse 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 小 Car 笔记：

　dread：惧怕，恐惧 【常用词组】① in dread of someone：害怕某人 ② in dread of one"s life：害怕有生命危险 impulse：冲动，心血来潮 【常用词组】① impulse buying：即兴购买，未经考虑仅凭一时冲动的购物行为

　② electrical impulse：电脉冲

　 口蜜腹剑 A honey tongue, a heart of gall. ( be nasty-nice; Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails. ) 久别情疏 Out of sight, out of mind. (Far from eye, far from heart. Long absent, soon forgotten. Seldom seen, soon forgotten.) 不告而别 French leave

　不要不自量力 Don"t put a quarter into a pint pot. 不要厚此薄彼 Don"t make fish of one and flesh of another. 不畏艰难 Take the bull by the horns. 不战而屈人之兵 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 tiger"s lair. 不经一事，不长一智

　 Experience is the mother of wisdom. 不胜其烦 a pain in the neck：Your little brother is a pain in the neck.

　 小 小 Car 笔记：

　nasty-nice：笑里藏刀的 French leave：悄悄离去，不辞而别。这个用法来自于 18 世纪法国风俗，不通知主人而自己离开。

　 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. 不义之财 Don"t be envious. Ill-gotten money comes easily and goes easily too. 不谋而合 see eye to eye：Do you see eye to eye with him on that plan? 不厌其烦 takes the trouble：The teacher often takes the trouble to instruct his pupils. 不遗余力 But the conspirators leave no avenue unexplored to re-establish contact with Britain. 不择手段 by hook or by crook：He just did the work by hook or by crook. 不翼而飞 Did you see that plane? It seems that it just vanished from sight. 不声不响 as quiet/silent/still as a mouse：She was as quiet/silent/still as a mouse and left. 不识抬举 Bring a cow to the hall and she will run to the byre. (fail to appreciate sb"s kindness/not know how to appreciate favor) 小 小 Car 笔记：

　thick-skinned：

　厚皮的，厚脸皮的，不敏感的

　 不可一世 I really don"t know why she is always as proud as a peacock. 不可救药 His deep-rooted bad habits are simply beyond remedy. 不由自主 in spite of oneself：He is often absent-minded and dozed off in spite of himself in class. 不自量力 If he does so, he really goes beyond his depth. No one can beat that guy. (overrate one"s abilities) 不屈不挠 Although he has failed several times, he still keeps his chin up. (as steady as a rock; firm and unyielding; fight for tooth and nail; hang on by the eyelashes; stick to one"s color) 不知死活 John is really heedless of consequences. I believe some day he will ask for trouble. 不知好歹 Take my advice into consideration. Don"t know chalk from cheese. 不耻下问 To improve your studies, you got to be not above asking questions. 不假思索 He is good at speech. He often speaks impromptu. 不偏不倚 You should believe that the judge held the scales even.

　 小 小 Car 笔记：

　beyond remedy：不可救药，病入膏肓 dozed off：打瞌睡(打盹儿) ask for trouble：自找麻烦，自讨苦吃

　 小不忍则乱大谋 Patience is a virtue. 小洞不补，大来吃苦 A stitch in time saves nine.

　 工欲善其事，必先利其器 Sharp tools make good work. 己所不欲勿施于人 Do unto others as you would be done. 亡羊补牢 Better late than never./ It"s never too late to mend. 上气不接下气 I got out of breath when I climbed those stairs. 寸步不离 He always keeps book at his elbow. (keep close to) 口若悬河 He always talks nine words at once. (rattle on)

　仁者无敌 The benevolent have no enemy. 口是心非 He often speaks with his tongue in his cheek. (play a double game; say one thing and mean another )

　 小 小 Car 笔记：

　in time：及时 unto：作介词，表示直到，到……为止。【常用短语】①a law unto oneself 独断独行②sick unto death 病得厉害

　rattle on：喋喋不休的讲话

　 一视同仁 He treats everyone across the board. 一模一样 These twins look as like as two peas. 一时兴起 He does everything on the spur of the moment. 九死一生 to have a hair-breadth escape 九牛一毛 Compared with mine, his was simply a drop in the bucket.

　 人生如梦 Life is but a dream. 人生自古谁无死 Death comes to all men. 人生百岁古来稀 It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old. 人定胜天 Man can conquer nature. 人不可貌相 Appearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a book by its cover.

　 小 小 Car 笔记：

　across the board：包括一切地, 全面地 on the spur of the moment：一时冲动地, 立刻 a drop in the bucket：沧海一粟 conquer：征服，占领，战胜，得胜。

　【常用短语】①divide and conquer：分步解决，分治

　②stoop to conquer：

　降低自己的身分去...

　 大同小异 much of muchness：The two articles are much of muchness ( be alike with minor difference ; There"s not a pin to choose between the two ) in appearance and quality. 大言不惭 blow your own trumpet：You really blow your own trumpet. (talk big; overshoot oneself) 大快朵颐 They are so delicious that I ate my fill. (gorge oneself; tuck in at; have/take one"s fill.)

　大功告成

　The big project finally came off with honors (bring home the bacon; come through with flying colors). 大智若愚 He who cannot play the fool is not a wise man. 大器晚成 Rome was not built in a day.

　 大海捞针 needle in a haystack：Finding your lost contact lens is just like looking for a needle in a haystack. 山穷水尽

　at the end of one"s resources 山中无老虎，猴子称大王 Among the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cat"s away, the mice will play. 小题大做 Make a mountain out of a molehill. ( fuss about trifles; a tempest in a teapot; a storm in a teacup; break a butterfly on a wheel ) 小 小 Car 笔记：

　much of a muchness：大同小异 very much the same tuck：<俚>大吃，通常后面接 away/in <tucked away a big lunch> come off：实现，发生 bring home the bacon：成功，也有养家糊口，谋生的意思 play the fool：干蠢事，演滑稽角色

　contact lens：隐形眼镜

　 三思而后行 Look before you leap. 三句不离本行 to talk shop 三个臭皮匠胜过一个诸葛亮 Two heads are better than one. 三番两次 This guy is at me time after time.(time and again; time and time again.) 三缄其口 You"d better hold your peace, or you"ll ask for trouble. 千钧一发 to hang by a hair thread / at the critical time 千锤百炼 A good nail does not fear the hammer. (steeled and tempered; gone through fire and water) 千载难逢

　 It only happens once in a blue moon. (It chances in an hour that happens not in seven years.) 千变万化 The unexpected always happens. 大刀阔斧 It"s said that the new executive will go the whole hog (reform in a big way.)

　 小 小 Car 笔记：

　at me：找我茬 ask for：要，要求，找 chance：偶然发生，碰巧，冒 ... (的险)【常用短语】①chance on 碰巧遇见, 偶然发现 ②a fat chance n. <俚>微小的机会

　 十万火急 in hot haste：I am writing in hot haste to let you know that I will be there on time. 了无瓜葛 have nothing to do with：That politician claimed that he had nothing to do with that scandal. 力不从心 my spirit is willing, but my flesh is weak：A:Can you do me a favor? B:Sorry, my spirit is willing, but my flesh is weak. 力挽狂澜 try to stem the tide：He tried to stem the tide, but in vain. 入境随俗 Do in Rome as the Romans do. 入木三分 It actually gave a vivid picture of cut the quick. (leave an indelible impression) 七上八下 to be sixes and sevens：Don"t talk to me now because I am all at sixes and sevens. (with one"s heart going pitapat) 七窍生烟 He was in a great fury (fuming with anger; in a great rage; terribly furious) and swore to get even with the opposite(跟对方报复). 七零八落 After the quake, the buildings went to rock and ruin.

　 八面玲珑 smooth and able to win favour on all sides.

　小 小 Car 笔记：

　in vain：徒劳 all sides：各方面

　 人生而平等 All men are created equal. 人山人海 a sea of faces：How many people are there in the stadium? Believe it or not, a sea of faces.

　人之常情 human nature：It"s human nature for me to help those who need help. 人云亦云 echo others" words：Don"t echo others" words. Sometimes you"ve got to find out the truth. 人去楼空 Regretful to say, when the master was absent, his mansion was dead. 人面兽心 a wolf in sheep"s clothing：He is cruel enough to kill that girl; he"s really a wolf in sheep"s clothing. 人言可畏 Opinion rules the world：Always remember what I say to you. Opinion rules the world.

　十年风水轮流转 Every dog has its day. 十全十美 leave nothing to be desired：The show just leaves nothing to be desired. 十拿九稳 We have winning the game in the bag.

　 小 小 Car 笔记：

　believe it or not：信不信由你 find out the truth：查明真相

　 一清二楚

　 The accounts seem to be as clear as crystal. 一意孤行

　That boy is always going his own way. He won"t listen to his parents" advice. 一落千丈 My son"s schoolwork has gone to pot. He really lets me down. 一鸣惊人 His performance at school really comes as a bombshell. 一诺千金 He never goes back on his word. He is as good as his word. 一时兴起 Don"t always do things by fits and snatches. 一蹴可及 You should know that it is impossible to make it at one stroke. 一筹莫展 I really have no idea what to do. Now I am at my wit"s end. 一览无遗 If you stand here looking down at the city. The wonderful scene will be in full view. 一窍不通 What you said is all Greek to me.

　 小 小 Car 笔记：

　wit"s end:技穷

　 一白遮三丑 A white complexion is powerful enough to hide seven faults. 一知半解 A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一心一意 John is a person who always works with undivided attention. 一丘之貉 These people are cut from the same cloth./are tarred with the same brush. 一目了然 His words just leapt to the eye. Do you need me to explain it?

　 一帆风顺 His business has gone off without a hitch. 一刻千金 You have to make good use of time. After all, every time counts. 一事无成 I am happy to know that all have ended in smoke about him. 一败涂地 The outcome of the election just bit the dust. 一针见血 His comment on the current affairs always hits the right nail on the head. 小 小 Car 笔记：

　undivided attention：一心一意 go off：进行，响起，入睡，变质 without a hitch：顺利无阻地(轻易地) bit the dust：倒下死去(一败涂地, 受辱) comment on：对 ... 评论

　 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳 Once bitten, twice shy. 一言既出，驷马难追 A word spoken is past recalling. 一见钟情

　to fall in love at first sight 一箭双鵰/一举两得

　Kill two birds with one stone. 一寸光阴一寸金 Time is money.

　 一失足成千古恨 The error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life. 一将功名万骨枯 What millions died that Caesar might be great. 一年之计在于春，一日之计在于晨

　Plan your year in spring and your day at dawn. 一人难称百人意

　You cannot please everyone. 一气呵成

　Never make two bites of a cherry.

　小 小 Car 笔记：

　on impulse：一时冲动，一时心血来潮 turn out：结果是， 证明是

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