高考英语成语(谚语)翻译练习
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1. 机不可失,失不在来 Opportunity knocks once
2. 事实胜于雄辩 Actions speak louder than words
3. 活到老学到老 It is never too old to learn
4. 千里之行始于足下 A thousand –li journey begins /starts with the first step
5. 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量 A man can’t be judged by his appearance, nor can the sea water be measured by bucket.
6. 宾至如归 feel at home/home like
7. 并驾齐驱 keep pace with/keep up with
8. 默默无闻 be unknown to the public/remain unknown/nameless
9. 百读不厌. Be worth reading again and again
10. 并非一日之功 sth be not the work of a single day/
sth be not made in a single day
11. 勤能补拙 hard work can make up for intelligence
12. 留恋往返 want to stay longer/not want to leave so soon
13. 获益非浅 benefit a lot from/by sth
14. 理所当然 It’s only right and natural that/It goes with saying that
15. 略胜一筹 slightly superior to/better than
16. 满载而归 back home /return with fruitful results/with load honors
17. 梦寐以求 dream of sth /long for sth day and night
18. 名列前茅 be second to none/come out in front /leave all the others behind
19. 无以伦比 beyond comparison /incomparable/unique
20. 迫不及待 can’t wait to do /too impatient to wait/impatiently
21. 全力以赴 spare no efforts to do/devote oneself to
22. 三心二意 change one’s mind constantly
be of(have) two minds about sth undecided/changeable
23. 光阴似箭Time doesn’t wait for us/How time flies/Time and tide wait for no man
24. 熟能生巧 Practice makes perfect
25. 鼠目寸光 short-sighted/near-sighted
26. 置若罔闻 turn a deaf ear to sth /take no notice of
27. 喜出望外 be wild with joy
28. 爱不释手 can’t bear /stand to put it down (leave it aside)
29. 不厌其烦 be patient in doing sth/do sth with great patience
30. 碍手碍脚 be /get /stand in the way
31. 安然无恙 without accident/safe and sound
32. 昂首阔步 in high spirits march forward
33. 半途而废 drop out/give up halfway
34. 奔走相告 run around/about spreading the news/spread news far and wide
35. 必由之路 the inevitable / the only way to sth
36. 标新立异 seek to be different/strive to be unique
37. 别出心裁 see above
38. 别开生面 start sth new
39. 不出所料 just as expected/within expectation
40. 不合适宜 out of date/fashion
41. 不慌不忙 calmly/unhurriedly
42. 不假思索 without hesitation
43. 不可估量 immeasurable /beyond measure
44. 不可思议 unbelievable/unimaginable/beyond belief
45. 不可救药 incurable/beyond cure
46. 不容质疑 there is no doubt that/ It goes without saying that
47. 不失时机 seize every opportunity to do sth/not lose/ miss the chance
48. 环顾四周 look about/around
49. 情不自禁/不由自主can’t help doing/but do
50. 车水马龙人山人海be crowded with people and vehicles/
heavy traffic/a sea of people
51. 出乎意料 to one’s surprise/out of one’s expectation/unexpectedly
52. 全心全意/诚心诚意 heart and soul/from the bottom of one’s heart
53. 持之以恒 persevere in doing/stick to doing/insist on/persist in doing
54. 55出人头地 .get ahead/make one’s way
55. 驰名中外 be famous at home and abroad
56. 首屈一指/出类拔萃 be second to none/get ahead of all the others/ outstanding/remarkable/stand out
57. 吹毛求疵 find fault with sb
58. 从容不迫do sth with great ease/unhurriedly/ calmly
59. 错综复杂 complicated/complex
60. 引人注目 catch one’s eye/attract one’s attention/noticeable。
61. 依依不舍 be reluctant to part/can’t bear to part / attractive/fascinating /tempting
62. 坐失良机 miss golden chance
63. 有目共睹 It is clear to all that/obviously seen
64. 杂乱无章 in a mess/out of order/in disorder
65. 置之度外 with no thought for/no care about sth
66. 专心致志 be absorbed in/concentrate on/devote to
67. 心不在焉 absent-minded/inattentive
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