英语成语翻译.doc

1.  铁石心肠  cruel and unrelenting
2.  置死地于后生  a vigorous and manly exertion
3.  千秋功业 a great undertaking of lasting importance
4.  安居乐业 live in peace and work happily
5.  骨肉分离 family separation
6.  各得其所 be properly provided for
7.  众议纷纭 disagree on
8.  岁月不居，来日苦短 Time does not stay as brief as the day.
9.  夜长梦多 A long delay may mean trouble.
10.  时不我与 Time and tide wait for no man.
11.  依时顺势 keep up with the tide
12.  日渐没落 being pushed out of business
13.  鹬蚌相争 play A off against B
14.  浩然之气 noble spirit
15.  凤毛麟角 a rarity of the rarities
16.  望而生畏 stand in awe before
17.  敬而远之 keep respectfully aloof from
18.  众矢之的 in the dock
19.  毫无瓜葛 be divorced from
20.  尔虞我诈 sheer cunning and falsehood
21.  备受推崇 be rewarded and respected
22.  善有善报，恶有恶报 the good inevitably is successful and the bad inevitably punished
23.  其乐融融 sweetness and light
24.  义无反顾 feel obliged to
25.  物美价廉 attractive in price and quality
26.  源源不断 keep flowing in a steady stream
27.  滚滚不息 pour into
28.  福祉 well-being
29.  精华 quintessence
30.  阴霾 specter
31.  势不两立 pit sth against sth
32.  打折扣 wear thin / water down
33.  大展宏图 score big points
34.  重整旗鼓 shock sth back to life
35.  不谋而合 coincide with
36.  染指 dip one’s finger in
37.  博大精深 both extensive and profound
38.  源远流长 long-standing and well-established
39.  诸子百家 the masters’ hundred schools
40.  天下为公 All under heaven are equal.
41.  天下兴亡，匹夫有责 Everybody is responsible for the fate of his country.
42.  吃苦耐劳 bear hardships
43.  勤俭持家 frugality in household management
44.  尊师重教 respect teachers and value education
45.  当务之急 highest priority
46.  遭受重创 take a heavy toll
47.  先见之明 prescient move
48.  奇园古宅 exotic gardens and old mansions
49.  衣食住行 clothing, food, shelter and transportation
50.  信誓旦旦 be poised to
1繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous
2爱不释手fondle admiringly
3爱财如命skin a flea for its hide
4爱屋及乌love me, love my dog.
 He that loves the tree loves the branch
 (恨屋及乌： He who hates Peter hates his dog.)
5安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment
6白手起家build up from nothing / build up from scratch /start from scratch
7百里挑一one in a hundred / the cream of the crop
8百折不挠be indomitable
9半途而废give up halfway  leave sth. Unfinished
9包罗万象all-embracing  all-inclusive
10饱经风霜weather-beaten
11卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe
12悲欢离合vicissitudes of life
13背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction
14本末倒置put the cart before the horse
14笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early
15必由之路the only way
16闭关自守close the country to international intercourse
17变本加厉be further intensified
18变化无常chop and change fantasticality
19别开生面having sth. New
20别有用心have ulterior motives
21彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane
22兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful
23博古通今erudite and informed
24不败之地invincible position
25不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one's subordinates
26不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption
27不劳而获reap where one has not sown
28不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity
29不速之客crasher  uninvited guest
30不同凡响outstanding
31不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying
32不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains
33不以为然not approve  object to
34不义之财filthy lucre/filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousness
35不亦乐乎extremely
36不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance
37不约而同happen to coincide
38不择手段by any kind of means/by hook or crook/play hard by fair means or foul
39不知所措be at a loss/be all adrift/lose one's head out of one's wits
40才疏学浅have little talent and learning
41惨绝人寰extremely cruel
42沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds
43沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket
44草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness
45层出不穷emerge in endlessly
46层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks
47察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying
48姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers
49畅行无阻checkless
50车水马龙heavy traffic
51沉默寡言taciturnity
52称心如意well-content
53趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot
54成群结队gang  horde
55诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe
56诚心诚意sincere desire
57承上启下a connecting link between the preceding and the following
58吃苦耐劳tough
59吃里扒外live on sb. while helping others secretly
60痴心妄想、胡思乱想wishful thinking
61持之以恒preserve
62叱咤风云ride the whirlwind
63愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot
64愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、morosely
65臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious
66出乎意料unexpected
67出口成章have an outstanding eloquence
68出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence
69出谋划策give counsel  suggest
70出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action
71出生入死go through fire and water
72触类旁通comprehend by analogy
73垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one's spirits with the tail between the legs
74垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted
75绰绰有余more than sufficient
76此起彼伏as one falls,another rises
77从容不迫go easy take one's time
78从容不迫的leisured unhurried
79从容不迫地by easy stages
80粗枝大叶careless  slapdash  sloppy
81粗枝大叶的broad-brush
82措手不及unaware  unprepared
83错综复杂、扑朔迷离 anfractuosity
84错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous
85打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy
86大材小用waste one's talent on a petty job
87大公无私selfless
88大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay
89大惑不解be extremely puzzled
90大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、foofaraw 、fuss 、like a hen with one chicken
91大惊小怪的spoffish
92大快人心affording general satisfaction
93大名鼎鼎famous  well known
94大器晚成great minds mature slowly
95大千世界the boundless universe
96大失所望greatly disappointed
97大同小异largely identical but with minor differences
98大显身手、大显神通strut one's stuff
99大言不惭、夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade
100大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice

1大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty
2大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep
3呆若木鸡dumbstruck  transfixed
4待人接物the ways one gets along with others
5殚思极虑rack one's brains
6胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose
7胆战心惊的funky
8淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth
9道貌岸然be sanctimonious
10得过且过drift along  muddle along
11得天独厚的advantaged
12得心应手handy  with facility
13得意忘形、得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success
14得意洋洋elated、 elation、 exaltation、 jauntiness
15得意扬扬ride high
16得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、 high-blown 、perky
17得意扬扬的triumphant
18德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity
19德高望重sainted 、 saintlike
20登峰造极reach the limit  reach the peak of perfection
21地大物博vast territory and abundant resources
22颠倒黑白、颠倒是非、 混淆是非call white black、 swear black is white
23颠三倒四confused  disorderly
24雕虫小技insignificant skill
25调兵遣将move forces
调虎离山lure the enemy away from his base
26掉以轻心treat sth. Lightly
27喋喋不休blat 、cackle 、chackle 、harp、 harp on、 jaw-jaw 、rattle 、twitter、 wag
28顶天立地of indomitable spirit
29东施效颦blind imitation with ludicrous effection
30东山再起bob up like a cork
31独具匠心show originality
32独树一帜develop a school of one's own
33独一无二in a class by oneself
34独一无二的unique 、unmatched、 unparalleled
35度日如年one day seems like a year
36断章取义garble 、quote out of context
37对牛弹琴whistle jigs to a milestone 、Cast pearls before swine
38对症下药suit the remedy to the case
39多才多艺versatility
40多才多艺的accomplished 、all-round 、allround 、miscellaneous、 versatile
41多愁善感sensitivity、sentimentality
42多愁善感的moonstruck 、spoony
43多此一举bring owls to Athens、 hold a candle to the sun
44多多益善the more the better
45咄咄逼人aggressive
46脱胎换骨thoroughly remould oneself
47阿谀奉承、趋炎附势greasiness
48恩将仇报、以怨报德 、忘恩负义 bite the hand that feeds one
49尔虞我诈each trying to cheat the other
50发人深省的thought-provoking
51发人深省set people thinking
52发扬光大carry forward
53翻山越岭tramp over hill and dale
54翻天覆地world-shaking
55泛滥成灾overrun
56飞黄腾达、青云直上come into one's kingdom、 rise in the world strike oil
57飞黄腾达的successful
58飞禽走兽birds and beasts
59废寝忘食forget food and sleep
60分道扬镳part company,each going his own way
61分化瓦解disintegrate  、divide and demoralize
62分门别类classify
63纷至沓来come in a continuous stream
64纷至沓来的thick as hail
65奋不顾身dash ahead regardless of one's safety
66愤愤不平be indignant
67愤世嫉俗的cynical
68丰富多彩rich and colorful
69丰功伟绩great achievement
69丰衣足食have ample food and clothing
70风花雪月sentimental writings of the exploiting classes
71风马牛不相及be totally unrelated
72风靡一时be the rage
73风平浪静calm
74风起云涌like a rising wind and scudding clouds
75风雨同舟stand together regardless of situation
76风雨无阻in all weathers
77锋芒毕露make a showy display of one's abilities
78蜂涌而来pour
79逢场作戏join in the fun on occasion
80逢凶化吉trun ill luck into good
81奉公守法law-abiding
82敷衍了事make short shrift of 、palter、 scuffle
83釜底抽薪take a drastic measure to deal with a situation
84赴汤蹈火、出生入死go through fire and water
85富丽堂皇magnificence
86覆水难收spilt water cannot be gathered up again 、It is no use crying over spilt milk
专八翻译50个重要表达
 一、政治类：
1. 日益昌盛 become increasingly prosperous 
2. 快速发展 develop rapidly 
3. 隆重集会 gather ceremoniously 
4. 热爱和平 love peace 
5. 追求进步 pursue progress 
6. 履行权利和义务 perform the responsibilities and obligations 
7. 回顾奋斗历程 review the course of struggle 
8. 展望伟大征程 look into the great journey 
9. 充满信心和力量 be filled with confidence and strength 
10. 必胜 be bound to win 
11. 主张各国政府采取行动 urge governments of all countries to take action 
12. 和平共处 coexist peacefully 
13. 对内开放和对外开放 open up both externally and internally 
14. 经历两个不同时期 experience two different periods 
15. 战胜无数的困难 overcome numerous difficulties 
16. 赢得一个又一个胜利 win one victory after another 
17. 完全意识到 be fully aware that 
18. 迈出重要的一步 make an important step 
19. 采取各种措施 adopt various measures 
20. 得出结论 ,告一段落 draw ( arrive at, come to reach ) a conclusion 
21. 实现民族独立 realize national independence 
22. 追求真理 seek the truth 
23. 建立社会主义制度 establish a socialist system 
24. 根除 (防止,消除)腐败 root out (prevent, eliminate) corruption 
25. 响应号召 respond to the call 
26. 进入新时期 enter a new period 
27. 实行新政策 practice new policies 
28. 展现生机和活力 display one’s vigor and vitality 
29. 增强综合国力和国际竟争力 enhance comprehensive(overall) national strength and international competitiveness 
30. 进入世界先进行列 edge into the advanced ranks in the world 
31. 解决温饱问题 solve the problem of food and clothing 
32. 吸收各国文明的先进成果 absorb what is advanced in other civilizations 
33. 与日俱增 increase every day 
34. 实现夙愿 fulfill the long-cherished wishes 
35. 必将实现 be bound to come true 
36. 锻造一支人民军队 forge a people’s army 
37. 建立巩固的国防 build a strong national defense 
38. 进行和谈 hold peace talks 
39. 修改法律 amend the laws 
40. 在．．．中起（至关）重要作用  play a major的(crucial, an important ) role in 
41. 对．．．做出重要(巨大)贡献make important (great, major )contributions to 
42. 遵循规则 follow the principles 
43. 把理论和实际结合起来 integrate theory with practice … 
44. 把．．．作为指导 take… as the guide 
45. 缓和紧张状况 ease the tension 
46. 高举伟大旗帜 hold high the great banner 
47. 解决新问题 resolve new problems 
48. 观察当今世界 observe the present-day world 
49. 开拓前进 open up new ways forward 
50. 增强凝聚力 enhance the rally power 
51. 结束暴力，开始和平谈判 end the violence and resume peace talks 
52. 进行战略性调整 make strategic readjustment 
53. 开始生效 go into effect / enter into force 
54. 就．．．接受妥协 accept a compromise on 
55. 接受．．．的采访 be interviewed by 
56. 把……看成社会公敌 look upon … as a threat to society 
57. 把……捐给慈善机构 donate …to charities 
58. 维护世界和平 maintain world peace 
59. 摆脱贫穷落后 get rid of poverty and backwardness 
60. 实现发展繁荣 bring about development and prosperity 
61. 反对各种形式的恐怖主义 be opposed to all forms of terrorism 
62. 宣布。。。召开 announce the opening of 
63. 对．．．具有深远的影响 have a far-reaching impact on 
64. 面对．．．明显的缺陷 face up to the obvious defects of 
65. 保护妇女权利不受侵犯 guarantee（protect ） women’s rights against infringement 

二、经济类
1. 给．．．带来机遇和挑战 present (bring) both opportunities and challenges to 
2. 给．．．带来积极影响 bring a more positive impact on．．．. 
3. 给予财政资助 support financially 
4. 有巨大潜力 have huge potential for 
5. 开发 / 青睐中国市场 tap / favor the Chinese market 
6. 申请专利 apply for a patent 
7. 阻碍．．．的经济发展 handicap (hamper) the economic development 
8. 增加农业投入 invest more in agriculture 
9. 有望达到（上升到） be expected to reach (rise to, be up to) 
10. 造成很大压力 pose a big pressure on 
11. 占领市场10% occupy (take, account for ) 10 percent of the market 
12. 缩小．．．间的距离 narrow the gap between 
13. 加快经济发展和结构调整 speed up economic development and restructuring 
14. 夺回失去的市场 take back lost market 
15. 减轻．．．的负担 reduce (lighten) the burden of (on) 
16. 采取反垄断措施 take anti-monopoly measures to 
17. 加快努力 speed up efforts to 
18. 在．．．建立分公司 set up branches in 
19. 促进改革 promote reform 
20. 面对可能的压力和竞争 face possible pressure and competition 
21. 充分利用 make full use of 
22. 把。。。列为基本国策 list…..as fundamental national policies 
23. 发挥自身优势 give full play to one’s advantages 
24. 开拓市场 exploit markets 
25. 扩大消费市场 expand consumption market 
26. 改善投资环境 improve the environment for investment 
27. 加强风险防范 prepare oneself against possible risks 
28. 扩大贫富差距 widen the gap between the rich and the poor 
29. 为。。。提供巨大商机 present huge business opportunities 
30. 快速稳定增长 grow fast and steadily 
31. 让．．．处于同一起跑线 put… on the same platform and at the same starting point 
32. 赶超先进 surpass the advanced 
33. 遵循市场经济的规律 follow the law of market economy 
34. 根据市场作出调整 gear ourselves to the market orientation 
35. 牟取暴利 seek excessive profits 
36. 做好充分准备 make good preparations for 
37. 对．．．造成／构成威胁 form ／pose的a threat to… 
38. 和．．．合作 cooperate with 
39. 和．．．进一步合作 further cooperation with 
40. 提高公务员工资 raise the salaries of civil servants 
41. 计算出准确的工资水平 figure out an exact salary level 
42. 和．．．有合作关系 have cooperative ties with 
43. 从国外引进先进技术和管理经验 introduce from abroad the advanced technology and management expertise 
44. 优胜劣汰 select the superior and eliminate the inferior 
45. 保证下岗职工的基本生活 guarantee the basic needs of laid-off workers 
46. 取缔非法收入 ban unlawful incomes (ban illegal earnings) 
47. 深化改革 deepen the reform 
48. 控制通货膨胀 control inflation (keep inflation under control) 
49. 让位于竞争需要 give way to the need for competition 
50. 向．．．投资巨额资金 invest huge amounts of money into 
51. 损失惨重 suffer great losses 
52. 制造假象 create smoke screens to do 
53. 陷入困境 land oneself in deep trouble 
54. 吸引外商投资 attract foreign investment 
55. 抓住机遇 seize opportunities 
56. 适应．．．的发展 adapt oneself to the development of 
57. 被指控接受贿赂 be accused of accepting bribes 
58. 和。。。达成（签订）协议 reach（sign） an agreement with 
59. 促进地区间的合作 promote regional cooperation 
60. 退还大量钱款 give back an amount of money 
61. 举报非法行为 disclose any illegal activities 
62. 筹集足够的资金 raise enough funds 
63. 采取不同的办法 adopt various methods 
64. 承担风险 bear (take) risk 
65. 创收外汇 earn foreign exchange (currency) 
66. 活跃市场 enliven the market 
67. 造成损失 cause a loss to 
68. 十分重视 attach importance to 
69. 制订．．．法律 make a law of (to) 
70. 大力发展 strive to develop 
71. 提高居民生活 improve residents’ standard of living 
72. 提高管理水平 raise the management level 
73. 加强管理 reinforce the management 
74. 完善服务 perfect services 
75. 刺激国内需求 stimulate domestic demand 
76. 打破垄断 break the monopoly 
77. 加快竞争步伐 accelerate the competition 
78. 为当地人带来多种经济的和社会的效益 bring multiple economic and social benefits to the local people 
79. 优先发展公共运输 give priority to the development of public transportatio