中文常用习语_俗语_常用成语_英文翻译

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1、明枪易躲，暗箭难防Itiseasytododgeaspearintheopen,buthardtoguardagainstanarrowshotfromhiding.城门失火，殃及池鱼Afireoncitywallbringsdisastertothefishinthemoat.路遥知马力，日久见人心Asalongroadtestsahorse’sstrength,soalongtaskprovesaperson’sheart.初生牛犊不怕虎New-borncalvesmakelittleoftigers.口蜜腹

2、剑tobehoney-mouthedanddagger-hearted声东击西toshoutintheeastandstrikeinthewest刻骨铭心 tobeengravedonone’sheartandbones引狼入室toleadawolfintothehouse（cf.tosetthewolftokeepthesheep)打落水狗tobeatthedoginthewater重见天日toseethedaylightagain百川归海Allriversflowintothesea.画饼充饥todrawca

3、kestoallayhunger所以这李纨虽青春丧偶，且处在膏梁锦绣之中，竟如“槁木死灰”一般，一概不问。（《红楼梦》）Sothisyoungwidowlivinginthelapofluxurywasnobetteroffthanwitheredwoodorcoldashes,takingnointerestintheoutsideworld.他一家子在这儿，他的房子、地在这儿，他跑？跑得了和尚跑不了庙。（周立波：《暴风骤雨》）Escape?Buthishomeandpropertycan’tescape.Th

4、emonkmayrunaway,butthetemplecan’trunwithhim.咳！这一来，竹篮子打水一场空了。（梁斌：《红旗谱》）Ah！Weweredrawingwaterinabamboobasket.三个臭皮匠，胜过诸葛亮。ThewitofthreecobblerscombinedsurpassesthatofZhugeLiangthemastermind.  （增加词语，提供背景知识）班门弄斧 showoffone’sproficiencywithaxebeforeLuBan,themasterc

5、arpenter（增加词语，以表达原文内涵意义、提供背景知识）胸有成竹tohaveabambooinhisstomachtohaveawell-thought-outplanbeforedoingsomething桃李满天下tohavethepeachesandplumsallovertheworldtohavestudentsallovertheworld用典的习语往往不能保留比喻形象叶公好龙professedloveofwhatonereallyfears东施效颦crudeimitationwithludic

6、rouseffect南柯一梦afonddream orillusoryjoy/fonddream四面楚歌tobebesiegedonallsides悬梁刺股tobeextremelyhard-workinginone’sstudy初出茅庐atthebeginningofone’scareer罄竹难书(ofcrime)toonumeroustomention失之东隅收之桑榆Whatonelosesontheswings,onegetsbackontheroundabouts.塞翁失马安知非福？Alossmaytur

7、nouttobeagain.庆父不除鲁难未已Therewillalwaysbetroubleuntilthetrouble-makerisremoved.几乎不含文化因子的比喻形象往往不能保留眉飞色舞hiseyebrowsareflyingandhiscountenanceisdancingtobeamwithjoy粗枝大叶withbigbranchesandlargeleavestobecrudeandcareless灯红酒绿withredlightsandgreenwinedissipatedandluxur

8、ious扬眉吐气toraisetheeyebrowsandletoutabreathtofeelproudandelated无孔不入togetintoeveryholetotakeadvantageofeveryweakness开门见山toopenthedoorandseethemountaintocomestraighttothepoint纸醉金迷withdrunken