英语常用语及习语

翻译各章例句英文部分1.The storm being over, we drove on.2.Given better attention, the young trees could have grown stronger.3.Now English is taught in every middle school in China.4.He is a man above vulgar interests.5.Lincoln wanted to establish a government of the people, by the people and for the people.6.You should check your answers again and again before you hand in your paper.7.I haven’t checked my luggage yet.8.Mr. Porter did not check in until yesterday.9.The guest must check out of the room before midnight.10.I had to challenge my own conclusion after the investigation.11.Recent discoveries have challenged their old notions.12.Can he produce evidence in proof to challenge the fact?13.Yesterday he challenged me to a tennis match and I rose to it14.A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.15.The matter was never brought to the knowledge of the manager.16.They got married without the knowledge of their parents.17.To my best knowledge, there is no book that deals with this little-known author.18.She deserves the honor for the great help she offered to the local people.19.She deserves the punishment for the crime she has committed.20.As luck would have it, no one was in the building when the explosion occurred.21.As luck would have it, there was rain on the day of the picnic.22.Change of information, if any, concerning the contents of this section, will be found in the appendix at the end of the book.23.When a rat is seen to run across the street, everyone calls to “kill it” .24.Even if you go there, things won’t be any better.25.Whatever you like to eat , just tell me.26.The isolation of the rural world because of the distance and the lack of transport facilities is compounded by the paucity of the information media.27.The last few years have witnessed an economic and industrial depression in western Europe.28.There was a sudden fall in p rice.29.There came shouts for help from the direction of the river.30.Deng Xiaoping is a better balancer and compromiser than any of his contemporaries, and for the most part has avoided serious convulsions.31.It is dangerous to drive through this area!32.work like a horse33.(as strong as a horse34.drowned rat35.love me, love my dog36.like a duck to water37.black sheep38.spring up like mushroom39.They lead a cat and dog life.40.They would make cow eyes at one another.41.Wealthy areas42.As soon as he came to office, we dealt him a head-on blow.43.kill the goose to get the eggs.44.You are a lucky dog45.Love me, love my dog.46.a top dog47.a gay dog48.a sea dog49.a water dog50．Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.51.Every dog has his day52.Old dog will not learn new tricks53.dog-tired54.to begin well” /“to make a good start55.to see red56.in the black57.in the red58.get out of the red59.In the middle of the night, she began to turn yellow.60.born with a silver spoon in one's mouth61.to kill two birds with one stone62.big cheese63.whole cheese64.no use crying over split milk.65.spend money like water66.Mend your fence while it is fine.67.Man proposes, Heaven disposes./ Man proposes, God disposes.68.God helps those who help themselves.69.God knows.70.Mary crossed her fingers during the race so that Tom would win.71.Judas Kiss72.Achille’s hee l73.to clear the decks74.to go with the stream75.at sea76.Talk of an angel and you’ll hear (the fluttering) of his wings./ Talk of the devil and he will (is sure to) appear.77.Most China has a long history, so they have such idioms78.As poor as the church mouse.79.A silver-tongued salesman might cause you to buy something you don’t want to.80.Grant dotes on his granddaughter. She’s the apple of his eye.81.bury one’s head in the sand.82.Diamond cuts diamond.83.Every family has skeletons in its close。

84.He thinks that roasted larks will fall into his mouth.85.One may steal a horse while another may not look over a hedge.86.Out of mind，out of sight.87.black market88.cold war89.Time is money.90.Seeing is believing.91.open secret92.lose face93.Blood is thicker than water.94.one way95.Adam’s apple96.at sixes and sevens97.It rains cats and dogs.98.A loss may turn out to be gain.99.as greedy as a wolf100.Don't put on airs.101.How much did you suffer?” “Plenty.”102.Shakespeare put his hometown on the map.103.John would not come out of his shell and talk to others at the party.104.What is done is done.105.Kicking a man when he is down.106.Pull out the evil by the roots.107.Every life has its roses and thorns.108.Give a person a dose of his own medicine.109.In the kingdom of the blind men the one-eyed man is king.110.the pot calls the kettle black111.One reliable source said that major tax changes were being considered by the Treasury. 112.Mary’s late arrival made the teacher angry.113.1949 saw the founding of the People’s Republic of China.114.The minutes slipped by quickly.115.Rome witnessed many great historic events.116.His illness prevented him from attending the conference.117.Bitterness fed on the man who had made the world laugh.118.Astonishment, apprehension, and even horror oppressed her.119.The very sight of it makes me feel nervous.120.The shortest cut would take us five hours to get there.121.His words sent a quiver through my body.122.His words startled me for a moment. Then I understood.123,Her eyes tell me that something must have happened.124.The idea that he will go abroad for further study made him excited.125.Investigation led us to the forgoing conclusion.126.Anger choked his words.127.Her eyes tell me that something must have happened.128.His weariness and the increasing heat determined him to sit down in the first convenient shade.129.The sight of the big tree always reminds me of my childhood130.My total ignorance of the connection must plead my apology.131.She is a good teacher.132.He is a lover of pop music.133.He is the murderer of his boss.134.This program was not popular with all of the troops.135.He is content with such kind of life.136.John is quite familiar with the machine.137.I am quite ignorant of what they intend to do.138.We must be off now.139.The performance is on.140.Their experiment has been over.141.Because of bad government, the company was in the red.142.Silence followed this remark.143.Our age is witnessing a profound political change.144.She knows what¡¯s what.145.He is no more than a puppet.146.Sunlight is no less necessary than fresh air to a healthy condition of body.147. As the saying goes, “Men only weep when deeply hurt.”148.There is no one but hopes to be rich.149.I do not want to study English language the less for its difficulty.150..He is no professor.151 All that glitters is not gold.152..Both Tom and John are not good at swimming.153..There scarcely is an aspect that isn’t being impacted.154..Instead of visiting a doctor, he went to the construction site.155..Barely had he got to the station, the train started to move.156..Under time pressure, he failed to inform his coworkers of the matter in time.157..Please fix the switch beyond children¡¯s reach.158.The aim is to make our leaders younger.The aim is to ensure that more young people will rise to positions of leadership.159.We must believe that in China, as everywhere else in the world, the majority of the people are good.160.The practice of giving lavish feasts at weddings can well be dispensed with.161.Every one knows that life on the Korean battlefield was rather hard.162.To understand food, we must look at China’s agriculture, and to know the agriculture we must first look at the market.To have a better understanding of the food situation in China we must take a full view of her agriculture, and to know the agriculture we must first look at the food market.163. He has intelligence beyond the ordinary.164.Then I felt the gun, cold, against my head.165.The (state of/ condition of) backwardness of the Chinese football must be changed. 166.The molecules are perpetually in （the state of ) motion.167.We employed this method much more consciously.168.The various aspects of national economy must be taken into further consideration.169.There is no more scrambling and starving.170.We must carry on an active publicity to get birth under control.171.The discussion covers Sino-U.S relation, Sino-Russia relation…172.Weight extremes in either direction are definitely unhealthy.173..: Radar waves go through clouds or fog quite well, whereas light waves not.174.But now it is realized that supplies of some of them are limited, and it is even possible to give a reasonable estimate of their “expectation of life”, the time it will take to exhaust all known sources and reserves of these materials.175.: Even when we turn off the beside lamp and are fast asleep, electricity is working for us, driving our refrigerators, heating our water, or keeping our rooms air-conditioned.176.: It therefore becomes more and more important that, if students are not to waste their opportunities, there will have to be much more detailed information about courses and more advice.177.: Aluminum remained unknown until the nineteenth century，because nowhere in nature is it found free，owing to its always being combined with other elements，most commonly with oxygen，for which it has a strong affinity（亲和力）.178.: Television, it is often said, keeps one informed about current events, allow one to follow the latest developments in science and politics, and offers an endless series of programs which are both instructive and entertaining.179.: The number of the young people in the United States who can’t read is incredible about one in180.Jerry quickly ordered everyone to put on life jackets, and tried unsuccessfully to put out the fire.181.He might have spoken with understandable pride of his policy of “self－reliance”.182.Radio waves have been considered radiant energy.183.He shook his head and his eyes were wide, then narrowed in indignation.184: She is going to spend her summer holidays in Beijing, where she has some relatives. 185: He admired Mrs. Brown, which we found very strange.186: A match was held at Stilton where both men fought for an hour187.As the cry was repeated several times, she ran to tell the manager who promptly rang the fire brigade.188. In Russia several cases have been reported recently of people who can read and detect colors with their fingers, and even see through solid door and walls.189.The manager was giving a dinner for a few people whom he wished especially to talk to or to hear from.190. There was something original, independent and heroic about the plan that pleased all of them191.: He wished to write an article that will attract the attention of the public to the matter. 192.She insisted on buying another new dress, which she had no use for.193. He would be a shortsighted commander who merely manned his fortress and did not look behind.194.Mary is very busy at home.//She has to take care of the children and do the kitchen work. 195.They sat down in the waiting-room to do some reading.//People came to and fro there. 196. He laid special stress on the last word “this”, but nobody appeared to understand what he meant.197.Chairman Mao taught us that we should learn how to live a hard life.198. People were afraid to leave their houses, for although the police had been ordered to stand by in case of emergency, they were just as confused and helpless as anybody else. 199: Modern scientific and technical books，especially textbooks，requires revision at short intervals if their authors wish to keep pace with new ideas，observations and discoveries200.A right kind of fuel is needed for an atomic reactor.201.Great efforts should be made to inform young people especially the dreadful consequences of taking up the habit.202: A whale is no more a fish than a horse.203: The significance of the conference can’t be over estimated.204: You can never be careful enough when operating this machine.205. I am sure conditions over there will more than satisfy your requirements。