英语口译备考材料——成语俗语的翻译方法

成语俗语

一臂之力lend sb. a helping hand

一点一滴every little bit

一目了然be clear at a glance

一视同仁treat sb. equally

一无所知know nothing about

一心一意heart and soul

三番五次again and again, repeatedly 三三两两in twos and threes

四面八方（from）all directions

十全十美be perfect in everyway

不厌其烦take great pains/ be patient

不分胜负come out even

不甘落后be unwilling to lag behind

不可思议unimaginable

不速之客uninvited(unexpected) guest 不言而喻it goes without saying that

不由自主can'thelp

不足为奇not at all surprising

迫不及待can't help

不知不觉unconsciously

举世闻名be world-famous

举足轻重occupy a decisive position

名不符实unworthy of one's name

名不虚传deserve the reputation

井然有序be in good order

井井有条be in good order

全面发展develop in an all-around way 义不容辞one's duty to do sth.

全力以赴go all out for/ spare no efforts 千方百计by every possible means

持之以恒persevere

家喻户晓widely known, known to all 默默无闻unknown to thepublic

树立榜样set a good example for

理所当然naturally，of course

数以万计tens of thousands of

世世代代from generation to generation 梦想成真come true，become a reality 迫在眉睫extremely urgent

刻不容缓be of great urgency 无时无刻all the time

毫不犹豫without hesitation

急功近利in one’s eagerness to draw quick profit

茁壮成长grow with vigor

毫不犹豫never hesitate to do ...

without hesitation

不知所措be at a loss

不负众望not let anyone down

live up to the expectation of the

whole (nation)

刮目相看look at sb. with new eyes

无济于事no use doing...

受益匪浅benefit a lot / greatly benefit

引人入胜be attractive

自力更生support oneself

半途而废give up halfway

一事无成achieve/accomplish nothing

虚度年华idle away one’s time

不得而知remain unknown

诚实为本Honesty is the best policy.

毫无疑问There is no doubt that...

不尽人意be far from satisfactory

大为惊叹be greatly amazed

鼠目寸光short-sighted

留连忘返(so...that ) we forget to leave/go home

出尔反尔break one’s word/promises

百看不厌be worth reading for hundreds of times

置若罔闻turn a deaf ear to ...

不可思议/难以置信

unimaginable/unbelievable

欢欣鼓舞cheer ... up

生动有趣，清晰明了

(in a) lively and clear (way)

众人皆知well-known

开阔眼界broaden one’s horizon

一意孤行

be going on one’s own way /

persist in doing

一举一动every move

陷入困境get into trouble

一帆风顺(life) always smooth

听之任之have sth. going on

略胜一筹have an advantage over ...

错失良机miss good chances

出人意料more ... than expected

我行我素do exactly what he wants

全神贯注give full attention to sth.

肃然起敬be admirable

发扬光大carry forward

知恩图报repay anothe r’s kindness

不眠之夜white night

不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one’s best

大开眼界open one’s eyes; broaden one’s horizon; be an eye-opener

脚踏实地be down-to-earth

名利双收gain in both fame and wealth

茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened

时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.

实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena

无中生有make/create something out of nothing

循序渐进step by step

与时俱进advance with times

以人为本people oriented; people foremost

欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.

优胜劣汰survival of the fittest

致命要害Achilles’ heel

众矢之的target of public criticism

过犹不及going too far is as bad as not going far enough

beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little