高考英语最后冲刺高考英语俗语谚语总汇

20XX届高考英语翻译、写作俗语与谚语总汇·上海版

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按要求as required

积极努力make an active effort to do sth.

认为…天经地义take sth. for granted

事半功倍be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort

困难重重have much difficulty in doing sth.

截然不同be totally/completely different

昏昏欲睡be sleepy

竭尽所能/全力以赴do everything sb. can/try one’s best to do sth.

世界万物everything in the world

身心健康physical and mental health

有良知have conscience

早日统一、尽快团圆be united as soon as possible

便宜没好货。Cheap articles are of poor quality.

学习如逆水行舟，不进则退。Study is like sailing against the current; either you keep going

ahead, or you keep failing behind.

承蒙（你的慷慨相助）it was very generous of you to help

难以言表more than sb. can say

（机会）微乎其微there seems little hope of sth.

万万没有想到it never occurred to sb. that

只身一人alone

一帆风顺be always successful

勇敢面对一个又一个挑战face bravely one challenge after another

天生我材必有用。There must be a use for my talent.

学无止境。There is no end to study.

每时每刻at any moment

受益匪浅benefit a lot from sth.

半途而废give up halfway

并非巧合it’s not a coincidence that

聚精会神concentrate on

劳逸结合keep the balance between work and play/relaxation

老大不小sb. be no longer a child

择优录取be selected among the best

虚度年华waste time

非常普遍it’s/has been quite/very common that

成为…的一份子be part of sth.

饱尝/饱受…之苦suffer a lot from

取悦please sb.

圆梦realize one’s dream

善解人意be considerate/thoughtful/understanding

事与愿违be contrary to one’s expectation

中意be in favor of

价廉物美be cheap and have good quality

激烈讨论 a heated discussion

全神贯注concentrate oneself

听从指挥follow the instructions of …

和睦相处get along well with others/live together in peace/in harmony/

in a friendly way

显而易见it is obvious that

总而言之in a word

远不尽如人意be far from (being) satisfactory

听之任之have sth. going on

过个快乐年celebrate the New Year with delight

（兴奋得）不能自已be too excited to calm (oneself) down

奉献一生devote one’s life/lives to

成功的生活在于奋力追求梦想。 A successful life lies in pursuing ideals earnestly.

出乎意料have more than people expected/beyond one’s expectation

据信it is believed that

大失所望be/feel (very) disappointed

不遗余力spare no effort to do sth./go to great lengths to do sth.

个人得失personal gains and losses

目光短浅be short-sighted

钟情于favor/like

接触大自然get close to nature

迫不及待can’t wait to so sth. (any more)

提出改进的意见give sb. some suggestions for improvement

伸出援助之手lend/give a (helping) hand to …

略胜一筹have an advantage over/perform a little better than

一事无成achieve/accomplish nothing

错失良机miss the golden/good chance/opportunity

就业困难have difficulty in finding a job

受青睐be popular with

抵制诱惑resist the temptation to do sth.

眼下now

大大提高be greatly improved

生活的真正价值不在于索取，而在于给予。The true value of life lies in not getting but giving.

热心肠warm-hearted