补充语文成语题库（成语英译专题笔记）

泾渭分明，成语，源自自然景观渭河是黄河的最大支流，泾河又是渭河的最大支流，泾河和渭河在古城西安北郊交汇时，由于含沙量不同，呈现出一清一浊，清水浊水同流一河互不相融的奇特景观，形成了一道非常明显的界限后人就用泾河之水流入渭河时清浊不混来比喻界限清楚或是非分明，也用来比喻人品的清浊，比喻对待同一事物表现出来的两种截然不同的态度，我来为大家科普一下关于补充语文成语题库?下面希望有你要的答案，我们一起来看看吧!

补充语文成语题库

泾渭分明，成语，源自自然景观。渭河是黄河的最大支流，泾河又是渭河的最大支流，泾河和渭河在古城西安北郊交汇时，由于含沙量不同，呈现出一清一浊，清水浊水同流一河互不相融的奇特景观，形成了一道非常明显的界限。后人就用泾河之水流入渭河时清浊不混来比喻界限清楚或是非分明，也用来比喻人品的清浊，比喻对待同一事物表现出来的两种截然不同的态度。

那么问题来了，泾渭分明，英语怎么说呢？（开启MTI词汇翻译达人模式）不用怕，其实本质上就是——完全不同的意思，用entirely different ; be quite distinct from each other ; as different as the waters of the jinghe and the weihe ; make a clear distinction between purity and impurity ; 都可以。

比如：

The ideological divisions between the parties aren't always obvious. 政党之间的意识形态界线并不总是泾渭分明的。

It is, however, not possible to draw a distinct line between the two categories. 不过，这两个类别无法泾渭分明地区分开来。

The distinction between geophysical and geological branches of earth science is not clear - cut. 地质和地球物理这两个地球科学分支的差别并不泾渭分明.

顺带，再按翻译方法的区别，科普几个常用的成语翻译。

（一）并列关系

名山大川famous mountains and great rivers

名胜古迹scenic spots and historical sites

湖光山色landscape of lakes and hills

青山绿水green hills and clear waters

奇松怪石strangely-shaped pines and grotesque rock formations

平等互利equality and mutual benefit

扬长避短play up strengths and avoid weaknesses

反腐倡廉fight corruption and build a clean government

简政放权streamline administration and institute decentralization

集思广益draw on collective wisdom and absorb all useful ideas

国泰民安the country flourish and the people live in peace and harmony

政通人和the government functions well and people cooperate well

国计民生national welfare and the people’s livelihood

辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new

徇私舞弊bend the law for personal gain and engage in fraud

流连忘返linger on with no thought of leaving for home

国际局势复杂多变the complex and volatile international situation

开拓进取blaze new trails and forge ahead

求同存异seek common ground while shelving differences

（二） 语意重复

广袤无垠的中华大地the boundless expanse of the Chinese territory

高瞻远瞩的决策a visionary/far-sighted decision

贯彻落实重大决策carry out/ implement a series of major policy decisions

层峦叠嶂peaks rising one after another

优胜劣汰survival of the fittest

延年益寿prolong one’s life

灵丹妙药panacea / miraculous cure

长治久安a long period of stability

求真务实pragmatic

审时度势size up the trend of events

招商引资attract investment

誉满全球举世闻名world-renowned

功在当代，利在千秋in the interest of the current and future generations

继往开来，承前启后(continue the past and open up the future ) break new ground for the future

路遥知马力，日久见人心Time will tell.

吃的苦中苦，方知甜中甜no sweet without sweat

车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直in the end things mend /there’s always a way out

急功近利eager for instant success and quick profits

大黑扫黄crack down on gangland and pornography

德高望重of high ability and integrity

互利互补mutually complementary and beneficial

互谅互让mutual understanding and accommodation

遵纪守法observe the relevant code of conduct and the law

（三） 目的关系

减员增效downsize (and cut payroll) to improve efficiency (for efficiency)

退耕还林return cultivated land to forest or pastures

集资办学raise money to set up new schools

结党营私form cliques for private gain

扭亏为盈turn a loss-making enterprise into a profitable one

（四） 途径方式

寓教于乐teach through lively activities

因材施教teach students according to their aptitude

按劳分配distribution according to performance

以商养文support /sponsor cultural activities with the profits from doing business

（五） 偏正词组

廉洁奉公honestly perform one’s official duties

环境绿化environmental greening

超前消费premature consumption; Over-consume; excessive consumption

以强凌弱the strong domineering over the weak

以人为本people foremost; People-oriented

（六） 动宾关系

优势互补complement each other’s advantages

自主经营，自负盈亏make one’s own management decisions, take full responsibility for one’s own profits and losses

（七） 条件关系

不进则退no progress simply means regression

（八） 省略意象

瞻前顾后over cautions and indecisive

源远流长have a long history

呕心沥血spare no efforts

画龙点睛bring out the crucial point

花天酒地go on the loose

汗马功劳exploits

闻名遐迩famous

独具匠心original

中流砥柱mainstay, chief cornerstone

鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey

世外桃源a haven of peace

浩如烟海的文化典籍numerous volumes of literature

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最后，来一组成语英译学习笔记

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来得容易去得快

Easy come, easy go.

发光的未必都是金子

All that glitters is not gold.

兔子不吃窝边草

The fox preys farthest from his hole.

若要人不知除非己莫为

If you would not be known to do anything, never do it.

人无笑脸，不要开店

A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

虎父无虎子

Like father, like son.

往者不可谏，来者犹可追

A mill cannot grind with the water that is past.

见异思迁

Grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

适者生存

survival of the fittest

物以类聚

Birds of a feather flock together.

笔记

glitter：闪烁，灿烂 【常用短语】glitter ice：雨淞，冻雨

flock together：聚集在一起

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夜以继日

day and night：The nurse was with the patient day and night.

英雄所见略同

Great minds think alike.

于事无补

Complaining is of little(no) avail. It is better for you to take action now.

姻缘天注定

Marriages are made in heaven.

逆来顺受

to make the best of a bad bargain

流芳百世

a niche in the temple of fame

为虎作伥

to act as guide to a tiger

孤注一掷

to put all one's egg in one basket

勇者不惧

A brave man will not shrink from dangers.

洗心革面

to turn over a new leaf

笔记

avail：有利，有助于，益处 【常用短语】①avail oneself of 利用 ②of no avail：完全没有用，完全无效

niche：壁龛，适当的位置 【常用短语】①niche market 瞄准机会的市场，缝隙市场 ②trophic niche 营养龛，营养小生态

shrink：收缩，畏缩，萎缩 【常用短语】①shrink from 退避，在 ... 前面畏缩 ②shrink ring 扣环

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美中不足

a fly in the ointment

背道而驰

to run counter

赴汤蹈火

to go through fire and water

风烛残年

to have one foot in the grave

风声鹤唳，草木皆兵

to apprehend danger in every sound

活到老学到老

It's never too late to learn/ Live and learn.

前事不忘后事之师

Remember the past and it will guide your future.

星星之火可以燎原

A single spark can start a prairie fire.

待人宽容如待己

Live and let live.

按部就班

Learn to walk before you run.

笔记

ointment：药膏，油膏，软膏 【常用短语】①zinc ointment [药]氧化锌软膏 ②eye ointment 眼膏

counter：与……相反的，相反的 【常用短语】①counter force 对抗力 ②counter current 反向电流，逆流

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以毒攻毒

to set a thief to catch a thief

以怨报德

He is a person who bites the hand that feeds one.

以逸待劳

To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.

以寡敌众

to fight against longer odds

以德报怨

I think it is better for you to render/return good for evil .

以其人之道还治其人之身

to pay somebody (back) in his own coin

以子之矛，攻子之盾

to turn a person's battery against himself

以柔克刚

Willows are weak yet they bind other wood. (Soft and fair goes far.)

以和为贵

A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.

以卵击石

What you do is throw a straw against the wind. (run one's head against a stone wall; Whether the pitcher strikes the stone or the stone strikes the pitcher, it is bad for the pitcher.)

笔记

at ease：不拘束，自在，安适

battery：[律]殴打

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知人知面不知心

It's easy to know men's faces, but not their hearts.

知己知彼百战百胜

Know your enemy and know yourself.

空中楼阁

castles in the air

金科玉律

the gold rule

奇装异服

a fantasticgarb

明辨事非

to distinguish right from wrong

雨后春笋

like bamboo shoots after a spring shower

雨过天青

After a storm comes a calm.

秀才不出门能知天下事

A scholar does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun.

事实胜于雄辩

Facts are most convincing.

笔记

garb：打扮，装束，外表 【常用词语】prison garb：囚衣，犯人衣服

shoots：嫩芽 【常用词语】①rice shoots：稻秧苗，禾秧，秧苗 ②bamboo shoots：竹笋

under the sun：天下，究竟

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色是假，美是空

Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.

吉人自有天相

The good are protected by Heaven. / All's well that ends well.

如愿以偿

get one's way with someone or something：The mayor finally got his way with the city council. (all turn out;have one's wish fulfilled;favorableness)

如人饮水冷暖自知

Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.

知足者富

He who feels contented is rich.

早起的鸟儿有虫吃

The early bird catches the worm.

忠言逆耳

Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear

明辨是非

to distinguish right from wrong

知足常乐

Happy is he who is content

笔记

All's well that ends well. 结局好,一切都好。吉人自有天相。

fantastic：奇妙的，空想的，稀奇的 【常用词组】①fantastic insanity：幻想性精神病 ②light fantastic toe：n.跳舞

distinguish：区别，辨认，使显著 【常用词组】①distinguish from：不同于，辨别，区分 ②distinguish between：分辨，区分 ③distinguish for：因 ... 而出名

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有志者事竟成

Where there is a will, there is a way.

有钱能使鬼推磨

Money makes the world go around. /Money talks.

有其父必有其子

Like father, like son.

江山易改本性难移

a fox may grow gray, but never good（The leopard cannot change his spots；you cannot make a crab walk straight）

三岁看老

The child is father of the man.

百无一失

Not a single miss in a hundred times.

百依百顺

She expects us to jump through hoops for her.

眼见为实

To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)

吃得苦中苦，方为人上人

If you wish to be the best man, you must be prepared to suffer the bitterest of the bitter.

每人一生中皆有得意之日

Every dog has its day.

笔记

jump through hoops：经受磨难，做出很大努力，俯首帖耳，百般讨好，百依百顺

be prepared to：准备做 ...

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自作自受

As you make your bed so you must lie on it.

自讨苦吃

to make a rod for one's own back

自力更生

to shift for oneself

自扫门前雪

After us the deluge.

回头浪子

the return of a prodigalson

先下手为强

Offence is the best defence.

同甘共苦

to share one's joys and sorrows

因地制宜

act according to circumstances

有勇无谋

more brave than wise

有备无患

Good watch prevents misfortune.

笔记

shift：转换，轮班，计谋 【常用词组】①graveyard shift：n. 全体夜班的工人, (自午夜或凌晨2时的开始工作)夜班（=night shift），白班就是day shift. ②shift for oneself：独立谋生

prodigal son：回头的浪子，悔改之罪人

misfortune：不幸，坏运气，灾祸 【常用词组】meet with a misfortune：生了个私生子（=have a misfortune）

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出人头地

Through his hard work, he finally came to the fore.

出类拔萃

John towers above the rest in math. (in a class by itself; out of the common run)

史无前例

without precedent （in history）：His excellent performance at that play is without precedent in history.

令人发指

His cruelty to animals make our hair stand on end.

令人咋舌

took my breath away：What he did really took my breath away.

付之一炬

Because of a blast, that new house just committed to the flames.

生龙活虎

alive and kicking：Nessie says it is alive and kicking under different names By Sussy.

仗势欺人

John always pulls rank on others.

白手起家

started from scratch：He is a successful business who started from scratch.

任劳任怨

to bear hardship without complaint

笔记

tower：高耸，屹立， 超过，胜过，塔 【常用词组】①a tower of strength：中流砥柱，中流砥柱 ②water tower ：自来水塔

in a class by itself：独一无二(独具一格)

hair stand on end：毛骨悚然，令人发指hardship：艰难，苦难，辛苦 【常用短语】①hardship subsidy生活困难补贴 ②economic hardship：经济困难

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平分秋色

He did quite well, but I still think his is one equal terms with her.

平步青云

What an amazing thing! He should make a smashing hit in a short time. (beat the top of the ladder; come to the top over night; hit the jackpot)

平易近人

He is a person easy toget along with. (be well disposed; have a taking way with one have the common touch)

未雨绸缪

Don't take everyting for granted. It's better for you to lay up against a rainy day. (prepare for a rainy day)

功败垂成

a slip betwixt cup and the lip：I hate to tell you that your plan is a slip betwixt cup and the lip.

可歌可泣

His sacrifice for the country set us in a melting mood.

本末倒置

Don't put the cart before the horse.

甘拜下风

Would you like to play with me again? No, I'd rather play second fiddle.

甘之如饴

gladly endure hardship

世外桃源

Switzerland is like Utopia, which I always dream of visiting.

笔记

hit the jackpot：赢得大笔钱(获得最大成功)

get along with：与...和睦相处，仍继续使用，应付...，在...方面进展

lay up：储备，暂停使用，使卧床不起

a melting mood：感伤的心情

play second fiddle：居次要职位，做第二把手，充当副手，甘拜下风

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世界末日

Don't be so depressed. It's not Doomsday.

半斤八两

Tweedledum and Tweedledee：John is no better than Peter. They are just Tweedledum and Tweedledee. (six of one and half a dozen of the other)

半信半疑

half in doubt：A: Jimmy will invite you to dinner tonight? B: No, I don't think so. I will take it half in doubt. ( take with a grain of salt)

石沉大海

I couldn't find her. It seemed that her whereabouts sank into oblivion.

左右逢源

It appears that everything goes well with him.

司空见惯

order of the day：The situation is already order of the day. (par for the course)

目瞪口呆

She was already tongue-tied, and didn't know what to do. (lose one's tongue; struck dumb; stunned and speechless)

目光如豆

He is a person who sees no further than his nose.

出尔反尔

He is not a guy worthy of our trust. He often goes back on his word. (blow hot and cold)

出口成章

He is a learned person. His tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

笔记

oblivion：遗忘，忘却【常用词组】①pass into oblivion：渐为忘却，湮没无闻 ②bill of oblivion：大赦令

par for the course：意料之中的事，常有的事，司空见惯

blow hot and cold：朝三暮四，出尔反尔。【英英解释】to be favorable at one moment and adverse the next

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思考题

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