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1、 口译达人必“背”：中国成语英译一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳 Once bitten, twice shy.一言既出，驷马难追 A word spoken is past recalling.一见钟情 to fall in love at first sight一箭双鵰/一举两得 Kill two birds with one stone.一寸光阴一寸金 Time is money.一失足成千古恨 The error committed on impulse may turn outto be the sorrow of a whole life.一将功名万骨枯 What millions died
2、 that Caesar might be great.一年之计在于春，一日之计在于晨 Plan your year in spring and your day at dawn.一人难称百人意 You cannot please everyone.一气呵成 Never make two bites of a cherry. 小 Car 笔记：on impulse：一时冲动，一时心血来潮 turn out：结果是， 证明是一白遮三丑 A white complexion is powerful enough to hide seven faults.一知半解 A little knowledg
3、e is a dangerous thing.一心一意 John is a person who always works with undivided attention.一丘之貉 These people are cut from the same cloth./are tarred with the same brush.一目了然 His words just leapt to the eye. Do you need me to explain it?一帆风顺 His business has gone off without a hitch.一刻千金 You have to make
4、 good use of time. After all, every time counts.一事无成 I am happy to know that all have ended in smoke about him.一败涂地 The outcome of the election just bit the dust.一针见血 His comment on the current affairs always hits the right nail on the head.小 Car 笔记：undivided attention：一心一意 go off：进行，响起，入睡，变质 withou
5、t a hitch：顺利无阻地(轻易地) bit the dust：倒下死去( 一败涂地, 受辱)comment on：对 . 评论一清二楚 The accounts seem to be as clear as crystal.一意孤行 That boy is always going his own way. He wont listen to his parents advice.一落千丈 My sons schoolwork has gone to pot. He really lets me down.一鸣惊人 His performance at school really com
6、es as a bombshell.一诺千金 He never goes back on his word. He is as good as his word.一时兴起 Dont always do things by fits and snatches.一蹴可几 You should know that it is impossible to make it at one stroke.一筹莫展 I really have no idea what to do. Now I am at my wits end.一览无遗 If you stand here looking down at t
7、he city. The wonderful scene will be in full view.一窍不通 What you said is all Greek to me. 小 Car 笔记： wits end:技穷一视同仁 He treats everyone across the board.一模一样 These twins look as like as two peas.一时兴起 He does everything on the spur of the moment.九死一生 to have a hair-breadth escape九牛一毛 Compared with mine
8、, his was simply a drop in the bucket.人生如梦 Life is but a dream.人生自古谁无死 Death comes to all men.人生百岁古来稀 It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old. 人定胜天 Man can conquer nature.人不可貌相 Appearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a book by its cover. 小 Car 笔记：across the board：包括一切地, 全面地 on
9、the spur of the moment：一时冲动地, 立刻a drop in the bucket：沧海一粟 conquer：征服，占领，战胜，得胜。【常用短语】divide and conquer：分步解决，分治 stoop to conquer： 降低自己的身分去.人生而平等 All men are created equal.人山人海 a sea of faces：How many people are there in the stadium? Believe it or not, a sea of faces. 人之常情 human nature：Its human natur
10、e for me to help those who need help.人云亦云 echo others words：Dont echo others words. Sometimes youve got to find out the truth.人去楼空 Regretful to say, when the master was absent, his mansion was dead.人面兽心 a wolf in sheeps clothing：He is cruel enough to kill that girl; hes really a wolf in sheeps cloth
11、ing.人言可畏 Opinion rules the world：Always remember what I say to you. Opinion rules the world. 十年风水轮流转 Every dog has its day.十全十美 leave nothing to be desired：The show just leaves nothing to be desired.十拿九稳 We have winning the game in the bag. 小 Car 笔记：believe it or not：信不信由你 find out the truth：查明真相十万火
12、急 in hot haste：I am writing in hot haste to let you know that I will be there on time.了无瓜葛 have nothing to do with：That politician claimed that he had nothing to do with that scandal.力不从心 my spirit is willing, but my flesh is weak：A:Can you do me a favor? B:Sorry, my spirit is willing, but my flesh
13、is weak.力挽狂澜 try to stem the tide：He tried to stem the tide, but in vain.入境随俗 Do in Rome as the Romans do.入木三分 It actually gave a vivid picture of cut the quick. (leave an indelible impression)七上八下 to be sixes and sevens：Dont talk to me now because I am all at sixes and sevens. (with ones heart goin
14、g pitapat)七窍生烟 He was in a great fury (fuming with anger; in a great rage; terribly furious) and swore to get even with the opposite(跟对方报复).七零八落 After the quake, the buildings went to rock and ruin.八面玲珑 smooth and able to win favour on all sides. 小 Car 笔记：in vain：徒劳 all sides：各方面三思而后行 Look before yo
15、u leap.三句不离本行 to talk shop三个臭皮匠胜过一个诸葛亮 Two heads are better than one.三番两次 This guy is at me time after time.(time and again; time and time again.)三缄其口 Youd better hold your peace, or youll ask for trouble.千钧一发 to hang by a hair thread / at the critical time千锤百炼 A good nail does not fear the hammer. (steeled and tempered; gone through fire and water)千载难逢 It only happens once in a blue moon. (It chances in an hour that happens not in seven years.)千变万化 The unexpected always happens.大刀阔斧 Its said that the new executive will go the whole hog (refo
