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1、常用成語翻英文常用成語翻英文一畫一不做，二不休 in for a penny, in for a pound He was found stealing money from his landlady by her daughter. “In for a penny, in for a pound,“ he muttered to himself and then killed the little girl.一文不名；一貧如洗 not have (or without) a penny to ones name; not have two halfpennies to rub togethe
2、r; (as) poor as a church mouse; not have a bean; not have (or without) a red cent When I got married I didnt have a penny to my name. That family never seem to have two halfpennies to rub together. I am sorry, I cant lend you anything - I havent got a red cent.一石二鳥；一箭雙雕；一舉兩得 kill two birds with one
3、stone Since Benjamin, one of my classmates in university, lives near my mother, Ill call in on him as well and kill two birds with one stone.一帆風順 plain sailing The security situation in the Taiwan Strait is far from being plain sailing.一見如故 get on like a house on fire (英) / get along like a house on
4、 fire (美) If two people get on/along like a house on fire, they like each other very much and become friends very quickly. I was worried that they wouldnt like each other, but in fact theyre getting on/along like a house on fire.一文不值 not worth a damn His promise isnt worth a damn.一針見血；一語中的 hit the n
5、ail on the head He hit he nail on the head when he mentioned casual sex as being the cause of her coming down with AIDS.一言以蔽之 in a nutshell Theres a lot I could say about my bosss speech but to put it in a nutshell, it was terrible.一命嗚呼 turn up ones toes I hope to take a trip to the United States be
6、fore I turn up my toes.一絲不苟 dot ones/the is and cross ones/the ts Youd better make sure you dot your is and cross your ts if you want to work at that company. Theyre very keen on details.一絲不掛 in a state of nature; in the altogether; in the buff; not have a stitch on (or without a stitch on) I had ju
7、st got out of the bath and still was in the buff (or in the altogether/in a state of nature) when the maid walked in without knocking. I had just got out of the bath when he knocked at the door and I didnt have a stitch on.一模一樣 as like as two peas (in a pod) If two brothers or two sisters are very m
8、uch alike, you can say they are as like as two peas in a pod.一鳴驚人；一舉成名；不同凡響set the Thames on fire (英) / set the world on fire (美) Mary may set the Thames on fire with her piano playing. His great invention set the world on fire.一籌莫展 up the creek (without a paddle) He was really up the creek when his
9、 wife left him.一丘之貉；物以類聚 birds of a feather (flock together); be tarred with the same brush We all thought that he and his girlfriend were birds of a feather. I dislike politicians of all parties because theyre all tarred with the same brush.一箭之遙；近在咫尺 a stones throw My house is only a stones throw f
10、rom the school.一意孤行；我行我素；獨斷獨行 go/take ones own way I warned him not to marry that girl, but he was determined to go his own way.一知半解 a little knowledge A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. (這一句 是頗有名的諺語，意為一知半解最危險；半瓶子醋害 死人)一見鍾情 fall in love (with someone) at first sight; love at first sight (這裡 “l
11、ove“ 為名詞) They fell in love with each other at first sight. They fell in love at once; it was love at first sight.一清二楚 (as) clear as crystal; (as) clear as a bell I dont know why you cant understand the instructions; theyre as clear as crystal to me. The whole thing was as clear as a bell to me. I k
12、new what to do.一竅不通 be all Greek to someone He tried to explain how the computer worked, but it was all Greek to me.一白遮三醜 A white complexion is powerful enough to hide seven faults. A white complexion is powerful enough to hide seven faults.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩；上一次當，學一次乖 once bitten, twice shy He has cheated
13、 and deceived me on one occasion, so I dont trust him. Once bitten, twice shy.一臣不事二君；一女不事二夫；一僕不事二主 no man can serve two masters We all know that no man can serve two masters, so you cannot work for two competing companies at the same time. (我們都知道，一臣不事二君，所以你 不可能同時為兩家相互競爭的公司工作) Daniel tried going to s
14、chool and working, both full-time, but soon discovered that he could not serve two masters. (丹尼爾嘗試同時全職地兼顧學業 與工作，但不久就發現到魚與熊掌無法兼得)一閒生百邪；無聊起壞心 the devil finds work for idle hands “The devil finds work for idle hands“ is what your mother says to you when she finds you watching television, rather than do
15、ing your homework! (當你母親發現你在看電視而不做功課時，她 就會對你說一閒生百邪) When Paul was young his parents warned him that the devil finds work for idle hands. (保羅年輕時， 他父母親就告誡他，一閒生百邪，無聊起壞心)一燕不成夏；一事成功並非萬事大吉 (喻勿以偏概全) one swallow doesnt make a summerWhen you say that one swallow does not make a summer, what you mean is that
16、just because something good has happened, it doesnt mean good things will continue to happen. (當你說一燕不成 夏時，你的意思就是一事成功並非萬事大吉)二畫九牛一毛；滄海一粟；杯水車薪 a drop in the ocean/bucket The money we collected for the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster is really just a drop in the ocean.入不敷出 live beyond ones means My father always told me not to live beyond my means.入境隨俗 when in Rome, do as the Romans do A lot
