【正文】 ined surpasses that of Zhuge Liang the master mind.（增加詞語，提供背景知識）班門弄斧 show off one’s proficiency with axe before Lu Ban, the master carpenter（增加詞語，以表達原文內(nèi)涵意義、提供背景知識）胸有成竹to have a bamboo in his stomach to have a wellthoughtout plan before doing something 桃李滿天下 to have the peaches and plums all over the world to have students all over the world 用典的習(xí)語往往不能保留比喻形象 葉公好龍professed love of what one really fears 東施效顰crude imitation with ludicrous effect 南柯一夢a fond dream or illusory joy/fond dream 四面楚歌to be besieged on all sides 懸梁刺股to be extremely hardworking in one’s study 初出茅廬at the beginning of one’s career 罄竹難書(of crime)too numerous to mention 失之東隅 收之桑榆 What one loses on the swings, one gets back on the 安知非福？A loss may turn out to be a 魯難未已 There will always be trouble until the troublemaker is 眉飛色舞his eyebrows are flying and his countenance is dancing to beam with joy 粗枝大葉with big branches and large leaves to be crude and careless 燈紅酒綠with red lights and green wine dissipated and luxurious 揚眉吐氣to raise the eyebrows and let out a breath to feel proud and elated 無孔不入to get into every hole to take advantage of every weakness 開門見山to open the door and see the mountain to e straight to the point 紙醉金迷with drunken paper and bewitched gold(a life of)luxury and dissipation 風(fēng)雨飄搖the wind and rain are rocking(of a situation)being unstable 小題大做 make a mountain out of a molehill 赴湯蹈火 go through fire and water 過河拆橋 kick down the ladder 格格不入 be like square pegs in round holes 魂不附體 jump out of one’s skin 乳臭未干 be wet behind the ears 空中樓閣 castle in the air 渾水摸魚 to fish in troubled water 班門弄斧 to teach fish to swim 暗送秋波 to make eye at 掌上明珠 the apple of one’s eye 一丘之貉 birds of a feather flock together 家丑不可外揚 It is an ill bird that fouls its own in a joke 插科打諢 speak one’s mind 暢所欲言 be after one’s own heart 稱心如意 at one’s fingertips 了如指掌 fish in troubled waters 混水摸魚 thousands upon thousands of 成千上萬 in deep water 水深火熱 turn up one’s nose at 嗤之以鼻 skin and bones 皮包骨頭 touch and go 一觸即發(fā)from the cradle to the grave 一生一世 hit the nail on the head 一語道破make fish of one and flesh of another 厚此薄彼 lick sb’s boots 巴結(jié) stick to one’s last 安分守己 keep sth under one’s hat 保密 eat one’s heart out 極度悲痛 be in sb’s pocket 被某人操縱 be in irons 被監(jiān)禁wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve 表露感情 put one’s cards on the table 表明觀點 eat like a bird 吃得極少 catch forty winks 打盹兒 break the ice 打破僵局 jump out of one’s skin 大吃一驚 get cold feet 膽怯be driven from pillar to post 被逼得走投無路 walk on air 得意洋洋 get the green light 得到許可 mend one’s fences 改善關(guān)系 poke one’s nose into sth 干涉 turn thumbs down on sth 反對 充耳不聞 turn a deaf ear to 出人頭地 be head and shoulders above others 吹毛求疵 pick a hole in sb’s coat 破釜沉舟 burn one’s boat 大驚小怪 make a fuss about 大海撈針 look for a needle in a bundle of hay 顛倒黑白 talk black into white 得意忘形 have one’s nose in the air 攀龍附鳳 worship the rising sun 大發(fā)雷霆 hit the ceiling。（周立波：《暴風(fēng)驟雨》）Escape? But his home and property can’t monk may run away, but the temple can’t run with ！這一來，竹籃子打水一場空了。第一篇：中文常用習(xí)語 俗語 常用成語 英文翻譯明槍易躲，暗箭難防 It is easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow shot from ，殃及池魚 A fire on city wall brings disaster to the fish in the ，日久見人心 As a long road tests a horse’s strength, so a long task proves a person’s Newborn calves make little of to be honeymouthed and daggerhearted 聲東擊西 to shout in the east and strike in the west 刻骨銘心 to be engraved on one’s heart and bones 引狼入室 to lead a wolf into the house（ set the wolf to keep the sheep)打落水狗 to beat the dog in the water 重見天日 to see the daylight again 百川歸海 All rivers flow into the to draw cakes to allay hunger 所以這李紈雖青春喪偶，且處在膏梁錦繡之中，竟如“槁木死灰”一般，一概不問。（《紅樓夢》）So this young widow living in the lap of luxury was no better off than withered wood or cold ashes, taking no interest in the outside ，他的房子、地在這兒，他跑？跑得了和尚跑不了廟。（梁斌：《紅旗譜》）Ah！We were drawing water in a bamboo ，勝過諸葛亮。fly into a rage 騎虎難下 hold a wolf by the ears 視而不見 turn a blind eye to 大吵大鬧 raise the roof 公開認(rèn)錯 stand in a white sheet 有花不完的錢 have enough money to burn 話中有話 with the tongue in the cheek 獲得全勝 sweep the board 機敏 keep one’s eyes on the ball堅決反對 put one’s foot down。a family skeleton 覺得可疑 smell a rat 魯莽的人 a bull in a china shop 捏造 pull sth out of one’s hat 告發(fā) put the finger on 干苦差事 hold [carry] the baby 反應(yīng)快 quick on the trigger。go all out。s best 6不打不成交No discord, no Peter to pay Paul 8辭舊迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new 9大事化小,小事化了try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all one39。be an eyeopener 11國泰民安the country flourishes and people live in peace 12過猶不及going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short。too much is as bad as too little 13好了傷疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more 14好事不出門，壞事傳千里Bad news travels brings wealth。be a fencesitter。clich233。win instant success 27名利雙收gain both fame and wealth 28茅塞頓開be suddenly enlightened 29沒有規(guī)矩，不成方圓Nothing can be acplished without norms or festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one39。God a fool of oneself in trying to be smart 33賠了夫人又折兵suffer a double loss。throw a sprat to catch a whale 35破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one39。t make bricks without a thousandli journey begins with the first stepthe highest eminence is to be gained step by step 39前事不忘，后事之師Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the ，后怕虎fear wolves ahead and tigers behind； hesitate in doing something 41強龍難壓地頭蛇The mighty dr