4–四字格与歇后语(教案).docVIP

Lecture 4 English Translation of Four-Character Idioms I. Four- Character Idioms： 1.主谓 波涛汹涌 群众评议 经济复苏 民族自治 2.动宾 实行三包 搞活经济 联系群众 抓住机遇 扩大影响 创造条件 3.动补 饱览无余 办事高效 运转协调 搭配不当 合作顺利 4.并列 求真务实 抓大放小 仁人志士 扶优扶强 继往开来 走南闯北 5.限定 计划生育 社会力量 民办教师 分外高兴 认真对待 工艺精湛 信誉至上 II. Four- Character T 1.Literal T 独一无二one and only 典雅大方elegant and graceful 年富力强young and energetic 胡说八道stuff and nonsense 炎黄子孙descendants of Emperors Yan and Huang 花色繁多a wide of selection of colors and designs 背道而驰 to run in the opposite direction 滥用职权 to abuse one’s power 惩前毖后，治病救人 to cure the sickness to save the patient; to learn from past mistakes to avoid future ones 以身作则 set a good example with one’s own conduct 浮于表面to remain on the surface @1.软硬适中 neither too hard nor too soft 4.轻如鸿毛as light as a feather 2.败兴而归to come back disappointedly 5.救死扶伤 to heal the wounded and rescue the dying 3.严禁喧哗 to speak aloud is not allowed 6.以卵击石to throw an egg against a rock(or stones) 2.Free T 泪如泉涌 a stream of tears 高谈阔论to indulge in loud and empty talk 自力更生rely on one’s own efforts; self-reliance 小康水平a relatively comfortable standard of living 相辅相成supplement each other 急功近利instant success 因地制宜to adapt to local conditions 克己奉公to work selflessly for the public interests 鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已to do one’s best and devote oneself to the people and country until the last day of one’s life 天网恢恢，疏而不漏Justice has long arms. 调虎离山：lure the tiger so that it will leave the mountain where it lives; lure somebody to leave his advantageous so as to overwhelm him 见异思迁：change one’s mind upon seeing something new 想入非非：indulge in fantasy; be unrealistic 叱咤风云 command wind and cloud; extremely powerful or influential 疾恶如仇 hate the evil like hating an enemy; extremely hateful of evils 娓娓动听 so nice as to please the audience; pleasant to the ear 置之度外 be so determined as to be regardless of loss or death; not take something into consideration @1.不慌不忙unhurried 2.轻柔松软soft and light 3.深情厚谊profound feeling 4.胸有成竹absolutely confident 5.相映成趣form a delightf