口译必备：中国成语的英文译法.doc

小不忍则乱大谋 Patience is a virtue. 小洞不补，大来吃苦 A stitch in time saves nine. 工欲善其事，必先利其器 Sharp tools make good work. 己所不欲勿施于人 Do unto others as you would be done. 亡羊补牢 Better late than never./ Its never too late to mend. 上气不接下气 I got out of breath when I climbed those stairs. 寸步不离 He always keeps book at his elbow. (keep close to) 口若悬河 He always talks nine words at once. (rattle on) 仁者无敌 The benevolent have no enemy. 口是心非 He often speaks with his tongue in his cheek. (play a double game; say one thing and mean another ) 小Car笔记： in time：及时 unto：作介词，表示直到，到……为止。【常用短语】①a law unto oneself 独断独行②sick unto death 病得厉害 rattle on：喋喋不休的讲话 大同小异 much of muchness：The two articles are much of muchness ( be alike with minor difference ; Theres not a pin to choose between the two ) in appearance and quality. 大言不惭 blow your own trumpet：You really blow your own trumpet. (talk big; overshoot oneself) 大快朵颐 They are so delicious that I ate my fill. (gorge oneself; tuck in at; have/take ones fill.) 大功告成 The big project finally came off with honors (bring home the bacon; come through with flying colors). 大智若愚 He who cannot play the fool is not a wise man. 大器晚成 Rome was not built in a day. 大海捞针 needle in a haystack：Finding your lost contact lens is just like looking for a needle in a haystack. 山穷水尽 at the end of ones resources 山中无老虎，猴子称大王 Among the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cats away, the mice will pay. 小题大做 Make a mountain out of a molehill. ( fuss about trifles; a tempest in a teapot; a storm in a teacup; break a butterfly on a wheel ) 小Car笔记： much of a muchness：大同小异very much the same tuck：俚大吃，通常后面接away/in tucked away a big lunch come off：实现，发生 bring home the bacon：成功，也有养家糊口，谋生的意思 play the fool：干蠢事，演滑稽角色 contact lens：隐形眼镜 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, his was simply a drop in the bucket. 人生如梦 Life is but a dream. 人