中文典故翻译.doc

粗枝大叶 thick branches and large leaves; (in doing things,) do not take due care; careless or carelessly 闻所未闻 hearing what has never been heard before; rarely or seldom heard of 盛气凌人 so arrogant as to impose oneself upon others; arrogant or domineering in manner 洋洋得意 extremely pleased as to be too proud; pleased and too proud; pleased to the extent of being too proud 小心翼翼 particularly careful, extremely cautious 见异思迁 change one’s mind upon seeing something new; be inconsistent in inclination 剜肉补疮 cut flesh to patch an ulcerate; take short-term measures to do something which requires long-term measures to be taken; to pull through a light crisis or solve a problem at the expenses of the future 调虎离山 lure the tiger so that it will leave the mountain where it lives; lure somebody to leave his advantageous location so as to overwhelm him 脍炙人口 sliced and roast meat is pleasant to everybody’s taste; poems and pieces of prose are so excellent as to please every reader 昂首阔步 march with head raised stiffly; stride proudly ahead 半途而废 stop halfway; give up halfway 不学无术 one is not skilled with anything due to the fact that he does not study well; be incompetent due to one’s ignorance; incompetent and ignorant 触类旁通 knowledge of an example enables one to understand the relevant category; comprehend something by analogy; understand things of a kind upon touching an example 奋不顾身 (in charging the enemy or accomplishing a risky task,) pay no attention to one’s life security; regardless of one’s security or life 泰然处之 behavior with composure; not slightly affected 想入非非 indulge in fantasy; be unrealistic or illusory 心怀叵测 harbor evil intentions at heart that are not predictable; ill-intentioned 无地自容 feel so ashamed as to find no place to hide oneself in; feel too ashamed to see others 忠心耿耿 be whole-heartedly loyal; be extremely loyal 自惭形秽 be ashamed of one’s inferior appearance; feel inferior 汉语典故英译 百步穿杨 典出《战国策.西周策》，有关情节可大致简述如下。楚国有个叫养由基的，十分善射，在百步之外能射中杨柳的叶子，百发百中。后来