清华大学附属教育集团常见四字成语翻译.docxVIP

常见四字成语翻译 半途而废 give up halfway 不着边际 not to the point 不由自主/情不自禁 cannot help doing 层出不穷 keep emerging 出类拔萃/鹤立鸡群 Be outstanding 从容不迫 Take one’s time/calmly 独一无二/绝无仅有 Unique 耳目一新 Find everything fresh and new 风烛残年 Remaining years 古今往来/从古至今 Throughout the ages 焕然一新 Take on a new look 火上浇油 Add fuel to the flame 艰苦奋斗 Hard struggle 街谈巷议/道听途说 Street gossip/town talk 精益求精 Constantly improve sth. 聚精会神/专心致志 Be all attention 不以为然 Not consider sth.right 不知所措 Be at a loss/not know what to do 长年累月 Over the years/year in and year out 持之以恒 Persevere in/insist on doing 吹毛求疵 Find fault with 大失所望 Greatly disappointed 多才多艺/才华横溢 Gifted in many ways 风调雨顺 Favourable weather 共同语言 Common language/same ideas 光明正大 Honest/just and honourable 后悔莫及 Feel regretful 家常便饭 Routine 见义勇为 Do whatever one sees right 尽人皆知 Known to all/common knowledge 精益求精 Constantly improve sth. 聚精会神、专心致志 Be all attention 口是心非、心口不一 Say yes and mean no 苦思冥想 Think hard 良师益友 Good teacher and helpful friend 了如指掌 Be familiar with 梦寐以求 Long for sth.day and night 目光短浅、鼠目寸光 Short-sighted 气喘吁吁 Run short of breath 千方百计、想方设法 Be every possible means/try one’s best 前因后果 Cause and effect 穷乡僻野 Remote and backward place 全心全意、一心一意 Heart and soul 日月如梭、时光飞逝 Time flies 善始善终 Start well and end well 深思熟虑 Think deeply and carefully 十全十美 Perfect 实事求是 Seek truth from facts 手不释卷 Always have a book in his hand 数不胜数、不胜枚举 Countless 四面八方 From all directions 天涯海角 Ends of the earth 万无一失 Perfectly safe 为所欲为 Do whatever one likes 无名英雄 Unknown hero 习以为常 Be used/accustomed to sth. 相依为命 Depend on each other for survival 心口如一 Say what one thinks 袖手旁观 Look on with folded arms 一见钟情 Fall in love at first sight 一目了然 Be clear at a glance 一事无成 Accomplish nothing 以貌取人 Judge a book by its cover 置若罔闻 Turn a deaf ear to 众所周知 As is known to all 自力更生 Rely on one’s own efforts 至始至终 From beginning to end 字里行间 Between the lines 老弱病残 The old and the weak 力争上游 Aim high 聊胜于无 Better a little than none 闷闷不乐、无精打采 Depressed/in low spirits 名副其实 Be worthy of the name 弄虚作假 Play tr