成语及长难短语英语翻译.docx

a bad sailor 会晕船的人a childs play轻而易举的事儿戏a drowning rat落汤鸡a good sailor 不晕船的人a lion in the way拦路虎a love child 私生子a medicine man 巫师，药品推销员a walking skeleton骨瘦如柴的人行尸走肉 (a dead-alive person)American Beauty多年生杂交红玫瑰an ass in a lions skin狐假虎威as thin as a shadow 瘦得像猴as timid as a hare /chicken- hearted胆小如鼠at ones finger-tips 了如指掌 at sixes and sevens 乱七八糟。Backbone顶梁柱； backbone民族的脊梁be after ones own heart 称心如意be driven from pillar to post 到处漂泊be head and shoulders above others出人头地 be in irons 被监禁be in repair状况良好在修理中(be under repair)be in somebodys pocket 被某人操纵be in the green处于青春期身着绿装(be in green)black sheep害群之马blow ones own horn (or trumpet) 自吹自擂break a fly upon the wheel杀鸡用牛刀break the ice 打破僵局burn ones boat破釜沉舟 busybody爱管闲事的人call sb. names骂某人叫某人名字 call sb. by sbs namecalm镇定自若careless粗心大意carve ones way/ path；pave ones way/ path, life path 开路castle in Spain空中楼阁 ， 白日梦cat out of bag出袋之猫；catch forty winks 打盹儿Chinese rose月季花cut in a joke 插科打诨David Copperfield. 孤星血泪do-gooder 空想社会改革家Drawingroom 客厅Dutch treat各自付费的聚餐eat like a bird 吃得极少eat ones heart out 极度悲痛eat ones own words承认说错话/收回自己说的话 自食其言entrapment 官诱民犯eternal glory to永垂不朽fire company 消防队French leave不辞而别French window落地窗 法国窗From China to Peru天涯海角from the cradle to the grave 一生一世Fruit of the Poisonous Tree “毒树之果”；get a kick out of something欣赏或从中得到极大愉快 被踢出去get cold feet 胆怯gild /paint the lily画蛇添足 锦上添花Gone with the Wind. 乱世佳人goose flesh鸡皮疙瘩gratitude感恩戴德great contributions丰功伟绩Greek gift害人的礼物greenhouse 温室greens青菜grotesque奇形怪状have a bone in ones throat不愿开口说话骨鲠在喉have ones nose in the air; be lost in exhilaration得意忘形 hit the ceiling/fly into a rage大发雷霆 hit the nail on the head 一语道破hold a wolf by the ears; have no way to back down骑虎难下 in chaos乌烟瘴气in deep water 水深火热Indian Summer 小阳春ingratitude忘恩负义Italian football炸弹jump out ones skin 大吃一惊keep something under ones hat 保密let George do it让别人去干吧 让乔治去干lick somebodys boots 巴结London is not paved with gold. 强者如同瀑布，总是自劈蹊径。make a fuss about大惊小怪 make fish of one and a flesh of another 厚此薄彼make ones hair stand on end令人毛骨惊然 令人发指minutes会议记录move heaven and earth尽最大努力, 千方百计想办法 翻天覆地nuclear family 三口之家peremptory day 绝对审理日;pick a hole in somebodys coat; find a quarrel in a straw; fault-finding; be fastidious; nitpick; criticize minor details; over-critical吹毛求疵 piercing companys veil 揭开公司的面纱; prosperous繁荣昌盛pull somebodys leg捉弄某人 扯某人后腿put ones heart on the table 表明观点rumors流言蜚语saltwater 海水see sb. through帮某人渡过难关看透某人see through sb.sing a different tune改变说法或态度唱反调(对着干)skin and bones 皮包骨头speak ones mind 畅所欲言stick at ones last 安分守己street gossip街谈巷议strike while the iron is hot 趁热打铁sweetbread 杂碎take ones medicine忍受不快之事服药take medicinetalk black into white颠倒黑白/指鹿为马 talk horse吹牛the cold war 冷战The extended family with three generations under the same roof. 三世同堂the last straw最终导致垮台或失败的因素救命稻草 a life-saving strawthe open door policy开放政策thousands upon thousands of 成千上万throw a sprat to catch a whale给人一点东西, 作点让步,希望因此而获得更大的回报to fish in the air 水中捞月 to fish in troubled waters 混水摸鱼to fish in troubled waters 混水摸鱼to spring up like mushroom 雨后春笋 to tread upon eggs 如履薄冰to turn up ones nose at嗤之以鼻touch-and-go (adj) 一触即发的; 危险的, 千钧一发的: It was whether we should catch the train. 我们能否赶上火车还很难说;a business危险的事Turkish towel粗面毛巾turn a blind eye to视而不见 turn a deaf ear to充耳不闻 Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利Uncle Toms cabin, 黑奴吁天录under the weather身体不适的 vivid生动活泼Waterloo Bridge, 魂断蓝桥wear ones heart on ones sleeve 表露感情white elephant使人感到累赘的赠品或招致亏损的财产 白象yellow dog contract黄狗合同；