口译达人必“背”：中国成语英译置之死地而后生Put the troops in death ground and they will live.道高一尺魔高一丈While the priest climbs a foot, the devil climbs ten.预防胜于治疗Prevention is better than cure.新官上任三把火New brooms sweep clean.塞翁失马焉知非福Misfortune might be a blessing in disguise.路遥知马力日久见人心A distant journey tests the strength of a horse and a long task proves the character of a man. 沧海一栗a drop in the bucket盖棺论定Judge none blessed before his death.岁月不饶人Time and tide wait for no man.经验即良师Experience is the teacher.小Car笔记：in disguise：伪装, 假装, 乔装tide：潮汐【常用短语】turn the tide vi. 扭转局势万物之灵the lords of creation万事开头难Everything is difficult at the start万无一失not a single miss in a thousand times.to hit a person when he's down隔墙有耳Pitchers have ears; walls have ears.开夜车/挑灯夜战Burn the midnight oil.开诚布公He always opens his heart to his spouse when he has a problem.盗亦有道Dog does not eat dog.善有善报One kindness is the price of another.损人利己to enrich oneself at others expense小Car笔记：spouse：配偶【例句】He never mentioned his spouse. 他从来不提自己的妻子。

enrich oneself：自肥，利己智者千虑，必有一失Homer sometimes nods.胜不骄败不馁to be not elated by success nor disturbed by failure富贵在天Riches and honors come from heaven.智者不惑A wise man is free from perplexities.无风不起浪There is no smoke without fire. (Where there is smoke, there is fire.)画蛇添足to paint the lily趁火打劫to fish in troubled waters量入为出to cut one's coat according to one's cloth/ make both ends meet阳奉阴违ostensible obedience跑了和尚跑不了庙The monk may run away, but the temple can't run with him.小Car笔记：Homer：n. 荷马(希腊诗人)lily：百合花,纯白的troubled waters：混乱状态, 波涛汹涌的水贫无立锥之地as poor as a church mouse雪中送炭真君子/患难见真情A friend in need is a friend indeed.异想天开to give loose to one's fancy集思广义Two heads are better than one.得过且过to live from hand to mouth情人眼里出西施Love is blind.情有独钟had eyes only for：All the girls liked Kevin, but he had eyes only for Mary. 冤家宜解不宜结Better remove enmity than contract it.眼不见为净Out of sight, out of mind.脱口而出A slip of the tongue can sometimes land you in trouble.小Car笔记：a church mouse：一贫如洗的人slip of the tongue：失言，疏漏，小错误，口误莫在太岁头上动土Let sleeping dogs lie.毕恭毕敬cap in hand：He always treats his boss cap in hand. 得意忘形to leap out of one's skin捷足先登The early bird catches the worm.欲速则不达Haste makes waste./More haste, less speed.欲加之罪，何患无辞Give a dog a bad/an ill name and hang him.混水摸鱼to fish in troubled waters贪小失大penny-wise and poundfoolish习惯成自然once a use forever a custom挂羊头卖狗肉cry up wine and sell vinegar小Car笔记：troubled waters：混乱状态，波涛汹涌的水poundfoolish：省小钱吃大亏的，因小失大的cry up：夸奖(称颂)饥不择食A good appetite is a good sauce.害群之马black sheep家丑不可外扬Don't wash your dirty linen in public.恩威并济alternate weakness with severity旁观者清The outside sees the best of the game. /Lookers-on see most of the game.时运不济to have a bad time殊途同归All roads lead to Rome.众志成城/团结就是力量Union is strenth.疾风知劲草Adversity reveals genius.设身处地Sometimes you have to learn to be in my shoes.小Car笔记：dirty linen：家丑，隐私alternate：交替，轮流【常用词组】①alternate current 交流电②alternate motion 往复运动，交变运动reveal：显示，透露，揭示，展现【常用词组】①reveal itself 出现(呈现) ②reveal one's hand 摊牌南辕北辙cross purposes：The salesmen were working at cross purposes with their supervisor.病从口入祸从口出Illness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.a smile to hide one's hate留得青山在，不怕没柴烧Where there's life there's hope海底捞月to fish in the air海底捞针to look for a needle in a bundle of hay差之毫厘失之千里A miss is as good as a mile既往不咎Let the dead bury their dead.杀身成仁to sacrifice one's life to preserve one's virtue complete杀鸡焉用牛刀Take not a musket to kill a butterfly小Car笔记：a bundle of：一捆(一扎，一包)as good as：和 ... 几乎一样virtue：德行，贞操，美德【常用短语】①public virtue 公德②make a virtue of necessity 把非做不可的事装成出于好心才做的③of easy virtue 不贞节的，水性扬花的来得容易去得快Easy come, easy go.发光的未必都是金子All that glitters is not gold.兔子不吃窝边草The fox preys farthest from his hole.若要人不知除非己莫为If you would not be known to do anything, never do it.人无笑脸，不要开店A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.Like father, like son.往者不可谏，来者犹可追A mill cannot grind with the water that is past.见异思迁Grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.适者生存survival of the fittest物以类聚Birds of a feather flock together.小Car笔记：glitter：闪烁，灿烂【常用短语】glitter ice：雨淞，冻雨flock together：聚集在一起夜以继日day and night：The nurse was with the patient day and night.英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.于事无补Complaining is of little(no) avail. It is better for you to take action now. 姻缘天注定Marriages are made in heaven.逆来顺受to make the best of a bad bargain流芳百世a niche in the temple of fame为虎作伥to act as guide to a tiger孤注一掷to put all one's egg in one basket勇者不惧A brave man will not shrink from dangers.洗心革面to turn over a new leaf小Car笔记：avail：有利，有助于，益处【常用短语】①avail oneself of 利用②of no avail：完全没有用，完全无效niche：壁龛，适当的位置【常用短语】①niche market 瞄准机会的市场，缝隙市场②trophic niche 营养龛，营养小生态shrink：收缩，畏缩，萎缩【常用短语】①shrink from 退避，在 ... 前面畏缩②shrink ring 扣环美中不足a fly in the ointment背道而驰to run counter赴汤蹈火to go through fire and water风烛残年to have one foot in the grave风声鹤唳，草木皆兵to apprehend danger in every sound活到老学到老It's never too late to learn./ Live and learn.前事不忘后事之师Remember the past and it will guide your future.星星之火可以燎原A single spark can start a prairie fire.待人宽容如待己Live and let live.按部就班Learn to walk before you run.小Car笔记：ointment：药膏，油膏，软膏【常用短语】①zinc ointment [药]氧化锌软膏②eye ointment 眼膏counter：与……相反的，相反的【常用短语】①counter force 对抗力②counter current 反向电流，逆流以毒攻毒to set a thief to catch a thief以怨报德He is a person who bites the hand that feeds one.以逸待劳To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.以寡敌众to fight against longer odds以德报怨I think it is better for you to render/return good for evil .以其人之道还治其人之身to pay somebody (back) in his own coin以子之矛，攻子之盾to turn a person's battery against himself以柔克刚Willows are weak yet they bind other wood. (Soft and fair goes far.)以和为贵A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.以卵击石What you do is throw a straw against the wind. (run one's head against a stone wall; Whether the pitcher strikes the stone or the stone strikes the pitcher, it is bad for the pitcher.)小Car笔记：at ease：不拘束，自在，安适battery：[律]殴打知人知面不知心It's easy to know men's faces, but not their hearts.知己知彼百战百胜Know your enemy and know yourself.空中楼阁castles in the airthe gold rule奇装异服a fantastic garb明辨事非to distinguish right from wrong雨后春笋like bamboo shoots after a spring shower雨过天青After a storm comes a calm.秀才不出门能知天下事A scholar does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun.事实胜于雄辩Facts are most convincing.小Car笔记：garb：打扮，装束，外表【常用词语】prison garb：囚衣，犯人衣服shoots：嫩芽【常用词语】①rice shoots：稻秧苗，禾秧，秧苗②bamboo shoots：竹笋under the sun：天下，究竟色是假，美是空Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.吉人自有天相The good are protected by Heaven. / All's well that ends well.如愿以偿get one's way with someone or something：The mayor finally got his way with the city council. (all turn out;have one's wish fulfilled;favorableness)如人饮水冷暖自知Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.知足者富He who feels contented is rich.早起的鸟儿有虫吃The early bird catches the worm.a fantastic garb忠言逆耳Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear明辨是非to distinguish right from wrong知足常乐Happy is he who is content小Car笔记：All's well that ends well. 结局好,一切都好。