成語中英翻譯精選(三)

原標題：成語中英翻譯精選（三）

還是有很多人喜歡成語中英翻譯這一系列的，所以今天樂小知又馬不停蹄的來更新啦。

不速之客

An unbidden guest.

A gate-crasher.

Turn up like a bad shilling.

He that comes uncalled sits unserved.

He that comes unbidden goes unthanked.

eg：Joseph came to the party as an unbidden guest.

中英俚語俗語來源：周易·需：「有不速之客三人來。」

不同凡響

Out of the common run.

Out of the ordinary.

eg：His performance on the stage is out of the common run.

同義詞：技藝超群 Able to kick the eye out of a mosquito.

不相上下

On a par with.

Much of a muchness.

Break even.

As well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb.

A dead heat.

On a dead level with.

eg：The way John seeks to solve the question is on a par with mine.

同義詞：半斤八兩 Six of one and half a dozen of the other.

反義詞：相去十萬八千裡 Poles apart.

不屑一顧

Shut one' s eyes to.

Snap one's fingers at.

Turn up one's nose at.

To set at naught.

Fly in the face(teeth) of.

eg：You can not shut your eyes to the reality.

同義詞：漠然置之 Look on with unconcern.

反義詞：不可輕視 Not to be taken lightly.

不言而喻

It goes without saying.

Needless to say.

eg：It goes without saying that the truth is on our side.

同義詞：不在話下 To be taken for granted.

不遺餘力

Leave no avenue unexplored.

Leave no stone unturned.

Go to all lengths.

Tooth and nail.

Move heaven and earth.

eg：He will support you for all he is worth.

中英俚語俗語來源：戰國策：「王曰，秦之攻我也，不遺餘力矣，必以倦而歸也。」

同義詞：全力以赴 At full steam.

反義詞：袖手旁觀 Stand by with folded arms.

不翼而飛

Vanish from sight.

Nowhere to be found.

eg：Don't leave your purse there, it will vanish from sight in no time.

中英俚語俗語來源：列子：「珠無腔而行，玉無翼而飛。」

不知所措

Stand at gaze.

To be at loose ends.

To be up a tree.

eg：He was at a loss as to what to do next.

中英俚語俗語來源：三國志·吳志·諸葛恪傳：「哀喜交並，不知所措。」

同義詞：六神無主 To be all at sea.

反義詞：胸有成竹 Have an ace up ones sleeve.

不自量力

Go beyond one's depth.

Overreach oneself.

Bite off more than one can chew.

Throw straws against the wind.

eg：Trying to solve that problem is to 90 beyond her depth for Lily.

中英俚語俗語來源：戰國策·齊策三：「荊甚固，而薛亦不量其力。」

同義詞：瞠臂當車 Kick against the pricks.

反義詞：人貴有自知之明 Know myself.

步人後塵

Tread in one's footsteps.

Follow upon one's heels.

Take a leaf out of another's book.

Follow the beaten track.

eg：Harold treads in his father's footsteps to become a lawyer.

同義詞：蕭規曹隨 Go on in the same old rut.

反義詞：別開生面 Break fresh ground.

操之過急

Draw one's bow before the arrow is fixed.

Leap over the hedge before one comes to the stile.

eg：Everyone in the line has his turn，you should not jump the gun.

同義詞：欲速則不達 Haste trips over its own heels.

反義詞：慢條斯理 Make two bites of a cherry.

操縱自如

Like wax in one's hands

As clay in the hands of the potter.

eg：He is well experienced and handles the machine like wax in his hands.

反義詞：老虎吃天，無法下爪 To catch a Tartar.

草木皆兵

Take every bush for a bugbear.

Fields have eyes , and woods have ears.

Afraid of one's own shadow.

eg：The defeated soldiers are so frightened that they take every bush for a bugbear.

中英俚語俗語來源：東晉書：「堅登城望八公山上，草木皆類人形。」

惻隱之心

Bowels of compassion (mercy) .

Sense of pity.

eg：John contributed much to the Tsunami sufferers, he has the milk of human kindness.

中英俚語俗語來源：孟子：「惻隱之心，人皆有之。」

反義詞：嗜殺成性 To be blood thirsty.

長驅直入

It was just a walk over.

eg：It was just a walk over for the army to take that castle.

中英俚語俗語來源：曹操·勞徐晃令：「所聞古之善用兵者，未有長驅直入敵圍者也。」

同義詞：勢如破竹 Like a hot knife cutting through butter.

反義詞：四處碰壁 Driven from pillar to post.

暢所欲言

Speak one's mind

Open one's budget.

eg：I haven't seen George for years, so I speak my mind with him at the coffee shop.

同義詞：傾吐衷情 Get it off one's chest.

反義詞：半吞半吐 To mince

沉默寡言

Hold one' s peace (tongue).

To be a regular oyster.

A person of few words.

eg：He is used to hold his peace in meetings.

同義詞：默不作聲 Refrain from comment.

反義詞：滔滔不絕 Talk oneself out of breath.

陳詞濫調

Hackneyed phrases. Flog the dead horse.

Harp on the same string.

eg：The official statenment is full of hackneyed phrases.

稱兄道弟

Call cousins with.

Chum in with.

Thick as thieves.

eg：Most Americans call consins with Canadians.

同義詞：拉幫結派 Cotton up to.

反義詞：倒戈相向 Turn one's coat.

瞠目結舌

Stare tongue-tied.

Stunned and speechless.

To be dumb-founded.

eg：The accused was struck dumb by all those questions the judge asked.

同義詞：目瞪口呆 Lose one's tongue.

反義詞：巧舌如簧 Wag one's tongue.

成者為王，敗者為寇

Losers are always in the wrong.

A thief passes for a gentleman when thieving has made him rich.

eg：They are banished by the king after their rebellion. losers are always in the wrong.

來源：可可英語

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