「拾金不昧」,漢語成語,「昧」指「隱藏(hide away)」,意思是「拾到東西並不隱瞞下來據為己有」,是一種良好的道德和社會風尚。可以翻譯為「not pocket the money one picks up」。
例句:
在這個國家,法律規定,拾金不昧、物歸原主者應得到相當於丟失物品部分價值的獎勵。
In this country, laws stipulate that whoever finds your lost item and returns it to you must be rewarded a portion of the lost item's value.
「石沉大海」,漢語成語,字面意思是像石頭掉到大海裡一樣(like a stone dropped into the sea),不見蹤影,比喻始終沒有消息。可以翻譯為「never to be seen or heard of again,disappear forever」。
例句:
建議提出後卻如石沉大海。
After the proposal was put forward it simply remained a dead letter.
求職信將決定你是能得到面試機會還是簡歷會石沉大海。
Your cover letter may make the difference between obtaining a job interview and having your resume ignored.
「微不足道」,漢語成語,意思是意義、價值等小得不值得一提。可以翻譯為「not worth mentioning,insignificant」。「微不足道的人或物」可以翻譯為「small potatoes」,指「a tiny, trifling, or inconsequential person, thing, or amount (of something)」。
例句:
他們是大人物,我們是微不足道的小人物。
They are big shots; we are small potatoes.
對大多數人來說,花2000美元買任何東西都是一大筆錢,但對這個國家的超級富豪來說卻微不足道。
To most people, $2,000 is a lot to spend on anything, but it's small potatoes to the country's mega rich.
「妙手回春」,漢語成語,「回春」字面意思是使春天重返(return of spring),比喻醫生醫術高超,能把垂危的病人治癒。可以翻譯為「bring a patient back to life,effect a miraculous cure and bring the dying back to life」。
例句:
他盲目相信醫生有妙手回春的能力。
He has blind faith in doctors' ability to find a cure.
「鐵石心腸」,漢語成語,意思是心腸硬得像鐵和石頭一樣(heart of stone)。形容心腸很硬,不為感情所動。可以翻譯為「be iron-hearted,be heartless」。
例句:
我沒想到他會這麼鐵石心腸。
I had no idea he could be so cold-hearted.
約翰的父親是個鐵石心腸的人。
John's father is a man with a hard heart.