1、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 ones 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 Ha
2、rd 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
3、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 t
4、eacher 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 ones 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 T
5、hink 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 S
6、ay 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 ones own efforts至始至终 From beginning to end字里行间 Between the lines老弱病残 The old and t
7、he 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 tricks弃旧图新、推陈出新 Turn over a new leaf千载难逢 Golden opportunity勤工俭学、半工半读 Part-work and part-study program全神贯注 Be absorbed in sth.人山人海 Ocean of people如饥似渴 Do sth .with great eagerness舍死
8、忘生 Risk ones life木已成舟 Whats done cant be undone时不我待 Make the better use of time视若无睹、熟视无睹 Take no notice of sth./ignore sth.熟能生巧 Practice makes perfect.死得其所、视死如归 Die a worthy death谈笑风生 Talk and laugh cheerfully通情达理 Understanding and reasonable望尘莫及 Too far behind to catch up无可奈何 Be helpless无所适从 Not kn
9、ow what to do喜气洋洋、兴高采烈 Full of joy /joyful心不在焉 Absent-minded心满意足 Be perfectly satisfied一筹莫展 Find no way out一箭双雕 Kill two birds with one stone一窍不通 Know nothing about一言以蔽之 To sum up in one word以身作则 Set an example置之不理 Pay no attention to 助人为乐 take pleasure in helping others自食其力 earn ones own living谚语俗语
10、：拙匠常怨工具差。 A bad workman always blame his tools.一鸟在手抵得上二鸟在林。 A bird in the hand is worth two in the wood.滥交者无友。 A friend to all is a friend to n ne.良好的开端是成功的一半。 A good beginning is half done./Well begun is half done.欲善其终，必先善其始。 A good beginning makes a good ending.良药苦口。 A good medicine tastes bitter.
11、样样皆通，样样稀松。 A jack of all trades is master of none./A little of everything, and nothing at all.活到老，学到老。 Its never too old to learn.要有朋友，须善待他人。 A man who has friends must show himself friendly.行动胜于空谈。 Actions speak louder than words.万事开头难。 All beginnings are hard.闪闪发光物，未必皆黄金。 All that glitters is not
12、gold./All is not gold that glitters.条条大路通罗马。 All roads lead to Rome.孰能生巧。 Practice makes perfect.光阴一去不复返。 Lost time is never found again.只工作不娱乐会使人愚钝。 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.一日一苹果，医生不找我。 An apple a day keeps the doctor away.以眼还眼，以牙还牙。 An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.一分预防当得十分治疗。 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。 As you sow you shall mow.覆水难收：its no use crying over the spilt milk./whats done cant be undone.
