中国成语的英文形式(4)

时间：2009-01-05 06:51:32

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　　团结就是力量Unity¹ is strength.

　　跳进黄河洗不清eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there's nothing one can do to clear one's name

　　歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena²

　　物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.

　　往事如风The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past.

　　望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child

　　屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.

　　文韬武略military expertise³; military strategy

　　唯利是图draw water to one's mill

　　无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots

　　无中生有make/create something out of nothing

　　无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.

　　徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends

　　新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean

　　虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit⁵ makes one lag behind.

　　蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off

　　心想事成May all your wish come true

　　心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding

　　先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched⁶.

　　先下手为强catch the ball before the bound

　　像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan

　　现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example

　　息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters

　　喜忧参半mingled hope and fear

　　循序渐进step by step

　　一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest

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1 unity
n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调
参考例句：
When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。 We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

2 phenomena
n.现象
参考例句：
Ade couldn't relate the phenomena with any theory he knew.艾德无法用他所知道的任何理论来解释这种现象。 The object of these experiments was to find the connection,if any,between the two phenomena.这些实验的目的就是探索这两种现象之间的联系，如果存在着任何联系的话。

3 expertise
n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长
参考例句：
We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。 You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。

4 modesty
n.谦逊，虚心，端庄，稳重，羞怯，朴素
参考例句：
Industry and modesty are the chief factors of his success.勤奋和谦虚是他成功的主要因素。 As conceit makes one lag behind,so modesty helps one make progress.骄傲使人落后，谦虚使人进步。

5 conceit
n.自负，自高自大
参考例句：
As conceit makes one lag behind,so modesty helps one make progress.骄傲使人落后，谦虚使人进步。 She seems to be eaten up with her own conceit.她仿佛已经被骄傲冲昏了头脑。

6 entrenched
adj.确立的，不容易改的(风俗习惯)
参考例句：
Television seems to be firmly entrenched as the number one medium for national advertising.电视看来要在全国广告媒介中牢固地占据头等位置。 If the enemy dares to attack us in these entrenched positions,we will make short work of them.如果敌人胆敢进攻我们固守的阵地，我们就消灭他们。