常见四字成语翻译

1、常见四字成语翻译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Hard st

2、ruggle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 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 many ways风调雨顺Favourable

3、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 teacher and helpful friend了如指掌Be fami

4、liar with梦寐以求Long for 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Think deeply and carefully十全十美Perfect实事求是Seek truth from

5、 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Say what one thinks 袖手旁观Look on with folded arms一见钟情Fall in love at

6、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 the 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 spir

7、its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

8、 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 know 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

9、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：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

10、 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.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

11、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 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 to