雅思写作常用到的一些习语翻译

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笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start. 　　

不眠之夜white night　

不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one"s best

不打不成交"No discord, no concord.

拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul

大开眼界open one"s eyes; broaden one"s horizon; be an eye-opener

国泰民安The country flourish and people live in peace

功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.

好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more

和气生财Harmony brings wealth

活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.

既往不咎let bygones be bygones

金无足赤,人无完人Gold can"t be pure and man can"t be perfect.

金玉满堂Treasures fill the home

脚踏实地be down-to-earth

脚踩两只船sit on the fence

老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché

礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."

马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success

名利双收gain in both fame and wealth

茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened

弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.

拿手好戏masterpiece

赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad

抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities

强强联手win-win co-operation

瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.

人之初,性本善Man"s nature at birth is good.

人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.

人海战术huge-crowd strategy

世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way."

世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;

死而后已until my heart stops beating

岁岁平安Peace all year roun

塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.

升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)

四十不惑Life begins at forty.

水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.

时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.

杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel

说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.

实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.

糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets

天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue

团结就是力量Unity is strength.

歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena

物以类聚，

人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.

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 expertise; 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

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

蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off

心想事成May all your wish come true

先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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

鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey

有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."

有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.

有识之士people of vision

有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain

与时俱进advance with times

以人为本people oriented; people foremost

因材施教teach students according to their aptitude

欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.

优胜劣汰survival of the fittest

英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.

冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.

一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.

招财进宝Money and treasure will be plentiful

债台高筑become debt-ridden

致命要害Achilles" heel

众矢之的target of public criticism

纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist

纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.