Tuesday, November 10, 2009

成语翻译

钩心斗角、 to scheme against each other、

防不胜防 impossible to guard against

后悔莫及 too late to regret or to change one's mind

精神奕奕 in great spirits

焕然一新 look brand-new

待价而沽 to buy or sell at the right price

无独有偶 coincidentally

一哄而散 disperse in a hubbub

耳濡目染 be unconsciously influenced by what one constantly hears and sees

义无反顾 no hesitation

成语翻译

言之过早 too early to say

峰回路转 events took a turn

光芒四射 with shining splendor

我行我素 persist in one's way

行尸走肉 walking corpse

打抱不平 defend someone against an injustice

耿耿于怀 take something to heart ; brooding on something

树大招风 critcisms pursue those at the top ; greatness breeds jealousy

心有余悸 to have lingering fear

心不甘情不愿 unwillingly ; reluctantly

花无百曰红 good things don't last forever

胡思乱想 let one's imagination run wild

大同小异 very similar

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

成语翻译

同仇敌忾 to share the same hatred and fight against a common enemy

肆无忌惮 brazen

共襄盛举 let all people join in this great undertaking

脍炙人口 win universal praise

舟车劳顿 fatigued by a long journey

得心应手 with high proficiency

根深蒂固 ingrained

成王败寇 the winner sets the rules;the loser has no recourse

惟妙惟肖 remarkably true to life

娇生惯养 pampered by doting parents