2021年四六级常用谚语

1、爱屋及乌 love me, love my dog. 百闻不如一见 seeing is believing. 比上不足比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst. 笨鸟先飞 a slow sparrow should make an early start. 不眠之夜 white night. 不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal loss

2、es. 不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do ones best. 不打不成交 no discord, no concord. 拆东墙补西墙 rob peter to pay paul. 1.辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new. 1大事化小小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothin

3、g at all. 1大开眼界 open ones eyes; broaden ones horizon; be an eye-opener. 1国泰民安 the country flourishes and people live in peace. 1过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little. 1功夫不负有心人 everything comes to him who waits. 1好了

4、伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more. 1好事不出门恶事传千里 good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 1和气生财 harmony brings wealth. 1活到老学到老 one is never too old to learn. 2.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones. 2金无足赤人无完人 gold cant be pure and man cant be perfect. 2金玉满堂 treasures fill t

5、he home. 2脚踏实地 be down-to-earth. 2脚踩两只船 sit on the fence. 2君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green. 2老生常谈陈词滥调 cut and dried, clich. 2礼尚往来 courtesy calls for reciprocity. 2留得青山在不怕没柴烧 where there is life, there is hope. 2马到成功 achieve immed

6、iate victory; win instant success. 3.名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth. 3茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened. 3没有规矩不成方圆 nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. 3每逢佳节倍思亲 on festive occasions more than ever one thinks of ones dear ones far away.it is on the festival occasions when one misses

7、his dear most. 3谋事在人成事在天 the planning lies with man, the outcome with heaven. man proposes, god disposes. 3弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; cunning outwits itself. 3拿手好戏 masterpiece. 3赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad. 3抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; thro

8、w a sprat to catch a whale. 3破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat；burn ones own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end. 4.抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities. 4巧妇难为无米之炊 if you have no hand you cant make a fist. one cant make bricks without straw. 4千里之行始于足下 a thousand-li journey begins

9、with the first step-the highest eminence is to be gained step by step. 4前事不忘后事之师 past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. 4前人栽树后人乘凉 one generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.one sows and another reaps. 4前怕狼后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger be

10、hind hesitate in doing something. 4强龙难压地头蛇 even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies. 4强强联手 win-win co-operation. 4瑞雪兆丰年 a timely snow promises a good harvest. 4人之初性本善 mans nature at birth is goo

11、d. 5.人逢喜事精神爽 joy puts heart into a man. 5人海战术 huge-crowd strategy. 5世上无难事只要肯攀登 where there is a will, there is a way. 5世外桃源 a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world. 5死而后已 until my heart stops beating. 5岁岁平安 peace all year round. 5上有天堂下有苏杭 just as there is paradise in heaven, th

12、er are suzhou and hangzhou on earth. 5塞翁失马焉知非福 misfortune may be an actual blessing. 5三十而立 a man should be independent at the age of thirty.at thirty, a man should be able to think for himself. 5升级换代 updating and upgrading (of products). 6.四十不惑 life begins at forty. 6谁言寸草心报得三春晖 such kindness of warm

13、 sun, cant be repaid by grass. 6水涨船高 when the river rises, the boat floats high. 6时不我待time and tide wait for no man. 6杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel. 6实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts. 6说曹操,曹操到talk of the devil and he comes. 6实话实说speak the plain truth; cal

14、l a spade a spade; tell it as it is. 6实践是检验真理的唯一标准practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. 6山不在高，有仙则名no matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy. 7.韬光养晦hide ones capacities and bide ones time. 7糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets. 7天有不测风云anything unexpecte

15、d may happen. a bolt from the blue. 7团结就是力量unity is strength. 7“跳进黄河洗不清”eve if one jumped into the yellow river, one can not wash oneself clean-theres nothing one can do to clear ones name . 7歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena. 7物以类聚，人以群分birds of a feather flock together. 7往事如风the past has v

16、anished (from memory) like wind.; what in past, is pas. 7望子成龙hold high hopes for ones child. 7屋漏又逢连阴雨misfortunes never come singly. when it rains it pours. 8.文韬武略military expertise; military strategy. 8唯利是图draw water to ones mill. 8无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots. 8无中生有mak

17、e create something out of nothing. 8无风不起浪there are no waves without wind. theres no smoke without fire. 8徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends. 8新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean. 8虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind. 8 蓄势而发accumulate stre

18、ngth for a take-off. 8心想事成may all your wish come true. 9.心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding 9先入为主first impressions are firmly entrenched. 9先下手为强catch the ball before the bound. 9像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan. 9现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example. 9息

19、事宁人pour oil on troubled waters. 9喜忧参半mingled hope and fear. 9循序渐进step by step. 9一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest. 9严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others. 1.鱼米之乡a natural or grand granary. 1有情人终成眷属jack shall have jill, all shall be well. 1有钱能使鬼推磨money

20、 makes the mare go. money talks. 1 有识之士people of vision. 1有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain. 1有缘千里来相会separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination. 1与时俱进advance with times. 1以人为本people oriented; people foremost. 1因材施教teach students according to their aptitude. 1欲穷千里目，更上一层楼to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; ascend further, were you to look farther; would eye embrace a thousand miles go up, one flight. a land of milk and h