高考英语优秀表达方式积累2 讲义

1、高中英语优秀表达方式积累2.突飞猛进”，汉语成语，形容进步或开展得非常快。可以翻译为“developrapidly, make great strides 或 make great progress”等。例句：该国经济开展突飞猛进。The nations economy has developed by leaps and bounds.“眉飞色舞”，汉语成语，形容人说得滔滔不绝、非常喜悦、得意、兴奋的样子。可以 翻译为“beam with joy, be as cheerful as a lark”等。例句：眉飞色舞的表情Animated expression女人们眉飞色舞地谈论着未来。Th

2、e women talked about the future with great enthusiasm.“言外之意L汉语成语，意思是有这个意思，但没有在话里明说出来。可以翻译为 implied meaning, meaning behind ones words 或 meaning between the lines”等。例句：领会言外之意Read between the lines你的言外之意是不是我不能胜任这份工作？Are you inferring Im not capable of doing the job?.“翘尾巴”，汉语词语，字面意思是“stick ones tail up

3、”，比喻骄傲自大，自以为了不起。 可以翻译为be cocky, get stuck-up 或 be haughty and snooty”等。例句：不要取得一点成绩就翘尾巴，你还差得远呢。Dont get cocky when youve just achieved something. There is much to be desired in your work.“煞费苦心”,汉语成语，意思是挖空了心思、费尽心机等。可以翻译为“cudgel/rackonel brains, take great pains”等。例句：煞费苦心地寻找借口cudgel ones brains to find

4、 an excuse他们煞费苦心，讨好老板。They were falling over backwards to please the boss.“卓有成效 汉语成语，意思是形容有突出的成绩和效果，也指做事效率很高，办事 方式很有效果。可以翻译为“very fruitful, highly effective”等。例句：进行卓有成效的会谈Hold a productive talk with somebody.工作卓有成效Have made remarkable achievements in work.不屑一顾”，汉语成语，意思是认为不值得一看，形容极端轻视。可以翻译为“w川not spa

5、re a glance for, regard as beneath ones notice”等。例句：他对我所做的一切都不屑一顾。He was contemptuous of everything I did.“平白无故，汉语成语，指无缘无故、没有理由或原因。可以翻译为“for no reason, without reason or cause 或 for no apparent reason”等。例句：平白无故挨了顿骂Get a scolding for no reason at all她不可能平白无故离开他。It was impossible that she left him for

6、 no reason at all.一席之地”，汉语成语，意思是放一个席位的地方，比喻极小的一块地方，现在通常 指应有的一个位置。可以翻译为“a proper place/standing或a niche”。例句：她在这个领域取得了 一席之地。She has carved out a niche for herself in this field.在文坛上有一席之地Have a proper place in the literary world。.“骇人听闻”，汉语成语，使人听了非常吃惊、害怕、恐惧，可以翻译为“horrifying, startling, shocking 或 appall

7、ing”等。例句：骇人听闻的暴行Horrifying atrocities那个男人犯下了骇人听闻的罪行。The man has committed a horrible crime.“拔地而起”，汉语成语，指山峰、植物、建筑物等高耸在地面上。形容从地面上突 兀而起，非常陡峭、高耸。可以翻译为sheer from the ground 或 rise steeply from the ground”。例句：悬崖从海滩上拔地而起。The cliffs rise sheer from the beach.许多高楼大厦在这座城市拔地而起。Many monster high-rise buildings

8、spring up all over the city.落地生根，汉语成语，字面意思是“reach the ground and take root”，比喻长期安家落 户。可以翻译为“settle down”等。例句：在农村落地生根Settle down in the countryside想在异国他乡落地生根可不是件容易的事。Its difficult to settle down in a foreign land.，得不偿失，汉语成语，意思是所得的利益抵偿不了所受的损失。可以翻译为“oneis losing more than one is gaining 或 the loss outw

9、eighs the gain”等。例句：这次交易会得不偿失。The trade fair was not worth the cost.“喜出望外”，汉语成语，指因遇到意外的喜事，心中非常高兴。可以翻译为“be overjoyed at unexpected good news, be delighted and surprised”等。例句：这次成功让他喜出望外。He felt elated by the unexpected success.“轻而易举、汉语成语，形容事情容易做，不费力，很省事。可以翻译为“be easy to do, with little effort”，与英文习语“b

10、e as easy as ABC”意思相近，表示“very easy; not difficult at all”。例句：轻而易举通过考试Romp through ones examinations轻而易举的事A piece of cake; easy job轻而易举地成功Succeed without making an effort.“添砖加瓦”，汉语成语，原指建房屋时不断地给添砖块加瓦片(add bricks and tiles to a building)o后比喻做一些工作，尽一点力量。可以翻译为“do ones bit, do what little one can to help”

11、等。例句：我们要为国家的经济建设添砖加瓦。We should do our bit to help develop our countrys economy.心不在焉，汉语成语，意思是心思不在这里，指思想不集中。可以翻译为“absentminded, distrait 或 inattentive”等。例句：上课时心不在焉Be absent-minded in class她心不在焉地读着一本小说。She was reading a novel in a distracted manner.说一不二”，汉语成语，意思是形容说话算数，说了就不改变。可以翻译为“meanwhat one says, stand by ones word 或 as good as ones word”等。例句：在这件事上我是说一不二的。I mean what I say on this matter. 一扫而空，汉语成语，字面意思是一下子便扫除干净，比喻彻底清除。可以翻译为 “be swept away, clear off 或 finish off等。例句：他积压在胸中的愁苦一扫而空。The grief and sorrow that had been weighing on his mind was lifted.“侥幸”，汉语词汇，是指由于偶然的原因而获得利益或免去不幸。可以翻译为“byki