中英成语俗语翻译

修路修到家

Right to your doorstep

They delivered the package right to your doorstep. → 他们把包裹直接送到了家门口。

画荷花打蚊

An exercise in futility

Trying to fix that old car is an exercise in futility. → 试图修好那辆旧车是白费力气。

目不识丁

Completely illiterate

He grew up in the mountains and was completely illiterate. → 他在山里长大，目不识丁。

蚂蚁搬家

A mass migration

The refugees crossed the border like a mass migration. → 难民越过边境，就像蚂蚁搬家一样。

龙争虎斗

A clash of titans

The championship game was a clash of titans from start to finish. → 冠军争夺战从头到尾都是龙...

刀下留情

Show some mercy

Please show some mercy and let the poor guy go. → 请刀下留情，放了那个可怜的家伙吧。

点石成金

Have the Midas touch

Our new manager has the Midas touch with struggling projects. → 我们的新经理对困难项目有点石成金...

大海捉鱼

Like fishing in the ocean

Searching for the exact file here is like fishing in the ocean. → 在这里寻找确切的文件就像大海...

一寸光阴一寸金

Time is money

Stop wasting hours on video games because time is money. → 别把时间浪费在打游戏上了，一寸光阴一寸金。

屋漏偏逢连夜雨

When it rains, it pours

I lost my job and my car broke down; when it rains, it pours. → 我丢了工作，车也坏了，真是屋漏偏...

打草稿

Make a rough draft

I will make a rough draft of the essay tonight. → 我今晚会把文章打个草稿。

山雨欲来

A storm is brewing

The sudden silence in the office means a storm is brewing. → 办公室里突然的安静意味着山雨欲来。

乌鸦拉屎

Black to the core

That corrupt politician is black to the core. → 那个腐败的政客真是黑到家了。

天上掉馅饼

A free lunch

You cannot expect a free lunch in this competitive industry. → 在这个竞争激烈的行业里，别指望天上...

夜猫子看电影

Turn a blind eye

The manager turned a blind eye to the employees arriving late. → 经理对员工迟到睁只眼闭只眼。

乌鸦飞到树上

Act high and mighty

He always acts high and mighty after his promotion. → 他升职后总是摆出高高在上的架子。

鸟儿得水

Like a duck to water

She took to her new job like a duck to water. → 她对新工作如鱼得水。

猫哭耗子，其实...

Shed crocodile tears

He shed crocodile tears when he heard about his rival's failure. → 听到对手失败的消息，他猫哭...

掩耳盗铃

Bury one's head in the sand

Ignoring the problem is just burying your head in the sand. → 忽视问题不过是掩耳盗铃。

乘风破浪

Brave the winds and waves

The company braved the winds and waves to achieve record profits. → 公司乘风破浪，实现了创纪...