中英成语俗语翻译

热锅上的蚂蚁

Like a cat on a hot tin roof

She paced the room like a cat on a hot tin roof before the interview. → 面试前她像热锅上...

沙滩上走路

Leave solid footprints

He built his business by leaving solid footprints, never taking shortcuts. → 他做生...

米粒之争

Squabble over trifles

Don't squabble over trifles; focus on the bigger picture instead. → 不要为米粒之争而争吵，要...

屎壳郎搬家

Pack up and leave

When the boss found out, he told the lazy worker to pack up and leave. → 老板发现后，让...

屎壳郎下饭馆

Pretend to be refined

He is just pretending to be refined, but everyone knows his bad habits. → 他不过是假充...

鸟撞了南墙

Hit a dead end

He kept arguing until he hit a dead end and had to admit defeat. → 他一直争辩直到撞了南墙，不...

寿星拿琵琶

Same old story

His speech was just the same old story we hear every year. → 他的演讲不过是老生常谈，我们每年都听。

宋江的军师

Absolutely good for nothing

This broken tool is absolutely good for nothing, so just throw it away. → 这个坏掉的工...

孙二娘开店

A deadly trap

Accepting his offer felt like walking into a deadly trap. → 接受他的提议感觉就像走进了谋财害命的陷阱...

三十晚上盼月亮

No hope at all

Asking him to repay the loan is no hope at all. → 指望他还贷款根本就是没指望的事。

入秋的高亮

A late bloomer

He became a famous painter at sixty, truly a late bloomer. → 他六十岁成了名画家，真是老来红。

偷来的锣鼓

Keep it under wraps

Their secret deal must be kept under wraps from the public. → 他们的秘密交易必须严格保密，不能公开...

头发里找粉刺

Nitpick over everything

Stop nitpicking over everything and just accept the minor flaws. → 别再吹毛求疵了，接受这些小...

头上点灯

Think oneself superior

He always thinks himself superior and ignores everyone else's advice. → 他总是自作高明，...

扣人心弦

Touch one's heartstrings

The emotional movie really touched our heartstrings and made us cry. → 这部感人的电影真的...

秃子上的跳蚤

Plain to see

His lack of interest in the project is plain to see. → 他对这个项目缺乏兴趣是明摆着的。

秃子拉扯

Leave no room for criticism

He handled the project carefully to leave no room for criticism. → 他谨慎处理这个项目，做到不...

温水烩饼子

An exercise in futility

Arguing with him is an exercise in futility because he never listens. → 和他争论纯属白费...

温水烫鸡毛

A tough nut to crack

Negotiating with that stubborn client is a tough nut to crack. → 和那个固执的客户谈判真是块难啃...

温水煮板栗

Slow to see results

This project is slow to see results, but it will eventually pay off. → 这个项目见效慢，但...