英语六级写作之常用成语大全

 　　在英语六级写作中加入成语，无疑会提高整篇作文的档次。而有40个成语是最常使用的，现在就和外语敎育网一起来看看这40个常用成语的英文怎么说吧。

　　1.爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.

　　2.百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.

　　3.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.

　　4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.

　　5.不眠之夜 white night

　　6.不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses

　　7.不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

　　8.不打不成交 No discord¹, no concord².

　　9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul

　　10.辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher³ in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new

　　11.大事化小小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

　　12.大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

　　13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace

　　14.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

　　15.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.

　　16.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more

　　17.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.

　　18.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth.

　　19.活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn.

　　20.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones

　　21.茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened

　　22.没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished⁴ without norms or standards.

　　23.每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive⁵ occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away. It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.

　　24.谋事在人成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes.

　　25.弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself

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　　27.赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad

　　28.抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

　　29.破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat；burn one's own way of retreat and be determined⁶ to fight to the end

　　30.抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities

　　31.金无足赤人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.

　　32.金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home.

　　33.脚踏实地 be down-to-earth

　　34.脚踩两只船 sit on the fence

　　35.君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green

　　36.老生常谈,陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché

　　37.礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

　　38.留得青山在不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope.

　　39.马到成功 achieve immediate⁷ victory; win instant success

　　40.名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth

1 discord   

n.不和，意见不合，争论，（音乐）不和谐

参考例句：

• These two answers are in discord.这两个答案不一样。
• The discord of his music was hard on the ear.他演奏的不和谐音很刺耳。

2 concord   

n.和谐；协调

参考例句：

• These states had lived in concord for centuries.这些国家几个世纪以来一直和睦相处。
• His speech did nothing for racial concord.他的讲话对种族和谐没有作用。

3 usher   

n.带位员，招待员；vt.引导，护送；vi.做招待，担任引座员

参考例句：

• The usher seated us in the front row.引座员让我们在前排就座。
• They were quickly ushered away.他们被迅速领开。

4 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

5 festive   

adj.欢宴的，节日的

参考例句：

• It was Christmas and everyone was in festive mood.当时是圣诞节，每个人都沉浸在节日的欢乐中。
• We all wore festive costumes to the ball.我们都穿着节日的盛装前去参加舞会。

6 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

7 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。