中高口笔译必备五十大成语、俗语

　　1. 铁石心肠 cruel and unrelenting

　　2. 置死地于后生 a vigorous and manly exertion

　　3. 千秋功业 a great undertaking of lasting importance

　　4. 安居乐业 live in peace and work happily

　　5. 骨肉分离 family separation

　　6. 各得其所 be properly provided for

　　7. 众议纷纭 disagree on

　　8. 岁月不居，来日苦短 Time does not stay is brief is the day.

　　9. 夜长梦多 A long delay may mean trouble.

　　10. 时不我与 Time and tide wait for no man.

　　11. 依时顺势 keep up with the tide

　　12. 日渐没落 being pushed out of business

　　13. 鹬蚌相争 play A off against B

　　14. 浩然之气 noble spirit

　　15. 凤毛麟角 a rarity of the rarities

　　16. 望而生畏 stand in awe before

　　17. 敬而远之 keep respectfully aloof from

　　18. 众矢之的 in the dock

　　19. 毫无瓜葛 be divorced from

　　20. 尔虞我诈 sheer cunning and falsehood

　　21. 备受推崇 be rewarded and respected

　　22. 善有善报，恶有恶报 the good inevitably is successful and the bad inevitably punished

　　23. 其乐融融 sweetness and light

　　24. 义无反顾 feel obliged to

　　25. 物美价廉 attractive in price and quality

　　26. 源源不断 keep flowing in a steady stream

　　27. 滚滚不息 pour into

　　28. 福祉 well-being

　　29. 精华 quintessence

　　30. 阴霾 specter

　　31. 势不两立 pit sth against sth

　　32. 打折扣 wear thin / water down

　　33. 大展宏图 score big points

　　34. 重整旗鼓 shock sth back to life

　　35. 不谋而合 coincide with

　　36. 染指 dip ones finger in

　　37. 博大精深 both extensive and profound

　　38. 源远流长 long-standing and well-established

　　39. 诸子百家 the masters hundred schools

　　40. 天下为公 All under heaven are equal.

　　41. 天下兴亡，匹夫有责 Everybody is responsible for the fate of his country.

　　42. 吃苦耐劳 bear hardships

　　43. 勤俭持家 frugality in household management

　　44. 尊师重教 respect teachers and value education

　　45. 当务之急 highest priority

　　46. 遭受重创 take a heavy toll

　　47. 先见之明 prescient move

　　48. 奇园古宅 exotic gardens and old mansions

　　49. 衣食住行 clothing, food, shelter and transportation

　　50. 信誓旦旦 be poised to