辐射4废土车间攻略:成语~ A

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳

Once bitten, twice shy.

一言既出，驷马难追
A word spoken is past recalling.

一见钟情 
to fall in love at first sight

一箭双鵰/一举两得 
Kill two birds with one stone.

一寸光阴一寸金
Time is money.

一失足成千古恨
The error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.

一将功名万骨枯
What millions died that Caesar might be great.

一年之计在于春，一日之计在于晨 
Plan your year in spring and your day at dawn.

一人难称百人意 
You cannot please everyone.

一气呵成 
Never make two bites of a cherry. 

一白遮三丑A white complexion is powerful enough to hide seven faults.

一知半解A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

一心一意John is a person who always works with undivided attention.

一丘之貉These people are cut from the same cloth./are tarred with the same brush.

一目了然His words just leapt to the eye. Do you need me to explain it?

一帆风顺His business has gone off without a hitch.

一刻千金You have to make good use of time. After all, every time counts.

一事无成I am happy to know that all have ended in smoke about him.

一败涂地The outcome of the election just bit the dust.

一针见血His comment on the current affairs always hits the right nail on the head.一清二楚The accounts seem to be as clear as crystal.

一意孤行That boy is always going his own way. He won't listen to his parents' advice.

一落千丈My son's schoolwork has gone to pot. He really lets me down.

一鸣惊人His performance at school really comes as a bombshell.

一诺千金He never goes back on his word. He is as good as his word.

一时兴起Don't always do things by fits and snatches.

一蹴可几You should know that it is impossible to make it at one stroke.

一筹莫展I really have no idea what to do. Now I am at my wit's end.

一览无遗If you stand here looking down at the city. The wonderful scene will be in full view.

一窍不通What you said is all Greek to me.  

一视同仁He treats everyone across the board.

一模一样These twins look as like as two peas.

一时兴起He does everything on the spur of the moment.

九死一生to have a hair-breadth escape

九牛一毛Compared with mine, his was simply a drop in the bucket.

人生如梦Life is but a dream.

人生自古谁无死Death comes to all men.

人生百岁古来稀It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.

人定胜天Man can conquer nature.

人不可貌相Appearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a book by its cover.  

小Car笔记：
across the board：包括一切地, 全面地
on the spur of the moment：一时冲动地, 立刻
a drop in the bucket：沧海一粟
conquer：征服，占领，战胜，得胜。
【常用短语】①divide and conquer：分步解决，分治
                 ②stoop to conquer： 降低自己的身分去...

人生而平等All men are created equal.

人山人海a sea of faces：How many people are there in the stadium? Believe it or not, a sea of faces. 

人之常情human nature：It's human nature for me to help those who need help.

人云亦云echo others' words：Don't echo others' words. Sometimes you've got to find out the truth.

人去楼空Regretful to say, when the master was absent, his mansion was dead.

人面兽心a wolf in sheep's clothing：He is cruel enough to kill that girl; he's really a wolf in sheep's clothing.

人言可畏Opinion rules the world：Always remember what I say to you. Opinion rules the world. 

十年风水轮流转Every dog has its day.

十全十美leave nothing to be desired：The show just leaves nothing to be desired.

十拿九稳We have winning the game in the bag.  

小Car笔记：
believe it or not：信不信由你
find out the truth：查明真相

十万火急in hot haste：I am writing in hot haste to let you know that I will be there on time.

了无瓜葛have nothing to do with：That politician claimed that he had nothing to do with thatscandal.

力不从心my spirit is willing, but my flesh is weak：A:Can you do me a favor? B:Sorry, my spirit is willing, but my flesh is weak.

力挽狂澜try to stem the tide：He tried to stem the tide, but in vain.

入境随俗Do in Rome as the Romans do.

入木三分It actually gave a vivid picture of cut the quick. (leave an indelible impression)

七上八下to be sixes and sevens：Don't talk to me now because I am all at sixes and sevens. (with one's heart going pitapat)

七窍生烟He was in a great fury (fuming with anger; in a great rage; terribly furious) and swore to get even with the opposite(跟对方报复).

七零八落After the quake, the buildings went to rock and ruin.

八面玲珑smooth and able to win favour on all sides. 

小Car笔记：
in vain：徒劳
all sides：各方面

夜以继日day and night：The nurse was with the patient day and night.

英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.

于事无补Complaining is of little(no) avail. It is better for you to take action now.

姻缘天注定Marriages are made in heaven.

逆来顺受to make the best of a bad bargain

流芳百世a niche in the temple of fame

为虎作伥to act as guide to a tiger

孤注一掷to put all one's egg in one basket

勇者不惧A brave man will not shrink from dangers.

洗心革面to turn over a new leaf 

小Car笔记：
avail：有利，有助于，益处 【常用短语】①avail oneself of 利用 ②of no avail：完全没有用，完全无效
niche：壁龛，适当的位置 【常用短语】①niche market 瞄准机会的市场， 缝隙市场 ②trophicniche 营养龛，营养小生态
shrink：收缩，畏缩，萎缩 【常用短语】①shrink from 退避，在 ... 前面畏缩 ②shrink ring 扣环

美中不足a fly in the ointment

背道而驰to run counter

赴汤蹈火to go through fire and water

风烛残年to have one foot in the grave

风声鹤唳，草木皆兵to apprehend danger in every sound

活到老学到老It's never too late to learn./ Live and learn.

前事不忘后事之师Remember the past and it will guide your future.

星星之火可以燎原A single spark can start a prairie fire.

待人宽容如待己Live and let live.

按部就班Learn to walk before you run.  

小Car笔记：
ointment：药膏，油膏，软膏  【常用短语】①zinc ointment [药]氧化锌软膏  ②eye ointment 眼膏
counter：与……相反的，相反的  【常用短语】①counter force 对抗力  ②counter current 反向电流，逆流

南辕北辙cross purposes：The salesmen were working at cross purposes with their supervisor.

病从口入祸从口出Illness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.

笑里藏刀a smile to hide one's hate

留得青山在，不怕没柴烧Where there's life there's hope

海底捞月to fish in the air

海底捞针to look for a needle in a bundle of hay

差之毫厘失之千里A miss is as good as a mile

既往不咎Let the dead bury their dead.

杀身成仁to sacrifice one's life to preserve one's virtue complete

杀鸡焉用牛刀Take not a musket to kill a butterfly 

小Car笔记：
a bundle of：一捆(一扎，一包)
as good as：和 ... 几乎一样
virtue：德行，贞操，美德 【常用短语】①public virtue 公德 ②make a virtue of necessity 把非做不可的事装成出于好心才做的  ③of easy virtue 不贞节的，水性扬花的

饥不择食
A good appetite is a good sauce.

害群之马 
black sheep

家丑不可外扬
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

恩威并济 
alternate weakness with severity

旁观者清 
The outside sees the best of the game. /Lookers-on see most of the game.

时运不济 
to have a bad time

殊途同归
All roads lead to Rome.

众志成城/团结就是力量 
Union is strenth.

疾风知劲草 
Adversity reveals genius.

设身处地 
Sometimes you have to learn to be in my shoes. 

小Car笔记：
dirty linen：家丑，隐私
alternate：交替，轮流 【常用词组】①alternate current 交流电 ②alternate motion 往复运动，交变运动
reveal：显示，透露，揭示，展现 【常用词组】①reveal itself 出现(呈现) ②reveal one's hand 摊牌

 莫在太岁头上动土

毕恭毕敬cap in hand：He always treats his boss cap in hand.

得意忘形to leap out of one's skin

捷足先登The early bird catches the worm.

欲速则不达Haste makes waste./More haste, less speed.

欲加之罪，何患无辞Give a dog a bad/an ill name and hang him.

混水摸鱼to fish in troubled waters

贪小失大penny-wise and poundfoolish

习惯成自然once a use forever a custom

挂羊头卖狗肉cry up wine and sell vinegar  

小Car笔记：
troubled waters：混乱状态，波涛汹涌的水
poundfoolish：省小钱吃大亏的，因小失大的
cry up：夸奖(称颂)

贫无立锥之地as poor as a church mouse

雪中送炭真君子/患难见真情A friend in need is a friend indeed.

异想天开to give loose to one's fancy

集思广义Two heads are better than one.

得过且过to live from hand to mouth

情人眼里出西施Love is blind.

情有独钟had eyes only for：All the girls liked Kevin, but he had eyes only for Mary.

冤家宜解不宜结Better remove enmity than contract it.

眼不见为净Out of sight, out of mind.

脱口而出A slip of the tongue can sometimes land you in trouble.  

小Car笔记：
a church mouse：一贫如洗的人
slip of the tongue：失言， 疏漏，小错误，口误

 智者千虑，必有一失

胜不骄败不馁to be not elated by success nor disturbed by failure

富贵在天Riches and honors come from heaven.

智者不惑A wise man is free from perplexities.

无风不起浪There is no smoke without fire. (Where there is smoke, there is fire.)

画蛇添足to paint the lily

趁火打劫to fish in troubled waters

量入为出to cut one's coat according to one's cloth/ make both ends meet

阳奉阴违ostensible obedience

跑了和尚跑不了庙The monk may run away, but the temple can't run with him.

小Car笔记：
Homer：n. 荷马(希腊诗人)
lily：百合花,纯白的
troubled waters：混乱状态, 波涛汹涌的水