2016年雅思考试作文备考范例(8)

　　十万火急

　　in hot haste

　　力不从心

　　my spirit is willing, but my flesh is weak

　　力挽狂澜

　　try to stem the tide

　　入乡随俗

　　Do in Rome as the Romans do.

　　七上八下

　　to be sixes and sevens

　　八面玲珑

　　smooth and able to win favour on all sides

　　千载难逢

　　It only happens once in a blue moon.

　　大言不惭

　　blow your own trumpet

　　大智若愚

　　He who cannot play the fool is not a wise man.

　　大海捞针

　　needle in a haystack

　　山穷水尽

　　at the end of one's resources

　　山中无老虎，猴子称大王

　　Among the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cat's away, the mice will pay.

　　小洞不补，大来吃苦

　　A stitch in time saves nine.

　　亡羊补牢

　　Better late than never./ It's never too late to mend.

　　口是心非

　　Speak with one's tongue in his cheek

　　不畏艰难

　　Take the bull by the horns.

　　不战而屈人之兵

　　The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

　　不胜其烦

　　a pain in the neck

　　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

　　一箭双雕/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.

　　一将功名万古枯

　　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.

　　九死一生

　　to have a hair-breadth escape

　　九牛一毛

　　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.

　　人不可貌相

　　Appearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a book by its cover.

　　人山人海

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

　　人云亦云

　　echo others' words

　　人面兽心

　　a wolf in sheep's clothing

　　人言可畏

　　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

　　十拿九稳

　　win something in the bag.