1、上海高考英语翻译短语总结2020上海高考英语翻译短语总结常用四字短语1. 挨家挨户from door to door 例题：医生挨家挨户上门巡访，省去了很多老年人去医院的麻烦.(save) Doctors door-to-door visits save many old peoples trouble of going to hospital. 2. 爱不释手 cant bear standing part with/putting it down /leaving it aside 例题：这部相关第一次世界大战的历史小说引人入胜，我简直爱不释手。（sothat） The historica
2、l novel about/describing World War I / the First World War is so attractive that I cant bear (to do )/stand parting with it / putting it down (back ,aside )/ leaving it aside . 3. 安于现状 be satisfied with reality/ present situation 例题：我们高中生应该有远大的志向，不应该只满足于现状。（satisfy） We senior high students should ha
3、ve great ambition and (should) not be satisfied with reality/present situation. 4. 摆脱烦恼 get rid of/ to be free from worries 例题：得知他心情不好，我建议他与朋友聊聊天，以去除烦恼。(suggest) Knowing (that) he is in a bad mood, I suggest his chatting with friends to get rid of /to be free from worries. 5. 彼此埋怨be to blame each ot
4、her 例题：遇到困难的时候，我们需要的不是彼此埋怨，而是相互协助。(notbut) When (we are) in difficulty / When we meet with difficulties, what we need is not to blame each other but to help each other. 6. 别无选择have no choice but to do 例题：当时，那位出租车司机别无选择，只能求助于游客。（choice） At that time the taxi driver had no choice but to turn to the to
5、urist/traveler (for help). 7. 不得而知remain unknown 例题：玛丽是否参加这次英语晚会尚不得而知。（remain） It remains unknown whether Mary will attend the English Evening. 8. 不辞而别 leave without saying good-bye 例题：我们对他的不辞而别感到很惊讶。（without） We were greatly surprised that he has left without saying goodbye. 9. 不可估量beyond measure 例
6、题：即使付出的努力不可估量，但那些偏远山城都已通车，这让全国人民感到无比自豪。(accessible) Although the efforts made are beyond measure, those remote mountainous cities have been accessible to cars, which makes all the Chinese people / the whole nation feel very proud/full of pride. 10. 不甚感激appreciate it very much 例题：如果你一收到消息就能给我答复的话，我将不
7、胜感激。(the moment) I would appreciate it very much if you could reply to me/give me a reply the moment you receive the message. 11. 不懈努力great effort 例题：即使各国政府已做出了不懈的努力，但要应对日益严重的世界性气候变暖问题还需制定更有效的措施。(despite) Despite the great effort made by governments, more effective measures should be made to deal wi
8、th the ever worsening problem of global warming. 12. 不假思索 without hesitation 例题：吉姆不假思索地回答了老师的问题。(hesitation) Jim answered his teachers question(s) without (any) hesitation. Jim answered the question(s) asked by his teacher with no hesitation. 13. 不尽如人意be far from satisfactory 例题：这个地区的经济发展得很快，可使某些市民的
9、素质还不尽如人意。(quality) The economy of this area develops very fast but some citizens qualities are far from satisfactory. 14. 不容忽视should not be ignored/ neglected 例题：这个事故使我们意识到安全问题不容忽视。(realize) This accident made us realize that safety problems should not be ignored. 例题：防火意识不容忽视，不然的话会对生命和财产造成不可估量的损失。(n
10、eglect) (The sense of) Fire protection should not be neglected (We should not neglect fire protection), or great damage might be caused to the lives and property. 15. 不知所措be/ feel at a loss 例题：网络在我们日常生活中起了举足轻重的作用，以至于当不能上网时人们感到无所适从。（loss） Internet plays such an important role in our daily life that p
11、eople feel at a loss when they cant go online/ surf the Internet/ dont have access to the Internet. 例题：消费者对冷冻食品失去信心的事实令生产厂家一筹莫展。（loss) The fact that consumers have lost confidence in frozen food makes the manufacturers at a loss. 16. 彻夜未眠 didnt fall asleep last night/ be awake all night 例题：只喝一杯咖啡就会使
12、我整晚睡不着。（keep） Drinking only a cup of coffee will keep me awake all night. 例题：昨晚听到他喜欢的足球获胜的消息，他兴奋得彻夜未眠。（tooto） Hearing the news that his favorite team won the match, he was too excited to fall asleep last night. 17. 催人泪下people are moved to tears 例题：昨晚残疾人的演出非常成功，让观众们感动得流下了眼泪。(sothat) The performance p
13、ut up by the disabled/ The disabled peoples performance last night was so successful that many people were moved to tears. 18. 寸步难行can do nothing without 例题：电脑已触及到每个人的日常生活，难怪有人说当今世界不懂电脑，就寸步难行。（no wonder） The computer has touched on everyones daily life. No wonder someone says that you can do nothing
14、 without the knowledge of computer / its knowledge. 19. 大为惊叹be greatly amazed/ impressed 例题：这些十八世纪的油画保存得这样好, 使参观者大为惊叹。(so that) These eighteenth-century oil paintings have been/are preserved so well that the visitors are greatly amazed/ impressed. 20. 放任自流let him be 例题：父母经常面对这样的选择：要么做他们认为有利于孩子发展的事情，
15、要么对其放任自流。（either） Parents often faced the choice that either they did what they felt was good for the development of the child or they just let him be. 21.孤身一人，无亲无故 be single and has no friends or relatives 例题：虽然她孤身一人，无亲无故，但邻居们都向她伸出了援助之手。(offer) Though she is single and has no friends or relatives,
16、all the neighbors offer her help/ a helping hand /to help her. 22.固执己见always stick to ones own opinion 例题：我发现很难与那些一贯固执已知的人合作。(it) I find it (is) hard to cooperate with those who always stick to their own opinions. 23.刮目相看look at sb. differently/ with new eyes/ regard sb. in a totally different light
17、 例题：他进公司后不久就独立完成了一项艰巨的任务，同事们对他刮目相看。（so） He finished a difficult task on his own/independently soon/ shortly after he entered the company, so his colleagues looked at him differently/ with new eyes/regarded him in a totally different light. 24.毫不费力 have no difficulty/ trouble (in) doing sth. 例题：他们毫不费
18、力第就找到了那位好心人。(difficulty) They had no difficulty finding the warm-hearted man/person. 25.毫无疑问，不容置疑 There is no doubt that./ It cannot be doubted that 例题：毫无疑问，旅行使人开阔眼界，增长知识。(doubt) There is no doubt/ It cant be doubted that travelling broadens ones mind and enlarge/ improve/ increase ones knowledge. 2
19、6.后悔莫及regret doing 例题：他很后悔失去了获得奖学金的机会。（regret） He regretted losing/having lost the chance to win a scholarship. 27.后来居上catch up with sb. 例题：上周因为生病我缺了一些课，但是我会努力赶上大家的。(miss) Because of illness/Being ill last week, I missed some lessons, but I will try to catch up with others. 27.增强合作 strengthen/ enhan
20、ce ones cooperation 例题：如果队员之间不增强配合，我校篮球队就不可能在决赛中战胜对手。（unless） Our school basketball team will not beat the opponents in the final match/final(s) unless the team members strengthen their cooperation / cooperate well with each other. 28.家喻户晓/众所周知 As is known to all, / It is known to all that 例题：众所周知，成
21、功来自于勤奋，不努力则一事无成。(without) As is known to all, success comes from hard work/diligence, and nothing can be achieved without efforts/hard work. 例题：众所周知，他的成功完全是努力的结果。(due to) It is known to all that his success is entirely/totally/completely due to his hard work. 29.坚守岗位keep to ones post 例题：无论风多大、雨多急，警察
22、一直坚守在岗位上。(no matter ) No matter how hard the rain falls and the wind blows, the police keep to their posts. 30.竭尽所能do/ try ones best to do 例题：我们应该竭尽所能是城市变得更美丽.（try） We should try our best to make the city more beautiful. 31.截然不同观点 have totally different opinion with us 例题：交流时，我们可能会遇到与自己观点截然不同的人。（lik
23、ely） When communicating, we are likely to meet people who have totally different opinions with us. 32.惊人速度incredible rate/ speed 例题：我国到处都是高楼大厦，其发展速度真是惊人。（spring up / incredible） High-rise apartment buildings have sprung up everywhere in China at an incredible rate / speed. 33.聚精会神be absorbed in 例题：我
24、在全神贯注地看书，没有听到手机在响。（absorb） I was so absorbed in reading that I didnt hear my cell phone ringing. 34.困难重重has great difficulty/ be very difficult 例题：虽然困难重重，但他父母还是设法即时赶到了上海。( despite ) Despite / In spite of the great difficulty, his parents managed to get to/ arrive in/ reach Shanghai in time. 35.屡见不鲜a
25、ppear so frequently 例题：这类事故在媒体上屡见不鲜，应该制定有效措施防止这类事故再次发生。（prevent） This kind of accident appears on media so frequently that effective measures are being made to prevent it (from ) happening again. 36.抵制*resist the temptation of 例题：在招待会上，他没能抵抗住那些美食的*，吃了很多。（fail） He failed to resist the temptation of t
26、he delicious food in the reception and ate a lot. 37.旗鼓相当be equal to sb. in sth. 例题：虽然他在技巧和经验上都与我旗鼓相当，但是谁都有可能夺冠。（equal） Though he is equal to me in skill and experience, either of us is likely to win the Championship. 38.齐心协力 work cooperatively/ with combined efforts 例题：只要我们齐心协力，就能很快解决这个技术难题 So long
27、 as / If we work cooperatively / with combined efforts, we will be able to solve/ work out the technical problems. 39.千载难逢a rare/ golden chance 例题：既然经济舱位的票很畅销，我们应尽快打电话到售票处询问一下，以免坐失良机。(now that) Now that the tickets for economy class are popular, we should call the booking/ticket office to inquires s
28、oon as possible，making sure that we wont miss/lose the golden Chance. 40.日益增长ever increasing 例题：孩子们从小就不得不在学业上竞争，这就给他们带来了日益增加的精神压力。(which) Children had to compete with each other since they were very young, which brought them increasing psychological pressure. 41.日益恶化 be getting worse/ become worse a
29、nd worse 例题：异常的天气表明我们的生存环境正日益恶化，而这正是大自然给予我们的警告。（which） Unusual weather indicates that our living environment is getting worse, which is the warning to us from nature. 41.日益紧张increasingly intense 例题：日益紧张的医患关系有待解决。（remain） The increasingly tense doctor-patient relationship remains to be solved. 42.三言两
30、语in a few words 例题：这个游戏的规则太复杂，三言两语解释不清。(too.to) The rules of the game are too complicated to explain/be explained in a few words. 43.司空见惯be so used to 例题：人们对像手机和电脑这样的电子产品早已司空见惯，以致于很难想象没有它们生活会变成什么样。（suchas） People are so used to such electronic products as mobile phones and computers that it is hard
31、to imagine what life would be like without them. 44.受到认可be recognized/ received by 例题：就实际效果来看，新的规则极大地改善了交通状况，受到了广大群众的认可。（recognize） In terms of practical effect, the new regulation greatly improved the traffic condition and was recognized by the public. 例题：虽然不被公众看好，但这位歌手仍然坚持自己的演唱风格。(stick) Although
32、the singer is not well recognized/received by the audience (popular with the audience), he sticks to his own singing style. 45.受用一生 sb. benefit from sth. / sth. benefits sb. all your life 例题：良好的教育史你今后能够受用终身的。（benefit） A good education benefits you/ is what you can benefit from all your life in your whole life.
