日常及商务英语常用句型、成语、词库等（教师参考用书）

17. 他的数学分数在班上是名列前茅的。 His mark in math is second to none in the class.

18. 明年的大学毕业生将增至558 万人，比今年净增90万人。

The number of college graduates next year will go up/increase/rise to 5.58 million, a net increase of 900 thousand over this year. 19. 她是雷鋒式的人物。 She is a second Lei Feng. 20. 买一送一

Buy one and get one free.

Vocabulary Development Word Bank 3 孔子 Confucius

文房四宝Four Stationery Treasures of the Chinese Study：a writing brush，an ink stick, an ink stone and paper

十二属相Twelve Symbolic Animals：rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, monkey, rooster, horse, goat, dog, pig 庙会 Temple Fair

四大发明 Four Great Inventions: The Compass, Papermaking, Printing, Gunpowder 围棋 the Game of Go 中国象棋 the Chinese Chess 汉字 The Chinese Characters

中国书画 The Chinese Calligraphy and paintings 篆刻 Seal Cutting 玉器 jade object 瓷器 china；porcelain 中国菜 Chinese Cuisine

中医中药 Traditional Chinese medical science and medicine 中华武术 Chinese Martial Arts 踩高跷 stilt walk

相声 comic talk; cross talk 单口相声 monologue comic talk

对口相声 witty dialogue; comic cross talk 气功 controlled breathing exercise 说书 monologue story-telling 喜剧小品 skit

戏曲 traditional opera

杂技 acrobatic performance

第四讲 成语

1． Recite the following idioms and make some sentences with it.

1. 繁荣昌盛prosperous and strong 2. 爱不释手be so fond of something

3. 敲诈勒索 obtain money or properties by violence, threats, etc. 4. 安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment 5. 百里挑一one in a thousand

6. 半途而废give up halfway; leave sth. Unfinished 7. 饱经风霜weather-beaten

8. 本末倒置put the cart before the horse

9. 笨鸟先飞a clumsy bird should start flying earlier 10. 必由之路the only way 11. 闭关自守a closed door policy 12. 毕恭毕敬 be reverent to

13. 别有用心have ulterior[Al’ti3ri3] motives

14. 彬彬有礼be well-mannered; have good manners

15. 博古通今 have a wide knowledge of ancient things and modern ones as well 16. 博学多才 well-read and talented; accomplished 17. 不动声色 not to speak and not to reveal one’s feelings. 18. 不欢而散 end in discord; depart unhappily 19. 价值连城 of great worth; priceless

20. 不堪设想 cannot be imagined; unimaginable

Practice 2 Recite and interpret the following idioms

1. 不了了之 leave sth. unsettled 2. 不伦不类 neither fish nor fowl [faul]

3. 不识抬举 not to appreciate favors (sb’s kindness)

4. 不速之客 an unexpected guest(visitor); an uninvited guest 5. 不相上下 be roughly the same; equally matched 6. 不学无术 ignorant and incompetent

7. 不谋而合 happen to coincide with; happen to have the same view.

8. 不遗余力spare no effort； spare no pains 9. 不择手段by any kind of means； by hook or crook 10. 才疏学浅have little talent and learning 11. 沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 12. 车水马龙heavy traffic

13. 愁眉苦脸 look extremely worried; pull a long face; look distressed/sad 14. 绰绰有余more than sufficient

15. 大材小用waste one's talent on a petty job 16. 大公无私selfless

17. 大海捞针look for a needle in a haystack 18. 大惑不解be extremely puzzled

19. 大名鼎鼎famous, well-known, be known far and wide 20. 大器晚成great minds mature slowly

Practice 3 translate the following sentences

1. 大失所望greatly disappointed

2. 大显身手 give full play to one’s abilities; fully displayed one’s skill 3. 大智若愚Still waters run deep.

4. 当机立断 to make a prompt and timely decision 5. 胆战心惊 tremble with fear; make one’s blood curdle 6. 德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity

7. 地大物博vast territory and abundant resources; be vast in territory and rich in resources. 8. 颠倒黑白、颠倒是非、 混淆是非call white black, confuse/reverse right and wrong 9. 雕虫小技insignificant skill

10. 独一无二的unique 、unmatched、 unparalleled 11. 度日如年one day seems like a year 12. 对牛弹琴Cast pearls before swine

13. 对症下药suit the medicine to the disease; suit one’s methods to the situation 14. 多才多艺的accomplished, versatile; talented and skillful in many ways 15. 多愁善感的sentimental 16. 多多益善the more the better

17. 多事之秋 an eventful year; a year of many troubles. 18. 咄咄逼人aggressive; pressing

19. 阿谀奉承; 拍马屁;马屁精 flatterer; boot－licker; apple－polisher; ass kissing ;butter sb. up 20. 恩将仇报、以怨报德 、忘恩负义 bite the hand that feeds one; return evil for good; Practice 4 translate the following sentences

1. 尔虞我诈each trying to cheat the other; deceive each other 2. 发人深省的thought-provoking; set people thinking 3. 废寝忘食forget to eat and sleep 4. 丰富多彩rich and colorful; 5. 丰功伟绩great achievement 6. 风马牛不相及be totally unrelated 7. 风靡一时be fashionable for a time 8. 耿耿于怀 take something to heart

9. 供不应求 supply falls short of demand. The supply is not adequate to the demand. 10. 沽名钓誉 strive for reputation; fish for fame and social recognition 11. 海枯石烂 until the seas run dry and rocks decay 12. 和睦相处 on good terms 13. 后患无穷 have endless trouble

14. 厚颜无耻 have no shame, shameless, have no sense of shame, be past to shame 15. 胡言乱语 sheer nonsense; a load of nonsense 16. 画蛇添足，弄巧成拙 gild the lily

17. 积少成多 take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves. Many drops make a shower.

18. 与其人之道，还治其人之身 deals with a man as he deals with others; pay him back in his own coin. 19. 三个臭皮匠顶一个诸葛亮Two heads are better than one. 20. 集思广义put (their)heads together

Vocabulary Development Word Bank 4

一线城市 first-tier cities 二线城市 second-tier cities 宜居城市 livable city 月光族 moonlight clan 贫富差距 wealth gap 个人资料 personal profile 车牌摇号 license-plate lottery 电子阅读器 E-book reader 老字号 time-honored brand 品牌效应 brand name effect 品牌代言人 brand spokesperson