口译常用语

有朋自远方来,不亦乐乎! How happy we are, To meet friends from afar!

欢聚一堂：enjoy a happy get-together

一见如故：feel like an old friends at first sight

一回生,二回熟：First time strangers, second time friends

共叙旧谊：renew friendship

记忆犹新：remain fresh in one’s memory

一言为定：It’s a deal.

礼轻情意重：The gift itself may be small, but the goodwill is deep.

一如既往：as always

入乡随俗：When in Rome do as the Romans do.

举世瞩目：draw worldwide attention

天时、地利、人和：Good opportunity, favorable geographical location and support from the people

政通人和：The government functions well and the people live in harmony.

深入人心：enjoy popular support

名副其实：be true to one’s name

名不虚传：deserve one’s reputation

日新月异：change with each passing day

盲目发展：pell-mell development

千里之行,始于足下：A three-hundred-mile journey starts with the first step.

空谈误国，实干兴邦：Empty talks would lead the country astray, and hard work can rejuvenate the nation.

取长补短：learn from other’s strong points and close the gap

求同存异：to seek common ground while reserving differences

英雄所见略同：Great minds think alike.

互谅互让：mutual understanding and mutual accommodation

目光远大：be far-sighted

有识之士：person of insight

光明磊落：be open and aboveboard

己所不欲,勿施于人：Do as you would be done by.

事与愿违：get the opposite of what one intended

同舟共济：be in the same boat

好事多磨：A good gain takes long pain.

旁观者清：An onlooker sees most of the game.

十年树木，百年树人：It takes ten years to grow trees but a hundred years to educate people.

后顾之忧：Troubles bake at home.

事实胜于雄辩：Facts speak louder than words.

首屈一指：second to none

突飞猛进：make great/ rapid strides

牵线搭桥：serve as a bridge

科技兴国：invigorating/ boosting/ prospering China through science and technology

开源节流：tap new sources of revenue and husband existing resources

开门见山：come straight to the point

积少成多：Every little counts/ helps.

学以致用：learn to meet practical needs

蒸蒸日上：grow with every passing day

精益求精：seeking increasing perfection

统筹兼顾：make overall arrangements

投机倒把/买空卖空：engage in speculation

缺斤短两：short in weight

不言而喻：It’s self-evident that.

毫无疑问：This is beyond dispute.

当务之急：It’s of great urgency that…

摆事实讲道理：present the facts and reason things out

如愿以偿：have one’s wish fulfilled

审时度势，顺应潮流：assess the situation, go with the tide