2016年12月英语四级作文中常用的72个成语

　　1.大事化小小事化了：

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

　　2.大开眼界：

　　open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

　　3.国泰民安：

　　The country flourishes and people live in peace

　　4.过犹不及：

　　going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little

　　5.功夫不负有心人：

　　Everything comes to him who waits

　　6.好了伤疤忘了疼：

　　once on shore, one prays no more

　　7.好事不出门恶事传千里：

　　Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide

　　8.和气生财：

　　Harmony brings wealth

　　9.活到老学到老：

　　One is never too old to learn

　　10.既往不咎：

　　let bygones be bygones

　　11.金无足赤人无完人：

　　Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect

　　12.金玉满堂：

　　Treasures fill the home

　　13.脚踏实地：

　　be down-to-earth

　　14.脚踩两只船：

　　sit on the fence

　　15.君子之交淡如水：

　　the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps

　　friendship green

　　16.老生常谈陈词滥调：

　　cut and dried, cliché

　　17.礼尚往来：

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity

　　18.留得青山在不怕没柴烧：

　　Where there is life, there is hope

　　19.马到成功：

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

　　20.名利双收：

　　gain in both fame and wealth

　　21.茅塞顿开：

　　be suddenly enlightened

　　22.没有规矩不成方圆：

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards

　　23.每逢佳节倍思亲：

　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most

　　24.谋事在人成事在天：

　　The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven Man proposes, God disposes