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英汉对照成语
英汉对照成语
爱屋及乌Loveme,lovemydog.
百闻不如一见Seeingisbelieving.
比上不足,比下有余worseoffthansome,betteroffthanmany;tofallshortofthebest,butbebetterthantheworst
笨鸟先飞Aslowsparrowshouldmakeanearlystart.
不眠之夜whitenight
不以物喜,不以己悲notpleasedbyexternalgains,notsaddenedbypersonallosses
不遗余力sparenoeffort;goallout;doone'sbest
不打不成交"Nodiscord,noconcord.
拆东墙补西墙robPetertopayPaul
辞旧迎新bidfarewelltotheoldandusherinthenew;ringouttheoldyearandringinthenew
大事化小,小事化了tryfirsttomaketheirmistakesoundlessseriousandthentoreduceittonothingatall
大开眼界openone'seyes;broadenone'shorizon;beaneye-opener
国泰民安Thecountryflourishesandpeopleliveinpeace
过犹不及goingtoofarisasbadasnotgoingfarenough;beyondisaswrongasfallingshort;toomuchisasbadastoolittle
功夫不负有心人Everythingcomestohimwhowaits.
好了伤疤忘了疼onceonshore,onepraysnomore
好事不出门,恶事传千里Goodnewsnevergoesbeyondthegate,whilebadnewsspreadfarandwide.
和气生财Harmonybringswealth
活到老,学到老Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.
既往不咎letbygonesbebygones
金无足赤,人无完人Goldcan'tbepureandmancan'tbeperfect.
金玉满堂Treasuresfillthehome
脚踏实地bedown-to-earth
脚踩两只船sitonthefence
君子之交淡如水thefriendshipbetweengentlemenisaspureascrystal;ahedgebetweenkeepsfriendshipgreen
老生常谈,陈词滥调cutanddried,cliché
礼尚往来Courtesycallsforreciprocity.
留得青山在,不怕没柴烧"Wherethereislife,thereishope."
马到成功achieveimmediatevictory;wininstantsuccess
名利双收gaininbothfameandwealth
茅塞顿开besuddenlyenlightened
没有规矩不成方圆Nothingcanbeaccomplishedwithoutnormsorstandards.
每逢佳节倍思亲
Onfestiveoccasionsmorethaneveronethinksofone'sdearonesfaraway.
Itisonthefestivaloccasionswhenonemisseshisdearmost.
谋事在人,成事在天"Theplanninglieswithman,theoutcomewithHeaven./Manproposes,Goddisposes."
弄巧成拙betoosmartbyhalf;Cunningoutwitsitself.
拿手好戏masterpiece
赔了夫人又折兵throwgoodmoneyafterbad
抛砖引玉amodestspurtoinduceotherstocomeforwardwithvaluablecontributions;throwasprattocatchawhale
破釜沉舟cutoffallmeansofretreat;burnone‘sownwayofretreatandbedeterminedtofighttotheend
抢得先机takethepreemptiveopportunities
巧妇难为无米之炊Ifyouhavenohandyoucan'tmakeafist./Onecan'tmakebrickswithoutstraw.
千里之行始于足下athousand-lijourneybeginswiththefirststep--thehighesteminenceistobegainedstepbystep
前事不忘,后事之师Pastexperience,ifnotforgotten,isaguideforthefuture.
前人栽树,后人乘凉Onegenerationplantsthetreesinwhoseshadeanothergenerationrests.
Onesowsandanotherreaps.
前怕狼,后怕虎fearthewolfinfrontandthetigerbehind/hesitateindoingsomething
强龙难压地头蛇Evenadragon(fromtheoutside)findsithardtocontrolasnakeinitsoldhaunt-Powerfuloutsiderscanhardlyaffordtoneglectlocalbullies.
强强联手win-winco-operation
瑞雪兆丰年Atimelysnowpromisesagoodharvest.
人之初,性本善Man'snatureatbirthisgood.
人逢喜事精神爽Joyputsheartintoaman.
人海战术huge-crowdstrategy
世上无难事,只要肯攀登"Wherethereisawill,thereisaway."
世外桃源afictitiouslandofpeaceawayfromtheturmoiloftheworld;
死而后已untilmyheartstopsbeating
岁岁平安Peaceallyearround
上有天堂,下有苏杭"Justasthereisparadiseinheaven,therareSuzhouandHangzhouonearth."
塞翁失马,焉知非福Misfortunemaybeanactualblessing.
三十而立"Amanshouldbeindependentattheageofthirty.
Atthirty,amanshouldbeabletothinkforhimself."
升级换代updatingandupgrading(ofproducts)
四十不惑Lifebeginsatforty.
谁言寸草心,报得三春晖"Suchkindnessofwarmsun,can'tberepaidbygrass."
水涨船高Whentheriverrises,theboatfloatshigh.
时不我待Timeandtidewaitfornoman.
杀鸡用牛刀breakabutterflyonthewheel
实事求是seektruthfromfacts;bepracticalandrealistic;betruetofacts
说曹操,曹操到Talkofthedevilandhecomes.
实话实说speaktheplaintruth;callaspadeaspade;tellitasitis
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practiceisthesolecriterionfortestingtruth.
山不在高,有仙则名"Nomatterhowhighthemountainis,itsnamewillspreadfarandwideifthereisafairy;"
韬光养晦hideone'scapacitiesandbideone'stime
糖衣炮弹sugar-coatedbullets
天有不测风云Anythingunexpectedmayhappen.aboltfromtheblue
团结就是力量Unityisstrength.
“跳进黄河洗不清”"eveifonejumpedintotheYellowRiver,onecannotwashoneselfclean--there'snothingonecandotoclearone'sname"
歪风邪气unhealthypracticesandevilphenomena
物以类聚,人以群分Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.
往事如风"Thepasthasvanished(frommemory)likewind.;Whatinpast,ispast."
望子成龙holdhighhopesforone'schild
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunesnevercomesingly.Whenitrainsitpours.
文韬武略militaryexpertise;militarystrategy
唯利是图drawwatertoone'smill
无源之水,无本之木waterwithoutasource,andatreewiithoutroots
无中生有make/createsomethingoutofnothing
无风不起浪Therearenowaveswithoutwind.There'snosmokewithoutfire.
徇私枉法bendthelawforthebenefitofrelativesorfriends
新官上任三把火anewbroomsweepsclean
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modestyhelpsonegoforward,whereasconceitmakesonelagbehind.
蓄势而发accumulatestrengthforatake-off
心想事成Mayallyourwishcometrue
心照不宣haveatacitunderstanding;givetacitconsent;tacitunderstanding
先入为主Firstimpressionsarefirmlyentrenched.
先下手为强catchtheballbeforethebound
像热锅上的蚂蚁likeanantonahotpan
现身说法warnpeoplebytakingoneselfasanexample
息事宁人pouroilontroubledwaters
喜忧参半mingledhopeandfear
循序渐进stepbystep
一路平安,一路顺风speedsomebodyontheirway;speedthepartingguest
严以律己,宽以待人bestrictwithoneselfandlenienttowardsothers
鱼米之乡alandofmilkandhoney
有情人终成眷属"JackshallhaveJill,allshallbewell."
有钱能使鬼推磨Moneymakesthemarego.Moneytalks.
有识之士peopleofvision
有勇无谋usebrawnratherthanbrain
有缘千里来相会Separatedaswearethousandsofmilesapart,wecometogetherasifbypredestination.
与时俱进advancewithtimes
以人为本peopleoriented;peopleforemost
因材施教teachstudentsaccordingtotheiraptitude
欲穷千里目,更上一层楼"toascendanotherstoreytoseeathousandmilesfurther;Ascendfurther,wereyoutolookfarther;Wouldeyeembraceathousandmiles?
Goup,oneflight."
欲速则不达Hastedoesnotbringsuccess.
优胜劣汰survivalofthefittest
英雄所见略同Greatmindsthinkalike.
冤家宜解不宜结Bettermakefriendsthanmakeenemies.
冤假错案"casesinwhichpeoplewereunjustly,falselyorwronglychargedorsentenced;unjust,falseorwrongcases"
一言既出,驷马难追Arealmannevergoesbackonhiswords.
招财进宝Moneyandtreasureswillbeplentiful
债台高筑becomedebt-ridden
致命要害Achilles'heel
众矢之的targetofpubliccriticism
知己知彼,百战不殆Knowtheenemyandknowyourself,andyoucanfightahundredbattleswithnodangerofdefeat.
纸上谈兵beanarmchairstrategist
纸包不住火Truthwillcometolightsoonerorlater.
左右为难betweenthedevilandthedeepbluesea;betweentherockandthehardplace
一些“形”同“意”合的谚语口译
Pridegoesbeforeafall骄者必败
Fishintroubledwaters浑水摸鱼
Businessisbusiness公事公办
Thestyleistheman文如其人
Morehaste,lessspeed欲速则不达
Greatmindsthinkalike英雄所见略同
Misfortunesnevercomealone祸不单行
Hedgeshaveeyes,wallshaveears隔篱有眼,隔墙有耳
Manproposes,Goddisposes.谋事在人,成事在天
Beautyisintheeyeofbeholder情人眼里出西施
Timeandtidewaitfornoman时不待我/岁月无情
Ayoungidler,anoldbeggar少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲
Amanshouldnotbitethehandthatfeedshim不要恩将仇报
Healthisbetterthanwealth家有万贯财,不如一身健
Outofoffice,outofdanger无官一身轻
Intimeofpeaceprepareforwar居安当思危
Thetonguecutsthethroat祸从口出/言多必失
Outofsight,outofmind/farfromeye,farfromheart眼不见为净
Allshallbewell,JackshallhaveJill有情人终成眷属
Friendsmustpart聚散离合总有时/天下无不散之宴席
Theremembranceofthepastistheteacherofthefuture前事不忘,后事之师/前车之覆,后车之鉴