成语谚语歇后语及习语的翻译.docx

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成语谚语歇后语及习语的翻译

Gotothebedlikeaducktowater坏事一学就会

国际上风云变幻thechangeablesituationintheworld

星火燎原Asinglesparkcanstartaprairiefire.

世上无难事，只怕有心人Nothingintheworldisdifficultforonewhosetshismindtoit.

统一不是你吃掉我，也不是我吃掉你ReunificationdoesnotmeanwhetherIeatyouoryoueatmeup.

血浓于水Bloodisthickerthanwater

扫黄toeliminatepornography

社会丑恶现象socialevils

纸老虎papertiger

解铃还需系铃人Itisbetterforthedoertoundowhathehasdone.

吃大锅饭toeatfromthe“bigpot”

不正之风unhealthytendency

百花齐放，百家争鸣Letahundredflowersbloom,andahundredschoolscontend.

杞人忧天unnecessaryanxiety（meettroublehalfway）

事实胜于雄辩Actionspeakslouderthanwords

多面手tobeversatile/generalist

东风压倒西风Theeastwindprevailsoverthewestwind

挽救失足少年toredeemthejuveniledelinquents

赶超世界先进水平tocatchupwithandsurpasstheadvancedworldlevel

过小康生活toleadawell-offlife

菜篮子工程“shoppingbasket”program

计划生育familyplanning

路遥知马力，日久见人心Asalongroadtestsahorse’sstrength,alongtaskprovesaperson’sheart.（Timerevealsaperson’sheart）

酒不醉人人自醉Itisnotwinethatintoxicatesbutthedrinkerwhogetshimselfdrunk.

蜗居Pigeonhole;snailhouse

小三Theotherwoman（man）

剩女3Slady（single,seventies,stuck）

槁木死灰witheredwoodorcoldashes

骨瘦如柴beleanasarake

对牛弹琴Tocastpearlbeforeswine

众人拾柴火焰高Manyhandsmakelightwork.

竹篮打水一场空Todrawwaterwithasieve

挥金如土spendmoneylikewater

Hoistyoursailwhenthewindisfair.好风扬快帆

Asmallleakwillsinkagreatship.小洞沉大船;小患不治成大灾

您（先）请！

Afteryou.

前事不忘，后事之师Pastexperiences,ifnotforgotten,isaguideforthefuture.（Lessonslearnedfromthepastcanserveasaguideinthefuture.）

路遥知马力，日久见人心Alongroadtestsahorse’sstrengthandalongtaskprovesman’sheart.

树倒猢狲散Oncethetreefalls,themonkeysonitwillfleehelter-skelter.

八仙过海，各显神通TheEightFairiesaretheeightimmortalsofTaoisminChinesefolklore.

半边天Halfthesky

暴发户Instantrich

洗手不干Washone’shandsoutofathing

易拉罐Pop-top;pull-top

红榜Honorroll

垄断Monopoly

旺季（淡季）Highseason/lowseason

杀手锏Sundaypunch

一个和尚挑水吃，两个和尚抬水吃，三个和尚没水吃。

Oneboyisaboy,twoboyshalfaboy,threeboysnoboy.

杀鸡取卵Killthegoosetogettheeggs.

好死不如赖活Alivedogisbetterthanadeadlion.

盐水Saltsolution

简单的说Toputitsimply

强硬政策Toughpolicy

实现自给自足Toreachself-sufficiency

好票Goodseats!

有失才有得Youcannotmakeomeletswithoutbreakingeggs.

只有播种才有收获Onemustsowbeforehecanreap.

旁观者清Theonlookerseesmostofthegame.（Or:

Thespectatorisinabetterpositiontojudge.）

不屈不挠Unswerving

自给自足Self-sufficient

经久耐用Durable

清规戒律Taboos

水深火热Indeepwaters

花言巧语Finewords

浓妆艳抹Heavilymadeup

深仇大恨Deephatred

捕风捉影Catchatshadows

残酷无情Cruel

残缺不全Incomplete

繁荣昌盛Prosperity

横行霸道Runwild（throwone’sweightabout）

冷言冷语Sarcasticremarks

崎岖不平Rough

医德医风Medicalethics

字斟句酌Weigheveryword

自吹自擂Blowone’sowntrumpet

自言自语Talktooneself

直言无隐Speakwithoutreservation

日日夜夜Dayandnight

江河湖泊Riversandlakes

男女老少Menandwomen,youngandold

亭台楼阁Pavilionsandtowers

神不知鬼不觉secretly

取之不尽用之不竭inexhaustible

攻无不克战无不胜Allconquering/invincible

主持公道伸张正义Upholdingjustice

贪官污吏corruptofficials

土崩瓦解fallapart

筋疲力尽Exhausted

街谈巷议streetgossip

后继有人nolackofsuccessors

心不在焉absenceofmindabsent-mindedness

不无遗憾Cannotbutregret

无风不起浪Thereisnosmokewithoutfire.

战无不胜Tobeall-conquering

非请莫入Admissionwithinvitation

智者千虑必有一失Itisawisemanthatnevermakesmistakes./Eventhewisearenotalwaysfreefromerrors.

文明街道modelcommunity

文明守则codesofpublicconduct

同化作用Assimilation

狗急跳墙dosthdesperately

顺手牵羊walkoffwithsth（pickupsth.onthesly）

守株待兔trusttochanceandstrokeofluck（waitforwindfalls）

黔驴技穷atone’swit’send（alltrickshavebeenexhausted）

生龙活虎burstingwithenergy（fullofvimandvigour）

唇枪舌战Toengageinabattleofwords

单枪匹马Allbyoneself/tobesingle-handedindoingsth.

一诺千金Apromisethatwillbekept

五光十色multicolored

粗枝大叶Tobecrudeandcareless

海阔天空Totalkatrandom

纸醉金迷Alifeofluxuryanddissipation

棋逢对手Meetone’smatch/Meetone’srealcompetitor/Diamondcutdiamond

大吵大闹raisetheroof

公开认错standin/putonawhitesheet

有花不完的钱haveenoughmoneytoburn

话中有话withthetongueinthecheek

获得全胜sweeptheboard

机敏keepone’seyesontheball

坚决反对putone’sfootdown;setone’sfaceagainst

简言之inanutshell/tobebrief

侥幸bytheskinofone’steeth

结为良缘winthehandof

截然不同/水火不容oilandvinegar

家丑askeletoninthecupboard;afamilyskeleton

觉得可疑/感到不妙smellarat

鲁莽的人abullinachinashop

捏造pullsthoutofone’shat

告发putthefingeron

干苦差使hold[carry]thebaby

反应快quickonthetrigger;thinkonone’sfeet

恻隐之心themilkofhumankindness

保密keepsthunderone’shat

姑息坏人warmsnakesinourbosoms.

进退两难holdingawolfbyears

说话不看对象castingpearlsbeforeswine

美中不足Anotherflyintheointment

天经地义onlyrightandproper

名不虚传Youliveuptoyourname

有心栽花花不开，无心插柳柳成荫Acarefullybeddedflowermaynotblossomwhileacasuallyplantedwillowmaysurviveandthrive.

一寸光阴一寸金Aninchoftimeis（worth）aninchofgold.

一个中心，两个基本点Onecentraltaskandtwobasicpoints

四项基本原则Thefourcardinalprinciples

和平共处五项原则TheFivePrinciplesofPeacefulCoexistence

一鸟在手，胜于百鸟在林Abirdinthehandisbetterthanahundredinthewoods.

首屈一指secondtonone

十有八九ninetimesoutoften

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳Oncebitten,twiceshy.

三思而后行Lookbeforeyouleap.

半斤八两sixofoneandhalfadozenoftheother

说三道四nothavesaidanything

千载难逢achanceoflifetime.（veryrarechance）

三心二意wavering

五大三粗bigandtall

不管三七二十一dosomethingregardlessoftheconsequences

六神无主restless（inastateofutterstupefaction）

六街三市Downtownarea

六亲Allone’srelativesandfriends

六畜（Six）domesticanimals

万紫千红Avarietyofcolors

一诺千金Apromisethatwillbekept

九死一生Anarrowescapefromdeath（anearescape/go）

此地无银三百两Aguiltypersongiveshimselfawaybyconspicuouslyprotestinghisinnocence.

百闻不如一见Seeingisbelieving.

乱七八糟atsixesandsevens

沧海一粟/不足挂齿/不值一提/九牛一毛3adropinthebucket/ocean

一个巴掌拍不响Ittakestwotomakeaquarrel.

孤注一掷toputallone’seggsinonebasket

一不做，二不休Inforapenny,inforapound./Onemayaswellbehangedforasheepasalamb.

一失足成千古恨Ahundredyearscannotrepairamoment’slossofhonor./Asingleslipmaycauselastingsorrow.

敷衍搪塞Givesomeonetherunaround/Givealickandapromise

休战和好Burythehatchet

暗中势力，幕后人物；秘密影响Backstairsinfluence

胸有成竹Haveabambooinone’sstomach/Tohaveawell-thought-outplanbeforedoingsth./Tohaveacardupone’ssleeve

引狼入室toinvitedisasters

调虎离山toluretheenemyfromhisbase

如坐针毡tofeelterriblyuneasy/onpinsandneedles

守株待兔towaitforgainswithoutpains（waitforwindfalls）

声东击西Shoutintheeastandstrikeinthewest（lookonewayandrowanother/sellthedummy）

刻骨铭心Beengravedinone’sheartandbones（remembertotheendofone’slife）

狗仗人势Belikeadogcountingonitsmaster’sbacking（beabullyundertheprotectionofapowerfulperson）

口蜜腹剑Tobehoney-mouthedanddagger-hearted（aJudaskiss）

虚怀若谷Tobemodestandextremelyopen-minded

如虎添翼Withmightredoubled（withaddedstrength）

噤若寒蝉Keepsilentoutoffear

指腹为婚Thetwohavebeenengagedtoeachotherbeforetheywereborn.（prenatalbetrothal）

涸泽而渔tokillthegoosethatlaysthegoldeneggs

打草惊蛇towakeasleepingdog/actrashlyandalerttheenemy

家徒四壁aspoorasJob/beutterlydestitute

挥金如土Tothrowmoneyaboutlikedirt/Tospendmoneylikewater

掌上明珠Apearlinthepalm/Theappleofone’seye/Thebeloveddaughter

骨瘦如柴Tobeasthinassticks（alath）/Tobeabagofbones/Tobeskinandbones

雪中送炭Tosendcharcoalinsnowyweather/Tohelpalamedogoverastile（横栏）/Providetimelyhelp

顺水行舟Sailwiththewind

非驴非马Neitherfish,fleshnorfowl

日暮途穷Attheendofone’srope

本末倒置Putthecartbeforethehorse

粗枝大叶Tobecrudeandcareless（sloppy）

无孔不入tobeall-pervasive/seizeanyopportunity

扬眉吐气Tofeelproudandelated/holdone’sheadhigh

纸醉金迷Alifeofluxuryanddissipation

开门见山Tocomestraighttothepoint

单枪匹马Tobesingle-handedindoingsomething

风雨飘摇Tobeinunstable/turbulenttimes

毛遂自荐Tovolunteerone’sservices

叶公好龙Professedloveofwhatonereallyfears

南柯一梦Afonddreamorillusoryjoy

四面楚歌Tobebesiegedonallsides

锱铢必较Tohaggleovereverypenny

罄竹难书（ofcrimes）toonumeroustoberecorded

初出茅庐Atthebeginningofone’scareer（inexperienced）

倾国倾城Tobeexceedinglybeautiful（gorgeous）

悬梁刺股Tobeextremelyhard-workinginone’sstudy

小题大做Makeamountainoutofamolehill

赴汤蹈火Gothroughfireandwater

洗心革面Turnoveranewleaf

横行霸道Throwone’sweightabout

过河拆桥Kickdowntheladder

乳臭未干Bewetbehindtheears

格格不入Belikesquarepegsinroundholes

魂不附体Jumpoutofone’sskin（tobescaredoutofone’swits）

画龙点睛Addthetouchthatbringsaworkofarttolife

三顾茅庐Repeatedlyrequestsomebodytotakeuparesponsiblepost

掩耳盗铃Plugone’searswhilestealingabell（todeceiveoneself）

杀鸡儆猴Killthechickentofrightenthemonkey（punishsomeoneasawarningtoothers）

明枪易躲暗箭难防Itiseasytododgeaspearintheopen,buthardtoguardagainstanarrowshotfromhiding.

城门失火殃及池鱼Afireonthecitywallbringsdisastertothefishinthemoat.

路遥知马力,日久见人心Asalongroadtestsahorse’sstrength,soalongtaskprovesaperson’sheart./Timerevealsaperson’sheart.

初生牛犊不怕虎New-borncalvesmakelittleoftigers./Youngpeoplearefearless.

失之东隅，收之桑榆Losewherethesunrisesandgainwherethesunsets./Whatonelosesontheswingsonegetsbackontheroundabouts./Whatweloseinhakeweshallhaveinherring.

塞翁失马，焉知非福？

Whentheoldmanonthefrontierlosthismare,whocouldhaveguesseditwasablessingindisguise?

/Alossmayturnouttobeagain.

庆父不死鲁难未已Ther