100个中国成语俗语的英文翻译.docx

1、100个中国成语俗语的英文翻译100个中国成语俗语的英文翻译01爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.02百闻不如一见One look is worth a thousand words.Seeing is believing.03比上不足，比下有余to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst04笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.05不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do ones best06不打不成交No discord,

2、no concord.07拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul08辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new09大事化小，小事化了try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it tonothing at all10大开眼界broaden ones horizon; be an eye-opener11国泰民安the country flourishes and people live in peace12过犹不及going b

3、eyond the limit is as bad as falling short;excess is just as bad asdeficiency;too much is as bad as too little13好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more14好事不出门，坏事传千里Bad news travels fast.15和气生财harmony brings wealth;friendliness is conducive to business success16活到老学到老never too old to learn17既往不咎let b

4、ygones be bygones18金无足赤，人无完人There are spots even on the sun.19金玉满堂Treasures fill the home.20脚踏实地be down-to-earth21脚踩两只船sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp22君子之交淡如水A hedge between keeps friendship green.23老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried; clich24礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.25

5、留得青山在，不怕没柴烧Where there is life, there is hope.26马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success27名利双收gain both fame and wealth28茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened29没有规矩，不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.30每逢佳节倍思亲On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of ones dear ones fa

6、raway.31谋事在人，成事在天Man proposes; God disposes.32弄巧成拙make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart33赔了夫人又折兵suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish34抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuablecontributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale35破釜沉舟cut off all means of retr

7、eat；burn ones own way of retreat and be determined tofight to the end36抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities37巧妇难为无米之炊One cant make bricks without straw.38千里之行始于足下a thousand-li journey begins with the first step-the highest eminence isto be gained step by step39前事不忘，后事之师Past experience, if not forgo

8、tten, is a guide for the future.40前怕狼，后怕虎fear wolves ahead and tigers behind；hesitate in doing something41强龙难压地头蛇The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.42瑞雪兆丰年A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year43人逢喜事精神爽People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.44世上无

9、难事，只怕有心人Where there is a will, there is a way.45世外桃源a retreat away from the turmoil of the world46人之初，性本善Humans are born good.47上有天堂，下有苏杭Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou onearth48塞翁失马，焉知非福a blessing in disguise;Every cloud has a silver lining.49三十而立A man should be i

10、ndependent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man shouldbe able to think for himself.50水涨船高A ship rises with the tide51时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.52杀鸡用牛刀use a steam-hammer to crack nuts53实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts54说曹操，曹操到speak of the devil55实话实说s

11、peak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is56实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57韬光养晦hide ones capacities and bide ones time58糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets59天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60团结就是力量Unity is strength.61跳进黄河洗不清Even if one

12、 jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean- theres nothing one can do to clear ones name62歪风邪气unhealthy trends and vulgar practices63物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.64望子成龙hold high hopes for ones child65唯利是图seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but ones own interest

13、s66无中生有a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air67无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.68徇私枉法twist the law to suit ones own purpose69新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean70蓄势待发accumulate strength for a take-off71心想事成May all your wish come true72心照不宣have

14、 a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, withouthaving exchanged a word of explanation73先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.74先下手为强He who strikes first gains the advantage.The best defense is offense.75热锅上的蚂蚁ants on a hot pan76现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example7

15、7息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the partiesconcerned78循序渐进proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in dueorder79严以律己，宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient with others80有情人终成眷属Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mar

16、e go./ Money talks.82有识之士a man of insight83有勇无谋bold but not crafty84有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if bypredestination。85与时俱进keep pace with the times86以人为本people-oriented87因材施教teach students according to their aptitude88欲穷千里目，更上一层楼to ascend another storey to

17、 see a thousand miles further; Ascend further,were you to look farther.89欲速则不达Haste makes waste.More haste, less speed.90优胜劣汰survival of the fittest91英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.92冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.93冤假错案cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged ors

18、entenced; unjust, false or wrong cases94一言既出，驷马难追A promise is a promise.A real man never goes back on his words.95招财进宝bring in wealth and treasure96债台高筑become debt-ridden97众矢之的target of public criticism98纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist99纸包不住火You cant wrap fire in paper.Whats done by night appears by day.100.左右为难caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea