中文常用成语的英文翻译表达集萃.docx

1、中文常用成语的英文翻译表达集萃中文常用成语的英文翻译表达集萃 爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.百闻不如一见One look is worth a thousand words.比上不足，比下有余To fall short of the best, but be better than the worst.笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.不遗余力Spare no effort; go all out; do ones best.不打不成交No discord, no concord.拆东墙补西墙Rob Peter to

2、 pay Paul.辞旧迎新Bid farewell to the old and usher in the new.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.大开眼界Broaden ones horizon; be an eye-opener.国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace.过犹不及Going beyond the limit is as bad as fallin

3、g short;excess is just as bad as deficiency;too much is as bad as too little.好了伤疤忘了疼Once on shore, one prays no more.好事不出门，坏事传千里Bad news travels fast.和气生财Harmony brings wealth;friendliness is conducive to business success.活到老学到老Never too old to learn.既往不咎Let bygones be bygones.金无足赤，人无完人There are spo

4、ts even on the sun.金玉满堂Treasures fill the home.脚踏实地Be down-to-earth.脚踩两只船Sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp.君子之交淡如水A hedge between keeps friendship green.已成定局Cut and dried.礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧Where there is life, there is hope.马到成功Achieve immedi

5、ate victory; win instant success.名利双收Gain both fame and wealth.茅塞顿开Be suddenly enlightened.没有规矩，不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.每逢佳节倍思亲On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of ones dear ones far away.谋事在人，成事在天Man proposes; God disposes.弄巧成拙Make a fool of oneself i

6、n trying to be smart.赔了夫人又折兵Suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish.抛砖引玉A modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a mackerel.破釜沉舟Cut off all means of retreat；burn ones own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end.抢得

7、先机Take the preemptive opportunities.巧妇难为无米之炊One cant make bricks without straw.千里之行始于足下A thousand-li journey begins with the first step-the highest eminence is to be gained step by step.前事不忘，后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.前怕狼，后怕虎Fear wolves ahead and tigers behind;

8、hesitate in doing something.强龙难压地头蛇The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.瑞雪兆丰年A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year.人逢喜事精神爽People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.世上无难事，只怕有心人Where there is a will, there is a way.世外桃源A retreat away from the turmoil o

9、f the world.人之初，性本善Humans are born good.上有天堂，下有苏杭Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth塞翁失马，焉知非福A blessing in disguise;Every cloud has a silver lining.三十而立A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.水涨船高

10、A ship rises with the tide时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.杀鸡用牛刀Use a steam-hammer to crack nuts.实事求是Seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts.说曹操，曹操到Speak of the devil.实话实说Speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is.实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole crite

11、rion for testing truth.韬光养晦Hide ones capacities and bide ones time.糖衣炮弹Sugar-coated bullets.天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue.团结就是力量Unity is strength.跳进黄河洗不清Even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean - theres nothing one can do to clear ones nam

12、e歪风邪气Unhealthy trends and vulgar practices.物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.望子成龙Hold high hopes for ones child.唯利是图Seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but ones own interests.无中生有A sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air.无风不起浪There are no waves without wind.

13、 Nothing comes of nothing.徇私枉法Twist the law to suit ones own purpose.新官上任三把火A new broom sweeps clean.蓄势待发Accumulate strength for a take-off.心想事成May all your wish come true.心照不宣Have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation.先入为主First impre

14、ssions are firmly entrenched.先下手为强He who strikes first gains the advantage.The best defense is offense.热锅上的蚂蚁Ants on a hot pan现身说法Warn people by taking oneself as an example.息事宁人Pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned.循序渐进Proceed in an orderly way and step

15、 by step; advance gradually in due order.严以律己，宽以待人Be strict with oneself and lenient with others.有情人终成眷属Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.有识之士A man of insight.有勇无谋Bold but not crafty.有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come toget

16、her as if by predestination.与时俱进Keep pace with the times.以人为本People-oriented.因材施教Teach students according to their aptitude.欲穷千里目，更上一层楼To ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.欲速则不达Haste makes waste.More haste, less speed.优胜劣汰Survival of the

17、fittest.英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.冤假错案Cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases.一言既出，驷马难追A promise is a promise.A real man never goes back on his words.招财进宝Bring in wealth and treasure.债

18、台高筑Become debt-ridden.众矢之的Target of public criticism.纸上谈兵Be an armchair strategist.纸包不住火You cant wrap fire in paper.Whats done by night appears by day.左右为难Caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea.让大脑放松的小窍门伸个懒腰、闭眼眯一会儿、深呼吸几次这些短暂的休息，能让高速运转的大脑得到充分休息。抽10分钟就够了如果学校没有午休时间，那就抽出10分钟午睡。这样做就

19、能使人保持至少2小时以上精神活跃。如何用10分钟时间，打造一个完美的小憩?选对时间。这10分钟最好在饭后，而且在11:0013:00之间。睡前设闹钟。许多人因担心睡过头，结果很难入睡，而设好闹钟会使人消除这一担忧。听着“白噪音”。为了完美的午睡，应该找一个黑暗、安静的场所。如果必要的话，可以使用眼罩、耳塞，或者下载一些海浪声、风声等“白噪声”来排除干扰。认真伸一个懒腰伸懒腰能增加对心、肺的挤压，促进心脏泵血，增加全身的供氧，还有利于全身肌肉的收缩和呼吸加深。大脑血流充足了，人自然感到清醒、舒适。伸懒腰时保持身体放松，将双手五指交叉，掌心向上置于头顶，脚尖交替伸直和上钩，四肢伸展的同时，还可以向

20、左右转体，大约持续30秒钟。发呆5分钟专家研究显示，发呆是最简单的减压方式。研究者发现，心无杂念、脑子里什么也不想的时候，大脑中的脑电波得到加强。这种特殊的脑电波可以抑制信息超载，让注意力和意念更加集中，从而改善情绪，减轻压力，缓解焦虑不安，还能加强记忆力，缓解疼痛，并提高免疫力。另有研究发现，每天适当发会呆能将焦虑和抑郁风险降低25%。做个头部按摩简单的头部按摩自己就能做，比如梳头疗法。选择个人比较能接受的力度，用十指指肚或指尖，从双眼眼眶上沿开始顺着往后梳头，梳至颈后风池穴，反复数次，也可以用牛角或实木梳子代替手指。这个动作可以刺激头皮的神经末梢和经穴，有效松弛头部神经的紧张状态，促进局部

21、血液循环，尤其是从事脑力劳动的人，每天坚持梳头35分钟，对于解除疲劳和大脑皮层的紧张状态大有好处。吃点健康零食在两餐之间或餐前吃点健康零食，既可以让你得到身心的放松，还有助于补充营养。不妨在教室储备些零食，在上午10点或下午3点左右给自己来个短暂的“茶歇”，酸奶、水果、坚果等都是比较健康的零食选择。出门晒晒太阳晒太阳的好处不胜枚举，但国人晒太阳的时间仍远远不够。不妨在你感到疲倦时，把晒太阳这个功课补上。上午10点和下午4点是晒太阳的最佳时间，此时可以散散步。可以多晒晒背部、双腿和头顶，有助于钙的吸收、合成，还能提高免疫力，每次晒1520分钟为宜。和别人分享一件趣事欢笑是最好的减压良药。学习一两个小时后，和同学或家人分享一件趣事，或看看漫画书、搞笑视频等，都可以瞬间降低体内的压力激素。也可以走动一下，与同学聊聊天，身体也能得到放松。