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1、成语英语翻译大全成语英语翻译大全 爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog. 百闻不如一见Seeing is believing. 比上不足，比下有余worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst 笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start. 不眠之夜white night 不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by per
2、sonnal losses 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 pay Paul 辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring 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 nothin
3、g at all 大开眼界open ones eyes; broaden ones horizon; be an eye-opener 国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace 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 功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 好了伤疤忘了疼once on
4、shore, one prays no more 好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 和气生财Harmony brings wealth 活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 既往不咎let bygones be bygones 金无足赤,人无完人Gold cant be pure and man cant be perfect. 金玉满堂Treasures fill the home 脚踏实地be down-to-eart
5、h 脚踩两只船sit on the fence 君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, clich 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 immediate victory; win instant success 名利双收gain i
6、n 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.It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 谋事在人，成事在天The planning lies with man, the
7、 outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. 弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself. 拿手好戏masterpiece 赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad 抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale 破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn
8、 ones own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end 抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 巧妇难为无米之炊If you have no hand you cant make a fist./ 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,
9、后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. 前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests. One sows and another reaps. 前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something 强龙难压地头蛇Even a dragon (from the outside) find
10、s it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies. 强强联手win-win co-operation 瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest. 人之初,性本善Mans nature at birth is good. 人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man. 人海战术huge-crowd strategy 世上无难事，只要肯攀登Where there is
11、 a will, there is a way. 世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 死而后已until my heart stops beating 岁岁平安Peace all year round 上有天堂，下有苏杭Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth. 塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing. 三十而立A man should b
12、e independent at the age of thirty. At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself. 升级换代updating and upgrading (of products) 四十不惑Life begins at forty. 谁言寸草心，报得三春晖Such kindness of warm sun, cant be repaid by grass. 水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high. 时不我待Time and tide wait for no ma
13、n. 杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel 实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes. 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 criterion for testing truth. 山不在高，有仙则名No matter how
14、 high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; 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”eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash on
15、eself clean-theres nothing one can do to clear ones name 歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena 物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together. 往事如风The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past. 望子成龙hold high hopes for ones child 屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it
16、rains it pours. 文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 唯利是图draw water to ones mill 无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots 无中生有make/create something out of nothing 无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. Theres no smoke without fire. 徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives
17、or friends 新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind. 蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off 心想事成May all your wish come true 心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding 先入为主First impressions are firmly
18、entrenched. 先下手为强catch the ball before the bound 像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant 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 喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 循序渐进step by step 一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself an
19、d lenient towards others 鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey 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people of vision 有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination. 与时俱进a
20、dvance with times 以人为本people oriented; people foremost 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; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight. 欲速则不达Haste does not bring succes
21、s. 优胜劣汰survival of the 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 real man never goes back on his words. 招财进宝Money and treasures will be
22、 plentiful 债台高筑become debt-ridden 致命要害Achilles heel 众矢之的target of public criticism 知己知彼,百战不殆Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat. 纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist 纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later. 左右为难between the devil and the deep
23、blue sea; between the rock 繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous 爱不释手fondle admiringly 爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch 安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment 白手起家build up from nothing 百里挑一one in hundred 百折不挠be indomitable 半途而废give up halfway lea
24、ve sth. Unfinished 包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive 饱经风霜weather-beaten 卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 悲欢离合vicissitudes of life 背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 本末倒置put the cart before the horse 笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early 必由之路the only way 闭关自守close the country to international interco
25、urse 变本加厉be further intensified 变化无常chop and change fantasticality 变化无常chop and change fantasticality 别开生面having sth. New 别有用心have ulterior motives 彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful 博古通今erudite and informed 不败之地incincible position 不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from
26、 ones subordinates 不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 不劳而获reap where one has not sown 不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 不速之客crasher uninvited guest 不同凡响outstanding 不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 不遗余力spare no effort sp
27、are no pains 不以为然not approve object to 不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousness 不亦乐乎extremely 不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance 不约而同happen to coincide 不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul 不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one
28、s head out of ones wits 才疏学浅have little talent and learning 惨绝人寰extremely cruel 沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds 沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness 层出不穷emerge in endlessly 层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks 察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying 姹紫嫣红very beautif
29、ul flowers 畅行无阻checkless 车水马龙heavy traffic 沉默寡言taciturnity 称心如意well-content 趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot 成群结队gang horde 诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe 诚心诚意sincere desire 承上启下a connecting link between the preceding and the following 吃苦耐劳tough 吃里扒外live on sb. while helping othe
30、rs secretly 痴心妄想 胡思乱想wishful thinking 持之以恒preserve 叱咤风云ride the whirlwind 愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone morosely 臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious 出乎意料unexpected 出口成章have an outstanding eloquence 出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 出谋划策give counsel suggest 出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise
31、 action 出生入死go through fire and water 触类旁通comprehend by analogy 垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose ones spirits with the tail between the legs 垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted 绰绰有余more than sufficient 此起彼伏as one falls,another rises 从容不迫go easy take ones time 从容不迫的leisured unhurried 从容
32、不迫地by easy stages 粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy 粗枝大叶的broad-brush 措手不及unaware unprepared 错综复杂 扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous 打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy 大材小用waste ones talent on a petty job 大公无私selfless 大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 大惑不解be extremely puzzl
33、ed 大惊小怪a storm in a teacup foofaraw fuss like a hen with one chicken 大惊小怪的spoffish 大快人心affording general satisfaction 大名鼎鼎famous well known 大器晚成great minds mature slowly 爱财如命 love money as one loves ones life/love money as much as life itself. 爱理不理 look cold and indifferent 爱莫能助 willing to help but
34、unable to do so 爱屋及乌 love for a person extends even to the crows on his roof/love me, love my dog. 爱憎分明 understand what to love and what to hate/know whom to love and whom to hate. 安步当车 stroll over instead of riding in a carriage/walk rather than ride. 安分守已 abide by the law and behave oneself/know o
35、nes place live and work in peace and contentment 安民告示 a notice to reassure the public 安贫乐道 be content with poverty, caring only for ones principles or the way 安然无恙 safe and sound/(escape)unscathed 安如泰山 as solid as Mount Tai/ as firm(solid)as a rock 安营扎寨 pitch a camp/camp 按兵不动 hold ones troops where
36、they aretake no action; bide ones time. 按部就班 follow the prescribed order/keep to conventional ways of doing things. 按图索骥 look for a steed with the aid of its picturetry to find something by following up a clue 按下葫芦浮起瓢 hardly has one gourd been pushed under water when another bobs up-solve one proble
37、m only to find another cropping up 暗箭伤人 stab ab. in the back/injure sb. by underhand means 暗送秋波 make eyes at sb. / give sb. the glad eyes/ make secret overtures to sb. 黯然神伤 feel dejected / depressed 黯然失色 be cast into the shade/ be overshadowed/ be eclipsed/ pale into insignificance 黯然销魂 sorrow at pa
38、rting 昂首阔步 stride along with ones chin up/ stride proudly ahead 昂首望天 hold ones head high and gaze at the sky 嗷嗷待哺 cry piteously for food 八面玲珑 be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations) 八面威风 an aura of awesome might/a commanding presence 八仙过海，各显神通 like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each one showing his or her special prowess. 八字还没一撇儿 theres not even the first stoke of the character /theres not the slightest sign of success yet 拔苗助长 try to help the shoots grow by pulling them upwardspoil things by excessive enthusiasm
