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条常见的英语中国习语
1.
以人为本
people
oriented; people foremost
2.
百闻不如一见（眼见为实）
Seeing is
believing.
3.
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.
4.
笨鸟先飞
A slow sparrow should make an early
start.
5.
不眠之夜
white night
6.
不以物喜不以己悲
not pleased by external gains, not
saddened by personnal losses
7.
不遗余力
spare no effort; go all out; do one's
best
8.
不打不成交
No discord, no concord.
9.
拆东墙补西墙
rob Peter to pay Paul
10.
辞旧迎新
bid farewell to the old and usher in
the new; ring out the old year and ring in the
new
11
招财进宝
Money and
treasures will be plentiful
12.
大开眼界
open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon;
be an eye-opener
13.
国泰民安
The country flourishes and people live
in peace?
14.
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
15.
功夫不负有心人
Everything comes to him who waits.
16.
因材施教
teach students according
to their aptitude
17.
好事不出门恶事传千里
Good news never goes beyond the gate,
while bad news spread far
and wide.
18.
和气生财
Harmony brings wealth.
19.
活到老学到老
One is never too old to learn.
20.
既往不咎
let bygones be bygones
21.
与时俱进
advance
with times
22.
金玉满堂
Treasures fill the home.
23.
脚踏实地
be down-to-earth
24.
脚踩两只船
sit on the fence
25.
君子之交淡如水
the
friendship
between
gentlemen
is
as
pure
as
crystal;
a
hedge
between
keeps friendship green
26.
老生常谈陈词滥调
cut and dried, cliché
27.
礼尚往来
Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
28.
留得青山在不怕没柴烧
Where there is life, there is hope.
29.
马到成功
achieve immediate victory; win instant
success
30.
名利双收
gain in both fame and wealth
31.
茅塞顿开
be suddenly enlightened
32.
没有规矩不成方圆
Nothing can be accomplished without
norms or standards.
33.
每逢佳节倍思亲
On
festive
occasions
more
than
ever
one
thinks
of
one's
dear
ones
far
is on the festival occasions when one
misses his dear most.
34.
谋事在人成事在天
The
planning
lies
with
man,
the
outcome
with
Heaven.
Man
proposes,
God disposes.
35.
弄巧成拙
be too smart by half; Cunning outwits
itself