中国成语翻译成英语

中国成语翻译成英语

1.

爱屋及乌

Love

me,

love

my

dog.

2.

百闻不如一见

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

losse

s

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

an

d

ring

in

the

new

11.

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

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.

好了伤疤忘了疼

once

on

shore,

one

prays

no

more

17.

好事不出门恶事传千里

Good

news

never

goes

beyond

the

gate,

while

bad

news

s

pread

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.

金无足赤人无完人

Gold

can't

be

pure

and

man

can't

be

perfect.

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

on

es

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

pr

oposes,

God

disposes.

35.

弄巧成拙

be

too

smart

by

half;

Cunning

outwits

itself

36.

拿手好戏

masterpiece

37.

赔了夫人又折兵

throw

good

money

after

bad

38.

抛砖引玉

a

modest

spur

to

induce

others

to

come

forward

with

valuable

contribu

tions;

throw

a

sprat

to

catch

a

whale

39.

破釜沉舟

cut

off

all

means

of

retreat

；

burn

one‘s

own

way

of

retreat

and

be

det

ermined

to

fight

to

the

end

40.

抢得先机

take

the

preemptive

opportunities

41.

巧妇难为无米之炊

If

you

have

no

hand

you

can't

make

a

fist.

One

can't

make

br

icks

without

straw.

42.

千里之行始于足下

a

thousand-li

journey

begins

with

the

first

step--the

highest

em

inence

is

to

be

gained

step

by

step

43.

前事不忘后事之师

Past

experience,

if

not

forgotten,

is

a

guide

for

the

future.

44.

前人栽树后人乘凉

One

generation

plants

the

trees

in

whose

shade

another

gener

ation

rests.

One

sows

and

another

reaps.

45.

前怕狼后怕虎

fear

the

wolf

in

front

and

the

tiger

behind

hesitate

in

doing

somet

hing

46.

强龙难压地头蛇

Even

a

dragon

(from

the

outside)

finds

it

hard

to

control

a

snak

e

in

its

old

haunt

-

Powerful

outsiders

can

hardly

afford

to

neglect

local

bullies.

47.

强强联手

win-win

co-operation

48.

瑞雪兆丰年

A

timely

snow

promises

a

good

harvest.

49.

人之初性本善

Man's

nature

at

birth

is

good.

50.

人逢喜事精神爽

Joy

puts

heart

into

a

man.

51.

人海战术

huge-crowd

strategy

52.

世上无难事只要肯攀登

Where

there

is

a

will,

there

is

a

way.

53.

世外桃源

a

fictitious

land

of

peace

away

from

the

turmoil

of

the

world;

54.

死而后已

until

my

heart

stops

beating

55.

岁岁平安

Peace

all

year

round.

56.

上有天堂下有苏杭

Just

as

there

is

paradise

in

heaven,

ther

are

Suzhou

and

Hang

zhou

on

earth.

57.

塞翁失马焉知非福

Misfortune

may

be

an

actual

blessing.

58.

三十而立

A

man

should

be

independent

at

the

age

of

thirty,

a

man

sho

uld

be

able

to

think

for

himself.

59.

升级换代

updating

and

upgrading

(of

products)

60.

四十不惑

Life

begins

at

forty.

61.

谁言寸草心报得三春晖

Such

kindness

of

warm

sun,

can't

be

repaid

by

grass.

62.

水涨船高

When

the

river

rises,

the

boat

floats

high.

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

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 personnal

losses

不遗余力

spare no effort; go all out; do one‘s best