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中国成语的英语翻译
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 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.
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 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.
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
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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
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
contributions;
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
determined 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
bricks without straw.
42.
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
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
generation sows and another reaps.
45.
前怕狼后怕虎
fear
the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in
doing something
46.
强龙难压地头蛇
Even a
dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to
control a snake 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 Hangzhou 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 should be able to think for
himself.