實(shí)用英語-100個中國成語俗語的英文翻譯

青島希尼爾翻譯公司（www.xtcsongs.com）2016年1月17日整理了實(shí)用英語-100個中國成語俗語的英文翻譯，內(nèi)容如下：

01
　　愛屋及烏
　　Love me, love my dog.
　　02
　　百聞不如一見
　　One look is worth a thousand words.
　　Seeing is believing.
　　03
　　比上不足，比下有余
　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
　　04
　　笨鳥先飛
　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
　　05
　　不遺余力
　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
　　06
　　不打不成交
　　No discord, no concord.
　　07
　　拆東墻補(bǔ)西墻
　　rob Peter to pay Paul
　　08
　　辭舊迎新
　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
　　09
　　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
　　10
　　大開眼界
　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
　　11
　　國泰民安
　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
　　12
　　過猶不及
　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
　　too much is as bad as too little
　　13
　　好了傷疤忘了疼
　　once on shore, one prays no more
　　14
　　好事不出門，壞事傳千里
　　Bad news travels fast.
　　15
　　和氣生財
　　harmony brings wealth;
　　friendliness is conducive to business success
　　16
　　活到老學(xué)到老
　　never too old to learn
　　17
　　既往不咎
　　let bygones be bygones
　　18
　　金無足赤，人無完人
　　There are spots even on the sun.
　　19
　　金玉滿堂
　　Treasures fill the home.
　　20
　　腳踏實(shí)地
　　be down-to-earth
　　21
　　腳踩兩只船
　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
　　22
　　君子之交淡如水
　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
　　23
　　老生常談，陳詞濫調(diào)
　　cut and dried; cliché
　　24
　　禮尚往來
　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
　　25
　　留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
　　Where there is life, there is hope.
　　26
　　馬到成功
　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
　　27
　　名利雙收
　　gain both fame and wealth
　　28
　　茅塞頓開
　　be suddenly enlightened
　　29
　　沒有規(guī)矩，不成方圓
　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
　　30
　　每逢佳節(jié)倍思親
　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
　　31
　　謀事在人，成事在天
　　Man proposes; God disposes.
　　32
　　弄巧成拙
　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
　　33
　　賠了夫人又折兵
　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
　　34
　　拋磚引玉
　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
　　35
　　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
　　36
　　搶得先機(jī)
　　take the preemptive opportunities
　　37
　　巧婦難為無米之炊
　　One can't make bricks without straw.
　　38
　　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
　　39
　　前事不忘，后事之師
　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
　　40
　　前怕狼，后怕虎
　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind； hesitate in doing something
　　41
　　強(qiáng)龍難壓地頭蛇
　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
　　42
　　瑞雪兆豐年
　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
　　43
　　人逢喜事精神爽
　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
　　44
　　世上無難事，只怕有心人
　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
　　45
　　世外桃源
　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
　　46
　　人之初，性本善
　　Humans are born good.
　　47
　　上有天堂，下有蘇杭
　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
　　48
　　塞翁失馬，焉知非福
　　a blessing in disguise;
　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
　　49
　　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.
　　50
　　水漲船高
　　A ship rises with the tide
　　51
　　時不我待
　　Time and tide wait for no man.
　　52
　　殺雞用牛刀
　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
　　53
　　實(shí)事求是
　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
　　54
　　說曹操，曹操到
　　speak of the devil
　　55
　　實(shí)話實(shí)說
　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
　　56
　　實(shí)踐是檢驗真理的唯一標(biāo)準(zhǔn)
　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
　　韜光養(yǎng)晦
　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time 58
　　糖衣炮彈
　　sugar-coated bullets 59
　　天有不測風(fēng)云
　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue 60
　　團(tuán)結(jié)就是力量
　　Unity is strength.
　　61
　　跳進(jìn)黃河洗不清
　　Even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean - there's nothing one can do to clear one's name
　　62
　　歪風(fēng)邪氣
　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
　　63
　　物以類聚，人以群分
　　Birds of a feather flock together.
　　64
　　望子成龍
　　hold high hopes for one's child
　　65
　　唯利是圖
　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
　　66
　　無中生有
　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
　　67
　　無風(fēng)不起浪
　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
　　68
　　徇私枉法
　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
　　69
　　新官上任三把火
　　a new broom sweeps clean
　　70
　　蓄勢待發(fā)
　　accumulate strength for a take-off
　　71
　　心想事成
　　May all your wish come true
　　72
　　心照不宣
　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
　　73
　　先入為主
　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
　　74
　　先下手為強(qiáng)
　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
　　The best defense is offense.
　　75
　　熱鍋上的螞蟻
　　ants on a hot pan
　　76
　　現(xiàn)身說法
　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
　　77
　　息事寧人
　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
　　78
　　循序漸進(jìn)
　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
　　79
　　嚴(yán)以律己，寬以待人
　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
　　80
　　有情人終成眷屬
　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well. 81
　　有錢能使鬼推磨
　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks. 82
　　有識之士
　　a man of insight 83
　　有勇無謀
　　bold but not crafty 84
　　有緣千里來相會
　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination. 85
　　與時俱進(jìn)
　　keep pace with the times 86
　　以人為本
　　people-oriented
　　87
　　因材施教
　　teach students according to their aptitude
　　88
　　欲窮千里目，更上一層樓
　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
　　89
　　欲速則不達(dá)
　　Haste makes waste.
　　More haste, less speed.
　　90
　　優(yōu)勝劣汰
　　survival of the fittest
　　91
　　英雄所見略同
　　Great minds think alike.
　　92
　　冤家宜解不宜結(jié)
　　Better make friends than make enemies.
　　93
　　冤假錯案
　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
　　94
　　一言既出，駟馬難追
　　A promise is a promise.
　　A real man never goes back on his words.
　　95
　　招財進(jìn)寶
　　bring in wealth and treasure
　　96
　　債臺高筑
　　become debt-ridden
　　97
　　眾矢之的
　　target of public criticism
　　98
　　紙上談兵
　　be an armchair strategist
　　99
　　紙包不住火
　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
　　What's done by night appears by day.
　　100
　　左右為難
　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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