汉语成语翻译.doc

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 ones 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 ones eyes; broaden ones horizon; be an eye-opener 13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace14.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 cant be pure and man cant 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, clich 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 ones dear ones far away.It 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 ones own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end40.抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities 41.巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you cant make a fist. One cant 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 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 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 Mans 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.At thirty, a man should 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, cant be repaid by grass. 62.水涨船高 When the river rises, the boat floats high. 63.时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 64.杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel 65.实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 66.说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes. 67.实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 68.实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. 69.山不在高，有仙则名No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; 70.韬光养晦hide ones capacities and bide ones time 71.糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets 72.天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue 73.团结就是力量Unity is strength. 74.“跳进黄河洗不清”eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean-theres nothing one can do to clear ones name 75.歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena 76.物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together. 77.往事如风The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is pas 78.望子成龙hold high hopes for ones child 79.屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours. 80.文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 81.唯利是图draw water to ones mill 82.无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots 83.无中生有make create something out of nothing 84.无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. Theres no smoke without fire. 85.徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 86.新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 87.虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind. 88. 蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off 89.心想事成May all your wish come true 90.心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding 91.先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched. 92.先下手为强catch the ball before the bound 93.像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan 94.现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example 95.息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 96.喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 97.循序渐进step by step 98.一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 99.严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others 100鱼米之乡101.有情人终成眷属Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well. 102.有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks. 103. 有识之士people of vision 104.有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 105.有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination. 106.与时俱进advance with times 107.以人为本people oriented; people foremost 108.因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 109.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. a land of milk and honey 110.欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 111. 优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 112.英雄所见略同Great minds think alike. 113.冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies. 114.冤假错案cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases 115.一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 116.招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful 117.债台高筑become debt-ridden 118.致命要害Achilles heel 119. 众矢之的target of public criticism 120.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. 121. 纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist 122.纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later. 123.左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea同床异梦 Every couple is not a pair. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆 As you sow,so will you reap.祸从口出言多必失 The tongue cuts the throat.文如其人The style is the man. 骄兵必败 Pride goes before a fall.无官一身轻 Out of office,out of danger.公事公办 Business is business.积少成多 Many a little makes a mickle.新官上任三把火 A new broom sweeps clean. 隔墙有耳 Hedges have eyes,walls have ears.近朱者赤，近墨者黑 He that lives with cripples learns to limp.班门弄斧 Teach fish to swim.良药苦口 A good medicine tastes bitter.浑水摸鱼 Fish in troubled waters.天网恢恢，疏而不漏 Justice has long arms.英雄所见略同 Great minds think alike.居安当思危 In time of peace prepare for war. 宁为玉碎，不为瓦全. It is better to die than to live when life is a disgrace./Better die with honor than live with shame.明修栈道，暗度陈仓 Do one thing under cover of another.君子之交淡如水 A hedge between keeps friendship green.不入虎穴，焉得虎子 Nothing venture,nothing have.谋事在人，成事在天 Man proposes,God disposes.前事不忘后事之师 The remembrance of the past is the teacher of the future.未雨绸缪 Live within your means and save for a rainy day.成功源于勤奋 Industry is the parent of success.强中更有强中手 Diamond cut diamond.以毒攻毒 Devil must be driven out with devils.树大招风 Names are debts.人急造反，狗急跳墙 Despair gives courage to a coward.考虑要仔细，行动要迅速 Deliberate in counsel,prompt in action. 要想懂得今天，就必须研究昨天 If you want to understand today,you have to research yesterday. 熟能生巧 Practice makes perfect.心旷神怡，事事顺利 A merry heart goes all the way. 坐失良机，必有忧患 Delays are dangerous.言柔弱无能，行刚强有力 Deeds are males,and words are females.人比人，气死人 Comparisons are odious.知足常乐 Content is better than riches. 看人看年少，看天看破晓 Childhood shows the man,as morning shows the day.和气生财 Cheek brings success.大智若愚，大巧若拙 Cats hide their paws.大事未成时，莫开庆功宴 Catch the bear before you sell his skin.他山之石，可以攻玉 By others faults， wise men correct their own.塞翁失马，焉知非福 Behind bad luck comes good luck. 不劳则无获 No gains without pains. （No pains,no gains.）机不可失，时不再来 Take time while time is,for time will be away.欲速则不达 More haste,less speed以眼还眼，以牙还牙 An eye for an eye,and a tooth for a tooth.滴水穿石 Little strokes fell great oaks.兵不厌诈 All is fair in war.天下无不散之宴席 All good things came to an end.英雄所见略同 Great minds think alike.祸不单行 Misfortunes never come alone.隔篱右眼，隔墙有耳 Hedges have eyes,walls have ears.谋事在人，成事在天 Man proposes,god disposes. 情人眼里出西施Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 时不我待/岁月无情 Time and tide wait for no man. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲 A young idler,an old beggar.不要恩将仇报 A man should not bite the hand that feeds him. 家有万贯财，不如一身健 Health is better than wealth. 无官一身轻 Out of office,out of danger. 生命在于运动 Rest breeds rust. 盛名之下，其实难副 Common fame is a liar. 醉翁之意不在酒 Many kiss the baby for the nurses sake. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子 Nothing venture,nothing have. 覆水难收 Things done cannot be undone. 真金不怕火炼 True blue will never stain. 为人不做亏心事，半夜不怕鬼敲门 A clear conscience is a sure card.做贼心虚 A bad conscience is a snake in ones heart. 事与愿违 All your swans are geese. 大器晚成 Late fruit keeps well. 既来之则安之 Take things as they come.君子之交淡若水 A hedge between keeps friendship green.三个和尚没水吃 Everbodys business is nobodys business. 小巫见大巫 The moon is not seen when the sun shines. 因小失大 Penny wise and pound foolish. 五十步笑百步 The pot calls the kettle black 一失足成千古恨 Short pleasure,long lament 塞翁失马，安之非福? Danger is next neighbor to security祸兮福所倚，福兮祸所伏 Misfortune might be a blessing in disguises. 一箭双雕/一石两鸟 Kill two birds with one stone. 说到曹操，曹操就到 Speak of the devil(and he will appear).杀鸡骇猴 Beat the dog before the lion. 一言既出，驷马难追 A word spoken is past recalling 勿打草惊蛇 Let sleeping dogs lie. 一不做二不休 In for a penny,in for a pound. 无风不起浪 There is no smoke without fire. 胸有成竹 Have a card up ones sleeve. 本末倒置 Put the cart before the horse. 人靠衣装 Fine feathers make fine birds. 种瓜得瓜 As a man sows,so he shall reap. 得陇望蜀/得寸进尺 Much will have more. 喧宾夺主 The sauce is better than the fish. 挂羊头，卖狗肉 He cries wine and sells vinegar. 酒香不怕巷子深 Good wine needs no bush. 青出于蓝而胜于蓝 The pupil outdoes the master. 天涯何处无芳草 There are plenty of fish in the sea. 强中更有强中手 Diamod cut diamod. 杀鸡用牛刀 He takes a spear to kill a fly. 拿了手短，吃了嘴软 Gifts blind the eyes. 天下乌鸦一般黑 Dogs bite in every country.明枪易躲，暗箭难防 Better an open enemy than a false friend. 人不可貌相 Judge not a book by its cover. 殊途同归 All roads lead to rome./All rivers run into the sea 口蜜腹剑 Peace on the forehead and war in the mind. 身正不怕影子歪 A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.水能载舟，亦能覆舟 The same knife cuts bread and fingers. 燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 A sparrow cannot understand the ambition of a swan. 宁当鸡头，不当凤尾 It is better to be the head of a dog/lizard than the tail of a lion. 事实胜于雄辩 Facts speak louder than words.寸金难买寸光阴 Money cant buy time. 失败乃成功之母 Failure is the mother of success. 教学相长 To teach is to learn. 有其父必有其子 Like father,like son.骄兵必败 Pride goes before a fall. 浑水摸鱼Fish in troubled water. 眼不见为净 Out of sight,out of mind./Far from eye,far from heart.有情人终成眷属 All shall be well,Jack shall have Jill. 天下无不散之筵席 Friends must part. 前事不忘，后事之师/前车之覆，后车之鉴 The remembrance of the past is the teacher of the future.来得容易去得快Easy come, easy go.发光的未必都是金子All that glitters is not gold.兔子不吃窝边草 The fox preys farthest from his hole.若要人不知除非己莫为 If you would not be known to do anything, never do it.人无笑脸，不要开店A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.虎父无虎子 Like father, like son.往者不可谏，来者犹可追A mill cannot grind with the water that is past.见异思迁Grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.适者生存survival of the fittest物以类聚 Birds of a feather flock together. 小Car笔记：glitter：闪烁，灿烂 【常用短语】glitter ice：雨淞，冻雨flock together：聚集在一起中国成语英译系列夜以继日day and night：The nurse was with the patient day and night.英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.于事无补Complaining is of little(no) avail. It is better for you to take action now.姻缘天注定 Marriages are made in heaven.逆来顺受to make the best of a bad bargain流芳百世 a niche in the temple of fame为虎作伥 to act as guide to a tiger孤注一掷 to put all ones egg in one basket勇者不惧 A brave man will not shrink from dangers.洗心革面 to turn over a new leaf小Car笔记：avail：有利，有助于，益处 【常用短语】avail oneself of 利用 of no avail：完全没有用，完全无效niche：壁龛，适当的位置 【常用短语】niche market 瞄准机会的市场， 缝隙市场 trophic niche 营养龛，营养小生态shrink：收缩，畏缩，萎缩 【常用短语】shrink from 退避，在 . 前面畏缩 shrink ring 扣环中国成语英译系列美中不足a fly in the ointment背道而驰 to run counter赴汤蹈火 to go through fire and water风烛残年 to have one foot in the grave风声鹤唳，草木皆兵 to apprehend danger in every sound活到老学到老 Its never too late to learn./ Live and learn.前事不忘后事之师 Remember the past and it will guide your future.星星之火可以燎原A single spark can start a prairie fire.待人宽容如待己 Live and let live.按部就班Learn to walk before you run. 小Car笔记：ointment：药膏，油膏，软膏 【常用短语】zinc ointment 药氧化锌软膏 eye ointment 眼膏counter：与相反的，相反的 【常用短语】counter force 对抗力 counter current 反向电流，逆流中国成语英译系列以毒攻毒to set a thief to catch a thief以怨报德 He is a person who bites the hand that feeds one.以逸待劳 To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.以寡敌众 to fight against longer odds以德报怨 I think it is better for you to render/return good for evil .以其人之道还治其人之身to pay somebody (back) in his own coin以子之矛，攻子之盾to turn a persons battery against himself以柔克刚Willows are weak yet they bind other wood. (Soft and fair goes far.)以和为贵A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.以卵击石What you do is throw a straw against the wind. (run ones head against a stone wall; Whether the pitcher strikes the stone or the stone strikes the pitcher, it is bad for the pitcher.) 小Car笔记：at ease：不拘束，自在，安适battery：律殴打中国成语英译系列知人知面不知心Its easy to know mens faces, but not their hearts.知己知彼百战百胜 Know your enemy and know yourself.空中楼阁 castles in the air金科玉律the gold rule奇装异服 a fantastic garb明辨事非to distinguish right from wrong雨后春笋 like bamboo shoots after a spring shower雨过天青 After a storm comes a calm.秀才不出门能知天下事 A scholar does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun.事实胜于雄辩 Facts are most convincing. 小Car笔记：garb：打扮，装束，外表 【常用词语】prison garb：囚衣，犯人衣服shoots：嫩芽 【常用词语】rice shoots：稻秧苗，禾秧，秧苗 bamboo shoots：竹笋under the sun：天下，究竟中国成语英译系列色是假，美是空Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty.吉人自有天相The good are protected by Heaven. / Alls well that ends well. 如愿以偿 get ones way with someone or something：The mayor finally got his way with the city council. (all turn out;have ones wish fulfilled;favorableness)如人饮水冷暖自知Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain.知足者富 He who feels contented is rich.早起的鸟儿有虫吃 The early bird catches the worm.奇装异服 a fantastic garb忠言逆耳 Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear明辨是非to distinguish right from wrong知足常乐Happy is he who is content小Car笔记：Alls well that ends well. 结局好,一切都好。吉人自有天相。fantastic：奇妙的，空想的，稀奇的 【常用词组】fantastic insanity：幻想性精神病 light fantastic toe：n.跳舞distinguish：区别，辨认，使显著 【常用词组】distinguish from：不同于，辨别，区分 distinguish between：分辨，区分 distinguish for：因 . 而出名中国成语英译系列有志者事竟成Where there is a will, there is a way.有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the world go around. /Money talks.有其父必有其子Like father, like son.江山易改本性难移 a fox may grow gray, but never good（The leopard cannot change his spots；you cannot make a crab walk straight）三岁看老 The child is father of the man.百无一失 Not a single miss in a hundred times.百依百顺 She expects us to jump through hoops for her.眼见为实To see is to believe. (Seeing is believing.)吃得苦中苦，方为人上人 If you wish to be the best man, you must be prepared to suffer the bitterest of the bitter.每人一生中皆有得意之日Every dog has its day. 小Car笔记：jump through hoops：经受磨难，做出很大努力，俯首帖耳，百般讨好，百依百顺be prepared to：准备做 .自作自受As you make your bed so you must lie on it.自讨苦吃to make a rod for ones own back自力更生to shift for oneself自扫门前雪After us the deluge.回头浪子the return of a prodigal son先下手为强Offence is the best defence.同甘共苦to share ones joys and sorrows因地制宜act according to circumstances有勇无谋more brave than wise有备无患Good watch prevents misfortune. 小Car笔记：shift：转换，轮班，计谋 【常用词组】graveyard shift：n. 全体夜班的工人, (自午夜或凌晨2时的开始工作)夜班（=night shift），白班就是day shift. shift for oneself：独立谋生prodigal son：回头的浪子，悔改之罪人misfortune：不幸，坏运气，灾祸 【常用词组】meet with a misfortune：生了个私生子（=have a misfortune）出人头地Through his hard work, he finally came to the fore.出类拔萃John towers above the rest in math. (in a