5成语俗语谚语翻译

1、成语翻译大全（一）成语英语翻译大全 （一）爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.百闻不如一见 Seeing is beving.比上，比下有余worse offn some, better offn many; to fall short ofthe best, but be bettern 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 bynallosses不遗余力 spar

2、e no effort; go all out; do ones best不打不成交No discord, no concord.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usherhe new; ring out the old yearand ringhe new大事化小，小事化了 tryto make their mistake sound less serious and thento reduce it to nothing at all大开眼界 open ones eyes; broaden ones

3、horizon; be an eye-opener国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough;is as wrongas falling short; too much is as bad as too little功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more好事不出门，恶事传千里 Good news never

4、 goesthe gate, whiad newsspread far and wide.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth活到老，学到老 One is never too old to learn.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones金无足赤,人无完人 Gold cant be pure and man cant be perfect.金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home脚踏实地 be down-to-earth脚踩两只船 sit on the fence君子之交淡the friendship betn gentlemen is as

5、pure as crystal; a hedgebetn keeps friendship green老生常谈，陈词滥调 cut and dried, clich礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧Where there is life, there is hope.马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant sucs名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth开 be suddenly enlightened没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can beplished

6、without norms or standards.每逢佳节倍思亲On festive occas moren ever one thinks of ones dear ones far away.Itis on the festival occas when one misses his dear most.谋事在人，成事在天The plannings with man, thee with Heaven. / Manproes, God dises. 弄巧成拙 be toosmart by half; Cunning outwits itself.拿手好戏 mastiece赔了夫人又折兵

7、 throw good money after bad一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest严以律己,宽以待人 be strict with olf and lenient towards others鱼米a land of milk and honey有终成眷属Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.有识之士 people of vi有勇无谋 use brawn rathern br

8、ain有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands ofpredestination.apart, we come together as if by与时俱进 advance with timespeople oriented; people foremost因材施教 teach students according to their aptitude欲穷千里目，更上一层楼to ascend another storey to see a thousandfurther; Ascendup, one flight.further, were you to look

9、farther; Would eye embrace a thousand? Go欲速则不达Haste does not bring sucs.优胜劣汰 survival of the fittest所见略同 Great minds think alike.冤家宜解不宜结Better make friendsn make enemies.cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust,false or wrong cases一言既出，驷马难追A real man never

10、 goes back on his words.招财进宝 Money and treasures will be plentiful债台高筑e debt-ridden致命要害 Achilles heel众矢之的of public criticism知己知彼,百战不殆 Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight adred battles withno danger of defeat.纸上谈兵 be an armchair strategist纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.

11、左右为难 betn the devil and the deep blue sea; betn the rock and the hard place“跳进洗不清”eve if one jumpedo the Yellow River, one can not wash olfclean-theres nothing one can do to clear ones name 歪风邪气 unhealthy practiand evil phenomena物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.往事如风The pass vanished (from

12、memory) like wind.; What in past, is past.望子成龙 hold high hopes for ones child屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.文韬武略 military expertise; military strategy唯利是图 draw water to ones mill无源之水,无本之木 water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots无中生有 make/create something out of

13、 nothing无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. Theres no smoke without fire.徇私枉法 bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends新官上任三把火a new broom sps clean虚心使人进步,骄傲使人Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.蓄势而发 accumulate strength for a take-off心想事成 May all your wish come true心照不宣 haveit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding先入为主