中国成语的英文形式

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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
' z5 _: w& A/ Q/ ]8 p百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
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
2 ?, Z9 l9 N/ \  @! P' O笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
不眠之夜white night　
& w9 |4 b% s. x* P, t4 R6 d' p不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
# m# F# F8 c5 Q9 v不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
. Z4 U: N2 j/ F' J" w/ v9 a辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
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
# z& n" H! V' y大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
0 q5 f( X5 J6 m( ]3 h" g4 C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
- L, u  G1 K" o4 e" ~. m: O9 i+ L) G功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
) N( `& E4 x$ p* ]( r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 goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
6 Y* p) d3 \' ?和气生财Harmony brings wealth
, Y6 e  `/ g/ e7 r( Z活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
$ [/ |; u0 p% T: C0 _既往不咎let bygones be bygones
. l0 q. g# _9 H9 ?金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
4 I4 t% o, f2 e0 Z; R$ k5 W+ l金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
- r; ?. u8 U; ]4 Y脚踏实地be down-to-earth
) ]; l- A+ T, U/ F' `# I6 d( g脚踩两只船sit on the fence
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
) n5 x6 K. O6 \( a2 K: `) i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 success
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
# p2 H" \4 j2 `1 B: n. p每逢佳节倍思亲
0 `% J3 F- X+ D7 q2 x. ~On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
6 t: a4 x$ j: w- yIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
5 f: }8 [% {$ m% n" ?* d0 ]拿手好戏masterpiece
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
! _# l% ^. p1 S8 a抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
& r7 T( p6 v' |! B% |# Y3 Z* r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
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
* z4 ~& `( W; F/ y; B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.
8 ?+ o3 O. I' C1 U) W4 g, \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
0 W4 A& g* g8 F前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
9 Z' K1 ]2 U- @1 m9 IOne sows and another reaps.
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
5 U+ A' P6 ^) O" u% H1 f  T" j9 O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.
强强联手win-win co-operation
+ O5 v$ l* q2 I7 V瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
2 I; F% y2 p, u" m. Q0 b人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
. u  j$ {9 ~, O1 I. ^世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
死而后已until my heart stops beating
2 \! N& O1 @; R. M! ]5 f岁岁平安Peace all year round
; }  J, b5 l9 \+ l) U* A上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
% z% ?' ]) q6 E塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
( n; U+ e9 p' J9 Q& X三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
7 Q3 K! ]; k: x3 @. z5 iAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
- f& i* S) b- v/ M升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
0 |* O  `/ G% _谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
8 J5 c- R6 S. n$ ]时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
; `, q/ p( R1 B: I$ b杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
- F: M! _% j+ k0 ?) T! b" X/ l实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
0 R. a* t+ x% l$ f3 f; y实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
* o4 s! T7 ]; S# ~# }1 o实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
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; "
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
8 V! i: U0 w" B2 \% F# Q糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
2 e( o& W) u/ m团结就是力量Unity is strength.
跳进黄河洗不清eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there's nothing one can do to clear one's name
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
( o/ ?8 Y4 F$ n) L+ [5 @4 n物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
  m: N  k8 f6 `( ^4 y3 v0 N% D) n往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
. h5 ?# a5 V& q: A1 r! i文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
) U# N: }& @$ b7 p唯利是图draw water to one's mill
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
+ r) s) y2 G; a! H9 J2 h无中生有make/create something out of nothing
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
8 Y1 t5 e. }8 s9 u4 y- D- W徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
; @, }; c) }( V; w蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
心想事成May all your wish come true
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
/ |6 t: m2 [$ ?. _, A先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
  F  \0 t0 a% W0 K& g2 d- d先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
. F1 o3 y) `" v2 k现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
5 U" v4 s' }2 `4 p息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
, u4 `3 R. O  T* i& j5 c喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
循序渐进step by step
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
" F. ^5 L( S! l严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
: y8 L3 ^7 Q3 G. p鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
# P. q) z2 B3 O0 n有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
0 d7 k' C6 E* C  q3 b有识之士people of vision
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
4 d0 O7 P- F$ w有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
与时俱进advance with times
以人为本people 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 thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight."
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
6 U# B- y! S% V4 G- N: ^1 q+ K1 N, N& t冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
* X0 `% N2 r5 [% T一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
债台高筑become debt-ridden
致命要害Achilles' heel
众矢之的target of public criticism
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.
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
" T3 V. z. D; b& n! K0 v纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place

connie

好帖！已收藏！！！

charlotte

确实好，有时给老外朋友讲解某一个成语的时候，总是词不达意，现在有了这个贴，就可以用现成的了。谢谢！！！！

小叶子

多谢！

阿里

好帖

xry

excellent!

OliveOil

Great! I am gonna try to teach someone  some of those!

风潇潇水潇潇

比如。。。。马马虎虎-（horse,horse,tiger,tiger)
) @/ J# h# ]8 X                  人山人海-(people mountain people sea)
         
8 M( t9 g* p' `  哈哈~好笑把！！！