中国成语的英文形式

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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
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
. g; u& i- ~$ N9 q' c7 L" r5 H笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
5 |$ G, M8 S! C! b7 c2 x. @不眠之夜white night　
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
; b4 \) ~) V5 C6 [: @9 v拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
4 J5 p6 |) R+ ~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
大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
" D' ?! P  u8 w. Q国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
/ z4 q8 r  }" N% s2 A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
5 W) B* L+ [$ g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
7 z7 s& w. R' \- m" r  t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 a" p8 v0 o: B* ?3 b/ O  k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
2 Q# ?, E' G  I金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't 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
; j3 U: o& i' i1 O! m3 [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
! w& a, l8 Q! w! v. W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.
6 M% J! P' N" w; P* S8 f6 z% |) A3 A: J每逢佳节倍思亲
& m6 j+ U" z5 m2 E1 v) Z1 [On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
5 {5 L+ V% G$ ]0 t5 l谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
. ^# _' t9 O& k& j0 i; w3 R弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
拿手好戏masterpiece
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
" r& p* Y2 L" d4 a0 F' d! m抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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
! D; J! J7 X+ q8 c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.
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
' Z0 N: r* u! r  A  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.
One sows and another reaps.
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
2 l. M. G/ D6 C8 d$ h  b4 \2 ?3 m+ @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.
- ?6 I: g: H9 A+ I" ?; f强强联手win-win co-operation
0 P% L' D2 ~+ b0 X, Y$ O瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
6 h4 d* y; w$ Q  f7 e- p+ u7 i人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
9 B$ I$ j( Z: c9 \$ J" |% l人海战术huge-crowd strategy
2 \& U1 Z" B% {, T1 l4 p$ Q* U世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
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
9 s1 @: k* \7 Y, E6 K3 Y岁岁平安Peace all year round
1 ~- L& z$ s0 L# b; @( ^# ?上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
) p0 w" U9 l- g( h0 p塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
' _  e' I  C0 s+ ]5 }8 b' k: v7 Y6 l三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
$ ?% }: O7 L5 I2 n: S' nAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
, d! e% b" r3 P3 Q# b9 f升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
% u0 N$ \. b( I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.
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
4 h4 j1 E3 @2 ?. N4 ?说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
4 T" Q) Q) @7 ^2 U7 L- {8 P5 i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; "
5 [! G5 x6 B. U1 E4 K韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
4 w0 }- ~. b, t* X$ I* j% ^天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
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
' Z, F. C' B# w8 c2 ^9 c' ^/ g, ]物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
7 ?" X8 ^/ a1 m+ V& B# G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.
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
- ~9 |( V& p, Z/ \9 `2 F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
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
; f$ K* ~( M, a" J: g( L! U无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
6 x: q  e# }+ _0 E# [/ u% Q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
5 }3 W7 O; {0 \% i$ W虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
  x$ V* c2 s# h0 c+ W5 N蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
1 N# y- u) v5 |+ u心想事成May all your wish come true
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
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
. `5 ^4 ]" o, C$ P# d严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
/ A5 O0 v7 G1 J. V" ]% a鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
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.
) b- ^6 H5 N  m/ m0 J有识之士people of vision
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
! y. N2 s' S0 h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
8 u  z! `4 ^6 U$ ?0 }以人为本people oriented; people foremost
, n! I1 u- [2 R9 u/ R+ X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."
. \3 V5 d  Q, a3 s* n欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
* {* ^- b; H6 N3 \英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
3 E5 |7 I. b- R4 g冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
, o% r8 t$ S# S; R/ f/ M7 k4 H+ {冤假错案"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 goes back on his words.
7 `( R2 S+ h( Q" L% e4 l- b招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
) s& @8 _) g: d" E4 x2 e债台高筑become debt-ridden
致命要害Achilles' heel
8 G( i8 V0 r# f1 `. y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
" B/ j1 P/ i6 Y纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
/ J1 h1 a" ?6 x* l7 J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)
                  人山人海-(people mountain people sea)
         
  哈哈~好笑把！！！