中国成语的英文形式

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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
. I" H5 Y3 _8 O# n* k5 @" J+ X9 J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
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
4 Y' Q8 O( j& E不眠之夜white night　
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
+ t2 t4 \# D1 u$ x不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
9 S' q$ X  i5 B7 s4 h, j* d% B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 usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
7 F' K$ D9 X2 N! ?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
5 k% u# z- g" c6 d% G  O% h4 b0 ~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
) r: C; y4 v7 s  y% |1 `9 S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
3 q8 |4 ~9 s6 s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
, J2 R6 r4 [& ?9 k( N# n* c; n1 @好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
( B6 B# X) J* U: m: k8 {和气生财Harmony brings wealth
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
5 w. A: p( l5 H既往不咎let bygones be bygones
& u2 l9 I# e7 y  F  a金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
, X/ y9 E) _1 r: W* O: f& m金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
9 `. i% f4 H" ?2 B2 m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
/ {" s, _1 {0 Q# t& [" ]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."
4 U& q& h7 m4 ?- k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
+ b8 \! X; p3 b+ ~- X' x" P没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
. u0 ~% u$ c( p& a7 ]9 R& u. x每逢佳节倍思亲
! `% o1 [2 Q9 nOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
: ~  A2 h8 D( T& ~( i" ^% lIt 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. "
* h: N5 u! S% ]- X0 r8 S' w弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
+ _# w* [3 W& r, ^  b拿手好戏masterpiece
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
" w. [. o' }/ E$ c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
6 S6 Y! x' N7 v抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
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
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.
% p7 v/ I4 v5 B) o+ b" fOne sows and another reaps.
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
3 K& b9 L+ O/ q2 a. N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
& m+ t0 u: n. |) p. a- p6 w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.
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
8 W' h/ O+ d: Q1 H% }9 e1 M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. "
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
! p5 k) t& M! N8 {/ L死而后已until my heart stops beating
岁岁平安Peace all year round
- t1 z. {. ]$ M: g3 S# |上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
7 e! I* G( n6 d3 \% ^: ]% V6 m塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
) {  P% d1 ]9 g. G9 G1 W7 C三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
0 G% [7 J- M/ NAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
6 v5 P) ?. O- F- Z' d& Y升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
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.
( ?+ C$ R+ `; |' v1 R; t" |5 F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
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.
7 a/ u6 Z+ f- P1 I0 \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; "
) l/ p% X8 _5 J* Y- M2 k3 B1 ?韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
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
% `) e3 a/ \7 s, q- Y; Y物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
' c# y$ _3 e- u+ `( L3 X- c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
# G. T3 s2 ~) Y  f0 O屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
: \6 j$ m' n$ g; P2 o$ k2 ]! B$ h4 u文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
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
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
  ^2 b1 I  c7 k. O3 U# d, ]/ P, b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
. ?& z4 q( z  ^$ X虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
2 m; ?! j( Y! x# {1 A3 S蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
1 C2 c3 _- ~' w& J4 o心想事成May all your wish come true
7 p4 I* {& ~2 s* T. A: H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
- D! w, ]# ]. W' n6 y! E1 J9 D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
严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
. Q: a- ^1 D8 n/ }/ h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 I' l% n* z) q有识之士people of vision
- F  T$ Q; G. ^' j0 q5 G有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
% `( ?# y8 j# o6 O3 c) |  S- C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
( O) U7 x1 _* ^  a" C; j6 @以人为本people oriented; people foremost
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
4 d, U* p, J0 m. w( m* v  w; n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."
, E) V. M- u7 B( @) p7 ]/ N欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
: i! V; o3 x' I% ~& y; N优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
+ L# |! }4 @8 p7 Y5 }( S6 I9 h0 y3 v/ g英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
5 w' X5 g4 `* W5 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.
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
债台高筑become debt-ridden
# S$ J' b+ {7 I  q- K" ?致命要害Achilles' heel
& k1 G" L+ J$ w+ t5 s众矢之的target of public criticism
, |, |# Q0 q$ O+ n" C6 h4 L- q& W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.
' ]( j# J; Q3 J纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
# ^: n8 K1 s3 M2 ]& }( e; L+ E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)
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# a' r$ H3 I  V  h. ^  哈哈~好笑把！！！