中国成语的英文形式

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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
9 @- G; D( e( E+ j0 B百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
+ }$ O" }# c( Y* U4 Z" H$ [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
/ A; f7 q$ f0 F5 `  z# @6 Z. O笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
; |& k: a  O; O) ]3 m" j不眠之夜white night　
# d6 y; q, d8 s不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
: A5 R) V! a' U1 A( r2 G9 n不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
  u2 C  v8 ?1 p( S$ P6 S" K6 V拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
) |7 y  i2 T8 i0 {- P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
4 f, s" k# t9 ~% {) z) c, O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
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
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
9 j$ H: }) P- c: g$ |好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
& I# L5 Z: y1 i- f3 f+ R1 B好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
, J3 N/ [, N. m+ b( [5 x和气生财Harmony brings wealth
; r$ u/ N( k* c4 \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 can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
( t  p7 {2 j6 r  ~: U脚踏实地be down-to-earth
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
1 o* _8 F1 L$ U1 E& j% d礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
3 O2 z. ?' H- Y, Q5 S* s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
# ~% j/ G5 c2 L2 I$ k- O$ O# h名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
3 C0 E* X4 U6 C0 y& i茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
每逢佳节倍思亲
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
' |3 ~$ w$ w# v4 D6 i) l9 h  x! JIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
: P7 @8 y) o% u/ q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.
, I5 h* l% k' z( `拿手好戏masterpiece
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
" t2 F6 q+ v9 m1 h" H6 [7 @6 {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
2 \8 k5 p; g: U- T/ F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
- F5 [4 S- [9 u! _前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
7 {4 T4 w5 R- t1 X4 P前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
One sows and another reaps.
0 f+ [4 V7 K. \$ ^2 Q' v7 G3 V! l前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
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
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
. ~1 h9 E- ?( r$ @: B1 G8 @人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
. M. b3 M& a7 g, o+ p人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
: r8 p/ _- S3 V; D, l& z% d人海战术huge-crowd strategy
% Z7 k  J1 c9 Q5 V/ i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
( E: P0 C# x8 E% B, e, f岁岁平安Peace all year round
上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
7 _# d" B0 ?( O* h( ^& [5 T# b3 u塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
1 c; D9 n/ {3 G; P! D三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
- E8 a+ `7 l9 b) ]: O' BAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
0 Q. z0 V5 Y. C& V* n2 [; O谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
; h' G: H9 _; I; `  F' D  C水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
: G# Z' _# }. Z- B时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
7 v  X& a' ~5 {杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
1 \! X. v5 g0 K2 B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.
: B6 |& A$ i) t: G) P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.
& m% n: {7 J! V1 ^! u. O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
/ W7 s; F/ N' e! d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.
, X9 ^  c5 P1 |/ s/ L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
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
8 g  |) [; ^& L( H5 P' a* O往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
1 N% P5 r6 Q# y! H5 X! p望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
/ M- T6 S% p, d' s/ z( S: c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 one's mill
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
+ D. F+ p8 W7 q/ v2 b8 k无中生有make/create something out of nothing
0 r  A8 D. ?6 b无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's 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 sweeps clean
# i" x( D4 j6 i/ L, s4 F: `) C虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
3 G4 j6 u# H  f& S! S蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
! H% E: e5 H8 K) e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.
* U+ S9 y7 S: V! I3 n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
) {' p2 F  \5 L. ^现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
8 x+ T2 ~( N& d* _9 Y# A9 r$ K喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
0 m% U; D+ N6 f; Y2 k$ }3 b循序渐进step by step
$ \# I2 C! \, _1 i( _$ C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
# v+ G& |1 i" Z1 G6 J. a. K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.
( C  O7 {. R* n# u- @有识之士people of vision
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
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
' s1 @( b5 j! d; G% F& Q以人为本people oriented; people foremost
% c6 c- y% J) {5 E5 w, E* c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."
5 E/ r% l& K  |/ J$ T5 h欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
" A3 r2 |$ G2 e, L1 {英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
, b4 F/ p. I; R* O冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
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.
( h! @/ q+ `- N' F招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
9 ~' j+ \) j0 O: _1 R( H债台高筑become debt-ridden
8 C+ o& ^* I' J! G* g致命要害Achilles' heel
: r, _$ o4 W% V4 }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
% V" t. i9 m: {) x7 r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)
2 K# ]4 U. |- ^' X& U+ Z# f                  人山人海-(people mountain people sea)
         
  哈哈~好笑把！！！