中国成语的英文形式

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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
! ^0 _( q- U' n百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
9 x1 M2 q$ Z  n9 R8 r( T& c1 ?; V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.
不眠之夜white night　
- K" L9 W  b# B0 E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
. g; x, v  s/ B2 H, N8 L4 ~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
: o/ Z8 _% T% T# G2 F+ \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
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
; ~% G; z6 L% T# K, 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
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
: Z: H, x3 a6 x* m) H# d& v7 E6 A( L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.
$ N* `* `: B& U: s3 O" Q3 `和气生财Harmony brings wealth
; Y3 V. o0 S7 I) ?0 m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.
1 P! K: f( g: s9 d0 A2 n7 _+ B/ U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
5 |5 ], M: p2 l; J6 k  @* F) j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
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
, J0 ^8 g& j; d# j0 p5 Z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
' a$ Z$ m2 l2 I2 x茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
4 I. C' Y4 Q) @  W* D每逢佳节倍思亲
/ j. \- I$ Y7 dOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
) L* Y/ r( T  e5 n  gIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
- @& W* f& e: T) z谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
7 f' o. i2 R% n+ r) p: W弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
拿手好戏masterpiece
: F: p( Z, Q, C' p6 L: R赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
  j& O4 R( n# l7 v8 b( h) ~: k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
& _; y) a/ p; Z  n- J3 X4 m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.
8 t8 u$ n! h4 O0 {; C5 DOne sows and another reaps.
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.
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.
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. "
, e- S. z' |, \- p0 w; Z* d, g世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
0 |3 e3 }2 ]' Q& [6 B# a* h- Q1 `6 ~死而后已until my heart stops beating
3 N: D% y" ]% i2 w: q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."
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
# M! r: k9 P, r# t1 l5 k三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
& q* A$ X2 e$ w  D8 i6 F$ 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.
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
2 b) `# Y& H2 B; S水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
9 k6 [* t& y0 O+ M7 b" ^时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
9 _' h8 s) j0 [- B- J# X1 n  S实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
! Z' D3 l9 L3 f6 A% T! t说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
3 P* f( E* j: Z7 J0 w2 F+ K0 T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.
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
  _. \) G$ ]2 f/ Y糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
" W. C& V) [- m9 a, E: I( Y8 E天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
- A( u9 Y$ N8 v$ [8 l团结就是力量Unity is strength.
& p, P8 @$ t! R- |8 w1 [  o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
: B4 L2 d3 S, q4 X歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
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
8 t) o' E; F/ F% k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
" D1 `& W* T4 P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
' }& Z9 R1 Y  V/ S6 E  r! 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
, M4 I. D8 l+ ~- ^- T2 A新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
1 ^3 i9 {) \/ c1 C8 |虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后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
* @" I# n0 Q7 ^心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
1 @9 {3 K7 _3 i1 b+ b' n; h先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
( \2 P; l4 A0 w9 ~! F; C: N- ]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
, m0 l. U. Y) r% K; P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
7 H: z' Z$ O4 i2 E1 ~* i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."
3 u& q7 y- \5 _9 Q3 f/ ^2 `. ~有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
9 K1 W9 m) h1 C9 ]. `' N1 F, r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.
3 c2 O1 O+ }$ ^( B7 b% ]" `与时俱进advance with times
! W! R1 T3 p6 y7 g% k7 S8 f以人为本people oriented; people foremost
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
4 m7 K7 L# E8 e, f$ ?4 O1 v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.
9 T% w( M3 W# p冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
' }. p8 N; q9 E; @6 q2 a$ q一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
) `+ X& Q& [* T/ [) G0 c招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
债台高筑become debt-ridden
0 U7 G3 @1 o% f- G( }$ h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.
& Z/ u. u( N, ^, R. e" x+ P纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
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)
+ ~; }# w/ X3 a% ~                  人山人海-(people mountain people sea)
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1 X$ W2 ~' u' k  哈哈~好笑把！！！