中国成语的英文形式

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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
- t$ ^4 B$ f6 X百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
: j% b: o$ P  P. b+ L: P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
& k" P+ s( X3 `8 t6 W笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
不眠之夜white night　
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
2 P' n  z# H$ P. m) [不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
2 X  a8 h4 K9 m" T" H不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
5 `* c6 R( y% J& b$ D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
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
  t, X% q8 k: |) C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
* ]5 y9 q; |5 v+ P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.
; O& `2 o5 A4 e! q; i9 \9 h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.
0 W/ o7 L1 O4 }5 _- j9 Z. X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
4 B, f) o* B! ?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
2 `" ?2 ~' Q$ z+ E+ H; m: a, B# I9 g脚踩两只船sit on the fence
! V: j  m# j! G" ?6 t* y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
! s2 S+ d; ^3 [& k- u3 \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."
1 g  [+ g9 ^2 d3 `  _- |( H马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
) O  E& ~! [/ ]! s茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
% H" y% n8 [$ B# [4 O" E7 `没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
每逢佳节倍思亲
1 S/ y/ i2 [/ t$ oOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
7 d, s) n" _0 }( g# s7 yIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
5 ^$ b' Z5 ]0 ?( ]( s& W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.
! J1 _( m2 J3 x8 z8 z& o拿手好戏masterpiece
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
! b& R. B) D3 l( \) g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
$ K' q0 r; I  m7 c抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
; G* a2 }2 T4 |" X' t: l7 B- 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
  U0 O, L: q2 r3 f前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
4 e) q; U, `$ V前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
4 |4 G7 l$ v+ u0 l( `4 qOne sows and another reaps.
0 ~( ]9 [. K; z. l前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
( J0 Z$ |" y: b$ b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
  G4 D7 q4 h. X! ?& f- `' f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.
* S, }  s$ g# i+ T1 S人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
0 Z0 w2 n# K1 o6 g) a5 }- x0 T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 U4 i6 C# Q9 k/ p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.
0 t# K& e! s  r) W( C三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
6 o( x6 O, o! v) b* FAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
: E3 A- a9 b# T. w& i- W9 K  `( \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. "
: q. a# |# k& v水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
6 I% Y: A  U+ U; ^杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
# R' D5 \( M+ t% J  d3 D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.
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
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
# r( x' J# Q* n; z- D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
; _; M9 N5 l" }- p3 v7 X5 G) p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."
1 v  q! x; s8 r, f7 W. m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
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
7 ^, Z) D- Y- d$ u; _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.
0 `( W- l" y. |$ C0 e' c9 J% l# ~徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
; p  U- G# ?3 p) n' ~新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
. i% i$ o. Z% E0 _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
) Z' n" h& {3 p8 e6 b* p) ~6 W9 L3 i& H心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
: _9 R! P* s9 Y. H& @9 E先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
$ J  ?8 |; O: j/ n  \2 Z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
& j/ Z/ W# }! o# F+ r& \. p  S现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
4 L( l4 v3 R. A7 m; K" x喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
循序渐进step by step
7 \/ R( W) B/ J! B+ 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
/ n' z$ P, N, s; ]$ ~鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
7 Y9 n1 T$ a8 B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.
2 H, y2 K/ Y. i) l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.
0 t! ?+ V! b2 u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."
3 }- e& Y$ v0 ^7 }9 H  F# C# K: Z欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
6 B- g* x" C1 J! M7 V7 {英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
$ }: G' O+ c% Y2 a' c4 R9 m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.
  ?) ^- N* {; x1 U招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
债台高筑become debt-ridden
# |$ q% A. P4 t' D7 l) u3 ~致命要害Achilles' heel
众矢之的target of public criticism
  v- N0 L; n0 z) `2 [% \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
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
* [4 p: r( H$ V, r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！！！