中国成语的英文形式

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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
" L% G! u- V; k8 N9 V百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
; ?& |1 G$ W' x4 J2 H) Y, @/ e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
- a7 z4 i, i. ~/ n2 t0 P& x笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
- x3 }4 P& ?. a  G% X( i. y不眠之夜white night　
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
( |  D, u, K7 |# q不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
- u7 i& D% H% A' ]' t1 q不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
3 o$ U1 y* U  @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
) i4 y' @4 D! r: \0 g* e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
0 g* [! ^/ F; v6 T2 k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.
2 @9 P( g, @0 J. X; I. X' h% Z) l% I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.
) ]# j6 u6 m" ?, M和气生财Harmony brings wealth
8 C; m! P/ E$ g活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
/ e' K" a7 k& B- ]既往不咎let bygones be bygones
1 }3 m. c' Z: m2 l2 \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
  X6 z7 {1 H4 ~1 A' }& N* D脚踏实地be down-to-earth
+ E$ g$ o# w  v* Q脚踩两只船sit on the fence
8 M( r8 k! S4 h) l7 E# H& I+ {) \7 s. I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& z) r; G. Y3 l' B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."
% f& F9 ]0 X: q; P* J. P# ^# {马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
- M2 U" n6 f. z茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
, G/ @4 W- \1 P) ~  B# W; n没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
$ m: \6 E' I- }' [# R每逢佳节倍思亲
5 n" r# m" `, N  kOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
2 N9 S: D6 m3 Q! K# o, EIt 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. "
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
; J9 }& ^- r; G$ _* m拿手好戏masterpiece
- I) v1 ]" x6 X  N" w& f* z# W赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
, C* d( m$ w7 s! Z5 F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
0 o# u: v$ o! l8 d: g/ M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.
0 J3 n/ a2 t( l% ?; Q: \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
$ \, M7 y) R. T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.
/ S6 ~- R! b/ H# _1 o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
$ f5 y1 F8 Z; A: i. z, v1 Z) G世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
7 ]. R) r% l3 \+ M' [世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
- I0 k3 A6 K$ y5 t死而后已until my heart stops beating
- H1 j2 V# O: t& W' z: j: O% [岁岁平安Peace all year round
, e4 U! G# t4 I/ z2 H# m上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
- U5 T/ X% {7 M塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
$ X$ u0 ~' ]7 y三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
- ]5 [( I( Y9 c6 u1 V升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
9 Y% m) u$ z* b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.
  m, x( j8 b( |6 }" i9 O时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
0 j' x& l; |% _6 N杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
  ^) Y, O0 F) V3 c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.
# E" s. y% Z$ [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; "
; [( [$ f! i" N" o韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
% X3 c/ c8 y  J) A: O/ B& H天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
) A* b3 h1 R$ C& O3 O" T团结就是力量Unity is strength.
8 Q% O. V: ^$ h5 N; k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
8 b, `" O% J0 K# @8 ~/ v# ?歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
7 M* o5 z6 c/ O. W* g7 ~5 R: ~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.
  M  r" ~( b3 o- {文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
& j5 \& Q' N' r7 j& S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
% h# B9 M) [! l0 z+ l7 X无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
; C" z0 E5 K4 v+ H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
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
2 `+ W0 b' g/ U5 i' @+ s3 S心想事成May all your wish come true
" P6 o; r6 s; Z1 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
: ~1 `5 X  B1 k. F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
/ @2 x. J: S3 ^6 P息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
. d4 O" @" r0 W0 [. e循序渐进step by step
- M, m8 }5 b( }2 H$ h% t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
1 ^5 V! B2 s* x/ e" w) n) q- h鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
, V% X! y; h0 E" c有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
0 K6 ]/ N* b3 L% b% N3 a! t  E有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
有识之士people of vision
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
8 v- {+ N) D6 p# D/ U' c  a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
, a( f# r; [2 d以人为本people oriented; people foremost
( b4 w4 {* {, \2 N; `# o7 Y" o* m, R! |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 x4 o1 B, i! S: t欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
, {( [/ Y" u& M5 m% t- H6 N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.
; q6 H) R- m- C. s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.
. r$ u/ n" }9 ]4 \招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
债台高筑become debt-ridden
致命要害Achilles' heel
4 M9 I! ~. Y6 g" ~* x; Z众矢之的target of public criticism
( \4 Z! J8 [8 ~- d  w8 A, o( T$ ~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
: ?2 _! b/ `& e纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
( g; V8 T: l1 i5 x, P$ k$ b! p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)
1 k& T2 s6 d/ e8 n1 u7 u                  人山人海-(people mountain people sea)
         
  哈哈~好笑把！！！