中国成语的英文形式

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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
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.
不眠之夜white night　
0 V7 Q$ ?1 X! @" s8 V: {不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
* W, H& b+ M& e8 o+ D8 L9 ]不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
# `3 R$ ]- k; r0 C5 H/ M8 s不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
4 Z: L1 @! c& t- j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
9 |# b8 m0 V2 p% q5 h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
  O* }+ I3 b2 O  t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.
* ?3 f. B3 Z( w& W! Q, {+ G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.
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
1 x, X+ `9 Y  W  Z  x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.
) q6 y1 l" [+ M* A: \# |! X金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
7 P3 S5 O+ K- j; z9 q; c. e  z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
& X9 m% T( N' p6 M4 O1 r8 K老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
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."
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
. T# {- L6 S. t2 R+ {名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
5 @9 L4 h! R* y9 d每逢佳节倍思亲
  d  [2 v; M  BOn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
' X1 m6 l+ }# ?3 P' U. _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.
拿手好戏masterpiece
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
* ]) u9 O4 V" ~' Q" F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
6 w  ?! D3 {0 i' u4 m% ~3 V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
8 d9 Y2 @: x$ T. j& p3 z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.
* C, [. v* a" d$ n- zOne 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.
6 r' q+ d% s5 }; _强强联手win-win co-operation
3 X9 f, x4 ^- K. t瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
/ c) R* r6 F9 ~$ V) h' k. Z9 ~人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
7 P; A. O6 d, H0 d, N/ a0 j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. "
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
! O, P4 f/ j$ T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."
; L: `: g" S4 Y塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
9 ]: u  }; J0 S2 b$ @1 O+ F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."
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
/ @/ Y* e1 k2 X8 s9 N6 s谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
9 Y. o8 r4 E; _# I6 G水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
6 Y+ J  r# c9 F# 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.
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
: B3 N7 r# m4 }天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
9 Q# L) D/ l$ h2 T8 z- \团结就是力量Unity is strength.
) v5 r7 L' t& s  `% q  j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
; F$ b/ {0 y, x- U5 b4 E歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
5 w0 `3 k8 q# E+ ~7 ?7 ~, H物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
  A$ e$ \/ R7 C! p1 a- F4 O: Z' R往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
- {" b( w2 x' C5 w. R. y' w1 Y2 m望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
/ N; _& X8 {4 T' t5 i$ @屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
7 ^* b. D9 ], x2 a# o' h' e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
4 y" E6 G  U' J' n8 ?8 Y+ D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.
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
2 \' u- P9 @; {: V新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
. T6 x+ B) |& i' S5 _: E$ h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
0 M# \8 }; ^" C3 d心想事成May all your wish come true
# S, r3 k5 Y9 g心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
0 [( ^9 M% ?  J( _9 F先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
6 \" X. V$ A2 {3 h+ d: y先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
5 W% G* H% R$ s3 M% b1 L像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
" z* Y* ^8 w4 L) g" b+ G+ \; u1 Q现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
- d2 H- P' W( P9 y9 e5 k( f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
3 l( `( A+ w: l, J6 G  S7 |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
6 n  A9 z; F! Q2 r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.
+ B: B5 v0 a! V# f) i* t& C有识之士people of vision
# y# y) e* O& }! B2 m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.
, V5 s/ q2 L: Q. ?与时俱进advance with times
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
0 e' g8 b; {; }5 |. T2 Q  V% ?) P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."
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
7 ~4 y* {" N6 Z0 k英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
0 `, v& Q. `# u6 B" W冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
$ m9 G" r6 @4 v1 h0 ^" w' p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
0 _6 }9 l- K' e; L7 Q7 U致命要害Achilles' heel
众矢之的target of public criticism
8 x1 O7 U- Z. Y1 B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.
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)
# p1 o  h3 b' i% K                  人山人海-(people mountain people sea)
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  哈哈~好笑把！！！