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.
4 O& S. }' x. G9 e" 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
$ w1 w2 c* ?0 Z- ?+ v6 D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
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
" m9 J2 G. I* F* H不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
8 H* x5 m& u& ^: J3 V/ a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- w0 l4 X* m大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
! Q: B- b! p: S* k" H5 {% L. C( V) L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
; V6 x# L+ w0 h3 l: d# a% s功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
7 V- O% S9 I  T: u( E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
- _: T6 g2 ?) w6 j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.
: F, N4 k/ T1 u! K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
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
- {0 ^; n: h2 ^老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
* e+ T' e* p4 t+ ?8 a1 r, E+ G% M$ @礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
) b; l. p: m% w6 T* t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
! U8 ^' s" A% Z. n名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
! a: \1 w, T7 x: U+ a) @5 `3 b没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
1 L3 @8 _4 X& z& Y7 `2 A2 X9 v" F  B每逢佳节倍思亲
: |2 D" t9 T) [" ROn festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
- `! O- U" m) x& R8 o1 k  [; S4 IIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
2 g( x  A( W+ n/ a' c' a9 c谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
6 ~( H6 t& r) @0 P8 F# f9 f  W弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
/ O0 i4 J! u. v( E3 T拿手好戏masterpiece
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
( l3 x! ]4 K3 A; m8 z抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
5 ~7 Z' v$ l' q6 o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
! N! I0 A+ h# n7 p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
5 ]( G1 _. L% v前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
' Y- m  c5 J8 w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
# y) M/ l, y9 d& L; `) L. `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.
. E6 ?4 m0 U) M. o; ^3 C, D+ v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.
1 v' t8 O5 n) i3 ~: i人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
$ M; B% F4 I$ ?+ M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;
/ F8 M8 T3 f" B8 G死而后已until my heart stops beating
7 q8 L" @! d& {0 Y1 J) G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."
5 M+ T+ y$ D' h# Y2 ]! R塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
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."
7 ]) \/ t  F) d升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
/ ]9 o$ W2 C4 Z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. "
8 e' X/ z( J! Q7 o  j, M7 T水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
$ b7 _$ ~/ J; I  i' N  P7 v/ u时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
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
6 y4 m& T4 f- r! `说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
7 T: X7 m: S. T  K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; "
+ K. X' q/ q$ j" S- i9 d8 w& J( l韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
. A, |) b+ f1 o( m1 k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
" B$ A  R+ g, v* c歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
$ z" `' v( E/ \9 X物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
9 \' ?2 U1 a; O: N0 I) j/ V往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
( H3 S. N! A( x- H) a6 s望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
: q9 Y  `3 H# V4 z屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
4 N' A6 B. {2 Z. K9 W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
. \' L; z( Y! b: c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.
; G, R9 o% N; V3 W7 K3 [徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
, B$ x: C& I: J- l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.
, T4 `$ a" M4 S. m9 J; Q蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
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.
2 ]8 ]4 u3 y. s先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
& F* a; A% d* o5 ^* S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
6 R5 ^0 E* _# x2 Y息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
; `  Q7 k2 u+ p6 L8 [循序渐进step by step
8 n) a0 M! E5 V- Q% r  K一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
1 }9 }1 T( S8 Z" j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
+ h" v" a+ I; ~* @$ r7 J/ J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.
5 c; N; G" a" \! k; r5 W% i有识之士people of vision
" e% u* I4 T1 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.
与时俱进advance with times
" W5 v  x  I; ]* B) o% Q以人为本people oriented; people foremost
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
* U( ^0 g2 X' s. [" ~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."
( k) i: N# a. g; w# y, h欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
0 g: }/ I/ ?2 D$ `& U5 P: ~" ~优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
( E. ?+ {6 @, I. J英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
' k% `; @% W, C* w; u* M, H0 d' j2 Z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"
! X0 z8 R2 s, p- E( I7 b" t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
) @! B) X# P) H9 C. J债台高筑become debt-ridden
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.
0 _; P/ |- E! m; E- Y纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
( |5 I! P3 u/ P  f; \" t4 |) M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)
6 B9 }6 `- `  Z/ n                  人山人海-(people mountain people sea)
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1 A/ I% ?  X0 K0 ~; D  哈哈~好笑把！！！