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.
/ h2 h% i8 C: ^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
) j/ p: E6 H; A0 x: [9 ]+ Y笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
( t4 y7 \/ E; p2 ]) T% B) h不眠之夜white night　
不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
5 D/ f  x0 S% Q- s. S  r1 @" }不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
2 m! b! D3 o; g9 ]! L! C4 {: Q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
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
% b$ V7 N: n) n# x大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
4 R' U' F% p2 M/ Y: ?, r国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
: j7 l6 j# s# d% w) |5 c  l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
5 P6 q, |. m$ D功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
7 g" ^0 W3 I( ?6 z( l1 R, j- x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
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
既往不咎let bygones be bygones
' u' E$ I6 ?/ w: S# t. S/ i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
/ p8 a" i$ D# S3 O+ ^4 V2 u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
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
- a8 z' m  v. t# g  o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
3 J; k4 Q$ q1 T0 ~5 B2 T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.
% J: L5 F9 E2 {# M5 o1 K# u& G每逢佳节倍思亲
On 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.
7 U# e. i! u4 @- a8 F; n/ N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.
7 \2 a; U6 U& Y* h! I+ b/ @% |0 b# H  F拿手好戏masterpiece
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
3 W) E. z2 |9 o4 ^1 }5 q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
; e5 ]( g) Y+ ~. B2 K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.
1 t% k, V3 F& G* Q, ]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
. v, ]$ j8 p8 b" y( g" I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.
One sows and another reaps.
前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
- E6 u$ }; S. X, _" f! P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
& Q7 Q( Z3 A( Q: b, x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.
% p1 |4 }0 p4 [, @: O/ _. X9 e人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
2 j( f- U. r5 e, ?; T. S8 d" w- O世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
: f3 B3 n6 G# r4 S/ D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
' r. a# e& z+ e( _7 _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."
: Q- d. g4 y  h& V! e# b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.
- _5 J& }+ m" ]1 DAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
. _; W. J3 ~; C( X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.
- k( O; H. {9 n1 _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
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
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
' a+ X6 j. g# S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
3 o! u  n$ W0 C+ W: v$ D4 M歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
/ _+ L7 D" @4 ^& G/ E$ e1 K/ R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 h4 L( x& j1 J望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
: r7 G. c! F1 [屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
& c; `! s. P6 W/ V! x" Q3 P( _文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
唯利是图draw water to one's mill
" Z1 B( }- o- u! J6 w8 t1 }% \无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
% W: R; s8 N+ l% h% ^0 t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.
7 [4 Z5 H1 P( M8 L" {- ^0 M3 o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
; r; [* t$ s9 w5 ]3 R( `) ~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
! y3 t$ H/ k' `5 E% F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.
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
# G: M! M+ \2 }2 I: Z0 k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
4 [) k2 k/ s3 d6 i息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
7 L) j! o+ `$ r6 z循序渐进step by step
% q0 t% I& d# @6 l0 o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
" J5 O4 v* O0 N/ s& _& @鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
- M+ Q* z6 d' N2 Z1 `有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
" u/ U( \! i" T: O, g3 V; w" w: F" v* W有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
: L0 c5 c$ N6 {+ W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.
! A4 [2 l6 r' ~& m' |1 F. c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
% F; ^, y) N" g9 N& ^- I! H4 |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."
" s# a% n; ~8 P+ {9 Y# }欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
( E+ t1 N- I8 O% S英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
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"
1 E" S( G. x  N2 |  w- Q( q" e$ v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
  S& w) ?, Q. V债台高筑become debt-ridden
致命要害Achilles' heel
  N9 }. I& L) l6 W0 V8 \5 l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.
/ Y1 L9 R( g3 }) I  O; n9 U2 O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)
3 @1 ~& U2 g+ G* p7 u                  人山人海-(people mountain people sea)
         
  哈哈~好笑把！！！