中国成语的英文形式

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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
; Q1 F8 Z% |+ t. t/ Z7 R% ^6 G百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
; [6 ?/ p$ h/ y) b# k3 o3 z4 X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　
7 E  U0 y; G3 z; Z) f2 J不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
; d2 o' B6 o3 n) L* |9 g+ `; g# U不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
* K" u3 q1 ?- [  u. l# ^不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
" R1 x: e* V6 V4 U. B% S辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
* e: b! w5 n! {" v' d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
; Q* g! _( }1 E; E2 e& t. M大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
# K/ J5 p9 ]9 \) k& j0 u" J( I国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace
4 H+ @  n2 B, B# \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.
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
9 }3 _# L% Q- [" x0 A2 c& G7 I( L; T' i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.
5 Z2 s  K' g( D5 e) h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.
, {- {, L% o  k, q" C6 g, V金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
5 W* T' O6 S7 u% Y2 m脚踏实地be down-to-earth
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
5 l/ Z/ I4 C1 y# R8 h( q0 Q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
: d3 L. c  M, J, x礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
) w4 u' X& }" e留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
- S4 h  J0 d& Z* a/ s马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
* M% P6 s. N- s( J4 L茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
2 r- G8 j/ y% a8 R& i% w. ~) i; F没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
每逢佳节倍思亲
, T7 I& f+ u7 P, o5 X7 ~0 @On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
; y9 _& H4 L5 [4 i' }6 z/ m: V- p( V% @It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
8 q% b5 g/ i% F7 ~' |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
. v' c! i. [. i2 P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
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
: I9 G( o4 v: v) Y4 [: X9 t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 Q7 M8 C8 T# _+ I) C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
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.
  f5 J# C$ k( r8 Y) z; t2 ^- K9 ]强强联手win-win co-operation
6 Z! l0 Y3 X  A6 i! r2 \" N瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
6 }9 v0 _# a6 B人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.
& w6 P9 P' |6 C- Z; r; Y) D3 S6 p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
0 |/ _% s9 Z7 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."
8 _, R' p4 W7 D塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
# D# t  v8 r1 G9 r# U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.
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
1 H& W1 E8 J" g, i水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
" h# j$ `' @# v; c杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
8 q  `8 h) D# I. Z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
! M+ Z& \* t& K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; "
: T% z# w4 T: X3 |% c: m: l韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
3 B' g, L0 K  X$ j糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
; n. a+ L. c4 }7 _( }2 i2 @天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
; p% z7 X8 i, r# j$ x/ A; _5 w. ^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
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."
0 B: y6 a0 R* N0 q1 z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.
: q9 q& B9 s  t1 x6 m7 I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
" w1 f% ]9 L7 m1 X8 _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 \8 Z. Y4 H) i! i' k8 L  b新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
  P' O" K% O' B) i1 K# i% e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
8 r; g/ H' y+ J9 M心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
5 f8 ~3 R( u# e% r  T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
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
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
9 {6 M9 k  p! [4 n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
有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
- z+ h$ U  t8 ]- r$ 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
( S! [- x/ Z3 N+ r. Z! i& t有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
# C" g% L2 b, L5 }/ H" ~8 }+ `+ _与时俱进advance with times
9 ?1 O; q8 I: g2 ]* a% F以人为本people oriented; people foremost
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
8 Y0 {; _) A, G7 k( r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."
/ y( k% L1 Y  N欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
# V# X* F3 W# d( t* o% L冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
8 c) o* H" R" F& g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
3 o4 L! \$ d) ^, O8 a债台高筑become debt-ridden
致命要害Achilles' heel
0 f$ I; }% o  B0 t9 o8 w+ R7 J$ j: ?2 _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.
9 a  q- w; Y. c! h: ~纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
% O' T' A( H( y. J  j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)
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+ ~2 z+ v: t! F, u! \6 _  哈哈~好笑把！！！