中文成语之英语翻译（一）
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
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 岁岁平安 Peace all year round
塞翁失马，焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
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.
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
团结就是力量 Unity is strength.
“跳进黄河洗不清” "even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one cannot wash oneself
clean--there's nothing one can do to clear one's name "
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.
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 without roots
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
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
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
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
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."
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
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
以人为本 people oriented; people foremost
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
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"
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
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.
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 中文成语之英语翻译（二）
1. Idle young, needy old. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
2. Familiarity breeds contempt. 虎生犹可近，人熟不堪亲。
3. Homer sometimes nods. 智者千虑，必有一失
4. Art is long; life is short. 学海无涯，人生苦短。
5. Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。
6. Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
7. Accidents will happen. 天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。
8. Bad news travels fast. (好事不出门)，恶事传千里。
9. Look before you leap. 三思而后行。
10. Waste not, want not. 细水长流。
11. Cast pearls before swine. 对牛弹琴。
12. Time flies. 光阴似箭，日月如梭。
13. Seeing is believing. 百闻不如一见。
14. Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
15. Let sleeping dogs lie. 勿惹事生非。
16. Love is blind. 爱是盲目的。
17. Health is wealth. 健康即财富。
18. Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达。
19. Knowledge is power. 知识即力量。
20. Money makes the mare go. 有钱能使鬼推磨。
21. Once bitten, twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬, 十年怕井绳。
22. I think; therefore, I am. 我思故我在。
23. Murder will out. 若要人不知，除非已莫为。
24. No cross, no crown. 不受苦中苦，难得甜中甜。
25. Still waters run deep. 深藏不露。
26. Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳。
27. New brooms sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。
28. Let bygones be bygones. 既往不究。
29. Paddle your own canoe. 自力更生。
30. Time waits for no man. 时不我予。
31. Silence is gold. 沉默是金。
32. Silence gives consent. 沉默即同意。
33. First Come, first served. 先到是君，后到是臣 (捷足先登)。
34. Exchange is no robbery. 一个愿打，一个愿挨。
35. Better bend than break. 委曲求全。
36. Care killed a cat. 忧能伤人。
37. Spare the rod and spoil the child. 不打不成器。玉不琢不成器。
38. Time is money. 一刻千金。
39. Times change. 时过境迁。
40. There is no place like home. 在家千日好，出门时时难。
41. Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水。
44. Grasp all, lose all. 贪他一斗米，失却半年粮。
45. Easier said than done. 说来容易做来难。
46. East or west, home is best. 金窝，银窝，不如自己的狗窝。
47. East come, easy go. 来得容易去得快。
48. Paddle your own canoe. 自力更生。
49. Patience is a virtue. 小不忍而乱大谋。
50. Through hardship to the stars. 笋因落箨方成竹，鱼因奔波始化龙。
51. A fall into the pit, a gain in the it. 吃一堑，长一智。
52. Facts speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
53. Pride goes before a fall. 骄者必败。
54. The stale is the man. 文如其人。
55. Man proposes, god disposes. 谋事在人，成事在天。
56. The tongue cuts the throat. 言多必失。
57. Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。
58. Speak of the devil, and he willl come. 说曹操，曹操到。
59. Teach fish to swim. 班门弄斧。
60. Have a card up one's sleeve. 成竹在胸。
61. Put the cart before the horse. 本末倒置。
62. Gifts blind the eyes. 吃了嘴短。
63. The same knife cuts the bread and the fingers. 水能载舟，亦能覆舟。
64. Late fruits keep well. 大器晚成。
中文成语之英语翻译（三）
A
" A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 一着不慎,满盘皆输.
" All is not gold that glitters. 闪光的未必都是金子。
" A child is better unborn than untaught. 养不教，父之过。
" Art is long, life is short. 生命短暂，艺术长存。
" A friend is best found in adversity. 患难见真情。
" Although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home. 未雨绸缪。
" A light heart live long. 心情开朗寿命长。不恼不愁，活到白头。
" An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 日吃苹果一只，身体健康不求医。
" All covet, all lose. 样样垂涎，样样失落。贪多嚼不烂。
" A good winter brings a good summer. 瑞雪兆丰年。
" All rivers run into the sea. 殊途同归。
" A small leak will sink a great ship. 千里之堤溃于蚁穴。
" All time is no time when it is past. 机不可失，时不再来。
" A baker's wife may bite of a bun, a brewer's wife may bite of a tun.近水楼台先得月。" A short cut is often a wrong cut.欲速则不达。
" A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with.欲加之罪，何患无辞。
" A prophet is not without honor save in his own country. 远来的和尚好念经。
" All feet tread not in one shoe. 众口难调。
" A uncut gem does not sparkle. 玉不琢，不成器。
" A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
" A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often.江山易改，本性难移。
" Beauty is but skin-deep. 美丽只是外表罢了
" Brevity is the soul of wit. 言以简洁为贵
" Bread is the staff of life. 民以食为天。 A uncut gem does not sparkle. 玉不琢，不成器。" Behind the mountains there are people to be found.天外有天，山外有山。
" Better die standing than live kneeling 宁愿站着死，也不跪着生。
" Better be envied than pitied. 宁被人妒，不受人怜。
C
" Cats hide their claws.知人知面不知心。
" Cast an anchor to windward.未雨绸缪。
" Care and diligence bring luck.
D
" Deliberate slowly, execute promptly. 慎于思而敏于行。谨慎勤奋，带来好运。
" Diamonds cut diamonds. 棋逢对手，将遇良才。
" Danger past, God forgotten. 飞鸟尽，良弓藏。
" Dreams are lies. 梦不足信。
" Do not teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。
" Do not have too many irons in the fire. 贪多嚼不烂。
" Do unto others as you would be done by. 己所不欲，勿失于人。
E
" Experience is the best teacher. 实践出真知。
" Every man is the architect (or artificer) of his own fortune. 自己幸福自己创。
" Evening red and morning grey are the sign of a fine day. 晚霞行千里。
" Every bean has its black. 金无足赤，人无完人。
" Even woods have ears.隔墙有耳。
" Enough is better than too much. 过犹不及。
" Every tub must stand on its own bottom. 人贵自立。
" Experience teaches. 吃一堑，长一智。
F
" Full vessels sound least. 大智若愚。
" First impressions are half the battle. 先入为主。
" Faith moves mountains. 精诚所至，金石为开。
" Fact is stranger than fiction. 大千世界，无奇不有。
" Fire proves gold, adversity proves man. 烈火识真金，逆境识英雄。
" Fire and water are good servants, but bad masters.水能载舟，亦能覆舟。
G
" Give everyone his due. 一视同仁。
" Good (or Great) wits jump. 英雄所见略同。
" Go while the going is good. 三十六计，走为上计。
" Great weights hang on small wires.千钧一发。
" Good wine needs no bush 酒香不怕巷子深。
" Greatest genius often lies concealed.大智若愚。
" Grasp all, lose all.贪多必失。
" Go to the sea, if you would fish well.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
H
" Honor to whom honor is due.论功行赏。
" He travels the fastest who travels alone. 曲高和寡。
" Heaven helps those who help themselves. 求人不如求己。
" He who laughs at crooked men should need walk very straight. 正人先正己。
" He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom. 千里之行，始于足下
" He that respects not is not respected. 欲受人敬，要先敬人。
" It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 智者不上两次当
" Humility often gains more than pride.满招损，谦受益。
" He is eloquent enough for whom truth speaks.事实胜于雄辩。
" He that promises too much means nothing. 轻诺者寡信。
" He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪，何患无词。" Hard words break no bones. 忠言逆耳利于行。
" Haste makes waste. 忙乱易错。欲速则不达。
" He that runs fastest gets the ring. 捷足先登。
I
" It is six of one and half a dozen of the other. 彼此彼此。
" If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow. 榜样的力量是无穷的。" It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟。
" Ill news never comes too late. 好事不出门，坏事传千里。
" It is the first step that is troublesome. 万事开头难。
J
" Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
K
" Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is key to it. 实践得真知。
" Keeping is harder than winning. 创业不易，守业更难。
" Knowledge is no burden. 艺不压身。
" Kiss and be friends. 握手言和。
" Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕
L
" Let's cross the bridge when we come to it.既来之，则安之。
" Love is blind. 情人眼里出西施。
" Little chips light great fires. 星星之火，可以燎原。
" Like knows like. 惺惺相惜。
" Live and learn. 学无止境。
M
" Merry meet, merry part. 好聚好散。
" Mind acts upon mind. 心有灵犀一点通。
N
" Nothing comes wrong to a hungry man.饥不择食
" No cross, no crown.不吃苦中苦，难为人上人。
" Nothing is easier than fault-finding. 站着说话不腰痛。
" No weal without woe. 福兮祸所伏, 祸兮福所倚。
" No work, no money. 不劳无获。
" Never too late (or old) to learn. 活到老，学到老。
" Never judge by appearances. 切莫以貌取人。
" No fire without smoke. 无风不起浪。
O
" One cloud is enough to eclipse all the sun.一叶障目，不见泰山。
" One swallow does not make a summer.一花独放不是春。
" One cannot be in two places at once. 一心不可二用。
P
" Practice is better than precept. 身教重于言教。
" Poverty is stranger to industry. 勤劳之人不受穷。
R
" Riches have wings. 富贵无常。
S
" Score twice before you cut once. 三思而后行。
" Sense comes with age. 老马识途。
" So the world wags. 这就是人生。
" So said, so done. 说到做到。言出必行。
" Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings. 要成大业，自信第一。T
" Talk of the devil and he will appear. 说曹操，曹操就到。
" Tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风。
" The reasons of the poor weight not. 人微言轻。
" The shortest way round is the longest way home.欲速则不达。
" Those are in the same boat should row together.同舟共济。
" Too much pudding will choke a dog.布丁太多噎死狗。
" The heart's letter is read in the eyes.眼睛是心灵的窗户。
" The deed proves the man.观其行而知其人。
" True gold fears not the fire.真金不怕火炼。
" Take time while time is, for time will away.机不可失，时不在来。
" The battle is to the strong.两强相遇勇者胜。
" The heart is seen in wine. 酒后吐真言。" Time is money. 时间就是金钱
" The best of friends must part. 天下没有不散的宴席。
" Through obedience learn to command. 先当学生，后当先生。
" Time tries all things. 时间检验一切。
" There is no fire without smoke. 无风不起浪。
U " Unpleasant advice is a good medicine. 忠言逆耳利于行。
W
" Wealth is nothing without health. 健康胜于财富。
" We begun is half done. 良好的开端等于成功的一半。
" Work makes the workman.熟能生巧。
Y
" You cannot have your cake and eat it. 有得就有失。事难两全其美。
" Youth's a stuff will not endure. 青春易逝。
" You are never too old to learn. 活到老学到老。
" You never know till you have tired.事非经过不知难。
Z
" Zeal without knowledge is fire without light. 热情而无知，犹如无光之火
谚语
1 Be honest rather clever。诚实比聪明更要紧。
2 Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle。随遇而安。
3 Be just to all, but trust not all。要公正对待所有的人，但不要轻信所有的人。
4 Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear。眼见的不能全信，耳闻的也不能半信。
5 Be slow to promise and quick to perform。不轻诺，诺必果。
6 Be swift to hear, slow to speak。多听少说。
7 Better an empty purse than an empty head。宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。
8 Better an open enemy than a false friend。明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
9 Better good neighbors near than relations far away。远亲不如近邻。
10 Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip。功亏一篑。
11 Between two stools one falls to the ground。脚踏两头要落空。
12 Beware beginnings。慎始为上。
13 Big mouthfuls often choke。多嚼不烂。
14 Bind the sack before it be full。做事应适可而止。
15 Birds of a feather flock together。物以类聚，人以群分。
16 Birth is much, but breeding is more。出身固然重要，教养更且重要。
17 Bite off more than one can chew。贪多咽不下。
18 Bite the hand that feeds one。恩将仇报。
19 Bitter pills may have wholesome effects。良药苦口利于病。
20 Blind men can judge no colors。不宜问道於盲。
21 Blood is thicker than water。血浓于水。
22 Bread is the staff of life。民以食为天。
23 Brevity is the soul of wit。言以简洁为贵。
24 Bring up a raven and he'll pick out your eyes。养虎贻患。
25 Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse。投鼠忌器。
26 Burnt child dreads the fire。一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
27 Business before pleasure。事业在先，享乐在後。
28 Business is business。公事公办。
29 By doing we learn。经一事，长一智。
30 By falling we learn to go safely。吃一堑，长一智。
31 By other's faults, wise men correct their own。他山之石，可以攻玉。
32 By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it。读书可以使我门的思想充实，谈话使其更臻完美。
流行语英译
Fan of celebrity 追星族
E.G. my sister is a fan of celebrity , who admires those famous singers and movie stars.
To bargain 侃价
E.G. if you bargain with them they might reduce the price
Knowledge economics 知识经济
E.G. this is the time of knowledge economics.
To expose 暴光
E.G. radios and televisions exposed the crimes of those corrupt officials
Minimum wage 最低工资
E.G. some staff members can only get the minimum wage.
Laid-off worker 下岗工人
E.G. the laid-off workers can get 300 yuan unemployment allowance per month from the government. To sell well 走俏
E.G. the book sells well.
Ignorant of law 法盲
E.G. don’t you think he is an ignorant of the law.
Market price 市价
E.G. actually the price I’ve offered is 10% lower than the market price.
To go fifty fifty; to go Dutch AA制
E.G. let’s go Dutch,ok?
Direct sales to customers 直销
E.G. many manufacturers adopt the strategy of direct sales to customers.
To settle a matter at one go 一步到位
E.G. we’d better settle the matter at one go.
Bubble economy 泡沫经济
Social influence of celebrities 名人效应
E.G. many enterprises want to take advantage of the social influence of celebrities to make their products well known.
Holiday economics 假日经济
E.G. holiday economics brought a lot of profits to hotels and tourism.
To pay the bill 埋单
E.G. it is your turn to pay the bill.
Buffet meal 自助餐
E.G. I think Buffet meals are cheap and nice.
Project to reemploy laid-off workers 再就业工程
E.G. the government launched a project to reemploy laid-off workers 2years ago.
Competitive products 拳头产品
E.G. the competitive products of our company are quality air conditioners.
Popular topic 热门话题
E.G. nowadays 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is a very popular topic in China.
Suicide bomb 人体炸弹
E.G. Three us soldiers were killed in yesterday’s suicide bombing
Internet bar 网吧
E.G. Many teenagers are so addicted to internet bars that they’ve given up their school studies Internet buddies 网友
E.G. I have made a lot of internet buddies
Sexual harassment 性骚扰
E.G. Sexual harassment is a serious problem in America
Sensational effect 轰动影响
E.G. the new measure caused a sensational effect.
Traffic jam 塞车
E.G. the traffic jam is really a headache to many employees.
E.G. I hear his ex-girlfriend has become a rich man’s lover.
To denounce 举报
E.G. the victim has denounced him to the police.
Publicly known figure 公众人物
E.G. the publicly known figures have their own problems, too.
Famous brand 名牌儿
E.G. Nick is a world-famous brand.
Impeach 弹劾
E.G. the former US president Bill Clinton’s rivals wanted to impeach him but in vain. To cut staff members 裁员
E.G. some airline companies are planning to cut staff members.
Prisoner abuse; abuse of prisoners 虐囚
E.G. the abuse of Iraqi prisoners was conducted only by a small number of US soldiers. To overcharge 宰人
E.G. some peddlers overcharge too much.
Dope 内幕
E.G. he got a lot of dope from the secretary.
To win the lottery 中彩
E.G. rory won $50 million in the California lottery.
To fight against terrorism 反恐
E.G. we are supportive of fighting against terrorism.
A private car 私家车
E.G. nowadays a lot of residents in Beijing own private cars.
Environmental protection 环保
E.G. environmental protection concerns everybody
中国成语英语翻译大全 Where there is a will, there is a way。有志者。事竟成爱屋及乌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 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 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 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 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 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
中国谚语英文翻译锦集⑴Ｐut the cart before the horse. 本末颠倒。 ⑵Ｐenny wise， pound foolish. 贪小便宜吃大亏。 ⑶Ｏbservation is the best teacher. 观察是最好的教师。 ⑷Ｐleasure comes through toil. 苦尽甘来。 ⑸Ｏld sin makes new shame. 一失足成千古恨。 ⑹Ｓeeing is believing. 眼见为实。 ⑺Ｏut of office， out of danger. 无官一身轻。 ⑻Ｏne‘s words reflect one’s thinking. 言为心声。 ⑼Ｓeek the truth from facts. 实事求是。 ⑽Ｐromise is debt. 一诺千金。
⑾Ｒome is not built in a day. 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。 ⑿Ｐrefer loss to unjust gain. 宁可吃亏，不贪便宜。 1⑶Ｒeading enriches the mind. 开卷有益。 1⑷Ｏld friends and old wines are best. 陈酒味醇，老友情深。 1⑸Ｐroverbs are the daughters of daily experience. 谚语是日常经验的结晶。 1⑹Ｐride goes before， and shame comes after. 骄傲使人落后。 1⑺Ｓhort accounts make long friends. 好朋友勤算账。 1⑻Ｏne swallow does not make a summ. 一燕不成夏。 1⑼Ｏne eyewitness is better than ten hearsays. 百闻不如一见。 20、Ｐour water into a sieve. 竹篮子打水一场空。 2⑴Ｓet a thief to catch a thief. 以贼捉贼。
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 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 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 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 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 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." 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 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 以人为本people oriented; people foremost 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."
“四字格”翻译 （一）并列关系 名山大川famous mountains and great rivers 名胜古迹scenic spots and historical sites 湖光山色landscape of lakes and hills 青山绿水green hills and clear waters 奇松怪石strangely-shaped pines and grotesque rock formations 平等互利equality and mutual benefit 扬长避短play up strengths and avoid weaknesses 反腐倡廉fight corruption and build a clean government 简政放权streamline administration and institute decentralization 集思广益draw on collective wisdon and absorb all useful ideas 国泰民安the country flourish and the people live in peace and harmony 政通人和the government functions well and people cooperate well 国计民生national welfare and the people’s livelihood 辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new 徇私舞弊bend the law for personal gain and engage in fraud 流连忘返linger on with no thought of leaving for home 国际局势复杂多变the complex and volatile international situation 开拓进取blaze new trails and forge ahead
和中文表达神同步英文谚语 1. 血浓于水 Blood is thicker than water. 血比水浓。这样简单直白的翻译，是不是很容易背诵? 2. 有钱任性 Have money to burn. 有钱到把钱当纸烧，恐怕也只有国民老公才能这么任性吧~ 3. 花钱如流水 Spend money like water. 不管是上面的“任性”，还是这一条的“流水”，都好想试试啊! 4. 拒之门外 Shut / slam the door in somebody's face. 把门摔在某人脸上，“拒绝”的意味很明显了~ 5. 隔墙有耳 Walls have ears. 墙上长了耳朵，当然就是“隔墙有耳”，也就是有人正在偷听啦~ 6. >>>三个臭皮匠赛过诸葛亮<< Two heads are better than one. 两个脑袋比一个好。虽然没有翻译出人名，但和中文谚语意思也是很接近了 7. >>>绞尽脑汁<<< Rack your brain(s) rack有“榨取”的意思，和中文“绞尽脑汁”高度同步~ 8. >>>光阴一去不复返<<< No one can call back yesterday. 很打击穿越党的一句话吧?没人能回到昨天，时光总是去而不返，珍惜每个当下吧! 9. >>>老王卖瓜自卖自夸<<<
Every cook praises his own broth. broth有肉汤的意思，这句话是说“每个厨师都会夸赞自己的汤”，是不是和“卖瓜”的“老王”动机一模一样呢? 10. >>>没有不带刺的玫瑰<<< No rose without a thorn. 还记得深情的小王子吗? It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important. 你在你的玫瑰花身上耗费的时间使得你的玫瑰花变得如此重要。 11. >>>班门弄斧<<< Teach fish to swim. 教一条鱼怎么去游泳?这不就是“班门弄斧”嘛~ 12. >>>有钱能使鬼推磨<<< Money talks. 13. >>>没金钱，就没爱情<<< No money, no honey. 呃，这个价值观我们不做评价，但这个中英文的同步性真心是神级了~ 14. >>>相思病无药可治<<< No herb will cure love. 很美的一句谚语，可以直接拿去表白了~ 15. >>>夜莺困笼不唱歌<<< Nightingales will not sing in a cage. 不自由，毋宁死。 Give me liberty or give me death. 山中无老虎，猴子称大王。When the cat is away, the mice will play. 坏事传千里。Bad news has wings.
中国的俗语翻译成英语怎么说？ 1.爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog. 2.百闻不如一见Seeing is believing. 3.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. 4.笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start. 5.不眠之夜white night 6.不以物喜不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses 7.不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best 8.不打不成交No discord, no concord. 9.拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 10.辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 11.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 12.大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 13.国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace 14.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 15.功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 16.好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more 17.好事不出门恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 18.和气生财Harmony brings wealth. 19.活到老学到老One is never too old to learn. 20.既往不咎let bygones be bygones 21.金无足赤人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 22.金玉满堂Treasures fill the home. 23.脚踏实地be down-to-earth 24.脚踩两只船sit on the fence 25.君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 26.老生常谈陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché 27.礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 28.留得青山在不怕没柴烧Where there is life, there is hope. 29.马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success 30.名利双收gain in both fame and wealth 31.茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened 32.没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. 33.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. 34.谋事在人成事在天The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes. 35.弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself 36.拿手好戏masterpiece 37.赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad 38.抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale 39.破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of
成语英语翻译大全 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;tofall 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 不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains,not saddenedby personnal losses 不遗余力spare no effort;go all out;do one‘s best 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 theold year and ring in the new 大事化小，小事化了try first to make their mistake sound lessserious and then to reduce it to nothing at all 大开眼界open one‘s eyes;broaden one‘s horizon;be aneye-opener 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 isas 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 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 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 脚踩两只船sit on the fence 君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure ascrystal;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. 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 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 orstandards. 每逢佳节倍思亲On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one‘s dear onesfar away.It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dearmost. 谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man,the outcome withHeaven./Man proposes,God disposes." 弄巧成拙be too smart by half;Cunning outwits itself. 拿手好戏masterpiece
80句中文谚语的英文翻译，简直太美了！ 01. A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near. 海内存知己，天涯若比邻。 02. A common danger causes common action. 同舟共济。 03. A contented mind is a continual/perpetual feast. 知足常乐。 04. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。 05. A guest should suit the convenience of the host. 客随主便。 06. A letter from home is a priceless treasure. 家书抵万金。 07. All rivers run into the sea. 殊途同归。 08. All time is no time when it is past. 机不可失，时不再来。 09. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一日一个苹果，身体健康不求医。 10. As heroes think, so thought Bruce. 英雄所见略同。 11. A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 12. Behind the mountains there are people to be found. 天外有天，山外有山。 13. Bad luck often brings good luck. 塞翁失马，安知非福。 14. Bread is the stall of life. 面包是生命的支柱（民以食为天）。 15. Business is business. 公事公办。 16. Clumsy birds have to start flying early. 笨鸟先飞。 17. Courtesy costs nothing. 礼多人不怪。 18. Custom makes all things easy. 习惯成自然。 19. Desire has no rest. 人的欲望无止境。 20. Difficult the first time, easy the second. 一回生，二回熟。 21. Do not change horses in mid-stream. 别在河流中间换马。 22. Do not have too many irons in the fire. 贪多嚼不烂。 23. Do not pull all your eggs in one basket. 别把所有的蛋都放在一个篮子里。（不要孤注一掷。） 24. Do not teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。 25. East or west, home is the best. 东奔西跑，还是家里好。 26. Experience is the best teacher. 实践出真知。 27. Fact is stranger than fiction. 事实比虚构更离奇。（大千世界，无奇不有。）
英语中常见的123个中国成语翻译 1.爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog. 2.百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing. 3.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. 个人收集整理勿做商业用途 4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start. 5.不眠之夜 white night 6.不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses 个人收集整理勿做商业用途 7.不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best 8.不打不成交 No discord, no concord. 9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul 10.辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 个人收集整理勿做商业用途 11.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 个人收集整理勿做商业用途 12.大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 个人收集整理勿做商业用途 13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace 个人收集整理勿做商业用途 14.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 个人收集整理勿做商业用途 15.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits. 16.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more 17.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 个人收集整理勿做商业用途
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 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 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 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 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 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 金无足赤,人无完人Gold can‘t be pure and man can‘t be perfect.
经典英文谚语大全带翻译 英文谚语大全带翻译第一部分 1、A little of everything, and nothing at all. 样样皆通，样样稀松。 2、A picture is a poem without words. 画为无言诗。 3、A word spoken cannot be recalled. 谚语是一个民族生产、生活智慧的沉淀与结晶,是一个民族语言与文化的精华。以下是由为大家推荐的英文谚语大全，欢迎大家学习参考。 一言说出，难以收回。 4、An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一个苹果，医生不来找我。 5、A man is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。 6、A little labour, much health. 常常走动，无病无痛。 7、A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept. 蛋糕莫保留，坏习气要除掉。 8、A life without a friend is a life without a sun. 她太喜爱这个娃娃了，所以对它观察得很细致。她是按这样的顺序来观察并描写的：蓝天→星星→月亮→小男孩和小女孩→可爱的小花猫。写一个静物比较容易，要把静物写得生动而又具体就不那么容易了。周智莹小朋友恰恰做到了这一点：她不仅写了这个静物各部分的颜色、大孝样子，还写出了小男孩和小女孩的服饰和姿态，最后还写出了自己的联想，字里行间流露出对爸爸送给自己的这份礼物的喜爱之情。 人生没有朋友，犹如生活没有阳光。
1.但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。
We wish each other a long life so as to share the beauty of this graceful moonlight, even though miles apart. 2.独在异乡为异客，每逢佳节倍思亲。 A lonely stranger in a strange land I am cast, I miss my family all the more on every festive day. 3.大江东去，浪淘尽，千古风流人物。 The endless river eastward flows; with its huge waves are gone all those gallant heroes of bygone years. 4.二人同心，其利断金。 If two people are of the same mind, their sharpness can cut through metal. 5.富贵不能淫，贫贱不能移，威武不能曲，此之谓大丈夫。 It is a true great man whom no money and rank can confuse, no poverty and hardship can shake, and no power and force can suffocate. 6.海内存知己，天涯若比邻。 A bosom friend afar brings distance near. 7.合抱之木，生于毫末，九层之台，起于累土；千里之行始于足下。 A huge tree that fills one’s arms grows from a tiny seedling; a nine-storied tower rises from a heap of earth; a thousand li journey starts with the first step. 8.祸兮，福之所依；福兮，祸之所伏。 Misfortune, that is where happiness depends; happiness, that is where misfortune underlies. 9.见贤思齐焉，见不贤而内自省也。 On seeing a man of virtue, try to become his equal; on seeing a man without virtue, examine yourself not to have the same defects. 10.江山如此多娇，引无数英雄尽折腰。 This land so rich in beauty has made countless heroes bow in homage. 11.举头望明月，低头思故乡。 Raising my head, I see the moon so bright; withdrawing my eyes, my nostalgia comes around. 12.俱往矣，数风流人物，还看今朝。 All are past and gone; we look to this age for truly great men. 13.君子成人之美，不成人之恶。 The gentleman helps others to achieve their moral perfection but not their evil conduct. 14.君子独立不惭于影，独寝不愧于魂。 A righteous man never feels ashamed to face his shadow when standing alone and to face his soul when sleeping alone. 15.君子之交淡如水，小人之交甘如醴。君子淡以亲，小人甘以绝。 The friendship between men of virtue is light like water, yet affectionate; the friendship between men without virtue is sweet like wine, yet easily broken.
中国成语的英语翻译 1.爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog. 2.百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing. 3.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. 4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start. 5.不眠之夜 white night 6.不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses 7.不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best 8.不打不成交 No discord, no concord. 9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul 10.辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 11.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 12.大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace 14.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 15.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits. 16.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more 17.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 18.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth. 19.活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn. 20.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones 21.金无足赤人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 22.金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home. 23.脚踏实地 be down-to-earth 24.脚踩两只船 sit on the fence 25.君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 26.老生常谈陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché 27.礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 28.留得青山在不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope. 29.马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success 30.名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth 31.茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened
英语成语翻译精选 有相当一部分成语可以用英语直接翻译出来，这样非常方便我们记忆。 （1）bad egg坏蛋，歹徒。 Trust him nothing；he is a bad egg。别信他，他是个坏蛋。 （2）crocodile tears鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲。 Don’t weep crocodile tears with his misfortune. I know you have always detested him and are only too happy to see him get into trouble。别假惺惺地为他的不幸难过了，我知道你一直讨厌他，看到他倒霉，心里可高兴哩！ （3）cry wolf呼喊“狼来了”，发假情报。 That politician cries wolf in every speech he makes。那个政治家在他的每篇演说中都发假警报。 （4）（that is）easier said than done说起来容易做起来难。 Easier said than done，let’s pay more attention to practice.
说起来容易做起来难，让我们多注意些实践吧！ （5）fish in troubled waters混水摸鱼，乘人之危。 He’s always been good at fishing in troubled waters; he made a lot of money by buying houses that were bombed in the war.他总是善于乘人之危大捞一把，他靠购买在战争中遭过轰炸的房屋而赚了大量的钱财。 （6）fish out of water离水之鱼，不得其所。 She felt like a fish of water at the evening party because she knew no one. 她在晚会上感到很局促，因为她一个人也不认识。 （7）gives someone an inch and he will take an ell得寸进尺。 If you give those people an inch，they’ll take an ell；we told them they might use our side path to reach their garden，now they have fenced in the path so that we cannot use it ourselves.那些人就是得寸进尺；我们对他们说，他们可以经过我们的小道进他们的花园，现