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60个中国成语的英文翻译
1.爱屋及乌 Love me, love mydog.
2.百闻不如一见 (眼见为实 )Seeing is believing.
3.比上不足比下有余 worse offthan some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better thanthe worst.
4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrowshould make an early start.
5.不眠之夜 white night
6.不以物喜不以己悲 not pleasedby 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, noconcord.
9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter topay Paul
10.辞旧迎新 bid farewell tothe 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 tomake 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 countryflourishes and people live in peace
14.过犹不及 going too far isas bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too muchis as bad as too little
15.功夫不负有心人 Everythingcomes to him who waits.
16.好了伤疤忘了疼 once onshore, one prays no more
17.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good newsnever goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
18.和气生财 Harmony bringswealth.
19.活到老学到老 One is nevertoo old to learn.
20.既往不咎 let bygones bebygones
21.金无足赤人无完人 Gold can'tbe pure and man can't be perfect.
22.金玉满堂 Treasures fillthe home.
23.脚踏实地 be down-to-earth
24.脚踩两只船 sit on thefence
25.君子之交淡如水 thefriendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keepsfriendship green
26.老生常谈陈词滥调 cut anddried, cliché
27.礼尚往来 Courtesy callsfor reciprocity.
28.留得青山在不怕没柴烧 Wherethere is life, there is hope.
29.马到成功 achieveimmediate victory; win instant success
30.名利双收 gain in bothfame and wealth
31.茅塞顿开 be suddenlyenlightened
32. 没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing canbe accomplished without norms or standards. 33.每逢佳节倍思亲 On festiveoccasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.It is on thefestival occasions when one misses his dear most.
34.谋事在人成事在天 The planninglies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes.
35.弄巧成拙 be too smart byhalf; Cunning outwits itself
36.拿手好戏 masterpiece
37.赔了夫人又折兵 throw goodmoney after bad
38.抛砖引玉 a modest spur toinduce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat tocatch a whale
39.破釜沉舟 cut off allmeans of retreat;burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end
40.抢得先机 take thepreemptive opportunities
41.巧妇难为无米之炊 If you haveno hand you can't make a fist. One can't make bricks without straw.
42.千里之行始于足下 athousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to begained step by step
43. 前事不忘后事之师 Pastexperience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. 44.前人栽树后人乘凉 Onegeneration plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.One sowsand another reaps.
45.前怕狼后怕虎 fear the wolfin front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something
46. 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.
47.强强联手 win-winco-operation
48.瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a good harvest.
49.人之初性本善 Man's natureat birth is good.
50.人逢喜事精神爽 Joy putsheart into a man.
51.人海战术 huge-crowdstrategy
52.世上无难事只要肯攀登 Where there is a will, there is a way.
53.世外桃源 a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
54.死而后已 until my heartstops beating
55.岁岁平安 Peace all yearround.
56.上有天堂下有苏杭 Just asthere is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
57.塞翁失马焉知非福 Misfortunemay be an actual blessing.
58.三十而立 A man should beindependent at the age of thirty.At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.
59.升级换代 updating and upgrading (of products)
60.四十不惑 Life begins atforty. |