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英语翻译中常用的中国成语

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, clich
é


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
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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
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 retreat and be determined to
fight to the end

40.
抢得先机

take the preemptive opportunities

41.
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.

42.
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

43.
前事不忘后事之师

Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

44.
前人栽树后人乘凉

One
generation
plants
the
trees
in
whose
shade
another
generation
sows and another reaps.

45.
前怕狼后怕虎

fear the wolf in 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-win co-operation

48.
瑞雪兆丰年

A timely snow promises a good harvest.

49.
人之初性本善

Man's nature at birth is good.

50.
人逢喜事精神爽

Joy puts heart into a man.

51.
人海战术

huge-crowd strategy

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 heart stops beating

55.
岁岁平安

Peace all year round.

56.
上有天堂下有苏杭

Just
as
there
is
paradise
in
heaven,
ther
are
Suzhou
and
Hangzhou
on
earth.

57.
塞翁失马焉知非福

Misfortune may be an actual blessing.

58.
三十而立

A man should be independent at the age of 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 at forty.
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61.
谁言寸草心报得三春晖

Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass.