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英语谚语

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

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.