中国成语的英文形式

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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
) {( r) F2 E$ b4 z: }7 d) `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　
2 v2 C- Q" C5 o; {/ |3 b4 l- T  k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
5 n% p0 X4 v& x4 i( s; w不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
# N7 U% n& N! P2 G2 s9 b5 D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
3 g- ?$ w: [' s1 k$ ^4 }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
% A: c8 \4 m# Q6 `: a3 O9 L+ i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.
. S0 K3 d0 R( C& i; m和气生财Harmony brings wealth
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
9 I3 i" r! M$ [' u9 d  R  ?) k既往不咎let bygones be bygones
5 G* v# E) M6 C1 l) l7 [8 d7 \金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
1 t. O4 G% I, p3 U/ s! t5 P9 j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 as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
+ W; f4 `" O% A老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
' @: B$ W8 z( w4 M7 u7 S( \3 Q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."
- p( H9 H! G$ s( Z2 {/ @" [- r马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
1 Z$ g: T  q9 H" V3 B茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
# N- j& j9 P8 l. e每逢佳节倍思亲
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
2 m, m7 Y( M2 x0 ~# G) g. SIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
9 U% f) [1 Q' r! e% K& _7 y' O' e谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
0 B6 G; x3 L. X: I4 P2 y: B弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
' a2 U9 _: H% {0 }" e2 F# i2 A$ S拿手好戏masterpiece
9 T0 g# Z& `7 N. b; r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
. c+ C2 I9 L# a" L8 z3 u6 ?. ~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.
  r6 C3 e4 q2 {# u: e. f6 E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
( j8 H2 ?8 ]8 G9 I) A; t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.
, }% X' F4 z: {2 l. A: n前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
! G& g) g6 I, z0 U/ F) @0 Y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.
# C- J& j8 \: q2 W- j8 V2 w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.
, w' }/ G: P  @+ M  y3 W/ R; L* S人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
! [' ~' ]3 |4 b7 }2 f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;
) @4 U3 u$ R9 L$ w; @/ L" u: X! {死而后已until my heart stops beating
岁岁平安Peace all year round
" e/ V* L5 \( X8 c上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
+ ?* y% P$ j( N三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
8 v, x1 i" M1 _; m' v: X7 F# {1 K( SAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
  L$ ^3 k  p4 d2 J0 u9 t' @. B5 \9 a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. "
; \9 e  V" Q1 U. D" m2 |( V7 C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
, x+ }) X* ]" G1 d; s说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
1 T. r& s8 g$ s* ^  r6 x3 ^# L8 e实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
( e8 g' f  D4 A5 v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; "
5 k5 P9 G0 c6 O韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
, l7 d8 w; t8 z" S) g: R% T' O! f糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
1 T3 S$ ~( v9 V天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
- o1 u& M* R& c5 v# E, d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
% [& k. G7 F. O# |物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
+ `. i1 h/ Y2 R" w; k% ~! x5 d往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
- v2 F7 _4 K* r2 p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.
4 Z# l$ S' h5 a$ H文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
8 d' A: }( ?1 x8 B" n, C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
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
4 ?% I" l/ W) o无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
1 I. G+ [7 u% a3 U* ~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
# t$ R5 Q/ _) o心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
$ ~% x* }$ M- ]" g先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
: U5 F, [7 ?2 u% @先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
$ X) i! B" |( ^& J: u9 @像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
9 o5 e: F! i5 |2 Z; L+ n现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
' y; J3 r+ `6 m息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
/ w, F; G$ I7 `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
% N% [; H9 N: f/ Z& x7 Z1 ?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.
" f9 Y6 `0 Z% s- t3 N/ y& u有识之士people of vision
' n- I8 \4 n. o+ V) C: W0 U* b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.
/ ?9 B9 C$ U( w! ^+ X) `# v与时俱进advance with times
) s5 V. d+ C: C+ N7 i以人为本people oriented; people foremost
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
0 k8 d4 R: e3 Y2 M9 F7 G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
* G- s- N0 `! e1 @2 Q7 }英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
% G1 n  W6 N/ V2 F4 o冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
$ x, u0 `8 B/ Q+ N; D一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
" `, `+ a0 w' H# F  Z, S9 r0 X8 j9 j% s招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
+ X' s/ K6 X- p5 k6 Y  E$ A/ V债台高筑become debt-ridden
8 {8 x' q3 h! o# _: W2 B0 m致命要害Achilles' heel
众矢之的target of public criticism
& C" G0 [, {' @3 b7 W3 a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.
& x$ O" s+ u8 O纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
/ y6 U6 M6 }4 U; e2 s纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
7 y4 M" B- u1 o9 M6 a3 X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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  哈哈~好笑把！！！