实用英语-100个中国成语俗语的英文翻译

青岛希尼尔翻译公司（www.sinosenior.com）2016年1月17日整理了实用英语-100个中国成语俗语的英文翻译，内容如下：

01
　　爱屋及乌
　　Love me, love my dog.
　　02
　　百闻不如一见
　　One look is worth a thousand words.
　　Seeing is believing.
　　03
　　比上不足，比下有余
　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
　　04
　　笨鸟先飞
　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
　　05
　　不遗余力
　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
　　06
　　不打不成交
　　No discord, no concord.
　　07
　　拆东墙补西墙
　　rob Peter to pay Paul
　　08
　　辞旧迎新
　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
　　09
　　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
　　10
　　大开眼界
　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
　　11
　　国泰民安
　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
　　12
　　过犹不及
　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
　　too much is as bad as too little
　　13
　　好了伤疤忘了疼
　　once on shore, one prays no more
　　14
　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
　　Bad news travels fast.
　　15
　　和气生财
　　harmony brings wealth;
　　friendliness is conducive to business success
　　16
　　活到老学到老
　　never too old to learn
　　17
　　既往不咎
　　let bygones be bygones
　　18
　　金无足赤，人无完人
　　There are spots even on the sun.
　　19
　　金玉满堂
　　Treasures fill the home.
　　20
　　脚踏实地
　　be down-to-earth
　　21
　　脚踩两只船
　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
　　22
　　君子之交淡如水
　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
　　23
　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
　　cut and dried; cliché
　　24
　　礼尚往来
　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
　　25
　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
　　Where there is life, there is hope.
　　26
　　马到成功
　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
　　27
　　名利双收
　　gain both fame and wealth
　　28
　　茅塞顿开
　　be suddenly enlightened
　　29
　　没有规矩，不成方圆
　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
　　30
　　每逢佳节倍思亲
　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
　　31
　　谋事在人，成事在天
　　Man proposes; God disposes.
　　32
　　弄巧成拙
　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
　　33
　　赔了夫人又折兵
　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
　　34
　　抛砖引玉
　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
　　35
　　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
　　36
　　抢得先机
　　take the preemptive opportunities
　　37
　　巧妇难为无米之炊
　　One can't make bricks without straw.
　　38
　　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
　　39
　　前事不忘，后事之师
　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
　　40
　　前怕狼，后怕虎
　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind； hesitate in doing something
　　41
　　强龙难压地头蛇
　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
　　42
　　瑞雪兆丰年
　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
　　43
　　人逢喜事精神爽
　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
　　44
　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
　　45
　　世外桃源
　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
　　46
　　人之初，性本善
　　Humans are born good.
　　47
　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
　　48
　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
　　a blessing in disguise;
　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
　　49
　　三十而立
　　A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.
　　50
　　水涨船高
　　A ship rises with the tide
　　51
　　时不我待
　　Time and tide wait for no man.
　　52
　　杀鸡用牛刀
　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
　　53
　　实事求是
　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
　　54
　　说曹操，曹操到
　　speak of the devil
　　55
　　实话实说
　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
　　56
　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
　　韬光养晦
　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time 58
　　糖衣炮弹
　　sugar-coated bullets 59
　　天有不测风云
　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue 60
　　团结就是力量
　　Unity is strength.
　　61
　　跳进黄河洗不清
　　Even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean - there's nothing one can do to clear one's name
　　62
　　歪风邪气
　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
　　63
　　物以类聚，人以群分
　　Birds of a feather flock together.
　　64
　　望子成龙
　　hold high hopes for one's child
　　65
　　唯利是图
　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
　　66
　　无中生有
　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
　　67
　　无风不起浪
　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
　　68
　　徇私枉法
　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
　　69
　　新官上任三把火
　　a new broom sweeps clean
　　70
　　蓄势待发
　　accumulate strength for a take-off
　　71
　　心想事成
　　May all your wish come true
　　72
　　心照不宣
　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
　　73
　　先入为主
　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
　　74
　　先下手为强
　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
　　The best defense is offense.
　　75
　　热锅上的蚂蚁
　　ants on a hot pan
　　76
　　现身说法
　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
　　77
　　息事宁人
　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
　　78
　　循序渐进
　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
　　79
　　严以律己，宽以待人
　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
　　80
　　有情人终成眷属
　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well. 81
　　有钱能使鬼推磨
　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks. 82
　　有识之士
　　a man of insight 83
　　有勇无谋
　　bold but not crafty 84
　　有缘千里来相会
　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination. 85
　　与时俱进
　　keep pace with the times 86
　　以人为本
　　people-oriented
　　87
　　因材施教
　　teach students according to their aptitude
　　88
　　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.
　　89
　　欲速则不达
　　Haste makes waste.
　　More haste, less speed.
　　90
　　优胜劣汰
　　survival of the fittest
　　91
　　英雄所见略同
　　Great minds think alike.
　　92
　　冤家宜解不宜结
　　Better make friends than make enemies.
　　93
　　冤假错案
　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
　　94
　　一言既出，驷马难追
　　A promise is a promise.
　　A real man never goes back on his words.
　　95
　　招财进宝
　　bring in wealth and treasure
　　96
　　债台高筑
　　become debt-ridden
　　97
　　众矢之的
　　target of public criticism
　　98
　　纸上谈兵
　　be an armchair strategist
　　99
　　纸包不住火
　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
　　What's done by night appears by day.
　　100
　　左右为难
　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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