中国成语的英文形式

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爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
! P8 v5 R/ i$ y百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
& N# m& I) B( M9 |. q! Z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
( q. O* _& A) O# [: T1 Z笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
. l& `6 c! C7 [0 E! N7 p; N不眠之夜white night　
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
不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
: [- A: q) q( \$ u3 A( l; [! [拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
2 x3 K$ _) a6 y) ]- }% @辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
6 {1 C) ]3 y& j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
, D- V" p$ ~* d( F, K" f. W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
  y! l- H3 e' s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
% {# y) `$ z0 G" D+ f8 Q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.
  }7 @0 `2 q0 v7 E' S和气生财Harmony brings wealth
活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.
" R5 @9 q& p  ~  Y, s, u/ D既往不咎let bygones be bygones
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
/ p: V7 f" [) S- P8 ~3 t9 P" L脚踏实地be down-to-earth
9 O2 C, P* K# q7 D5 k脚踩两只船sit on the fence
9 d; V. v# x) d; w2 o君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
* w/ u  q" m5 o' t礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
2 X+ x7 }7 H% |  @, D1 Z% Z  \' d留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
5 P1 ^- J8 q$ q马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
, _. S1 b: V% \% v没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
7 ~8 f1 F- ]7 b, r3 [每逢佳节倍思亲
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
- W! M; s% E, U% Y2 W, GIt is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
! b" \" ?% g5 N) D+ G2 C0 H弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
拿手好戏masterpiece
1 [9 e3 e. \! `赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
  x6 Y( _" a6 M1 e% C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
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
' T5 ?1 B) D* f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.
: I1 V1 h: A- O& t: L# E3 t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
. F( |- f3 m  I! a9 W前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
- C: x- p2 M3 B# G, E前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
& k# ?# E4 I$ I( W, o& W! uOne sows and another reaps.
1 F5 i, v2 `2 ]6 C前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something
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.
强强联手win-win co-operation
2 f1 v7 _* f" _( |: H1 `' D5 I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.
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
' i  p0 s$ f. |& t. P$ t世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
8 I9 {. ~2 `4 P9 l世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
8 }. Z8 B- }! `& m, E% @2 |死而后已until my heart stops beating
岁岁平安Peace all year round
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.
, j* s& q, d! o! c) s5 ^三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.
1 C! F" u& J: i4 s- g! X5 n: cAt thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
. c. N# z* P/ ]) d+ L; H; L- L四十不惑Life begins at forty.
9 |, l3 Z2 T% K' V# i" d+ W谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. "
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
4 R7 }, q5 Q8 c" ~% W, b1 n时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
, x) V, c" J0 t6 L' \7 V1 Z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
- }( |1 N- Y" i说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
2 O! S. z! Y' j+ ?. O实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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; "
韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
7 D4 w! N! b+ _6 {( {3 p+ P: p# v糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
6 H, F" Y2 \' f; C天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
. M9 D* s* G+ q* Y9 z) i$ A团结就是力量Unity is strength.
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
" N+ w5 J$ H: y! {歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
往事如风"The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past."
& d: r4 [4 q! K" h望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
5 |: o6 E) ^& Y/ `2 X% W屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
6 C. i0 b" Q+ j' r文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
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
$ ]# \; `2 N, G' b8 `6 R无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.
% k; l* B' N7 T5 S% a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
: K7 u9 x5 ^! J! N8 o' [虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
) z" x% P& I" K6 [蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
1 A1 y, [7 J3 W+ v, L5 R心想事成May all your wish come true
8 L2 s  r0 _3 m/ G' S; @心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
' c  p3 x- P2 R3 b4 O; i+ Z8 L' b: Q先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
/ R; c! v% ]- q! ]+ x0 p! Z& ~像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
+ n+ p: F4 P0 l4 @. `3 N  G息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
循序渐进step by step
4 G( S5 r' R  ^- T! I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
+ E3 E$ a9 x4 F+ [' a1 O8 E4 _9 d鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
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.
有识之士people of vision
8 Q( L: T9 _. F! g, N* R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.
$ u" c( |7 I- @, k* b& M. B. k与时俱进advance with times
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
1 k' m+ z# H7 J4 O7 O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.
5 _5 J. {9 h  C+ t) x5 L$ a优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
+ P5 j2 d: y7 e4 Q( a+ k( _冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
! B5 z2 a7 f, ~! z4 n0 b, P( P冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
债台高筑become debt-ridden
4 y" U  w6 x, }9 t$ ^% W* `致命要害Achilles' heel
- P' Z5 `4 w6 o0 a. I众矢之的target of public criticism
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.
- D* H8 A# @0 k( ^纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
; A* D+ a% _, a" k- {1 g+ y, g纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
/ N$ x# u1 d" {6 n2 _) h( [0 u* Y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)
' g+ Q8 G4 i( z6 A                  人山人海-(people mountain people sea)
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  哈哈~好笑把！！！