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中國俗語英文翻譯1
1.愛屋及烏 Love me, love my dog.
2.百聞不如一見 (眼見為實 )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.笨鳥先飛 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 personal losses
7.不遺余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
8.不打不成交 No discord, no concord.
9.拆東墻補西墻 rob Peter to pay Paul
10.辭舊迎新 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.大開眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
13.國泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace
14.過猶不及 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.功夫不負有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.
16.好了傷疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more
17.好事不出門惡事傳千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
18.和氣生財 Harmony brings wealth.
19.活到老學到老 One is never too old to learn.
20.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones
21.金無足赤人無完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
22.金玉滿堂 Treasures fill the home.
23.腳踏實地 be down-to-earth
24.腳踩兩只船 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.老生常談陳詞濫調(diào) cut and dried, cliché
27.禮尚往來 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
28.留得青山在不怕沒柴燒 Where there is life, there is hope.
29.馬到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success
30.名利雙收 gain in both fame and wealth
31.茅塞頓開 be suddenly enlightened
32.沒有規(guī)矩不成方圓 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
33.每逢佳節(jié)倍思親 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
34.謀事在人成事在天 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.拿手好戲 masterpiece
37.賠了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad
38.拋磚引玉 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.搶得先機 take the preemptive opportunities
41.巧婦難為無米之炊 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.前事不忘后事之師 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
44.前人栽樹后人乘涼 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests 或 One 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.強龍難壓地頭蛇 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.強強聯(lián)手 win-win co-operation
48.瑞雪兆豐年 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.人海戰(zhàn)術 huge-crowd strategy
52.世上無難事只要肯攀登 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.歲歲平安 Peace all year round.
56.上有天堂下有蘇杭 Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
57.塞翁失馬焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
58.三十而立 A man should be independent at the age of thirty.At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.
59.升級換代 updating and upgrading (of products)
60.四十不惑 Life begins at forty.
61.誰言寸草心報得三春暉 Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass.
62.水漲船高 When the river rises, the boat floats high.
63.時不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
64.殺雞用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
65.實事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
66.說曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
67.實話實說speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
68.實踐是檢驗真理的.唯一標準Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
69.山不在高，有仙則名'No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; '
70.韜光養(yǎng)晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
71.糖衣炮彈sugar-coated bullets
72.天有不測風云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
73.團結就是力量Unity is strength.
74.“跳進黃河洗不清”'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
75.歪風邪氣unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
76.物以類聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
77.往事如風'The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is pas
78.望子成龍hold high hopes for one's child
79.屋漏又逢連陰雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
80.文韜武略military expertise; military strategy
81.唯利是圖draw water to one's mill
82.無源之水,無本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
83.無中生有make create something out of nothing
84.無風不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire. 85.徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
86.新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
87.虛心使人進步,驕傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
88. 蓄勢而發(fā)accumulate strength for a take-off
89.心想事成May all your wish come true
90.心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding 91.先入為主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
92.先下手為強catch the ball before the bound
93.像熱鍋上的螞蟻like an ant on a hot pan
94.現(xiàn)身說法warn people by taking oneself as an example
95.息事寧人pour oil on troubled waters
96.喜憂參半mingled hope and fear
97.循序漸進step by step
98.一路平安，一路順風speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest
99.嚴以律己,寬以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
100魚米之鄉(xiāng)
101.有情人終成眷屬'Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.
102.有錢能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go/ Money talks.
103. 有識之士people of vision
104.有勇無謀use brawn rather than brain
105.有緣千里來相會Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
106.與時俱進advance with times
107.以人為本people oriented; people foremost
108.因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
109.欲窮千里目，更上一層樓'to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther或 Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight.' a land of milk and honey
110.欲速則不達Haste does not bring success.
111. 優(yōu)勝劣汰survival of the fittest
112.英雄所見略同Great minds think alike.
113.冤家宜解不宜結Better make friends than make enemies.
114.冤假錯案'cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases'
115.一言既出，駟馬難追A real man never goes back on his words.
116.招財進寶Money and treasures will be plentiful
117.債臺高筑become debt-ridden
118.致命要害Achilles' heel
119. 眾矢之的target of public criticism
120.知己知彼,百戰(zhàn)不殆Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.
121. 紙上談兵be an armchair strategist
122.紙包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
123.左右為難between the devil and the deep blue sea
中國俗語英文翻譯2
1.愛屋及烏
Love me, love my dog.
2.百聞不如一見
One look is worth a thousand words.Seeing is believing.
3.比上不足，比下有余
to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
4.笨鳥先飛
A slow sparrow should make an early start.
5.不遺余力
spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
6.不打不成交
No discord, no concord.
7.拆東墻補西墻
rob Peter to pay Paul
8.辭舊迎新
bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
9.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.大開眼界
broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
11.國泰民安
the country flourishes and people live in peace
12.過猶不及
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.好了傷疤忘了疼
once on shore, one prays no more
14.好事不出門，壞事傳千里
Bad news travels fast.
15.和氣生財
harmony brings wealth;friendliness is conducive to business success
16.活到老學到老
never too old to learn
17.既往不咎
let bygones be bygones
18.金無足赤，人無完人
There are spots even on the sun.
19.金玉滿堂
Treasures fill the home.
20.腳踏實地
be down-to-earth
21.腳踩兩只船
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.老生常談，陳詞濫調(diào)
cut and dried; cliché
24.禮尚往來
Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
25.留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
Where there is life, there is hope.
26.馬到成功
achieve immediate victory; win instant success
27.名利雙收
gain both fame and wealth
28.茅塞頓開
be suddenly enlightened
29.沒有規(guī)矩，不成方圓
Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
30.每逢佳節(jié)倍思親
On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
31.謀事在人，成事在天
Man proposes; God disposes.
32.弄巧成拙
make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
33.賠了夫人又折兵
suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
34.拋磚引玉
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.搶得先機
take the preemptive opportunities
37.巧婦難為無米之炊
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，后事之師
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.強龍難壓地頭蛇
The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
42.瑞雪兆豐年
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.世上無難事，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，下有蘇杭
Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth.
48.塞翁失馬，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.水漲船高
A ship rises with the tide.
51.時不我待
Time and tide wait for no man.
52.殺雞用牛刀
use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
53.實事求是
seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
54.說曹操，曹操到
speak of the devil
55.實話實說
speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
56.實踐是檢驗真理的唯一標準
Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
57.韜光養(yǎng)晦
hide one's capacities and bide one's time
58.糖衣炮彈
sugar-coated bullets
59.天有不測風云
Anything unexpected may happen/ a bolt from the blue
60.團結就是力量
Unity is strength.
61.跳進黃河洗不清
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.歪風邪氣
unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
63.物以類聚，人以群分
Birds of a feather flock together.
64.望子成龍
hold high hopes for one's child
65.唯利是圖
seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
66.無中生有
a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
67.無風不起浪
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.蓄勢待發(fā)
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.先入為主
First impressions are firmly entrenched.
74.先下手為強
He who strikes first gains the advantage.The best defense is offense.
75.熱鍋上的'螞蟻
ants on a hot pan
76.現(xiàn)身說法
warn people by taking oneself as an example
77.息事寧人
pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
78.循序漸進
proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
79.嚴以律己，寬以待人
be strict with oneself and lenient with others
80.有情人終成眷屬
Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.
81.有錢能使鬼推磨
Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.
82.有識之士
a man of insight
83.有勇無謀
bold but not crafty
84.有緣千里來相會
Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
85.與時俱進
keep pace with the times
86.以人為本
people-oriented
87.因材施教
teach students according to their aptitude
88.欲窮千里目，更上一層樓
to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
89.欲速則不達
Haste makes waste.More haste, less speed.
90.優(yōu)勝劣汰
survival of the fittest
91.英雄所見略同
Great minds think alike.
92.冤家宜解不宜結
Better make friends than make enemies.
93.冤假錯案
cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
94.一言既出，駟馬難追
A promise is a promise.A real man never goes back on his words.
95.招財進寶
bring in wealth and treasure
96.債臺高筑
become debt-ridden
97.眾矢之的
target of public criticism
98.紙上談兵
be an armchair strategist
99.紙包不住火
You can't wrap fire in paper.What's done by night appears by day.
100.左右為難
caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea
中國俗語英文翻譯3
back and forth 前前后后
Bad news travels fast. 壞事傳千里
Barking dogs seldom bite. 愛叫的狗很少咬人
be all fingers and thumbs 做事笨手笨腳
Be careful with thing and merciful with people. 對物要愛惜，對人要感恩
be far-sighted 目光遠大
be in the same boat 同舟共濟
be kept waiting for some time 苦苦等候
be open and aboveboard 光明磊落
be true to one's name 名副其實
be very ungrateful 以怨報德
Beauty is but skin deep. 人不可貌相
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼里出西施
Beauty is only skin-deep. 人不可貌相
Beggars must not be choosers. 饑不擇食
bell the cat 風險重重
Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 寧為雞頭，不為鳳尾
Better late than never . 遲做總比不做好
Better master one than engage with ten. 會十事不如精一事
Better the devil you know than the devil you do not know.
明槍易躲，暗箭難防
Birds of a feather flock together. 鳥以群分，物以類聚
bite the hand that feeds one 忘恩負義
Bitter pills may have wholesome effects. 良藥苦口
Blood is thicker than water. 疏不間親/血濃于水
bonkers 瘋狂的
both feet on the ground 實事求是
Boys will be boys. 男孩子畢竟是男孩子
Brazen-faced /thick-skinned 厚臉皮
Burn one's boats 破釜沉舟
bury one's head in the sand 無視事實
Business comes before pleasure. 正事在先，玩樂在后
Buyers want a hundred eyes; sellers，none.
買東西的要有百只眼，賣東西的'可以不長眼.
By George 的確
by the grapevine 小道消息
can of worms 一團糟
can not see the wood for the trees 只見樹木不見森林
carry the can 面對責備,負起責任
change with each passing day 日新月異
chaos 烏煙瘴氣
Clothes do not make the man. 人不可貌相
Clothes make the man. 人要衣裝，佛要金裝
Come Across A Tiger In The Mountain 山中遇虎
come straight to the point 開門見山
Coming events cast their shadows before. 山雨欲來風滿樓
Comparisons are odious. 人比人，氣死人
Constant dropping wears away the stone. 滴水穿石
cool one's heels 坐冷板凳
Craft must have clothes, but truth loves to go naked.
詭計需要偽裝，真理喜歡陽光
Custom makes all things easy. 熟能生巧
Custom reconciles us to everything. 習慣成自然
Cut your coat according to your cloth. 量入為出
Dead men tell no tales. 死無對證
Deal with a man as he deals with you. 以其人之道還治其人之身
deli(delicatessen) 熟食店
deserve one's reputation 名不虛傳
Diamond cut diamond. 強中更有強中手
Diligence is the mother of success. 失敗是成功之母
disco(discotheque) 迪斯科
divi(dividend) 紅利
Do as I say, not as I do. 照我說的做，別照我做的做
Do as you would be done by. 己所不欲,勿施于人
Do evil that good may come. 行惡以求善果
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