小学100个中国成语俗语的英文翻译.docx

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1、Ol 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 worst04 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 best06 不打不成交 NO discord, no concord.07 拆

2、东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul08 辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new09 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 all10 大开眼界 broaden one s horizon; be an eye-opener11 国泰民安 the country flourishes and people live in peace12 过犹不及 going be

3、yond the limit is as bad as fallingshort; excess is just as bad as deficiency;too much is as bad as too little13 好了伤疤忘了疼 OnCe on shore, one prays no more14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 success16 活至U老学至!j老 never too old to learn1

4、7 既往不咎 let bygones be bygones18 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-earth21脚踩两只船sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp22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; cliche24礼尚往来Courtesy call

5、s 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 success27名利双收gain both fame and wealth28茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened29没有规矩，不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.30每逢佳节倍思亲dearOn festive occasions more than ever one thi

6、nks of one 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 smart33赔了夫人又折兵suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish34抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale35破釜沉舟cut o

7、ff all means of retreat； burn one s own way of retreat andbe determined to fight to the end36抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities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-1i journey begins with the first step-the highest eminence is to be gained step by step39前事不忘，后事之师Past ex

8、perience, 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 something41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 year43人逢喜事精神爽People are in high spirits when involve

9、d in happy events.44世上无难事，只怕有心人Where there is a will, there is a way.世外桃源a retreat away from the turmoil of the world46 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 andHangzhou on earth48 塞翁失马，焉知非福 a blessing in disguise;Every cloud has a silver linin

10、g.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 tide51时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.52杀鸡用牛刀use a steam-hammer to crack nuts53实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts54说曹操，曹

11、操到speak of the devil55实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is56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 time58 糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets59天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen, a bolt from the blue60团结就是力量Unity is

12、 strength.0461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 name62歪风邪气unhealthy trends and vulgar practices63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 child65 唯利是图 seek nothing but profits; b

13、e blind to all but one s own interests66无中生有a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air67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 purpose69新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean70蓄势待发accumulate strength for a take-off71心想事

14、成May all your wish come true72心照不宣have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation73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 pan76现身说法warn

15、people by taking oneself as an example77息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned循序渐进proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order79严以律己，宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient with others80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 insight83有勇无谋b