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中国俗语的英文翻译)
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
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There\\\'s no smoke without fire. 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
心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding 先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
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
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
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
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
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.
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
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
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
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
致命要害Achilles\\\' heel
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.
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place
前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
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 bull ies. 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.
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
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; 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.
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."
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
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.
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 说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
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
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
天有不测风云Anything uneXPected may happen. a bolt from the blue 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 "
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."
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. 文韬武略military eXPertise; military strategy
唯利是图draw water to one\\\'s mill
爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
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
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.
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
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
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.
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
活到老,学到老One is never too old to learn.
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
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
老生常谈,陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
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."
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
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. 每逢佳节倍思亲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.
谋事在人,成事在天"The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. "
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
拿手好戏masterpiece
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
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.
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
前事不忘,后事之师Past eXPerience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. 知己知彼,百战不殆;不知彼而知己,一胜一负;不知己不知彼,每战必殆。 Know the enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.If you only know yourself, but not your opponent, you may win or may lose.If you know neither yourself nor your enemy, you will always endanger yourself.
中国谚语翻译
1.爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.
2.百闻不如一见 (眼见为实)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.笨鸟先飞 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.不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
8.不打不成交 No discord, no concord.
9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul
10.辞旧迎新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.大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace
14.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
15.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.
16.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more
17.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
18.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth.
19.活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn.
20.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones
21-40
21.金无足赤人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
22.金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home.
23.脚踏实地 be down-to-earth
24.脚踩两只船 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.老生常谈陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché,stereotype(六级考点)
27.礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
28.留得青山在不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope.
29.马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success
30.名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth
31.茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened
32.没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. 33.每逢佳节倍思亲 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.谋事在人成事在天 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.拿手好戏 masterpiece
37.赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad
38.抛砖引玉 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.抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities
41-62
41.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. (四级翻译考点)
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.前事不忘后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
44.前人栽树后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.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.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.
47.强强联手 win-win co-operation
48.瑞雪兆丰年 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.人海战术 huge-crowd strategy
52.世上无难事只要肯攀登 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.岁岁平安 Peace all year round.
56.上有天堂下有苏杭 Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
57.塞翁失马焉知非福 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.升级换代 updating and upgrading (of products)
60.四十不惑 Life begins at forty.
61.谁言寸草心报得三春晖 Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass.
62.水涨船高 When the river rises, the boat floats high.
63-81
63.时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
64.杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
65.实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
66.说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
67.实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
68.实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
69.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; '
70.韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
71.糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
72.天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
73.团结就是力量Unity is strength.
74.“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 '
75.歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
76.物以类聚,人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
77.往事如风'The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is pas
78.望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
79.屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
80.文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
81.唯利是图draw water to one's mill
82-101
82.无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree without roots
83.无中生有make create something out of nothing
84.无风不起浪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.虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
88. 蓄势而发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.先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
92.先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
93.像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
94.现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
95.息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
96.喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
97.循序渐进step by step
98.一路平安,一路顺风 wish you a safe / good trip / journey
99.严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
101.有情人终成眷属'Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.'
102-123
102.有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
103. 有识之士people of vision
104.有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
105.有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
106.与时俱进advance with times
107.以人为本people oriented; people foremost
108.因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
109.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.' a land of milk and honey
110.欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
111. 优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
112.英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
113.冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
114.冤假错案'cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases'
115.一言既出,驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
116.招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
117.债台高筑become debt-ridden
119. 众矢之的target of public criticism
120.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.
121. 纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
122.纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.{中国谚语翻译}.
123.左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea
中国谚语翻译
1.爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.
2.百闻不如一见(眼见为实)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.笨鸟先飞 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.不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
8.不打不成交 No discord, no concord.
9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul
10.辞旧迎新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.大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace
14.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
15.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.
16.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more
17.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
18.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth.
19.活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn.
20.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones
21-40
21.金无足赤人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
22.金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home.
23.脚踏实地 be down-to-earth
24.脚踩两只船 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.老生常谈陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché,stereotype(六级考点)
27.礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
28.留得青山在不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope.
29.马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success
30.名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth
31.茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened
32.没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. 33.每逢佳节倍思亲 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.谋事在人成事在天 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.拿手好戏 masterpiece
37.赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad
38.抛砖引玉 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.抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities
41-62
41.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. (四级翻译考点)
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.前事不忘后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
44.前人栽树后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.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.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.
47.强强联手 win-win co-operation
48.瑞雪兆丰年 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.人海战术 huge-crowd strategy
52.世上无难事只要肯攀登 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.岁岁平安 Peace all year round.
56.上有天堂下有苏杭 Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
57.塞翁失马焉知非福 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.升级换代 updating and upgrading (of products)
60.四十不惑 Life begins at forty.
61.谁言寸草心报得三春晖 Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass.
62.水涨船高 When the river rises, the boat floats high.
63-81
63.时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
64.杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
65.实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
66.说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
67.实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
68.实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
69.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; '
70.韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
71.糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
72.天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
73.团结就是力量Unity is strength.
74.“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 '
75.歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
76.物以类聚,人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
77.往事如风'The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is pas
78.望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
79.屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
80.文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
81.唯利是图draw water to one's mill
82-101
82.无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree without roots
83.无中生有make create something out of nothing
84.无风不起浪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.虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
88. 蓄势而发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.先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
92.先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
93.像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
94.现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
95.息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
96.喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
97.循序渐进step by step
98.一路平安,一路顺风 wish you a safe / good trip / journey
99.严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
101.有情人终成眷属'Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.'
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102.有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
103. 有识之士people of vision
104.有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain{中国谚语翻译}.
105.有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
106.与时俱进advance with times
107.以人为本people oriented; people foremost
108.因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
109.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.' a land of milk and honey
110.欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
111. 优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
112.英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
113.冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
114.冤假错案'cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases'
115.一言既出,驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
116.招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
117.债台高筑become debt-ridden
119. 众矢之的target of public criticism
120.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.
121. 纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
122.纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
中国俗语翻译
1.爱屋及乌:Love me, love my dog.
2.百闻不日一见: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.笨鸟先飞:A slow sparrow should make an early start.
5.不遗余力:spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
6.不打不成交:No discord, no concord.
7.拆东墙补西墙:rob Peter to pay Paul
8.辞旧迎新: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.前事不忘,后事之师:Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
39.千里之行始于足下:a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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
中国谚语翻译汇总
中国谚语翻译汇总
1.见机行事。1. Act according to circumstances.
2.兵不厌诈。2. All is fair in war.
3.留得青山在,不怕没柴烧。3. As long as the green hills last, there'll always be wood to burn.
4.种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。4. As you sow, so shall you reap.
5.不问就听不到假话。5. Ask no questions and be told no lies.
6.情人眼里出西施。 6. Beauty lies in lover's eye
7.血浓于水。7. Blood is thicker than water.
8.海内存知己,天涯若比邻。 8. A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near
9.简洁是智慧的灵魂。 9. Brevity is the soul of wit.
10.公事公办。 10.Business is business.
11.车到山前必有路。11.The cart will find its way round the hill ,when it gets there.
12.巧妇难为无米之炊。12. he cleverest housewife cannot cook a meal without rice.
13.笨鸟先飞。 13. Clumsy birds have to start flying early.
14.精诚所至,金石为开。14. Complete sincerity can affect even metal and stone.
15.置之死地而后生。15. Confront a person with the danger of death and he will fight to live.
16.滴水穿石。16. Constant dripping wears away the stone.
17.习惯成自然。17. Custom is a second nature.
18.以其人之道,还治其人之身。18. Deal with a man as he deals with you.
19.血债要用血来还。19. Debts of blood must be paid in blood.
20.隔行如隔山。20. Different trades are separated as by mountains.
21.一回生,二回熟。21. Different the first time, easy the second.