2021英语备课资料：100条中国成语俗语的翻译(上)

100条中国成语俗语的翻译

1. 爱屋及乌

Loveme, lovemydog.

 

2. 百闻不如一见

Onelookisworthathousandwords.Seeingisbelieving.

 

3.  比上不足，比下有余

tofallshortofthebest, butbebetterthantheworst

 

4. 笨鸟先飞

Aslowsparrowshouldmakeanearlystart.

 

5. 不遗余力

sparenoeffort; goallout; doone'sbest

 

6. 不打不成交

Nodiscord, noconcord.

 

7. 拆东墙补西墙

robPetertopayPaul

 

8. 辞旧迎新

bidfarewelltotheoldandusherinthenew

 

9. 大事化小，小事化了

tryfirsttomaketheirmistakesoundlessseriousandthentoreduceittonothingatall

 

10. 大开眼界

broadenone'shorizon; beaneye-opener

 

11. 国泰民安

thecountryflourishesandpeopleliveinpeace

 

12. 过犹不及

goingbeyondthelimitisasbadasfallingshort; excessisjustasbadasdeficiency;toomuchisasbadastoolittle

 

13. 好了伤疤忘了疼

onceonshore, onepraysnomore

 

14. 好事不出门，坏事传千里

Badnewstravelsfast.

 

15. 和气生财

harmonybringswealth;friendlinessisconducivetobusinesssuccess

 

16. 活到老学到老

nevertoooldtolearn

 

17. 既往不咎

letbygonesbebygones

 

18. 金无足赤，人无完人

Therearespotsevenonthesun.

 

19. 金玉满堂

Treasuresfillthehome.

 

20. 脚踏实地

bedown-to-earth

 

21. 脚踩两只船

sitonthefence; beafence-sitter; haveafootineithercamp

 

22. 君子之交淡如水

Ahedgebetweenkeepsfriendshipgreen.

 

23. 老生常谈，陈词滥调

cutanddried; cliché

 

24. 礼尚往来

Courtesycallsforreciprocity.

 

25. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

Wherethereislife, thereishope.

 

26. 马到成功

achieveimmediatevictory; wininstantsuccess

 

27. 名利双收

gainbothfameandwealth

 

28. 茅塞顿开

besuddenlyenlightened

 

29. 没有规矩，不成方圆

Nothingcanbeaccomplishedwithoutnormsorstandards.

 

30. 每逢佳节倍思亲

Onfestiveoccasionsmorethaneveronethinksofone'sdearonesfaraway.

 

31. 谋事在人，成事在天

Manproposes; Goddisposes.

 

32. 弄巧成拙

makeafoolofoneselfintryingtobesmart

 

33. 赔了夫人又折兵

sufferadoubleloss; losethebaitalongwiththefish

 

34. 抛砖引玉

amodestspurtoinduceotherstocomeforwardwithvaluablecontributions; throwasprattocatchawhale

 

35. 破釜沉舟

cutoffallmeansofretreat；burnone'sownwayofretreatandbedeterminedtofighttotheend

 

36. 抢得先机

takethepreemptiveopportunities

 

37. 巧妇难为无米之炊

Onecan'tmakebrickswithoutstraw.

 

38. 千里之行始于足下

athousand-lijourneybeginswiththefirststep--thehighesteminenceistobegainedstepbystep

 

39. 前事不忘，后事之师

Pastexperience, ifnotforgotten, isaguideforthefuture.

 

40. 前怕狼，后怕虎

fearwolvesaheadandtigersbehind；hesitateindoingsomething

 

41. 强龙难压地头蛇

Themightydragonisnomatchforthenativeserpent.

 

42. 瑞雪兆丰年

Afallofseasonalsnowgivespromiseofafruitfulyear.

 

43. 人逢喜事精神爽

Peopleareinhighspiritswheninvolvedinhappyevents.

 

44. 世上无难事，只怕有心人

Wherethereisawill, thereisaway.

 

45. 世外桃源

aretreatawayfromtheturmoiloftheworld

 

46. 人之初，性本善

Humansareborngood.

 

47. 上有天堂，下有苏杭

Justasthereisparadiseinheaven, thereareSuzhouandHangzhouonearth.

 

48. 塞翁失马，焉知非福

ablessingindisguise;Everycloudhasasilverlining.

 

49. 三十而立

Amanshouldbeindependentattheageofthirty. /Atthirty, amanshouldbeabletothinkforhimself.

 

50. 水涨船高

Ashipriseswiththetide.