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.