
123个中文常用短语的英语翻译.doc
4页1.爱屋及乌:Love me, love my dog.2.百闻不如一见: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 night6.不以物喜不以己悲:not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses7.不遗余力:spare no effort; go all out; do one's best8.不打不成交:No discord, no concord.9.拆东墙补西墙:rob Peter to pay Paul10.辞旧迎新:bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new11.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 all12.大开眼界:open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener13.国泰民安:The country flourishes and people live in peace14.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 little15.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 more17.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 bygones21.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-earth24.脚踩两只船:sit on the fence25.君子之交淡如水:the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green26.老生常谈陈词滥调:cut and dried, cliché27.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 success30.名利双收:gain in both fame and wealth31.茅塞顿开:be suddenly enlightened32.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 itself36.拿手好戏:masterpiece37.赔了夫人又折兵:throw good money after bad38.抛砖引玉:a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale39.破釜沉舟:cut off all means of retreat;burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end40.抢得先机:take the preemptive opportunities41.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.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 step43.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 something46. 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-operation48.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 strategy52.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 beating55.岁岁平安:Peace all year round.56.上有天堂下有苏杭:Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth57.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.时不我待:Time and tide wait for no man.64.杀鸡用牛刀:break a butterfly on the wheel65.实事求是:seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts66.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 is68.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 time71.糖衣炮弹:sugar-coated bullets72.天有不测风云:Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue73.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 phenomena76.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.78.望子成龙:hold high hopes for one's child79.屋漏又逢连阴雨:Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.80.文韬武略:military expertise; military strategy81.唯利是图:draw water to one's mill82.无源之水 ,无本之木:water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots83.无中生有:make create something out of nothing84.无风不起浪:There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.85.。
