西安未央诺亚英语培训学校
成语是东方文化的一大特色，它来源于古代经典著作、历史故事和民间传说。在东西方文化交流和摩擦碰撞的过程中，成语被翻译成英语，不止流传于市井，同样能登上庙堂。习近平主席就非常喜欢在外交辞令中引用成语甚至是古语来考验随身翻译的专业功底。作为英语学习者，不会几个中国成语的英文翻译，那怎么好意思呢？
1. 爱屋及乌
Love me, love my dog.
2. 眼见为实
Seeing is believing.
3. 高不成低不就
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 personnal losses.
7. 不遗余力
Spare no effort.
8. 不打不成交
No discord, no concord.
9. 拆东墙补西墙
Rob Peter to pay Paul.
10. 功夫不负有心人
Everything comes to him who waits.
11. 好了伤疤忘了疼
Once on shore, one prays no more.
12. 活到老学到老
One is never too old to learn.
13. 既往不咎
Let bygones be bygones.
14. 金无足赤,人无完人
Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
15. 脚踏实地
Be down-to-earth.
16. 脚踩两只船
Sit on the fence.
17. 礼尚往来
Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
18. 留得青山在不怕没柴烧
Where there is life, there is hope.
19. 名利双收
Gain in both fame and wealth.
20. 没有规矩不成方圆
Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
21. 谋事在人成事在天
Man proposes, God disposes.
22. 弄巧成拙
Be too smart by half./Cunning outwits itself.
23. 赔了夫人又折兵
Throw good money after bad.
24. 抛砖引玉
Throw a sprat to catch a whale.
25. 破釜沉舟
Cut off all means of retreat.
26. 抢得先机
Take the preemptive opportunities.
27. 巧妇难为无米之炊
If you have no hand you can't make a fist.
28. 千里之行,始于足下
Eminence is to be gained step by step.
29. 人之初,性本善
Man's nature at birth is good.
30. 世上无难事,只怕有心人
Where there is a will, there is a way.
31. 塞翁失马,焉知非福
Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
32. 水涨船高
When the river rises, the boat floats high.
33. 时不我待
Time flies and wait for no man.
34. 杀鸡用牛刀
Break a butterfly on the wheel.
35. 实事求是
Be true to facts.
36. 说曹操,曹操到
Talk of the devil and he comes.
37. 韬光养晦
Hide one's capacities and bide one's time.
38. 天有不测风云
A bolt from the blue.
39. 物以类聚，人以群分
Birds of a feather flock together.
40. 屋漏又逢连阴雨
Misfortunes never come singly.
41. 唯利是图
Draw water to one's mill.
42. 无源之水,无本之木
Water without a source, and a tree without roots.
43. 无风不起浪
There's no smoke without fire.
44. 有勇无谋
Use brawn rather than brain.
45. 欲速则不达
Haste does not bring success.
46. 优胜劣汰
Survival of the fittest.
47. 英雄所见略同
Great minds think alike.
48. 冤家宜解不宜结
Better make friends than make enemies.
49. 君子一言，驷马难追
A real man never goes back on his words.
50. 致命要害
Achilles' heel.
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