用英語說“中國成語”

作者：雨晨　發(fā)布時間：2009-03-10 17:34:39　來源：滬江網(wǎng)

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笨鳥先飛A slow sparrow should make an early start. 　　
    不眠之夜white night　
    不遺余力spare no effort; go all out; do one"s best
    不打不成交"No discord, no concord.
    拆東墻補(bǔ)西墻rob Peter to pay Paul
    大開眼界open one"s eyes; broaden one"s horizon; be an eye-opener
    國泰民安The country flourishand people live in peace
    功夫不負(fù)有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
    好了傷疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
    和氣生財Harmony brings wealth
    活到老，學(xué)到老One is never too old to learn.
    既往不咎let bygones be bygones
    金無足赤,人無完人Gold can"t be pure and man can"t be perfect.
    金玉滿堂Treasures fill the home
    腳踏實地be down-to-earth
    腳踩兩只船sit on the fence
   老生常談，陳詞濫調(diào)cut and dried, cliché
   禮尚往來Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
   留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒"Where there is life, there is hope."
   馬到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
   名利雙收gain in both fame and wealth
   茅塞頓開be suddenly enlightened
   弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
   拿手好戲masterpiece
   賠了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
   搶得先機(jī)take the preemptive opportunities
   強(qiáng)強(qiáng)聯(lián)手win-win co-operation
   瑞雪兆豐年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.
   人海戰(zhàn)術(shù)huge-crowd strategy
   世上無難事，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
   歲歲平安Peace all year round
   塞翁失馬，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
   升級換代updating and upgrading (of products)
   四十不惑Life begins at forty.
   水漲船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
   時不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
   殺雞用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
   說曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
   實話實說speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
   實踐是檢驗真理的唯一標(biāo)準(zhǔn)Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
   糖衣炮彈sugar-coated bullets
   天有不測風(fēng)云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
   團(tuán)結(jié)就是力量Unity is strength.
   歪風(fēng)邪氣unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
   物以類聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
   望子成龍hold high hopes for one"s child
   屋漏又逢連陰雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
   文韜武略military expertise; militarystrategy
   唯利是圖draw water to one"s mill
   無源之水,無本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
   無中生有make/create something out of nothing
   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
   蓄勢而發(fā)accumulate strength for a take-off
   心想事成May all your wish come true
   先入為主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
   先下手為強(qiáng)catch the ball before the bound
   像熱鍋上的螞蟻like an ant on a hot pan
   現(xiàn)身說法warn people by taking oneself as an example
   息事寧人pour oil on troubled waters
   喜憂參半mingled hope and fear
   循序漸進(jìn)step by step
   魚米之鄉(xiāng)a land of milk and honey
   有情人終成眷屬"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."
   有錢能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
   有識之士people of vision
   有勇無謀use brawn rather than brain
   與時俱進(jìn)advance with times
   以人為本people oriented; people foremost
   因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
   欲速則不達(dá)Haste does not bring success.
   優(yōu)勝劣汰survival of the fittest
   英雄所見略同Great minds think alike.
   冤家宜解不宜結(jié)Better make friends than make enemies.
   一言既出，駟馬難追A real man never goes back on his words.
   招財進(jìn)寶Money and treasurewill be plentiful
   債臺高筑become debt-ridden

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