中国成语俗语的英文翻译来源:中华大课堂浏览数:6213次
01 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕草绳 Once bitten, twice shy. 02 一言既出,驷马难追 A word spoken is past recalling. 03 一见钟情 to fall in love at first sight 04 笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start. 05 一寸光阴一寸金 Time is money. 06 一失足成千古恨 The error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life. 07 一将功名万古枯 What millions died that Caesar might be great. 08 一年之计在于春,一日之计在于晨 Plan your year in spring and your day at dawn. 09 一人难称百人意 You cannot please everyone. 10 一气呵成 Never make two bites of a cherry. 11 一白遮三丑 A white complexion is powerful enough to hide seven faults. 12 一知半解 A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 13 一心一意 John is a person who always works with undivided attention. 14 一丘之貉 These people are cut from the same cloth/are tarred with the same brush. 15 一目了然 His words just leapt to the eye. Do you need me to explain it? 16 一帆风顺 His business has gone off without a hitch. 17 一刻千金 You have to make good use of time. After all, every time counts. 18 一事无成 I am happy to know that all have ended in smoke about him. 19 一败涂地 The outcome of the election just bit the dust. 20 一针见血 His comment on the current affairs always hits the right nail on the head. 21 一清二楚 The accounts don't seem to be as clear as crystal. 22 一意孤行 That boy is always going her own way. He won't listen to his parents' advice. 23 一落千丈 My son's schoolwork has gone to pot. He really lets me down. 24 一鸣惊人 His performance at school really comes as a bombshell. 25 一诺千金 He never goes back on his word. He is as good as his word. 26 一时兴起 Don't always do things by fits and snatches. 27 一蹴可就 make it at one stroke 28 一筹莫展 I really have no idea what to do. Now I am at my wit's end. 29 一览无遗 If you stand here looking down at the city. The wonderful scene will be in full view. 30 一窍不通 What you said is all Greek to me. 31 九死一生 to have a hair-breadth escape 32 九牛一毛 Compared with mine, his was simply a drop in the bucket. 33 人生如梦 Life is but a dream. 34 人生自古谁无死 Death comes to all men. 35 人生百岁古来稀 It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old. 36 人定胜天 Man can conquer nature. 37 人不可貌相 Appearances are often deceptive. / Never judge a look by its cover. 38 人山人海 a sea of faces 39 人之常情 It's human nature for me to help those who need help. 40 人云亦云 Don't echo others' words. Sometimes you've got to find out the truth. 41 人去楼空 Regretful to say, when the master was absent, his mansion was dead. 42 人面兽心 He's really a wolf in sheep's clothing. 43 人言可畏 Opinion rules the world. 44 十年风水轮流转 Every dog has its day. 45 十全十美 The show just leaves nothing to be desired. 46 十拿九稳 We have winning the game in the bag. 47 十万火急 I am writing in hot haste to let you know that I will be there on time. 48 了无瓜葛 That politician claimed that he had nothing to do with that scandal. 49 力不从心 my spirit is willing, but my flesh is weak. 50 力挽狂澜 He tried to stem the tide, but in vain. 51 入乡随俗 Do in Rome as the Romans do. 52 入木三分 It actually gave a vivid picture of cut the quick. 53 七上八下 Don't talk to me now because I am greatly upset now. 54 七窍生烟 in a great fury (fuming with anger; in a great rage; terribly furious) 55 七零八落 go to rock and ruin. 56 八面玲珑 dances and sings all weathers 57 三思而后行 Look before you leap. 58 三句不离本行 to talk shop 59 三个臭皮匠胜过一个诸葛亮 Two heads are better than one. 60 三番两次 time after time. 61 三缄其口 hold one's peace 62 千钧一发 to hang by a hair thread 63 大智若愚 He who can not play the fool is not a wise man. 64 大海捞针 look for a needle in a haystack 65 冰冻三尺,非一日之寒 Rome was not built in a day. 66 山穷水尽 at the end of one's resources 67 山中无老虎,猴子称大王 Among the blind the one-eyed is king./ When the cat's away, the mice will pay. 68 小题大做 Make a mountain out of a molehill. 69 小洞不补,大来吃苦 A stitch in time saves nine. 70 小不忍则乱大谋 Patience is a virtue. 71 工欲善其事,必先利其器 You cannot make bricks without straw. 72 不要厚此薄彼 Don't make fish of one and flesh of another. 73 不畏艰难 Take the bull by the horns. 74 不要不自量力 Don't put a quarter into a pint pot. 75 己所不欲勿施于人 Do unto others as you would be done. 76 仁者无敌 The benevolent have no enemy 77 亡羊补牢 Better late than never./ It's never too late to mend. 78 上气不接下气 I got out of breath when I climbed those stairs. 79 不辞而别 to take French leave 80 不要不自量力 Don't put a quarter into a pint pot. 81 不要厚此薄彼 Don't make fish of one and flesh of another. 82 不畏艰难 Take the bull by the horns. 83 不战而屈人之兵 The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. 84 不入虎穴焉得虎子 How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tiger's lair. 85 少年老成 to have an old head on young shoulders 86 不经一事,不长一智 Experience is the mother of wisdom. 87 不舍昼夜(24小时) Some convenience stores offer around the clock service. 88 不胜其烦 Your little brother is a pain in the neck. 89 夜以继日 day and night 90 少不更事 Although she is 20, she was still wet behind the ears in some ways. 91 天无绝人之路 God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb. 92 天下乌鸦一般黑 Crows are black all over the world. 93 天助自助者 Heaven helps those who help themselves. 94 天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福 It is the unexpected that always happens. 95 毛遂自荐 to recommend one's own person 96 心正不怕雷打 A good conscience is a soft pillow. 97 心满意足 The little boy sat there smiling, as happy as a clam. 98 化干戈为玉帛 Bury the to mahwak(hatchet). 99 美中不足 a fly in the ointment 100 今日事今日毕 Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today. 101 文胜于武 The pen is mightier than the sword. 102 以身作则 to practice what one practices 103 以毒攻毒 to set a thief to catch a thief 104 以怨报德 to bite the hand that feeds one 105 以逸待劳 To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted. 106 以寡敌众 to fight against longer odds 107 以德报怨 to render good for evil 108 以其人之道还治其人之身 Set a thief to catch a thief. 109 以子之矛,攻子之盾 to turn a person's battery against himself 110 四大皆空 All is vanity. 111 四海之内皆兄弟 All are brothers within the four seas. 112 未雨绸缪 Keep some extra money for a rainy day. 113 目不识丁 not know A from B 114 失败为成功之母 Failure is the mother of success. 115 失之毫厘,差之千里 A miss is as good as a mile. 116 水滴石穿 Little strokes fell great oaks. 117 毛遂自荐 to recommend one's own person 118 打落水狗 to hit a person when he's down 119 打铁趁热 Strike while the iron is hot. 120 犯错是人之常情,宽恕是超凡的. To err is human; to forgive divine. 121 白费唇舌 to waste your breath on him 122 改过自新 to turn over a new leaf 123 生于忧患,死于安乐 Adversity spurs vitality, while comfort breeds sloth . 124 任劳任怨 to bear hardship without complaint 125 自作自受 As you make your bed so you must lie on it. 126 自讨苦吃 to make a rod for one's own back 127 自力更生 to shift for oneself 128 自扫门前雪 After us the deluge. 129 回头浪子 the return of a prodigal 130 先下手为强 Offence is the best defence. 131 同甘共苦 to share one's joys and sorrows 132 因地制宜 act according to circumstances 133 有勇无谋 more brave than wise 134 有备无患 Good watch prevents misfortune. 135 有志者事竟成 Where there is a will, there is a way. 136 有钱能使鬼推磨 Money makes the world go around. /Money talks. 137 有其父必有其子 Like father, like son. 138 江山易改本性难移 The child is father of the man. 139 百无一失 Not a single miss in a hundred times. 140 百依百顺 She expects us to jump through hoops for her. 141 百闻不如一见 To see is to believe. 142 吃得苦中苦,方为人上人 If you wish to be the best man, you must be prepared to suffer the bitterest of the bitter./ No gain without pain. 143 每人一生中皆有得意之日 Every dog has his day. 144 色是假,美是空 Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty. 145 吉人自有天相 The good are protected by Heaven. / All's well that ends well. 146 如愿以偿 The mayor finally got his way with the city council. 147 如人饮水冷暖自知 Only the wearer knows where the shoes pain. 148 英雄所见略同 Great minds think alike. 149 早起的鸟儿有虫吃 The early bird catches the worm. 150 弄巧成拙 Overreach oneself 151 忍无可忍 to be at the end of one's patience 152 忍一时之气免百日之忧 patience for a moment; comfort for many years 153 忘恩负义 to kick down the ladder 154 走马看花 a flying visit 155 防患于未然 to nip a thing in the bud 156 佛要金装,人要衣装 Fine feathers make fine birds. 157 兵精不必多 Too many cooks spoil the broth. 158 身在福中不知福 The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it. 159 你敬我一尺,我回你一丈 You scratch my back, and I will scratch yours. 160 别狗咬吕洞宾,不识好人心 Don't bite the hand that feeds you. 161 志在千里 Hitch your wagon to a star. 162 初出茅庐/一窍不通 He was a babe in the woods 163 否极泰来 After a storm comes a calm. 164 奇装异服 a fantastic garb 165 忠言逆耳 Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear 166 明辨是非 to distinguish right from wrong 167 知足常乐 Happy is he who is content 168 知足者富 He who feels contented is rich 169 知人知面不知心 It's easy to know men's faces, but not their hearts. 170 知己知彼百战百胜 Know your enemy and know yourself. 171 空中楼阁 castles in the air 172 金科玉律 the gold rule 173 奇装异服 a fantastic garb 174 明辨事非 to distinguish right from wrong 175 雨后春笋 like bamboo shoots after a spring shower 176 雨过天青 After a storm comes a calm. 177 秀才不出门能知天下事 A scholar does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun. 178 事实胜于雄辩 Facts are most convincing. 179 来得容易去得快 Easy come, easy go. 180 金玉其外败絮其中 All that glitters is not gold. 181 兔子不吃窝边草 The fox preys farthest from his hole. 182 若要人不知除非己莫为 If you would not be known to do anything, never do it. 183 没有笑脸不出门 A man without a smiling face must not open a shop. 185 往者不可谏,来者犹可追 A mill cannot grind with the water that is past. 186 见异思迁 Grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. 187 适者生存 Survival of the fittest. 188 物以类聚 Birds of a feather flock together. 189 于事无补 Complaining is of little(no) avail. 190 姻缘天注定 Marriages are made in heaven. 191 逆来顺受 to make the best of a bad bargain 192 流芳百世 a niche in the temple of fame 193 为虎作伥 to act as guide to a tiger 194 孤注一掷 to put all one's egg in one basket 195 勇者不惧 A brave man will not shrink from dangers. 196 背道而驰 to run counter 197 赴汤蹈火 to go through fire and water 198 风烛残年 to have one foot in the grave 199 风声鹤唳,草木皆兵 to apprehend danger in every sound 200 活到老学到老 It's never too late to learn./ Live and learn. 201 前事不忘后事之师 Remember the past and it will guide your future. 202 星星之火可以燎原 A single spark can start a prairie fire. 203 待人宽容如待己 Live and let live. 204 按部就班 Learn to walk before you run. 205 南辕北辙 at cross purposes with 207 病从口入,祸从口出 Illness comes in by mouth and comes out by it. 208 笑里藏刀 a smile to hide one's hate 209 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧 Where there's life, there's hope 210 海底捞月 to fish in the air 212 既往不咎 Let the dead bury their dead. 213 杀身成仁 to sacrifice one's life to preserve one's virtue complete 214 杀鸡焉用牛刀 Take not a musket to kill a butterfly. 215 饥不择食 A good appetite is a good sauce. 216 害群之马 black sheep 217 家丑不可外扬 Don't wash your dirty linen in public. 218 恩威并济 alternate weakness with severity 219 旁观者清 The outside sees the best of the game. 220 时运不济 to have a bad time 221 殊途同归 All roads lead to Rome. 222 疾风知劲草 Adversity reveals genius. 223 旁观者清,当局者迷 Lookers-on see most of the game. 224 莫惹是非 Let sleeping dogs lie 225 得意忘形 to leap out of one's skin 226 捷足先登 The early bird catches the worm. 227 欲速则不达 Haste makes waste/ More haste, less speed. 228 欲加之罪,何患无辞 Give a dog a bad/an ill name and hang him. 229 混水摸鱼 to fish in troubled waters 230 贪小失大 penny-wise and pound foolish 231 习惯成自然 once a use forever a custom 232 挂羊头卖狗肉 cry up wine and sell vinegar 233 贫无立锥之地 as poor as a church mouse 234 患难见真情 A friend in need is a friend indeed. 235 异想天开 to give loose to one's fancy 236 得过且过 to live from hand to mouth 237 情人眼里出西施 Love is blind. 238 情有独钟 have eyes only for 239 冤家宜解不宜结 Better remove enmity than contract it. 240 眼不见为净 Out of sight, out of mind. 241 脱口而出 a slip of the tongue 242 设身处地 in someone's shoes. 243 智者千虑,必有一失 Homer sometimes nods. 244 胜不骄败不馁 to be not elated by success nor disturbed by failure 245 富贵在天 Riches and honors come from heaven. 246 智者不惑 A wise man is free from perplexities. 247 无风不起浪 There is no smoke without fire. / Where there is smoke, there is fire. 248 画蛇添足 to paint the lily 249 趁火打劫 to fish in troubled waters 250 量入为出 to cut one's coat according to one's cloth/ make both ends meet 251 阳奉阴违 ostensible obedience 252 跑了和尚跑不了庙 The monk may run away, but the temple can't run with him. 253 万物之灵 the lords of creation 254 万事开头难 Everything is difficult at the start 255 万无一失 not a single miss in a thousand times. 256 落井下石 to hit a person when he's down 257 隔墙有耳 Pitchers have ears/ walls have ears. 258 挑灯夜战 Burn the midnight oil. 259 开诚布公 open one's heart to 260 盗亦有道 Dog does not eat dog. 261 善有善报 One kindness is the price of another. 262 损人利己 to enrich oneself at others expense 263 置之死地而后生 Put the troops in death ground and they will live. 264 道高一尺,魔高一丈 While the priest climbs a foot, the devil climbs ten. 265 预防胜于治疗 Prevention is better than cure. 266 新官上任三把火 New brooms sweep clean. 267 塞翁失马,焉知非福 Misfortune might be a blessing in disguise. 268 路遥知马力,日久见人心 A distant journey tests the strength of a horse and a long task proves the character of a man. 269 沧海一粟 a drop in the bucket 270 盖棺论定 Judge none blessed before his death. 271 岁月不饶人 Time and tide wait for no man. 272 经验即良师 Experience is the teacher. 273 勤能补拙 Diligence can make up for lack of intelligence. 274 寿终正寝 to die a natural death (to die in one's bed) 275 寡不敌众 There is no contending against odds. 276 对牛弹琴 to cast pearls before swine 277 祸不单行 Misfortunes never come single. 278 饱食终日无所事事 to eat the bread of idleness 279 慷他人之慨 to be free with other's money 280 远亲不如近邻 Distant kinsmen mean less than close neighbors. 281 种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆 You must reap what you have sown. 282 乐极生悲 After joy comes sadness. 283 说曹操到曹操就到 Talk of the devil and the devil comes. 284 团结就是力量 Union is strength. 285 需要为发明之母 Necessity is the mother of invention. 286 满招损,谦受益 Haughtiness invites ruin; humility receives benefits. 287 恶有恶报 He that does evil shall find evil. 288 恶事传千里 Bad news travels quickly. 289 熟能生巧 Practice makes perfect. 290 缓兵之计 a fabian policy 291 缘木求鱼 to get water from a flint 292 适者生存 the survival of the fittest 293 穷寇莫追 A cornered animal is a dangerous foe. 294 积少成多 Every little makes a mickle. 295 钱可通神 Money can move even the gods. 296 谋事在人成事在天 Man proposes and God disposes. 297 学问无捷径 There is no royal road/shortcut to learning. 298 机不可失 Opportunity seldom knocks twice. 299 优胜劣败 The weakest goes to the wall. 300 声东击西 to look one way and row another 301 南辕北辙 at cross purposes 302 脍炙人口 in everyone's mouth 303 螳臂挡车 to kick against the pricks 304 鞠躬尽瘁 to give the last measure of devotion 305 聪明反被聪明误 to suffer for one's wisdom 306 老调重谈 to harp on the same string 307 礼尚往来 Courtesy on one side cannot last long.. 308 礼多必诈 full of courtesy, full of craft 309 声嘶力竭 He was talking at the top of his voice. 310 覆水难收 What's done cannot be undone./ There is no use crying over spilt milk. 311 转石不生苔 A rolling stone gathers no moss. 312 转败为胜 to convert defeat into victory 313 鞭长莫及 beyond one's grasp 314 关公门前耍大刀 There's no need to teach a fish to swim. 315 严以责己宽以待人 to be severe with oneself and lenient with others 316 铁石心肠 a heart of steel 317 听天由命 to be guided by destiny 318 骄兵必败 Pride goes before a fall. 上一篇: 中国民俗文化词条汉译法
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