100个成语俗语的英文翻译.docx
新祥旭考研辅导咨询 VX: 15207126416 或 QQ:2538915026100 个 成 语 俗 语 的 英 文 翻 译中 华 文 化 博 大 精 深 , 成 语 俗 语 都 是 智 慧 结 晶 , 但 翻 译 成 英 文如 果 表 达 不 当 , 却 容 易 引 起 误 解 。 所 以 , 一 起 来 学 学 常 见 中文 成 语 的 英 译 很 有 必 要 !01爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.02百闻不如一见One look is worth a thousand words.Seeing is believing.03比上不足,比下有余to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst04笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.05新祥旭考研辅导咨询 VX: 15207126416 或 QQ:2538915026不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do ones best06不打不成交No discord, no concord.07拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul08辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new09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 all10大开眼界broaden ones horizon; be an eye-opener11国泰民安新祥旭考研辅导咨询 VX: 15207126416 或 QQ:2538915026the country flourishes and people live in peace12过犹不及going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;too much is as bad as too little13好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more14好事不出门,坏事传千里Bad news travels fast.15和气生财harmony brings wealth;friendliness is conducive to business success16活到老学到老never too old to learn17新祥旭考研辅导咨询 VX: 15207126416 或 QQ:2538915026既往不咎let bygones be bygones18金无足赤,人无完人There are spots even on the sun.19金玉满堂Treasures fill the home.20脚踏实地be down-to-earth21脚踩两只船sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp22君子之交淡如水A hedge between keeps friendship green.23老生常谈,陈词滥调cut and dried; clich新祥旭考研辅导咨询 VX: 15207126416 或 QQ:253891502624礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.25留得青山在,不怕没柴烧Where there is life, there is hope.26马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success27名利双收gain both fame and wealth28茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened29没有规矩,不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.30每逢佳节倍思亲新祥旭考研辅导咨询 VX: 15207126416 或 QQ:2538915026On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of ones dear ones far away.31谋事在人,成事在天Man proposes; God disposes.32弄巧成拙make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart33赔了夫人又折兵suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish34抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale35破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat;burn ones own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end36新祥旭考研辅导咨询 VX: 15207126416 或 QQ:2538915026抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities37巧妇难为无米之炊One cant make bricks without straw.38千里之行始于足下a thousand-li journey begins with the first step-the highest eminence is to be gained step by step39前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.40前怕狼,后怕虎fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something41强龙难压地头蛇The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.42瑞雪兆丰年新祥旭考研辅导咨询 VX: 15207126416 或 QQ:2538915026A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year43人逢喜事精神爽People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.44世上无难事,只怕有心人Where there is a will, there is a way.45世外桃源a retreat away from the turmoil of the world46人之初,性本善Humans are born good.47上有天堂,下有苏杭Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth48塞翁失马,焉知非福a blessing in disguise;新祥旭考研辅导咨询 VX: 15207126416 或 QQ:2538915026Every cloud has a silver lining.49三十而立A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.50水涨船高A ship rises with the tide51时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.52杀鸡用牛刀use a steam-hammer to crack nuts53实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts54说曹操,曹操到speak of the devil新祥旭考研辅导咨询 VX: 15207126416 或 QQ:253891502655实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is56实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57韬光养晦hide ones capacities and bide ones time58糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets59天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60团结就是力量Unity is strength.61跳进黄河洗不清Even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean - theres nothing one can do to clear ones name62