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1、100条中国成语俗语的翻译1.爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.2.百闻不如一见One look is worth a thousand words.Seeing is believing.3. 比上不足，比下有余to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst4.笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.5.不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do ones best6.不打不成交No discord, no concord.7.拆东墙
2、补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul8.辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new9.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the country flourishes and people live in peace12.过犹不及going beyond the li
3、mit 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.既往不咎let bygone
4、s 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; clich24.礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
5、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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of ones dear
6、 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 al
7、l means of retreat；burn ones own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end36.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 exp
8、erience, 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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year.43.人逢喜事精神爽People are in high spirits when invo
9、lved 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 earth.48.塞翁失马，焉知非福a blessing in disguise;Every cloud has a silv
10、er 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 tide.51.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
11、 facts54.说曹操，曹操到speak of the devil55.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 blue
12、60.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 name.62.歪风邪气unhealthy trends and vulgar practices63.物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.64.望子成龙hold high hopes for ones child65.唯利是图seek noth
13、ing but profits; be blind to all but ones own interests66.无中生有a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air67.无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.68.徇私枉法twist the law to suit ones own purpose69.新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean70.蓄势待发accumulate strengt
14、h for a take-off71.心想事成May all your wish come true.72.心照不宣have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation73.先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.74.先下手为强He who strikes first gains the advantage.The best defense is offense.75.热锅上的蚂蚁a
15、nts on a hot pan76.现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example77.息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned78.循序渐进proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order79.严以律己，宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient with others80.有情人终成眷属Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81.有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82.有识之士a man of insight83.有勇无谋bold but not crafty84.有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predesti
