中國成語的英文表達形式

　　漢語文化豐富多樣，如果我們把一般分的成語翻譯成為英文，會是什麼樣子的呢?接下來，小編給大家準備了,歡迎大家參考與借鑑。

　　

　　笨鳥先飛A slow sparrow should make an early start.

　　不眠之夜white night

　　不遺餘力spare no effort; go all out; do one"s best

　　不打不成交"No discord, no concord.

　　拆東牆補西牆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 flourishes and people live in peace

　　功夫不負有心人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

　　腳踩兩隻船sit on the fence

　　老生常談，陳詞濫調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take the preemptive opportunities

　　強強聯手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.

　　人海戰術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;

　　死而後已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準Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.

　　糖衣炮彈sugar-coated bullets

　　天有不測風雲Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue

　　團結就是力量Unity is strength.

　　歪風邪氣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; military strategy

　　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catch the ball before the bound

　　像熱鍋上的螞蟻like an ant on a hot pan

　　現身說法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step by step

　　魚米之鄉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Haste does not bring success.

　　優勝劣汰survival of the fittest

　　英雄所見略同Great minds think alike.

　　冤家宜解不宜結Better make friends than make enemies.

　　一言既出，駟馬難追A real man never goes back on his words.

　　招財進寶Money and treasures will be plentiful

　　債臺高築become debt-ridden

　　致命要害Achilles" heel

　　眾矢之的target of public criticism

　　紙上談兵be an armchair strategist

　　紙包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
 

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