小学英语资料：100个中国成语俗语的英文翻译.docx

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 worst
04笨鸟先飞
A slow sparrow should make an early start.
05不遗余力
spare no effort; go all out; do one s best
06不打不成交
No discord, no concord.
07拆东墙补西墙
rob Peter to pay Paul
08辞旧迎新
bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
09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 all
10大开眼界
broaden one s horizon; be an eye-opener
11国泰民安
the country flourishes and people live in peace
12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 little
13好了伤疤忘了疼
once on shore, one prays no more
14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 success
16活到老学到老
never too old to learn
17既往不咎
let bygones be bygones
18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-earth
21脚踩两只船sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
22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; cliché
24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 success
27名利双收gain both fame and wealth
28茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
29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 one s 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 smart
33赔了夫人又折兵suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
34抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
35破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end
36抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
37巧妇难为无米之炊One can t 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 step
39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 something
41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 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 world
46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 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 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 nuts
53实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
54说曹操，曹操到speak of the devil
55实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
56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 one s capacities and bide one s time
58糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
59天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
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 - there s nothing one can do to clear one s name
62歪风邪气unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
63物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
64望子成龙hold high hopes for one s child
65唯利是图seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one s own interests
66无中生有a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
67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 one s own purpose
69新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
70蓄势待发accumulate strength for a take-off
71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 explanation
73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ants on a hot pan
76现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
77息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
78循序渐进proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
79严以律己，宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient with others
80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 insight
83有勇无谋bold but not crafty
84有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
85与时俱进keep pace with the times
86以人为本people-oriented
87因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
88欲穷千里目，更上一层楼to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
89欲速则不达Haste makes waste.More haste, less speed.
90优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
91英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
92冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
93冤假错案cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
94一言既出，驷马难追A promise is a promise.A real man never goes back on his words.
95招财进宝bring in wealth and treasure
96债台高筑become debt-ridden
97众矢之的target of public criticism
98纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
99纸包不住火You can t wrap fire in paper.What s done by night appears by day.
100.左右为难caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea