常见中国传统成语中英对译

1.爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog. 　
2.百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing. 　　
3.比上不足比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst. 　　
4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start. 　　
5.不眠之夜 white night 　　
6.不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses 　　
7.不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best 　　
8.不打不成交 No discord, no concord. 　　
9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul 　　
10.辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 　　
11.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 　　
12.大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 　　
13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace 　　
14.过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little 　　
15.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits. 　　
16.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more 　　
17.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 　　
18.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth. 　　
19.活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn. 　　
20.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones 　　
21.金无足赤，人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 　　
22.金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home. 　　
23.脚踏实地 be down-to-earth 　　
24.脚踩两只船 sit on the fence 　　
25.君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 　　
26.老生常谈陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché 　　
27.礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 　　
28.留得青山在不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope. 　　
29.马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success 　　
30.名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth 　　
31.茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened 　　
32.没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. 　

33.每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.

34.谋事在人成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes. 　　
35.弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself 　　
36.拿手好戏 masterpiece 　
37.赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad 　　
38.抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale 　　
39.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 　　
40.抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities

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