中英文俚语对照.docx

1、中英文俚语对照爱屋及乌Loveme,lovemydog.百闻不如一见Seeingisbelieving.比上不足，比下有余worseoffthansome,betteroffthanmany;tofallshortofthebest,butbebetterthantheworst笨鸟先飞Aslowsparrowshouldmakeanearlystart.不眠之夜whitenight不以物喜，不以己悲notpleasedbyexternalgains,notsaddenedbypersonnallosses不遗余力sparenoeffort;goallout;doonesbest不打不成交No

2、discord,noconcord.拆东墙补西墙robPetertopayPaul辞旧迎新bidfarewelltotheoldandusherinthenew;ringouttheoldyearandringinthenew大事化小，小事化了tryfirsttomaketheirmistakesoundlessseriousandthentoreduceittonothingatall大开眼界openoneseyes;broadenoneshorizon;beaneye-opener国泰民安Thecountryflourishesandpeopleliveinpeace过犹不及goingto

3、ofarisasbadasnotgoingfarenough;beyondisaswrongasfallingshort;toomuchisasbadastoolittle功夫不负有心人Everythingcomestohimwhowaits.好了伤疤忘了疼onceonshore,onepraysnomore好事不出门，恶事传千里Goodnewsnevergoesbeyondthegate,whilebadnewsspreadfarandwide.和气生财Harmonybringswealth活到老，学到老Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.既往不咎letbygonesbebygo

4、nes金无足赤,人无完人Goldcantbepureandmancantbeperfect.金玉满堂Treasuresfillthehome脚踏实地bedown-to-earth脚踩两只船sitonthefence君子之交淡如水thefriendshipbetweengentlemenisaspureascrystal;ahedgebetweenkeepsfriendshipgreen老生常谈，陈词滥调cutanddried,clich礼尚往来Courtesycallsforreciprocity.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧Wherethereislife,thereishope.马到成功achi

5、eveimmediatevictory;wininstantsuccess名利双收gaininbothfameandwealth茅塞顿开besuddenlyenlightened没有规矩不成方圆Nothingcanbeaccomplishedwithoutnormsorstandards.每逢佳节倍思亲Onfestiveoccasionsmorethaneveronethinksofonesdearonesfaraway.Itisonthefestivaloccasionswhenonemisseshisdearmost.谋事在人，成事在天Theplanninglieswithman,theo

6、utcomewithHeaven./Manproposes,Goddisposes.弄巧成拙betoosmartbyhalf;Cunningoutwitsitself.拿手好戏masterpiece赔了夫人又折兵throwgoodmoneyafterbad抛砖引玉amodestspurtoinduceotherstocomeforwardwithvaluablecontributions;throwasprattocatchawhale破釜沉舟cutoffallmeansofretreat；burnonesownwayofretreatandbedeterminedtofighttotheen

7、d抢得先机takethepreemptiveopportunities巧妇难为无米之炊Ifyouhavenohandyoucantmakeafist./Onecantmakebrickswithoutstraw.千里之行始于足下athousand-lijourneybeginswiththefirststep-thehighesteminenceistobegainedstepbystep前事不忘,后事之师Pastexperience,ifnotforgotten,isaguideforthefuture.前人栽树,后人乘凉Onegenerationplantsthetreesinwhoses

8、hadeanothergenerationrests.Onesowsandanotherreaps.前怕狼,后怕虎fearthewolfinfrontandthetigerbehind/hesitateindoingsomething强龙难压地头蛇Evenadragon(fromtheoutside)findsithardtocontrolasnakeinitsoldhaunt-Powerfuloutsiderscanhardlyaffordtoneglectlocalbullies.强强联手win-winco-operation瑞雪兆丰年Atimelysnowpromisesagoodhar

9、vest.人之初,性本善Mansnatureatbirthisgood.人逢喜事精神爽Joyputsheartintoaman.人海战术huge-crowdstrategy世上无难事，只要肯攀登Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.世外桃源afictitiouslandofpeaceawayfromtheturmoiloftheworld;死而后已untilmyheartstopsbeating岁岁平安Peaceallyearround上有天堂，下有苏杭Justasthereisparadiseinheaven,therareSuzhouandHangzhouoneart

10、h.塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortunemaybeanactualblessing.三十而立Amanshouldbeindependentattheageofthirty.Atthirty,amanshouldbeabletothinkforhimself.升级换代updatingandupgrading(ofproducts)四十不惑Lifebeginsatforty.谁言寸草心，报得三春晖Suchkindnessofwarmsun,cantberepaidbygrass.水涨船高Whentheriverrises,theboatfloatshigh.时不我待Timeandtidewait

11、fornoman.杀鸡用牛刀breakabutterflyonthewheel实事求是seektruthfromfacts;bepracticalandrealistic;betruetofacts说曹操,曹操到Talkofthedevilandhecomes.实话实说speaktheplaintruth;callaspadeaspade;tellitasitis实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practiceisthesolecriterionfortestingtruth.山不在高，有仙则名Nomatterhowhighthemountainis,itsnamewillspreadfarandwi

12、deifthereisafairy;韬光养晦hideonescapacitiesandbideonestime糖衣炮弹sugar-coatedbullets天有不测风云Anythingunexpectedmayhappen.aboltfromtheblue团结就是力量Unityisstrength.“跳进黄河洗不清”eveifonejumpedintotheYellowRiver,onecannotwashoneselfclean-theresnothingonecandotoclearonesname歪风邪气unhealthypracticesandevilphenomena物以类聚，人以群

13、分Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.往事如风Thepasthasvanished(frommemory)likewind.;Whatinpast,ispast.望子成龙holdhighhopesforoneschild屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunesnevercomesingly.Whenitrainsitpours.文韬武略militaryexpertise;militarystrategy唯利是图drawwatertoonesmill无源之水,无本之木waterwithoutasource,andatreewiithoutroots无中生有make/create

14、somethingoutofnothing无风不起浪Therearenowaveswithoutwind.Theresnosmokewithoutfire.徇私枉法bendthelawforthebenefitofrelativesorfriends新官上任三把火anewbroomsweepsclean虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modestyhelpsonegoforward,whereasconceitmakesonelagbehind.蓄势而发accumulatestrengthforatake-off心想事成Mayallyourwishcometrue心照不宣haveatacitunde

15、rstanding;givetacitconsent;tacitunderstanding先入为主Firstimpressionsarefirmlyentrenched.先下手为强catchtheballbeforethebound像热锅上的蚂蚁likeanantonahotpan现身说法warnpeoplebytakingoneselfasanexample息事宁人pouroilontroubledwaters喜忧参半mingledhopeandfear循序渐进stepbystep一路平安，一路顺风speedsomebodyontheirway;speedthepartingguest严以律

16、己,宽以待人bestrictwithoneselfandlenienttowardsothers鱼米之乡alandofmilkandhoney有情人终成眷属JackshallhaveJill,allshallbewell.有钱能使鬼推磨Moneymakesthemarego.Moneytalks.有识之士peopleofvision有勇无谋usebrawnratherthanbrain有缘千里来相会Separatedaswearethousandsofmilesapart,wecometogetherasifbypredestination.与时俱进advancewithtimes以人为本pe

17、opleoriented;peopleforemost因材施教teachstudentsaccordingtotheiraptitude欲穷千里目，更上一层楼toascendanotherstoreytoseeathousandmilesfurther;Ascendfurther,wereyoutolookfarther;Wouldeyeembraceathousandmiles?Goup,oneflight.欲速则不达Hastedoesnotbringsuccess.优胜劣汰survivalofthefittest英雄所见略同Greatmindsthinkalike.冤家宜解不宜结Bette

18、rmakefriendsthanmakeenemies.冤假错案casesinwhichpeoplewereunjustly,falselyorwronglychargedorsentenced;unjust,falseorwrongcases一言既出，驷马难追Arealmannevergoesbackonhiswords.招财进宝Moneyandtreasureswillbeplentiful债台高筑becomedebt-ridden致命要害Achillesheel众矢之的targetofpubliccriticism知己知彼,百战不殆Knowtheenemyandknowyourself,andyoucanfightahundredbattleswithnodangerofdefeat.纸上谈兵beanarmchairstrategist纸包不住火Truthwillcometolightsoonerorlater.左右为难betweenthedevilandthedeepbluesea;betweentherockandthehardplace