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成语翻译

成语翻译

任重道远

takeaheavyburdenandembarkonalongroad

abilitytocarryheavyresponsibilitiesthroughthickandthin；

Itisalong-term,arduoustask.

Itisanarduoustaskandtheroadislong.

厚德载物

Socialcommitment

千钧一发

beingrave[imminent]danger;

atacrucial[critical]moment;

bytheskinofone'steeth;

hangonbytheeyelids[theeye-teeth;athread];

inamostdangerouscondition;

inanemergency;

closecall;

ahundredweighthangingbyahair;

韬光养晦

hideone'scapacitiesandbideone'stime

苦尽甘来

Allsufferingshavetheirreward.;

aftersufferingcomeshappiness.;

Afterthebittercomesthesweet.;

Luckcomesafterhardship.;

Bitternessends,sweetnessbegins.;

fromfoultofair;

sweetaftersweat;

Sweetarethefruitsoflabour.

自强不息

exertoneselfconstantly;

constantlystrivetobecomestronger;

continuousself-renewal;

makeunremitting[unceasing]effortstoimproveoneself;

striveunceasingly;

unceasinglytomakeearnesteffortstostandonone'sownfeet

七嘴八舌

withsevenmouthsandeighttongues”--clashofopinions;

allsortsofgossip;

alltalkingatonce;

alltalkinginconfusion;

livelydiscussionwitheverybodytryingtogetawordin;

Manymen,manyminds.

百花齐放

Allflowersbloomtogether.;

Flowersofeverykindareinbloom

百家争鸣

contentionofahundredschoolsofthought；

Allschoolsofthoughtscontendforattention.；

Letahundredschoolsofthoughtcontend.

龙腾虎跃

dragonsrisingandtigersleaping--asceneofbustlingactivity；

aplacewheredragonssoarandtigersleap；

asceneofhustleandbustleasinaworksite,afarm-yard,abuildinglot,etc.

龙马精神

thevigorofadragonorhorse--vigorousspiritoftheaged；

fullofvigor[vitality

重中之重

priorityamongpriorities

炉火纯青

Thestovefireispuregreen--perfectioninone'sstudies.;

cometoahead;

gotexactlytheresultsdesired;

highdegreeofprofessionalproficiency;

makeamasterlyapplicationof...;

masterone'sskilltoperfection;

attainperfection;pureblueflame

千锤百炼

thoroughlytempered;

well-seasoned;

much-steeled;

gothroughfireandwater;

berepeatedly[thoroughly]tempered;

bypersistentknockingintoshape;

besteeledoverandoveragain;

severetrainingandhammering

知足常乐

Amanwhoiscontentedwillbehappy.

Acontentedmindisaperpetualfeast.

Acontentedmindisthegreatestblessingamancanenjoyinthisworld.

Contentishappiness.

生生不息

lifeandgrowthinnature

continuousreproductionbreedinanendlesssuccession

生机勃勃

fullofvigour

生气盎然

brimmingoverwithlife

厚积薄发

accumulaterichlyandbreakforthvastly

玩物丧志

sapone'sspiritbyseekingpleasures;

Excessiveattentiontotrivialities[trivia]sapsthewill.;

playthroughlifeandhavenoseriousambition;

ridingahobbysapsone'swilltomakeprogress;

Sensuousluxurybluntstheedgeofone'sdetermination

坐井观天

sitinawellandlookattheheaven--limitedoutlook,

lookattheskyfromthebottomofawell,

seetheskyfromthebottomofawell,

sitatthebottomofawelltoseetheskies

lookattheworldthroughthewindow（allone'slife）

narrow-mindedness

restrictedexperience

takeanarrowviewofthings

坐怀不乱

Notdisturbedwithawomaninone’slap；

WearJoseph’scoat

醉生梦死

leadabefuddledlifeasifdrunkorinadream;

drinkinaquiteuninhibitedmanner,forgettinglifeanddeath;

eat,drinkandmakemerryandlettomorrowlookafteritself;

fiddlewhileRomeisburning;

leadahappy-go-lucky[befuddled]life;

liveagaylife;

livealifeofdreams;

liveasifintoxicatedordreaming;

revelawaythetime;

sleepawayone'slife

投鼠忌器

sparetherattosavethedishes--toholdbackfromtakingactionagainstanevildoerforfearofinvolvinggoodpeople;

Bewareofdamageswhenpeltingrats!

;

Burnnotyourhousetoriditofthemouse.;

hesitatetopeltaratforfearofsmashingthevase[dishes]besideit;

Onewhostrikesataratcaresifavesselwouldbebroken.;

throwsth.atarat,butafraidtobreakthevase--cautionintakingaction;

Whenyouthrowstonesatarat,bewareofthevase.

作壁上观

standbywatchingothersbattle;

beanonlooker;

lookonindifferently;

sitbyandwatch;

standbywatchingothers'battles;

staybehindthebreastworksandwatchothersfight;

watchthefightingfromtherampart

走马观花

lookattheflowerswhilepassingonhorseback--toglanceoverthingshurriedly;

castonlyapassingglanceat;

gainasuperficialunderstandingthroughcursoryobservation;

giveahurriedandcursoryglanceat;

giveahurriedglanceat;

lookatflowerswhileridingonhorseback;

lookattheflowerswhileonhorseback;

skimthesurface;

snatchatransientglanceofalandscape;

takeabrieflookat;

viewtheflowersfrom[on]horseback--tomakeonlyasuperficialunderstandingpossible

多难兴邦

Challengesmakeanationmuchstronger.

左右逢源

beabletoachievesuccessonewayoranother;

win[gain]advantagefrom[of]bothsides；

haveone'sbreadbutteredonbothsides；

wantonasacalfwithtwodams

失之东隅，收之桑榆

Whatyouloseontheswingsyougetbackontheroundabouts

他山之石可以攻玉

Byother'sfaults,wisemencorrecttheirown

否极泰来

Outofthedepthofmisfortunecomesbliss.;

Afterastormcomesacalm.;

Afterextremebadluck,comesgoodluck.;

Asamatterofrealityextremesinfortuneandmisfortunewouldfindtheirownmean.;

Everycloudhasasilverlining.;

Extremesmeet.;

Extremeswouldfindtheirownmean.;

Itissobadthatitmustsoonbecome[get]better.;

Somethinggoodfollowsanutterevil.;

Thedarkesthourisjustbeforethedawn.;

Theextremeofadversityisthebeginningofprosperity.;

Thegoodemergeswhentheevilhasreacheditsextreme.;

Whenillluckreachesitslimit,goodluckcomesin.;

Whenmisfortunereachesitslimit,prosperitycomes.;

Whenmisfortunereachesthelimit,goodfortuneisathand.;

Whenoneisathisworstluck,itistimeforgoodlucktoappear.;

Whentheworsecomestotheworst,itislikelythateventswouldtakeanewturn.;

Whenthingsareattheirworst,theybegintomend.

作茧自缚

inacocoonaroundoneself;

becaughtinone'sowntrap;

cocoononeselflikesilkworms;

fallintoapitofone'sowndigging;

fallintothecocoonsetbyoneself;

fryinone'sowngrease;

getenmeshedinawebofone'sownspinning;

hoistoneselfwith[by]one'sownpetard;

makeacocoontoshutoneselfin;

putanoosearoundone'sownneck;

spinacocoonaroundoneself--togetenmeshedinawebofone'sownspinning;

tieoneselfupwith...;

weaveacocoonandgetimprisonedinit;

wraponeselfupinacocoon

水至清则无鱼

whenthewaterisveryclear,therewillbenofish-oneshouldnotdemandabsolutepurity

哀莫大于心死

Nothingismorelamentablethanadeadheart.;

Despairisthegreatestsorrow.;

Nothinggivesgreatercauseforsorrowthandespair.;

Thereisnogriefsogreatasdespair.;

Thereisnopovertylikethepovertyofspirit.

叶公好龙

LordYeprofessedtolovedragons.;

LordYewhoclaimedtobefondofdragonswasscaredoutofhiswitswhenarealoneappeared.;

LordYe'sloveofdragons;

professedloveofwhatonereallyfears;

Whatonedoesbeliesone'scommitments.

作奸犯科

commitcrimesinviolationofthelaw;

commitcrimesandactthepartofatraitor;

commitoffensesagainstlawanddiscipline;

violatethelawandcommitcrimes

趋之若鹜

Scramblefor;

Goafterinaswarm

做贼心虚

Haveaguiltyconscience;

One’sguiltyalwaysfearsdanger

Aguiltyconscienceisaself-accuser

漫天叫价

刻不容缓

Brooknodelay

admit[permit]（of）nodelay;

allthemoreurgentto...;

beofgreaturgency;

brooknotamoment'sdelay;

cannotbedelayedevenamoment;

demandimmediateattention;

Evenamomentcannotbedelayed.;

Itisamatterofgreaturgency.;

mustnotloseaminute;

notamomenttobelost;

Notimetolose.;

There'snotimetobelost.;

withoutamoment'sdelay

斩钉截铁

resoluteanddecisive;categorical;

categoricalwithgrimdetermination;

makeitdefinitelyclear;

makesurethereisnomistakeaboutsth.;

showfirmdetermination;

speakinunequivocal[categorical]terms;

withdecisionanddispatch;

withoutmincingwords

掷地有声

坐山观虎斗

sitontopofthemountaintowatchthetigersfight;

watchfromadistanceafightbetweentwotigers,reapingadvantageswhicheversidewins;

watchingfromahilltopwhiletwotigersfight;

watchinsafetywhileothersfight,thenreapthespoilswhenbothsidesareexhausted

左思右想

thinkofthiswayandthat;

museonsth.;

bebusytryingtothinkof...;

bedeepinthought;

keepthinking;

rackone'sbrains;

thinkbackandforthtooneself;

thinkfromdifferentangles;

thinkofthisandthat;

turnsth.overinone'smind

沐猴而冠

amonkeywithahaton--aworthlesspersoninimposingattire;

adevilishpersonwithimposingattire;

asnobbishsocialclimber;

makingamonkeyshow--stupidpoliticalfigures

痛心疾首

heartacheandheadache--withdeephatredandresentment;

beverydistressedabout...;

detestthoroughly;

distressedanddisgusted;

feeldeeplygrieved;feelbitterabout...;

resent[hate]deeply;

deploregreatly;

withbitterhatred

不怕一万就怕万一

Itisalwayswisetoplaysafe;

同心同德

beofoneheartandonemind;

beoneheartwith...;

dedicateourselvesheartandsoultothesamecause;

dosth.wholeheartedlywithsb.;

havethesameheartandmind;

ofonemindandprinciple;

withoneheartandonemind;

workwithoneheartandonemind;

workwithonemind

uniteandworkasone

忘恩负义

devoidofgratitude;

beungratefulandactcontrarytojustice;

beungratef