成语、谚语翻译.doc

繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous 
爱不释手fondle admiringly 
爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 
爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch 
安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment 
白手起家build up from nothing 
百里挑一one in hundred 
百折不挠be indomitable 
半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished 
包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive 
饱经风霜weather-beaten 
卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 
悲欢离合vicissitudes of life 
背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 
本末倒置put the cart before the horse 
笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early 
必由之路the only way 
闭关自守close the country to international intercourse 
变本加厉be further intensified 
变化无常chop and change fantasticality 
变化无常chop and change fantasticality 
别开生面having sth. New 
别有用心have ulterior motives 
彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 
兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful 
博古通今erudite and informed 
不败之地incincible position 
不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one's subordinates 
不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 
不劳而获reap where one has not sown 
不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 
不速之客crasher uninvited guest 
不同凡响outstanding 
不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 
不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains 
不以为然not approve object to 
不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousness 
不亦乐乎extremely 
不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance 
不约而同happen to coincide 
不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul 
不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one's head out of one's wits 
才疏学浅have little talent and learning 
惨绝人寰extremely cruel 
沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds 
沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 
草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness 
层出不穷emerge in endlessly 
层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks 
察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying 
姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers 
畅行无阻checkless 
车水马龙heavy traffic 
沉默寡言taciturnity 
称心如意well-content 
趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot 
成群结队gang horde 
诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe 
诚心诚意sincere desire 
承上启下a connecting link between the preceding and the following 
吃苦耐劳tough 
吃里扒外live on sb. while helping others secretly 
痴心妄想 胡思乱想wishful thinking 
持之以恒preserve 
叱咤风云ride the whirlwind 
愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 
愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone morosely 
臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious 
出乎意料unexpected 
出口成章have an outstanding eloquence 
出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 
出谋划策give counsel suggest 
出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action 
出生入死go through fire and water 
触类旁通comprehend by analogy 
垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one's spirits with the tail between the legs 
垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted 
绰绰有余more than sufficient 
此起彼伏as one falls,another rises 
从容不迫go easy take one's time 
从容不迫的leisured unhurried 
从容不迫地by easy stages 
粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy 
粗枝大叶的broad-brush 
措手不及unaware unprepared 
错综复杂 扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 
错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous 
打草惊蛇act rashly and about: the enemy 
大材小用waste one's talent on a petty job 
大公无私selfless 
大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 
大惑不解be extremely puzzled 
大惊小怪a storm in a teacup foofaraw fuss like a hen with one chicken 
大惊小怪的spoffish 
大快人心affording general satisfaction 
大名鼎鼎famous well known 
大器晚成great minds mature slowly 
大千世界the boundless universe 
大失所望greatly disappointed 
大同小异largely identical but with minor differences 
大显身手 大显神通strut one's stuff 
大言不惭 夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 
大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice 
大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty 
大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep 
呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed 
待人接物the ways one gets along with others 
殚思极虑rack one's brains 
胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose 
胆战心惊的funky 
淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth 
道貌岸然be sanctimonious 
得过且过drift along muddle along 
得天独厚的advantaged 
得心应手handy with facility 
得意忘形 得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 
得意洋洋elated elation exaltation jauntiness 
得意扬扬ride high 
得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop high-blown perky 
得意扬扬的triumphant 
德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity 
德高望重sainted saintlike 
登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection 
地大物博vast territory and abundant resources 
颠倒黑白 颠倒是非 混淆是非call white black swear black is white 
颠三倒四confused disorderly 
雕虫小技insignificant skill 
调兵遣将move forces 
调虎离山lure the enemy away from his base 
掉以轻心treat sth. Lightly 
喋喋不休blat cackle chackle harp harp on jaw-jaw rattle twitter wag 
顶天立地of indomitable spirit 
东施效颦blind imitation with ludicrous effection 
东山再起bob up like a cork 
独具匠心show originality 
独树一帜develop a school of one's own 
独一无二in a class by oneself 
独一无二的unique unmatched unparalleled 
度日如年one day seems like a year 
断章取义garble quote out of context 
对牛弹琴whistle jigs to a milestone Cast pearls before swine 
对症下药suit the remedy to the case 
多才多艺versatility 
多才多艺的accomplished all-round allround miscellaneous versatile 
多愁善感sensitivity sentimentality 
多愁善感的moonstruck spoony 
多此一举bring owls to Athens hold a candle to the sun 
多多益善the more the better 
咄咄逼人aggressive 
脱胎换骨thoroughly remould oneself 
阿谀奉承 趋炎附势greasiness 
恩将仇报 以怨报德 忘恩负义 bite the hand that feeds one 
尔虞我诈each trying to cheat the other 
发人深省的thought-provoking 
发人深省set people thinking 
发扬光大carry forward 
翻山越岭tramp over hill and dale 
翻天覆地world-shaking 
泛滥成灾overrun 
飞黄腾达 青云直上come into one's kingdom rise in the world strike oil 
飞黄腾达的successful 
飞禽走兽birds and beasts 
废寝忘食forget food and sleep 
分道扬镳part company,each going his own way 
分化瓦解disintegrate divide and demoralize 
分门别类classify 
纷至沓来come in a continuous stream 
纷至沓来的thick as hail 
奋不顾身dash ahead regardless of one's safety 
愤愤不平be indignant 
愤世嫉俗的cynical 
丰富多彩rich and colorful 
丰功伟绩great achievement 
丰衣足食have ample food and clothing 
风花雪月sentimental writings of the exploiting classes 
风马牛不相及be totally unrelated 
风靡一时be the rage 
风平浪静calm 
风起云涌like a rising wind and scudding clouds 
风雨同舟stand together regardless of situation 
风雨无阻in all weathers 
锋芒毕露make a showy display of one's abilities 
蜂涌而来pour 
逢场作戏join in the fun on occasion 
逢凶化吉trun ill luck into good 
奉公守法law-abiding 
敷衍了事make short shrift of palter scuffle 
釜底抽薪take a drastic measure to deal with a situation 
赴汤蹈火 出生入死go through fire and water 
富丽堂皇magnificence 
覆水难收spilt water cannot be gathered up again It is no use crying over spilt milk人山人海 people mountain people sea
1. Never say die.永不言败。
2.No cross, no crown.不经历风雨，怎么见彩虹。
3.New wine in old bottles.旧瓶装新酒。
4.Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.亡羊补牢，为时未晚。
5.No garden without its weeds.没有不长草的园子。
6.No living man all things can.世上没有万事通。
7.No man can do two things at once.一心不可二用。
8.No man is born wise or learned.没有生而知之者。
9.No man is content.人心不足蛇吞象。
10.No man is wise at all times.聪明一世，糊涂一时。
11.None are so blind as those who won't see.视而不见。
12.None are so deaf as those who won't hear.充耳不闻。
13.No news is good news.没有消息就是好消息。
14.No one can call back yesterday.昨日不会重现。
15.No pains, no gains.没有付出就没有收获。
16.No pleasure without pain.没有苦就没有乐。
17.No rose without a thorn.没有不带刺的玫瑰。
18.No sweet without sweat.先苦后甜。
19.No smoke without fire.无风不起浪。
20.Nothing brave, nothing have.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
21.Nothing dries sooner than a tear.眼泪干得最快。
22.Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.世上无难事，只怕有心人。
23.Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.世上无难事，只要肯登攀。24.Nothing seek, nothing find.没有追求就没有收获。
25.Nothing is so necessary for travelers as languages.外出旅行，语言最要紧。
26.Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。
27.Not to advance is to go back.不进则退。
28.Not to know what happened before one was born is always to be a child.不懂世故，幼稚可笑。
29.No way is impossible to courage.勇者无惧。
30.Obedience is the first duty of a soldier.军人以服从命令为天职。
31.Observation is the best teacher.观察是最好的老师。
32.Offense is the best defense.进攻是最好的防御。
33.Old friends and old wines are best.陈酒味醇，老友情深。
34.Old sin makes new shame.一失足成千古恨。
35.Once a man and twice a child.一次老，两次小。
36.Once a thief, always a thief.偷盗一次，做贼一世。
37.Once bitten, twice shy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
38.One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。
39.One cannot put back the clock.时钟不能倒转。
40.One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.百闻不如一见。
41.One false move may lose the game.一着不慎，满盘皆输。
42.One good turn deserves another.行善积德。
43.One hour today is worth two tomorrow.争分夺秒效率高。
44.One man's fault is other man's lesson.前车之鉴。
45.One never loses anything by politeness.讲礼貌不吃亏。
46.One swallow does not make a summer.一燕不成夏。
47.One's words reflect one's thinking.言为心声。
48.Out of debt, out of danger.无债一身轻。
49.Out of office, out of danger.无官一身轻。      
50.Out of sight, out of mind.眼不见，心为静。
51.Patience is the best remedy.忍耐是良药。
52.Penny wise, pound foolish.贪小便宜吃大亏。
53.Plain dealing is praised more than practiced.正大光明者，说到的多，做到的少。
54.Please the eye and plague the heart.贪图一时快活，必然留下隐祸。
55.Pleasure comes through toil.苦尽甘来。
56.Pour water into a sieve.竹篮子打水一场空。
57.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
58.Praise is not pudding.恭维话不能当饭吃。
59.Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse.好人越夸越好，坏人越夸越糟。
60.Prefer loss to unjust gain.宁可吃亏，不贪便宜。
61.Prevention is better than cure.预防胜于治疗。
62.Pride goes before, and shame comes after.骄傲使人落后。
63.Promise is debt.一诺千金。
64.Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.谚语是日常经验的结晶。
65.Pull the chestnut out of fire.火中取栗。
66.Put the cart before the horse.本末倒置。
67.Put your shoulder to the wheel.鼎力相助。
68.Reading enriches the mind.开卷有益。
69.Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.读书健脑，运动强身。
70.Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.要人尊敬，必须自重。
71.Rome is not built in a day.冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。
72.Saying is one thing and doing another.言行不一。
73.Seeing is believing.眼见为实。
74.Seek the truth from facts.实事求是。
75.Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him.智者当差，不用交代。
76.Set a thief to catch a thief.以贼捉贼。
77.Short accounts make long friends.好朋友勤算账。
78.Something is better than nothing.聊胜于无。
79.Soon learn, soon forgotten.学得快，忘得快。
80.Soon ripe, soon rotten.熟得快，烂得快。
81.Speech is silver, silence is gold.能言是银，沉默是金。
82.Still water run deep.静水常深。83.Strike the iron while it is hot.趁热打铁。
84.Success belongs to the persevering.坚持就是胜利。
85.Take things as they come.既来之，则安之。
86.Talking mends no holes.空谈无补。
87.Talk of the devil and he will appear.说曹操，曹操就到。
88.Hasty love, soon cold.一见钟情难维久。
89.Health is better than wealth.健康胜过财富。
90.Health is happiness.健康就是幸福。
91.Hear all parties.兼听则明。
92.Heaven never helps the man who will not act.自己不动，叫天何用。
93.He is a fool that forgets himself.愚者忘乎所以。
94.He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs.背后说好话，才是真朋友。
95.He is a wise man who speaks little.聪明不是挂在嘴上。
96.He is lifeless that is faultless.只有死人才不犯错误。
97.He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself.正人先正己。
98.He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first.自嘲者不会让人见笑。
99.He is wise that is honest.诚实者最明智。
100.He knows most who speaks least.大智若愚