100条中国成语俗语的翻译

51. 时不我待

Timeandtidewaitfornoman.

 

52. 杀鸡用牛刀

useasteam-hammertocracknuts

 

53. 实事求是

seektruthfromfacts; bepracticalandrealistic; betruetofacts

 

54. 说曹操，曹操到

speakofthedevil

 

55. 实话实说

speaktheplaintruth; callaspadeaspade; tellitasitis

 

56. 实践是检验真理的唯一标准

Practiceisthesolecriterionfortestingtruth.

 

57. 韬光养晦

hideone'scapacitiesandbideone'stime

 

58. 糖衣炮弹

sugar-coatedbullets

 

59. 天有不测风云

Anythingunexpectedmayhappen/ aboltfromtheblue

 

60. 团结就是力量

Unityisstrength.

 

61. 跳进黄河洗不清

EvenifonejumpedintotheYellowRiver, onecannotwashoneselfclean - there'snothingonecandotoclearone'sname.

 

62. 歪风邪气

unhealthytrendsandvulgarpractices

 

63. 物以类聚，人以群分

Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.

 

64. 望子成龙

holdhighhopesforone'schild

 

65. 唯利是图

seeknothingbutprofits; beblindtoallbutone'sowninterests

 

66. 无中生有

asheerfabricationoutofnothing; fabricaterumorsoutofthinair

 

67. 无风不起浪

Therearenowaveswithoutwind. Nothingcomesofnothing.

 

68. 徇私枉法

twistthelawtosuitone'sownpurpose

 

69. 新官上任三把火

anewbroomsweepsclean

 

70. 蓄势待发

accumulatestrengthforatake-off

 

71. 心想事成

Mayallyourwishcometrue.

 

72. 心照不宣

haveatacitunderstanding; thoroughlyunderstandeachother, withouthavingexchangedawordofexplanation

 

73. 先入为主

Firstimpressionsarefirmlyentrenched.

 

74. 先下手为强

Hewhostrikesfirstgainstheadvantage.Thebestdefenseisoffense.

 

75. 热锅上的蚂蚁

antsonahotpan

 

76. 现身说法

warnpeoplebytakingoneselfasanexample

 

77. 息事宁人

pouroilontroubledwaters; patchupaquarrelandreconcilethepartiesconcerned

 

78. 循序渐进

proceedinanorderlywayandstepbystep; advancegraduallyindueorder

 

79. 严以律己，宽以待人

bestrictwithoneselfandlenientwithothers

 

80. 有情人终成眷属

JackshallhaveJill, allshallbewell.

 

81. 有钱能使鬼推磨

Moneymakesthemarego./ Moneytalks.

 

82. 有识之士

amanofinsight

 

83. 有勇无谋

boldbutnotcrafty

 

84. 有缘千里来相会

Separatedaswearethousandsofmilesapart, wecometogetherasifbypredestination.

 

85. 与时俱进

keeppacewiththetimes

 

86. 以人为本

people-oriented

 

87. 因材施教

teachstudentsaccordingtotheiraptitude

 

88. 欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

toascendanotherstoreytoseeathousandmilesfurther; Ascendfurther, wereyoutolookfarther.

 

89. 欲速则不达

Hastemakeswaste.Morehaste, lessspeed.

 

90. 优胜劣汰

survivalofthefittest

 

91. 英雄所见略同

Greatmindsthinkalike.

 

92. 冤家宜解不宜结

Bettermakefriendsthanmakeenemies.

 

93. 冤假错案

casesinwhichpeoplewereunjustly, falselyorwronglychargedorsentenced; unjust, falseorwrongcases

 

94. 一言既出，驷马难追

Apromiseisapromise.Arealmannevergoesbackonhiswords.

 

95. 招财进宝

bringinwealthandtreasure

 

96. 债台高筑

becomedebt-ridden

 

97. 众矢之的

targetofpubliccriticism

 

98. 纸上谈兵

beanarmchairstrategist

 

99. 纸包不住火

Youcan'twrapfireinpaper.What'sdonebynightappearsbyday.

 

100. 左右为难

caughtinadilemma; betweenthedevilandthedeepbluesea.