Translation of the useful expressions:
自给自足的自然经济self-sufficient natural economy
水能载舟，亦能覆舟The water that carries the boat can also overturn it.
多元一体integrated pluralism
礼仪之邦the land of ceremony and propriety
青铜器the bronze wares
甲骨文the inscriptions on tortoise shells or animal bones
铭文the inscriptions on bronze or copper wares
书同文、行同伦the written language and behaviors have to be standardized
儒、道、佛、法家Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Legalism / the Legalists
焚书坑儒ordering that books be burned and Confucian scholars be buried alive
无为而治proposing to govern by doing nothing that is against nature
独尊儒术、罢黜百家paying supreme tribute to Confucianism while banning all other schools of thought 四大发明four great inventions
守内虚外internal defense and external slackening
重文轻武laying stress on the cultural achievement while making light of the military exploits
清明上河图The Festival of Pure Brightness on the River
求和谐，主平衡seeking for harmony and maintaining equilibrium
消灾祈福averting calamities and praying for blessings
临时抱佛脚Clasp Buddha’s feet when in trouble
六合the six realms of Heaven and Earth, East and West, North and South
内圣外王the supreme morality internalized as cultivation and externalized as governance of virtue
真诚、正心、修身sincerity, integrity and intellectual cultivation
齐家、治国、平天下Keep your family in order, govern the state effectively and bring peace to the world 中庸the golden mean
天人合一oneness of man and nature
大一统Great National Unity
集体利益collective interest
人伦human relations
宗族关系patriarchal relations
否极泰来out of depth of misfortune comes bliss
以柔克刚conquering the rigid with the gentle/ defeating the strong by the weak
以不变应万变coping with shifting events by sticking to a fundamental principle
一张一弛alternating tension with relaxation
仁者爱人The benevolent love others.
仁政benevolent government
以民为本People are the “foundation”of the state.
民为贵，社稷次之，君为轻
People come first, the state comes second, and the king third.
性善论the theory of original goodness of human nature
小国寡民 a small state with a small population
无为而治ruling with inaction
汉代经学Imperial Confucianism in the Han Dynasty
祭歌sacrificial songs
东方思维模式oriental mode of thinking
编年史annals
入德之门 a gateway to perfect virtue
忠孝仁爱loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and love
杀身成仁killing oneself for ren/ humanity
舍生取义killing oneself for yi/ righteousness
恻隐之心，人皆有之All men have natural sympathies.
人物画figure painting
壁画murals
仕女leisurely and carefree beauties
写意画free hand brushwork
山水画landscape painting
意境artistic conception
仁者乐山，智者乐水A true man loves the mountains; a wise man loves the sea. 花鸟画flower-and-bird painting
寄物言志expressing ideas through certain objects
梅兰竹菊plums, orchids, bamboo and chrysanthemums
书法calligraphy
篆书the Seal Character
隶书Official Script
楷书Regular Script
行书Running Script
草书Cursive Script
文房四宝the Four Treasures of the Study
毛笔writing brush
墨ink-stick
宣纸Xuan paper
砚ink-slab
对联Chinese couplets
中国印章Chinese seals
篆刻seal cutting
官印official seals
私印private seals
民间工艺folk handicraft
木版年画block-printed Chinese New Year Pictures
剪纸paper-cut
门签gate labels
心灵手巧 a clever mind and nimble fingers
高手master-hands
国际风筝都International Capital Of Kites
潍坊风筝节Weifang Kite Festival
龙头蜈蚣风筝dragon-headed centipede
“尊龙”传统the tradition of dragon worship
刺绣embroidery
纺车spinning wheel
织机weaving machine
麻织品时期flax fabric period
民间纺织folk textile
印染printing and dyeing
蜡染wax-dyeing
扎染tie-dyeing
陶瓷ceramics/ pottery and porcelain
兵马俑terra cotta warriors and horses
青瓷blue porcelain
白瓷white porcelain
唐三彩tricolored glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty 五大名窑five kilns
紫砂壶the boccaro teapot
金银玉器gold, silver and jade wares
金缕玉衣jade clothes sewn with gold thread
避邪anti-evil
玉佩jade pendent
竹木藤器bamboo, wood and rattan work
木雕wood carving
柳编wickerwork
草编straw-knitted work
泥塑clay figure modelling
面塑dough figure modelling
烟花爆竹firecrackers and fireworks
闹花灯lantern show
元宵节Lantern Festival/ Yuanxiao Festival
猜灯谜solving the puzzles on the lanterns
踩高跷stilts-walking
舞龙dragon lantern dance
锣鼓drums and gongs
舞狮lion dance
跑旱船boating dance/ land-boat dance
花鼓colored drum dance
腰鼓waist drum dance
十八般武艺skill in wielding the 18 kinds of weapons 龙舟竞渡the dragon-boat race
拔河tug-of-war
烹饪culinary arts
佛跳墙Buddha jumping over the wall
佐料seasoning
餐具dining utensils
礼仪之邦land of ceremony and propriety
八仙桌eight-immortal table
果酒fruit wine
谷物酿酒grain wine
酒令 a drinkers’wager game
茶艺tea etiquette
工夫茶gongfu tea
聘礼betrothal gifts
下茶tea gift giving
受茶tea gift accepting
花茶scented tea
紧压茶tightly compressed tea
茶汤tea liquid
色绿、香郁、味醇、形美green in color, fragrant in smell, sweet in taste and beautiful in appearance
半发酵茶half-fermented tea
茉莉花茶jasmine tea
砖茶brick tea
母系氏族部落matriarchal tribes
母系氏族社会时期matrilineal society period
父系氏族 a paternal clan
单姓single-character surnames
复姓compound surnames
尊称courtesy names
小名，乳名infant name
笔名pen name
古代历法ancient calendric system
阳历solar calendar
阴历lunar calendar
闰月 a leap month
天干地支the Heavenly Stems and the Earthly Branches
时令seasonal timing
立春the Beginning of Spring
春分the Spring Equinox
冬至the Winter Solstice
求福asking for bessings
避祸praying for protection against disasters
扫墓sweeping the ancestors tombs
牛郎织女The Herd Boy and the Weaving Girl
桂花osmanthus flowers
清明节China’s Tomb Sweeping Day/ Pure Brightness
端午节The Dragon Boat Festival
乞巧节Ingenuity-Begging Festival
重阳节Double Ninth Festival
联合国教科文组织UNESCO
莫高窟the Mogao Grottoes
九省通衢the thoroughfare to nine provinces
不识庐山真面目，只缘生在此山中How could one tell what Mount Lu really looks like when one is in the midst of the mountain all along?
桂林山水甲天下Finest mountains and rivers under heaven!
奇松, 怪石, 云海，温泉odd-shaped pines, bizarre rocks, cloud seas, and hot springs
孔宅Confucian Mansion
京杭大运河The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal
文化底蕴cultural accumulations
碑刻stone tablet engraves
奇松怪石strange/ oddly-shaped pines and stones
云海sea of clouds / cloud seas
五岳Five Sacred Mountains
封禅祭祀sacrifices and religious rites
落雁峰Dropping Goose Peak
少林寺Shaolin Monastery
山不在高，有仙则名A mountain is famous not for its height but for its holiness. 淡水湖freshwater lakes
咸水湖saltwater lakes
亚热带subtropics/ subtropical zones
暖温带warm temperate zones
城墙city walls
护城河moats
外城the outer city
内城the inner city
皇城，皇宫the imperial palace
“天人合一”思想the idea of “nature-man integrity”
文化遗产cultural relics
世界遗产名录World Heritage List
历史文化名城historical and cultural cities
天下第一关The First Pass Under the Heaven
景点scenic spots
自然景观natural landscapes
长江三峡the Three Gorges on the Yangtze River
龙门石窟Longmen Grottoes
秦始皇陵the tomb of Emperor Qinshihuang
瓦片tiles
高台elevated terraces
木结构timber structure
多层建筑multi-storied mansions
子午线meridian line
中心轴central axis
禹祠Yu Temple
宫殿imperial palace
陵墓mausoleum
坛庙altars
祠堂temples
会馆assembly halls
佛寺buddhist temples
塔pagodas
道教宫观Taoist architecture
楼阁storied buildings and storied pavilions
亭廊阙榭kiosk, corridor, watchtower, and pavilion on a terrace
中国成语英语翻译大全 Where there is a will, there is a way。有志者。事竟成爱屋及乌Love me，love my dog. 百闻不如一见Seeing is believing。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 笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start。不眠之夜white night 不以物喜,不以己悲not pleased by external gains，not saddened by personnal losses 不遗余力spare no effort; go all out； do one\'s best 不打不成交”No discord, no concord. 拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new； ring out the old year and ring in the new 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 大开眼界open one\'s eyes; broaden one\'s horizon; be an eye-opener 国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace 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 功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits。好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore， one prays no more 好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 和气生财Harmony brings wealth 活到老，学到老One is never too old to
“四字格”翻译 （一）并列关系 名山大川famous mountains and great rivers 名胜古迹scenic spots and historical sites 湖光山色landscape of lakes and hills 青山绿水green hills and clear waters 奇松怪石strangely-shaped pines and grotesque rock formations 平等互利equality and mutual benefit 扬长避短play up strengths and avoid weaknesses 反腐倡廉fight corruption and build a clean government 简政放权streamline administration and institute decentralization 集思广益draw on collective wisdon and absorb all useful ideas 国泰民安the country flourish and the people live in peace and harmony 政通人和the government functions well and people cooperate well 国计民生national welfare and the people’s livelihood 辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new 徇私舞弊bend the law for personal gain and engage in fraud 流连忘返linger on with no thought of leaving for home 国际局势复杂多变the complex and volatile international situation 开拓进取blaze new trails and forge ahead
（一）并列关系 名山大川famous mountains and great rivers 名胜古迹scenic spots and historical sites 湖光山色landscape of lakes and hills 青山绿水green hills and clear waters 奇松怪石strangely-shaped pines and grotesque rock formations 平等互利equality and mutual benefit 扬长避短play up strengths and avoid weaknesses 反腐倡廉fight corruption and build a clean government 简政放权streamline administration and institute decentralization 集思广益draw on collective wisdon and absorb all useful ideas 国泰民安the country flourish and the people live in peace and harmony 政通人和the government functions well and people cooperate well 国计民生national welfare and the people’s livelihood 辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new 徇私舞弊bend the law for personal gain and engage in fraud 流连忘返linger on with no thought of leaving for home 国际局势复杂多变the complex and volatile international situation 开拓进取blaze new trails and forge ahead 求同存异seek common ground while shelving differences （二）语意重复 广袤无垠的中华大地the boundless expanse of the Chinese territory 高瞻远瞩的决策a visionary/far-sighted decision 贯彻落实重大决策carry out/ implement a series of major policy decisions 层峦叠嶂peaks rising one after another 优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 延年益寿prolong one’s life 灵丹妙药panacea / miraculous cure 长治久安a long period of stability 求真务实pragmatic 审时度势size up the trend of events 招商引资attract investment 誉满全球举世闻名world-renowned 功在当代，利在千秋in the interest of the current and future generations 继往开来，承前启后(continue the past and open up the future ) break new ground for the future 路遥知马力，日久见人心Time will tell. 吃的苦中苦，方知甜中甜no sweet without sweat 车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直in the end things mend /there’s always a way out 急功近利eager for instant success and quick profits 大黑扫黄crack down on gangland and pornography
1 “四字格”翻译 2 （一）并列关系 3 名山大川 famous mountains and great rivers 4 名胜古迹 scenic spots and historical sites 5 湖光山色 landscape of lakes and hills 6 青山绿水 green hills and clear waters 7 奇松怪石 strangely-shaped pines and grotesque rock formations 8 平等互利 equality and mutual benefit 9 扬长避短 play up strengths and avoid weaknesses 10 反腐倡廉 fight corruption and build a clean government 11 简政放权 streamline administration and institute decentralization 12 集思广益 draw on collective wisdon and absorb all useful ideas 13 国泰民安 the country flourish and the people live in peace and 14 harmony 15 16 政通人和 the government functions well and people cooperate well 17 国计民生national welfare and the people’s livelihood 18 辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new
成语英语翻译大全 爱屋及乌Love me,love my dog. 百闻不如一见Seeing is believing. 比上不足，比下有余"worse off than some,better off than many;tofall short of the best,but be better than the worst 笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start. 不眠之夜white night 不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains,not saddenedby personnal losses 不遗余力spare no effort;go all out;do one‘s best 不打不成交"No discord,no concord. 拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new;ring out theold year and ring in the new 大事化小，小事化了try first to make their mistake sound lessserious and then to reduce it to nothing at all 大开眼界open one‘s eyes;broaden one‘s horizon;be aneye-opener 国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace 过犹不及going too far is as bad as not going far enough;beyond isas wrong as falling short;too much is as bad as too little 功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore,one prays no more 好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate,while bad news spread far and wide. 和气生财Harmony brings wealth 活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 既往不咎let bygones be bygones 金无足赤,人无完人Gold can‘t be pure and man can‘t be perfect. 金玉满堂Treasures fill the home 脚踏实地be down-to-earth 脚踩两只船sit on the fence 君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure ascrystal;a hedge between keeps friendship green 老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried,cliché 礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life,there is hope." 马到成功achieve immediate victory;win instant success 名利双收gain in both fame and wealth 茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened 没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms orstandards. 每逢佳节倍思亲On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one‘s dear onesfar away.It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dearmost. 谋事在人，成事在天"The planning lies with man,the outcome withHeaven./Man proposes,God disposes." 弄巧成拙be too smart by half;Cunning outwits itself. 拿手好戏masterpiece
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 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 、Complicated and confusing 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 1
英语中常见的123个中国成语翻译 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. 个人收集整理勿做商业用途 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 个人收集整理勿做商业用途 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 个人收集整理勿做商业用途 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 个人收集整理勿做商业用途 12.大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 个人收集整理勿做商业用途 13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace 个人收集整理勿做商业用途 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 个人收集整理勿做商业用途 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. 个人收集整理勿做商业用途
爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog. 百闻不如一见Seeing is believing. 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 笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start. 不眠之夜white night 不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses 不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one‘s best 不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 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 大开眼界open one‘s eyes; broaden one‘s horizon; be an eye-opener 国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace 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 功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more 好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 和气生财Harmony brings wealth 活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 既往不咎let bygones be bygones 金无足赤,人无完人Gold can‘t be pure and man can‘t be perfect.
中国成语的英语翻译 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
英语成语翻译精选 有相当一部分成语可以用英语直接翻译出来，这样非常方便我们记忆。 （1）bad egg坏蛋，歹徒。 Trust him nothing；he is a bad egg。别信他，他是个坏蛋。 （2）crocodile tears鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲。 Don’t weep crocodile tears with his misfortune. I know you have always detested him and are only too happy to see him get into trouble。别假惺惺地为他的不幸难过了，我知道你一直讨厌他，看到他倒霉，心里可高兴哩！ （3）cry wolf呼喊“狼来了”，发假情报。 That politician cries wolf in every speech he makes。那个政治家在他的每篇演说中都发假警报。 （4）（that is）easier said than done说起来容易做起来难。 Easier said than done，let’s pay more attention to practice.
说起来容易做起来难，让我们多注意些实践吧！ （5）fish in troubled waters混水摸鱼，乘人之危。 He’s always been good at fishing in troubled waters; he made a lot of money by buying houses that were bombed in the war.他总是善于乘人之危大捞一把，他靠购买在战争中遭过轰炸的房屋而赚了大量的钱财。 （6）fish out of water离水之鱼，不得其所。 She felt like a fish of water at the evening party because she knew no one. 她在晚会上感到很局促，因为她一个人也不认识。 （7）gives someone an inch and he will take an ell得寸进尺。 If you give those people an inch，they’ll take an ell；we told them they might use our side path to reach their garden，now they have fenced in the path so that we cannot use it ourselves.那些人就是得寸进尺；我们对他们说，他们可以经过我们的小道进他们的花园，现
60个中国成语英文翻译 1.爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog. 2.百闻不如一见（眼见为实） 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
（一）并列关系 名山大川 famous mountains and great rivers 名胜古迹 scenic spots and historical sites 湖光山色 landscape of lakes and hills 青山绿水 green hills and clear waters 奇松怪石 strangely-shaped pines and grotesque rock formations 平等互利 equality and mutual benefit 扬长避短 play up strengths and avoid weaknesses 反腐倡廉 fight corruption and build a clean government 简政放权streamline administration and institute decentralization 集思广益 draw on collective wisdon and absorb all useful ideas 国泰民安 the country flourish and the people live in peace and harmony 政通人和 the government functions well and people cooperate well 国计民生national welfare and the people’s livelihood 辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new 徇私舞弊 bend the law for personal gain and engage in fraud 流连忘返 linger on with no thought of leaving for home 国际局势复杂多变the complex and volatile international situation
中国成语翻译成英语 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 losse s 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 an d ring in th e 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 s pread 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.
1.爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog. 2.百闻不如一见（眼见为实） 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.