英语中常用的50个中国成语

英语中常用的50个中国成语
 
1.强强联手win-win co-operation
2.百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
3.前人栽树后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.One sows and another reaps.
4.笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
5.不眠之夜white night
6.不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one’s best
7.破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat;burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end
8.拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
9.辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
10.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
11.大开眼界open one’s eyes; broaden one’s horizon; be an eye-opener
12..爱屋及乌Love me， love my dog.
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.没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
16.功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
17.留得青山在不怕没柴烧Where there is life， there is hope.
18.好事不出门恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate， while bad news spread far and wide.
19.前怕狼后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something
20.和气生财Harmony brings wealth.
21.活到老学到老One is never too old to learn.
22.既往不咎let bygones be bygones
23.金无足赤人无完人Gold can’t be pure and man can’t be perfect.
24.金玉满堂Treasures fill the home.
25.不以物喜不以己悲not pleased by external gains， not saddened by personnal losses
26.脚踩两只船sit on the fence
27.君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
28.老生常谈陈词滥调cut and dried， cliché
29.礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
30.拿手好戏masterpiece
31.马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
32.名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
34.脚踏实地be down-to-earth
35.每逢佳节倍思亲On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one’s dear ones far away.It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
36.弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself
37.谋事在人成事在天The planning lies with man， the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes， God disposes.
38.赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
39.好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore， one prays no more
40.抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
41.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.
42.抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
43.人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
44.巧妇难为无米之炊If you have no hand you can’t make a fist. One can’t make bricks without straw.
45.千里之行始于足下a thousand-li journey begins with the first step–the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
46.前事不忘后事之师Past experience， if not forgotten， is a guide for the future.
47.人之初性本善Man’s nature at birth is good.
48.强龙难压地头蛇Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt – Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.
49.不打不成交No discord， no concord.
50.瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.