2021英语备课资料：100条中国成语俗语的翻译(下)

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.