成語(yǔ)是東方文化的一大特色，它來源于古代經(jīng)典著作、歷史故事和民間傳說。在東西方文化交流和摩擦碰撞的過程中，成語(yǔ)被翻譯成英語(yǔ)，不止流傳于市井，同樣能登上廟堂。習(xí)近平主席就非常喜歡在外交辭令中引用成語(yǔ)甚至是古語(yǔ)來考驗(yàn)隨身翻譯的專業(yè)功底。作為英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)者，不會(huì)幾個(gè)中國(guó)成語(yǔ)的英文翻譯，那怎么好意思呢？

1.愛屋及烏

Loveme,lovemydog.

2.眼見為實(shí)

Seeingisbelieving.

3.高不成低不就

Tofallshortofthebest,butbebetterthantheworst.

4.笨鳥先飛

Aslowsparrowshouldmakeanearlystart.

5.不眠之夜

Whitenight.

6.不以物喜,不以己悲

Notpleasedbyexternalgains,notsaddenedbypersonnallosses.

7.不遺余力

Sparenoeffort.

8.不打不成交

Nodiscord,noconcord.

9.拆東墻補(bǔ)西墻

RobPetertopayPaul.

10.功夫不負(fù)有心人

Everythingestohimwhowaits.

11.好了傷疤忘了疼

Onceonshore,onepraysnomore.

12.活到老學(xué)到老

Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.

13.既往不咎

Letbygonesbebygones.

14.金無足赤,人無完人

Goldcan'tbepureandmancan'tbeperfect.

15.腳踏實(shí)地

Bedown-to-earth.

16.腳踩兩只船

Sitonthefence.

17.禮尚往來

Courtesycallsforreciprocity.

18.留得青山在不怕沒柴燒

Wherethereislife,thereishope.

19.名利雙收

Gaininbothfameandwealth.

20.沒有規(guī)矩不成方圓

Nothingcanbeaplishedwithoutnormsorstandards.

21.謀事在人成事在天

Manproposes,Goddisposes.

22.弄巧成拙

Betoosmartbyhalf./Cunningoutwitsitself.

23.賠了夫人又折兵

Throwgoodmoneyafterbad.

24.拋磚引玉

Throwasprattocatchawhale.

25.破釜沉舟

Cutoffallmeansofretreat.

26.搶得先機(jī)

Takethepreemptiveopportunities.

27.巧婦難為無米之炊

Ifyouhavenohandyoucan'tmakeafist.

28.千里之行,始于足下

Eminenceistobegainedstepbystep.

29.人之初,性本善

Man'snatureatbirthisgood.

30.世上無難事,只怕有心人

Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

31.塞翁失馬,焉知非福

Misfortunemaybeanactualblessing.

32.水漲船高

Whentheriverrises,theboatfloatshigh.

33.時(shí)不我待

Timefliesandwaitfornoman.

34.殺雞用牛刀

Breakabutterflyonthewheel.

35.實(shí)事求是

Betruetofacts.

36.說曹操,曹操到

Talkofthedevilandhees.

37.韜光養(yǎng)晦

Hideone'scapacitiesandbideone'stime.

38.天有不測(cè)風(fēng)云

Aboltfromtheblue.

39.物以類聚，人以群分

Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.

40.屋漏又逢連陰雨

Misfortunesneveresingly.

41.唯利是圖

Drawwatertoone'smill.

42.無源之水,無本之木

Waterwithoutasource,andatreewithoutroots.

43.無風(fēng)不起浪

There'snosmokewithoutfire.

44.有勇無謀

Usebrawnratherthanbrain.

45.欲速則不達(dá)

Hastedoesnotbringsuccess.

46.優(yōu)勝劣汰

Survivalofthefittest.

47.英雄所見略同

Greatmindsthinkalike.

48.冤家宜解不宜結(jié)

Bettermakefriendsthanmakeenemies.

49.君子一言，駟馬難追

Arealmannevergoesbackonhiswords.

50.致命要害

Achilles'heel.