成语英文（1）

笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early

不眠之夜white night

不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one"s best

不打不成交"No discord, no

拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul

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

功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who

好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more

和气生财Harmony brings wealth

活到老，学到老One is never too old to

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

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

老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché

礼尚往来Courtesy calls for

留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is "

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

弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits

拿手好戏masterpiece

赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad

抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities

强强联手win-win co-operation

瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good

人之初,性本善Man"s nature at birth is

人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a

人海战术huge-crowd strategy

世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a "

世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;

死而后已until my heart stops beating

岁岁平安Peace all year round

塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual

升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)

四十不惑Life begins at

水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats

时不我待Time and tide wait for no

杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel

说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he

实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing

糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets

天有不测风云Anything unexpected may a bolt from the blue

团结就是力量Unity is

歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena

物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock

望子成龙hold high hopes for one"s child

屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come When it rains it

文韬武略military expertise; military strategy

唯利是图draw water to one"s mill

无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots

无中生有make/create something out of nothing

徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends

新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean

蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off

心想事成May all your wish come true

先入为主First impressions are firmly

先下手为强catch the ball before the bound

像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan

现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example

息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters

喜忧参半mingled hope and fear

循序渐进step by step

鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey

有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be "

有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare Money

有识之士people of vision

有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain

与时俱进advance with times

以人为本people oriented; people foremost

因材施教teach students according to their aptitude

欲速则不达Haste does not bring

优胜劣汰survival of the fittest

英雄所见略同Great minds think

冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make

一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his

招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful

债台高筑become debt-ridden

致命要害Achilles" heel

众矢之的target of public criticism

纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist

纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or
 

成语英文（2）

东施效颦

Xi Shi, a famous beauty, had a pain in her bosom(胸部) , so she had a frown on her face when she went An ugly girl who lived nearby saw her and thought she looked very therefore when she went home, she also put her hands on her bosom and had a frown on her

When a rich man in the neighbourhood saw her, he shut his doors tightly and did not go When a poor man saw her, he took his wife and children and gave her a wide berth(保持安全距离) .

She only knew Xi Shi's frown looked beautiful but she did not know the reason for its

成语英文（3）

买椟还珠

A man from the state of Chu wanted to sell a precious pearl in the state of He made a casket(小箱，棺材) for the pearl out of the wood from a magnolia(木兰) tree, which he fumigated(熏制) with He studded the casket with pearls and jade, ornamented it with red gems and decorated it with kingfisher(翠鸟) A man of the state of Zheng bought the casket and gave him back the

Too luxuriant(丰富的，奢华的) decoration usually supersedes(取代) what really This man from Chu certainly knew how to sell a casket but he was no good at selling his And the man of Zheng didn't know which is really

成语英文（4）

万事俱备 只欠东风

China has been divided into three kingdoms historically: Wei in the north, Shu in the southwest and Wu in the

Once Cao Cao from Wei led a 200,000 strong army down to the south to wipe out the kingdoms of Wu and Therefore, Wu and Shu united to defend his Cao ordered his men to link up the boats by iron chains to form a bridge for the Cao's passing from the north bank of Yangtze River to the south The General Commander of the allied army was Zhou He analyzed the situation Then he got a good He decided to attack the enemy with So he began to prepare for the neting Suddenly he thought of the direction of He needed the east wind to blow strongly in order to acnetplish his However, the wind did not nete for Thus Zhou Yu was worried about At that time, he got a note from Zhuge Liang, the military adviser of the State of Shu, which reads:

"To fight Cao Cao

Fire will help you win

Everything is ready

Except the east wind"

Quickly he turned to Zhuge Liang for Zhuge told him not to worry and there would be an east wind in a couple of Two days later, the east wind helped Zhou acnetplish his At last, the allied army won the

Later, people use it to say "All is ready except what is crucial".

成语英文（5）

入木三分

Wang Xi-zhi is one of the most famous calligraphers(书法家) during the Eastern Jin Dynasty of When he was very young, he practiced his art every day and never

Later he absorbed the strong points of all the other schools of calligraphy, and developed his own unique style of Because of his achievements, he has been honored as one of China's sages of One time, Wang Xi-zhi sketched in wood for an engraver to Then the engraver found the ink had penetrated one centimeter into the

"Ru Mu San Fen" is got from this story, which means the calligraphy is

Now it is often used to describe expressing sharp ideas or profound

成语英文（6）

一技之长

Gong sun Long , is a famous scholar lived in the State of Zhao during the Warring States Period (475-221BC). He had kept a circle skilled people around He often said, "A wise man should welnete anyone with a "

One day, a man dressed in tattered(破烂的) and dirty clothes came to see him and said to him:" I have a special "

Gong asked: "What is it?"

"I have a loud voice and I'm good at "

Then Gong turned to his followers and asked," Who is good at shouting?" But none of them answered "Yes ". So the scholar took the man

Some days later, Gong and his followers went on a They came to a wide river and found the ferryboat was on the other side of the All of them had no Suddenly, Gong thought of the shouting expert and turned to him, "Can you have a try?" The man realized it was the chance to show his He shouted to the ferryman as loud as he could, "Hey, ferryman, nete here, we want to cross the " As his voice ended, the ferryman came to fetch Gong was very satisfied with the new

Later, people use it to describe anyone who has a special professional

成语英文（7）

叶公好龙

In the Spring and Autumn Period, there lived in Chu a person named Chu Zhuliang, who addressed himself as "Lord Ye".

It's said that this Lord Ye was very fond of The walls had dragons painted on The beams, pillars, doors and the windows were all carved with As a result, his love for dragons was spread When the real dragon in heaven heard of this Lord Ye, he was deeply He decided to visit Lord Ye to thank

You might think Lord Ye was very happy to see a real But, actually, at very the sight of the creature, he was scared out of his wits and ran away as fast as he

From then on, people knew that Lord Ye only loved pictures or carvings which look like dragons, not the real

成语英文（8）

望梅止渴

Among the outstanding figures of Chinese history, famous either for their intelligence or treachery(背叛,变节), Cao Cao is one of the

One hot day, he marched out his troops under a burning sun in a mountainous Bewilderingly(令人困惑地) he lost the The journey was long and the sun was After their fruitless and tiresome march, all voiced their great dissatisfaction with the leadership of Cao They bitterly complained of their great The antagonism(对抗) of the soldiers was growing fast and they were on the verge of staging a mutiny(兵变). The subordinate officers were helpless to cope with the

Cao Cao, however, in the nick of time cleverly and treacherously gave orders to his troops to march to the nearby plum trees for a rest and announced that soldiers would be allowed to eat the juicy sour(酸的) fruit as much as they

At the thought of the sour fruit the soldiers' complaint of great thirst as well as the antagonistic feeling were quickly

Based on the story the later generation formed the proverb "to quench one's thirst by looking up at plums", to illustrate a case where one takes comfort in believing that they have already attained that which was expected or

成语英文（9）

成语“休戚相关”的英文

休戚相关的`英文：

[Literal Meaning]

joy/sorrow/each other/related

to be related to each other by joys and sorrows

[解释]

休：欢乐；戚：悲伤。快乐和悲伤都相关。形容关系很密切。

[Explanation]

to be bound by a common cause

[例子]

四十年来，两个政党休戚相关，在国会里结成了同盟。

[Example]

For 40 years, the two parties were vitally interrelated and formed an ally in the congress.

参考例句：

Be bound together(in a common cause);a feeling of solidarity;be of close concern to each other

休戚相关They were bound by a common cause and went through thick and thin together.

他们休戚相关，患难与共。Our educational cause is bound up with the prosperity of our country.

我们的教育事业是和祖国的繁荣昌盛休戚相关的。 His future is closely bound up with that of the company be work for.

他的前途跟他所在公司的前途休戚相关。

成语英文（10）

关于动物的英文成语

关于动物的英文成语有哪些？这些成语都是因为动物的特性而演化而来的。下面小编给大家带来关于动物的英文成语，欢迎大家阅读。

chicken

chicken feed 小额钱币。

They’re only paying chicken feed for a very demanding job.

chicken hearted/livered 怯懦的。

Don’t be chicken hearted, have a go!

chicken out 畏缩不前， He chickened out at last.

don’t count one’s chickens (before they hatched) 不要蛋未孵先数鸡。

Don’t count your chickens and buy that new outfit.

no (spring) chicken （尤指女子）年龄不小了。

She’s no chicken and shouldn’t be riding on the back of a motorbike.

tender as a chicken 不坚强的。

He’s as tender as a chicken and not up to hard manual work.

cow

milch cow 财源。

Too much people regard the Social Security as a milch cow.

scared cow 神圣不可侵犯的人、事。

The Public School system is often seen to be the scared cow of the upper classes.

till the cows come home 永远。

You can wait till the cows come home.

crocodile

crocodile tear 鳄鱼的眼泪。

I don’t know Nancy can shed crocodile tears about Philip’s accident.

crow

as the crow flies 沿直线。

We’re only five miles from the coast as the crow flies.

crow about/over 夸口。

I’m tired of hearing her crow about winning the cup.

crow’ feet 眼角皱纹。

She’s developed a double chin and crow’ feet.

dog

call off the dogs 停止追踪。

The police have decided to call off their dogs in their hunt for the missing diamonds.

die like a dog 悲惨地死去。

They died like dogs in the trenches.

dirty dog 行为卑鄙龌龊的人。

He isn’t s dirty dog.

dog days 大热天。

The summer are getting dog days always.

dog eat dog 黑吃黑。

You need a strong character to survive the dog eat dog of big business.

dog fight 混战。

It is a big advantage in a dog fight.

(in the) dog house 挨骂，丢脸。

I’ll be in the dog house when I get home late.

dog in the manager 占马槽之狗。

There’s no need to be dog in the manager and prevent from me to going.

dog’s body 勤杂工。

He wanted a general dog’s body to help out on the site.

dog’s breakfast/dinner 一团糟。

You’ve made a right dog’s dinner of painting that door.

dog’s chance 极微小的`机会。

It hasn’t a dog’s chance of winning.

dog tired 极度疲乏。

I’m dog tired.

don’t keep a dog and bark yourself 不要用了人还亲自操劳。

Don’t keep a dog and bark yourself—your secretary should do all that filing.

every dog has its day 凡人皆有得意日。

It just goes to show that every dog has its day.

gay dog 寻欢作乐的人。

Graham is a bit of a gay dog with the women.

give a dog a bad name 加人恶名。

No wonder they say give a dog a bad name.

go to the dog 垮台。

Our local pub has gone to the dogs.

hair of the dog (that bit you) 解宿醉的烈酒。

He go over to the pub and have a hair of the dog.

lead a dog’s life 过不安宁日子。

His wife lead him a dog’s life with her incessant nagging.

let sleeping dogs lie 不招惹麻烦。

I decided to let sleeping dogs lie and changed the subject.

let the dog see the rabbit 给参加者机会。

It’s Tony’s go. Let the dog see the rabbit.

lie doggo 隐藏。

The escaped prisoners lay doggo in a haystack.

like a dog with two tails 欣喜若狂。

The old lady was like a dog with two tails when her son came from America.

lucky dog 幸运儿。

Tom is a lucky dog.

shaggy dog story 杂乱、故做滑稽的故事。

He tolled a shaggy dog story about an actress.

sly dog 狡猾的家伙。

The sly dog never mentioned that he was dating a barmaid!

tail wagging the dog 主次颠倒。

It’s typical case of the tail wagging the dog.

throw somebody to the dogs 丢掉。

He want to throw them to the dogs.

top dog  优胜者。

He’s the top dog among formula one motor racing drivers.

treat somebody worse than a dog 待某人如狗。

Captain Bligh treated the crew like dogs.

underdog 处于劣势的一方。

He knew he was the underdog.

work like a dog 苦干（很少报酬）

I work like a dog all week.

you can’t teach a old new tricks 你不能使年老守旧的人接受新事物。

It’s seems you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.

(to be continued)

dove

dove of peace 和平的象征。

At last there is a chance that the hawks of war will be replaced by doves of peace.

eagle

eagle eye 目光锐利。

He will be keeping an eagle eye on the party.

eel

slippery as an eel 琢磨不定的。

This fellow is as slippery as an eel.

egg

don’t put all one’s eggs in one basket 不把蛋放在一个篮子里。

That way you don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

egg-head 学问家， he is an egg head.

egg somebody on 鼓励（某人做某事）

The crowd egged him on to the finishing line.

good egg 好人,

Charles is a good egg.

have egg on one’s face 丢脸。

I do have egg on my face.

kill the goose that lays the golden egg 杀鸡取卵。

We mustn’t kill the goose that lays the golden egg.

sure as eggs is eggs 必定。

You can be as sure as eggs is eggs that it will nit rain within the hour.

tread on egg 如履薄冰。

The reporter treaded on eggs when he asked the terrorist leader.

elephant

memory like an elephant 极好的记忆力。

She must have a memory like an elephant.

pink elephant （吸毒、醉酒后的）幻觉。

I am seeing pink elephant after drinking.

rouge elephant 离群的凶猛野象。

He regards him as rouge elephant.

see the elephant 见世面。

white elephant 沉重的包袱，累赘的珍品。

The government spent rate payer’s money on a white elephant.

feather

be spitting feathers 非常愤怒，口渴。

Len was spitting feathers when he saw some vandal had done ton his new car .feather-bed  His mother has feather-bedded him.

feather-brained 溺爱。

They had some feather-brained scheme.

feather-friend 鸟。

We mustn’t forget to put out food for our feathered friends in frosty weather.

feather in one’s cap 某人的卓越成就，荣誉标志。

He was the final feather in his cap after years of dedicated service to the community.

feather one’s nest 营私，肥己。

The Chairman is taking money out of the company to feather his own nest.

in fine feather 情绪极好，身体健康。

You’re in fine feather this morning.

make the feather fly 引起骚动，争斗。

That will make the feather fly!

show the white feather 显示懦弱。

The challenger showed the white feather.

smooth somebody (ruffled) feathers 冷静下来。

I smoothed her ruffled feathers.

you could have knocked me down with a feather 使我十分震惊。

You could have knocked me down with a feather when I knew this.

fish

big fish 大人物。

The boss shows some big fish around the factory.

big fish in a small pond 井底之蛙，小地方的要人。

He’s only a big fish in a small pond.

cold fish 冷冰冰的人。

Sue is a cold fish.

feed the fishes 葬身鱼腹。

If you fall overboard, you’ll end up feeding the fishes.

fish for compliments 寻找别人恭维。

The new girl is always fishing for compliments when she talks to the men.

fish in troubled waters 混水摸鱼。

He fishes in the troubled waters of marital strife.

fish out 捞出，把鱼捕尽。

She fished out a purse from her pocket.

have other fish to fry 另有它图。

I’ve got plenty of other fish to fry.

like a fish out of water 如鱼离水。

I feel like a fish out of water.

neither fish nor fowl 不伦不类。

This fellow is neither fish nor fowl.

(fine/pretty) kettle fish 一团糟。

You are going to be prosecuted for careless driving, that’s a fine kettle of fish.

queer fish 怪人。

John’s a queer fish, he nearly always wears odd socks.

small fish 小人物。

I’m only a small fish.

smell something fishy 可疑。

He said he was ill, but I smell something fishy.

there are plenty more fish in the sea 有水何患无鱼，碰到的人多得很。

My boyfriend and I have split up but I don’t care—there’s plenty more fish in the sea.

fowl

dress a fowl 把家禽去毛开膛。

Very few women today know how to dress a fowl.

fox

be foxed 使迷惑。

The crossword puzzle usually foxed me.

cunning as a fox 非常狡猾。

He’s as cunning as a fox and will try to take advantage of you.

old/sly fox 老奸巨滑。

You old fox, you talked her into selling the car for much less than it’s worth.

frog

frog in the throat 轻咽喉炎。

I’ve got frog in my throat this morning.

frog march 蛙式押送。

The landlord frog marched him out the door.

goat

act/play the goat 干蠢事。

Glen is always acting the goat.

get somebody’s goat 使某人恼怒。

His way gets my goat.

sort out/separate the sheep from the goat 区分合格与不合格者。

That should sort out the sheep from the goat.

goose

goose flesh/pimple 鸡皮疙瘩。

Merely the thought of holding a snake makes me come out in goose flesh.

kill the goose that lays the golden egg 杀鸡取卵。

We don’t want to kill the goose that lays the golden egg.

say “boo” to a goose 吓唬某人。

The boss wouldn’t say “boo” to a goose.

what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. 对别人怎样，对自己也怎样。

He is a man what’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

(to be continued)

hare

hare-brained 愚蠢的，轻率的。

Whose hare-brained idea was it to padlock the fire exits?

mad as a March hare 非常疯狂。

He must be as mad as a March hare.

run with the hare and hunt with the hounds 两面讨好。

You can’t run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.

hen

hen-party 女人聚会。

She has invited all her girlfriends to a hen-party on Friday night.

hen-pecked 惧内的。

He’s hen-pecked from morning to night.

like a hen with one (only) chicken 大惊小怪的。

She’s like a hen with only one chicken.

mother hen （忙乱、小题大做的）女人。

She fusses over them like a mother hen.

horse talk horse 吹牛

ivory

ivory tower 象牙塔。

Academics in their ivory towers have no idea what it is like to earn one’s living.

kid

kid’s stuff 容易。

This crossword puzzle is kid’s stuff for him.

with kid gloves 非常柔顺的。

You have to learn to handle her with kid glove,

you’re kidding! 我不相信你！

lamb

go like a lamb (to the slaughter) 逆来顺受地干某事。

There goes Jones to the headmaster’s study like a lamb to the slaughter.

one might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb 明知要受处罚，索性干完坏事，彻底享受一番。

I  ‘ll have another drink, I might be hung for a sheep as a lamb.

mutton dressed up as lamb 作年轻妇女打扮的老年妇女。

In a better light I realized she was mutton dressed up as lamb.

leopard

a leopard never changes its spots. 本性难易。

lion

as brave as a lion 非常勇敢。

My young daughter is as brave as a lion and will tackle any of the boys.

beard the lion in his den 面对上司，权势。

I must beard the lion in his den and go and ask the boss for a day off next week.

lion-hunter 巴结权势，名人。

He is a typical lion-hunter.

lion’s share 其大作用，最大份额。

I found myself doing the lion’s share of the work.

put one’s head in the lion’s mouth 处于危险境地。

I’ll have to put my head in the lion’s mouth.

throw somebody to the lions （为保全自己）而使他人处于危险境地。

He warned me that if I make a mistake she’ll throw me to the lions.

twist the lion’s tail 触犯英国。

France seems to use many EEC meetings merely to twist the lion’s tail.

locust

swarm like locusts 贪婪地围着。

The children swarmed round like locusts.

mouse

the best laid schemes of mice and men 每人都有失算之时，/智者千虑，必有一失。

poor as a church mouse 清贫。

My parents were as poor as church mouse.

quiet as a mouse 非常宁静。

Tina is as quiet as a mouse, you hardly know she’s there.

mule

stubborn as a mule 非常顽固。

She’s as stubborn as a mule.

nest

foul one’s (own) nest 家丑外扬。

All he’s doing is fouling his own nest.

peacock

proud as a peacock 非常自豪。

Dad’s as a proud as a peacock of that shelf he put up.

pig

buy a pig in a poke 盲目购买。

You are buying a a pig in a poke.

live like a pig in clover 生活奢侈，舒适。

He has lived like a pig in clover ever since.

make a pig of oneself 狼吞虎咽地吃喝。

I couldn’t help marking a pig of myself.

make a pig’s ear of something 把某事办得很糟。

You’ve made a right pig’s ear of it.

pig(gy)-in the-middle （无意中）夹在敌对双方之间的人。

I find myself pig-in-the-middle.

pigs might fly 不可能发生的事。

He said he would pay me back the money he owns me next Monday—and pigs might fly!

pigeon

stool pigeon 密探。

The police couldn’t possibly have known I was there unless they were told by a stool pigeon.

not one’s pigeon 与某人不相干的事。

Don’t ask me to fill in the forms, That’s not my pigeon.

rabbit

breed like rabbits 大量繁衍。

Her family breed like rabbits!

pull/produce a rabbit out of the hat 意外发现难题解法。

rat

as wet as/like a drowned rat 浑身湿透。

The shower made me as wet as a drowned rat.

rat on some body 告发某人。

Tim saw us smoking and ratted on us to the teacher.

rat race 激烈竞争。

He have adjusted to the rat race already.

smell a rat 感到有可疑之处。

I smell a rat—I wonder what he wants.

sheep

black sheep (of the family) 害群之马。

She always has been the black sheep of the family.

snake

snake in the grass 隐患。

Some snake in the grass has told the manager that I was late for work this morning.

swallow

one swallow doesn’t make a summer 轻率推论必成大错。

We should remember that one swallow doesn’t make a summer.

swallow up 耗尽。

New clothes for the children seem to swallow up all her money.

swan

swan around 四处闲逛。

He swanned around the local food and wine.

turtle

turn turtle 底部朝天地翻转过来。

The deck turned turtle.

whale

wet one’s whistle 过得很愉快。

The children had a whale of a time playing in the sand pit.

wing

clip somebody’s wings 扼杀某人的雄心，使无计可施。

That will really clip his wings!

spread one’s wings 开始独立行事。

My daughter wants to spread her wings.

take somebody under one’s wing 关照某人。

The pupils took him under his wing.

turtle

turn turtle 底部朝天地翻转过来。

The deck turned turtle.

whale

wet one’s whistle 过得很愉快。

The children had a whale of a time playing in the sand pit.

wing

clip somebody’s wings 扼杀某人的雄心，使无计可施。

That will really clip his wings!

spread one’s wings 开始独立行事。

My daughter wants to spread her wings.

take somebody under one’s wing 关照某人。

The pupils took him under his wing.

wolf

throw somebody to the wolves 使某人处于危险境地。

They’ll throw him to the wolves.

cry wolf 在不需援助时求援。

Susan is always crying wolf.

keep the wolf from the door  免于饥饿。

I have a spare-time job which helps to keep the wolf from the door.

lone wolf 不喜与人往来的人。

He is a lone wolf.

wolf in sheep’s clothing 披着羊皮的狼。

He turn out a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

成语英文（11）

有趣的成语(习语)的英文表达

今天偶尔看到我们汉语中一些成语是如何用用英语表达的，觉得很有趣，也很好，和大家分享分享。

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

成语英文（12）

成语成语《邯郸学步》的中英文版

Imitating Another without Success and Losing What Used to Be One'sOwn Ability

Tradition has it that more than 2,oooyears ago,there lived a young man in the Shouling area of the State of Yan.As his name is not known ,we just call him Shouling young man for convenience's sake.

self confident He was at a loss as to how to behave all the time.

His family members advised him to overcome this shortcoming,but he thought they were fond of poking their noses into his business and were unwilling to provide him with tuition fee.His relatives and neighbours sneered at him,saying that he would never be able to learn anything.Asthe days went by,he even began to doubt whether he should walk the way he did,for he felt more and more that his walking gestures were too clumsy and awkward.

One day,he met some people on the road who werechattingand laughing.One of themsaid that people in Handan walked most gracefully.And thatwas just what he was most concerned about,so he hurreed towards themand wanted to make further inquiries.To his surprise,when these people saw him,they stalked off laughing.

He could not picture to himself in what way their walking gestures were graceful,no matter how hard he racked his parents one day.He went to Handanwhich was far away to learn how to walk.

As soon as he arrived in Handan,he was dazzled to find that everything was novel.He learned from the children there how to walk,because he thought that the children's walking gestures were lively and pleasing to the eye.He learnd from the old people there how to walk,because he thought the old people's walking gestures were steady .He learnd from the women there how to walk,because he thought the women' swaying walking gestures were beautiful.That being the case with him ,in less than half a month he even forgot how to walk.As he had already used up his traveling expenses,he had to crawl back home.

Thisstory come from the article"Autumn Water"in The Works of Xhuang Zi(Zhuang Zi was a famous ancient Chinese philosopher of about 300B.c.).Later the set phrase"initating another without success and losing what used to be one's own ability"is used to refer to acts of copying others mechanisally in disregard of specififc conditions.

相传在两千年前，燕国寿陵地方有一位少年，不知道姓啥叫啥，就叫他寿陵少年吧！

这位寿陵少年不愁吃不愁穿，论长相也算得上中等人材，可他就是缺乏自信心，经常无缘无故地感到事事不如人，低人一等——衣服是人家的好，饭菜是人家的香，站相坐相也是人家高雅。他见什么学什么，学一样丢一样，虽然花样翻新，却始终不能做好一件事，不知道自己该是什么模样。

家里的人劝他改一改这个毛病，他以为是家里人管得太多。亲戚、邻居们，说他是狗熊掰棒子，他也根本听不进去。日久天长，他竟怀疑自己该不该这样走路，越看越觉得自己走路的姿势太笨，太丑了。

有一天，他在路上碰到几个人说说笑笑，只听得有人说邯郸人走路姿势那叫美。他一听，对上了心病，急忙走上前去，想打听个明白。不料想，那几个人看见他，一阵大笑之后扬长而去。

邯郸人走路的`姿势究竟怎样美呢？他怎么也想象不出来。这成了他的心病。终于有一天，他瞒着家人，跑到遥远的邯郸学走路去了。

一到邯郸，他感到处处新鲜，简直令人眼花缭乱。看到小孩走路，他觉得活泼、美，学；看见老人走路，他觉得稳重，学；看到妇女走路，摇摆多姿，学。就这样，不过半月光景，他连走路也不会了，路费也花光了，只好爬着回去了。