1、英语中常用的 123 个中国成语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
2、 saddened by personnal losses 7.不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do ones 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
3、 and then to reduce it to nothing at all 12.大开眼界 open ones eyes; broaden ones 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 Ev
4、erything 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 cant be pure an
5、d man cant 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, clich 27.礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 28.留得青山在不怕没柴烧
6、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 32.没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. 33.每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of ones dear o
7、nes far away.It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 34.谋事在人成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes. 35.弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself 36.拿手好戏 masterpiece 37.赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad 38.抛砖引玉 a modest spu
8、r to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale 39.破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat；burn ones own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end 40.抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities 41.巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you cant make a fist. One c
9、ant make bricks without straw. 42.千里之行始于足下 a thousand-li journey begins with the first step-the highest eminence is to be gained step by step 43.前事不忘后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. 44.前人栽树后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.
10、One sows and another reaps. 45.前怕狼后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something 46.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. 47.强强联手 win-win co-operation 48
11、.瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a good harvest. 49.人之初性本善 Mans nature at birth is good. 50.人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man. 51.人海战术 huge-crowd strategy 52.世上无难事只要肯攀登 Where there is a will, there is a way. 53.世外桃源 a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 54.死而后已 until my heart s
12、tops beating 55.岁岁平安 Peace all year round. 56.上有天堂下有苏杭 Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth 57.塞翁失马焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing. 58.三十而立 A man should be independent at the age of thirty.At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself. 59.升级换代 u
13、pdating and upgrading (of products) 60.四十不惑 Life begins at forty. 61.谁言寸草心报得三春晖 Such kindness of warm sun, cant be repaid by grass. 62.水涨船高 When the river rises, the boat floats high. 63.时不我待 Time and tide wait for no man. 64.杀鸡用牛刀 break a butterfly on the wheel 65.实事求是 seek truth from facts; be pra
14、ctical and realistic; be true to facts 66.说曹操,曹操到 Talk of the devil and he comes. 67.实话实说 speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 68.实践是检验真理的唯一标准 Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. 69.山不在高，有仙则名“No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide
15、 if there is a fairy; “ 70.韬光养晦 hide ones capacities and bide ones time 71.糖衣炮弹 sugar-coated bullets 72.天有不测风云 Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue 73.团结就是力量 Unity is strength. 74.“跳进黄河洗不清”“eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean-theres nothing one can
16、 do to clear ones name “ 75.歪风邪气 unhealthy practices and evil phenomena 76.物以类聚，人以群分 Birds of a feather flock together. 77.往事如风“The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is pas 78.望子成龙 hold high hopes for ones child 79.屋漏又逢连阴雨 Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours
17、. 80.文韬武略 military expertise; military strategy 81.唯利是图 draw water to ones mill 82.无源之水,无本之木 water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots 83.无中生有 make create something out of nothing 84.无风不起浪 There are no waves without wind. Theres no smoke without fire. 85.徇私枉法 bend the law for the benefit of
18、relatives or friends 86.新官上任三把火 a new broom sweeps clean 87.虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后 Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind. 88. 蓄势而发 accumulate strength for a take-off 89.心想事成 May all your wish come true 90.心照不宣 have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding 91
19、.先入为主 First impressions are firmly entrenched. 92.先下手为强 catch the ball before the bound 93.像热锅上的蚂蚁 like an ant on a hot pan 94.现身说法 warn people by taking oneself as an example 95.息事宁人 pour oil on troubled waters 96.喜忧参半 mingled hope and fear 97.循序渐进 step by step 98.一路平安，一路顺风 speed somebody on their
20、way; speed the parting guest 99.严以律己,宽以待人 be strict with oneself and lenient towards others 100 鱼米之乡 101.有情人终成眷属“Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.“ 102.有钱能使鬼推磨 Money makes the mare go. Money talks. 103. 有识之士 people of vision 104.有勇无谋 use brawn rather than brain 105.有缘千里来相会 Separated as we are
21、 thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination. 106.与时俱进 advance with times 107.以人为本 people oriented; people foremost 108.因材施教 teach students according to their aptitude 109.欲穷千里目，更上一层楼“to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look fa
22、rther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight.“ a land of milk and honey 110.欲速则不达 Haste does not bring success. 111. 优胜劣汰 survival of the fittest 112.英雄所见略同 Great minds think alike. 113.冤家宜解不宜结 Better make friends than make enemies. 114.冤假错案“cases in which people were unjustly, false
23、ly or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases“ 115.一言既出，驷马难追 A real man never goes back on his words. 116.招财进宝 Money and treasures will be plentiful 117.债台高筑 become debt-ridden 118.致命要害 Achilles heel 119. 众矢之的 target of public criticism 120.知己知彼,百战不殆 Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat. 121. 纸上谈兵 be an armchair strategist 122.纸包不住火 Truth will come to light sooner or later. 123.左右为难 between the devil and the deep blue sea
