成语英语翻译

1、按图索骥 Looking for a steed with the aid of its picture百发百中 A hundred shots, a hundred bulls-eyes班门弄斧 Showing off ones proficiency with the axe before Lu Ban the master carpenter杯弓蛇影 Mistaking the reflection of a bow for a snake闭门造车 Building a cart behind closed doors病入膏肓 The disease has attacked the v

2、itals草木皆兵 every bush and tree looks like an enemy吹毛求疵 Blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect打草惊蛇 Beating the grass and flushing out the snake调虎离山 Luring the tiger out of the mountains东施效颦 Aping the Beautys frown对牛弹琴 Playing the lute to a cow负荆请罪 Bringingthe birch and asking for flogg

3、ing功亏一篑 Running an enterprise for the lack of one basketful故步自封 Content with staying where one is含沙射影 spitting sand on a shadow-attacking by insinuation狐假虎威 Basking in reflected glory囫囵吞枣 Gulping down a whole date画饼充饥 Allaying hunger with pictures of cakes画龙点睛 Putting the finishing touch to the pict

4、ure of a dragon画蛇添足 Drawing a snake and adding feet惊弓之鸟 Birds startled by the mere twang of a bowstring精卫填海 Jingwei fills up the sea井底之蛙 A frog in a well刻舟求剑 Notching the boat to find the sword空中楼阁 A castle in the air滥竽充数 Passing oneself off as a member of the orchestra狼狈为奸 A wolf working hand in gl

5、ove with a jackal老马识途 An old horse knows the way梁上君子 A gentleman on the beam临渴掘井 Not digging a well until one is thirsty满城风雨 A storm enveloping the city盲人摸象 Blind men touching an elephant毛遂自荐 Mao Sui recommending himself门庭若市 A courtyard as crowded as a marketplace名落孙山 Failing to pass an examination南

6、辕北辙 Going south by driving the chariot north怒发冲冠 So angry that ones hair lifts up ones hat披荆斩棘 Breaking open a way through brambles and thorns蚍蜉撼树 An ant trying to shake a big tree破釜沉舟 Smashing the cauldrons and sinking the boats破镜重圆 A broken mirror made whole again骑虎难下 When one rides a tiger, it is

7、 hard to dismount杞人忧天 The man of Qi who worried that the sky would fall黔驴技穷 The Guizhou donkey has exhausted its tricks日暮途穷 The day is waning and the road is ending如火如荼 Like a raging fire如鱼得水 To feel just like a fish in water入木三分 To enter three-tenths of an inch into the timber塞翁失马 The old man of fr

8、ontier lost his horse三顾茅庐 paying three visits to the cottage三人成虎 repeat a lie enough times and it will be believed丧家之犬 A homeless dog杀鸡吓猴 Killing the chicken to frighten the monkeys甚嚣尘上 Making a great clamor势如破竹 Like splitting bamboo世外桃源 A heaven of peace and happiness手不释卷 Always with a book in hand

9、守株待兔 Sitting by a stump, waiting for a careless hare蜀犬吠日 A Sichuan dog barks at the sun.束之高阁 Putting it on a high shelf水落石出 when the water ebbs, stones will appear四面楚歌 songs of Chu on all sides谈虎色变 Turn pale at the mention of a tiger昙花一现 A flower that vanishes as soon as it appears螳臂当车 A mantis tryi

10、ng to halt a chariot天花乱坠 As if it were raining flowers天涯海角 The end of sky and the corner of the sea同舟共济 Crossing a river in the same boat偷天换日 Stealing the sky and changing the sun天衣无缝 Divine garments without seams图穷匕见 When the map is unrolled the dagger is revealed完璧归赵 Returning the jade intact to Z

11、hao亡羊补牢 Mending the fold after the sheep have been stolen望梅止渴 looking at plums to quench the thirst望洋兴叹 Gazing at the ocean and sighing为虎作伥 helping the tiger to Pounce upon its victims卧薪尝胆 Sleeping on brushwood and tasting gall笑里藏刀 Hiding a dagger behind a smile胸有成竹 Having a ready-formed plan削足适履 Cu

12、tting ones feet to fit ones shoes揠苗助长 Pulling up seedlings to help them grow掩耳盗铃 Plugging ones ears while stealing a bell偃旗息鼓 To lower the banners and silence the drums叶公好龙 Lord She loves dragons夜郎自大 the conceited King of Yelang一鼓作气 Rousing the spirits with the first drum roll一箭双雕 Killing two bids w

13、ith one stone一鸣惊人 Amazing the world with a single feat一丘之貉 Jackals of the same lair愚公移山 The foolish old man who removed the mountains鱼目混珠 Passing off fish eyes as pearls余音绕梁 The tune lingers in the house与虎谋皮 Borrowing the skin from a tiger鹬蚌相争 A snipe and a clam locked in combat朝三暮四 Three in the mor

14、ning and four in the evening趾高气扬 Stepping high and haughtily指鹿为马 Calling a stag a horse纸上谈兵 Discussing stratagems on paper自相矛盾 Contradicting oneself常用汉语谚语：（Common Chinese Proverbs）八字衙门朝南开，有理无钱莫进来 Theyamengate is wide open, yet with only right on your side but no money, dont go inside.兵马未动，粮草先行 Provi

15、sions should be arranged before an army is mobilized.不经一事，不长一智 Wisdom comes from experience.不入虎穴，焉得虎子 How can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tigers lair?差之毫厘，失之千里 A little error may lead to a large discrepancy.长江后浪催前浪，世上新人赶旧人 Just as the waves of the Yangtze River behind drive on those ah

16、ead, so does each new generation replace the old one.常将有日思无日，莫待无时想有时 When rich, think of poverty, but dont think of riches when you are poor.吃一堑，长一智 A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.打蛇不死，后患无穷 Unless you beat a snake to death, it will cause endless大处着眼，小处着手 Keep the general goal in sight while

17、 tackling daily tasks.单丝不成线，独木不成林 A single thread cant make a cord, nor a single tree a forest.当局者迷，旁观者清 The spectators see more of the game than the players.刀不磨要生锈，水不流要发臭 A knife will rust if not sharpened regularly, and water will stagnate if it is not allowed to flow.道高一尺，魔高一丈 The law is strong,

18、but the outlaws are ten times stronger.灯不拨不亮，理不辩不明 An oil lamp becomes brighter after trimming, a truth becomes clearer after being discussed.读书需用意，一字值千金 When reading, dont let a single word escape your attention / one word may be worth a thousand pieces of gold.读万卷书，行万里路 Read ten thousand books and

19、 walk ten thousand miles.儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫 A son never thinks his mother ugly, and a dog never shuns its owners home however shabby it is.儿孙自有儿孙福，莫为儿孙做牛马 The children can take care of themselves when they grow up, so the parents dont have to work too hard for the future of their offspring.耳听为虚，眼见为实 What y

20、ou hear about may be false, but what you see is true.凡人不可貌相，海水不可斗量 As a man cannot be known by his looks, neither can the sea be fathomed by a gourd.放下屠刀，立地成佛 The butcher who lays down his knife, at once becomes a Buddha.风无常顺，兵无常胜 A boat cant always sail with the wind; an army cant always win battle

21、s.逢人只说三分话，未可全抛一片心 Talking to a stranger, it is wise to be somewhat reserved.瓜无滚圆，人无十全 No melon is completely round, and no person is perfect.害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无 One shouldnt have the heart to harm others, but must be vigilant so as not to be harmed.花有重开日，人无再少年 Flowers may bloom again, but a person never

22、 has the chance to be young again.画虎画皮难画骨，知人知面不知心 In drawing a tiger, you show its skin, but not its bones; in knowing a man, you may know his face, but not his heart.火要空心，人要虚心 A fire must have space at its center to burn vigorously; a man must be modest to make progress.见怪不怪，其怪自败 Face odd things fearlessly and their fearsomeness will disappear.江山易改，本性难移 Rivers and mountains may be changed, but it is hard to alter even a single pe