成语翻译
1.World is but a little place, after all.
天涯原咫尺，到处可逢君
Explanation: it is used when a person meets someone he knows or is in someway connected
with him in a place where he would never have expected to do so.
Example: Who would have thought I would bump into an old schoolmate on a trek up Mount Tai.
The world is but a little place after all.
2. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
入乡随俗
Explanation: conform to the manners and customs of those amongst whom you live.
Example: I know you have egg and bacon for breakfast at home, but now you are on the Continent
you will do as the Romans do and take coffee and rolls.
3. What you lose on the swings you get back on the roundabouts.
失之东隅，收之桑榆
Explanation: a rough way of starting a law of average; if you have bad luck on one day you have
good on another; if one venture results in loss try a fresh one---it may succeed.
Example: he may always possess merits which make up for everything; if he loses on the swings,
he may win on the roundabouts.
4.What are the odds so long as you are happy.
知足者常乐
Explanation: what does anything else matter if a person is happy.
Example: you complain so much, but you have a good family, parents, health, and money.
What’s the odd so long as you’re happy.
5．Entertain an angel unawares.
有眼不识泰山
Explanation: to receive a great personage as a guest without knowing his merits.
Example: in the course of evening someone informed her that she was entertaining an angel
unawares, in the shape of a composer of the greatest promise
6.every dog has his day .
是人皆有出头日
Explanation: fortune comes to each in turn
Example: they say that every dog has his day; but mine seems a very long time coming.
7.every potter praises his own pot.
王婆买瓜，自卖自夸
Explanation: people are loath to refer to defects in their possessions or their family members
Example: he said that his teacher considered his work brilliant, but I would rather hear it from his
teacher’s own mouth. Every potter praises his own pot

成语翻译(二)
　 1． Pain past is pleasure.
（过去的痛苦就是快乐。）[无论多么艰难一定要咬牙冲过去，将来回忆起来一定甜蜜无比。]
2． While there is life, there is hope.
（有生命就有希望/留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。）
3． Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.
（脑中有知识，胜过手中有金钱。）[从小灌输给孩子的坚定信念。]
4． Storms make trees take deeper roots.
（风暴使树木深深扎根。）[感激敌人，感激挫折！]
5． Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.
（心之所愿，无所不成。）[坚持一个简单的信念就一定会成功。]
6． The shortest answer is doing.
（最简单的回答就是干。）[想说流利的英语吗？那么现在就开口！心动不如嘴动。]
7． All things are difficult before they are easy.
（凡事必先难后易。）[放弃投机取巧的幻想。]
8． Great hopes make great man. （伟大的理想造就伟大的人。）
9． God helps those who help themselves.（天助自助者。）
10． Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.
（四个简短的词汇概括了成功的秘诀：多一点点！）
[比别人多一点努力、多一点自律、多一点决心、多一点反省、多一点学习、多一点实践、多一点疯狂，多一点点就能创造奇迹！]
11． In doing we learn.（实践长才干。）
12． East or west, home is best.（东好西好，还是家里最好。）
13． Two heads are better than one.（三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。）
14． Good company on the road is the shortest cut.（行路有良伴就是捷径。）
15． Constant dropping wears the stone.（滴水穿石。）
16． Misfortunes never come alone/single.（祸不单行。）
17． Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.（不经灾祸不知福。）
18． Better late than never.（迟做总比不做好；晚来总比不来好。）
19． It's never too late to mend.（过而能改，善莫大焉；亡羊补牢，犹未晚也。）
20． If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well.（如果事情值得做，就值得做好。）
21． Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.（无热情成就不了伟业。）
22． Actions speak louder than words.（行动比语言更响亮。）
23． Lifeless, faultless.（只有死人才不犯错误。）
24． From small beginning come great things.（伟大始于渺小。）
25． One today is worth two tomorrows.（一个今天胜似两个明天。）
26． Truth never fears investigation.（事实从来不怕调查。）
27． The tongue is boneless but it breaks bones.（舌无骨却能折断骨。）
28． A bold attempt is half success.（勇敢的尝试是成功的一半。）
29． Knowing something of everything and everything of something.
（通百艺而专一长。）[疯狂咬舌头]
30． Good advice is beyond all price.（忠告是无价宝。）

繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous
爱不释手fondle admiringly
爱财如命skin a flea for its hide
爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch
安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment
白手起家build up from nothing
百里挑一one in hundred
百折不挠be indomitable
半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished
包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive
饱经风霜weather-beaten
卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe
悲欢离合vicissitudes of life
背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction
本末倒置put the cart before the horse
笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early
必由之路the only way
闭关自守close the country to international intercourse
变本加厉be further intensified
变化无常chop and change fantasticality
变化无常chop and change fantasticality
别开生面having sth. New
别有用心have ulterior motives
彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane
兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful
博古通今erudite and informed
不败之地incincible position
不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one's subordinates
不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption
不劳而获reap where one has not sown
不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity
不速之客crasher uninvited guest
不同凡响outstanding
不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying
不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains
不以为然not approve object to
不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousness
不亦乐乎extremely
不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance
不约而同happen to coincide
不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul
不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one's head out of one's wits
才疏学浅have little talent and learning
惨绝人寰extremely cruel
沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds
沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket
草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness
层出不穷emerge in endlessly
层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks
察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying
姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers
畅行无阻checkless
车水马龙heavy traffic
沉默寡言taciturnity
称心如意well-content
趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot
成群结队gang horde
诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe
诚心诚意sincere desire
承上启下a connecting link between the preceding and the following
吃苦耐劳tough
吃里扒外live on sb. while helping others secretly
痴心妄想、胡思乱想wishful thinking
持之以恒preserve
叱咤风云ride the whirlwind
愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot
愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、morosely
臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious
出乎意料unexpected
出口成章have an outstanding eloquence
出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence
出谋划策give counsel suggest
出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action
出生入死go through fire and water
触类旁通comprehend by analogy
垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one's spirits with the tail between the legs
垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted
绰绰有余more than sufficient
此起彼伏as one falls,another rises
从容不迫go easy take one's time
从容不迫的leisured unhurried
从容不迫地by easy stages
粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy
粗枝大叶的broad-brush
措手不及unaware unprepared
错综复杂、扑朔迷离 anfractuosity
错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous
打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy
大材小用waste one's talent on a petty job
大公无私selfless
大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay
大惑不解be extremely puzzled
大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、foofaraw 、fuss 、like a hen with one chicken
大惊小怪的spoffish
大快人心affording general satisfaction
大名鼎鼎famous well known
大器晚成great minds mature slowly
大千世界the boundless universe
大失所望greatly disappointed
大同小异largely identical but with minor differences
大显身手、大显神通strut one's stuff
大言不惭、夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade
大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice
大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty
大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep
呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed
待人接物the ways one gets along with others
殚思极虑rack one's brains
胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose
胆战心惊的funky
淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth
道貌岸然be sanctimonious
得过且过drift along muddle along
得天独厚的advantaged
得心应手handy with facility
得意忘形、得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success
得意洋洋elated、 elation、 exaltation、 jauntiness
得意扬扬ride high
得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、 high-blown 、perky
得意扬扬的triumphant
德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity
德高望重sainted 、 saintlike
登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection
地大物博vast territory and abundant resources
颠倒黑白、颠倒是非、 混淆是非call white black、 swear black is white
颠三倒四confused disorderly
雕虫小技insignificant skill
调兵遣将move forces
调虎离山lure the enemy away from his base
掉以轻心treat sth. Lightly
喋喋不休blat 、cackle 、chackle 、harp、 harp on、 jaw-jaw 、rattle 、twitter、 wag
顶天立地of indomitable spirit
东施效颦blind imitation with ludicrous effection
东山再起bob up like a cork
独具匠心show originality
独树一帜develop a school of one's own
独一无二in a class by oneself
独一无二的unique 、unmatched、 unparalleled
度日如年one day seems like a year
断章取义garble 、quote out of context
对牛弹琴whistle jigs to a milestone 、Cast pearls before swine
对症下药suit the remedy to the case
多才多艺versatility
多才多艺的accomplished 、all-round 、allround 、miscellaneous、 versatile
多愁善感sensitivity、sentimentality
多愁善感的moonstruck 、spoony
多此一举bring owls to Athens、 hold a candle to the sun
多多益善the more the better
咄咄逼人aggressive
脱胎换骨thoroughly remould oneself
阿谀奉承、趋炎附势greasiness
恩将仇报、以怨报德 、忘恩负义 bite the hand that feeds one
尔虞我诈each trying to cheat the other
发人深省的thought-provoking
发人深省set people thinking
发扬光大carry forward
翻山越岭tramp over hill and dale
翻天覆地world-shaking
泛滥成灾overrun
飞黄腾达、青云直上come into one's kingdom、 rise in the world strike oil
飞黄腾达的successful
飞禽走兽birds and beasts
废寝忘食forget food and sleep
分道扬镳part company,each going his own way
分化瓦解disintegrate 、divide and demoralize
分门别类classify
纷至沓来come in a continuous stream
纷至沓来的thick as hail
奋不顾身dash ahead regardless of one's safety
愤愤不平be indignant
愤世嫉俗的cynical
丰富多彩rich and colorful
丰功伟绩great achievement
丰衣足食have ample food and clothing
风花雪月sentimental writings of the exploiting classes
风马牛不相及be totally unrelated
风靡一时be the rage
风平浪静calm
风起云涌like a rising wind and scudding clouds
风雨同舟stand together regardless of situation
风雨无阻in all weathers
锋芒毕露make a showy display of one's abilities
蜂涌而来pour
逢场作戏join in the fun on occasion
逢凶化吉trun ill luck into good
奉公守法law-abiding
敷衍了事make short shrift of 、palter、 scuffle
釜底抽薪take a drastic measure to deal with a situation
赴汤蹈火、出生入死go through fire and water
富丽堂皇magnificence
覆水难收spilt water cannot be gathered up again 、It is no use crying over spilt milk

安居工程 housing project for low-income urban residents
信息化 information-based; informationization
智力密集型 concentration of brain power; knowledge-intensive
外资企业 overseas-funded enterprises
下岗职工 laid-off workers
分流 reposition of redundant personnel
三角债 chain debts
素质教育 education for all-round development
豆腐渣工程 jerry-built projects
社会治安情况 law-and-order situation
民族国家 nation state
“台独” "independence of Taiwan"
台湾当局 Taiwan authorities
台湾同胞 Taiwan compatriots
台湾是中国领土不可分割的一部分。Taiwan is an inalienable part of the Chinese territory.
西部大开发 Development of the West Regions
可持续性发展 sustainable development
风险投资 risk investment
通货紧缩 deflation
扩大内需 to expand domestic demand
计算机辅助教学 computer-assisted instruction ( CAI )
网络空间 cyberspace
虚拟现实 virtual reality
网民 netizen ( net citizen )
电脑犯罪 computer crime
电子商务 the e-business
网上购物 shopping online
应试教育 exam-oriented education
学生减负 to reduce study load

燃油附加税 bunker surcharge 
染指 reap undeserved profit from; encroach upon 
让利 surrender part of the profits 
绕圈子 beat around the bush 
热带风暴 Tropical Storm 
热岛效应 tropical island effect 
热核弹头 thermonuclear warhead 
热污染 thermal pollution 
人才高地 talent highland 
人才交流 talents exchange 
人才流失 brain drain 
人才战 competition for talented people 
人大代表 NPC member 
热带雨林 tropical rain forest 
人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man. 
人浮于事 overstaffing 
人浮于事 overstaff 
人工智能 artificial intelligence(AI) 
认股权证 warrant 
人海战术 huge-crowd strategy 
人机交互 human-computer interaction 
人际交往 human communication 
人均住房 per-capita housing 
人口出生率 birth rate 
人口负增长 negative population growth (NPG) 
人口过剩 overpopulation 
人口老龄化 an aging population 
人口素质 quality of population 
人口学 larithmics 
人类基因图谱 human genome 
人类免疫缺陷病毒 Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV) 
人气 popularity 
人情债 debt of gratitude 
人身保护令（状）habeas corpus 
人身攻击 personal attack 
人身意外保险 personal accident insurance 
人寿保险 life insurance 
人头税 poll tax 
人性化管理 human-based management 
任意球 free kick 
人之初,性本善 Man's nature at birth is good. 
日本广播协会 NHK 
日本协力银行 Japan Bank For International Cooperation (JBIC) 
日本右翼势力 right-wing forces in Japan 
日经指数 Nikkei Index 
荣誉权 right of fame 
融资渠道 financing channels 
入境问俗,入乡随俗 When in Rome do as the Romans do. 
入水时水花很少 clean entry 
入网许可证 network access license 
软盘 floppy disk 
软新闻 soft news 
软着陆 soft landing 
瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a good harvest. 
弱肉强食法则 law of the jungle 
弱势群体 disadvantageous groups