成语中英翻译精选1

成语中英翻译精选

1.爱屋及乌

Love me ，love my dog.

He that loves the tree loves the branch.

eg：Jack walked Jill's dog every day, that's really:Love me, love my dog.

中英俚语俗语来源：《尚书大传·大战》：“爱人者，兼其屋上之鸟。”

同义词：幼吾幼以及人之幼。 Charity begins at home.

2.安分守己

Know one's distance.

Know where to draw a line.

Mind one's own business.

eg：John knows his distance and never puts his finger in other person's pie.

中英俚语俗语来源：苏轼诗：“胡不安其份，但听物所诱。”

同义词：循规蹈矩 Walk the chalk.

反义词：横行无忌 Throw one's weight about.

3.安如泰山

Safe upon the solid rock.

eg：

His position is safe upon the solid rock after hegave your recommendation l etter to his boss.

中英俚语俗语来源：文选·枚乘谏吴王书：“乘所欲为，易于反掌，安于泰山。”

同义词：固若金汤 As firm as a rock.

反义词：危在旦夕 Hang on by the eyelids.

4.按兵不动

Bide one's time.

To mark time.

eg：

He was very much excited , but she asked him to stay his hand before taking any action.

中英俚语俗语来源：史记：“王按兵毋出。”

5.按部就班

A place for everything，and everything in its place.

eg：No hurry, let's carry out the plan in apple-pie order.

中英俚语俗语来源：“文选·陆机文赋然后选义按部，老辞就班。”

同义词：井井有条 Keep everything ship-shape.

反义词：乱作一团 All in a huddle.

6.白手起家

Start from scratch.

A self-made man.

eg：Tom established his business, started from scratch.

反义词：家道中落 To be worse off.

7.白日做梦

To be day-dreaming.

In a brown study.

eg：

You are day-dreaming if you think you can get a diamond ring at that price. 同义词：想入非非 Build castles in the air.

反义词：脚踏实地 To be all there.

8.

百尺竿头，更进一步

Break one's own record.

eg：You have to make further efforts to do a betterjob.

中英俚语俗语来源：传灯录：“百尺竿头须进步，十方世界是全身。”

同义词：精益求精 Though good is good，yet better is better.

反义词：固步自封 Rest on one's laurels.

9.百川归海

Follow the river and you'll get to the sea.

The sea refuses no river.

All rivers do what they can for the sea.

All roads lead to Rome.

eg：To find the cause is easy as you follow the river and you'll get to the sea. 中英俚语俗语来源：淮南子·论训"百川异源，而皆归于海。"

同义词：殊途同归 There are more ways to the wood than one.

10.百闻不如一见

Seeing is believing.

One eye-witness is better than ten ear-witnesses.

eg：We visited the West Lake. Seeing is believing, it is really beautiful.

同义词：耳闻不如目

睹 The eyes believe themselves, the ears believe other people.