中文习语的翻译

“知人知面不知心”•“You can know a man’s face but not his heart.”杨宪益•“Appearances certainly are deceptive!” Howks霍克斯•水中捞月•to catch the moon in the water /to make an impractical attempt•fish in the air;•cry for the moon;•plough the sands;• a wild goose chase•胸有成竹•直译：Before an artist can draw a bamboo, he must have the image in his mind •意译：to have a well-thought-out plan before doing sth.•意义相等的英语成语：to have a card up one’s sleeve剖腹藏珠Penny wise and pound foolish声东击西To shout in the east and strike in the west刻骨铭心To be engraved on one’s heart and bones眉飞色舞to beam with joy粗枝大叶To be crude and careless无孔不入To take advantage of every weakness竭泽而渔Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs打草惊蛇Wake a sleeping dog井底之蛙To be like a frog at the bottom of a well调虎离山To lure the tiger from the mountain口蜜腹剑To be honey-mouthed and dagger-hearted纸醉金迷(a life of) luxury and dissipation开门见山To come straight to the point单枪匹马To be single-handed in doing sth大张旗鼓On a large and spectacular scale海阔天空(to talk) at random易如反掌As easy as falling off a log玩火自焚Try in one’s own grease挥金如土To spend money like water掌上明珠The apple of one’s eye对牛弹琴Cast pearls before swine守口如瓶Keep a still tongue in one’s head雪中送炭Help a lame dog over a title画蛇添足Paint the lily小题大做Make a mountain out of a molehill赴汤蹈火Go through fire and water洗心革面Turn over a new leaf七上八下At sixes and sevens横行霸道Throw one’s weight about大发雷霆Blow one’s top过河拆桥Kick down the ladder•左右为难Between the devil and the deep sea•进退维谷Stick in the mud•骑虎难下Between the horns of a dilemma•左支右绌Between two fires•不上不下In a fix dilemma/ quandary/ predicament•无所适从Hold a wolf by the ears莫衷一是• 1. An Apple of Discord 争斗之源；祸根• 2. the Heel of Achilles / the Achilles' Heel唯一弱点；薄弱环节；要害• 3. Helen of Troy• 4.The Trojan Horse木马计；暗藏的危险；奸细• 5.Greek Gift(s) 阴谋害人的礼物；黄鼠狼拜年，不安好心• 6. Win/Gain Laurels获得荣誉;赢得声望•7. Under the Rose秘密地; 私下得; 暗中•8.Adam's Apple喉结孟母三迁moving one’s home for the desired environment for the education of one’s children •邯郸学步to imitate awkwardly•班女之才talented•百步穿杨extremely good at shooting•伯乐相马as capable as Bo Le in discovering talents•东施效颦imitate awkwardly•负荆请罪making an active apology•惊弓之鸟a deadly frightened person•劳燕分飞be separated•杞人忧天groundless worry•绕梁三日(of a song) so excellent as to let the audience feel it lingering for a long time •塞翁失马a loss may turn out to be a blessing•相濡以沫to help each other in the time of need;•(of an aging couple or a couple in general) to help each other in their remaining life or life in general•一饭千金to cherish others’ kindness at heart and repay it•初生牛犊不怕虎•New-born calves make little of tigers•Young people are fearless•明枪易躲，暗箭难防It is easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow shot from hiding.•城门失火，殃及池鱼A fire on the city wall brings disaster to the fish in the moat.•路遥知马力，日久见人心。

中英习语解释性翻译或形象具体互译一、以《浮生六记》为例1.一灯如豆…The light of a rapeseed oil lamp was then burning as small as a pea.2. 但李诗宛如姑射仙子，有一种落花流水之趣，令人可爱。

…but Li Po’s poems have the wayward charm of a nymph. His lines come naturally like dropping petals and flowing waters, and are so much lovelier for their spontaneity.3. 兼之玉碎香埋，不堪回首矣。

… and the woman I loved is dead, like broken jade and buried incense. How sad indeed to look back upon these things.4. 芸初缄默，喜听余议论。

余调其言，如蟋蟀之用纤草，渐能发议。

Yun was at first very quiet and loved to hear me talk, but I gradually taught her the art of conversation as one leads a cricket with a blade of grass. She then learned the art of conversation.5.……有女名憨园。

亭亭玉立，真一泓秋水照人寒。

She had a girl by the name of Hanyuan, who was a very sweet young maiden, still in her teens. Her eyes looked“like an autumn lake that cooled one by its cold splendor”.【2】二、Double-way: literal translation; borrowing; paraphrase1.过街老鼠（直译）like a rat crossing the street(意译) the object of universal condemnation; a bad man hated by everybody2.门庭若市(直译) the courtyard is like a market.（意译）a much visited house; a busy town; bustling; crowded3.望梅止渴（直译）to gaze at plums to quench one’s thirst（意译）to console oneself with false hopes; to feed on fancies (illusion); imagined satisfaction; a Barmecide （《一千零一夜》中一个口惠而实不至的人物）feast.4.危如累卵（直译）as dangerous as a pile of eggs（意译）hazardous in the extreme; great insecurity; in a precarious condition; at stake, at risk; at hazard; in peril; in danger; perilous; risky; critical...5.山雨欲来风满楼（直译）The wind sweeping through the tower heralds a rising storm in the mountains.（意译）A turbulent situation foretells a big event; Coming events cast their shadows before.6.树倒猢狲散（直译）When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter.（意译）Members run away when the family (constitution) falls; when an influential person fallsfrom power, his hangers-on disperse; Rats leave a sinking ship.7. 三个臭皮匠顶得上诸葛亮（直译）Three cobbers with their wits combined equal ZhuGeliang the master mind.(意译) eamwork; Brainstorming; Many hands make light work.; Two heads are better than one. (拙译) wits combined are wits of great mind; Wits combined are wits that satisfy;8. 螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后（直译）The mantis stalks the cicada but behind them lurks the oriole (金莺；黄莺儿).(意译) Be careful about the hidden/implicit\potential risks; hazards;9. 比上不足，比下有余（直译）worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst; better off than the worst and worse off than the best;（意译）fairly well-off; fairly contented life;10. 不以物喜，不以己悲（直译）not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personal losses;（意译）take one’s personal gains lightly; to be philosophical about; be open-minded;11. 金无足赤,人无完人(直译) Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect;（意译）Human beings are human beings三、形象—具体1. 哭得泪人似的A.The child was in floods of tears.B.Be drenched in tearsC.He became a wretch of tearsD.While Mother was feeling so wrought, the slightest cross word or ill-judgedremark could reduce her to tears.当母亲感到过分劳累紧张时，哪怕是听到一点点令人生气的话或不妥之词，都会使她伤心得落下泪来。

1、武装到牙齿Armed to the teeth2、以眼还眼，以牙还牙An eye for an eye, a tooth to a tooth3、披着羊皮的狼，笑面虎A wolf in sheep’s clothing4、一石二鸟，一箭双雕Kill two birds with one stone5、条条大路通罗马All roads lead to Rome.6、嘴里衔着钥匙出生的Born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth7、茶杯里的风暴; 小事惹起的轩然大波A storm in a teacup8、城市里的夜生活要比农村里的多得多There is far more night life in the city than in the country.9、您的账目有赤字Your account is in the red.10、玛丽和约翰大声吼叫，足以把死人吵醒Mary and John were bellowing and shouting enough to wake the dead. 11、玛丽有过一段不幸的经历，现在她一谈起医生，就好像把他们都绞死也太便宜他们了Mary had an unfortunate experience, and now she talks about all doctors as if hanging was too good for them.12、只要对他有利，他便能把黑的说成白的He’d swear black was white if he thought it was to his advantage.13、从最底层做起对你是有益的It will be good for you to come in on the ground floor.14、笑里藏刀Hid a dagger in a smile15、天下乌鸦一般黑All crows are equally black.16、路遥知马力，日久见人心A long road tests a horse’s strength, a long task proves a man’s heart.17、初生牛犊不怕虎New-born calves make little of tigers.18、巧妇难为无米之炊Even a clever housewife cannot cook a meal without rice.If you have no hand, you can’t make a fist.19、趁热打铁Strike while the iron is hot.20、赴汤蹈火Go through fire and water21、火上浇油Pour oil on the flame.22、息事宁人Pour oil on troubled waters.23、英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.24、破釜沉舟Burn one’s boats / cut off all means of retreat25、我给比利咬一口糖，他要了又要，真是得寸进尺I gave Billy a bite of candy and he wanted more and more, just like if you give him an inch, he’ll take a yard.26、马克打着手势，又努努嘴，以示隔墙有耳Mark made signs with his hands and moved his mouth soundlessly to show that walls have ears.27、昨天他一整天都拉长了脸，我不知道他怎么了He drew a long face all day yesterday, and I have no idea what had happened to him.28、他坚持那样做的话将会是自食其果He will eat the bitter fruit of his own making if he doesn’t stopping doing that.29、别信他，他是个坏蛋Trust him nothing, he is a bad egg.30、问题是你人太好了，被人欺负，所谓“人善被人欺，马善被人骑”，对于那些要求过分的人要学会说不The trouble is you are good-natured and people take advantage of it. All lay load on the willing horse. You will have to learn to refuse people who ask too much.31、狐假虎威As ass in a lion’s skin32、班门弄虎Teach fish to swim / teach one’s granny to suck eggs33、约翰的叔叔留给他200英镑，他眼下正做着黄粱美梦John’s uncle left him 200 pounds and he is living for the time in a fool’s paradise.34、玛莎把母亲的责备当耳边风Mother scolded Martha, but it went in one ear and out the other.35、他就在那儿—犹如从天而降There he was—dropped from the clouds.36、有些人似乎总有办法化险为夷Some people always seem to have knack of falling on their feet.37、我担心我当画家的成功只是昙花一现I’m afraid that my success as a painter was just a flash in the pan.38、理查德不能去图书馆，那么要写这份报告无异于要他做无米之炊Richard could go to the library and writing the report was a job making afist without hand.39、老人安慰道：“得了，生死有命呀。

习语翻译一. 形形色色的人一根筋儿：one track-mindedStop reasoning with him.Don’t you know he is one track-minded?败家子：a black sheepLi Ming is the black sheep of his family.He had almost ruined his father’s business. 他那号人：people of his sortHow could he think I would go back on my words?I am not his sort,who is fickle and always blowing hot and cold.无知的人：an ignoramusI’ve never met any ignoramus like Lao Zhang.He can’t even separate the sheep from the goat.没有坏心眼的人：the salt of the earthXiao Zhang doesn’t have much education and,yet,she is a very kind girl—the salt of the earth.出众的人：a luluTalking about being pretty,our company’s new secretary is indeed a lulu.骗子：a phonyXiao Zhang is a plain phony.He gives me a song and dance in my face,but bad-mouths me behind my back.两面派：two-facedI know how to handle two-faced people and can even tell at the first glance who are in the habit of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds.难对付的人：a tartar/a hard nut to crackWant him to follow your order?No way!He is a tartar—a hard nut to crack.大人物：a bigwig/a buzwigMr Li is one the bigwigs in this district.Nobody dares to take his offense.多面手：Jack-of-all-tradesXiao Li is a Jack-of-all-trades.She is marvelous at a range of things,such as cooking,embroidery,knitting,typing and whatnots.令人扫兴的人：a wet blanketShe is real blanket.She started quarreling with Li Ping when everyone of us was in high spirits.性情相投的人：a soul mateAs far as I can see,Xiao Zhang is a soul mate of your daughter.Why should you object to their marriage?老色迷：a fool for womenThat guy is a fool for women,who’s always at the beck and call of girls.傻大个：a lummoxIt is said that the lummox has loused up their company’s whole business.马屁精：an apple-polisherShe’s a real apple-polisher for the way she’s crawling around the boss and making eyes at him.捡破烂的人：a bag ladyIsn’t it amazing that a bag lady had run into a gold watch in the garbage?收破烂的人：a rag manThose rag men going from door to door sometimes may also earn quite a handsome sum of money.细高个：a bean-poleI am surprised that the bulky man got married with a bean-pole—a lady who is very tall and skinny.胆小鬼：a chicken guyJack is a chicken guy,who dare not make a solid move at anything.乡巴佬：a hayseedShe insisted that she would not marry herself off to a hayseed,no matter how rich he was.。

A· A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 一着不慎,满盘皆输.· All is not gold that glitters. 闪光的未必都是金子。

· A child is better unborn than untaught. 养不教，父之过。

· Art is long, life is short. 生命短暂，艺术长存。

· A friend is best found in adversity. 患难见真情。

· Although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home. 未雨绸缪。

· A light heart live long. 心情开朗寿命长。

不恼不愁，活到白头。

· An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 日吃苹果一只，身体健康不求医。

· All covet, all lose. 样样垂涎，样样失落。

贪多嚼不烂。

· A good winter brings a good summer. 瑞雪兆丰年。

· All rivers run into the sea. 殊途同归。

· A small leak will sink a great ship. 千里之堤溃于蚁穴。

· All time is no time when it is past. 机不可失，时不再来。

· A baker's wife may bite of a bun, a brewer's wife may bite of a tun.近水楼台先得月。

· A short cut is often a wrong cut.欲速则不达。

1）教育与学习类1. 知识就是力量。

Knowledge is power.2. 玉不琢不成器。

An uncut gem does not sparkle.3. 学无坦途。

There's no royal road to learning.4. 天才不过是勤奋而已。

Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.5. 问得多，学得多，记得多。

Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much.6.及时一针省得将来九针。

A stitch in time saves nine.7. 岁月不待人。

Time and tide wait for no man.8. 活到老学到老。

It's never too old to learn.9. 滴水穿石。

Water constantly dripping wears holes in stone.10. 万事皆通，一无所知。

Jack of all trades and master of none.------------------------------------------工作与生活类1. 服务他人的生活才有意义。

He lives most significantly who serves others.2. 只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.3. 事业是人生的第一需要。

Business is the salt of life.4. 健康是最大的财富。

Good health is over wealth.5. 一天一个苹果，不要求医问药。

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.6. 良药苦口利于病。

Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth.7. 人生并非康庄大道。

1. 铁石心肠cruel and unrelenting2. 置死地于后生 a v igorous and manly exertion3. 千秋功业a great unde rtaking of lasting importance4. 安居乐业liv e in peace and w ork happily5. 骨肉分离family separation6. 各得其所be prope rly prov ided for7. 众议纷纭disagree on8. 岁月不居，来日苦短Time does not stay is brief is the day.9. 夜长梦多A long delay may mean trouble.10. 时不我与Time and tide w ait for no man.11. 依时顺势keep up w ith the tide12. 日渐没落being pushed out of business13. 鹬蚌相争play A off against B14. 浩然之气noble spirit15. 凤毛麟角a rarity of the rarities16. 望而生畏stand in aw e before17. 敬而远之keep respectfully aloof from18. 众矢之的in the do ck19. 毫无瓜葛be div orced from20. 尔虞我诈sheer cunning and falsehood21. 备受推崇be rew arded and respected22. 善有善报，恶有恶报the good inev itably is successful and the bad inev itably punished23. 其乐融融sw eetness and light24. 义无反顾feel obliged to25. 物美价廉attractiv e in price and quality26. 源源不断keep flow ing in a steady stream27. 滚滚不息pour into28. 福祉w ell-being29. 精华quintessence30. 阴霾specter31. 势不两立pit sth against sth32. 打折扣w ear thin / w ater dow n33. 大展宏图score big points34. 重整旗鼓shock sth ba ck to life35. 不谋而合coincide w ith36. 染指dip one’s f inger in37. 博大精深both extensiv e and profound38. 源远流长long-standing and w ell-established39. 诸子百家the masters’ hundred schools40. 天下为公A ll under heav en are equal.41. 天下兴亡，匹夫有责Ev er y body is responsible for the fate of his co untry.42. 吃苦耐劳bear hardships43. 勤俭持家frugality in household management44. 尊师重教respect tea chers and v alue education45. 当务之急highest prio rity46. 遭受重创take a heavy toll47. 先见之明pre scient mov e48. 奇园古宅exotic gardens and old mansions49. 衣食住行clothing, food, shelter a nd transpo rtation50. 信誓旦旦be poised to。

古代习语翻译德不孤，必有邻。

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors恻隐之心，仁之端也；羞恶之心，义之端也；辞让之心，礼之端也；是非之心，智之端也。

人之有是四端也，犹其有四体也。

The feeling of commiseration is the principle of benevolence. The feeling of shame and dislike is the principle of righteousness .The feeling of modesty and complaisance is the principle of propriety. The feeling of approving and disapproving is the principle of knowledge. Men have these four principles just as they have their four limbs.没有义务的地方，就没有权利Where there is no obligation there is no right.人类文明史也是一部同疾病和灾难的斗争史。

病毒没有国界，疫病不分种族。

面对来势汹汹的新冠肺炎疫情，国际社会没有退缩，各国人民勇敢前行，守望相助、风雨同舟，展现了人间大爱，汇聚起同疫情斗争的磅礴之力。

习近平The history of human civilization is one of fighting diseases and tiding over disasters. The virus does not respect borders. Nor is race or nationality relevant in the face of the disease. Confronted countries have tackled the virus head on. Around the world, people have looked out for each synergy in the fight against COVID-19.富而可求也;虽执鞭之士，吾亦为之。