英语成语以及习语翻译

俚语（slang）和习语（idiom）含有大量文化信息，是西方语言和历史的结晶。

我将给大家介绍8句西方的俚语以及它们对应的中国成语。

◆顺其自然Let nature take its course这个短语的意思是“车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直”，用来劝慰人们遇事不怕事，以不变应万变。

比如，小伙伴已经为某个考试准备了很久，但当天还是会炒鸡紧张，你就可以对她说：Stay calm and let nature take its course.淡定，顺其自然。

◆不自量力bite off more than one can chew这个表达按字面理解是“贪多嚼不烂”，比喻自不量力，承担超越自己能力的事情。

俗话说，没有金刚钻，就别揽瓷器活，人贵有自知之明嘛～I think you bit off more than you could chew when you agreed to paint this house by yourself.我觉得你当初同意自己粉刷房子就是不自量力了。

忍无可忍That is the last straw.这一说法起源于一古老谚语the last straw which breaks the camel's back（压死骆驼的最后一根稻草），比喻最后一击，忍耐的极限。

He's always been rude to me, but it was the last straw when he started insulting my mother.他总是很无礼，但是他辱骂我妈我就忍无可忍了。

◆见机行事play it by ear这一表达源于音乐，就是说不用看乐谱，单凭耳朵和记忆就能弹奏出美妙的乐曲，后来引申为“根据事情的发展情况来决定下一步怎么做”，也就是我们所说的“见机行事”啦。

比如，有小伙伴约你看电影，你不确定有没有时间，就可以说：I can't promise I can make it tonight. Let's play it by ear.我不能保证晚上一定能来，我们再看吧。

英语成语习语汇总不劳无获 No pain, no gain. 熟能生巧 Practice makes perfect.天涯何处无芳草 Plenty of other fish in the sea.世上无难事只怕有心人 Where there is a will, there is a way.入乡随俗 When in Rome, do as the romans do. 爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog. 百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.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笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start. 不眠之夜white night善意的谎言 white lie不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personal losses 不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best 不打不成交\discord, no concord. 拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new大事化小，小事化了try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace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 功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.和气生财Harmony brings wealth活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn. 既往不咎let bygones be bygones金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.金玉满堂Treasures fill the home 脚踏实地be down-to-earth 脚踩两只船sit on the fence君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliche 礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧Where there is life, there is hope. 马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success 名利双收gain in both fame and wealth 茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. 每逢佳节倍思亲On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one\\'s dear ones far away. It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.谋事在人，成事在天The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes.弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself. 拿手好戏masterpiece赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one?s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities巧妇难为无米之炊If you have no hand you can\\'t make a fist./ One can\\'t make bricks without straw.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前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. 前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.One sows and another reaps.前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate indoing something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. 强强联手win-win cooperation瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest. 人之初,性本善Man'snature at birth is good. 人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man. 人海战术huge-crowd strategy世上无难事，只要肯攀登\there is a will, there is a way. \ 世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 死而后已untilmy heart stops beating 岁岁平安Peace all year round上有天堂，下有苏杭Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhouand Hangzhou on earth.塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing. 三十而立\manshould be independent at the age of thirty. At thirty, a man should be ableto think for himself.\ 升级换代updating and upgrading (of products) 四十不惑Life begins at forty.谁言寸草心，报得三春晖Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. 水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high. 时不我待Time and tidewait for no man. 杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true tofacts 说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. 山不在高，有仙则名No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread farand wide if there is a fairy;韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time 糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue 团结就是力量Unity is strength.跳进黄河洗不清even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not washoneself clean--there's nothing one can do to clear one's name \ 歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena 物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.往事如风\past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, ispast.\望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours. 文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 唯利是图draw water to one'smill无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree without roots 无中生有make/create something out of nothing无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire. 徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off 心想事成May all your wish come true心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding 先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched. 先下手为强catch the ball before the bound 像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example 息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 循序渐进step by step一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others 鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey有情人终成眷属Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well. 有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks. 有识之士people of vision有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination. 与时俱进advance with times以人为本people oriented; people foremost因材施教teach students according to their aptitude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 farther; “Would eye embrace a thousand miles?” “Go up, one flight.\欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 优胜劣汰survival of thefittest 英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.冤假错案\in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases\一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful 债台高筑become debt-ridden 致命要害Achilles' heel众矢之的target of public criticism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. 纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard placeToo much to handle心有余力不足龙生龙，凤生凤，老鼠的儿子会打洞！The father,the son! 不打自招to let the cat out of the bag字母排序版：A bad beginning makes a bad ending.不善始者不善终。

英语成语汉译In the seventh heaven 愉快，高兴Knit one's brow 皱眉头Last but not least 最后但不是最不重要的一点Laugh in sb's face 当面嘲笑Lay sth to heart 把某事放在心上Have pity on sb 同情某人Trojan horse 特洛伊木马—比喻暗藏的敌人或危险Tower of ivory 象牙塔—比喻世外桃源Sour grapes 酸葡萄—得不到的东西就说它不好Sphinx's riddle 斯芬克斯之谜—比喻难解之谜As wise as Solomon 像所罗门一样聪明—比喻非常富有智慧The fifth column 第五纵队—比喻间谍A Judas kiss 犹大之吻—比喻背叛行为Crocodile tears 鳄鱼眼泪—比喻假慈悲Wash one's hands of 洗手不干—撒手不管New wine in old bottles 旧瓶装新酒—旧形式不适合新内容In a pig's whisper 低声地；顷刻间Draw blood 伤人感情，惹人生气Hang on sb's sleeve 依赖某人，任某人做主Hang on sb's lips 对某人言听计从Make a monkey of 愚弄To be full of beans 精神旺盛，精力充沛Bend an ear to 聚精会神地听，倾听Get cold feet 开始感到怀疑、胆怯或害怕A skeleton at the feast 扫兴的人或东西Bury one's head in the sand 采取鸵鸟政策Burn the boat 破釜沉舟Castle in the air 空中楼阁A bolt from the blue 晴天霹雳Six of one and half a dozen of the other 半斤八两After one's own heart 正中下怀One's hair stands on end 毛发倒竖Kill two birds with one stone 一箭双雕Show the cloven hoof 露出马脚Hang by a hair 千钧一发Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs 杀鸡取卵Have an axe to grind 别有用心Talk through one's hat 胡言乱语To be as poor as Job 家徒四壁Neither fish nor fowl/flesh 不伦不类No respecter of persons 一视同仁Leave no stone unturned 千方百计Hole and corner 偷偷摸摸；鬼鬼祟祟A fly in the ointment 美中不足By the skin of one's teeth 九死一生Call a spade a spade 直言不讳Pull sb's leg 愚弄某人，开某人的玩笑Move heaven and earth 想方设法，千方百计Child's play 简单的东西，容易的事情Eat one's words 承认自己说错了话Dog-eat-dog 残酷争夺，人吃人的关系Reap what one has sown 自作自受；自食其果；自掘坟墓；飞蛾扑火；咎由自取；玩火自焚；惹火烧身；作茧自缚Be on tenterhooks 坐立不安；如坐针毡；局促不安；心乱如麻；心烦意乱；七上八下；六神无主；手足无措Fish in the airCry for the moon Plough the sands Make a wild-goose chaseHold a candle to the sunCatch at shadows Lash the wavesBeat the air 水中捞月挑雪填井扬汤止沸缘木求鱼钻冰求酥以冰致蝇以狸饵鼠隔靴搔痒左右为难进退维谷骑虎难下左支右绌跋前踬后羚羊触藩不上不下进退两难无所适从莫衷一是Between the devil andthe deep seaStick in the mudBetween the horns of adilemmaBetween two firesIn a fixIn a cleft stickAt a nonplusHold a wolf by the earsWith one's back to thewallBetween Scylla andCharybdis汉语成语英译竭泽而渔to drain a pond to catch all the fish / kill the goose that lays the golden eggs打草惊蛇to stir up the grass and alert the snake / wake a sleeping dog易如反掌to be as easy as turning over one's hand / as easy as falling off a log玩火自焚to get burnt by the fire kindled by oneself / fry in one's own grease挥金如土to spend money like dirt / spend money like water掌上明珠a pearl in the palm / the apple of one's eye 对牛弹琴to play the lute to a cow / cast pearls before swine守口如瓶to keep one's mouth closed like a bottle / keep a still tongue in one's head雪中送炭to send charcoal in snowy weather / help a lame dog over a stile画蛇添足to draw a snake and add feet to it / paint the lily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 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 劳苦功高to have spent toilsome labour and won distinctive merits屡教不改to fail to mend one's ways after repeated admonition牢不可破to be so strongly built as to be indestructible 攻其不备to strike sb when he is unprepared史无前例to be without precedent in history粗枝大叶to be crude and careless无孔不入to take advantage of every weakness扬眉吐气to feel proud and elate灯红酒绿dissipated and luxurious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风雨飘摇of a situation being unstable毛遂自荐to volunteer one's service叶公好龙professed love of what one really fears东施效颦crude imitation with ludicrous effect南柯一梦a fond dream or illusory joy四面楚歌to be besieged on all sides锱铢必较to haggle over every penny罄竹难书of crimes too numerous to mention初出茅庐at the beginning of one's career倾国倾城to be exceedingly beautiful悬梁刺股to be extremely hard-working in one's study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七颠八倒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乳臭未干be wet behind the ears格格不入be like square pegs in round holes 魂不附体jump out of one's skin翻译中汉语四字格的使用Extend in all directions 四通八达Talk and laugh cheerfully 谈笑风生；欢声笑语A world of difference 天壤之别；截然不同；天差地别Take a risk in desperation 铤而走险；孤注一掷Disciples and followers 徒子徒孙；门生弟子Decline with all sorts of excuses 推三阻四；百般推辞Await with great anxiety 望穿秋水；望眼欲穿；翘首以待Remarkably true to life 惟妙惟肖；栩栩如生Be shamed into anger 恼羞成怒；老羞成怒Hate to see sb go 恋恋不舍；依依不舍；难舍难分Again and again 屡次三番Try to look happy when actually sad 强颜欢笑As if awakening from a dream 如梦初醒Walk off with sth 顺手牵羊Get instant results 立竿见影Achieve what one wishes 如愿以偿Broad daylight 光天化日Take on an entirely new look 焕然一新Face danger fearlessly 临危不惧翻译中英语成语的使用畅销sell like hot cakes抄近路cut corners出身显贵be born in the purple 出卖某人sell sb down the river 饭桶poor tool 思想敏捷think on one's feet放下架子get off one's high horse / pocket one's dignity放心breath again / breath easily非常紧张with one's heart in one's mouth非常健康as fit as a fiddle / in the pink of condition 雷声大雨点小much cry and little wool穷困潦倒be down and out / down at heels / come down in the world设身处地put oneself in sb's shoes使某人降级kick sb downstairs使某人难堪take the wind out of sb's sails讨厌have no use for体会言外之意read between the lines偷鸡不成蚀把米go for wool and come home shorn 投身于throw oneself into 说大话talk big改变立场shift one's ground / turn one's coat改过自新mend one's way / turn over a new leaf 话中有话with the tongue in the cheek禁止put the lid on拘泥礼节stand on ceremony决定性时刻zero hour埋头读书have one's nose in a book撵走某人send sb packing / show sb the door 就转局势turn the tide弄清楚make head or tail of / to button down谚语的翻译out of sight，out of mind。

1. 铁石心肠cruel and unrelenting2. 置死地于后生a vigorous and manly exertion3. 千秋功业 a great undertaking of lasting importance4. 安居乐业live in peace and work happily5. 骨肉分离family separation6. 各得其所be properly provided 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 wait for no man.11. 依时顺势keep up with 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 awe before17. 敬而远之keep respectfully aloof from18. 众矢之的in the dock19. 毫无瓜葛be divorced from20. 尔虞我诈sheer cunning and falsehood21. 备受推崇be rewarded and respected22. 善有善报，恶有恶报the good inevitably is successful and the bad inevitably punished23. 其乐融融sweetness and light24. 义无反顾feel obliged to25. 物美价廉attractive in price and quality26. 源源不断keep flowing in a steady stream27. 滚滚不息pour into28. 福祉well-being29. 精华quintessence30. 阴霾specter31. 势不两立pit sth against sth32. 打折扣wear thin / water down33. 大展宏图score big points34. 重整旗鼓shock sth back to life35. 不谋而合coincide with36. 染指dip one’s finger in37. 博大精深both extensive and profound38. 源远流长long-standing and well-established39. 诸子百家the masters’ hundred schools40. 天下为公All under heaven are equal.41. 天下兴亡，匹夫有责Everybody is responsible for the fate of his country.42. 吃苦耐劳bear hardships43. 勤俭持家frugality in household management44. 尊师重教respect teachers and value education45. 当务之急highest priority46. 遭受重创take a heavy toll47. 先见之明prescient move48. 奇园古宅exotic gardens and old mansions49. 衣食住行clothing, food, shelter and transportation50. 信誓旦旦be poised to。

英语含动物名的成语1.as busy as a bee忙碌至极2.as merry as a cricket/grig非常高兴;非常快活。

3.as slippery as an eel油滑;不可靠。

4.at one fell swoop一举;一下子;刹那之间。

5.beard the lion 捋虎须;奋勇还击;在太岁头上动土。

6.bell the cat猫脖子拴铃铛;为了大家的利益承担风险。

7.bird of passage漂泊不定的人。

8.birds of feather一丘之貉。

9.black sheep败家子;害群之马;无用之辈。

10.dark horse黑马;竞争中出人意料的获胜者。

11.break a butterfly on a wheel小题大做;杀鸡用牛刀。

12.buy a pig in a poke 买下没有看的东西;隔山买老牛。

13. a pig in a poke 上当之货。

14.by/on shanks’s mare 骑两脚马----徒步，步行。

15.cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’ ear朽木不可雕也。

坏材料做不出好东西。

16.cannot say bo/both/boo to a goose 胆小如鼠。

17.cast peals before swine明珠暗投;对牛弹琴。

18.cast sheep’s eyes 送秋波;抛媚眼;以目传情。

19.the cat among the pigeons 猫在鸽群中---人为刀俎，我为鱼肉。

20.cat’s paw 被人当爪牙利用的人;受人愚弄的人。

21. a cock-and-bull story无稽之谈;荒诞的故事。

22.cock-a-hoop(俚)得意扬扬;自鸣得意。

23.cock of the walk 称王称霸的人。

24.don’t count one’s chickens before they are hatched不要过早乐观。

Aapple-polisher 马屁精例如： She is a real apple-polisher for the way she's crawling around the bossand making eyes at him.她是一个马屁精，整天围着老板眉来眼去的。

as busy as a bee (象蜜蜂)忙忙碌碌的as graceful as a swan (象天鹅)姿态优雅的as gentle as a lamb (象羊羔)性情温顺的as cunning as a fox (象狐狸)一样狡猾的as poor as a church mouse一贫如洗BI'm beat. 我非常疲乏。

beat gums 空洞无物、废话连篇的讲话bell the cat 为众人的利益承担风险black sheep 害群之马Buddy, where is john ？要上厕所?Bungee jumping 蹦极跳Stop bugging me, man!喂，别烦我了。

Cblue collar 蓝领white collar 白领pink collar 粉领族(指和蓝领体力工人相当的女性工人)gold-collar workers 金领族(一般都有一技之长，对公司工作的方方面面都十分了解，甚至对公司的利润大小和收益都有直接的重要影响。

他们的工作环境优雅，职业体面，有着丰厚的收入和稳固的经济地位)Ddog-eared books 读得卷了边的书dog sleep 不时惊醒的睡眠dog-tired 像狗一样的累dog watch 夜班old dog 上了岁数的人、老手a sly dog 偷鸡摸狗者a yellow dog 杂种狗、卑鄙可耻的小人a big dog 看门狗、保镖；要人You're a lucky dog! 你真是个幸运儿！hot dog 热狗dog nose 啤酒与杜松子酒的混合酒a dog in a blanket 葡萄卷饼或卷布丁as faithful as a dog 像狗一般的忠诚，在西方文化中，狗是 "忠实、卖力、辛劳"的化身，He that lies down with dogs must riseup with flea.近朱者赤，近墨者黑A good dog deserves a good bone.西方人论功行赏时常说"好狗应有好骨头" aa dog in the manger 占着马槽(不拉屎)Honey, I forget to duck. 亲爱的，我忘记闪开了。

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.相聚爱益切，离别情更深。

A burnt child dreads the fire.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。

Accidents will happen.天有不测风云。

A clean hand wants no washing.身正不怕影子斜。

A clear conscience is a soft pillow.问心无愧，高枕无忧。

A clear conscience is a sure card.光明磊落，胜券在握。

A clear conscience laughs at false accusations.白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。

A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast.宁为清贫，不为浊富。

A close mouth catches no flies.病从口入，祸从口出。

A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.夜郎自大。

A common danger causes common action.同仇敌忾。

A contented mind is perpetual feast.知足常乐。

Actions speak louder than words.事实胜於雄辩。

Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public. 在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。

A fair face may hide a foul heart.人不可貌相。

A faithful friend is hard to find.益友难得。

A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。

After a storm comes a calm.否极泰来。