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标题: Chinese Idiom and Popular Saying 中国成语、俗语 [打印本页]

作者: atlas 时间: 2006-12-7 14:17
标题: Chinese Idiom and Popular Saying 中国成语、俗语
1.有朋来自远方，不亦乐乎！
How happy we are, to meet friends from afar!

2. 贵人出门招风雨
Whenever a dignitary goes out, it always rains.

3. 不远万里
take the trouble of traveling a long distance.

4. 欢聚一堂
enjoy a happy get-together; be together on a happy occasion

5. 一见如故
feel like an old friend at first sight

6. 一回生，二回熟
first time strangers, second time friends.

7. 共叙旧谊
renew friendship

8.旧地重游
come to visit once again the place one is familiar with

9. 记忆犹新
remain fresh in one's memory

10. 历历在目
be still vivid in one's mind

11. 一言为定
It's a deal; That's settled then.

12. 礼轻情义重
The gift itself may be small, but the goodwill is deep;
It's nothing much, but it's the thought that counts.

13. 小小意思，不成敬意
This is my (our) token appreciation.

14. 入乡随俗
When in Rome do as the Romans do.

15. 到什么山，唱什么歌
Sing different songs on different mountains.

[atlas修改于2006-12-07 20:36:16]

作者: L66 时间: 2006-12-7 14:45
标题: Re: Chinese Idiom and Popular Saying 中国成语、俗语
进来学习一下. [M25]

LZ自己翻译的吗? 好厉害! [M21] [M29]

作者: atlas 时间: 2006-12-7 21:27
标题: Re: Chinese Idiom and Popular Saying 中国成语、俗语

QUOTE Created By L66 At 2006-12-7
进来学习一下. [M25]

LZ自己翻译的吗? 好厉害! [M21] [M29]

不是啦, [M20] 我也是拿来学习的.

作者: atlas 时间: 2006-12-7 23:32
标题: Re: Chinese Idiom and Popular Saying 中国成语、俗语
继续发, 赶紧发完, 拉倒. [M02] [M02]

[atlas修改于2006-12-07 23:32:59]

作者: atlas 时间: 2006-12-8 00:03
标题: Re: Chinese Idiom and Popular Saying 中国成语、俗语
1. 八字没一撇
Not even the first stroke of the character is in sight;
Nothing tangible is yet in sight.

2. 班门弄斧
teach one's grandma to suck eggs.

3. 逼上梁山
be driven to do sth

4. 不眠之夜
white night

5. 不以物喜，不以己悲
not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses

6. 不遗余力
spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

7. 才疏学浅
be wanting in ability and shallow in knowledge

8. 拆东墙补西墙
rob Peter to pay Paul

9. 唱对台戏
put on a rival show

10. 长江后浪推前浪, 一代更比一代强
As in the Yangtze river, the waves behind ride on the ones before: The new generation excels the old.

11. 趁热打铁
make hay while the sun shines; strike while the iron is hot

12. 客随主便
A guest should suit the convenience of the host (hostess)
We are in your hand; (当面对主人说)
We are at your mercy(当面对主人说)

13. 主随客便
The host will do as the guest pleases
Whatever you say. (当面对客人说)

14. 成事在天，谋事在人
The planning lies with man, the outcome with heaven.
Man proposes, God disposes.

15. 请多多关照
I would appreciate your support (care) in future.

作者: atlas 时间: 2006-12-8 12:05
标题: Re: Chinese Idiom and Popular Saying 中国成语、俗语
1. 打开天窗说亮话
put all cards on the table
speak frankly

2.报喜不报忧
report only the good but not the bad

3. 乘兴而来, 扫兴而归
set out cheerfully, but go back disappointed

4. 大事化小，小事化了
try first to make the mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

5. 举世瞩目
arrest worldwide attention; in the spot light of world attention

6. 反败为胜
bring about a complete turnabout; pull out of the fire

7. 天时、地利、人和
good opportunity, favourable geographical location and support from the people

8. 高分低能
high scores and low abilities

9. 功夫不负有心人
Everything comes to him who waits

10. 政通人和
The government functions well and the people live in harmony

11. 广而告之
publicize widely

12. 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

13. 深得人心
enjoy immense popular support; very popular with the people

14. 国泰民安
The country flourishes and the people live in peace

15. 好了伤疤忘了疼
once on shore, one prays no more

作者: atlas 时间: 2006-12-9 12:07
标题: Re: Chinese Idiom and Popular Saying 中国成语、俗语
1. 深得人心
enjoy immense popular support; very popular with the people

2. 深入人心
strike root in the hearts of the people

3. 各行各业
every walk of life

4. 旗开得胜
start off with a bang

5. 东山再起
make one's comeback

6. 锦上添花
It is like gilding the lily; add the flowers to the brocade

7. 各就各位
on your marks!

8. 四通八达
stretch in all directions

9. 各人自扫门前雪，莫管他人瓦上霜
hoe one's own potatoes

10. 辞旧岁, 迎新春
Ring out the old lunar year and ring in the new.

11. 岁月不饶人
time and tide wait for no man

12. 唇齿相依
be as close as lips and teeth

13. 唇亡齿寒
when the lips are lost, the teeth will suffer

14. 爱屋及乌
Love me, love my dog

15. 近水楼台先得月
Those on the waterfront are the first to see the rising moon- to enjoy the benefits of a favourable position

作者: atlas 时间: 2006-12-9 12:43
标题: Re: Chinese Idiom and Popular Saying 中国成语、俗语
[M29] [M29] [M29]

作者: atlas 时间: 2006-12-10 12:56
标题: Re: Chinese Idiom and Popular Saying 中国成语、俗语
1.名符其实
be true to one's name

2. 名符其实的专家
expert worthy of the name

3. 恭喜发财
May you be prosprerous! Wish you prosperity!

4. 名不虚传
deserve one's reputation

5. 广开财路
make full use of all talents

6. 轰动一时
a big hit of the season

7. 国计民生
the national economy and the people's livelihood

8. 突飞猛进
by leaps and bounds

9. 好事不出门，恶事传千里
Good news never goes beyond the gates, while bad news spreads far and wide.

10.日新月异
change with each passing day

11. 合乎国情，顺乎民意
to conform with the national conditions and the will of the people

12. 了如指掌
to know sth like the palm of one's hand

13. 画饼充饥
feed on illusions

14. 混水摸鱼
fish in troubled water

15. 排污不排外
reject indecent things but not everything foreign

To be continued...

作者: zanhao 时间: 2006-12-10 18:29
标题: Re: Chinese Idiom and Popular Saying 中国成语、俗语
暴强……厉害…………无敌

作者: atlas 时间: 2006-12-10 21:47
标题: Re: Chinese Idiom and Popular Saying 中国成语、俗语

QUOTE Created By zanhao At 2006-12-10
暴强……厉害…………无敌

我也是用来学习的. 大家一起来学习吧. 一举两得 ( 英语怎么说来的: one stone kills two birds) , 既学了英语, 又复习了成语. 多好. [M24] [M24]

作者: 小王子 时间: 2006-12-10 21:51
标题: Re: Chinese Idiom and Popular Saying 中国成语、俗语
一举两得 ( 英语怎么说来的: one stone kills two birds)

原意竟是“一石二鸟” [M04]

作者: atlas 时间: 2006-12-10 21:56
标题: Re: Chinese Idiom and Popular Saying 中国成语、俗语

QUOTE Created By 小王子 At 2006-12-10
一举两得 ( 英语怎么说来的: one stone kills two birds)

原意竟是“一石二鸟” [M04]

是的. 现在越来越多的人用"一石二鸟"这个直译的"成语". 算不算外来语呢?

作者: atlas 时间: 2006-12-11 15:27
标题: Re: Chinese Idiom and Popular Saying 中国成语、俗语
1. 海市蜃楼,镜花水月,无稽之谈
a mare's nest

2, 和气生财
Harmony brings wealth

3. 量入为出
proportion expenses to the income

4. 回头是岸
Repentance is salvation; It is never too late to mend

5. 顾全大局
take a holistic view; give due consideration to the overall interests

6. 毁人不倦
be tireless in leading young people astray

7. 盲目发展
pell-mell development

8. 欲速则不达
Haste makes waste; More haste, less speed

9. 既成事实
fait accompli

10. 急功近利
eager for instant success and quick profits

11. 自吹自擂
blow one's own trumpet

12. 不伦不类
neither fish nor fowl

13. 积少成多
many a little makes a mickle

14.集思广益
draw on collective wisdom and absorb all useful ideas

15. 顺其自然
Let chips fall where they may

Let Nature take care of it (注意:Nature的第一个字母要大写哟)

To be continued...

作者: atlas 时间: 2006-12-11 15:32
标题: Re: Chinese Idiom and Popular Saying 中国成语、俗语
[M29] [M29]

作者: atlas 时间: 2006-12-12 11:04
标题: Re: Chinese Idiom and Popular Saying 中国成语、俗语
1. 权宜之计
act on expediency; out of expediency

2. 既往不咎
let bygones be bygones

3. 破釜沉舟
to make or break; to stand or fall

4. 吉祥如意
Everything goes well

5. 千里之行, 始于足下
A three-hundred-mile journey starts with the first step

6. 解铃还须系铃人
It is better for doer to undo what he has done;
Let him who tied the bell on the tiger take it off;
Whoever started the trouble should end it.

7. 半路出家
switch to a job one is not trained for

8. 金蝉脱壳
escape like a cicada by casting off its skin; stratagem for slinking off

9. 人尽其才
turn into best possible account of human resources

10. 金无足赤,人无完人
Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect

11. 金玉满堂
Treasures fill the home

12. 大材小用
assign a person trivial tasks; waste one's talent on a petty job

13. 精神抖擞
in good spirits

14. 就地取材
to obtain materials from local sources; to draw on local resources

15. 鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已
give one's all till one's heart stops beating; bend one's back to the task until one's dying day

To be continued...

作者: 燃烧的我 时间: 2006-12-12 17:41
标题: Re: Chinese Idiom and Popular Saying 中国成语、俗语
[M29] [M29] [M21] [M21]
老大用心了

作者: atlas 时间: 2006-12-13 11:16
标题: Re: Chinese Idiom and Popular Saying 中国成语、俗语

QUOTE Created By 燃烧的我 At 2006-12-12
[M29] [M29] [M21] [M21]
老大用心了

谢谢. 一起来用心吧.

作者: atlas 时间: 2006-12-13 11:46
标题: Re: Chinese Idiom and Popular Saying 中国成语、俗语
1.救死扶伤
heal the wounded and rescue the dying

2. 无名英雄
unsung hero

3. 马到成功
achieve immediate victory; win instant success

4. 取长补短
learn from others' strong points and close to the gap

5. 茅塞顿开
be suddenly enlightened

6. 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 festival occasions when one misses his dear most

7. 生搬硬套
copy mechanically

8. 天灾人祸
nature calamities and man-made misfortunes

9. 眉毛胡子一把抓
go about several tasks at a time

10. 先入为主
preconception; a bias

11. 没有规矩不成方圆
Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards

12. 求同存异
to seek common ground while reserving differences

13. 门儿清
well-informed; completely aware

14. 委曲求全
compromise for the general interest

15. 面目一新
take on an entirely new look

To be continued...

作者: atlas 时间: 2006-12-14 14:43
标题: Re: Chinese Idiom and Popular Saying 中国成语、俗语
1. 君子之交淡如水
the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal;
a hedge between keeps friendship green.

2. 英雄所见略同
Great minds think alike.

3. 另起炉灶
make a fresh start

4. 互谅互让
mutual understanding and mutual accomodation

5. 临时抱佛脚
make hasty; last-minute efforts

6. 宽宏大量
kind and generous; broad-minded and lenient

7. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
where there is a life, there is a hope

8. 眼光远大
be far-sighted

9. 抛砖引玉
a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions;
throw a sprat to catch a whale

10. 有识之士
person of vision; person of insight

11. 赔了夫人又折兵, 花钱填无底洞
throw good money after bad

12. 光明磊落
be open and aboveboard

13. 碰一鼻子灰
be snubbed

14. 头头是道
clear and straightforward; closedly reasoned and well argued; do things in good order

15. 平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚
never burn incense when all is well, but clasp Buddha's feet when in distress

作者: atlas 时间: 2006-12-20 12:41
标题: Re: Chinese Idiom and Popular Saying 中国成语、俗语
天哪, 这么快跌到海底啦. [M13] 捞出来复习复习才行, 顺便学点新的内容.

作者: atlas 时间: 2006-12-20 13:11
标题: Re: Chinese Idiom and Popular Saying 中国成语、俗语
1.胳膊拧不过大腿
Little fish does not eat big fish.

2. 己所不欲, 勿施于人
Do as you would be done by.

3. 勿本末倒置
Don't put the cart before the horse.

4. 与人同乐才是真乐
The true joy of joys is the joy that joys in the joy of the others.

5. 多管闲事
be a busybody; poke one's nose into others' business

6. 不要自找麻烦
Never trouble yourself with the trouble till trouble troubles you.

7. 少管闲事
mind one's own business

8. 事与愿违
get the opposite of what one intended

9. 样样都要，全都失掉
Grasp all, lose all.

10. 守得云开见月明
Every cloud has a silver lining

11. 不要因为结束而哭泣，微笑吧，只因你曾经拥有过
Don't cry because it is over, smile because it happened.

12. 吃力不讨好
do a thankless job

13. 不了了之
leave it unsettled

14. 金窝银窝不如自己的草窝
There is no place like home

15. 感情用事
be carried away by one's emotions;
allow one's feeling to influence one's judgment of people.

16. 不进取者无所获
Nothing venture, nothing have.

17. 金钱是善仆，也是恶主
Money is a good servant and a bad master.

18. .责人严而律己宽
The pot calls the kettle black.

19. 志同道合
the like-minded

20. 同舟共济(患难与共)
be in the same boat

21. 鱼放三天发臭，客住三天讨嫌
Fish and visitors smell three days.

22. 不要画蛇添足
Don't gild the lily

23. 只能意会, 不可言传
can be sensed, but not explained in words

24. 千辛万苦
(undergo) untold hardships

25. 这山望着那山高
The grass is greener on the other side

26. 冬天来了，春天还会远吗？
If winter comes, can spring be far behind?

27. 踏破铁鞋无觅处, 得来全不费工夫
You wear out iron shoes in hunting when all the time it's easy to be found!

28. 有百利而无一弊
You have got nothing to lose but everything to gain (by...)

29. 死得其所，流芳百世
A fair death honors the whole life.

30. 爱令智昏
It is impossible to love and to be wise.

That's all for today.

作者: atlas 时间: 2006-12-22 10:49
标题: Re: Chinese Idiom and Popular Saying 中国成语、俗语
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作者: atlas 时间: 2006-12-22 11:16
标题: Re: Chinese Idiom and Popular Saying 中国成语、俗语
1. 好事多磨
A good gain takes long pain.

2. 旁观者清
An onlooker sees most of the game.

3. 长痛不如短痛
If the dose is nasty, swallow it fast.

4. 圆圆钱币，滚走容易
Money is round and it rolls away.

5. 得心应手
very skillful; as clay in the hands of the potter

6. 一朝情意淡，样样不顺眼
Fault is thick where love is thin.

7. 轻而易举
with great ease

8. 人吃饭是为了活着，但活着不是为了吃饭
eat to live, but not live to eat.

9. 十年树木, 百年树人
It takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to educate people.

10. 不会撑船怪河弯
A bad workman always blames his tools.

11. 指责带给你刺痛，正是它的忠实之处
The sting of a reproach is the truth of it.

12. 后顾之忧
troubles back at home

13. 道高一尺, 魔高一丈
As virture rises one foot, vice rises ten.

14. 弄巧成拙
be too smart by half; cunning outwits itself.

15. 牛郎织女
the cowherd and the girl weaver- a long separated couple

作者: atlas 时间: 2006-12-23 22:12
标题: Re: Chinese Idiom and Popular Saying 中国成语、俗语
这个网 [M07] [M07] 真差劲, 我一个一个key了半天, 谁知道网的问题, 全没了. [M06] [M06] , 重来, 重来.

作者: atlas 时间: 2006-12-23 22:36
标题: Re: Chinese Idiom and Popular Saying 中国成语、俗语
1. 退缩者永无胜利，胜利者永不退缩
Quitters never win and winners never quit.

2. 难得糊涂
Where ignorance is bliss, it's folly to be wise

3. 摸着石头过河
test each step before taking it;advance cautiously

4. 前怕狼,后怕虎
fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something

5. 前人栽树,后人乘凉
One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests./ One sows and another reaps.

6. 前事不忘,后事之师
Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

7. 牵线搭桥
work as a go-between

8. 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.

9. 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.

10.情有独钟
show special preference (favor) to …

11. 去伪存真
get rid of the fake and retain the genuine

12. 人逢喜事精神爽
Joy puts heart into a man

13. 人之初,性本善
Man's nature at birth is good

14. 瑞雪兆丰年
A timely snow promises a good harvest.

15. 塞翁失马，焉知非福
Misfortune may be an actual blessing

作者: atlas 时间: 2006-12-24 12:12
标题: Re: Chinese Idiom and Popular Saying 中国成语、俗语
1. 杀鸡用牛刀
break a butterfly on the wheel

2. 山不在高，有仙则名
No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy.

3. 天壤之别
like night and day

4. 上有天堂，下有苏杭
Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Huangzhou on earth.

5. 舍近求远
reject what is near at hand and seek what is far away

6. 身外之物
worldly possessions

7.生计问题
bread-and-butter issue

8. 世上无难事，只要肯攀登
Where there is a will, there is a way.

9. 世外桃源
a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world

10.适者生存
survival of the fittest

11. 谁言寸草心，报得三春晖
Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass.

12. 水涨船高
When the river rises, the boat floats high.

13. 说曹操,曹操到
Talk of devil and he comes.

14. 说起来容易做起来难
Easier said than done.

15. 损公肥私
benefit oneself at the expense of public interests

作者: laoyao 时间: 2006-12-26 20:20
标题: Re: Chinese Idiom and Popular Saying 中国成语、俗语
[M21] [M21] [M21] [M21] 真是辛苦您了！！！

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