中国成语及谚语的英文说法 - 德化论坛

v 不择手段 by fair means or foul

v 弱肉强食 the law of the jungle

v 镇定自若 cool and calm

v 冷若冰霜 as cold as ice／in an icy manner

v 如坐针毡 be on pins and needles

v 鱼目混珠 pass fish eyes for pearls

v 命悬一线 hang by a hair／thread

v 火上浇油 add fuel to the fire／flames

v (使)毛发倒竖／毛骨悚然make sb’s hair stand on the end

v 以眼还眼，以牙还牙 an eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth

v 如胶似漆 stick to a person like glue

v 晴天霹雳 a bolt from the blue

v 热锅上蚂蚁 (have) ants in the pants

v 大海捞针 (search for) a needle in a haystack

v 鸦雀无声／守口如瓶 as still／silent as a grave

v 冰清玉洁 as clean／pure as the driven snow

v 猫哭老鼠 shed crocodile tears

v 画蛇添足 gild the lily

v 鸠占鹊巢 be a dog in the manger

v 一箭之遥 a stone’s throw

v 缘木求鱼 get blood from／out of a stone

v 山穷水尽／黔驴技穷 be at the end of one’s rope

v 落井下石 twist／turn the knife in the wound

v 进退维谷 between the devil and the deep blue sea

v 班门弄斧 teach one’s grand mother how to suck eggs

v A stitch in time saves nine. (一针及时省九针 / 及时处理。事半功倍)

v All work no play makes Jack a dull boy. (只工作不玩耍，聪明的孩子也变傻。 / 只劳不逸，有害无益。)

v Beauty is only skin deep. (美貌只是一层皮 / 外表好看靠不住。)

v Better the foot slip than the tongue trip．(宁可失脚滑倒，不可随口失言。

v Brevity is the soul of wit．(简洁是智慧的灵魂。)

v Make hay while the sun shines．(太阳好，就晒草／抓紧时机，乘机行事。)

v People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones．(自己有缺点，别揭他人短。)

v 血浓于水。 Blood is thicker than water．

v 隔墙有耳。 Walls have ears．

v 滴水穿石。 Constant dropping wears the stone．

v 趁热打铁。 Strike while the iron is hot．

v 事实胜于雄辩。Facts speak louder than words．

v 有其父必有其子。 Like father, like son．

v 情人眼里出西施。 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder．

v 人非圣贤，孰能无过。 To err is human．

v 掩耳盗铃。 The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream．

v 无风不起浪。 There is no smoke without fire．

v 独木不成林。 One swallow does not make a summer

v 人不可貌相。 You cannot judge a tree by its bark．

v 老鸦怪猪黑。 The pot calls the kettle black．

v 远水不解近渴。 While the grass grows the horse starves．

v 真金不怕火炼。 A good anvil does not fear the hammer．

v 有钱能使鬼推磨。Money makes the mare go．

v 福无双降，祸不单行。It never rains but it pours．

v 人以群分，物以类聚。 Birds of a feather flock together.

v 流水不腐，户枢不蠹。A rolling stone gathers no moss．

(=滚石不生苔。)

v 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。 Rome was not built in a day．

v 山中无老虎，猴子称霸王。When the cat is away, the mice will play．

(=猫儿不在，老鼠翻天。)

v All asses wag their ears．(无知装聪明。)