A bad beginning makes a bad ending.不善始者不善终。A bad thing never dies.遗臭万年。A bad workman always blames his tools.不会撑船怪河弯。A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.吹牛与说谎本是同宗。A bully is always a coward.色厉内荏。A burden of one's choice is not felt.爱挑的担子不嫌重。A candle lights others and consumes itself.蜡烛照亮别人,却毁灭了自己。A cat has 9 lives.猫有九条命。A cat may look at a king.猫也可以打量国王,意为人人平等。A close mouth catches no flies.病从口入。A constant guest is never welcome.常客令人厌。Actions speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩。Adversity leads to prosperity.穷则思变。Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.逆境出人才。A fair death honors the whole life.死得其所,流芳百世。A faithful friend is hard to find.知音难觅。A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑,长一智。A fox may grow gray, but never good.江山易改,本性难移。A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。A friend is easier lost than found.得朋友难,失朋友易。A friend is never known till a man has need.需要之时方知友。A friend without faults will never be found.没有十全十美的朋友。'After you' is good manners.“您先请”是礼貌。A good beginning is half done.良好的开端是成功的一半。A good beginning makes a good ending.善始者善终。A good book is a good friend.好书如挚友。A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.一本好书,相伴一生。A good conscience is a soft pillow.不做亏心事,不怕鬼叫门。A good fame is better than a good face.美名胜过美貌。A good husband makes a good wife.夫善则妻贤。A good medicine tastes bitter.良药苦口。A good wife health is a man's best wealth.妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。A great talker is a great liar.说大话者多谎言。A hedge between keeps friendship green.君子之交淡如水。A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.戏谑不能化敌为友,只能使人失去朋友。A leopard cannot change its spots.积习难改。A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。A light heart lives long.静以修身。A little body often harbors a great soul.浓缩的都是精品。A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.一知半解,自欺欺人。A little pot is soon hot.狗肚子盛不得四两油。All are brave when the enemy flies.敌人逃窜时,人人都成了勇士。All good things come to an end.天下没有不散的筵席。All rivers run into sea.海纳百川。All roads lead to Rome.条条大路通罗马。All that ends well is well.结果好,就一切都好。All that glitters is not gold.闪光的不一定都是金子。All things are difficult before they are easy.凡事总是由难而易。All work and no play makes Jack a ll boy.只会用功不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻。A man becomes learned by asking questions.不耻下问才能有学问。A man can do no more than he can.凡事都应量力而行。A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.一心不能二用。A man is known by his friends.什么人交什么朋友。A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.光说空话不做事,犹如花园光长刺。A man without money is no man at all.一分钱难倒英雄汉。A merry heart goes all the way.心旷神怡,事事顺利。A miss is as good as a mile.失之毫厘,差之千里。A mother's love never changes.母爱永恒。An apple a day keeps the doctor away.一天一苹果,不用请医生。A new broom sweeps clean.新官上任三把火。An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.以眼还眼,以牙还牙。An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.一日之计在于晨。An old dog cannot learn new tricks.老狗学不出新把戏。An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.聪明才智,不如运气。An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.预防为主,治疗为辅。A rolling stone gathers no moss.滚石不生苔,转业不聚财。As a man sows, so he shall reap.种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。A single flower does not make a spring.一花独放不是春,百花齐放春满园。A snow year, a rich year.瑞雪兆丰年。A sound mind in a sound body.健全的精神寓于健康的身体。A still tongue makes a wise head.寡言者智。A stitch in time saves nine.小洞不补,大洞吃苦。A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.身正不怕影子斜。A wise head makes a close mouth.真人不露相,露相非真人。A word spoken is past recalling.一言既出,驷马难追。A year's plan starts with spring.一年之计在于春。A young idler, an old beggar.少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。
1.爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog. 2.百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.3.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. 4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start. 5.不眠之夜 white night 6.不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses 7.不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best 8.不打不成交 No discord, no concord. 9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul 10.辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 11.大事化小小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to rece it to nothing at all 12.大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace 14.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 15.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits. 16.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more 17.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 18.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth. 19.活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn. 20.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones 21.金无足赤人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 22.金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home. 23.脚踏实地 be down-to-earth 24.脚踩两只船 sit on the fence 25.君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 26.老生常谈陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché 27.礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 28.留得青山在不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope. 29.马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success 30.名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth 31.茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened 32.没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. 33.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. 34.谋事在人成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes. 35.弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself 36.拿手好戏 masterpiece 37.赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad 38.抛砖引玉 a modest spur to ince others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale 39.破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat;burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end40.抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities 41.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.42.千里之行始于足下 a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step 43.前事不忘后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. 44.前人栽树后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.One sows and another reaps. 45.前怕狼后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something 46.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. 47.强强联手 win-win co-operation 48.瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a good harvest. 49.人之初性本善 Man's nature at birth is good. 50.人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man. 51.人海战术 huge-crowd strategy 52.世上无难事只要肯攀登 Where there is a will, there is a way. 53.世外桃源 a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 54.死而后已 until my heart stops beating 55.岁岁平安 Peace all year round. 56.上有天堂下有苏杭 Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth 57.塞翁失马焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing. 58.三十而立 A man should be independent at the age of thirty.At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself. 59.升级换代 updating and upgrading (of procts)60.四十不惑 Life begins at forty. 61.谁言寸草心报得三春晖 Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. 62.水涨船高 When the river rises, the boat floats high. 63.时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 64.杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel 65.实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 66.说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes. 67.实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 68.实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. 69.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; ' 70.韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time 71.糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets 72.天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue 73.团结就是力量Unity is strength. 74.“跳进黄河洗不清”'eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there's nothing one can do to clear one's name ' 75.歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena 76.物以类聚,人以群分Birds of a feather flock together. 77.往事如风'The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is pas 78.望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child 79.屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours. 80.文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 81.唯利是图draw water to one's mill 82.无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots 83.无中生有make create something out of nothing 84.无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire. 85.徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 86.新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 87.虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind. 88. 蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off 89.心想事成May all your wish come true 90.心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding 91.先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched. 92.先下手为强catch the ball before the bound 93.像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan 94.现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example 95.息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 96.喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 97.循序渐进step by step 98.一路平安,一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 99.严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others 100鱼米之乡101.有情人终成眷属'Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.' 102.有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks. 103. 有识之士people of vision 104.有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 105.有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination. 106.与时俱进advance with times 107.以人为本people oriented; people foremost 108.因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 109.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.' a land of milk and honey 110.欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 111. 优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 112.英雄所见略同Great minds think alike. 113.冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies. 114.冤假错案'cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases' 115.一言既出,驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 116.招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful 117.债台高筑become debt-ridden 118.致命要害Achilles' heel 119. 众矢之的target of public criticism 120.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. 121. 纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist 122.纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later. 123.左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea
英语歇后语及成语 Once bitten, twice shy.一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys noboy. 一个和尚挑水喝,两个和尚抬水喝,三个和尚没水喝。One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.百闻不如一见。One man’s fault is other man’s lesson.前车之 鉴。One’s words reflect one’s thinking.言为心声. Out of office, out of danger.无官一身轻 Out of sight, out of mind.眼不见,心为静。T (Where)There is a will ,there is a way. 有志者,事竞成 The on-lookers see most of games. 旁观者清 Tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风 The best sack before it be full. 适可而止 Three cobbers with their wits combined equal ZhuGeliang the master mind. 三个臭皮匠顶得上一个诸葛亮 The mantis stalks the cicida but behind them lurks the oriol. 螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后 The weasel goes to pay respeap to the hen not with the best of intentions.=The weasel pays hen with evil intend. 黄鼠狼给鸡拜年----没安好心 This ShiMazhao tricks is obvious to every man in the street. 司马昭之心-----路人皆知 The Eight Fairies crossed the sea each displaying his own talent. 八仙过海,各显神通 The monk can run away but not the monastery. 跑了和尚跑不了庙 The burned child dreads the fire. 挨过烫的孩子怕火(一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳) The fox may grow grey ,but never good. 狐狸可以变老,但不会变好 There is no tree but bears some fruit. 无花不结果 There is no fire without some smoke. 无烟不起火 Time and tide wait for no man. 岁月不等人 Two eyes can see more than one. 两只眼睛总比一只眼睛看得清 Talking mends no holes. 空谈无济于事 (There is) no rose without a thorn. 没有不带刺的玫瑰 Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves. 小事留意,大事顺利 To see is to believe. 眼见为实 The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃 To say is one thing and to do is another. 说归说,做归做 To mention the wolf’s name is to see the name . 谈虎色变 To save time is to lengthen life. 节省时间就是延长生命 To know everything is to know nothing. 大智若愚 To know oneself is true knowledge. 人贵自知 Take French leave. 不辞而别 To and fro. 来来往往 To pick and choose. 精挑细选 To end in a smoke. 终成泡影 To have one foot in the grave. 半身入土 To fish in the air. 水中捞月 To put all cards on the table. 高出一筹 Tow one’s heart one’s in right place. 好心好意 Tow one’s heart one’s in wrong place. 心术不正 Take—heart. 振作精神 Throw cold water on. 泼冷水 Turn a deaf. 充耳不闻 Throw oneself into sb’s arm. 投入某人的怀抱
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