中国俗语的英文翻译).doc

无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout 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 the fittest 　　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cases 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 armch