中国成语(中英文对照)idioms.docxVIP

— PAGE \* Arabic 1 — 中国成语(中英文对照)idioms 口译达人必“背”：中国成语英译  置之死地而后生  Put the troops in death ground and they will live.  道高一尺魔高一丈  While the priest climbs a foot, the devil climbs ten.  预防胜于治疗  Prevention is better than cure.  新官上任三把火  New brooms sweep clean.  塞翁失马焉知非福  Misfortune might be a blessing in disguise.  路遥知马力日久见人心  A distant journey tests the strength of a horse and a long task proves the character of a man. 沧海一栗  a drop in the bucket  盖棺论定  Judge none blessed before his death.  岁月不饶人  Time and tide wait for no man.  经验即良师  Experience is the teacher.  小Car笔记：  in disguise：伪装, 假装, 乔装  tide：潮汐【常用短语】turn the tide vi. 扭转局势  万物之灵  the lords of creation  万事开头难  Everything is difficult at the start  万无一失  not a single miss in a thousand times.  to hit a person when hes down  隔墙有耳  Pitchers have ears; walls have ears.  开夜车/挑灯夜战  Burn the midnight oil.  开诚布公  He always opens his heart to his spouse when he has a problem.  盗亦有道  Dog does not eat dog.  善有善报  One kindness is the price of another.  损人利己  to enrich oneself at others expense  小Car笔记：  spouse：配偶【例句】He never mentioned his spouse. 他从来不提自己的妻子。enrich oneself：自肥，利己  智者千虑，必有一失  Homer sometimes nods.  胜不骄败不馁  to be not elated by success nor disturbed by failure  富贵在天  Riches and honors come from heaven.  智者不惑  A wise man is free from perplexities.  无风不起浪  There is no smoke without fire. (Where there is smoke, there is fire.)  画蛇添足  to paint the lily  趁火打劫  to fish in troubled waters  量入为出  to cut ones coat according to ones cloth/ make both ends meet  阳奉阴违  ostensible obedience  跑了和尚跑不了庙  The monk may run away, but the temple cant run with him.  小Car笔记：  Homer：n. 荷马(希腊诗人)  lily：百合花,纯白的  troubled waters：混乱状态, 波涛汹涌的水  贫无立锥之地  as poor as a