常用汉语成语英语翻译
汉译英 成语的翻译
Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁。 Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳。 Constant dropping wears the stone. 水滴石穿。 Actions speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。
成语翻译要注意的事项
汉语成语的语言特色，即形象鲜明、常用典故、
音韵和谐，翻译时应尽可能地保留这些特色。 然而由于汉英两种语言和文化的巨大差异，汉 语成语的这些特色很难全部在译文中得以再现， 此时译者必须有所舍弃，采取适当的翻译策略 以确保主要信息的传递。 现代翻译学认为，译文与原文在意义上应动态 对应，不要形式对等。因此，从原文的深层意 义出发，汉语句子当中的四字词组在译成英语 时都有可能与英语句中的单词、短语、习语甚 至整句相对应。
Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched. 不可过早乐观。 Every cloud has a silver lining. 天下没有绝对的坏事。 Among so many well-dressed and cultured people, the country girl felt like a fish out of water. 同这么多穿着体面而又有教养的人在一起，这位乡下 姑娘感到很不自在。 She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth; she thinks she can do what she likes. 她生长在富贵之家，认为凡事都可随心所欲。
TRANSLATION APPRECIATION
1.It is too late to grieve when the chance is past. 坐失良机，后悔已迟。 2.It’s never too late to learn. 活到老，学到老。 3.Joy at its height engenders sorrow. 乐极生悲。 4.Justice has long arms.
成语大全及翻译
成语大全及翻译成语是指用简洁、形象的词语组成的固定搭配，具有一定的文化内涵和特定的语境义。
它是中国汉语中的一种特殊表达方式，富有浓厚的文化底蕴和哲学思想。
下面是一些常用的成语及其翻译，以供参考。
1. 好事多磨（Good things are hard to come by）意义：好事往往遇到各种困难和阻碍。
例句：他最近遇到了一些麻烦，这真是好事多磨。
2. 一鸣惊人（To make a surprising success）意义：指一时突然出众或有重大成就。
例句：他在比赛中一鸣惊人，赢得了冠军。
3. 亡羊补牢（Mend the fold after losing the sheep）意义：指事情出了问题后补救措施。
例句：虽然出了一些错误，但我们可以亡羊补牢。
4. 杯弓蛇影（Groundless fears）意义：形容人多疑，容易受骗。
例句：他老是杯弓蛇影，不相信别人的善意。
5. 功亏一篑（To fail to complete a task at the last moment）意义：形容做事情快成功时却失败了。
例句：他最后失败了，功亏一篑。
6. 跳梁小丑（A buffoon）意义：指某人一时得势，但并没真实实力。
例句：他是个跳梁小丑，实际并不具备什么才能。
7. 自相矛盾（Self-contradictory）意义：指自己的话或行为自相矛盾。
例句：他说的话自相矛盾，让人难以理解。
8. 背道而驰（To run counter to）意义：指行动和目标相反。
例句：他的做法背道而驰，没有考虑到大局。
9. 口是心非（To say one thing but mean another）意义：指嘴里说的和心里想的不一样。
例句：他口是心非，没有实际行动。
10. 守株待兔（To wait idly for opportunities）意义：指人不去努力争取而等待机会。
例句：守株待兔是没有出息的做法。
以上是常用的一些成语及其翻译，每个成语都有其独特的意义和文化背景。
中文常见成语的英文翻译与英汉差异
中文常见成语的英文翻译与英汉差异爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.百闻不如一见One look is worth a thousand words.比上不足，比下有余To fall short of the best, but be better than the worst.笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.不遗余力Spare no effort; go all out; do one's best.不打不成交No discord, no concord.拆东墙补西墙Rob Peter to pay Paul.辞旧迎新Bid farewell to the old and usher in the new.大事化小，小事化了Try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all.大开眼界Broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener.国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace.过犹不及Going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short;excess is just as bad as deficiency;too much is as bad as too little.好了伤疤忘了疼Once on shore, one prays no more.好事不出门，坏事传千里Bad news travels fast.和气生财Harmony brings wealth;friendliness is conducive to business success.活到老学到老Never too old to learn.既往不咎Let bygones be bygones.金无足赤，人无完人There are spots even on the sun.金玉满堂Treasures fill the home.脚踏实地Be down-to-earth.脚踩两只船Sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp. 君子之交淡如水A hedge between keeps friendship green.已成定局Cut and dried.礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧Where there is life, there is hope.马到成功Achieve immediate victory; win instant success.名利双收Gain both fame and wealth.茅塞顿开Be suddenly enlightened.没有规矩，不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.每逢佳节倍思亲On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away. 谋事在人，成事在天Man proposes; God disposes.弄巧成拙Make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart.赔了夫人又折兵Suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish.抛砖引玉A modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a mackerel.破釜沉舟Cut off all means of retreat；burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end.抢得先机Take the preemptive opportunities.巧妇难为无米之炊One can't make bricks without straw.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.前事不忘，后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.前怕狼，后怕虎Fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something.强龙难压地头蛇The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.瑞雪兆丰年A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year.人逢喜事精神爽People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.世上无难事，只怕有心人Where there is a will, there is a way.世外桃源A retreat away from the turmoil of the world.人之初，性本善Humans are born good.上有天堂，下有苏杭Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth 塞翁失马，焉知非福A blessing in disguise;Every cloud has a silver lining.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.水涨船高A ship rises with the tide时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.杀鸡用牛刀Use a steam-hammer to crack nuts.实事求是Seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts.说曹操，曹操到Speak of the devil.实话实说Speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is.实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.韬光养晦Hide one's capacities and bide one's time.糖衣炮弹Sugar-coated bullets.天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue.团结就是力量Unity is strength.跳进黄河洗不清Even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean - there's nothing one can do to clear one's name歪风邪气Unhealthy trends and vulgar practices.物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.望子成龙Hold high hopes for one's child.唯利是图Seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests.无中生有A sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air.无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.徇私枉法Twist the law to suit one's own purpose.新官上任三把火A new broom sweeps clean.蓄势待发Accumulate strength for a take-off.心想事成May all your wish come true.心照不宣Have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without havingexchanged a word of explanation.先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.先下手为强He who strikes first gains the advantage.The best defense is offense.热锅上的蚂蚁Ants 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; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned. 循序渐进Proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order.严以律己，宽以待人Be strict with oneself and lenient with others.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A man of insight.有勇无谋Bold but not crafty.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Keep pace with the times.以人为本People-oriented.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.欲速则不达Haste makes waste.More haste, less speed.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 promise is a promise.A real man never goes back on his words.招财进宝Bring in wealth and treasure.债台高筑Become debt-ridden.众矢之的Target of public criticism.纸上谈兵Be an armchair strategist.纸包不住火You can't wrap fire in paper.What's done by night appears by day.左右为难Caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea.英语学习应注意的英汉差异英语重形合(hypotaxis)，汉语重意合(parataxis) 。
(完整版)汉语成语英译
(kill the goose that lays the golden eggs)
一易如反 ——as easy as turning over one’s hand
(as easy as falling off a log.)
口蜜腹剑——honey-mouthed and dagger-hearted
大张旗鼓——a large and spectacular scale (直译:make a great array of flags and drums)
风雨飘摇——being unstable
(直译:The wind and rain are rocking.)
心不在焉——be absence of mind 事与愿违——all your swans are geese 不知所措——all at sea 入乡随俗——When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
“瓮中之鳖”译作like a rat in a hole,而不译作the turtle in the jar。
More examples:
胆小如鼠——as timid as a rabbit 挥金如土——spend money like water 东张西望——look right and left 缘木求鱼——seek a hare in hen’s nest 抛砖引玉——to throw a sprat to catch a
herring
(3)汉语成语与英语有相似的形象,但文化信息和内 涵不同。
由于文化习俗的差异,翻译时译者要注意成语中的 动物词汇,其意义是不同的。例如,在中国,人们往 往认为狗是令人厌恶的,因此,大多数与狗有关的成 语包含贬义。但在西方国家,狗被认为是人类的好 朋友,因此一些相关的成语也就带有褒义。翻译这 类成语时译者就要充分考虑文化的差异。比如:
6成语的翻译
• Give a lick and a promise敷衍搪塞 • 英国民间传说。至少两个世纪以前有一只猫，它 的脸常常脏的很，每当别的猫要它洗脸时，它就 用舌头很快添一下，然后说保证下次一定添干净， 但实际上总是敷衍了事。如：you didn’t wash your hands; you just gave them a lick and a promise.
• 走马观花 • 直译：to ride out on horseback to enjoy flowers • 意译：to gain a superficial understanding through cursory observation • 调查有两种方法，一种是走马观花，一种是下马 观花。 • There are two ways of making investigations, one is to look at flowers on horseback and the other is to get off your horse and look at them.
2 可以套用的成语
• 英语中的很多成语在意义上与汉语中的许多成语 一致，虽然形象不同。 • 如： • 涸泽而渔 • 直译：to drain the pond to catch all the fish • 英语对等成语：to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
• Backstairs influence暗中势力，幕后人物 • 例：he met the congressmen in secret to exert backstairs influence.
汉语中的成语
汉语四字成语英文翻译
一）并列关系名山大川famous mountains and great rivers名胜古迹scenic spots and historical sites湖光山色landscape of lakes and hills青山绿水green hills and clear waters奇松怪石strangely-shaped pines and grotesque rock formations平等互利equality and mutual benefit扬长避短play up strengths and avoid weaknesses反腐倡廉fight corruption and build a clean government简政放权streamline administration and institute decentralization集思广益draw on collective wisdon and absorb all useful ideas国泰民安the country flourish and the people live in peace and harmony 政通人和the government functions well and people cooperate well国计民生national welfare and the people’s livelihood辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new徇私舞弊bend the law for personal gain and engage in fraud流连忘返linger on with no thought of leaving for home国际局势复杂多变the complex and volatile international situation开拓进取blaze new trails and forge ahead求同存异seek common ground while shelving differences（二）语意重复广袤无垠的中华大地the boundless expanse of the Chinese territory高瞻远瞩的决策a visionary/far-sighted decision贯彻落实重大决策carry out/ implement a series of major policy decisions层峦叠嶂peaks rising one after another优胜劣汰survival of the fittest延年益寿prolong one’s life灵丹妙药panacea / miraculous cure长治久安a long period of stability求真务实pragmatic审时度势size up the trend of events招商引资attract investment誉满全球举世闻名world-renowned功在当代，利在千秋in the interest of the current and future generations 继往开来，承前启后(continue the past and open up the future ) break new ground for the future路遥知马力，日久见人心Time will tell.吃的苦中苦，方知甜中甜no sweet without sweat车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直in the end things mend /there’s always a way out急功近利eager for instant success and quick profits大黑扫黄crack down on gangland and pornography德高望重of high ability and integrity互利互补mutually complementary and beneficial互谅互让mutual understanding and accommodation遵纪守法observe the relevant code of conduct and the law（三）目的关系减员增效downsize (and cut payroll) to improve efficiency (for efficiency)退耕还林return cultivated land to forest or pastures集资办学raise money to set up new schools结党营私form cliques for private gain扭亏为盈turn a loss-making enterprise into a profitable one（四）途径方式寓教于乐teach through lively activities因材施教teach students according to their aptitude按劳分配distribution according to performance以商养文support /sponsor cultural activities with the profits from doing business（五）偏正词组廉洁奉公honestly perform one’s official duties环境绿化environmental greening超前消费premature consumption; Over-consume; excessive consumption以强凌弱the strong domineering over the weak以人为本people foremost; People-oriented（六）动宾关系优势互补complement each other’s advantages自主经营，自负盈亏make one’s own management decisions, take full responsibility for one’s own profits and losses（七）条件关系不进则退no progress simply means regression（八）省略意象瞻前顾后overcautions and indecisive源远流长have a long history呕心沥血spare no efforts画龙点睛bring out the crucial point花天酒地go on the loose汗马功劳exploits闻名遐迩famous独具匠心original中流砥柱mainstay, chief cornerstone鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey世外桃源a haven of peace浩如烟海的文化典籍numerous volumes of literature。
汉译英_成语的翻译 2
二、 将四字词组译成短语，如介词短语、
副词短语、不定式短语
这种方法往往是套用英语中最简单的词
组或句型。
某位领导的讲话要求外交人员“立场坚
定、目光远大、头脑敏捷、业务熟练、 才华出众、风格高尚”， “A Chinese diplomat should be firm in stand, broad in vision, swift in wit, qualified in profession, outstanding in talent, noble in character.”
三、套用英语中意思相同及功能对等 的习语
四字词组中有很大一部分是固定词组，即成语。成语
往往带有浓厚的民族色彩和地方色彩。翻译时除了要 忠实地表达原文意义之外，还要尽可能保持原文成语 的形象比喻，丰富联想，修辞效果以及其民族、地方 特点等。有的成语和英语中的习语在内容和形式上都 相符合，双方不但有相同的意义和修辞色彩，并且有 相同或大体相同的形象比喻。汉译英时，如果遇到这 种情况，不妨直截了当地套用英语同义习语。这样的 译文可能会增色不少，基本能实现四字词组的美学价 值转移。
谚语俗语
亡羊补牢
Mend the fold after the sheep is stolen. 外来语 一尘不染 Free of dust 心花怒放
Be wild with joy\be elated
新生成语
分秒必争
Seize every minute and second Race against time 百花齐放
香港人、爱护香港人的旭日辉映下，满怀信心，升锚 启航，向着振兴中华，祖国统一的宏伟目标乘风奋进。 We are embarking on a new era. With the respect and trust from the entire nation, we will be much more equipped to sail forward with confidence and with conviction.We will play a part in facilitating the reunification of the entire nation, and bringing a better life to all in the nation.
湖北省翻译大赛成语翻译总结(一)
翻译：1.人无远虑，必有近忧【英译】He who gives no thought to the futhure is sure to be beset by worries at hand.2.善有善报恶有恶报。
【英译】Good will be rewarded with good, evil with evil.1.旁观者清。
【英译】The on-looker sees most of the game.2.岁月不待人。
【英译】Time and tide waits for no man.1.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
【英译】Nothing venture, nothing have.2.公事公办。
【英译】Business is business.1.高处不胜寒。
【英译】He sits no sure that sits too high.2.磨刀不误砍柴功。
【英译】Sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting wood.1.巧妇难为无米之炊【英译】You can't make something out of nothing.2.智者千虑，必有一失【英译】No man is wise at all times.1.静以修身。
【英译】A light heart lives long.2.海纳百川。
【英译】All rivers run into sea.1.无风不起浪【英译】There is no smoke without fire.2.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳【英译】Once bitten, twice shy.1.一意孤行【英译】That boy is always going his own way. He won't listen to his parents' advice.2.口蜜腹剑【英译】A honey tongue, a heart of gall.1.远亲不如近邻【英译】Distant kinsmen mean less than close neighbors. / A near neighbor is better than a distant cousin.2.一见钟情【英译】Fall in love at first sight.1.一言既出，驷马难追【英译】A word spoken is past recalling.2.物以类聚，人以群分【英译】Birds of a feather flock together.1.瑞雪兆丰年【英译】A snow year, a rich year.2.情人眼里出西施【英译】Beauty lies in the love's eyes.1.条条大路通罗马。
汉语成语英语翻译分享
汉语成语英语翻译分享1.套译趁热打铁Strike while the iron is hot.点铁成金the touch of Midas多此一举/画蛇添足to paint the lily/to gild the lily烽火戏诸侯cry wolf否极泰来After black clouds, clear weather.赴汤蹈火to go through fire and water隔墙有耳Walls have ears./Even the walls have ears.孤注一掷to put all one’s eggs in one basket/to have all one’s eggs in one basket; to stake everything on a single cast of the dice/to put everything on one throw浑水摸鱼/趁火打劫to fish in troubled water1捡了芝麻，丢了西瓜。
/小事精明，大事糊涂。
Penny wise, pound foolish.见树不见林can’t see the wood for the trees空中楼阁castles in the air了如指掌to have something at one’s fingers’ends/to have something at one’s finger ends/have (or get) something at one’s fingertips (or finger tips)/to know something like the palm of one’s hand/to know something or someone like a book/as a person knows his ten fingers没做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。
常用汉语成语翻译成英语
常用汉语成语翻译成英语
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一桶水摇不响，半桶水响叮当
有人照字面译成：Thefullpotofwatermakesnosound;thehalf-e mptypotofwaterisnoisy.
老外听后，也许会感到困惑。
他们有自己的说法：
Alittleknowledgecanbedangerous.（一知半解很危险）
或者说：
Stillwaterrunsdeep.（静水深不可测）
也可以说：
Hewhoknowsthemostsaystheleast.（懂得越多的人，反而说得越少。
）
至于”大智若愚”，通常可以这么说：Atrulywisepersondoesnotshowoffhisability.（真正聪明的人，是不会显要自己的能
力）
?水落石出
有人照字直译为：Asthewaterlevelsinks,thestonesareexposed.
这样说，恐怕老外还是听不懂。
他们的说法是：
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常用汉语成语的英语翻译
姻缘天注定 Marriages are made in heaven.
逆来顺受 to make the best of a bad bargain
流芳百世 a niche in the temple of fame
为虎作伥 to act as guide to a tiger
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;
59.升级换代 updating and upgrading (of products)
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.
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
45.前怕狼后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something
汉语常用成语英文翻译
11、泪如泉涌 泪如泉涌
• tears flowing down like a spring; tears welling up in one’s eyes; tears pouring down one’s face antonym：belly laugh；horselaugh synonym ：have one's face covered with tears
15、孤注一掷 、
stake all on one cast of the dice; risk everything on a single venture synonym: put all the eggs in one basket; antonym: burn one's boats; do or die; sink or swim
16. 纸上谈兵 engage in idle theorizing / 纸上谈兵: armchair strategy 17. 白费唇舌 waste one's breath/ to speak 白费唇舌: to the wind 18. 一文不名 be penniless/ without a 一文不名: penny to one’s name
• 29. 水落石出every thing comes to light • 30. 粗枝大叶careless/ with heavy hand • 31. 扬眉吐气standing up with one’s head up/ feeling with pride and elation • 32. 无孔不入get in by every corner/ seize every opportunity • 33. 大张旗鼓 on a large scale
中英文神似的30个中文成语翻译
中英文神似的30个中文成语翻译，是巧合还是注定相传，学好的英语的最高境界，就是把歪果仁的思维逻辑操纵于股掌之间，这样才能妥妥甩掉Chinglish，化身英语学神一尊~ 然而，在漫长的人类进化过程中，歪果仁和咱的脑回路讲真向着左西右东的方向愉快地跑远了吗？下面这些短小精悍，寓意深远的英文表达恰好说明，老外和咱想到一块儿去啦~1、Fight tooth and nail.【讲解】牙齿和指甲一起拼【汉语】全力以赴2、A land of milk and honey.【讲解】遍地牛奶蜜糖的土地【汉语】鱼米之乡3、Kill two birds with one stone.【讲解】用一个石头杀死了两只小鸟【汉语】一石二鸟、一箭双雕、事半功倍4、Rob Peter to pay Paul.【讲解】抢了皮特的钱给保罗【汉语】拆东墙补西墙5、Apples and oranges.【讲解】苹果和橙子【汉语】风马牛不相及6、Narrow escape.【讲解】差点儿逃不掉【汉语】九死一生7、Money talks.【讲解】钱会说话【汉语】有钱能使鬼推磨8、Time is money.【讲解】时间就是金钱【汉语】时间就是金钱、一寸光阴一寸金9、Walls have ears.【讲解】墙有耳朵【汉语】隔墙有耳10、Teach fish how to swim.【讲解】教鱼游泳【汉语】班门弄斧11、Homer sometimes nods.【讲解】荷马尚有打盹之时（圣人也难免出错）。
【汉语】智者千虑，必有一失。
12、A new broom sweeps clean.【讲解】新扫把扫得干净。
【汉语】新官上任三把火13、Put the cart before the horse【讲解】把货车放到马前面。
【汉语】本末倒置14、Take the weight off your feet.【讲解】给你的脚减负【汉语】歇歇脚15、Every cook praises his own broth.【讲解】每个厨师都夸自己做的汤倍儿棒。
常用汉语成语英语翻译
专心翻译 做到极致常用汉语成语英语翻译爱财如命love money as one loves one's life/love money as much as life itself. 爱理不理look cold and indifferent爱莫能助willing to help but unable to do so爱屋及乌love for a person extends even to the crows on his roof/love me, love my dog.爱憎分明understand what to love and what to hate/know whom to love and whom to hate.安步当车stroll over instead of riding in a carriage/walk rather than ride.安分守已abide by the law and behave oneself/know one's place安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment安民告示a notice to reassure the public安贫乐道be content with poverty, caring only for one's principles or the way安然无恙safe and sound/(escape)unscathed安如泰山as solid as Mount Tai/ as firm(solid)as a rock安营扎寨pitch a camp/camp按兵不动 hold one's troops where they are —take no action; bide one's time.按部就班follow the prescribed order/keep to conventional ways of doing things.按图索骥look for a steed with the aid of its picture —try to find something by following up a clue 按下葫芦浮起瓢hardly has one gourd been pushed under water when another bobs up--solve one problem only to find another cropping up暗箭伤人stab ab. in the back/injure sb. by underhand means暗送秋波make eyes at sb. / give sb. the glad eyes/ make secret overtures to sb.黯然神伤 feel dejected / depressed黯然失色be cast into the shade/ be overshadowed/ be eclipsed/ pale into insignificance专心翻译 做到极致 黯然销魂sorrow at parting昂首阔步stride along with one's chin up/ stride proudly ahead昂首望天hold one's head high and gaze at the sky嗷嗷待哺cry piteously for food八面玲珑be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)八面威风an aura of awesome might/a commanding presence八仙过海，各显神通like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each one showing his or her special prowess. 八字还没一撇儿there's not even the first stoke of the character /there's not the slightest sign of success yet 拔苗助长try to help the shoots grow by pulling them upward —spoil things by excessive enthusiasm。
汉译英词语翻译--成语翻译--3
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劳苦功高 to have spent toilsome labour and won distinctive merits 屡教不改 to fail to mend one’s ways after repeated admonition 牢不可破 to be so strongly built as to be indestructible
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Hale Waihona Puke 成语英译方法（p79-81）
直译法 意译法 套译法 加注法 增译法
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直译法
按照字面意义直译可以让译 文读者准确理解其意义、且 不违背译文语言规范、不引 起错误联想的成语，都可以 直译。
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有些汉语成语没 口蜜腹剑 有形象的比喻意 to be honey义，它们的字面 mouthed and 意义也就是它们 dagger-hearted 的实际意义。对 这些成语，我们 当然可以采取字 面翻译。
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然而，汉语成语并非 粗枝大叶 每条都能按字面翻译， to be crude and 有些成语的比喻形象 careless /cf. （ confer ） 是译文读者不能接受 with big branches and 的。这种情况下，我 large leaves 们可以根据成语的实 无孔不入 际意义灵活地翻译。 to take advantage of every weakness/cf. to get into every hole
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1. 开门见山 1. to come straight to the point cf. to open the door and see the mountain 2. 扬眉吐气 2. to feel proud and elated cf. to raise the eyebrows and 3. 大张旗鼓 let out a breath 3. on a large and spectacular scale 4. 毛遂自荐 4. to volunteer one’s service 5. 倾城倾国 5. to be exceedingly beautiful
四字成语翻译
四字成语翻译四字成语是中国汉语中的一个特殊短语形式，每个成语由四个汉字组成，能够独立地表达一个完整的含义。
这些成语经过漫长的历史沉淀和广泛应用，因其简洁、形象、深刻的意义，成为了中华民族文化的瑰宝。
下面将为大家介绍几个常见的四字成语及其翻译。
1. 对牛弹琴：形容对不懂事情的人讲解，白费口舌。
翻译：Playing the lute to a cow. （对牛弹琴）2. 画蛇添足：比喻多此一举，不必要的增加。
翻译：Drawing a snake and adding feet. （画蛇添足）3. 杀鸡取卵：比喻为了眼前的利益不顾长远的利益。
翻译：Killing a chicken to get an egg. （杀鸡取卵）4. 讳疾忌医：比喻因为害怕揭露自己的弱点而不敢接受别人的批评或帮助。
翻译：Avoiding the truth for fear of offence. （讳疾忌医）5. 自相矛盾：指言行自相矛盾。
翻译：Contradicting oneself. （自相矛盾）6. 一箭双雕：比喻一举两得。
翻译：Killing two birds with one stone. （一箭双雕）7. 言不由衷：指说话不真诚，不由内心产生。
翻译：Insincere. （言不由衷）8. 无独有偶：表示不止一个相同或相似的事物出现。
翻译：A coincidence. （无独有偶）9. 心灵手巧：形容人聪明、灵活、善于动手。
翻译：Skillful and clever. （心灵手巧）10. 心旷神怡：心情开朗，神情愉快。
翻译：Feel cheerful and relaxed. （心旷神怡）以上是几个常见的四字成语及其简单的翻译。
这些四字成语通常蕴含着丰富的文化内涵和智慧，能够独特而形象地表达出一定的意义和价值观。
在汉语的日常使用中，四字成语经常被用来作为修辞手法，以增加表达的力度和美感。
因此，学习和了解四字成语对于汉语学习者来说是非常重要的。
四字成语的翻译
汉语四字成语的翻译Each one must do his utmost or the labor of all is vain.每个人都必须竭尽力，否则大家就会徒劳无益。
（陈文伯译毛姆《河之歌》）汉语译文用四字格译出可大大提高文字的表现能力。
Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability, Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; for ormanent, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business.读书足以怡情，足以博彩，足以长才。
其怡情也，最见于独处幽居中之时间其博彩也，最见于高谈阔论之中午其长才也，最见于处世判事之际。
（王佐良译培根《论读书》）该句的译文采用汉语的四字格既有修辞效果，又能反映译者的文化修养。
这是我们的企业走向繁荣昌盛的惟一道路。
This is the only road leading to the prosperity of our enterprise.本句中的四字格“繁荣昌盛”属并列词组，前后两部分意思相同，译成一个英语单词Prosperity 即可。
一部分汉语四字格译为英语时只需用一个英语单词替换就足以表达它的意思，如: freedom （自由权利），restless（六神无主）等。
这些词主要是名词，形容词，副词和动词。
我们的产品品种全，款式繁多。
Our products are in complete range of articles and with various patterns.本句中的四字格“品种齐全，款式繁多”属主谓词组，可将其译成介词词组。
纵目眺望，我饱览了一片无限妖艳的风光：万紫千红，郁郁葱葱，鸟语悦耳，花香袭人，涟漪荡漾，瀑布飞流，层峦起伏，阡陌纵横。
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鸡皮疙瘩——goose-flesh
轻如鸿毛——as light as a feather
旁观者清——The onlooker sees most of the game 艳如桃李——as red as rose
狐假虎威——ass in the lion's skin
物以类聚——Birds of a feather flock together
非驴非马——Neither fish, nor flesh, nor fowl.
如释重负——to take a load off one's mind
挥金如土——to spend money like water
弱不禁风——as weak as water
瞬息之间——in the twinkle of an eye
泪如泉涌——a stream of tears
瓮中之鳖——a rat in a hole
扬眉吐气——to hold one's head high
一针见血——to touch one on the raw
不翼而飞——to take wings to itself
小题大做——to make mountains out of molehills
格格不入——a square peg in a round hole
山穷水尽——at the end of one's rope
冷若冰霜——as cold as a marble
半斤八两——six of one and half a dozen of the other 胸有成竹——to have a card up one's sleeve
孤注一掷——to put all one's eggs in one basket
纸上谈兵——armchair strategy
白费口舌——to speak to the wind
同行相嫉——Two of a trade can never agree.
一文不名——without a penny to one's name
收回前言——to eat one's words
令人毛骨悚然——to make one's hair stand on end
人身攻击——personal remark。