汉语习语英译.docx

汉语习语英译

第一篇：汉语习语英译1.Constantdrippingwearsthestone.2.toburnone’sboat3.Wallshaveears.4.Manyalittlemakesamickle.5.Lookbeforeyouleap.6.Thereisnosmokewithoutafire.7.tokilltwobirdswithonestone8.Whatissaidcannotbeunsaid.9.Asyousow,sowillyoureap.10.Manproposes,Goddisposes.11.aseasyasturningoverone’shand12.asshort-sightedasmice/seenofurtherthanone’snose13.Agentlemanuseshistongue,nothisfists.14.There’llneverbeashortageoffirewoodaslongasgreenhillsremain./Aslongasgreenmountainsarethere,oneneedsnotworryaboutfirewood/Whilethereislife,thereishope.15.Abosomfriendafarbringsadistantlandnear./Theworldisbutasmallplace,afterall./Longdistanceseparatesnobosomfriend.16.Athousand-lijourneyisstartedbytakingthefirststep.17.Thegiftitselfmaybeaslightasafeather,butsentfromafar,itconveysdeepfeelings.18.tocutthefeettofittheshoes19.Distantwatercannotputoutanearbyfire.20.Goodmedicineisbitterinthemouth,butgoodforthedisease.21.Listentobothsidesandyouwillbeenlightened;heedonlyonesideandyouwillbebenighted.22.tobegoingfrombadtoworse/tobedeteriorating23.toknowpracticallynothingabout24.tobesnubbed/tomeetwitharebuff/toberejected25.franklyspeaking/Let’snotmincematters./Let’sspeakfrankly./Let’sbefrank..26.What’sdoneisdone,andcannotbeundone.27.regardlessoftheconsequences28.tobesimplynothingcomparedto29.inaturmoil/tobeextremelyupset30.Oneboyisaboy,twoboyshalfaboy,threeboysnoboy./Everyone’sbusinessisnobody’sbusiness.31.tokillthechickentofrightenthemonkey/topunishsomebodyaswarningtoothers32.toshowoffone’sskillwiththeaxeinfrontofLuBanthemastercarpenter/todisplayone’sslightskillinfrontofanexpert/toteachyourgrandmatosuckeggs33.Letbygonesbebygones.34.Moneymakesthemarego./Moneytalks.35.Aninchoftimeisaninchofgold./Timeismoney.36.Thegrassisgreenerontheotherside.37.Theunexpectedalwayshappens.38.Givehimaninchandhewilltakeanell.39.toharborulteriormotives/withmaliciousintent/tohaveanaxetogrind40.togobackonone’swords/toplayfastandloose/toblowhotandcold/tochopandchange41.tolorditover/toplaythetyrant42.toactinbadfaith/toplayfo