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中国成语谚语中英翻译集

一见钟情 "fall in love (with someone) at first sight; love at first sight (这里 ""love"" 为名词)"

挨家挨户 (from) door to door

大千世界，无奇不有。 Fact is stranger than fiction.

精诚所至，金石为开。 Faith moves mountains.

不遗余力；竭尽全力 fall all over oneself; fall over backwards; bend over backwards

半途而废 fall by the wayside; wither on the vine

大名鼎鼎 famous well known

大言不惭、夸夸其谈 fanfaronade rodomontade

前怕狼,后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something

不耻下问 feel not ashamed to learn from one's subordinates

心旷神怡 feel on top of the world

出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群 fill the bill supereminence

不义之财 filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousness

水能载舟，亦能覆舟。 Fire and water are good servants, but bad masters.

烈火识真金，逆境识英雄。 Fire proves gold, adversity proves man.

先入为主 First impressions are firmly entrenched.

先入为主。 First impressions are half the battle.

臭名远扬，臭名昭著 flagrancy， notorious

爱不释手 fondle admiringly

未雨绸缪；以备不时之需 for a rainy day

废寝忘食 forget food and sleep

不念旧恶；宽大为怀 forgive and forget

不屈不挠 fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity

大智若愚。 Full vessels sound least.

胆战心惊的 funky