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中国成语谚语中英翻译集

富丽堂皇 magnificence

独立自主,自力更生. Maintain independence and keep the initiative in our own hands and rely on our own effects.

大惊小怪；小题大作 make a mountain out of a molehill

自讨苦吃；自找麻烦 make a rod for one's own back

锋芒毕露 make a showy display of one's abilities

厚此薄彼 make fish of one and flesh of another

打铁趁热 make hay while the sun shines

飞黄腾达 make it big; fly high

出人头地；功成名就 make one's/its mark

敷衍了事 make short shrift of 、palter、 scuffle

迎头赶上(或摆脱困境；挽回损失) make up leeway

无中生有 make/create something out of nothing

谋事在人,成事在天 Man proposes and God disposes.

人之初,性本善 Man\'s nature at birth is good.

拿手好戏 masterpiece

心想事成 May all your wish come true

好聚好散。 Merry meet, merry part.

文韬武略 military expertise; military strategy

心有灵犀一点通。 Mind acts upon mind.

喜忧参半 mingled hope and fear

塞翁失马，焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing.

屋漏又逢连阴雨 Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.

坐失良机 miss the boat

虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后 Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.

招财进宝 Money and treasures will be plentiful