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中国成语谚语中英翻译集

满瓶不响,半瓶晃荡 The empty vessels make the greatest sound.

天涯海角 the ends of the earth

这家伙搬起石头砸自己的脚. The fellow lifted a rock only to drop it on his own feet.

君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green

道路是曲折的,前途是光明的. The future is bright while the road ahead is tortuous.

酒后吐真言。 The heart is seen in wine.

眼睛是心灵的窗户。 The heart's letter is read in the eyes.

江山易改，本性难移 the leopard cannot change its spots.

言多必失 the less said the better

人品越高尚,为人越谦虚. The more noble,the more humble.

多多益善 the more the better

越学越感到知识的不足. The more we study,the more we discover our ignorance.

狡兔三窟 the mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken.

必由之路 the only way

前事不忘,后事之师. The past,if not forgotten,can serve as a guide for the future./Yoday is yesterday's pupil.

五十步笑百步 the pot calling the kettle black

生杀大权 the power/right of life and/or death

人微言轻。 The reasons of the poor weight not.

换汤不换药 The same medicine with a different name--the same stuff with a different label;a change in form but not in content.

欲速则不达。 The shortest way round is the longest way home.

笨鸟先飞 the slow need to start early

待人接物 the ways one gets along with others

一言既出,驷马难追 The word once spoken flies beyond recall.

无风不起浪 There are no waves without wind. There\'s no smoke without fire.

无风不起浪。 There is no fire without smoke.