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20个中国成语、俗语的中英对照

 家有学子 2019-10-16

爱屋及乌

Love me, love my dog.

百闻不如一见

One look is worth a thousand words.

Seeing is believing.

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

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