成语的翻译

哀鸿遍野 成语和四字格的翻译 哀鸿遍野 Starving people fill the land; a land of wailing and despair; a land swarming with famished refugees; disaster victims (moaning) everywhere; Famine refugees swarm the countryside. The air was rent for miles round with cries of weeping and lamentation; The wilderness is filled with sufferers. 笨鸟先飞 Clumsy birds have to start flying early---the slow need to start early; A slow sparrow should make an early start; It’s good to be careful. 敝帚自珍 value one’s own old broomstick---one loves what is his own; All his geese are swans; Cherish something of little value simply because it is one’s own; Everything is nice in one’s own garden; have too high an opinion of one’s own doings or one’s own belongings; treasure one’s own things 遍体鳞伤 covered all over with cuts and bruises; be a mass of bruises; beaten black and blue; be black and blue all over; be lacerated and bruised all over; have serious wounds in every part of one’s body; The body is all covered with wounds; the whole body is covered with wounds. 滴水不漏 make sure that not a single drop leaks out---tell a story without missing a single circumstance.; There must be no leakage of any kind or degree; watertight; leakproof, flawless 风刀霜剑 The wind cuts like a knife and the frost bites into one’s flesh like a sword; (descriptive of )inclement weather 见风使舵 sail with the wind; see which way the wind blows; swap horses when crossing a steam; trim one’s sail to the wind (suit the wind); veer with the wind 顺水推舟 push the boat along with the current---make use of an opportunity to gain one’s end; make use of the favorable current situation to push matters through with little effort; push a boat in the direction of the current; turn any favorable factors t account so that the least effort would produced results desired; go with the current; go with the crowd; do sth without extra effort; take advantage of a favorable trend. 芒刺在背 feel prickles down one’s back---feel nervous and uneasy; in a most embarrassed and uncomfortable position; as a thorn in one’s flesh; like having prickles on the back; feel uncomfortable 趋之若鹜 go after sth like a flock of ducks; go after in a swarm; rush to it like ducks to water; scramble for sth 司空见惯 It is quite common for….; accustomed to seeing such a thing, which is not regarded as strange; a matter of common (frequent) occurrence; Anything which occurs often enough do not arouse one’s curiosity; be (quite natural and ) a common enough thing; be commonplace(in…); (be a matter) of common practice; People no longer wonder at things they have got used to… 问鼎中原 find for the tripod in the central plain---attempt to usurp the throne 单刀赴会 appear with a single sword fearlessly 塞翁失马，安知非福 When the old man on the frontier lost his mare ,who could have guessed it was a blessing in disguise--- a loss may turn out to be a gain. A loss sometimes spells a gain; Every cloud has (its)solver lining; Misfortunes may (prove to )be a blessing in disguise; Nothing so bad, as not to be good for sth. 伯乐相马 Bo Le judging horses---praising those who are good at discovering talents. Bo Le was (so) skilled in selecting fine horses (that after he visited a place no good chargers were left there.) 邯郸学步 imitate others and thus lose one’s own individuality; imitate another without success and lose what used to be one’s own ability. In attempting to walk like a swan, the crow loses its own gait. Slavishly imitate others and lose own originality; take a leaf out of another person’s book. 沉鱼落雁 (a dazzling beauty)that makes the fish sink (dive down)and geese fall; one who would make wild geese alight and fish dive down for shame 沉鱼落雁之容a beautiful face which causes fish to sink out of sight and the flying crane to drop down; a beautiful face which causes fish to sink and birds to alight; a beautiful countenance beyond match 一枕黄粱 a fond (vain) dream; a brief dream of grandeur; a Golden Millet Dream; an vanescent dream; One’s fond dream comes to naught; the yellow millet dream 此地无银三百两 No 300 taels of silver buried here.---- a clumsy denial resulting in self-exposure. A guilty person gives himself away by conspicuously protesting his innocence. a very poor lie which reveals the truth; protest one’s innocence too much. 不为五斗米折腰 cannot make courtesies for the salary of five bushels of rice; be of moral integrity; won’t bow to the superior in order to get the scanty pay 成也萧何，败也萧何 The success or failure of the affair is all due to the very same person. 春花秋月 spring flower and autumn moon---seasonal views 山明水秀 green hills and clear waters---picturesque scenery; beautiful mountains and rivers; The mountains are bright and the waters are fair; The mountains are clear against the sky and the waters very bright. 龙腾虎跃 do sth. with vigorous enthusiasm? 欢天喜地 be full of joy; be elated and happy; be filled with great joy; be greatly pleased; be in the seventh heaven; be in (go into)raptures; be wild with joy; dance for joy; extremely pleased; in an ecstasy of joy; in high glee; One’s happiness (joy) knows no bounds; overjoyed; tread on air; with boundless joy 丰衣足食 have ample(enough) food and clothing; be well-fed and well-clothed; be well-provided with food and clothing; have adequate food and clothes; have enough to eat and sufficient to put on; have plenty to eat and wear; lack neither clothing nor good food; well-clad and well-fed 日积月累 days and months multiplying; accumulate day by day and month by month; accumulate over a long period; Days accumulate and months increase---times passes. 风风雨雨 rumors; groundless talk; disturbances 三三两两 by twos and threes; (gather) in twos and threes; in crowds; in small groups 熙熙攘攘 streams of people busily coming and going; bustling with activity; people bustling about; pushing and yelling; the hustle and bustle of large crowds. There is a noisy crowd; with people bustling about 双宿双飞 (Lovers) always keep each other’s company (like birds flying and nestling together) 平起平坐 on an equal footing; sit as equals at the same table; treat sb as an equal 一心一意 put one’s whole heart into; apply(bend) the mind to; be bent on; be bent wholeheartedly on; be engrossed in; concentrated heart and soul; devote oneself wholly to; give one’s whole mind to; set one’s mind upon; heart and soul; pay undivided attention to; set one’s mind upon; with all one’s heart and soul; with one heart and one mind; with one’s whole heart and soul; wholeheartedly 心服口服 be sincerely convinced; admire from the heart; admit sb’s superiority; assent cordially to; be utterly convinced; not mere professed obedience but submission with a good grace 云里雾里 be confused? 十年树木，百年树人 It takes ten years to grow trees but a hundred years to rear people; It takes ten years to grow a tree and a hundred years to bring a generation of good men---a long-term plan. 波涛汹涌 roaring waves; The waves ran high. 群众评议 be appraised and discussed by the masses 经济复苏 economic resurgence 民族自治 national autonomy 实行三包 offer the service of three guarantees( for repair, replacement or compensation of faulty products) 搞活经济 reinvigorate (invigorate) the economy; stimulate the economy; enliven the economy; tale flexible measures to invigorate economy 联系群众 keep in touch with the mass; establish contact with the mass 抓住机遇 grab/seize the opportunity 扩大影响 extend…influence 创造条件 create (favorable)conditions 饱览无余 drink in (the beauty of …) 办事高效 be efficient in one’s work 运转协调 coordinated operation 搭配不当 do not go together; do not match/go with each other 合作顺利 smooth cooperation 求真务实 seek the truth in a pragmatic way? 抓大放小 catch hold of the big and let go of the small? 仁人志士 men and women with high ideals; kind and upright men; people with lofty ideals 扶优扶强 help the able and the strong 继往开来 carry forward the cause pioneered by one’s predecessors and forge ahead into the future; be a follower of past traditions and a trail blazer for future generations; carry forward (the revolutionary) cause pioneered by (our)predecessors and forge ahead into the future; carry on past traditions and open up a way for those who follow; carry on the past and open a way for future 走南闯北 travel the length and breadth of the country; journey north and south; roam all over the country; travel extensively(widely); wander from North to South; wander up and down the country 计划生育 family planning 社会力量 ….forces in society; societal forces 民办教师 teachers working at a school run by the (local)people 分外高兴 particularly/ especially happy 认真对待 treat earnestly 工艺精湛 exquisite/consummate workmanship; perfect craftsmanship 信誉至上 credit first