常用成语的英汉对照

　　爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.

　　百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.

　　比上不足，比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best,but be better than the worst

　　笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.

　　不眠之夜 white night

　　不以物喜，不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personal losses

　　不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do ones 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; ring out the old year and ring 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 open one broaden ones horizon; be an eye-opener

　　国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace

　　过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little

　　功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.

　　好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more

　　好事不出门，恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.

　　和气生财 Harmony brings wealth

　　活到老，学到老 One is never too old to learn.

　　既往不咎 let bygones be bygones

　　金无足赤,人无完人 Gold cant be pure and man cant be perfect.

　　金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home