常用谚语100句.doc

常用谚语100句
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.
笨鸟先飞a slow sparrow(麻雀) should make an early start.
不眠之夜white night.
不以物喜,不以物悲not pleased by external(外部的) gains,not saddened by personal losses
不遗余力spare no effert/go all out/do one’s best.
不打不成交no discord(不和),no concord(和谐).
拆东墙补西墙rob peter to pay paul
辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher(引导,开创) in the new/ring out the old year and ring in the new.
大事化了,小事化无try first to make their mistake sound less serious,and then to reduce it to nothing at all.
大开眼界open one’s eyes/broaden one’s horizon/be an eye-opener.
国泰民安the country flourishes(昌盛) and people live in peace.
过犹不及going to far is as bad as not going far enough/to much is as bad as to little
es 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.
金无赤足,人无完人gold can’t be pure,and man can’t be perfect.
金玉满堂treasures fill the home.
脚踏实地be down-to-earth.
脚踩两只船sit on the fense.
君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentleman is as pure as crystal/a hedge between keeps friendship green.
老生常谈(成词滥调)cut and dried,cliche
礼尚往来courtesy calls for reciprocity.
留得青山在不愁没柴烧where is a life,there is a hope.
马到成功achieve immediate victory