100個(gè)成語(yǔ)俗語(yǔ)英文翻譯(2)

21—腳踩兩只船

sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

22— 君子之交淡如水

A hedge between keeps friendship green.

23— 老生常談，陳詞濫調(diào)

cut and dried; cliché

24— 禮尚往來(lái)

Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

25— 留得青山在，不怕沒(méi)柴燒

Where there is life, there is hope.

26— 馬到成功

achieve immediate victory; win instant success

27 —名利雙收

gain both fame and wealth

28 —茅塞頓開(kāi)

be suddenly enlightened

29 —沒(méi)有規(guī)矩，不成方圓

Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

30— 每逢佳節(jié)倍思親

On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

31— 謀事在人，成事在天

Man proposes; God disposes.

32— 弄巧成拙

make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

33 —賠了夫人又折兵

suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

34— 拋磚引玉

a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions;throw a sprat to catch a whale.

35— 破釜沉舟

cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end

36 —搶得先機(jī)

take the preemptive opportunities

37 —巧婦難為無(wú)米之炊

One can't make bricks without straw.

38 —千里之行始于足下

a thousand-li journey begins with the first step-- the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

39 —前事不忘，后事之師

Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

40— 前怕狼，后怕虎

fear wolves ahead and tigers behind;hesitate in doing something

（編輯：趙寧）