英语成语翻译

1、 pain past is pleasure. 2、 the shortest answer is doing. 3、 where there is life,there is hope. 4、 i feel strongly that i can make it. 5、 history repeats itself.历史会重演 6、 activity is the only road to knowledge. 7、 one cannot eat one’s cake and have it. 8、 nothing is impossible to a willing heart. 9、 great minds think alike.英雄所见略同 10、 成功包含了许多错误——肖伯纳 11、 every cloud has a silver lining.否极泰来 12、 all things are difficult before they are easy. 13、 birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚 14、 clothes make the man.人要衣服，佛要金装 15、 never put off till tomorrow what you can do today 16、 rome wasnt built in a day.伟业非一业建成。 17、 god helps those who help themselves.天助自助。 18、 he bites off more than he can chew.贪多嚼不烂 19、 hunger is the best sauce.饥饿是最好的调味品 20、 better to light one candle than to curse the darkness. 21、 the early bird catches the worm 早到的鸟儿有虫吃 22、 nothing ventured,nothing gained.不入虎穴，得虎子。 23、 we are here to add what we can to life,not to get what we can from it. 24、 行动是通往知识的唯一途径。(英国剧作家 肖伯纳. g.) 25、 its no use crying over spilt milk./whats done cannot be undone.覆水难收 26、 教育的根是苦的，但其实是甜的。( 古希腊哲学家亚里士多德) 27、 money is like muck,not good except it be spread.(francis bacon,british philosopher) 28、 sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.(albert einstein,american scientist ) 29、 four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more. 30、 dont part with your illusions. when they are gone you may still exist,but you have ceased to live. (mark twain,american writer) 不要放弃你的幻想。当幻想消失时，你仍然可以生存，但你仍然活着。(美国作家马克·吐温)

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词目 爱屋及乌发音 ài wū jí wū 释义 因为爱一个人而连带爱他屋上的乌鸦。比喻爱一个人而连带地关心到与他有关的人或物。 出处 《尚书大传·大战》：“爱人者，兼其屋上之乌。” 爱屋及乌的故事 示例 子存宠上了小老婆，未免“爱屋及乌”，把他也看得同上客一般。（清·吴趼人《二十年目睹之怪现状》第十四回） 近义词 相濡以沫 反义词 爱莫能助 殃及池鱼

“快马加鞭”，汉语成语，意思是跑得很快的马再加上一鞭子，使马跑得更快（whip the flying horse to an even swifter speed）。比喻快上加快，加速前进。可以翻译为“accelerate the speed，go faster”。

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要赶超世界先进水平，我们还得快马加鞭。

In order to catch up with and surpass the advanced world levels, we'll have to accelerate our speed.

这项工作必须快马加鞭地进行。

This work must be carried out at top speed.

“贼喊捉贼”，汉语成语，意思是指做贼的人喊捉贼（a thief crying "Stop thief"）。坏人为了自己逃脱，故意转移目标，把别人说成是坏人。可以翻译为“a thief posing as judge，play the trick of thief crying ‘Stop thief’”。

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这完全是贼喊捉贼、颠倒黑白，是典型的“此地无银三百两”。

Like a thief posing as judge, it is distorting facts driven typically by a guilty conscience.

“铁石心肠”，汉语成语，意思是心肠硬得像铁和石头一样（heart of stone）。形容心肠很硬，不为感情所动。可以翻译为“be iron-hearted，be heartless”。

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我没想到他会这么铁石心肠。

I had no idea he could be so cold-hearted.

约翰的父亲是个铁石心肠的人。

John's father is a man with a hard heart.

secret understanding 暗地里的协议 understanding: an informal agreement between people 一个非正式的协议，谅解心照不宣：彼此心里明白，而不公开说出来。也指互相之间明白或共同认可一件事物，做相同的判断。只看这句英语，secret understanding是指默认协议，互相理解的意思，但心照不宣却可以表达多种意思，包括了协议，心有灵犀，做相同决定等的意思，所以反过来只看中文时，英文想要表达出来的意思不一定能被中文传达到位，读者看中文时可能会理解成其他意思。我觉得这里翻译得看上下文语境决定能不能用心照不宣。