CATTI二级：18个中文成语的英语翻译.docxVIP

CATTI二级：18个中文成语的英语翻译

1、There’snousecryingoverspiltmilk.

覆水难收(或“Spiltwaterishardtorecover.”)

2、Theearlybirdgetstheworm.

捷足先登(或“Afastfootisfirsttoclimb.”)

3、Miserylovescompany.

同病相怜(或“Patientswithsimilarconditionsempathizewitheachother.”)

4、We’llcrossthatbridgewhenwecometoit.

船到桥头自然直(或“Theshipwillreachtheendofthebridgeinduecourse.”)

5、Whatgoesaround,comesaround.

善有善报，恶有恶报(或“Kinddeedspayrichdividends,evilisrepaidwithevil.”)

种瓜得瓜(或“Asyousowamelon,soyoushallreapone.”)

种豆得豆(或“Asyousowabean,soyoushallreapone.”)

6、Likefather,likeson.

有其父必有其子(或“Thesonislikehisfather.”)

虎父无犬子(或“Atigerdoesnotfatheradog.”)

7、Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

患难见真情(或“Inadversity,truefeelingsarerevealed.”)

8、Nopain,nogain;nothingventured,nothinggained.

不入虎穴，焉得虎子(或“Ifyoudon’tenterthetiger’sden,howwillyougetthetiger’scub?”)

9、Don’tputoffuntiltomorrowwhatcanbedonetoday.

今日事，今日毕(或“Today’stask,today’sjobtocomplete.”)

10、Ifyouwantsomethingdonewell,doityourself.

求人不如求己(或“It’sbettertorelyonyourselfthanonthehelpofothers.”)

11、Oncebitten,twiceshy.

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳(或“Bittenbyasnakeononemorning,afraidoftheropebythewellfortenyears.”)

12、Allgoodthingscometoanend.

人无千日好，花无百日红(或“Thereisnopersonthathas1000gooddaysinarow,andnoflowerthatstaysredfor100days.”)

13、WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.

入乡随俗(或“Whenenteringavillage,followitscustoms.”)

14、Whenitrains,itpours.

屋漏偏逢连夜雨(或“Whentheroofisleaking,that’swhenyougetseveralcontinuousnightsofrain.”)

一波未平，一波又起(或“Justasonewavesubsides,anotheronecomes.”)

喝口凉水都能塞牙缝(或“Evenwatergetsstuckinyourteeth.”)

15、Twoheadsarebetterthanone.

三个臭皮匠，胜过诸葛亮(或“ThreeunskilledcobblersaresuperiortooneZhuGeLiang.”)

16、Easycome,easygo.

三十年河东，三十年河西(或“Thirtyyearsontheeastsideoftheriver,thirtyyearsonthewestsideoftheriver.”