第三局成语英语

　　夜以继日day and night

　　若要人不知，除非己莫为If you would not be known to do anything, never do it.

　　虎父无犬子Like father, like son.

　　以毒攻毒to set a thief to catch a thief

　　以彼之道，还施彼身to pay somebody (back) in his own coin 眼见为实Seeing is believing.

　　大开眼界open one's eyes

　　人之初性本善Man's nature at birth is good.

　　前怕狼后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something

　　强强联手win-win co-operation

　　三十而立A man should be independent at the age of thirty. 千里之行始于足下the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

　　强龙难压地头蛇Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt

　　谋事在人，成事在天The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven.

　　金无足赤人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.

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

　　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

　　国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace 拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul

　　既往不咎let bygones be bygones

　　上有天堂下有苏杭Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

　　比上不足比下有余worse off than some,better off than many 不眠之夜white night

　　君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal

　　名利双收gain in both fame and wealth

　　巧妇难为无米之炊If you have no hand you can't make a fist 死而后已until my heart stops beating

　　岁岁平安Peace all year round

　　塞翁失马焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing 四十不惑Life begins at forty

　　时不我待Time and tide wait for no man

　　杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel

　　实事求是seek truth from facts

　　说曹操，曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes

　　山不在高，有仙则名No matter how high the mountain is, its

　　name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy

　　不遗余力spare no effort

　　不打不成交No discord, no concord

　　过犹不及going too far is as bad as not going far enough 好了伤疤，忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more

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

　　留得青山在不愁没柴烧Where there is life, there is hope 茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened

　　没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards

　　抛砖引玉throw a sprat to catch a whale

　　前人栽树后人纳凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests

　　瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest

　　世上无难事只要肯攀登Where there is a will, there is a way 升级换代updating and upgrading

　　天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue

　　糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets

　　白手起家build up from nothing

　　百里挑一one in hundred

　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early

　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse 才疏学浅have little talent and learning

　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel

　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds 车水马龙heavy traffic

　　承上启下a connecting link between the preceding and the following

　　出乎意料unexpected

　　出生入死go through fire and water

　　从容不迫go easy take one's time

　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth

　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity

　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection 尔虞我诈each trying to cheat the other

　　恩将仇报bite the hand that feeds one

　　雕虫小技insignificant skill

　　独一无二in a class by oneself

　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth

　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe

　　博古通今erudite and informed

　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one's subordinates 不同凡响outstanding

　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul

　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one's head out of one's wits

　　层峦叠嶂peaks over peaks

　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers

　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot 诚心诚意sincere desire

　　胡思乱想wishful thinking

　　赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad

　　抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities

　　人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.

　　水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high

　　歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena 唯利是图draw water to ones mill

　　徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean

　　心想事成May all your wish come true

　　蓄势待发accumulate strength for a take-off

　　先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched

　　像热锅上的蚂蚁 like an ant on a hot pan

　　鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey

　　有情人终成眷属Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well 有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain

　　欲速则不达Haste does not bring success

　　英雄所见略同Great minds think alike

　　一言既出驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words 众矢之的target of public criticism

　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog

　　熟能生巧Practice makes perfect

　　天助自助者God helps those who help themselves 稳扎稳打无往而不胜Slow and steady wins the race 吃一堑，长一智A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit

　　徒有其表Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance 欲速则不达More hasty, less speed

　　三思而后行Look before you leap

　　伟业非一日之功Rome was not built in a day

　　好的开始等于成功了一半well begun, half done 众口难调It is hard to please all

　　颠倒黑白Call back white and white back

　　眼不见，心为净Out of sight, out of mind

　　事实胜于雄辩Facts speak plainer than words

　　事有轻重缓急First things first

　　患难见真情A friend in need is a friend indeed

　　行动胜过语言Action speaks louder than words

　　金窝银窝不如家窝East or west, home is the best

　　漂亮不能当饭吃Beauty will buy no beef

　　姜还是老的辣The older, the wiser

　　入乡随俗Do as Romans do in Rome

　　少壮不努力老大徒伤悲An idle youth, a needy age 种瓜得瓜种豆得豆AS the tree, so the fruit

　　天人合一oneness of man and nature

　　否极泰来out of depth of misfortune comes bliss

　　以柔克刚conquering the rigid with the gentle

　　民为贵，社稷次之，君为轻People come first, the state comes second, and the king third

　　杀身成仁killing oneself for ren

　　舍生取义killing oneself for yi

　　智者乐山，仁者乐水A true man loves the mountains; a wise man loves the sea

　　恻隐之心，人皆有之All men have natural sympathies 临时抱佛脚Clasp Buddha’s feet when in trouble

　　守内虚外internal defense and external slackening

　　水能载舟亦能覆舟The water that carries the boat can also

　　overturn it

　　铁石心肠cruel and unrelenting

　　鹬蚌相争play A off against B

　　凤毛麟角a rarity of the rarities

　　敬而远之keep respectfully aloof from

　　善有善报恶有恶报the good inevitably is successful and the bad inevitably punished

　　诸子百家the masters’hundred schools

　　天下兴亡匹夫有责Everybody is responsible for the fate of his country

　　天下为公All under heaven are equal

　　尊师重道respect teachers and value education

　　源远流长long-standing and well-established

　　势不两立pit sth against sth

　　骨肉分离family separation

　　岁月不居，来日苦短Time does not stay is brief is the day 夜长梦多A long delay may mean trouble

　　望而生畏stand in awe before

　　其乐融融sweetness and light

　　如履薄冰to be on the thin ice

　　火上浇油to pour oil on the flame

　　如坐针毡to sit on pins and needles

　　以眼还眼以牙还牙an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth 一石二鸟to kill two birds with one stone

　　不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture, nothing have 九牛一毛

　　喜新厌旧

　　不劳而获

　　不知所措

　　打草惊蛇

　　大同小异

　　时不我待

　　颠倒黑白

　　地大物博

　　世外桃源

　　岁岁平安

　　脚踏实地

　　金玉满堂

　　和气生财

　　大开眼界

　　风雨同舟

　　海纳百川

　　风起云涌

　　风花雪月

　　安居乐业 对牛弹琴 丰衣足食 大公无私 飞禽走兽 东山再起 丰富多彩 废寝忘食 度日如年 白手起家 笨鸟先飞 背道而驰 半途而废 大千世界 颠三倒四 独一无二 沧海一栗 水涨船高 望子成龙 无中生有 不可救药 倾盆大雨

　　五湖四海 洗耳恭听 喜新厌旧 孤掌难鸣 热血沸腾 木已成舟 大名鼎鼎 一见钟情 画蛇添足 一箭双雕 山穷水尽 毛遂自荐 走马看花 雨过天晴 笑里藏刀 海底捞月 浑水摸鱼 乐极生悲 隔墙有耳 入乡随俗 三番五次 机不可失

　　覆水难收 积少成多 铁石心肠 听天由命 熟能生巧 祸不单行 愚公移山 望梅止渴 海纳百川 名利双收 冰天雪地 千军万马 不眠之夜 黑白分明 三长两短 虎头蛇尾 七上八下 春花秋月 花红柳绿 如鱼得水 调虎离山 百发百中