常见中国成语翻译（中英对照）-1

　　有些中文成语在英语中如果表达不当，很容易会让人误解。所以，学学常见中文成语的英译很有必要！
　　爱屋及乌
　　Love me, love my dog.
　　百闻不如一见（眼见为实）
　　Seeing is believing.
　　比上不足比下有余
　　worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst.
　　笨鸟先飞
　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
　　不眠之夜
　　white night
　　不以物喜不以己悲
　　not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personal losses
　　不遗余力
　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
　　不打不成交
　　No discord, no concord.
　　拆东墙补西墙
　　rob Peter to pay Paul
　　辞旧迎新
　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
　　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
　　大开眼界
　　open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
　　国泰民安
　　The country flourishes and people live in peace
　　过犹不及
　　going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little
　　功夫不负有心人
　　Everything comes 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