中高级笔译常用成语英译

 　　中华文化源远流长，汉语博大精深，在做汉译英的过程中，我们经常会遇到一些成语表达，这些成语言简意赅，表达准确，可是在翻译成英语的时候就要让译者费不少功夫。今天我们就来介绍其中常见的一些成语的英译，供大家参考。

　　（一）并列关系
　　名山大川famous mountains and great rivers
　　名胜古迹scenic 1 spots and historical sites
　　湖光山色landscape of lakes and hills
　　青山绿水green hills and clear waters
　　奇松怪石strangely-shaped pines and grotesque 2 rock formations
　　平等互利equality and mutual 3 benefit
　　扬长避短play up strengths and avoid weaknesses
　　反腐倡廉fight corruption 4 and build a clean government
　　简政放权streamline 5 administration and institute decentralization
　　集思广益draw on collective wisdom and absorb all useful ideas
　　国泰民安the country flourish and the people live in peace and harmony
　　政通人和the government functions well and people cooperate well
　　国计民生national welfare and the people’s livelihood 6
　　辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old year and usher 7 in the new
　　徇私舞弊bend the law for personal gain and engage in fraud
　　流连忘返linger on with no thought of leaving for home
　　国际局势复杂多变the complex and volatile 8 international situation
　　开拓进取blaze new trails and forge ahead
　　求同存异seek common ground while shelving differences
　　（二） 语意重复
　　广袤无垠的中华大地the boundless 9 expanse of the Chinese territory
　　高瞻远瞩的决策a visionary/far-sighted decision
　　贯彻落实重大决策carry out/ implement 10 a series of major policy decisions
　　层峦叠嶂peaks rising one after another
　　优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
　　延年益寿prolong one’s life
　　灵丹妙药panacea 11 / miraculous 12 cure
　　长治久安a long period of stability
　　求真务实pragmatic
　　审时度势size up the trend of events
　　招商引资attract investment
　　誉满全球举世闻名world-renowned
　　功在当代，利在千秋in the interest of the current and future generations
　　继往开来，承前启后(continue the past and open up the future ) break new ground for the future
　　路遥知马力，日久见人心Time will tell.
　　吃的苦中苦，方知甜中甜no sweet without sweat
　　车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直in the end things mend /there’s always a way out
　　急功近利eager for instant success and quick profits
　　大黑扫黄crack down on gangland and pornography
　　德高望重of high ability and integrity
　　互利互补mutually complementary and beneficial
　　互谅互让mutual understanding and accommodation
　　遵纪守法observe the relevant code of conduct and the law
　　（三） 目的关系
　　减员增效downsize (and cut payroll) to improve efficiency (for efficiency)
　　退耕还林return cultivated land to forest or pastures
　　集资办学raise money to set up new schools
　　结党营私form cliques for private gain
　　扭亏为盈turn a loss-making enterprise into a profitable one
　　（四） 途径方式
　　寓教于乐teach through lively activities
　　因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
　　按劳分配distribution according to performance
　　以商养文support /sponsor cultural activities with the profits from doing business
　　（五） 偏正词组
　　廉洁奉公honestly perform one’s official duties
　　环境绿化environmental greening
　　超前消费premature consumption; Over-consume; excessive consumption
　　以强凌弱the strong domineering over the weak
　　以人为本people foremost; People-oriented
　　（六） 动宾关系
　　优势互补complement each other’s advantages
　　自主经营，自负盈亏make one’s own management decisions, take full responsibility for one’s own profits and losses
　　（七） 条件关系
　　不进则退no progress simply means regression
　　（八） 省略意象
　　瞻前顾后over cautions and indecisive
　　源远流长have a long history
　　呕心沥血spare no efforts
　　画龙点睛bring out the crucial point
　　花天酒地go on the loose
　　汗马功劳exploits
　　闻名遐迩famous
　　独具匠心original
　　中流砥柱mainstay, chief cornerstone
　　鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
　　世外桃源a haven of peace
　　浩如烟海的文化典籍numerous volumes of literature