英文成语故事？1：子罕拒玉 A farmer in the state of Song once got a piece of stone with jade in it.宋国人有个农夫得到一块含宝玉的石头后，将它献给了相国子罕。那么，英文成语故事？一起来了解一下吧。
成语故事，中英文对照
惊弓之鸟
Birds Startled by the Mere Twang of a Bowstring
战国时期（公元前403―221年中国中原地区各诸侯国连年争战的时代）魏国有个名叫更羸的人。一天，他对国王说：“我只要拉开弓，空射一下，就能把天上的鸟射下来。”国王不相信。更羸便对准天上飞来的一只雁射去，果真那只雁听到拉弦的声音就掉了下来。国王感到很奇怪。更羸说，“那是一只受过伤的雁。它一听到我拉开弓弦的声响，就惊慌得支持不住，自然要掉下来了。”
In the Warring States Period, there was a man in the State of Wei called Geng Lei. One day he said to the king: 'I can shoot down birds by simply plucking my bowstring.' When the king expressed doubt, Geng Lei pointed his bow at a wild goose flying in the sky, twanged the bowstring, and the goose fell to the ground. Geng Lei said, 'This goose has been hurt in the past. Hearing the twang of the bowstring, it assumed that it was doomed. So it simply gave up trying to live.'
“惊弓之鸟”这个成语比喻受过惊恐之后，有一点动静就特别害怕。
用英文讲一个中国成语故事如下：
同舟共济：
In the Spring and Autumn period, the State of Wu and the State of Yue didn’t get along well. They had been fighting against each other for years.
People in each country also didn’t have a good relationship. One day, the people of Wu and the people of Yue happened to be on the same boat to cross a river.
At the beginning, they didn’t say a word with each other. When the boat sailed to the center of the river, a strong wind came. In no time, huge waves hit people’s faces.
It seemed that the boat would sink at any time. Just then, they forgot all the hatred between two countries and began to help each other just like they were family. In the end, they safely got to the river bank under everyone’s effort.
春秋战国时，吴、越两国连年交兵，两国百姓彼此在感情上也很难共容。
Hide the ears and stole the bell(掩耳盗铃)
Once upon a time,there was a very foolish man.But he himself didn't think so.He thought that he was very clever.One day,he saw a family hanging up a beautiful bell.He liked the bell and wanted to steal it.
But if he put his idea into practice,he must touch the bell,and the bell would make a noise.Then other people would hear the noise and catch him.How to avoid the state?
Suddenly a good idea came across his mind.He took action.The man hide his ears behind his hands.Then he used his right arm to leave his right hand.He took his right hand to steal the bell.The bell rang,but he could't hear it.The people heard the bell ringing and caught the man.
But the man was still very confused and asked:"How did you hear the noise?"
Ha ha,what a foolish man!
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.
不眠之夜white night
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
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
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
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
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can"t be pure and man can"t be perfect.
金玉满堂Treasures fill the home
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
脚踩两只船sit on the fence
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧"Where there is life, there is hope."
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.
拿手好戏masterpiece
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad
抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities
强强联手win-win co-operation
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.
人之初,性本善Man"s nature at birth is good.
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
世上无难事，只要肯攀登"Where there is a will, there is a way. "
世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
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.
升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)
四十不惑Life begins at forty.
水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.
实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue
团结就是力量Unity is strength.
歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.
望子成龙hold high hopes for one"s child
屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
文韬武略military expertise; military strategy
唯利是图draw water to one"s mill
无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
无中生有make/create something out of nothing
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
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
心想事成May all your wish come true
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
循序渐进step by step
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."
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
有识之士people of vision
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
与时俱进advance with times
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.
优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.
招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
债台高筑become debt-ridden
致命要害Achilles" heel
众矢之的target of public criticism
纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.
【出自】：《吕氏春秋·察今》》：“楚人有涉江者，其剑自舟中坠于水，遽契其舟曰：‘是吾剑之所从坠。’舟止，从其所契者入水求之。舟已行矣，而剑不行，求剑若此，不亦惑乎？”Long, long ago, in Chunqu Dynasty of ancient China, a man from Chu state dropped his beautiful well-set sword into the water because of the shake from the boat while he was in the middle of the river ."Oh, God." He cried in dear pity. "What can I do ?" On hearing that, the boatman replied calmly "It doesn't matter. I'm coming to dive for it." But the man from Chu hesitated for a while and said "We can't do that because the water is rapid and deep. But I have a marvelous idea." With these words, he took out his knife and made a mark on one side of the boat where his sword was dropped. "Well, everything is done! " When the boat stopped at the opposite bank, the man undressed himself immediately and dove into the water for his sword from the very place where he had made the mark. Of course, he got nothing. Finally he appeared in the water and murmured: "What's happening? why can't I find my sword from the water just under the mark? " Laughter burst from the passengers. Well, let's end the story with the conclusion: Man should not stick stubbornly to his own opinion, instead he should make changes according to specific conditions. 有一次，一个楚国人坐船过江。
以上就是英文成语故事的全部内容，听了车夫的回答，庄公暗自发笑，默默无语。3.精选成语故事中英文 画蛇添足 Long long ago， several people had a jar of wine among them and all of them wanted to drink it by himself。
