很地道的成语翻译

丹尼尔

中华文化博大精深，成语俗语都是智慧结晶，但翻译成英文如果表达不当，却容易引起误解。所以，一起来学学常见中文成语的英译很有必要!

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　　爱屋及乌

- p- d% o) G9 R0 B　　Love me, love my dog.
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. Q& g1 A" m6 D　　百闻不如一见
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$ u% D7 ~. k) e& }6 _: O4 v3 k% I4 ^# L　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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; G, H: g. r, g$ S& m' N　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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; R0 {. i7 U& E9 `0 D& N　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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6 X# h2 X8 J; \; q1 U2 E7 [　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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0 |5 j+ \0 K" @, n! J　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

$ S. ?& t" b7 A6 `8 a* [　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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　　大开眼界

9 |4 T7 s9 M$ C5 Z- d　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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  N" Z. q) M4 M6 t% L0 R3 P, a$ N　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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" H# K! L6 {; T7 i. q1 o　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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0 |$ I* B' D6 p6 H6 {& ~$ K. B, H6 j　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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4 F% @' {* M, |9 x　　活到老学到老
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% r( c- Q' x0 t6 A, N$ T# d- z　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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6 W; X0 K1 k/ j　　金无足赤，人无完人

6 ~8 G% Q' I3 w　　There are spots even on the sun.
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- @- l) S! w9 z0 l: k: K　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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1 ~+ @4 ~& R/ Q! b4 B8 Z　　脚踏实地

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% d4 L& q: C4 ~! [( v& \" j9 Z　　脚踩两只船
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' o  z8 |; m4 }+ X% c! H6 L! @　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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5 s% D+ a# S3 k7 Y: E　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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; X1 A& E' q* d, m1 M- j6 U　　马到成功
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- d# P+ i2 n; [0 f　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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5 E: L. S. o/ [0 f& b　　名利双收

  D6 d4 |0 n$ j1 ~　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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' m  W5 n% w! |　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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1 B5 V) n0 ?! B6 o% o( k　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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) E' j! p2 B/ e$ x+ g2 E　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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8 R+ N, k+ `3 h+ C1 x4 W7 o4 f　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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; A9 f0 `8 d0 I　　抛砖引玉
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　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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, `1 g" f" p. W! X4 a+ O' x　　破釜沉舟

　　cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end

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　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

6 e  [% q3 ]# {# l; R: u" g　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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　　前事不忘，后事之师

/ R2 e7 v$ `* h- N" ~& Z　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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7 E2 N0 S+ X& l( k5 S3 c- B/ p3 V8 n" Q　　前怕狼，后怕虎

, s/ V) ]$ ^+ _' O　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

3 ~9 P: U2 m2 A+ v( |　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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" {0 |% b; S+ d3 q2 j2 o' l　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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+ `! p( d1 u0 e# E/ I* K3 f- U　　世外桃源

" V0 ]' ?* l% [1 G! Y2 t　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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) `) }! i3 {2 R; C# e/ z　　人之初，性本善

  O+ b8 i- s) X$ ?& Y　　Humans are born good.
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, _; `" r! J8 l3 r. Y. G8 T　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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% \" Z* B. M2 h8 x3 ^0 D　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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' p. o; ]7 E/ k1 R7 Q* N0 a, t　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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/ Q: D2 Z1 ^% ?) J1 ]; v　　三十而立
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; Z7 a# @2 q$ r+ f% O　　A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.

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3 p5 P* P4 T9 E; ^: c( s) u　　水涨船高
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2 M  l3 E8 u$ s( N6 S　　A ship rises with the tide

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0 m* q% V/ f% l/ C6 `　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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5 G" b% d$ u  l' l1 k8 T　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

+ T& E- R; L0 }　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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! k6 D" {+ t: W( S$ ^* N2 T2 k　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

6 \( K0 a( E+ n6 ]8 F　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

# _9 N# Y8 m& p# Y( \　　韬光养晦

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　　糖衣炮弹

; G2 g+ ~" _) V　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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/ m9 G+ Z: F' M* W　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

. x) b- A, i! F' x　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　Even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean - there's nothing one can do to clear one's name

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　　歪风邪气

% H. t2 ^. W  `　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

5 E, S( _3 }' S8 W# ]　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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% `/ c0 S% i$ i& [0 y. m　　徇私枉法
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1 O+ t2 b3 K) f# @　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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1 s, z8 E9 u" g  X　　心照不宣

$ ~0 B" o+ F: i7 k  ^$ U; _" f　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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) i+ g% C1 p8 W2 T　　先下手为强

' e6 ^6 k; I" S- V　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

. {8 W. ?2 L9 A　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

1 U2 a8 Z" f$ m8 v" v　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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0 x1 M, w) e" M1 o　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

1 P# E2 g) j# G' x% r　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

8 T0 c+ O7 U" n( x1 ?0 r　　有缘千里来相会

2 m0 l/ J8 q# ]5 o% w* I　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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2 }1 ~* n: f5 M  q( |- V　　以人为本
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) [8 F  j) v! Y: s* B　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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6 [2 l3 E% o' _6 i　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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　　欲速则不达
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( D3 ^8 u! h2 _# |# J  o% N# |　　Haste makes waste.

# S( L" }9 L$ n9 u3 ]　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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1 H9 r# C$ k5 d6 y　　survival of the fittest
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/ P. a; p) N. f. N: Y3 S) c% p　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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% D0 |2 z9 x$ Z" @# j6 w  A　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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9 [7 v! A9 C7 |2 G* x' b, k　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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) U, }. k3 T- K) J0 ~5 |9 I& ^　　一言既出，驷马难追

: N7 V6 w% Y' e. J/ @　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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) ^$ w: b& h: @. h0 b: ~( M　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

1 l% Z* f) k8 U, a; k( o* \　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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& D# o0 K3 C# X- D　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。