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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+ ]( C, S* Z; Q0 ]　　爱屋及乌
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, h" M& {. }) s3 A& v& }; P+ m　　百闻不如一见
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! a  ~6 K0 l, h. f* n  y　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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; i" M4 F5 b; l4 U: Z. f　　比上不足，比下有余

+ c+ R! T& {5 v5 p　　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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0 w5 f. Z& T9 j  f7 K7 W　　不遗余力
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　　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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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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4 V+ o/ g' A% A, u* J4 x　　辞旧迎新

" B0 o9 E: Y  |$ t　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了
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3 j% W) K+ B5 b4 U! r% F　　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

8 L' y$ M5 C/ E! T( a% d# c　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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  k+ u8 h/ n5 G　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

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( \5 n. M9 C5 a, u. I& W　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

9 D; L3 f7 u" p$ C& k" C! ?+ A' N　　let bygones be bygones

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4 s) U3 P6 x( X0 U　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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% m& W% S: x" [$ D* n　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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9 P3 R- ~; W! Z8 {2 c8 D　　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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7 S- S& h+ r- x: J& d* C　　cut and dried; cliché

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+ y% W3 V! o) a- {/ H/ L　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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5 d- V0 s/ w1 d, n  `　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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  T6 J. R, S5 j2 n* M　　马到成功
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% y# t5 Z5 k$ G5 [　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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" o# C/ s! j/ g* M3 H　　名利双收
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% v$ c' z# y. t' d7 _4 Q　　gain both fame and wealth
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$ R) {( s/ f6 Q# C5 `* [- r　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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2 t6 k" p) _2 n) k# u; c& A% \　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天

# U' J, U, E1 y$ q　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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2 k' L; ]& R) ]/ N　　弄巧成拙

, |- y: H% a. z: \! Y　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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% x2 ~9 L& y; |3 m( _　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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/ r9 o$ U( l* D　　抛砖引玉

　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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　　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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　　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
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  j- g+ E0 x; J2 h) _: C( y$ h　　前事不忘，后事之师
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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$ p# N9 x  ^) r7 P9 K1 D4 z　　前怕狼，后怕虎

; h; ]; c3 m2 ]# S) C　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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& X6 T( W& I& E, I& g　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

- U1 b( A5 G; A8 ?　　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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* F) B" Y; y! L5 E/ K3 H( p) G　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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( h% F$ N. \* M% O　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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( T* U5 K- P9 D& E- l( g　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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  O0 q- z% o5 a. o# m3 m  q　　a blessing in disguise;
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4 V2 s$ W$ _% ^. [/ R4 E: h: E2 }- a　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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　　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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　　水涨船高
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* e7 O: I' u# K+ b! A( K4 D　　A ship rises with the tide
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1 X* i& x7 @9 `& {+ Z1 b& h/ K　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

! o& Y+ N8 }! V  I+ W4 Q4 m$ t　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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5 t  A  `8 Y8 X$ R6 R* X7 x4 @　　实事求是
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% n/ b5 F7 y5 A. Q# i0 c8 o　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

! I2 E, j. E& u" {2 n& T　　speak of the devil

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+ `- |" x/ j5 n# q# x　　实话实说
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　　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
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" d/ b$ u6 ^9 a1 o% H$ \　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

  a. Q; _( ]  W& u! r　　韬光养晦
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9 t& F/ W0 C1 ~. K* p　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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- i* F- }8 l5 q. v　　团结就是力量

* m8 M" n! z. X. C% V3 \　　Unity is strength.

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* i8 y: W. x$ g! h/ f　　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
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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& R3 C5 X& D5 ~9 J　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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5 g3 t. G. i& `9 z2 X　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　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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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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6 B" @  J7 D9 c( u　　May all your wish come true

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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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! ?: b9 R: ^/ W4 o7 X1 y　　先入为主

- w. k  ~) D3 b( e4 X　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　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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' ~3 W% X. u8 z2 h/ c　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

2 Z- B+ g/ U; P　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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1 p1 \' Y! b* N2 r" f1 y- m* o　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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' a9 v* s" z0 n6 T( s　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

2 Q' K0 |( J( d3 w+ F- I2 k5 \　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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4 g7 U* i( a* g2 J. C　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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# \+ P/ G& y  h: u; |) D　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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! R# N' y' H7 [* ?　　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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) F6 t% v& D5 u/ e　　Haste makes waste.
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2 x! o' ?/ q% y' r! j5 G1 ?　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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( x9 ~$ H3 Y; u5 S! c　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　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

　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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　　一言既出，驷马难追

" I% ?7 q! n: k- k- V　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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: [* ~- ?- o$ b- f　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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$ J8 P8 ?0 O* o" A- z4 f　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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# n2 n( X, [; z1 c2 u2 F　　target of public criticism

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; ]. {: Y8 V2 G: f9 C, t/ }　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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2 T- y( h6 {3 F, G) l1 }3 B  }　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

: ]6 z9 J: C8 Z# S1 Y; m8 V　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。