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
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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7 I; u$ j9 p- L" Z! `; i( p8 J7 ~4 y　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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& g! c; |; n) v% K( B6 D　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

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6 a: ]4 E2 ^0 U! [4 \5 P　　不打不成交

+ I6 y& ^: f2 }% R' ~- c/ G　　No discord, no concord.
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& h5 [* L2 x7 w　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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0 E7 \' ]: [1 e1 }" `& y! C; T　　辞旧迎新
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$ D4 e8 s; \5 A) t2 p3 D　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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/ ~: W1 S7 v3 I: [　　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
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　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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, ]% g; V/ {2 E; L" e* @5 J7 ?　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

& e0 ]  z2 g; h- t' p　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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) k. K- P* G6 p6 [" P% l+ |　　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

# q% _* |! R5 d0 Z, x- u- C　　Bad news travels fast.

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% u: I4 E4 H3 `7 X( `7 S& [　　和气生财
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

$ w; Q2 ?, t& x0 M　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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3 H, w& q0 e* K% c7 G1 i　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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  w# l4 ~8 Q3 R; ~6 V$ Z; X　　金玉满堂
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" S. K4 K" t( n3 P# ]* V/ t9 s) y　　Treasures fill the home.

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; A4 B2 v( ^3 v& w　　脚踏实地

7 z( p& J% Q3 {; Z# ^! `　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

# I" U' ~* Y( Y1 E# L0 X　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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: ^7 n3 G7 w- n- S$ ?- I) M; @( O. a　　君子之交淡如水

/ Y/ l8 A) p- e9 S% k5 E　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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) T( }' q3 z5 Y- r　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　礼尚往来

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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9 U9 Y3 u- [+ Y　　马到成功
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1 C$ u7 |' l' i8 r9 h2 [　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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0 v6 m, J5 a1 ]! I/ y　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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% L7 {3 F8 k% m$ N　　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

# U3 j6 d9 p6 ]8 R7 J4 i- Q3 ~　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

　　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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# T" ?0 a* T* \: k( r; y3 x　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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( \; J$ [7 r  @$ |5 q　　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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2 I0 H: }% ?! |　　抢得先机

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

! ?: ~7 L2 n. o$ Z& b8 N　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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% x/ M9 B3 @, G5 r4 W: m　　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

! X& t/ N' p- X, J7 v6 J　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

! B6 ^7 N4 z* _: `, _　　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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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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. s) J: d. D- v" h　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　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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5 C6 u( A2 e4 n5 y　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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# M* E' w  P- n　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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0 l8 U/ q7 d! Y; f, B% Q　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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0 ~: {3 x8 k& ^* }4 b6 M& K　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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; ~* g' t/ ~" M　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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: }# T1 B. h1 F, F+ p% W　　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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" m2 R' ~- h9 ]( e9 F8 c5 P9 L! r　　水涨船高
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: {) y( c$ ^8 c& n  }　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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* h+ |  ]3 k) ~/ C5 z5 R) M3 A/ f: w　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　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

* r9 `3 K- a+ o" @* m: `( N　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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. ?' i4 I& C4 l　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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0 _" P/ S, O( i# K- l# I) A　　天有不测风云
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% H1 r5 R5 ?2 \1 x. y　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

, n0 W6 l/ I3 D: P* p　　hold high hopes for one's child
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( D+ B" i$ N8 a: e2 ~" Z3 v- @　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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9 F" g4 w* Y3 ?( A　　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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8 g- J% P3 L% x6 Z/ c　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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  `1 U, {1 h5 e　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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% T7 p3 U" q- `4 o　　先下手为强
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& F% ?. a3 L5 ]" P　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

% C& f! }! }( V  _9 E　　The best defense is offense.

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% q: V7 n$ Z+ w+ D) x4 L" j　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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& O, @- c. `9 y. v% I- F, N　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进
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- T5 t% n4 {. k9 r　　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

* e6 R% x9 O- c7 i3 K+ f% |; p　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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, ?1 e7 R6 o! r. H. z　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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! ?5 A, S6 ?+ g4 H　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

# D3 _+ }* K2 S" L/ g　　有识之士

0 o, b" U5 ?& K9 t4 h( z6 h　　a man of insight83
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" T$ U. i; E6 O4 o; P　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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2 D+ d% i4 }" n, j, q$ r　　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

2 Z/ P0 n+ J. E9 A1 y+ u: u　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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5 F* @: [; L; p9 W　　people-oriented

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5 I% `6 A" l7 L& P: o+ U　　因材施教
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  k$ t5 l5 ?1 l! F! f　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　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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8 g) P0 {5 I: f. Q　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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: {: Z* E$ }" d/ p　　Great minds think alike.

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9 n3 q9 ~( Y! p* @  ~　　冤家宜解不宜结
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! B6 B. W( _4 K" |　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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) X; Z* N& N" N% X# Q: o6 l  c　　冤假错案

* d, o9 l2 r& j. F　　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
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　　A promise is a promise.
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) p6 ]; i2 K+ [. k　　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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3 v/ e- l0 E. B8 B* B0 V) t, j　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　target of public criticism
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/ j& L6 X3 B- a3 N7 y8 q　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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! B( Z5 G- M* ^$ J- G　　纸包不住火
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/ P; q) D  S: P; P: N* ?　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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7 K5 t1 S# n7 y' e6 q6 f+ L　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。