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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  ?% y! }6 N1 E/ U6 h9 r　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

$ p  m/ }* e! T　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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. d- E6 g* t0 a; B2 \' d6 M　　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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6 c8 A* ?" U$ J. Q& d　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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* S4 x+ W; M0 {　　不打不成交
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7 A% L" a7 Z& F3 G+ _　　No discord, no concord.

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4 M* t: w3 }0 k' J: f5 [' r　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

7 F1 b4 V1 E( N　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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- m, }- }9 p1 {0 a5 ~$ c　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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6 F# j5 \  j6 R+ P4 C　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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　　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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% g5 i( `* I+ I; M　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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  ?7 G0 u( F0 G9 d% g　　once on shore, one prays no more

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' g3 d$ q& ?8 F3 ~4 C　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

1 ]6 {- o7 l3 s& M! M　　Bad news travels fast.
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" i/ i/ z! Q& i+ O　　和气生财
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( u6 \( U$ K, @  ~$ e6 O, a　　harmony brings wealth;
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7 Y; C1 C! }$ P2 }, L3 }　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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% r" }$ T& S+ Z, V% y　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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; y9 G6 p) e/ j' `$ `* b　　let bygones be bygones

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2 Z4 J( R4 _# N9 P* h% j　　金无足赤，人无完人
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6 P, `7 ]/ O7 |$ A0 I6 B% X　　There are spots even on the sun.

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7 T+ k3 @  E9 L7 f) F- M" s  K　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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& M. Y& S3 S# w1 B( W　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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! P: ?/ [/ p" f; U* z　　脚踩两只船

# \# C( u0 M; M/ u" _) X0 C　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　礼尚往来

; n' m$ c# B8 g- B　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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$ _0 Q) r! \9 c  K1 c8 o　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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) `9 Z9 g' a& h* X; ~) g　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　gain both fame and wealth
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: H3 l" b8 I5 d3 R　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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" ]* B9 R4 p, d$ t' q1 W　　没有规矩，不成方圆

  R. I) n/ |; x7 A. K) L　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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( d3 E- k; P- H. P  Q' H　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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! S% \0 H+ F# J& c/ D( O' {, [　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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2 l6 z1 |( s) ]7 m$ N　　赔了夫人又折兵

9 ]) B9 Q/ r0 D; }  u) }　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　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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' S0 x& z3 G# L  a( k% Z; \3 u3 T. y　　破釜沉舟
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; m1 W2 [3 ^  Z( Q　　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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9 b& e: a# ?. e( q& z　　take the preemptive opportunities
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' g5 [+ V1 R1 N% r　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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, a- S+ f6 F/ x/ x& E/ m　　千里之行始于足下
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　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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2 E& O6 w) l% z( N" P: Q/ v6 j( q4 u( C　　前事不忘，后事之师

# @' M9 f1 w. D' m　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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  ^' |2 h( v8 d# Z+ m8 t　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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3 W$ G+ ^& A' A: w" q- o. y) E6 l　　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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( L- [9 a% @8 c, M2 `4 O　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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8 n3 g, \# T$ F  W, E　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　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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　　世外桃源

) C+ k8 u* S  W　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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2 M  z. ?9 p  `7 m3 y, o　　Humans are born good.

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　　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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6 W8 u8 f1 G- A! r) M　　a blessing in disguise;
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- b0 L5 L3 t% {　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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! ]8 T+ Z5 n5 \% K　　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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& P; T4 E' @# G4 }0 I. ~9 v- |　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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# H* `" a7 z, _- R: a, K　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

0 n! X5 ^: r  \4 S" e　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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* H" `- x8 c& u& F) R6 s1 J　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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/ j( I0 a$ n6 ~$ Z1 g2 c　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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$ H" a4 Q, Z- G1 b% @8 A　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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7 t1 n* b( ~+ 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

　　韬光养晦
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　　糖衣炮弹
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& _: z8 r& W: b: W+ |　　sugar-coated bullets59

8 y0 \( t1 ^7 U* a) u　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

- `' w* D, y% k% O# q! u1 I9 g3 h% {, O: L　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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: m3 L; e9 C  [# t* E/ q' T　　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

, N. v4 g+ h$ y　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

6 K. m; h0 O1 j　　hold high hopes for one's child

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9 Q7 p; C! u( ]/ d# s' H5 S　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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# g* g* e: p4 m　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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. |6 G7 v5 b) o　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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/ k7 e$ x& H- i9 c& }! J7 s- p　　徇私枉法

( J. v! {5 m! O" c: y　　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
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

  b, i6 B7 b- L; r5 G. H　　May all your wish come true

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: A! w* o0 g6 L9 D　　心照不宣
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" `: H) h( K/ G, f5 X' {　　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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% |" i3 Q) h; s9 a+ y) M5 k( _　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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' g" e* N/ `+ a( H, Y2 Y( E9 {6 E6 M　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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) f& U7 @( B  k$ v# e% G　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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4 V' w, H2 I$ S　　循序渐进
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& O: \3 u* W# |, `$ Z! L% }　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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/ X! K" v4 [2 w% r3 v2 S　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

" q/ f% M# |$ w+ H" d+ h　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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; n1 Y; J- z- Z- y8 R# S; ~　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　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

# s5 L5 p/ ~$ ]3 O: ]8 y* x2 ~; {　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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. O1 f, j& J/ R2 Q　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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. u5 r& |3 t1 [: D, O; C　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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- @' X) x  f( I. r　　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

+ k' i3 T" Z* v7 Y　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

9 y  |6 ~8 q, ~# G　　be an armchair strategist
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- I, o0 I& S2 ^% H　　纸包不住火

$ x8 s$ [. i) T7 T. z6 h　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　左右为难
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6 R1 a/ q1 \1 V* Q' n* h　　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。