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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+ }) m- u' o/ u  `　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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+ U1 m9 g( H5 Q: b; p　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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5 u8 G* X' w* |/ g% K3 z6 F　　比上不足，比下有余

- G- N) E  Q! Q　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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* k( n' H' X1 h　　笨鸟先飞
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  Z" W8 b' M$ T, l5 y, H- ]: s2 s" J　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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1 N+ v3 D2 Z/ Y9 G　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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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

　　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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. t+ L* C6 k2 b7 C/ [8 j　　国泰民安

& h* C5 l  J* L* f7 z' e+ P　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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& `) ~7 q8 q7 {  i" z' Z1 B: s　　过犹不及
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1 i' _7 B) h. t4 X  n4 k  l　　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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! K9 N  ], |+ q1 {$ |7 }　　好了伤疤忘了疼

4 o* t; j. X& |0 H3 d　　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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　　和气生财

2 b: E+ v$ z1 C6 T% s　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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/ L" t! ~" X" `! U　　金无足赤，人无完人
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0 x  G5 b+ c. H; b　　There are spots even on the sun.
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" `) y0 p2 M9 E3 {4 D3 w/ R　　金玉满堂

+ T% m- ^7 X" ]& ]) W. s7 w　　Treasures fill the home.

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1 ]6 D: d# [' a; ?　　脚踏实地

+ {: U# e8 ~7 f2 M, \: s　　be down-to-earth

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' o. G/ s% e, `' c4 |( v8 x# a- j　　脚踩两只船

# d2 C) w( a. z3 T　　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

& I# R; I5 G. |# V6 z　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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0 J5 {$ i+ ]# K, W& @　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

2 k2 j4 O9 e/ W  N　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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" z& `3 L3 c2 l% T, Y　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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7 i4 y+ D/ X$ k　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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' A7 E* a5 ]6 A& E9 P　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天

( @1 r0 a) D+ c- Y  P2 y　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

4 d: J0 m7 f, l　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉
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! r8 b! K& a7 n+ g/ D% b7 y  h　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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; \6 ]- d# Y& E$ z8 m　　破釜沉舟
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# C! i2 Q4 t. `9 x- ]　　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

% a) c* ?4 Z3 B3 B5 _% M　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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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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　　前事不忘，后事之师

. D( B& l) ?6 O' @5 `( p6 ~4 k. }4 g　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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: A6 X+ k4 ~& k9 ]+ {+ W6 H7 U　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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2 {3 U+ `/ m# O$ |$ j9 ?7 d　　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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: U1 V' I  d0 |　　瑞雪兆丰年

& P0 N- M% j* y: p　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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% t) R( h; g  g( T! g$ e　　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
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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% o1 N; o# V3 i, f　　人之初，性本善

　　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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, W. x5 ?! s2 u- B# B　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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+ k9 b9 v# 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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8 h1 _7 d; L4 C# I5 n0 r! G. N　　水涨船高
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　　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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5 I; q  b/ O7 H　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　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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2 W2 C/ I2 k. f- ?  c, B) u　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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1 B, y: A4 a, Z) T, b, J0 Z　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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. V, B8 Z& J. \; o9 A# c8 }4 O% q- G0 [　　韬光养晦
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　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

7 p" t* x0 v  d, x# K6 D　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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1 S' V& y$ g' G2 m　　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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% [/ o" l& n/ {7 Z　　歪风邪气

4 y2 _" q( Z% ~3 d$ I5 k　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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5 L/ _7 l. J2 x( F$ E8 s0 X" L+ @" i　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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& L  E* A2 p( X8 z+ [　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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! }+ \3 n# {; ~) L- _　　唯利是图
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  P7 S# U* o9 N0 B$ T8 T　　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

　　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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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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, a* _5 p+ \8 i　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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- |& P- ^( G( X# P: r- Q* \　　心想事成
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; s  ?$ ^6 C0 k1 Q! ]- J　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

  v9 y6 i8 T5 K　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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& F& k+ f9 O' }0 {7 J　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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: v8 E0 M& W6 y8 W9 _& Q# A1 m　　先下手为强

. y; f# B5 v2 g# z. D. R4 ]9 F, Q( D　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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$ [5 }0 t) n7 r. {/ Q　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

0 ~5 T8 w8 e" n　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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　　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

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

0 q' k+ [% M6 M# \% z' R) G: K- f+ ~　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　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

　　与时俱进
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, ~6 x0 k) n) i' \8 }& q　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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: }5 |' t7 ?6 o+ A　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

( t: j0 a  _6 i7 f　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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# f- z* O, T6 j; x9 {- T　　欲速则不达
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2 Z& m' e8 d: P5 g　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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- f# X: n- P4 {  U1 O+ p0 _1 _4 f　　优胜劣汰
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" ]9 A8 B% H( m5 g6 W4 l5 H6 c　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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+ K6 Z6 m. K7 m4 o* v　　冤家宜解不宜结
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: Z1 r3 w. H: d2 `7 B　　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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, O0 j% I9 N( N& u　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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) L9 F  x9 j8 y* o+ L　　众矢之的

# D) u2 T9 i4 T. s7 [　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　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。