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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5 y+ Q2 P$ C, [: E0 v6 n2 I; n　　爱屋及乌
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7 G. H0 y1 `  \  T6 M5 y　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

" X1 s2 c$ X( A7 @& Z* G: K2 j5 j　　One look is worth a thousand words.

) }8 x& l( A1 U9 c1 e/ q4 e5 a% E　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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' f# R" a* m% y# p　　笨鸟先飞
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　　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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　　不打不成交

6 ]2 K3 p0 O" g  o+ u0 `　　No discord, no concord.
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: _9 M$ e- ?+ }9 A- D　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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3 }, z) G2 ~2 N' }' U; t+ Q　　辞旧迎新
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0 w3 B! X" q+ [　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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, B! g- u/ u7 e) _% k9 ]' b　　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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) `( {' L' \$ w- S$ J; C" \　　大开眼界
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8 Q8 y* r$ o- j- g0 Z9 u　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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3 |$ t2 Z& K- v0 q. I: U# \　　国泰民安

) E- W* _3 m6 L, k& r7 f3 X　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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# n7 ?9 H. b9 s　　过犹不及
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7 g" S; T/ D$ V- L$ w　　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
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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& ?% n, ]) R: r6 M  N" v! C　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

7 x, f6 Q. x: i5 @! b. @　　harmony brings wealth;
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; }3 o, F( F( ^　　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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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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3 N7 X. U  z4 A! w* C　　金玉满堂

& j: x9 N& {. w4 b8 O+ @　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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% f# H! A- f/ Q  t4 ^5 r- j　　脚踩两只船

8 t% v! h( w5 y& ]- v* V% T6 k　　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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　　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

0 h! L4 [* ?  r6 O- e　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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& Y/ N( X& O/ F- z4 U7 B　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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* ^1 F  I8 O: c% I$ @( v　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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2 A% V! \0 A* e& \4 E　　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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! T& s/ \; b" ]3 U+ z3 [　　谋事在人，成事在天

. B/ f; \3 w, S  p) q　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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3 [2 V6 x. D/ z  f4 x　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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8 ]+ x2 v& C! p6 Z, g5 ~8 a　　赔了夫人又折兵

; D) k/ e( h7 |8 @+ |; Q　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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! }7 N; ?2 `8 x) K8 f! i　　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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2 a% s% _) j9 R. @/ y/ }3 X2 u' C% g　　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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# F3 f, K8 w: J: \/ V  ]  V" B　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　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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　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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+ R- C& ~$ ^: U, z; \- c　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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# G4 |( _! l7 f: T: U. M3 X% R7 E　　强龙难压地头蛇
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& A# D: Y- y' l, b　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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$ |) v: G% ^9 _0 s- @　　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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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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2 u, I% v; [2 ^+ S* J( j　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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$ `! y6 i0 U7 f1 i1 b& @* u( X　　世外桃源
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( z& `0 `% N! _* b5 x2 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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　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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* t& E% c: H0 _% ^, [9 @　　三十而立
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  w( F. m9 ?( Q　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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0 t0 Z' {  {5 ~  x+ T! n" T1 [　　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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　　实事求是

: ^' U1 G$ Z  K　　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
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　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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3 x& b& B+ ]1 e  ~2 d3 d　　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

- p, k; ~+ y; P　　韬光养晦
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1 |2 c6 b# Z( K0 [0 w+ h　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

5 R' J' @$ g/ H% o! X! B. i　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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- ?# H7 D+ E# n' G* N1 D　　天有不测风云
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& d5 ^7 }9 y" _　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

' I  X9 D5 \8 E2 i0 B) E- T( A% F- T. S　　团结就是力量
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; {1 m* M$ P$ W+ e　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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' [2 G0 N- k: y' ]7 B3 X　　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

! P. W7 V1 |3 D# J　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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! A: @' j  o2 S9 ^3 o　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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- E# V4 g8 u7 W  n& c% l- |9 ?　　唯利是图
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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3 `. S6 |& ~0 m" W. X' I2 l　　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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6 L1 Z/ |: [9 e5 ^+ P　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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% f+ j. N- F8 V) g( b: O　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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- c& {) C* Z9 j6 w0 \　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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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

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　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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7 o- J, |3 U# c( E4 v0 V( [　　循序渐进
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) M3 ^  ~* U# t, ?" S5 T4 x0 H1 u, A　　严以律己，宽以待人

. b" [! Y) E% Y) L) G- C2 P　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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* R1 b! s& c! J6 @, U3 V6 B　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

& G5 y8 C% a0 H) i7 e( z5 Z/ \　　有识之士
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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2 z8 z! [) j3 F1 v3 R% z0 D1 `　　有缘千里来相会
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/ R7 j& t. ~9 ?" U3 C" ?　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

$ y( z3 r0 k4 l2 s" D" i　　people-oriented

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( _0 R' ~9 A  r! E　　因材施教

7 u1 B' L+ ~' U. T" W6 l5 J　　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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% g" C6 u# j6 [: Q0 `　　欲速则不达

; r2 Q8 f6 P+ I7 P+ z: O　　Haste makes waste.
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3 A( u0 h: g3 I0 A( s- R2 @　　More haste, less speed.
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. O; F7 K6 }# E+ L4 A　　优胜劣汰

) s& G* d. G7 O+ g4 L" C　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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" ?; M6 f" P; p# B7 Y* Y　　Great minds think alike.
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4 e* t5 P: x6 t* r" M　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　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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% C7 q; y  m# I1 }　　一言既出，驷马难追

+ T9 r4 g) D: S" a7 p/ v　　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

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　　target of public criticism

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3 c& Y: [$ }( L. d+ T　　纸上谈兵

% C1 M5 P! c) \　　be an armchair strategist

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% E2 [6 E4 K1 b　　纸包不住火

' [" n* o; v2 ^8 \6 @　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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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。