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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& S7 v) K# n# y) |5 N　　Love me, love my dog.

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; h  |) R8 G2 u3 e  Q　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

7 K& Y0 X# @/ h/ ^# O) R　　Seeing is believing.
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# I/ N- V& j7 Q5 g, g　　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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( \# S9 l1 t+ L. M* E　　笨鸟先飞

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3 z/ G* g- v5 ]! z) U　　不遗余力
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; J+ t; j" h( G9 g; s　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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8 A; U2 Q/ A% w! J3 c* R' j　　不打不成交

+ F! F1 f8 }3 E  a; q　　No discord, no concord.
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　　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
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　　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

6 }# i% d. {4 F5 I　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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* s* S0 |) R0 B8 j2 f2 d' G　　国泰民安

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

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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1 R" L( ]/ Z0 S& K( A0 W　　和气生财
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* J; w2 A; A0 ^# s* X5 L　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

  @  [; R  {& R8 A　　never too old to learn
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( O/ b; E- r, |  _. A5 s　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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9 R9 e$ [* J, P+ [7 V- y: N　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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1 [4 U5 W8 C* \/ I5 [' p- {　　脚踏实地
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& y; U; P5 j3 ?- X　　be down-to-earth
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; P: v# w* [, g" `3 r4 |! K$ p　　脚踩两只船

5 \; ?5 ?: C% W, [/ {4 n　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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, ~6 `* p! t0 S' @% S3 E  ^　　君子之交淡如水

! {0 \3 s$ _# W( n　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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1 l/ @+ `  X0 `　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　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

5 {) Q' @" i) s3 {　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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1 y" _+ X0 J$ c$ y　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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) }7 ~. S% v; X　　名利双收
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' @$ p: I/ L4 Q2 n5 a2 T　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

5 S7 C6 ~) G0 x! n; ~, r6 T　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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/ |/ S  d  z" s% E, s6 o　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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+ e7 T' Y* u- X8 [- H1 [' E3 F　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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6 g- F9 I$ C, _　　谋事在人，成事在天
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2 P: g3 v0 ~3 b　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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) f3 F0 {( r1 K; Z* h　　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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　　抛砖引玉
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" W6 g# W8 \$ u/ L1 m　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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$ c6 v: I% a& ?7 o- l　　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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' k9 w; {( j( ?7 V　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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4 }$ q/ U0 Y1 f" o6 A　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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# k7 z& U0 V: Y. i! f3 W" Z7 _/ g　　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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) _; {& F+ m- Y# m( H; d　　前事不忘，后事之师

4 C6 j7 N% a- Q+ {; W　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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. g) y# u7 v7 `. m; \8 t7 s　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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7 q+ W3 z1 n. F　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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7 q1 E; t4 u7 V. }7 |! j　　瑞雪兆丰年

8 F, o* k3 B  ]% g6 n% w　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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$ ^# p% k9 L9 v8 o+ i" Q. P　　人逢喜事精神爽

( x# x4 t' b* g6 B7 z　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

9 d3 l3 j0 Y1 r. M: x　　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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) e) `2 a) _. k9 ]! U　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

* }( Y  }8 @$ e' \* x4 s1 q( _2 T- c* f　　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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　　a blessing in disguise;

3 f/ p2 v; M5 L8 `　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

  W5 N) X  X1 U. Y　　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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: E2 ^) N; p' p3 K0 G# A　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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+ g4 T4 r; }) C- r　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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) r1 T* m9 F, {  m　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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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
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! U$ }# X+ F" ^; T" v9 h& ?5 h5 {　　实话实说

0 l. |6 @# @0 u! E! M　　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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/ g0 U8 v. H/ Q8 J# v" Z　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

  v5 r5 b! o. b- P, L7 c+ V　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

) W. T) p: B# P* ?% l2 T6 l6 n　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

, p' k) P9 Z1 T. x3 U. z) w3 ^2 Z5 }　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

) N! Z- j: n2 ?( K& y　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

　　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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" s0 j: j2 P5 ~6 P  Y# d1 b3 Z　　无风不起浪

& ]: q8 C6 o9 N8 Q4 I# P　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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' e! p& v6 v, W, v# ~　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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# H* b1 r+ J0 L# [: U: w3 F" h2 x　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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5 S8 s4 k& |' y- \　　心想事成
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* @, w! l( V. ]4 I5 i　　May all your wish come true

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

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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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  Q( X& k, V' ?  K5 s1 d　　先下手为强

　　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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. X4 m, [: y" I$ S　　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

　　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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　　严以律己，宽以待人

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　　有情人终成眷属
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! T0 \5 C! v/ e* Q　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

8 d4 K' _; g- l　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

! o; v) w( F9 l9 T　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

5 m! T& `( K, D4 p　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　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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0 d( @8 A  M: e6 G6 m$ Y* [　　欲速则不达
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' c" E9 C( v, ]% V6 L( \) y　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

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& _% r7 B# j' L　　英雄所见略同

7 |4 r1 h! G( X4 K　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

1 B( ]% j  q8 `- s0 n8 ^　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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  I) W; B2 z9 W- Q　　冤假错案
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2 ]2 J2 e7 b# |5 k2 M  J4 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

　　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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  F$ K1 R8 _( _- Q8 P; G　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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3 B" H& V$ W/ j- c　　target of public criticism

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  n1 C7 e* T* d6 ]　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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9 g: z# |4 m, e$ W( [　　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。