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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0 D9 {6 r- n. T　　百闻不如一见

3 e  X7 l( C; J1 \0 M　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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% y- q: m' e4 V# Q3 e& a　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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* Q* Y, B" r$ B$ l: [. U- |　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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  r" v  x1 @2 p' c5 n/ |" e　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

  N4 o! _! L& N. P, _% G. S　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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% U3 n1 }; C9 Q$ c% A4 B  Z0 X　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

　　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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3 b! A- h- q% c* S3 X　　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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　　国泰民安
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8 x0 o) V- t# c* w9 x5 c　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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6 ]' ^" c/ |7 Z  w　　过犹不及

　　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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$ R" u7 {: w8 R7 u5 I& I9 X" G　　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

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

/ p9 {. }+ \2 ]  O: m6 B　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　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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　　let bygones be bygones
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% _  G+ Q; X. {5 F+ H* M　　金无足赤，人无完人

# H2 N! y6 C7 V$ N, M% ]( z; b　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

' s# M6 D( L3 G8 \　　Treasures fill the home.

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8 ~: c- Q  ?3 g2 N0 b$ ]　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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1 y, I6 X$ ^* }) b% ]. Y" c　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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# h7 {% p0 c$ c* A: [　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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2 p8 Q# p3 ?2 `" |0 g　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

( ]# V# P3 G, p7 v( P　　gain both fame and wealth

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8 X2 P4 w5 h5 c! q- B　　茅塞顿开

2 t7 U1 n$ u" }  ?% S　　be suddenly enlightened

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. {0 |  T- S7 C2 }; ]( y) _　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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5 Q" ]1 e2 d7 q, o) j" j: U  d　　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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: k9 ?1 t, h0 L  B* q　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

  |4 X$ I1 g5 H" Z　　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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　　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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/ ^# u: @( }9 O/ f: v8 S8 G& j　　破釜沉舟
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　　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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8 s- W$ G% A* Z3 j, c9 c9 f　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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& d* h! \; O+ J2 {+ ~　　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

　　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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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3 |1 r+ k3 h5 Z9 N) h$ g3 m　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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" [9 P5 O3 ^% @　　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
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

7 |: ]+ T* V7 [2 W; C' J0 y7 H　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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2 T# t  ]# |& q% f  D　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　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;

% s+ W+ s* n/ ^, p( g　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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: m# A# R+ T/ i1 O　　三十而立

　　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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2 @! X. t$ C/ k  t　　水涨船高
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, W8 w1 T/ n3 D" s. N1 [, Z, A　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

# z1 m7 T- R* `( W7 p# \) K/ V　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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/ Q- a0 R5 q+ j! N4 H) w　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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1 s, G& n) {: q' |　　实事求是

! O2 D% l. c: d6 c: |* D; H　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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. v# H. `9 h/ N' P　　说曹操，曹操到
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  g4 {- a" [# Z! E& r　　speak of the devil
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/ K6 y8 f# m2 N' N" z  Q- ?　　实话实说

　　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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$ p$ S, m; U* n; G! @　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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3 R9 r: r# d& s! [$ _2 a+ H8 w3 G　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

7 ^+ F3 {) k0 L0 G　　天有不测风云
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1 b5 x; ?6 [# w5 M) V9 q/ Y　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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7 x/ s! C  W0 r( Z# p　　Unity is strength.
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" F- \/ {4 v2 o% u5 q) O6 G　　跳进黄河洗不清
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/ R# D( c& m$ ]  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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  P4 c: B+ `: Z) S　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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" v" B! v0 z( m/ Y$ h　　物以类聚，人以群分

) w8 R% {7 [$ d* W　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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# `# B1 f2 z7 Y* \. g+ u" i, J　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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, t  y! j  R  U, E3 [  `- r3 C　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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1 [0 u. y7 N4 o& Y　　无风不起浪

! s9 n3 a5 I" Z# U　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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- L/ f' z* @2 U. k2 C7 `8 G' j　　徇私枉法

1 D. h! ]5 k5 c! g3 ^　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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: ^4 C, [/ Y) o- z5 F3 l5 p　　a new broom sweeps clean

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" |( M9 s: v9 F% \+ W　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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: ?/ r; r  m6 T$ D　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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4 o, n" z* i2 X" i9 u5 X6 V　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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6 G. Y( |2 C! _9 y$ l* P6 k& T　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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9 [& {! y( O7 f3 t　　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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　　ants on a hot pan
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　　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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　　循序渐进
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, K3 F( I# I8 o: M　　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

/ d3 W* {4 m0 l　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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2 G' x7 q- _4 q/ [2 D! y! R& J3 s　　有情人终成眷属
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3 n: i$ d7 \  V9 p' C　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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7 `5 d1 w1 g5 ?! Q- c+ B　　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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　　以人为本
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　　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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9 r" A. _. ^; n4 |6 M' q( }　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

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　　优胜劣汰
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# b3 L3 ?8 l/ n  {8 B　　survival of the fittest
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+ ~/ X# e" y1 G  A, v6 e　　英雄所见略同
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% c$ S) K, W2 ]5 z2 h% E  f　　Great minds think alike.
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6 o- ?2 Z+ Z- k2 R0 P" K　　冤家宜解不宜结

# h" I1 p) f5 N: C　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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9 U. z8 \; |+ M- O& u　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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" U& v+ I/ b  h　　一言既出，驷马难追

4 ~: m( J6 B' B' w　　A promise is a promise.
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　be an armchair strategist
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& ]. M/ H3 Q3 ?" C' I4 T　　纸包不住火

: M  I; l3 f; Q( l( g6 ~　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

' ?7 p+ c0 x2 h& n  v　　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。