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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　　Love me, love my dog.

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( U# z4 Y2 R8 r0 ]+ Y9 t* X　　百闻不如一见

8 M4 O4 {9 P; D% T% {5 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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, Z0 v( d. _2 I. Q) W　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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3 s- N% m' I- Q# V  {6 |) C　　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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! x' k- X% S( x4 \: J　　不打不成交

" U& j7 @4 G0 v2 Q　　No discord, no concord.

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( g1 K  p: g3 C" j# E9 S) r  ]　　拆东墙补西墙
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6 Q' S5 d1 Z, w　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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4 o* {* M5 ^) I; n( b+ o% J　　辞旧迎新
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  Z& Q; u) ^7 v. M3 {. {　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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$ R/ t/ u( b* D　　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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. e/ J/ T% X; o8 m9 z　　大开眼界

  t$ L+ |/ |: T/ h0 k  x* ~　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

. k, m) Z' I7 {# W　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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7 g5 ]( W( |) A4 Y6 j: b　　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;

' Q8 z( w+ |8 ~3 O" ?, T  ]　　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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7 f( ?$ z/ c( f5 C　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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; p/ o; Q' f4 }4 V: Y　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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! Q/ k9 S  V! _　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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3 R/ l! x  b: I1 D+ f* F6 p　　脚踏实地
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* ~! r; u+ t5 y1 B1 j9 E　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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$ N, a9 S" n% v5 K8 F% t　　君子之交淡如水
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7 N; \- V9 {! _) t  L　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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) _$ J1 W, x" i/ z! O7 U　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

/ ?2 H7 C) c! t0 _% N　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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7 v! Y0 r2 l6 d　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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8 C' g; `6 h3 u% r　　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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　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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1 Z9 _+ i5 V# p2 n+ ?2 ~- x. `; [. D　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

6 |" F8 J2 q3 R9 W: v- D　　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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" D/ R' p) ]/ Z2 A) n9 E　　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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$ M$ z+ n+ J  m　　破釜沉舟
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% E  T( i6 n3 `# U& p! @' U- y, O　　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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( u8 G' J8 g  J" R# c　　take the preemptive opportunities
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6 V" T& M. Q- E3 A: _　　巧妇难为无米之炊

1 S  O5 d$ h6 _+ [7 b4 f* T　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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1 g/ f0 G) A* b5 p2 K" [. D3 y　　千里之行始于足下

$ ^* L2 e" e- T) H% T2 i( _　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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' o: P- m5 |  X# q0 m　　前事不忘，后事之师
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- P( c/ f% t: ?& ]1 o　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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7 ~: s, n# C' L. s　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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! F; R: U' ^+ b! l; ]　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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4 S( p0 t; g! Z9 ?/ Y' z　　强龙难压地头蛇

" @3 d& S! I7 z. H& C+ a: c　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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7 N) K6 f! D2 b) W　　瑞雪兆丰年

/ n/ H$ ?& v" d6 }, ]. H! H　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　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

　　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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　　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;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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4 v- q1 @  z# r　　三十而立

% w3 l& _2 A3 y) N/ P: S　　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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4 @# ]7 n5 t5 C7 j. }5 w; v　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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0 `, Q5 k7 e8 h　　杀鸡用牛刀

' z, B& ~* a; J. k7 X/ }7 x　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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6 E2 S# [& v7 u5 [- Y& _$ E　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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  @1 M' t" k! o) m　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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" F; P. i2 G' h( }* B　　实话实说
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' p9 ~; Q: d- c& t　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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9 t# ~4 v+ q% t1 |6 i7 y　　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
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　　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
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

8 M* }" w: h$ A" o　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

* ]4 O/ r' |# W3 a+ P; o* f" N4 u　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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- R, F4 z. j4 Q7 Z　　物以类聚，人以群分
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$ `( C$ \- j3 ^　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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4 M" K) }, t& L' W7 e% x　　唯利是图
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$ R1 J. O( x! A% v6 Z3 Q　　无中生有
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: V0 r' K4 C. R) @0 g7 E* T　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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$ n) u2 v$ \6 d1 J　　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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* z2 G* G3 A4 X- H9 S: C. w5 S! }　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

0 y/ p9 Q5 f4 @6 |2 L* e5 E2 E　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

　　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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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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/ T8 ], t, V! `. G　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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3 ]% k% v! e& \　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

) y8 i/ y2 I8 s0 K　　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

2 e0 A0 m; D! ^　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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# ^1 |1 w( t. T' w, L　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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. T6 a2 k% \; |9 f% {0 l$ l' d& m" \　　a man of insight83
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7 J* W# h4 p: f4 J; j& ]　　bold but not crafty84

: _! |7 S& d" v　　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
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　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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1 ]! H+ U9 j+ ]( i　　因材施教

" E9 |( |+ R* |! Q1 Y$ o! |* U* k　　teach students according to their aptitude
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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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　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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0 h2 N  g& Y. k  o4 j2 M　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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' Z! ~8 ^2 l, x. D5 A　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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. B5 K) P$ u$ ]/ p6 [" s8 N　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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! E9 f* n- B( s, N$ {5 @# N+ Z　　冤假错案

3 D  e  b: x8 Y1 `2 D- D) P　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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9 y# Z6 R; A0 r# d$ C( v　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

7 \( }8 R- R, S/ }4 N　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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  {- e& j! [# v9 H. K" z2 |　　招财进宝

% P8 [  p( o2 u1 K2 c: O7 A　　bring in wealth and treasure

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, A  L4 L6 }" h# X9 [1 t3 m　　纸上谈兵

9 z( S: d# P- I0 b" Z, P9 l) m　　be an armchair strategist

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　　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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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。