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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9 y$ O+ |$ q, ~: V- X1 l　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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2 R8 ^. Y8 S! R　　百闻不如一见
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& Q% t% g1 M8 ?1 y0 C9 o　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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8 v# _/ h9 u$ |0 t0 q7 C$ u" M　　比上不足，比下有余

6 L3 O' g$ d: z! X9 A8 E) N% A　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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9 W4 _4 [0 [0 r! B0 ]% J! c! W, v　　笨鸟先飞
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7 }/ n/ k) l$ ^' _' g5 h　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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' t& p. ^, g9 C' p6 U9 e　　不打不成交
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$ s, Q7 F8 N2 W; C3 \- G% K( v  E- M　　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

* [2 I- l$ V  k　　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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# |* a+ L5 E+ H6 i! b( i　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

5 X( N% w' p3 Y* ~' G% H' X; a　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

4 C  f( w* `4 U- Z　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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9 p+ l$ t. I) M' j% K  z% g　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

$ J  J, m& t- ^, q4 L4 p; {& c1 \3 d　　Bad news travels fast.
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1 E$ Q1 p' k" R: c/ f+ E　　和气生财
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　　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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) {. I, d' n& E. S　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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8 ~; ~! Y' y# Y- E3 ~　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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0 ^: L/ Y; B! p; R/ H4 Z　　金玉满堂

5 w/ u' s( n5 `  {: s. W: K2 T　　Treasures fill the home.

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$ f( S+ h4 K/ @4 O) ]6 ?　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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' l" i( ~8 u) W　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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! {$ o# o9 E+ R5 D/ g　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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6 K! i9 }7 y" ]7 `' A　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

4 \( p0 e- ]2 {0 T　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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" Q5 u( A- {, W　　马到成功

* v$ r, Q+ c( o　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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. W3 C+ D3 t$ V　　名利双收

  `6 g; J, p- l. R" j　　gain both fame and wealth

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% u) U# ~; m8 a/ z- o- c9 M　　茅塞顿开
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, K5 c, D; b; u/ F　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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) s$ [) q* O0 M8 ?- @2 J　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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9 S- s% e( \5 V8 |# `　　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

8 S' a; q7 p- o' {# m. N　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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1 t1 [) s, ]: |# U　　弄巧成拙

　　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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$ F$ y2 d% d/ E  u　　抛砖引玉
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. H8 O* ~5 b$ O1 Q4 p　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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　　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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+ M7 q  H' d- a( V+ u% G% T　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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+ G* X8 N7 \, B% ?  h, E　　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

* `  F& {/ R* P& k) u　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

; {7 ?7 y& S0 d2 c　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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' q% U) Y' D2 l4 j0 O　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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6 O* |) _8 P: M8 |) {# D/ }　　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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1 O! n$ D' N1 }+ R/ Y+ f4 x8 r　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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3 p7 ^+ `4 ^% ?5 s0 |! t　　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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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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3 W* E" `% r  {1 h　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

; u6 R2 }& }$ @8 F1 a　　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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  @* W$ o! I+ \) j2 T* @8 e　　a blessing in disguise;

& ^! r  f0 _( \8 l　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

3 N% [& O3 c# i" u& {" ~" @　　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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/ Z2 K0 r, d: \; p　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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) V$ E- W. B4 {/ m　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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, }2 C8 K* `) I& c( f* S& r　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　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

5 R( {2 y2 E" j! P: D　　speak of the devil
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, p  ?  [$ ]% g6 N　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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4 P* E; S# s/ P1 Q- L/ \  o　　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

　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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+ B8 q* Z3 [/ G6 k' T) q　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

* ~7 g3 i# r* y  l! t6 l　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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- s8 W: }7 Y/ h* K　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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  o6 r* @  v+ ~% J$ E　　歪风邪气
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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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　　望子成龙
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8 e, y$ p8 O$ U9 t3 i$ i" o1 `　　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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　　无中生有

8 ^! p4 N) ^: n' T4 c　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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3 o# H8 r& r9 C1 u& q7 K　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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' V7 l) q  j! D3 T% y; Y　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

8 ]1 B& `) {9 P7 J% f　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

# n4 A# _' r9 F( \9 y3 \　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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9 D9 N3 }5 T0 b  ^" |　　心想事成

* l* `6 c: Y) X: K　　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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( K& _2 r( d; B　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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/ {8 J7 H1 ?. t* S; g0 O/ Y, e　　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
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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  W; D9 F! L% X- [　　息事宁人

, u8 |; A; [' Q3 ?' B# ]0 o　　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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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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& @$ z! a- V( g- C2 r& m3 k# v　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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5 s) K  R! p$ s, h　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

, Q3 r3 ?( Z3 M5 b* D& i2 f% g　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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" X9 E  O6 M: {/ X9 {, _7 G  ]/ z- x　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

  m' G3 M9 d" _  `5 _　　有识之士

, K1 C0 t4 c& a& L% y　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

$ u6 K9 [* r3 B　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

* H9 f5 ]" t  E' w0 V　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

; D/ D- ^; Q, ?/ y　　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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* w3 @0 M( _, m3 S0 G  ~$ e6 h　　欲速则不达
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2 \8 T. j7 t, C; w+ y6 N1 z　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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5 q1 r2 c1 d' ~- A: R' q" k　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

$ q: X4 _9 w' c( ]# V# @. t& t/ M　　Great minds think alike.
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( h* C# r* B6 H# Q$ ?0 H& u　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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　　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
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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. n2 E2 p" Q# l1 b& v: f　　债台高筑
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! h+ R0 a% Z( c. B9 ?. o　　become debt-ridden

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0 o$ W6 Q0 Y: x( p4 h+ H　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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; |, S; v. m) X* N# e　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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+ T1 f5 L; ^; d" y9 A6 [　　纸包不住火

4 o2 E* P  U* q$ j, q4 T1 u% M　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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. y* c3 G4 O/ L. u: H　　What's done by night appears by day.

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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。