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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3 G) P, E+ O' r% Z& S* I3 a) w. D( W) B　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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3 [) w7 `7 e  z* D2 j; |$ E　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

; K) s1 K9 j- F( M3 q+ K　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　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 c$ |8 T! ^. l5 C# Z　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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" V# I* P8 [7 |; ]; [! p! a9 _　　不遗余力
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9 p8 e( Z  O: o* z7 g　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

6 B# M' ]7 W5 l/ P% C8 H　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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5 J: }' `0 R8 M3 q2 K8 B* l　　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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: z  A8 v$ R6 g; a; R, J! e　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

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　　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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& \  M( ^) W. o0 G( M7 T6 ?1 b' b3 g　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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0 x' y% U7 Z9 M! ^　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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+ E$ E2 A* \3 c8 C　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　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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8 [- s  Q9 T4 e　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

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% \) {% y+ q7 g  _: T* x3 L5 S- F　　金玉满堂

/ G4 ]1 i6 n3 V/ c( F8 [$ e　　Treasures fill the home.

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3 R/ N5 X* ?5 y　　脚踏实地

, P8 j# Y( o6 d# w7 f7 ]' e　　be down-to-earth

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' U+ b7 K+ q7 K" b　　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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　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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# T8 t  t  v+ }( j  Q6 Q0 g3 h; H　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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- S" `5 o8 O' d1 l  V  Q* o　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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# K& @( S# F/ E1 I) ~, h3 S9 v- I　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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' s7 s2 T+ q# ~　　马到成功
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9 k4 [  K6 P" ?　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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# f' L+ [0 i3 ?2 ~' ^　　名利双收

: B! m" w* E2 O　　gain both fame and wealth
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/ J7 O6 d$ t" s/ x　　茅塞顿开

, r; C2 v1 K* q. w$ M+ ]　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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$ x. q0 l3 ?3 g) J　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　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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: x) T; D" R/ ^) J/ A2 C. B　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

: [; o9 s7 f7 Y% J% |' d& e　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　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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5 ^" N- E( |* n" w) Y- G' h! H　　破釜沉舟

, ~9 ^. l1 b+ B) R7 S, N6 p　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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1 S7 n& t  T% v: h: g* ^# j　　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' r/ G1 k: Y( @2 g, ~' c- |# t　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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  g. Z+ H0 n4 o; H) K' b　　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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　　强龙难压地头蛇

" B- A' D1 O# w' M! j9 [　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

. \- G* [" p- q3 K$ x5 ~7 b　　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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; S- ?9 A5 d4 \' ?　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　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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. Y+ a% ?( x2 k" r4 U  C　　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
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) w) D  d) k, W. N# V* Q　　a blessing in disguise;

4 s4 n' c/ q/ i# M1 b4 g　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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& l9 ]" |1 p* C　　三十而立
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( @/ u0 z# o+ P　　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
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" ~- h, ~/ P( ]) s　　A ship rises with the tide
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! e+ i/ [+ _1 P; l　　时不我待

: j8 p$ g3 s! c# k# d) b　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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" s0 I" W1 S! k" R( h　　说曹操，曹操到
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+ D# L; {- a5 o  f/ _　　speak of the devil

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" @2 K1 ^) s5 o# l, c　　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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3 C( z/ Q) l. v1 M( J: B4 |　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

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. k3 f! y4 j0 ?& j9 Q, n; F　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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! s) x) F1 A; o+ p2 g　　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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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　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
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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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　　无风不起浪

" V9 Q* C* D# u3 D9 j　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

6 L0 L: j/ m" p  ?　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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1 s" t6 |5 O* m: |& b　　新官上任三把火
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! I% b. z5 y+ O　　蓄势待发
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' @) Z4 W; ?1 @5 _　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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- Q9 p. E) O+ h  |# E6 W9 p　　心想事成

" H4 h. D, Y, }5 R　　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

; |% a! ?3 o% N* T! L2 `2 T3 u　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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0 Y4 J+ R/ g% E+ q) _　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

9 t% q$ o4 t8 S6 Z　　The best defense is offense.

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- K4 p4 t- ?) d" p　　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

　　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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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* e6 D/ {0 X* O0 p　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

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6 h3 s1 B! k0 I, p　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

+ _# W: V! X! B+ {5 U　　与时俱进

, @& \* w: O2 ^) o# U# m- c" i　　keep pace with the times86
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# b6 p; t; ~6 r　　以人为本
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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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' ~) H8 j& t% X% `　　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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　　优胜劣汰

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　　英雄所见略同
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( W! ]' w: X3 o; R$ k　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

& s- E/ C+ K# G- n　　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.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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/ V- |3 |0 [$ y% R+ v4 c* c- c2 M5 U　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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( l. E$ [1 _- f5 M5 p　　众矢之的

6 @; {+ O' r7 ~! F5 W5 m. |　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

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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。