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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. c0 s! A1 i: Y! n$ P' e+ c: {　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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" K& k: U; a# ~2 K　　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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　　笨鸟先飞

) ?+ y4 p' M! ]+ T4 _9 j# \1 d5 i9 B　　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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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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3 Q- g! O1 X* H6 P$ D　　拆东墙补西墙

& A2 m+ k9 e$ J" D7 |. h, k, |　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

6 h: Z2 T+ P% ]/ \　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

3 {% D6 \! q& E& |  I& p( k　　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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0 z4 E0 A) O( T8 L　　too much is as bad as too little

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/ A7 ^! M2 [: ^　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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0 q" M  ^8 Q  q% g" v0 p　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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9 c2 F7 H* T' E1 d　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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# v! I4 O) k* z; {; c　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

. s5 U) R" E  H" ^+ q- t　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

" e  e! H, W: r6 b　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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7 k! J; k( C& @! M7 l& L  X　　There are spots even on the sun.
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& F* y  S* T, p9 y1 g2 l" \　　金玉满堂
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2 e  O; I! ~  D! |; ^6 g* U　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　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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0 b% c* O9 G4 @　　君子之交淡如水
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! b, W# Q0 x6 D0 @　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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9 Z# w7 S# O( D  d* e% I8 L　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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- ]0 Z" y! z) N　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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; S  G: `8 v4 p9 H4 J  c7 J& l/ i　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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. u+ l- A: W8 a: a0 x* J　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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* ^4 k7 D* M2 |  Y- F3 A　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

( ]: w& W" q: ]2 P$ @4 y; T  m　　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

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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9 y" p& G& Z) J+ @$ {: @% D　　谋事在人，成事在天
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7 _8 d3 M6 [; a) X　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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6 k+ B3 h' K/ ?9 Z2 H5 Z6 g9 [　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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  @4 x+ h9 c% F" z" Q+ S! @　　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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1 c$ N& J$ I( m. o0 M: w, ^　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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; T3 U" j' m8 y1 u* h* O3 t  c　　破釜沉舟
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# Y7 N; W# c/ s0 Q0 H/ {　　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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, U9 @: s. p  c7 U$ u　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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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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' [: g) K, n# y. a9 M, ]　　前事不忘，后事之师
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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# F# W" f" p5 H! Q; L& g　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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7 g, u; X2 T! \( [　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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1 c$ Q; q# z7 ]5 k+ b# A/ r　　人逢喜事精神爽

7 G) ~, r, Q2 r- X- C　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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+ X5 J3 c$ g) I- l$ l　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

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　　世外桃源

2 j3 _2 E& i/ {7 [" }+ e, n* s3 g& x　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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% I0 a& V0 b( H* M3 J1 L& Q　　人之初，性本善

. G7 ]+ K$ A" u3 G3 j3 N0 x　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

3 m- y% G5 w$ L8 c, o( V4 j　　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;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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　　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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: i) P$ E0 f+ [" v) M　　水涨船高

" v4 S; {) F4 D7 x: C7 ~1 w　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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% D$ `- V' h8 X　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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, A4 a. v, t* V3 ?" e% z　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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) _! J9 B8 m+ Q* Z　　说曹操，曹操到

# w* ^& M( |5 f; _. o　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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; z) L! m2 G- Z# M) Y2 t7 y　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

* _2 b/ V! A" k* t; N$ ?　　韬光养晦

　　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
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　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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: j$ w& ^4 {& _& a* }% T2 J( {　　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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　　歪风邪气

# T# c3 U' Z3 R& C- {　　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

. Y: J2 ^: a) Q( h% Y* J' I　　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
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' L/ M( ?$ \1 Z4 N6 |5 Q　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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8 k: b6 F' p+ n8 [  P　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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2 J$ G- I; w8 W  F# b, Z　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

2 J! e& p: w& f4 v　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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  k, V  p& r/ N: K' [　　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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+ @0 Z- r7 G% a+ l3 m　　先入为主

8 U8 U: C! l: Z6 ]' R4 E- j　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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+ y$ E- B* u8 _$ q/ r0 W5 k0 w! A6 `　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

1 `" U1 B* u. b* {: Y4 P　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

( b0 j' j' m% J* Z, A! E. O　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

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　　息事宁人

/ y5 |; |3 {. F6 s3 u　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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+ x; x4 V1 i' d6 \　　循序渐进
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0 c9 x7 w" G, ]; j" Q　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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* f8 a( }% D- C　　有识之士

: t! A1 K% Q- a5 J" G　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

$ }% U! I9 Y2 R  L# T8 j5 Z　　有缘千里来相会

- [# s3 Y' y2 j, N% O2 n; k) ~. {　　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
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" c5 t+ o# \2 G+ l　　以人为本

/ O5 Q& J$ F6 c　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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% G. e; ?$ ?. i0 B+ y2 [/ G　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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# i2 E/ R2 o) b) \7 [4 x　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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1 D4 ~2 S: N; J- I6 P4 \4 R　　优胜劣汰
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# D* B9 ?* r( h% D: D. O　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

" o& y/ ^2 u, {3 z; ]9 \　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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6 d* s! {9 O1 j. a+ ~! T　　冤假错案
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# ~# f& |* f/ x2 ], x2 E* X　　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

+ f& C0 t) `( p　　A promise is a promise.

- J( P8 o# S( I/ d　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

6 f* l" g2 \9 R  n　　bring in wealth and treasure

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6 n) G2 m7 L+ q6 A　　债台高筑

% p% @$ h7 U, B　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

( v  g3 p: [3 p1 e　　target of public criticism

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2 r+ M/ X4 i; D* y　　纸上谈兵

. ~: l7 v0 U& n1 A) `6 N6 q7 _　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

8 m# o3 R; Y8 a- j" O7 w7 W0 x- O5 L( r　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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# R' f' B) n8 {; ]　　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。