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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- U' Z, v' E- e　　Love me, love my dog.

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/ z: T. [  i# C  }1 a/ ~　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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) D' m& X7 o( }4 L6 x　　Seeing is believing.

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　　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
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; [; H) N$ ~0 L) @9 M( a( J" V　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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% @( e, n# ?9 N: o) X0 A9 c　　不遗余力

  X( ^1 S1 ?( L, [. R7 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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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

4 q  L  H5 j  A% y8 L. p" y0 L　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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5 j( \( `, v3 X! f5 u$ @) k　　大事化小，小事化了

8 |' P9 m1 X5 d- K* v　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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* `) {$ g& V& D( w　　大开眼界

) G' U  ^$ n" E  \　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

: U" o' C, q2 G0 {& K　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

! }# \7 `6 d/ R& q6 n- @　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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3 X) X5 |0 E' z　　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

" H+ c( H1 e0 g& T, i( W* I　　harmony brings wealth;
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  [4 t- p: k' O0 r　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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2 s9 _( `) I" J2 M* W; \0 x+ o9 s　　never too old to learn

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2 ?/ Y( o( I8 h) J/ ~/ i, L　　既往不咎
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& ^# ~* k6 H* w2 C　　let bygones be bygones

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' t* t& b; A8 s. C* t　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

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9 O' o4 J1 L9 ?; a5 f3 `4 q- m　　be down-to-earth

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6 [, M7 ~2 k# G/ {+ |7 b: Q7 L& {　　脚踩两只船

　　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
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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　　礼尚往来

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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5 \- T3 c5 c) v　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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# C7 l1 g  S9 s: Q$ ~　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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: S( b7 j* d/ @　　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
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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　　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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" \/ o! ?7 ^9 ]/ f8 V3 D% O　　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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　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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% e' ~! S# g1 f' R2 H: O　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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& w( S2 ]$ n  X# h  L5 A　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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! t$ ^: o) I! f8 K8 r: S# g7 r3 @　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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6 _$ C9 e* k. X  H' a　　前事不忘，后事之师

, h+ z, j" F% F  d1 w9 ]　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　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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% R% O2 V! `" U8 G' ~　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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4 l2 k0 D2 n1 E+ b& d' U, d: Q　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　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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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

( _* U8 c+ p/ v% o( m, e　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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6 i' `, k( [4 y! V　　世外桃源
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4 u; t3 D4 S$ ~　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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5 T' e* P( q7 m3 {0 B0 t- B( Z　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

7 s: Y$ w! Z* 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;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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2 \6 M, M' ?( S9 A　　三十而立

0 n0 g( z+ C9 _4 R* K　　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

$ ^. |( X5 K0 c　　A ship rises with the tide

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; S# {4 p1 ?) H  ~+ y( |　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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7 @) F0 i0 |1 W6 m; U/ q　　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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) t' k' L2 S& v# u& o* U) w- k　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

& `" D8 _, e0 l3 M  D( q6 j5 L　　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
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　　韬光养晦

; r% O3 _3 S! a1 t8 y5 l: D　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

0 K+ r0 `' p, |1 [) u; |　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

" _2 O' i' N5 [) Y+ e　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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% i; Y" N- e4 ?　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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+ v* h. @6 `2 z6 g9 b/ m# {, D　　跳进黄河洗不清
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' @7 G7 ]5 r% J　　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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% w: W' E2 w$ K. E+ ^　　歪风邪气

# U3 E) k! x  G( e( ?　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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! L7 Y8 f2 H) F. x4 r5 e8 t　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　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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: X* b! y! h2 |* P# w1 Z; d4 H　　无中生有

# H/ ?, y, i: d" S　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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2 N5 G" u2 b( @: u! f　　无风不起浪

; N+ @8 f$ A+ O9 y/ z  I9 v　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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+ K9 {4 x3 ?  c　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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# d4 ?9 T8 n+ h+ D2 D　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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/ c1 V# I% l& l6 g( t7 O　　先入为主
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. H# N: r2 g. }$ f4 X　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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# u2 m, l- E& q8 K5 [  g9 T) `/ W　　先下手为强
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　　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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　　现身说法
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　　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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6 f& ?4 Y0 u' `　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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" M4 E4 u$ a1 [0 e　　严以律己，宽以待人
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/ a/ z$ f* r7 K4 A$ G4 Y　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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3 F& y4 C( B, _" Q' n% d　　有情人终成眷属

  X* m( ~1 z0 y5 I* p9 Q　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　a man of insight83

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& z! ?+ q7 @& V　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

% o! ^, j4 s: F3 W　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

; U0 f4 C; I! O3 _# h" p" q8 L　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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' T" X% u1 J$ p5 c1 ~　　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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　　欲速则不达

! O# Y7 Y3 K$ P- `% H　　Haste makes waste.
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2 S! |! C% G4 K- B　　More haste, less speed.
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. R4 ?4 t( R4 H" D- l　　优胜劣汰

% {0 L3 p/ Z5 u7 H　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

) O5 u7 t9 L! X2 q　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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) c/ {( E, {8 p/ C# a　　冤假错案
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6 O1 e* U1 _* K: w　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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" E' i1 w. Z$ ~) Y- u  O2 S　　一言既出，驷马难追
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6 e: \" T0 _! W) P　　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

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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, W/ l6 n5 o& x* t! s　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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% b' Q: \- y. i0 g　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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9 ^: U1 s* {9 v3 r　　纸上谈兵

# V# W$ A+ H; u3 I' t' S  b2 ^　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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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

　　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。