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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) B; v/ ^1 o# ~6 v' _　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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" ?9 p5 K  S: h/ ~4 R8 e0 \- x7 S' x　　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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5 U3 r/ |: j# a  p; h　　笨鸟先飞
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7 f/ \# `% ]/ N, i  ]! O% b# a　　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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( _, y6 R! T& U" M　　不打不成交

+ e5 q, U' J* T% S　　No discord, no concord.
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  L1 |* F; ?+ X3 d, C' H1 {5 n1 N　　拆东墙补西墙

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7 }1 Q" S8 ~, s/ _9 E  P　　辞旧迎新

# U6 C4 Y& A6 _5 k/ _" p1 ?, B　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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1 O. G/ S; A+ f1 u* Z　　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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　　大开眼界

/ ~" }* l% r8 k7 |$ M; m$ G　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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  b: ]" V8 J( d" ?7 e　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

+ X+ I3 S: {: B$ V　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

6 ?2 r* @4 }3 k* g' O0 ^　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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$ G4 f% P7 }# Y* |* W3 B　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

- F. \4 V3 b; Z; |$ C4 z5 N: _　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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1 |9 n) \+ T6 X. ?9 J+ `　　活到老学到老

$ h$ e+ {1 E/ w0 O3 r　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

4 ?: Q! e9 X2 {7 O　　let bygones be bygones
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1 S2 m7 o) {$ B; G! i0 w% r2 z  b　　金无足赤，人无完人

( q8 b! }/ E. O! r& Y+ P/ M* F　　There are spots even on the sun.

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5 h" f/ e1 [$ z2 Z+ ^　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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6 l9 B) P% K  z　　脚踏实地
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1 N2 M# V3 [* p8 I# T5 M1 G' ?　　be down-to-earth

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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
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) A# V7 K1 _2 f& o- `" M　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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8 Y  q. I, J2 m. W  t1 n( H5 u　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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; n  V7 |" o6 x% S6 _　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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+ ~1 Q8 f0 K4 Z; y0 N& K　　名利双收
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$ ?5 i+ i( |. g　　gain both fame and wealth
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1 c) U& j  A4 f- y. `# r　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

. z5 Z) n' I& y; Z, z/ I, C2 R" h0 t　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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0 v* Z" y# F8 D; `　　每逢佳节倍思亲

2 p6 M3 |9 W" e' B. N　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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6 W3 j) p# m8 e, f4 S" x　　谋事在人，成事在天

6 b% C! x) x5 @, |/ _　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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: `' g$ q% p. M. G0 R& j$ |　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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. w/ p3 V* U- N　　赔了夫人又折兵
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- j% @; s$ ~# R, Z$ d, G　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

0 v% P1 p8 i9 j; K# t　　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
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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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/ m# n/ L- \4 d+ l/ d- U　　抢得先机
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: R; `$ G( f( V6 a8 c. h" k) z% B　　take the preemptive opportunities
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  o" M3 ^8 p- B; F7 Q, A　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　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
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# H- Y. x" k6 r, r, ?6 D　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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* _% X8 Z: J4 k, M　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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! C9 D) ^, v1 `- `　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

& W/ n* Z6 a  |/ B$ I& t+ R' A　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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- V( ~! F5 T: U- w" _. K2 U　　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
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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6 P8 F; X* T; J$ z* K' o　　世外桃源

/ f$ {6 A% M* j　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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( k& Q- e! m5 U& @/ Z6 A　　Humans are born good.

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) ^" \6 k! T4 ^$ g1 `, O　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　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;
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: o% @+ u# H, _$ U( _3 w0 E. T9 b　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

( g0 r. Y% j. 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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7 S# F( d" Y6 X1 t; L　　水涨船高
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( Z/ b4 y- X! Q　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　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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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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( `# H& L& Q/ M; R' z- j　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

; i& Z% z+ j- i7 S　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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1 ?; Z9 o' `7 i2 U9 q, Z- C　　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

, B7 p! E, I; E9 _6 I4 }0 e　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

0 A4 Y6 Q! D( ]　　糖衣炮弹

% K7 G, M+ m/ h% e3 h　　sugar-coated bullets59

0 S, e8 I$ R- a# B　　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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4 E: g5 P+ |  }& ]　　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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$ x2 e1 n* O3 N3 O* ?7 I2 [; F　　歪风邪气

; d: i; p# K( R- d2 Z　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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  Z) a3 F  B# ?" H. J　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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4 ]* U" [) V( x　　望子成龙

/ e8 ^: Y& l  ?. S　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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; E/ A# O) \" |/ N　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪
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　　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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8 w3 c( ]2 G8 ~' Z1 S4 ]　　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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　　心照不宣
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, p) f$ Y' v3 v- i' t　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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3 o: h; q$ q% ^- m7 b, G" e' A　　先入为主

# {" w- l. N5 `$ [: }" K　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

, b3 x9 w( r, Z5 S9 t9 |) W8 a7 s　　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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0 ?3 S; p) @% M　　ants on a hot pan

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4 V* u2 F, F2 ?+ w8 B5 Z* R　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

0 b- @9 u* @7 n8 y　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

. M5 T! ]5 O: D+ u　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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  i" B3 \  \8 l+ C! r. S- L% _1 L　　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

+ n0 Q/ i$ B( m# s  a+ t( ]　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83
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  F6 D- R% N$ @　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

" Y" w- {. L" |/ ]$ Q! w4 g. ?　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

+ p; M% b1 V6 U5 Y3 F　　与时俱进

0 C0 L, I- \* u7 ~* w　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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0 v  n, r2 u0 ?7 r　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

( n! ]+ A( e; Y$ k! `　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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7 |3 O! S+ O" ~/ z& z　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

8 ~0 o3 R6 j9 `+ r9 p' g8 S1 U+ ^# Y2 ]　　More haste, less speed.
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0 i6 V% t. I/ s0 F: D. O　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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/ c5 w! J; H; Q　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

/ c* W% s# s$ o' x) C" D　　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
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　　A promise is a promise.

" I) P' g2 h: J- S　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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$ g+ t5 ~- c$ X6 V: n3 C4 l　　招财进宝

  m& z6 y* l: D' c　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

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8 |3 }% k% b. Z* V% @) u　　众矢之的
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. y& T  @3 H) r5 g- ?  s　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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5 G% k! K" [" |% x8 u　　纸包不住火
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$ s& m$ q# D) i) m( x　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　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。