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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$ g' \9 U6 H/ U& V　　爱屋及乌
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' e1 y" F3 C; f; x  {　　Love me, love my dog.

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' J+ v2 Q8 H9 k+ X　　百闻不如一见
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. }* D  j" f4 v. S, ?　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　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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# K3 z& v" g9 ~　　笨鸟先飞

　　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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　　不打不成交

1 h* f3 \& |! o9 O% a　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

, I8 @: w8 p6 X6 j$ `7 S& b: G; g　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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: e5 T( Y& o4 q" q1 [: {　　辞旧迎新
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　　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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- t' P% H! X$ u9 ~7 r$ M; G  g　　大开眼界

# O; s$ O3 M1 `! W　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　过犹不及
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, f( C* t2 R, H& ]+ v6 `! d　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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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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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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, g/ f) {; k9 P; ^9 |　　和气生财
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7 Y4 _" ~  {& G$ h  L- U) @! f7 h　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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, o! J: t% v4 H2 e4 D　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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5 i; Y4 ?3 a5 O8 U　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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2 X  y: s3 a9 X9 k　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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% T. K: h+ w2 l) U: J7 d　　金玉满堂
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! O9 ]3 s, T5 x. P/ U& |8 u3 P4 w　　Treasures fill the home.

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9 b% t: @2 S9 ~7 c. I　　脚踏实地
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2 q8 M* }0 I  C　　be down-to-earth

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& h5 N2 r1 T  W　　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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) o+ E: s% s& y* @( \% o0 {　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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  [1 A2 g2 s! r) U3 |& R  Q　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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8 a) v7 O, ?7 n+ l$ e: \　　礼尚往来

, ^9 E8 [9 |3 j- Y7 [　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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3 U% U7 e* ?) S4 S3 b　　名利双收

0 |4 \2 r, ]* j( v3 m" k　　gain both fame and wealth
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; a0 ^) E6 L. N" r4 G& D　　茅塞顿开
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8 w9 C  y5 J4 d　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

- U7 k7 m8 u6 B. ~  e　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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, ?$ m6 R' Z4 ]5 v　　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

　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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2 l+ \4 q3 v9 y9 @. R9 C: u2 {　　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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　　抢得先机

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0 p1 ~0 e7 G4 v4 |2 ^: v! S* d　　巧妇难为无米之炊

8 r9 N* x) e- d; {  q　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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9 `5 w7 |% `  K　　千里之行始于足下

6 X; ]0 D$ Q& m　　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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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" l3 P' ]8 W: A# f& G　　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

8 r' x4 ]4 s! ]  p& t5 \; {; P# o+ b　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

" m- |  l0 n8 [3 c% \. X　　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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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

& k6 `8 M) o7 i- [6 _　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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" w( C. j2 ]) r; h　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

* V5 [! X1 c  H4 {; S5 V9 E8 C　　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;

+ Y5 X3 p# v1 |1 T: h  q# C　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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4 A8 l  [* O; p  D　　三十而立
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# P: H+ X' _3 p( }; n" o7 b. B　　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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　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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6 Q1 M8 k$ ^% T! V/ \6 P　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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( M8 q7 P  J1 j! ~, L( ~% S2 x　　实事求是
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　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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% Y; O7 A' z; b( r9 M　　实话实说
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　　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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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

* O+ ]8 k4 H* \! a& p& \　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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2 {: T. L! r- n+ F' X　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

: L$ _/ ]* E; P- g. r  t　　团结就是力量
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! Y8 o) F* e: P- s3 D/ J" P, @" M' ^　　Unity is strength.

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　　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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( p8 w" W" f  H: d6 h- O  }$ a# O　　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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+ M# y1 b, y9 A3 _　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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. X1 {- N( {$ B8 V  [) z) \5 P0 t　　望子成龙

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　　唯利是图
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+ ^) Y' n+ i' k　　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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  e+ L6 _. x$ j8 M- j2 o  B　　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

. t0 s& ~/ N$ \9 E! `　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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5 w: |/ J7 ]. G7 G1 z6 i# N9 v　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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; i; n. d( a: \7 O2 z8 O# N　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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  X- ~& I% H( ~6 w  _　　心想事成
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& ^2 U) K* q' ~4 n9 i% G　　May all your wish come true

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: O4 O4 U! ?- U0 B7 u　　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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# H; D7 _4 ^7 }0 c  W　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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- e) Y' S9 a* o　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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2 M% p4 }! s; {+ x　　现身说法

3 y* G4 E( w% {0 ^/ }　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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5 F/ i# b% G5 b　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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7 Y1 i! B  Z: \* m9 Y' l　　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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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

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' Y# \6 `$ [5 A$ w% R! G: l1 G- Q　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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' R1 J- b8 g' i/ y　　bold but not crafty84
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" ~9 F# J7 T. {& V1 Y: v! u4 x& \4 I　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

* s7 w% k, g! A　　与时俱进
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& {" |' K6 L  H8 b  \. I　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　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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. O0 [) [$ E8 V* `3 j　　欲速则不达

& Z1 j( a6 J1 Y+ c& t　　Haste makes waste.

+ l+ V7 E, ]2 o9 ^　　More haste, less speed.
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- G4 ?! v% t1 p$ L　　优胜劣汰
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; L9 r( f# h6 ]' M' O& m! j　　survival of the fittest

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& M3 ^0 b! l" Q, U/ `　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

& }/ a4 B# ]1 ?2 F, `1 t$ i& |$ u$ z　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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: d  l! z# v: X; q" K) i1 U6 |% f　　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

$ l/ [. O: b# O* M2 k; t6 D2 `　　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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+ L+ b( c6 Z& i　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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  u, \& k0 S2 }, q. g　　become debt-ridden
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　　target of public criticism

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6 r3 l' T0 Q+ k( p　　纸包不住火
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0 l! ?- E, h/ p　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
9 N* W) i, E3 h! [, X6 f
　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

　　左右为难

　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。