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

! F4 ]( p8 c" v* m0 U0 {8 p3 Z　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

! S& e5 I/ P: \7 o( }　　One look is worth a thousand words.

& s2 ?" {* G8 E　　Seeing is believing.
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0 W5 v- u9 y. H: w7 M　　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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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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3 E* y: B# i+ q# Q& u. T; ^! Z7 l, u　　不遗余力

  A' C! v- E# |8 f- ~2 k　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

6 ?8 h* x9 @6 a/ }　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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6 i. K, \; V: X. r* W+ p  R　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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; w% I' |) a8 P" c! D' U　　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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# K2 b% s% C( O. N$ s. `" o2 f　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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  P1 M/ |# O' H4 r8 c　　国泰民安

9 `2 X* q& {; \　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

3 B/ b3 i5 y8 r5 T6 ^5 ^　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

6 M$ |3 |9 R5 A6 X8 T3 z) D3 O　　too much is as bad as too little
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; I. @# w4 n1 I# q1 T/ |　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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# `* P! S7 b0 w, V# \: z* U$ U　　once on shore, one prays no more

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' L0 [3 W& |9 R% a　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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' h" k0 K! V/ l; @2 P　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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( W" O% z- ^6 k! h6 m5 S7 {　　活到老学到老
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　　既往不咎
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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- b& w1 D4 H! A- \# d1 R4 }　　There are spots even on the sun.
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/ g3 b$ H+ [( r* X% V5 X　　金玉满堂

- p# |7 l, O. _; \) |　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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" u+ y7 u) s( w9 W' P+ l　　be down-to-earth
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　　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

　　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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6 A  x' v) ?/ W, d3 L　　礼尚往来

7 k; b( [3 z2 i4 k; B0 W　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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2 z2 P0 e3 @% m9 S% y! z$ H# s# i　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

4 }1 [- B( g5 W6 R9 A　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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( U0 S, i0 ?. X. U( ]6 [, l" b$ k1 Q　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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5 J0 L6 W' i4 F# D9 x　　名利双收
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: U+ Z7 m- B/ E$ P) A$ O　　gain both fame and wealth
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; ]' l- w1 ~% a9 n% q5 K( V" u　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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% W/ \8 C* G& v* }3 {; Q4 ]5 [　　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
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& i3 v* J' V! t1 g' z$ n2 T　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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$ [3 ?2 e2 V# i  U+ N　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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, t5 {( \9 M1 b7 E7 K# w　　赔了夫人又折兵

: V$ L8 l6 e' X" o　　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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( \- _. T3 C4 v  Q3 A9 K　　破釜沉舟
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. q/ O  d5 C2 c　　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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　　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
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　　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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　　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

　　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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　　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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* D. P! U! S" o1 p　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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' F7 |8 S! h7 K$ K　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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2 b  {9 a$ j- l( K9 J6 E5 p+ ?: c　　人之初，性本善

' M& \  x' _. y0 V　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

1 D5 U* H# V3 Q; |  L6 I7 k　　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, {/ u" n( z　　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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　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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5 j  W) J- Y. T- E5 Q, E　　时不我待
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, Y9 Y# ^2 M2 Y( I　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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2 G( O( `5 Y, S0 v) @( ]# V　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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/ n7 w# ?# p0 P/ m- K% {4 h　　实事求是

# N8 I% W/ @8 ]) {1 W% a. ?　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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! A: `9 a7 H7 }* E% C: O; U2 i) U　　说曹操，曹操到

1 ^; ^9 _2 M  U: H2 d. Y4 p　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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! |- e) X1 Z1 _" o3 A4 c　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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: o" ?/ |. j! {" w1 H5 N　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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0 e" ?5 {/ S% P8 e' c　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

' Y3 d7 A! b0 B9 Z7 n: p9 J　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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4 v8 J% x1 \  D0 @3 s　　团结就是力量

2 V# T% _* \5 x, j$ U7 x: F. j　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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
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5 {3 R& P/ R% C: P) ^4 J　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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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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! S  G$ z4 @0 ]5 ?; p　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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1 X: o8 J+ m5 _8 u- {$ `　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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6 ~8 i% L6 g' K! t) I( v- G4 E9 b　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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5 q4 f0 ~6 G2 Y　　蓄势待发
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( A9 o! L5 X. L# [' G3 g　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

2 A5 i9 E) n( e2 F& d　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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* D9 Q% c2 s9 C0 {) ~/ V" u　　先入为主

& S$ F! z3 i0 Y　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

7 S6 Q8 V( i6 j1 H: L$ P　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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" K$ e, O$ ]: A9 J! P) k0 q　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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  M8 F( O6 C1 s6 h+ U# m/ p6 T) _　　息事宁人

+ j$ H9 v3 O$ G/ B6 \) a. @　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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4 _$ v+ ]! ]& r　　循序渐进
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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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& I7 ?0 V; O! f' N1 d( [' T* t　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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6 w* u6 d; U. S2 y9 q　　有情人终成眷属
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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+ k; \' T, _% l5 Q2 o$ Q/ W　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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6 {% t4 a$ E! f8 `( ?　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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# _! U% T! h; ^8 t6 F3 ^8 I　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

; [/ G& w3 D7 \  o9 ?+ H8 g5 b　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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　　Haste makes waste.
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( Y5 {6 p; u+ {* k) \$ ~; B1 O9 ?3 J　　优胜劣汰

/ s" M: d% Q, R5 A　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

- @0 Z$ ?: E8 \8 ?6 b/ j　　Great minds think alike.

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. j/ J; b% a+ p' Z8 |: k' l/ p　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

　　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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) ^* S7 Q6 ^2 R, j( x　　A promise is a promise.
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" U2 L' O, ^0 Q7 t- r　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　众矢之的

% W4 U' D' E4 n' ^0 J　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

! p3 H$ n) G7 Z2 _4 W　　be an armchair strategist
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1 l1 l+ C" C# O. [0 K　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

. ?3 q3 g' `( K2 f　　What's done by night appears by day.

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Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。