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

　　Love me, love my dog.

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, H6 {& E4 |! W4 g2 Z　　百闻不如一见
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3 |4 X" k$ q& t1 y+ P　　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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' k6 C7 c0 g- G. g　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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: \* p) f' m" A; C0 B8 e　　笨鸟先飞
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  }  z: j  N& R$ j* r) x　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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) @& l7 g  v0 M3 e　　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
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　　No discord, no concord.

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: |$ S- K, Y% ~% ~/ B; t5 K　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

# J2 }" D) }7 S/ k- U) H　　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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9 O* w" K& }2 t1 O  P, E* \　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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; a2 G3 Q2 O7 y, j　　大开眼界

4 q+ |8 }: z/ j: S' ]3 |+ [' u　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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7 O/ \, g1 ?9 l5 n+ \　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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/ t6 J0 i( G* \) L  o% t# s　　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

4 v# c, I, c9 X: Q7 l  ^　　once on shore, one prays no more
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0 i# L% Q- v3 ^* @4 r　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

; E' Z. f  `* R# w4 n　　Bad news travels fast.
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* n; ~2 p5 T$ o' G　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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8 e: z: E( }* s4 W/ u2 C( t　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

% X& z/ P, @  C. H　　There are spots even on the sun.
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% X3 e0 x% f  L0 F  |5 M& \3 q9 X　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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6 H3 t) k% t1 N8 V$ ^　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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9 {  j! O- o% {3 x2 x& [; s　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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4 S3 j3 M7 ?) g! G2 ^　　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
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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

. j" G( O& a$ l6 f/ F$ I' N　　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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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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. s- O* P. E' [' Q* s# C' K+ I: @( r　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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! C- A4 O5 _  B8 j$ B" |　　没有规矩，不成方圆

) t7 _: L% I6 n) E- U6 }　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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8 Z  y# S+ X8 c* H" b　　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

( a3 W( |  x- x1 T1 ?　　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

　　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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　　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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　　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
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! E$ P" f8 Q( F. V, \7 S　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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. [5 m( I5 v# L& P3 t　　前事不忘，后事之师
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( A+ Y- K. ^% ]7 X　　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

2 K' Y4 L, e7 ~* W+ A/ `; l( A( e　　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

　　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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; ^2 O) w, ~( @1 g) h　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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$ D4 v/ T; B& m  m1 I" G- Y　　人之初，性本善

7 D0 a! M( K# K- j8 y　　Humans are born good.

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& C2 v2 h) X% }: \' W: w　　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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+ t! i5 U7 C$ X" m& g　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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5 b9 S; B1 D" x# R　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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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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9 R9 u2 q; S# Z- N1 E8 }* j* g　　水涨船高

　　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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, y7 h, C7 Y- ?3 Q6 ?8 ~　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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; f3 D/ l& c+ g, U　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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0 E" J2 h: D0 c( z　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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9 g5 G2 w+ `+ L: B* h, D1 Y+ C7 ?　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

6 ^( ^# w9 k) ~　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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% c) y* c8 H! m3 ]9 l4 \) U0 t) e　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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, T4 r  p# m: P; ^, }! A　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

: x6 j5 d9 U* {9 ?, {) E　　团结就是力量
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: j$ Q* M% L2 R. Y　　Unity is strength.

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1 O5 P5 W1 m: k0 [/ I　　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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4 j2 M4 u" x8 g" b% p3 R! g( e　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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5 o# P' z% k; m5 [9 V1 a  D' v　　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

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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0 x# ]( W3 `9 ^) e4 k  ~　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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$ B: J( g, m% }$ g# s　　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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　　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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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

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　　心照不宣
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0 @0 D2 y: y: K( L　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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8 E/ H: k+ p% R  W. n" R( g　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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  q9 a, m5 c5 i5 ]$ C: h　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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/ r. j( X& X8 p4 R' X- {3 d6 x　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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% m& P' M& D# I6 I　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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1 u% `6 [0 _6 L3 Q$ w3 ~1 Z　　息事宁人
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0 M* w1 p% C5 E　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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  l, h( z+ q, d; `9 m/ l　　循序渐进
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) R2 X" e- o1 m　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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0 ~' n/ N" Q/ R1 n' E& ?- s　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

$ g: r6 [6 i5 o- [　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

- r: M/ t9 z" f( d　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

$ T: V% L2 n2 S, G% S+ l% ^8 x0 o　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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% Y9 Y% ]; U! t- p# A6 H　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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% O* ^7 s3 j- }　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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% O! G$ ]7 |$ O9 C$ |　　冤假错案
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, r2 `; O8 [3 T6 W; e　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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5 m1 p& r4 V' ^! g! w# i# W　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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" r1 j; c  n. _  g　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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  {  e3 Y3 S- n, ?2 E　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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7 P" {, k" i" F( h　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

3 M. c! X. h6 a9 X$ w+ _　　What's done by night appears by day.

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9 Z+ J& P! j) w( ?) a) ?3 g) P6 d　　左右为难

. g. D4 \% q6 G# Y# U* p　　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。