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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' j; L  k3 m8 l/ J/ b( s　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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7 [0 S9 \- i. \  ^5 Z; r　　Seeing is believing.
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  b8 o' U2 V$ @8 I　　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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# T$ F/ E0 L- c3 V: ]: X1 n* U　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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# [0 L! B8 c7 X# e4 O　　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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. ]; l3 \9 `# w; V; z8 A) }; _　　No discord, no concord.

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; h# j3 o! |. b( S' K; w2 p　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

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　　大事化小，小事化了
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; N8 Z! F8 B) o  t* \　　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

0 p- f6 S& J6 ]+ t7 |- i　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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; j! {& y* h0 i' `# Q4 l5 A　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

- z' T7 I) p! x' [　　once on shore, one prays no more

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2 J, ^! x. {% O( W3 F7 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
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& n3 F* h  [/ n6 r) ]　　harmony brings wealth;

4 U8 o# ]( q$ m! z- I; L/ m　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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* I0 ~% {( M% [0 E1 I  b　　活到老学到老
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* p. @2 a$ }  O7 T* g( c1 x8 N; @　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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& V9 `* u" |8 e　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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) C& q# w/ \- I$ h# w- B　　脚踏实地

' O4 h- M! d$ V9 d/ Q3 K! N　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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. ?7 P$ k0 Y7 ?5 }/ P　　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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( h1 G( j/ E: X3 `6 I　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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6 h, v& J4 P$ h, P4 T　　礼尚往来
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, y, \+ C8 h" j　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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) s, b- X- ~7 n; P/ B5 @  n　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

! e* ~% \( \* r7 X　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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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7 V' p! h7 N# J　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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+ k9 P- ]/ S7 L. I9 \  A　　赔了夫人又折兵
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# e9 Y" O. T$ S. J& I　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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* ^9 a% K5 Q, U" H& J6 L; X　　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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　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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' W2 e/ ]0 b4 {　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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3 u/ ]/ L- C; Z& Q　　千里之行始于足下

( ]( l' V/ V( T. a$ \0 Z　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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3 d! w$ ]; G) _( H% p　　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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) W' G' H9 E  b; t# n3 {( z　　强龙难压地头蛇

3 A; m0 }( `' b) C' h" L　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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) `7 a, |2 @6 t) L6 L: k( ?% L　　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
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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$ B8 @1 n8 J- n7 P, Y8 y　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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2 J9 }$ ~' C) o  U$ _4 f+ b0 s　　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
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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

. o& I, p+ O- r! V3 Q% \, M　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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2 m4 m+ H* f& m, M8 N　　三十而立

) _, z9 L! Y( O$ r1 |6 ~  E6 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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; {, ^4 K, c. F4 T+ j　　水涨船高

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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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/ P' i: s2 N1 _' g7 x* S% `) m& \　　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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6 X* M, s  O* u7 b, V　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

　　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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3 `* n$ r* {/ `1 u! c2 g　　韬光养晦
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) `5 `* j8 c# f" V) n$ w9 k　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

; t6 L. W" a& H2 |6 ]　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

" r2 I: J& j/ r# c　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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　　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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: r" u6 C. b+ T- @　　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

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

. \- P% s7 k/ a, f& j　　hold high hopes for one's child
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' N( }( `0 \$ e) F) x) m; y+ S　　唯利是图

4 l5 t" J! `, d/ Q" Z　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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( [2 O  B& C2 z2 n5 X/ D　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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) U4 w! x: D9 y, g　　无风不起浪

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

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3 O' G7 D* m  i' Y" R　　徇私枉法

8 D2 v$ u+ z- X& o  Z　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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/ p4 y- i" k3 i$ w/ B5 V! u　　蓄势待发

; _8 I$ v. V& y. G! E0 n. F: x: o/ o- W　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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  _, F8 Y) h2 j! D; ]3 a　　May all your wish come true

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　　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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　　先入为主
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( I, A; P$ ^4 ?3 E: _　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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0 w% v0 E" K5 \# m6 b　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

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! @2 d7 ^' S; T3 p; k# c　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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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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( g/ _6 h1 r& H, w1 \　　循序渐进
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7 m) \% Y" r. [　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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/ f4 n1 W. b" [$ D3 g( @5 E　　严以律己，宽以待人

, L& `  P+ Y5 A( f- w  y  Z/ v　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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) w# j% Q1 X  V" H* \5 K' \　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

, [3 N' s: \: U2 Z' L. p1 d1 p　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84
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$ V0 w  D, G. ~2 F. T9 ?9 B0 `　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　因材施教

& X' ]2 E1 l* E7 I　　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

- Z$ W' G( {+ K/ g$ Z# g2 p6 Q　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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3 [9 G0 U+ ^. e4 `  ^( b: h# p　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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# G9 i: L2 v0 V　　冤假错案
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7 W1 T4 D: E2 W5 q7 k　　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.

　　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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　　债台高筑
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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# E) u  ^/ C) D% T1 {* d9 c　　纸包不住火
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/ |6 V$ B1 I- Z3 M- c/ r　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　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。