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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9 n" u- i5 `+ O8 U　　Love me, love my dog.

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3 L4 H: n2 M% A# c" d　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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/ q, B( i: B$ U  I1 r. o　　Seeing is believing.

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　　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

' q6 N! @$ L! c+ E, l　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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: E  h" X  X. t0 i8 g　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

3 [% m( w+ r+ v6 m1 E; J　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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  |0 S+ C* J1 n/ ]6 a/ S　　辞旧迎新

0 g* }' U& r. k/ r: h　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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1 P" f: g, Z& S) W4 R$ l1 `　　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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　　大开眼界

- F+ u4 o! Z8 }6 i0 V( W+ I4 L, y　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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. T4 F6 k+ I5 E. f; G　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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+ q0 v4 O" x7 d2 x- Y# \7 ?　　过犹不及

1 I4 V4 S1 q" U4 ~　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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; q! w( P4 x* @　　too much is as bad as too little
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! a* Y0 c1 u( w- T( D! Y; ^$ C9 I0 n　　好了伤疤忘了疼

4 f0 G% Q3 ?: a1 P* [  H9 T1 ~+ f　　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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　　和气生财
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- Y) ]0 x7 z9 ]% u　　harmony brings wealth;

9 e7 |( N6 N$ a& B" @　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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. t1 V# ~: T. M# f# h" i% ~　　活到老学到老

( I2 f- e3 ]$ s% e7 I% R% E　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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+ h# n) T0 `* l4 B　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

' M9 l3 {$ E4 x$ A  F* u, q　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　be down-to-earth
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; _+ A  Q* k. {1 w; c　　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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　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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! V" S, {* g7 `3 \　　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
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　　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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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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) D! `1 t# l' x1 K　　茅塞顿开
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- i6 g7 j- a& d5 |+ Y. j　　be suddenly enlightened
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/ t* L- U4 S( C; B/ |9 B4 V/ P　　没有规矩，不成方圆

0 ?: ?; d  S+ j7 Y　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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+ m  ~* h8 U" r2 M1 _- \　　每逢佳节倍思亲

6 e. w  }; z4 L/ @　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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  B* w0 X! f% v! `5 |  j$ \& h& \　　谋事在人，成事在天

3 g: }2 I) _$ ^2 n$ h, i& U3 d　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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4 l+ C1 [( u! c4 ^8 H$ M　　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

2 }. V( u; x( D: x　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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6 R8 p! e4 C. z8 Y' `　　抛砖引玉

! a" G* E( J/ g" y7 [4 M+ w: w　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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$ Y: A  I$ N/ R$ w, C　　破釜沉舟

; i& i/ U# I  V/ \5 Y　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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4 v+ S2 r7 C0 r: E7 v# U# O　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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0 ]6 N: x% D  C0 g! a. t; {- s4 E　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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$ ^* q* J5 e4 x( K8 b　　千里之行始于足下
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3 U& O; u4 X- I8 ]8 x# _" q　　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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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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/ L; r5 N6 C3 Z  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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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　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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* w, z% Q' q. M9 P% r1 P　　人逢喜事精神爽
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; b4 z1 f5 z/ P! f# z　　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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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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' n# k+ n: X: c; D　　人之初，性本善
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: H% c5 x3 R% j& k( y' [0 K　　Humans are born good.
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- A1 Y# P* z9 u) l　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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1 ~8 r9 R7 C/ B: m6 _　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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* [  [$ j' H9 k　　a blessing in disguise;
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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

+ h* B. }1 s* c3 ~" j0 N, i. ~　　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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　　杀鸡用牛刀

2 Y3 e, K5 K4 V7 x　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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" e, E3 Y! X9 e3 {- {5 X; e　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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) f/ ^! x7 G; z) O　　说曹操，曹操到
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' n9 d. I- A. W) B) e) G　　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

　　韬光养晦
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　　糖衣炮弹

! t; _8 s$ f7 R2 s! |" W6 E　　sugar-coated bullets59

; w; I3 h( a8 h　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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2 _/ `# ~6 N! H3 S* b/ R% }　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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; r* s5 z7 w4 a　　跳进黄河洗不清
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- e, F( l2 V; r# d' F　　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

! d, W& k+ ^/ x8 Z$ p　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

% _" e$ [/ R1 t( Y　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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7 M. J, ]* _; m! J　　无中生有

7 {3 @8 @' s) u　　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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/ O, w% h' I9 }　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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4 N% V. f; r3 {- p& h5 b) r　　蓄势待发
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% Z6 B% ]& }8 D4 W$ J6 i　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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  y6 `0 Y" Y4 l( i9 s* B9 Q　　先入为主

; \( a9 E: W! l, {) i1 l　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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2 g) D1 L' o, U! g9 w! e　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

* X* ~5 S' ?* y5 K　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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9 `* M, I  A9 d  P/ v　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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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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# y; \! Q: Q0 P+ G; ]1 {; N　　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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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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  R9 b  Z3 T- T& |　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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. Q" Y9 [$ g' M+ T4 ^　　有情人终成眷属
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4 s( T' D* J8 ~  U' i0 _! k& B　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

4 E2 K# F& q5 i6 z" }　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

# e1 z1 K0 N4 Q* K; f# W　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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; m4 D/ e* h) E5 ^8 k7 g　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

4 l! |5 B9 `. V5 S4 c, n" }$ Y: o3 P　　与时俱进
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" ?) H: z- F5 J5 j" a　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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: q7 c, s2 `* v　　因材施教
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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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+ W9 ?# \# _# {7 W; I　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

" @* E- Q6 e- R  E4 f$ w　　More haste, less speed.
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8 y6 S4 _6 c+ C" n8 u5 k5 c　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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$ i" ^- |( o  v　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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, b2 N% V% w" L* H' t　　冤假错案

4 D$ E4 b0 [6 A" s" _% R　　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

　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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8 Y3 ~) f" {& a  \　　become debt-ridden

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' P) g' ~. N8 V　　target of public criticism
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! b: ?7 z0 d. ?3 W( V3 m+ y　　be an armchair strategist

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* @) M4 Z6 m* z- h4 K　　纸包不住火

" ^6 E& ~6 ^- ]4 N　　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。