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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+ w# T9 y) e. P9 s　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

2 P/ P8 O. s. q0 w, r+ e　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

. s/ L6 x0 T6 a# t　　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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　　不遗余力
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0 a; q/ z/ d$ a7 }% I& N( v　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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7 D. H3 K) d( D% j　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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! X3 y$ R" Q4 ~: j$ o. b0 y3 J% G　　拆东墙补西墙

+ ~' b7 ^7 O& q6 ?1 J　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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7 [" G1 j% ^# D　　辞旧迎新

# w; J8 @$ A2 X: F+ s, s' 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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6 L+ k' w1 i, a2 |3 w2 c: _8 ~* F$ g　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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: ?7 b) o5 A' D; i　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

　　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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$ W  Q5 L( c2 Q) J) g0 R$ Q/ B　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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- [; x/ o3 G' I" O　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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" U# Y& Z, _) T( ?! J% z/ _2 I7 t　　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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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

; i1 a) c2 |6 I  k$ L7 g　　There are spots even on the sun.

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/ O5 @  m2 m9 q" a( A7 u6 \　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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0 D: R! A$ I* w) r% P" \# ~　　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
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- i; V7 a$ |, q　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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  @4 U4 V) b  P0 [! _　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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( C* T+ R; d; Q6 s　　cut and dried; cliché
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$ j) {2 K& E: X7 M　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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6 Z! A) {" {* C  }　　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

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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4 ?: q1 T- K% @　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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6 o9 l- ]2 ^; p! o" E8 d4 n% I　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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" m* C8 ]. [3 j2 b　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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( T2 O. R5 E! ]7 P, Y$ y4 b, \+ |% P　　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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6 m7 `" \9 I+ @# N2 H7 R- j( G　　谋事在人，成事在天

6 `9 F* b1 \( q9 ]4 i% A　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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9 E6 {0 \5 e* D# L& l　　弄巧成拙
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3 P! a, s; R5 Y　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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/ m9 w0 V5 @( a! b4 c　　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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: H; Y/ U" Q. E% c2 B9 D( ]0 p7 A$ k　　破釜沉舟

' i$ p8 [( c1 V　　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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' e! \0 U- ?/ j* v5 q. }　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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* c6 D4 C+ B1 {+ ?" o　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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% B% S; |+ V) ?- y9 Q4 F) o　　千里之行始于足下
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) J2 g7 p0 P7 M% B  G　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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& Y  f9 C6 x0 y' ~& Z& K　　前事不忘，后事之师
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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9 H- D5 e6 t* @　　强龙难压地头蛇

, i. }/ R- ~, q/ y* \* Y( o4 ~　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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4 D+ E7 P5 ~: |, s3 {9 t, w* K1 C3 U　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　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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; U5 C  {0 v9 |1 d6 ^/ I. _9 ~　　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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, c6 k4 o& ^- J; V. d$ T( |　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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0 p. \$ D( _9 I" a- u# s　　人之初，性本善
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5 u) {4 C2 u4 k, h/ D6 y& J　　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

0 z" X( s+ Y9 `, k' ^5 `" [, e2 z0 q　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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0 H; Z. r1 _5 h: I3 S　　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
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& A4 B# Z  `: M+ \/ }$ ?# l　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

3 ?+ [9 s! k  ?) F8 V　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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) e+ B( \3 l7 j. c　　说曹操，曹操到
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) i8 D: o/ g- i: ~　　speak of the devil
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　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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6 Z  q4 N$ I; O6 O4 W* p9 S　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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5 E- }; ^# g2 K/ c　　Unity is strength.
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! z" v5 Y1 a7 W　　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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  b( a- t- q. B5 Y) n: A7 @# r0 c　　歪风邪气

: A( k% E! I3 i* @　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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! f* v" }0 {, p; I/ R. h　　物以类聚，人以群分
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0 H! y5 Y( C. m6 a. ~" h　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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4 f6 p" k; ^8 [6 X' j$ m　　望子成龙

- M. ]$ l; h) s6 k; w　　hold high hopes for one's child

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  N2 F( X( H2 T/ T　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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% M, {  ]5 A6 E2 k　　无中生有
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　　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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( p8 D3 w2 G  p1 x( f1 J　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

# b- C: D8 e3 N3 a3 U# w　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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+ j6 T* o2 \! u9 P9 E' Y　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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+ O$ u/ O8 c! y( [" [0 O  w　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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2 J5 L5 ^! B7 ~% Z! k- D, v　　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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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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8 a! w/ F0 b  j8 j* m; T　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　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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　　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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! s3 q6 o4 s/ l　　循序渐进

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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士
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  h/ ^8 G' F) |) L) V　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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4 m; P/ x8 R8 D/ b3 A　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　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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- ], _6 h" R% j/ R1 n　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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% w! H/ l& R" B% s! x$ P) L* L　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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& s2 A$ Y. ]& t! A　　冤家宜解不宜结
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" m  {8 S+ Q+ t　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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2 h, y1 e1 }2 v% A) Z" Q　　一言既出，驷马难追

+ J2 \5 \8 _! j/ P' R9 F　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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% S, J) p& n6 C* R) r　　招财进宝

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　　债台高筑

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! z, C7 z) w  O9 m　　众矢之的
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- d7 M& b; I+ @- S( Z, F/ k　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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: e' f* H) V$ g8 |, j+ ?　　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。