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

! d+ o0 K6 `: P3 q9 w　　Love me, love my dog.

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5 ]. a8 O  ?& C! b8 Z: ?: z- u　　百闻不如一见

+ A/ V8 ^) n2 E: K　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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4 H2 a5 j3 G$ L  B. ?( i　　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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0 ^2 E# E/ P7 f( l( n7 a6 ?　　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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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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& O+ C# J0 n# C1 H. X　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

2 `! @' `1 l4 I8 b; I　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

, Z( `6 X& v4 K! W　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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4 W9 _: A+ ]/ E3 b　　大开眼界
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　　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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　　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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! \8 k3 g; t+ u　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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! q" T/ s( _% @+ c4 l　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

. I4 K/ z# O% l( Q$ C5 e$ N! y, y6 P　　Bad news travels fast.

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. p' M9 A" ~9 @( Z. q9 |) Q$ i　　和气生财
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# C' w$ q; x7 r: O( v( f  D, t　　harmony brings wealth;

- k3 {# e, l! O　　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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% u) i8 j' Q: g) ~0 {　　let bygones be bygones

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7 e  V) Y$ e+ }8 w. n  ^　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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1 T% f5 b' F3 e/ H- d4 Y　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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2 V1 s- q1 F' T# H/ d: Z' W　　脚踏实地

; {4 D6 k3 F8 e( E  q　　be down-to-earth
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, ]! ^0 D- L$ S' \1 b* r　　脚踩两只船
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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
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1 V8 D8 y% {) |- E1 Q- q　　礼尚往来

7 X, Y. o: k' X( y  R! f" C" |　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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+ v: A% T% r, }　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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; p; I& z, ^4 l8 F' A" H　　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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8 Q! N( _1 C- p7 h, B; ^8 V! m　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

　　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

　　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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5 N5 a: _5 t" `! C; ^% U) y　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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" N1 K  X; ?/ W7 x1 F　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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+ Q8 T  K1 p6 q+ q" n　　千里之行始于足下

6 z! H. u: I$ d2 O　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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' Q' v5 P( H3 _  `' L) Y  A　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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! n" e6 {8 X! a: x* A: r" j　　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
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　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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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　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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1 V9 c$ s3 ^8 g　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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! w0 ^3 \! Z# a- [% J　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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# I$ [) m* ]/ h8 t" p: k2 m  H　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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* n7 B, e! ?, P! X　　三十而立

　　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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  I' c' Q0 ~- S; w- O　　时不我待

5 p: T" y! T& n. o　　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

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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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! _6 L7 y4 r3 E* S　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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' N; ^5 M" S, o" [) H　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

" N4 w6 n# ^" N　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

7 S  W8 D& I  i; m$ I, ]* x　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

( T0 r/ [3 G% B. G/ I　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

% k2 V6 L; T/ _$ j& {8 x# c7 k" p　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

9 O, |; J+ b; L' r. X/ B$ z5 h　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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& K) V) T7 m" O1 b/ p　　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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6 w& K3 H7 k9 }# ~& T　　歪风邪气
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' c0 p0 V4 E3 k3 e% R　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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% C2 Q9 _: Y6 [' x7 Z　　物以类聚，人以群分
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8 b: I( q6 p6 _  v  L　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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3 o8 f( T4 V9 h+ j　　望子成龙

　　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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　　无中生有

8 ~3 z( W' j5 q' j　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　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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3 S8 D* X3 u7 |" v　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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: D" K  `$ O# E# X# a' u9 `　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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( ~- k7 t) T8 p; v) X6 G" H7 }% m$ n　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

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! D3 C$ D% ?, @( p. g0 B7 J7 B　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

3 t5 F+ t1 H7 S7 |: G　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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  i. J( h% G! P! a8 ^8 u" m, m　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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# R$ g$ k" M9 z" y　　现身说法

! Y) n% D" G. `$ f　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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% Y5 g: q4 M( w　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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8 u" A# l5 w+ g8 W4 n2 h0 g　　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

. u  b+ u# u; H, J　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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$ l# q9 E+ \" k6 J$ ~　　有勇无谋

　　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

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4 b/ O- j( I/ Q7 ~! ~0 R% q9 r, g　　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
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　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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% e& k3 o( f  c! W8 v　　Haste makes waste.
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) P" u6 L! ^( U# L2 `! X+ Q3 H- {% |　　More haste, less speed.
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' g6 F; i' ^5 q8 @　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

7 Q+ U4 E& c5 K! b6 F　　Great minds think alike.

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# @: v' x- }! H8 H) w- e　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　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

8 P$ V) P: t" I- F　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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: W. S8 c8 x- w4 c' i1 h  E! R　　招财进宝

: [2 j& I, C6 i- @# X- z　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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9 Q- W6 O" X! x, H- G. T　　target of public criticism

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　　be an armchair strategist

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2 C" N  D6 N+ M% ?. L$ m6 D' y( r　　纸包不住火
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　　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。