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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- t! R0 V/ G, h5 W% C　　Love me, love my dog.
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* X3 U# ?' U% l9 J  n- q& k; W9 ~　　百闻不如一见
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3 A$ @) \4 ~0 c7 v　　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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7 V, z. N* h& j0 b' `8 n　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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; j; n6 n1 W% q　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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( {! y8 m2 m$ Q　　不遗余力

　　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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　　拆东墙补西墙

( d4 F- G7 O; g% Y( P: n8 I2 C　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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: m8 X- x' D9 q　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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: P1 |+ W, Z" o. T( f　　大事化小，小事化了

　　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

5 P  C9 C% [: Z) H2 q/ @　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

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　　过犹不及
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+ \: k( w5 n0 t* G6 W0 G& Z　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

4 B/ u9 ^- ?$ t9 v% E+ Z3 _　　too much is as bad as too little

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0 L  @& p9 n0 i　　好了伤疤忘了疼

: U5 I( P2 ?! l% {2 @$ @　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

! E: s4 z6 J# C  x　　Bad news travels fast.

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6 C7 u- @: Q) v$ l. A% E9 H) N8 S　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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, [; u% J1 m# L$ @9 v" t$ w6 ?　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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4 i  P( ]- P6 N* \* k! P　　活到老学到老

! a* y% a, J$ v4 q% O: p　　never too old to learn

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1 d( Z  p1 b6 {9 U7 k　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

3 }3 j. r& s2 b0 Q4 i) v' Q- M　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

& t) v6 U& t! U8 n9 l　　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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　　cut and dried; cliché
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- Y7 i! D% q  J$ U" X7 ~. P　　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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0 T) R4 f2 O, Q& ?3 ^　　马到成功
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) @: v; G0 r2 c9 d! f　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

# n/ q# o' o" M6 a　　gain both fame and wealth

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* V1 B0 \2 m) ?: g2 u　　茅塞顿开

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

: ^7 [* ?3 N: n0 @( A" X9 h' S/ m　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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  J. H3 A( C( E0 H- f; o" 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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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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. ?6 Q0 O/ P; F　　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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& O9 q+ h5 x9 M$ m　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　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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　　破釜沉舟

　　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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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

6 B8 a6 e  v: u/ y7 `, `7 x7 a　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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3 h. W3 f3 w# @& }, P& \( L1 A　　前事不忘，后事之师

; \/ @/ ~# Y3 h) y% S8 }$ u$ k3 ]" G　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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/ X" l' }* g- M9 y* s6 h　　前怕狼，后怕虎

1 X4 ?! w: K' Q# V0 k6 }8 J　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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4 N0 d; d# A5 y4 S( [4 U: Y/ j　　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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0 ~* d. ~$ e& e" D* W2 u　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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+ t. l4 E. t* |: c6 [$ d3 F　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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6 Z0 E% V2 A: L0 K# u. ]" ?0 z　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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0 a( n' ^, E0 X. k5 s　　人之初，性本善

' a' H9 T6 h, d2 w! e. J0 J. g　　Humans are born good.
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　　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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  N2 l3 }" q  e) `- B2 v9 V, t　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

( a7 D* s0 `0 i4 U* v: r　　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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0 F1 w6 |/ _- F　　水涨船高

* r2 _; O0 u6 m: g' V1 I6 ~% j　　A ship rises with the tide

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, ?( K; R. V) p; G5 j$ b) ?　　时不我待
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' z( D" W4 ^* H, {3 Z- s　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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5 k# L; ]- b/ g" A/ ?& ?　　杀鸡用牛刀

/ t2 T: S+ N$ f: ?" Z6 X) e　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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  p( N4 X% V- z5 q　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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7 U: D2 Q8 b& R# i　　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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  l! Q5 U, u$ ]# O　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

; i# e* x- _! |% x& m& g1 `$ ~6 A　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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; C& V  c- m, ~　　团结就是力量

' B8 g9 s% A( N/ _1 @5 \, H　　Unity is strength.
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* e/ Y  i8 E$ E　　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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& o9 c; s2 Q* P3 p% U" ]　　歪风邪气
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, O4 J6 o2 R0 b8 \  P' A　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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: S' ^/ p0 l7 q9 z! |　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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+ [! U2 K6 @: h6 N% s8 b　　唯利是图

5 p: A7 P4 G; x0 l　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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# d, D% x" k+ m4 i　　无风不起浪

( h+ O( e% m& Q! Z# e　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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+ f! g( }+ K) I& D' y　　徇私枉法

7 l1 E& `! i) X+ E# i$ }, J　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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! Y; K0 k; P1 C/ R7 s6 p　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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  _$ s/ n2 y4 @6 X7 I　　蓄势待发

) e9 z; Z" e7 ?9 L$ k6 K3 y　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

2 i0 F9 V" V6 P9 N% G　　May all your wish come true

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% w0 D4 {, [  \: l$ s6 n: |　　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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' _! _( |8 k# F0 |$ Z: s　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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: l$ Y5 v3 G2 y+ {4 V8 |　　热锅上的蚂蚁

/ ?9 d3 ]. D- C, H- Z# r　　ants on a hot pan

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1 B# h: _5 V' f. |, d　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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* L) v/ q+ @$ @　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

2 L" S5 O0 J/ j. m+ T! k2 @0 @) V; [　　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

　　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

　　a man of insight83
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/ \8 X( G- p) s3 L7 ^　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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! _+ s2 ^+ z8 D9 Y　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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9 f6 i* \* `: Q, X; z1 j5 J  K( X　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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; D8 n; k* O8 A3 [　　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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　　欲速则不达

& O# o& A5 ?5 f5 S9 D+ a3 i　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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! [# G7 C2 k' S) u: p1 t　　Great minds think alike.
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6 }% \2 @8 ?1 r. p　　冤家宜解不宜结
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& u  p8 h) Y0 l! S, R+ C  A　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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　　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

3 ?. e* w5 Q1 J, E2 V& K) e  F　　A promise is a promise.
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　　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

　　become debt-ridden
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) [/ P9 X. w# j　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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! R( L4 V/ D, p　　纸上谈兵
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- L) R# A7 j: A6 }7 [6 b2 K0 Z# f　　be an armchair strategist
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: z! ~, p) @7 ?6 D" N　　99

# N" s6 k0 f' k" `2 H. d; _5 @　　纸包不住火

. {$ |7 P  m- U1 Z( t/ D　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

& @; q- x1 u* j5 y$ j8 e$ j　　What's done by night appears by day.

& d) x0 q2 m& z1 m　　100

9 D/ @1 D4 T/ D+ ]　　左右为难

, _; s0 L  m) W8 C) \0 T　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。