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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1 r# c8 P4 p; e1 T6 s! |, _　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

" p9 Y8 W! }: V  d# N, K　　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
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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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　　不打不成交

. X  G, K2 |* T7 n　　No discord, no concord.

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4 i1 Y, ]7 |/ Y  r0 p& d( e4 M　　拆东墙补西墙

/ V, T: P/ g4 c. B. ^) p0 P3 O　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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/ [. `3 u2 B; o　　大事化小，小事化了
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- w5 S6 d, ?" @" N6 z' E  ?　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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, f4 B) B: J" R# c1 G　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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0 a: M$ ]8 v2 O3 C2 f3 Z　　国泰民安

0 _+ e2 J$ ], W- [. b/ H, i　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

) k6 A3 [3 \  e$ c" f　　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
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7 A5 t* M, Z7 z3 ~- J0 d　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

  ^+ ?* ^0 a0 G6 y" r　　Bad news travels fast.
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8 X. C5 r6 r8 e! m　　和气生财
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6 E9 b8 `: j2 E　　harmony brings wealth;
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# s5 }- D# q2 J: I0 i( k　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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7 l- `1 T' v' c7 t8 H# J1 p　　活到老学到老
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6 q2 @; T" g& m% i, n# _+ E　　never too old to learn
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% Y- q/ \+ q1 w$ s1 {- Y　　既往不咎
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　　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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8 V% C& q3 Q! p3 }$ C' m　　金玉满堂
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- F0 |1 ~" }: I, f1 Q, a: ~　　Treasures fill the home.

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1 D+ M; f) z1 N" Y. p3 e! A3 t- a　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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, c0 t6 ?0 P% G( Q1 ?( E　　君子之交淡如水

7 o9 V: |) }) v+ ~& s2 o: u& o　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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$ t- ?2 H$ i8 S) v& z　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

- @, i) A; I2 @4 f　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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* }( o8 h5 s$ {" I1 z1 S% H: s  f　　马到成功

% C! o4 w" p" T, _. w　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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) {* W% E; x/ f5 L　　名利双收

6 @& r$ s8 Q0 h* S- {# l6 m* D) x　　gain both fame and wealth

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% ^, [; I# @: L3 f! Q　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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$ D: G4 o, ?& n　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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, h1 V' R7 s: D) e　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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' H' P1 c$ o5 X* w) F　　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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8 X" p, m8 B7 Q! `) H" u　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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, b' B! Z5 v  ^; v! V  X& J　　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

1 I8 w* Y2 P! o1 H8 J9 h: s0 w　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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' Z+ X" Q( l) A# L　　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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7 C! S% A, z- }) ?/ r/ s8 K　　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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) ~4 G6 J; l/ M9 E5 e5 j　　抢得先机

9 q& }3 j* Q& k" w9 P5 }　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

' n7 V& q' g" U. V! C　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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0 _. x$ _( c+ Q　　千里之行始于足下

　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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5 D6 y; W8 w  L　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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8 f1 l; ~' J4 `/ K1 }3 g　　前怕狼，后怕虎

$ d- b) V, D+ y% o2 x% ?- A　　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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4 F1 b7 b, j. P6 Y　　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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4 ?8 X! G# r' q! N2 H2 i% z　　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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* N0 ~! |% {3 T0 y　　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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0 E9 Z8 S/ o1 D) q+ B　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

4 Q* b$ c, H; V　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

+ V2 H- Y. k9 V8 D! l$ p# h　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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% E# J- j" p0 w$ D9 ^　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

; D8 M6 j. V6 v% Z1 r4 ?" K　　a blessing in disguise;
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5 n# U) w; x$ @4 k; h: P5 A　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　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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$ x. g4 T9 ]% N　　时不我待

7 U* H) G3 z( o5 u3 ?7 X% j　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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4 a2 s9 B2 |% O6 x& r( |# w7 h. A　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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; ^4 N, }1 j4 ^% z" E　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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  P3 C" f8 _/ d1 h! Q8 P+ p　　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

0 A2 ?/ j6 X# S8 N+ I6 u# B8 {　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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' E) k" F3 g/ l4 G　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

! G8 A& m6 P+ e7 J; L, i　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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% K/ V. l" t7 P& t3 Y4 W  x& o　　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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3 C. c/ M  [9 y3 F　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

: _: A6 L, l. K0 m0 }& s7 v　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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+ O, S$ r2 F& [4 E: t& a* M　　无风不起浪
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. h/ @, S% k& _* f! j" }% o; _　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

4 V( v. j2 Q. p: A4 c3 M. p　　a new broom sweeps clean

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  e1 n5 r% P" c: z$ R- R$ v. ]　　蓄势待发
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4 _1 F: G/ r# N9 ?　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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" P4 J* ?8 `# ^) }  O　　心想事成

! Q3 R; D3 `( a4 [0 \+ t' F; v　　May all your wish come true

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# l: Z: E  L9 E3 `　　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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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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# j* {, I. J  i1 P* h% Y　　The best defense is offense.
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5 p/ X3 Y6 P  u- g　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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; J7 T5 I7 E7 K1 C/ |　　息事宁人

0 s: n5 E' l# u% _5 s　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

6 x8 n4 l  g0 c! ^; J" v　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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　　有情人终成眷属

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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士

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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

) f! C1 x  x% c- O9 c3 J* ?) k　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

# V/ p$ E, a. m1 |3 b: ?; w4 T　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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! n( L6 ~( A- @7 ?& B　　优胜劣汰

) K/ i  z! |5 k  t3 ]0 M　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

' _% \; w1 E, z* g" d　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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; h, }9 f3 E  @　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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1 n+ P! [1 c+ [  F+ C　　冤假错案

" o2 Q& h7 @' d- S: q( A2 b' f　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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　　A promise is a promise.
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. X: Z' d0 F% I2 z- P) X　　招财进宝

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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/ v1 z7 n3 z+ A& A5 M　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

　　98
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　　纸上谈兵
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" D" R* n; e* q! v　　be an armchair strategist
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9 l7 ]/ k8 t% Z# r- j　　99
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　　纸包不住火
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9 J8 \1 v( r: M  D　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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! z2 L7 ~& M& ^* L3 \% S: n　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

4 w: f5 D" h' ~　　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。