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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% d$ }# d. p' y7 j) ~) C  Q　　爱屋及乌

9 [- H3 X4 g0 t+ Q　　Love me, love my dog.
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$ q2 D- y$ r+ f　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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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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5 S3 S; o4 Y/ t  m9 T　　不打不成交

$ d& P8 Z8 b# l　　No discord, no concord.
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3 s+ V. `. X( p2 S　　拆东墙补西墙

! K2 n2 O' |( c" w" H- }4 P2 c　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

, E7 V5 E" P! X  R  |　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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" Z+ V  [9 }. c6 ?　　大事化小，小事化了

( a: s* H! r/ g; |/ b2 z　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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; H/ K; J( J3 S  k0 p. k* C　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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+ f1 j6 o) ^3 n4 v3 ?* H　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

! k2 |1 F$ B1 \( z　　once on shore, one prays no more
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2 p; O3 O/ T6 W　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

, T* V: N9 }3 ^0 O　　Bad news travels fast.

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  J3 v4 h$ Q, i4 Y9 k- b2 J( H# j　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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3 y. l2 o3 C' ?0 I7 O　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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　　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

/ _' t( D& k! q4 K/ Y  a/ N　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　be down-to-earth

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1 C& M3 |: o9 G+ A% j: U　　脚踩两只船
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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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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

+ `) @4 R$ u7 u( `1 H　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　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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5 ^4 V' `: O; s5 |　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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2 y3 z+ G& V" R　　马到成功

- e+ P% G" k$ o) a, i! O　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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% E& b" x# t* F　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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* L. N- p( S" {8 P' g　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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5 r0 D7 ?+ {, o6 m- F　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　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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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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# w/ k, w/ P4 S. c3 ?+ V8 L　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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7 X) p+ f: G" g　　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

　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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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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* D7 B& R  J" ~　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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" p6 `# h  T- x　　巧妇难为无米之炊

7 {! {6 ~/ U" X' m' N* ^. j　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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' ?3 K/ x4 P1 V  c/ |　　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

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

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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8 `: F/ T: B# n- D# n　　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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7 P9 V1 c, X. E7 Z9 K6 ?+ d　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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7 [7 l3 o, n) b$ K$ d　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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( j) x; r/ n4 s9 I3 i0 ^$ y　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　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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" `/ i1 o* R* t- m0 H% L; }　　世外桃源

" a! w& f, i% x/ }; K　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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' X1 h% a3 H9 Y* u( l9 y9 X1 m) M　　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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7 d  ^; b. T1 r" \: r9 U　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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9 E6 D( f/ w4 b* P. i; f% b' }　　a blessing in disguise;

+ _& H/ t9 f/ F　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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# B) B8 k0 |1 u  U+ `0 R　　三十而立
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, B  t) Z  J% g! r  m* P; n　　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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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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* [$ r( |7 g' l2 {% Y6 w6 w　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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' j0 c( I9 [: }( D　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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4 f- r& J2 U3 o1 _2 J2 l. h) [　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　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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/ o! `1 p6 @7 Z9 P6 f　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

# R  H* i+ B2 Z3 D; H　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

  W1 ]9 \7 J7 b: K$ m　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

4 _7 D/ R5 w2 [　　团结就是力量
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1 x3 b' _( T0 T4 E& F) _  S　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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5 \) j, z1 {& k3 R% U* @; |　　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
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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1 }; S" }. f# C7 ~. A. W; J5 i* J( Y　　物以类聚，人以群分
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4 Y- d; n) |9 E; T9 u　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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1 o1 h8 \8 x4 K　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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* r! \5 q5 K1 v. R# }　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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  s/ Y5 x8 Y* G$ h　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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; b& T9 b' n5 P, K9 \+ R　　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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, d( Q+ s& F: [! ~　　新官上任三把火

2 M8 Y2 m% L% b, R8 L　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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9 b! H+ M+ F& S7 S　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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& A6 f' |$ o. o, J4 `$ r, Q　　先入为主
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! N, ^" i6 F: o. u: V  A+ k　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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. T8 T5 T& h$ E$ ~3 Q; S! V　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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. u9 E- `- e8 q9 {% a　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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( s9 E- I$ e( I$ t- g: v. }　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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! S+ S5 B9 K/ x0 ]　　息事宁人

　　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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$ g2 t- B* O7 s3 H5 d8 G　　严以律己，宽以待人
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3 X  V/ h& D% l: a　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

0 P, l8 }  |% E& |　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

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! r8 ^; N9 K$ [) f) V4 Y% p　　有缘千里来相会
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# x  E2 J+ J' v$ s( N　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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3 a/ }, T( N5 B　　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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0 ^4 C2 }# K: _, T3 I  m4 X' G" j　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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( E, P" H# C  |  Q5 \- d- S　　survival of the fittest

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( g1 p6 x7 u) [# l0 {& y# _　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

' c! k" G8 Y' Y/ N　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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! x* o( I& S: ~0 B, k7 ~　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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　　债台高筑

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　　众矢之的

9 Z. {$ B4 S5 f& o　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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- W- R$ x) U3 R# [" X7 c　　纸包不住火

7 F+ p$ d3 @2 ?* z) m. t　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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0 \3 R! T/ U6 H, Y( u1 h. |　　左右为难

　　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。