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

　　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.
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　　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

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

6 x) ~( a; @! ^8 [* A# N　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

9 g, L0 f. E" a: A7 o, }, t　　No discord, no concord.

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. z6 ~6 n" p) e% r! a; U　　拆东墙补西墙

: J( O/ e+ }0 Z7 {　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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# ]7 o6 f5 z4 p( O% H　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　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

　　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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; B* ~5 W" \# Z+ J( h% X& J7 W　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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0 }) U, ^: `; s% }　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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$ g/ q2 X1 o" X% |# u% p0 F8 ^　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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' q0 p0 V& l  M6 I3 E　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

2 A$ C  a5 N1 k- D+ q# ~$ G1 O& I, S　　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

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

; B! n" J" o/ }2 Q6 {6 J　　Treasures fill the home.

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- a6 q8 p+ ~! _% ^9 l. W1 U　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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& o# u0 n1 I' D1 I5 Y　　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

3 t0 n, M8 t5 y  `( m　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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/ O$ D/ ]2 i. V4 K; [; x0 H　　cut and dried; cliché
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% a% `4 E5 z1 V　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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: s+ O( Y5 v' s4 W( O: c) u4 `　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

7 w8 Q  d  i8 |/ z5 z+ B) n" i　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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. E/ {  N" {$ B, F- N# D2 W　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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5 S& c3 w% i' [" O; p+ ~0 v* g　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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8 l' @; i" ~: u　　be suddenly enlightened

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* L/ j4 I4 I6 t% d　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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  |0 e, B, o! W. }1 [; X　　每逢佳节倍思亲

: a/ h2 p1 R, _1 _　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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  A  e: w( B; u' Q* B　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

( F6 b' |- F) T* T8 _; x　　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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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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  t% D4 \6 x( r+ _9 e　　抛砖引玉
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; ]6 l# y# ]) v, e6 x　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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% J1 Z, Y9 F9 n7 j　　破釜沉舟

2 g# w9 j( k0 d4 @& l& X0 p% y　　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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6 \* ]8 e0 z% R2 {5 L9 _　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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/ E5 j6 L9 x" {8 P. P　　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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　　前事不忘，后事之师

, t9 W# }' _! |3 g$ J4 o　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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7 t% K4 N+ k. E6 X6 q　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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- b. D$ V4 O* P+ ?　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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5 ^7 |6 u8 V- l　　强龙难压地头蛇

3 L0 c& S/ r4 m　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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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

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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' R- z1 z9 l' v, y, D8 l　　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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; e. S& b% I8 E! s3 |5 }! |' o　　人之初，性本善

7 Z% i* w; q0 D% u: d　　Humans are born good.
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3 D7 b9 k! Y$ ?9 B. [; p6 }　　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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0 U+ u& p, Y7 [- L" q　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

" ]6 Q' ~/ d4 p7 B5 B7 N+ V　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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. k1 [* M3 l& Q9 u8 S　　三十而立

4 z6 ]6 R5 b, X, I　　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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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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- r8 ]( T$ G! P) I: o3 @2 S　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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# V. \' |2 p3 v: G/ E　　实事求是

　　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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$ b, d1 L: B& y' v  C　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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4 a8 s8 J2 M0 X& ~( [! Z; C, v　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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4 [/ B' Z+ c) s" T　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

, w( O7 y2 Y4 A, H1 ^& B　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

6 G. ^' i: O+ H2 [　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

6 b, M" v$ J" L1 d) y　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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$ D# d0 {& w9 `" \# l　　跳进黄河洗不清
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: j' O' M& g, \; G　　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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2 w. E3 h) u4 L4 J2 T* u　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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- j3 |$ M6 U+ T) x　　物以类聚，人以群分

& N+ Z& i! T, g9 q4 d& E　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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% T3 U; j% G* e" ?　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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2 ^( z3 L# x# a+ C0 ]! F1 ?　　唯利是图
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6 T, v  v$ {# ?　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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, Q9 O# V' a) u! H" u  h　　无风不起浪

1 w! |; v+ _% R7 O　　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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　　新官上任三把火

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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' ~# ~" `! o! ^　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　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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/ F0 y. v4 p2 E' I0 j　　先入为主
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2 @* u6 D$ v( x4 l. `　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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; B% Z4 q3 `+ N0 ]6 h7 j2 O　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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" _9 p) L; ?) |# A* F2 j　　The best defense is offense.

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, O  g! Z" I, S0 F; ?　　热锅上的蚂蚁

7 s$ q  }0 c! }! x$ T" W9 j　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

, f9 r! ~1 q0 _3 j& B5 v8 c　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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1 w0 c& `+ N2 ~+ C/ j- Q　　息事宁人

0 Y. y! _! [# M( }! T　　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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0 w* E" K8 [& |$ z- J　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

/ n7 g. x8 f2 U! a1 b1 r　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

/ ]7 C9 ]( [3 m　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

' U* |# ], L2 t. t　　与时俱进

6 N, N4 L8 J$ D( b# R　　keep pace with the times86

6 j5 W- C: f( u4 w) G　　以人为本
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　　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

　　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
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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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/ [& f, |6 D' G　　优胜劣汰

# u- n, E4 H: T. D7 s　　survival of the fittest
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0 d- p* q0 N7 H; c7 p3 o7 Q* x　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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5 N0 T- y, r6 I( r/ Y# W/ E* Q　　冤家宜解不宜结
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! T! l' {+ P7 X5 D　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

. b* E9 g" I* G8 i　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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* J" t4 X2 a. U/ m! }" O/ Y　　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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( o; V8 O8 A; M  |) u! O0 K　　招财进宝

$ ]# Z! l& K: K+ f: R　　bring in wealth and treasure

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# o* [7 A" j0 V3 {5 a　　债台高筑

% B  i  U  ?. d! h; N, e: P　　become debt-ridden

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; S- M% t3 {% l. h　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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; O5 v* \2 ]4 _8 X- k! O) [& t  ^　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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5 c+ O$ m% F4 D& H2 b( a4 l　　纸包不住火

: G% K, o, @# {) N　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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1 y* P8 m' b( ]7 K　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　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。