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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2 N' \2 y- P: ?4 `  t6 e' ~4 H　　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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" L; o2 b2 v" A4 f' q　　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

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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# Q6 X; N' s- X6 N0 P" R　　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
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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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7 t* E" C. h% o　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

; y! Y( m2 q6 A, Z( v. C, \　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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$ Z1 q; M+ n3 R; \- v; ]' t　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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: q0 I7 f$ R: a　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

1 m- Q6 Q( f# x# M  o. F! C　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

; }; {8 _4 k1 J/ y' J* y　　never too old to learn
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! F. T5 [9 U! Z　　既往不咎

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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9 W" C4 u4 ]/ W　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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2 f, L$ s: N/ u: ?# r/ H　　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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　　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
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) M( _, d) j8 a3 @8 x! `* X" f* f　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

' d4 S5 b5 d1 K- [/ D, G　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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) G( ^' h& a- \6 C　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

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6 d# u# Z+ C. X- \1 g　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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: }; `( J9 C0 O: ^# m+ b* C　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

! k8 l6 x3 u4 a  m6 T% o　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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% v5 M. M3 R1 h4 J2 m　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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% }& {4 m, u4 R' A& F  r: J　　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
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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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4 o) S# G: |  X2 L1 F: n4 l0 f2 M- d　　巧妇难为无米之炊

: ^2 G% _- C* W　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

* x- O3 P, b! T  c, e/ d　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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: t5 K6 e5 d: q  n　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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$ a( v/ B. C1 c2 a2 P4 C+ }　　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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. E4 L! V, @9 w( X& c  i　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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4 |* Y3 m# B5 j3 @　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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/ r( {: z! h. R# l# U+ f" ~! G) l4 @　　人逢喜事精神爽
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  M9 a3 |, z2 h6 R5 b; G8 O$ h　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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; y0 n) }5 b9 ~  }; l$ o: |0 i　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

! M; S- I. _6 w, Z　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

8 Q( X: q3 u. K, z; N　　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
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9 v1 F6 S( B* i" F% A　　a blessing in disguise;
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5 e1 B9 R) J1 S  k: y　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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2 [6 I! H$ E+ x　　三十而立

: ^# y. W8 g4 V7 E+ c- C2 O　　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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　　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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　　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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　　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

2 x3 N. b" Q" ]1 V6 j　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

! H/ q; J& b/ c) @3 ?: O　　韬光养晦
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5 U/ Z3 t0 N( y' j5 o5 l. v5 J" c　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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' H& H) ^0 `5 M+ a4 H# d/ h　　天有不测风云
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/ M8 z( M* e! h+ t; Q: E　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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8 g5 P+ j+ W7 v- y- v　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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+ j4 V9 F% ]7 f: \6 q: W% i　　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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" F8 ]7 ~9 D8 N' O; C: T/ o. Q　　歪风邪气
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, x8 j6 `% ^2 U  Y& z! o　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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+ l* G0 h; W; Y. D. m　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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. n  D! f8 R+ r" _　　hold high hopes for one's child
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9 r" |& U* G: r. T, b1 X8 h　　唯利是图
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; Y+ j" R7 A. B5 I　　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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　　无风不起浪

. d* y& M5 c& b- b9 d　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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: n$ ?; H7 G+ y' N　　徇私枉法

! ]; d# D8 s3 j, w2 j: ?+ o　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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. U- F" N9 [( s: N' w4 j3 U　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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  w! p& {4 ~7 a4 k+ z% R+ v' O　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

6 V' }, u* \. u' ~4 l4 z* f& C# A* \　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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& ]. y* A7 q- S+ C! e  [: P　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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: P; j3 T( v1 [  a) d　　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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　　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
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) X4 f/ u; \. r( a3 [　　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
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8 C- B8 h3 C  r0 G　　与时俱进
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; y$ z6 j8 k$ ^: E+ o　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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) q- s0 e% r7 |; [  }( O* l) _- i" x　　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

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　优胜劣汰
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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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* M4 A( Z7 S8 K. `- ]7 V　　一言既出，驷马难追
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4 w7 C* ?% X  r4 ?8 u* N7 W　　A promise is a promise.
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* W7 }  }  A5 `　　A real man never goes back on his words.

　　95

　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

　　96
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　　债台高筑

5 h$ M8 Y* D. m7 w$ A　　become debt-ridden

6 C% V4 e$ m- V3 q+ n　　97
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$ d) h2 J* F0 ~- @% q' U4 ~& z　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

　　98

　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

( ~0 M0 L4 f1 A# H# C　　99

' ?- Z5 \+ c$ F. i　　纸包不住火

" z$ R( L, J( [　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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# c' V, o9 i6 _+ y7 M　　What's done by night appears by day.

) R' {- [, H* [' i$ ^　　100
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$ l& k' }( ]' W0 D, Q　　左右为难
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8 W4 ~5 m, x; \- [　　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。