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

: r/ S- C7 F. m+ h- p0 f5 K　　Love me, love my dog.

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7 [( g  |' K, ~. _5 ?; A( u0 Q　　百闻不如一见
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% H2 q) v5 g- L  b) `. F　　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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　　笨鸟先飞

8 y3 l; |4 _$ O  O& P6 j: O& J  O　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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. W6 C$ D/ q8 M1 h　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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0 ?8 w0 b: _* x' `  |; U# r　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

! T2 [; U9 N# p4 F　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了
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* Z: Y% _. k$ `$ x, @' q　　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
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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9 @2 q. ^% e; l% Y0 O　　国泰民安

$ `; G4 m; {* Z, B- C  L- N1 K　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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$ k6 X7 o0 |% V0 _$ q$ \　　过犹不及
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  L0 ^) N4 [, [1 D, U　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

" H/ o  n# K7 n/ _% _, I　　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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' V5 I) `9 J4 U$ D5 `( z　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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5 y1 z8 m5 U7 Q* D　　和气生财
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' ]! |6 K6 [# A7 ~1 [* d1 ]　　harmony brings wealth;
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  A5 M0 j3 U6 H% l$ r  @/ ~　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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, Q# x  C; ]) F/ X　　活到老学到老

5 T! T; V4 O' c. S, D　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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- q) e4 w$ v# i　　金无足赤，人无完人

( I  d5 L4 A& i2 a　　There are spots even on the sun.

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4 L3 C- r- Y4 f7 R2 \　　金玉满堂
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8 U7 R& H5 }& ?' a, P　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

7 |9 z. O2 w4 @4 E; I1 D( z! w　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

4 R3 e+ A. O5 [5 r　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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: k% T" Z1 {' E- X　　君子之交淡如水
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, V* K! u1 Z5 X　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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+ l  g3 H8 A1 S1 n　　礼尚往来
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7 D6 O3 b% D3 w/ i/ O8 l　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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7 R7 P9 r5 T1 {7 T; q- [　　名利双收

# d% C. E6 G! L6 r. O8 K% Y　　gain both fame and wealth

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# q9 F5 b5 c& L9 _, z　　茅塞顿开
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6 l7 e0 x! k0 G" @7 i! u9 r. R4 `1 H( l　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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4 ^9 v4 _# k$ ]. m6 w0 C3 M　　谋事在人，成事在天
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8 E* z, ]: R) e4 f' `/ k　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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, L2 w" V( K- A: }6 O$ W' m　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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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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$ `& C( x, F1 o3 ?　　破釜沉舟
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9 r2 z: g3 {8 P$ u  D0 G2 b　　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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9 R+ h1 z' v0 D8 X　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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1 D3 Y7 @* S' o9 M% ]9 R　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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4 `. q3 D; X9 I7 G　　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

3 H2 k3 p  ^4 L  p- H/ J, z: ^　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

7 i% `' R/ r7 X( Z; E& t+ k4 V% s9 W　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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! |; Z! x! P: ^" a5 w% |8 H1 h　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　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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$ A& z" r- [6 L　　人逢喜事精神爽

- G8 T% [. n& f, W- e: b　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

# `4 ]! x8 ?9 j# k% a1 g. a% u　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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* y; M0 Q& U0 X% M( s+ v# j　　世外桃源

/ w6 p; H: i4 }+ m/ P  g& |　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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8 B* T  p8 i4 C　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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& y9 q# v0 b* O/ R6 B9 e% }　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　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

4 P* J0 \! m& |$ H  W; ?　　a blessing in disguise;

　　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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! `0 a% Z9 ~+ a0 m8 J　　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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/ K. v* r9 `* T( K9 F" C1 x　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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( k6 g; R/ ]& h　　杀鸡用牛刀

: a; t3 j( u! \0 I; @　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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# a% t: K5 I, A　　说曹操，曹操到
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4 H- d. [, _* V5 }- L　　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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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

) W5 Q7 A, z* s6 X7 Z9 @( s7 N4 a　　韬光养晦

: I! z+ _6 C, q2 u　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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8 c8 X: W  F; i( g! ^　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

8 i) t% Y2 F/ O2 A3 ^+ d, B7 J　　天有不测风云

1 M( S, P7 I1 x7 s5 h　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

% t& s2 O: ?6 ^- ~8 A( i8 D/ \4 a7 g　　Unity is strength.
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　　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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　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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2 M! q% e/ ]; _( G$ z# n. Z　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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$ t0 ^$ }) M3 N; G, u0 i! N　　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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　　新官上任三把火

5 M# D& p4 Q9 E1 v% h　　a new broom sweeps clean

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6 ]1 S! a8 |# Q　　蓄势待发

6 Q' f& q5 D, T$ G+ Q　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　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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7 q% \4 o5 m" Y& T　　先入为主

　　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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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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% o& v5 i6 A& f1 i　　现身说法
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% v8 e6 R! O& N- r( z- Z) j　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　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
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　　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
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6 f0 f+ X9 I* }, e- W9 {2 [. w　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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6 c4 q/ O% B+ h" I/ ^& g5 k. v　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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! ?+ h# L6 T. o/ d# a3 q. q　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士
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: r* h: \; W% r$ ^: U　　a man of insight83

7 S! d3 O( U  h1 s　　有勇无谋
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　　有缘千里来相会
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3 o' J7 A: }* [/ M　　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

7 E) [$ u$ U4 f5 _6 i　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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; h$ i1 g: T# U, K- R9 z; f　　teach students according to their aptitude
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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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) ~. A  z* m) t0 ?2 G- V　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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% q$ d, Y0 R; [' \8 o: \　　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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7 n- t' O8 R: ^+ J　　冤假错案

: m4 b: J  V5 q0 K! J) W　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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6 ^+ i" `% G  a' D, }' I　　一言既出，驷马难追

/ z. Q' F# v  P: L　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　纸包不住火
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8 f$ ?% D* g- b　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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) h3 T/ w9 U) Y) D! S% I　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　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。