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
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　　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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" H3 A4 |/ R( u9 S. K3 F" u0 F# F　　Seeing is believing.

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1 P$ r4 J7 ?, O9 U1 h1 G8 ^　　比上不足，比下有余

- o1 Q7 {. y% x6 t　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

$ G) d* s- h+ U. ~. t' y  z　　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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3 g$ h* ?, W, N4 I8 @1 D  k+ X9 j5 {" y　　不打不成交

/ _8 s1 N- S* @* U* V) R1 B　　No discord, no concord.

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! M/ o, N8 G; `　　拆东墙补西墙

　　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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　　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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2 g1 C4 s+ A  a+ |- A　　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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　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

$ I9 T" `$ ]7 r0 ~" v　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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5 ]$ T9 t8 w  b& w6 ^# s　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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' d. k6 [5 }' Y) v　　harmony brings wealth;
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1 O% H! X6 o/ q1 g3 U# U　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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: P1 g1 o4 f# b, V5 E! g* v0 j　　活到老学到老
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! z& m2 N$ r& ?* u- G6 G, D　　既往不咎

　　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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5 ~9 H' U4 J# `# v# @9 }　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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% p' C0 M- m# Q' z, H　　脚踏实地
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　　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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　　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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3 _! j1 _9 j: p; y/ f3 k　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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- v. K6 l+ r, U9 ?) j. H　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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, k0 E; t# ^2 l  _　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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! ~! T6 ^& N' X, o0 a　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

3 I! F$ R2 r8 d  c5 i7 E　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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- \, U3 J% m7 n* ?, d　　be suddenly enlightened

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/ e$ K: y  X: w) x% F　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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( ?" t& H# v1 `: I! ]　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　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

* L1 _- `- k) T% W! r% x　　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
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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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　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

! f9 U7 X$ ^5 y3 u* F1 f　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　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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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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0 U) @5 {/ U" e2 I, y/ u) }　　瑞雪兆丰年
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; G) {3 {/ f' z& V; B; B# t& M　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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7 h1 F! H+ E6 f! k0 ~' ]　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

2 O$ z0 r" i: _& E# b8 v7 c　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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, R/ i3 n8 ]8 F3 W2 X2 K　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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9 E5 g6 v  C+ I! g! C4 `　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

* n$ o* ~0 h- f5 ]) z/ s　　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

9 F" j4 q. M- p4 e! W* W% `　　a blessing in disguise;

0 n' {% h4 t1 s/ S　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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" \7 ]+ F4 B1 _& Y1 B　　三十而立
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　　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

8 H# K) L; l6 x9 G　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

2 i$ N3 A  X7 @; b　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

% G8 z6 ?3 Q4 U8 W6 ~　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

) R6 q1 j4 o# @　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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6 n8 v/ l/ P9 `* Z; j7 n　　说曹操，曹操到

3 P6 o# J0 O5 S. W　　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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! X( X* v5 s( [# z# Z5 v. u　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

+ }' V4 o1 ^2 b2 O% h　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

# L" c, Z, ^3 ]　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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9 K! l7 X" b) Q% X! E8 g* d. u　　团结就是力量

7 E9 j) ^9 q% h( f9 b1 N　　Unity is strength.
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　　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

. c% _& w- Q; c5 }+ i# F　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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9 o( U5 G# X# j- ^3 V　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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* O; ^: E8 |/ @0 \　　望子成龙
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+ ~/ l% t2 A" q　　hold high hopes for one's child
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5 X& _0 z! Q. B- s　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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' k0 [# t5 }# k# X" P　　无中生有

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

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$ ~% d' B2 b* y9 M" a0 S+ x( ?$ v9 T　　无风不起浪
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4 V$ |% S0 P5 X- J' P　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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/ N! Q! Y. n* W7 U0 `! b　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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5 W- H7 R, F3 [　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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. A6 X+ y- {5 |) i! ]! U% |　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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! [1 ]+ S2 y. d1 F3 b2 v  _3 D" A　　心想事成

; e4 ]" A' ]( \- }( I1 b　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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1 u  o) E* v$ W. ?　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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/ ]" \8 c. q' L* K! F$ V3 ]& z　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

4 R  q% @/ H- e) `# d　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

8 j: ]2 B$ y# H5 y: ~　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

6 @+ v4 i  p* ]6 ]3 D  e$ r　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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2 m* K7 A. [% F  g　　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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7 J. I9 ?" W9 I) }　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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& c7 V8 ^+ e: b$ J3 E# \　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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5 z4 R/ }2 U. s$ \( k/ [8 B8 Y1 \　　有识之士

* ^# x1 N. H/ r/ O8 ]+ U　　a man of insight83
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　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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' \9 L+ i5 m/ q( Y( z　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

$ E8 L) x5 V. l+ u- s! u　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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- }9 B1 t7 x- X3 ~: T　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

; b% ~7 c- r8 U9 I　　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

% l+ K+ H* b2 ]% h: d, f　　Haste makes waste.
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& ]3 n6 D3 M- h2 w, ~4 A) C% B　　优胜劣汰

# [. X' z- M9 f# s) f8 S　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

2 D% t) h# ?4 A0 a　　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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  A1 [% Z% ~  B* b　　冤假错案
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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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1 [. v2 x, F8 v- u& R& h+ U　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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　　招财进宝
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　　债台高筑
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1 V4 R2 J5 ^( {( M; @　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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; _6 O6 T' b, b, A5 F　　be an armchair strategist

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- h9 j. w/ z4 j- {* B　　纸包不住火

) ?: Q, g, X9 r# B/ ]　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

: G" t: V/ _! a$ J; i: ~  @3 U* P　　100

+ v  p4 X1 S0 m5 }　　左右为难

# @  F, z+ X% w# v# d% t2 ]　　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。