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

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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$ g3 {) h+ X4 |% u' p2 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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6 k% i" w: ]" F5 b3 ?　　笨鸟先飞
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/ E5 Y) h: k6 ?2 j( I6 S6 J　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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9 z2 V. X/ v& u. E8 r　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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& m6 @! d! o# a' {0 p　　不打不成交
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5 B7 W1 x. a6 I　　No discord, no concord.

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& ?& S- ~& z. `: @2 W3 i　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　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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/ Z4 R" ?' V. R" B3 U) e+ e　　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
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: ~8 X4 W" s8 a: t) _5 U　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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# N. K" j) ?. W9 [　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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( s  `/ c  R' ]6 o2 [　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

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2 B7 l% [/ J* t% C2 Y　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

! H5 {% R0 e8 t3 A2 o　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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1 A& P9 W5 z  k' r( |　　harmony brings wealth;

/ k+ `7 a& g6 _- ]　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

/ N* R4 }* ^! i5 C5 P　　never too old to learn

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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) B( }/ `/ L6 V7 _! G% v. L　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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3 x% p& f  K  C9 D, x  \  D　　Treasures fill the home.

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  `0 g% f! c. H. ~! B$ ?. |$ ^　　脚踏实地

7 k# n* S( |0 x　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

8 Q0 C, \+ D$ j) m　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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( J( Q* z6 d' \　　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

　　cut and dried; cliché
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. U1 Z( ?7 N, G$ H" r3 {6 `　　礼尚往来
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& r7 [8 R2 ?" P2 {) ~& h% o: x' S- G　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

! p+ g- h  G: i9 X9 s, F2 K　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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$ j2 C, s+ n* P+ D　　名利双收
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$ r/ M4 T! w9 T' W: i　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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& Q; d8 Y  i* S7 s/ |% F, b　　没有规矩，不成方圆

+ X0 U; z0 N( t, w9 K$ j" [　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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/ b; w$ v7 j7 ^/ {& I* V　　每逢佳节倍思亲

' d2 U* x$ y9 |) Z　　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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1 c* X% @% G2 m- B8 |6 s! ~: P　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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6 L8 e( n0 n5 G  c9 |" }: A　　弄巧成拙
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# b- h( n" T! g' \1 z' \+ M2 K　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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0 D+ |: z) s' C( l　　赔了夫人又折兵
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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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　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

" I0 Z) y# x% O3 H0 k　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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　　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
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　　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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　　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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/ W4 N( C& {4 t! h8 ^4 U　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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7 m8 }* V3 h1 |- Y5 q" }" N　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　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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/ e( h4 B2 e' p- Q- R% e　　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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( g$ F' k2 Z/ k9 N6 ~2 J　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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! R( w3 z* ~. a- e! c4 c　　人之初，性本善

6 S. n0 v9 I9 N9 X, G, [1 z　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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0 a2 U5 o9 Z3 ?0 ~　　a blessing in disguise;

8 v) q, @( G% J- q4 d# s0 \, _　　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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$ v' K( _- B  n9 ~　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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9 X* s: e! N# P/ U: g8 g( a6 q2 B　　时不我待
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! {9 }4 }. }9 R  G2 L　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

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　　实事求是
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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

　　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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! _) k# v' [7 g　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

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  }1 H$ E7 l8 B' G8 r! J　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

- s- T( D% j; `0 ^7 j, t　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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7 j0 ]' J3 a* {3 e5 ?% `　　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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% ~# D8 T  D& s/ w. ~+ J% G1 J　　歪风邪气

2 Q4 S$ m' B, z　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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, ]- i9 w" \2 T0 z* ~' {　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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. O  _% [+ D3 R- e3 O& c- O　　唯利是图
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" r- \9 s6 m; V2 ^7 t; O　　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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' }6 k. b( V# u　　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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6 a1 j" w9 ^: G" G- |　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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2 M6 F$ W5 _7 m' m　　蓄势待发

2 G7 h. n- _: |# s　　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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　　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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( m' N2 i) s1 Q& m, W　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　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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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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9 K3 C: m0 Q9 c. ^& G) N+ T　　息事宁人

: l* v8 h5 v' \9 L　　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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6 @3 v9 \$ G3 j! I. o* Z　　严以律己，宽以待人
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$ f& M, P4 j, E( S: o+ S5 P　　有情人终成眷属
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. h% L6 d/ C' H2 h" L1 G/ R& w" H　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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  p& [5 t# w' e' ]% C2 V1 d　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

% m: \  Y0 v. E+ o' E　　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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3 Y. t$ w) _# f　　keep pace with the times86
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　　people-oriented

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) Z- K: G3 R% Z6 K9 T　　因材施教
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$ u$ {9 s1 k9 ~3 ?8 w3 M9 s　　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 y( _4 p+ N  M$ X) s- `" r" F　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

8 Q# ]6 V: p1 D7 H　　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

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　　一言既出，驷马难追

5 ]* q$ H2 X# W　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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, p+ s* P& y. I7 k　　众矢之的
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& Z+ f8 ^5 Z9 g1 e　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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4 V7 I9 w% P& v3 a: K) q　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　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。