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

$ S- E$ }$ e7 y  R* D1 b　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

3 [! t9 N: _4 {4 ?: G8 f2 y　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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' m2 G' I, k: B　　比上不足，比下有余

( Q: `5 h3 Z" z% |　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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& T- t7 z2 Q7 D( @+ W; J　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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& w2 t$ c5 T' D# M) |　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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  `7 Z% Z8 \; T( w" o  e　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

' b: D- l7 S: V6 G　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

, |$ e7 j' D1 f, ?　　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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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　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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& c1 @' |3 t! T4 d5 ~8 y　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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" ]5 S! }$ c  C, c( C　　once on shore, one prays no more
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0 a+ h* V9 o5 A- P3 D9 ?* ]$ i　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

" d7 a/ z' }4 {  I　　Bad news travels fast.

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3 k! h9 }( C' [5 y8 \) P* o　　和气生财

7 ]/ q7 f4 }6 e$ }　　harmony brings wealth;

* A" H; v" i& I6 N　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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& N- C7 t* P) W' F　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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5 l) \% }3 E, [3 y　　既往不咎

, ~2 k) ~) T- V5 I# f: H) M/ [　　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

9 R) w" e# }: \/ Q　　Treasures fill the home.
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: z9 h) g) F5 j; |6 X* o  h　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

" m( T9 ]! x; r　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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+ j4 O" P8 ^" @6 U) B0 b% Z8 I　　君子之交淡如水

$ B8 E! a* n  X  r3 d　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

  X5 ^" A$ ]% z- v, O　　cut and dried; cliché
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) e( e( b2 b, P  p2 \$ G0 j. {　　礼尚往来
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/ d: z% ~! A5 I* K8 r　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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* B0 l' Z& G! ~　　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

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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2 j: S1 A! r4 w1 H6 r; j: a& q　　gain both fame and wealth
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# S7 O4 Q( p3 W9 x* A2 G　　茅塞顿开

! H' s, a. m% E+ Z; R% ]7 X　　be suddenly enlightened

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+ |: e, b2 y; f, b6 F8 E+ }5 m) G0 q　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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7 _1 m; L* i% B% Y" b, i　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

& G, K: d+ H# t  N. O　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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  \# a/ N0 x$ F9 c7 H4 z6 L　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

　　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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　　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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% Z8 H% _7 Z+ P+ X4 u9 {　　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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9 K% ]/ r, A7 n0 V　　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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　　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

1 X* f/ \7 L, }) @6 C　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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0 F7 {" T4 b. g　　前怕狼，后怕虎

* B$ {4 l& m# ~) @7 g3 z" `　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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* _* T. g4 E& M; H　　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
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2 a* I5 |9 D# s4 X, t' S3 H' F9 o* Y! e, ]　　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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2 M( @; R5 y4 M% ]　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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( X! N; b# k2 {$ m/ J; \, p6 N　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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# e+ I) r2 r) g, U3 S3 ~　　Humans are born good.

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+ M' Q, A6 _3 b- J3 h$ K6 k　　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

) t6 G7 a8 f( n. f2 s" b7 Z　　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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2 n$ _0 E. k$ G3 c# h. t- E; _　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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) ~. H# {+ Y' ]- m1 o　　杀鸡用牛刀

; N; Q# X6 M: d　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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& T) h7 _& _1 t6 q　　实事求是
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( P  T/ I* L; x* v3 L+ m　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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. v: s& @& P! Y; U! b& i8 `! ?　　说曹操，曹操到
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  G: N: W6 ]+ X: ~$ S　　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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3 Y3 R( r/ ?9 t. R; s* W　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

9 {$ v2 s6 R& T  h4 v9 Q" W+ @　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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( ^1 [4 V$ h4 a! r/ _# N$ {+ T　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

- r: s9 p% ~& `5 x* w　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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8 D% K: w* `' m+ k8 D1 t　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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1 S# G  A! x( f+ i' }　　团结就是力量

　　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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8 t% M) {/ e9 _+ P# I　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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' [6 O7 W0 X* ~　　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

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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) H5 Q  ]$ O$ K9 H　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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; b; s" m; B7 u* ~- i　　无中生有

* [) q4 a, G3 C0 j7 a+ Z/ R　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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& b1 U3 x* B/ d3 M　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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# H& n4 }  U2 p7 O. P　　徇私枉法

. m2 p  V, u* @' z  z　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

$ t& [% P, ]; w- P) U　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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# R8 r; G" m4 Y9 \7 t! x# T9 V　　心想事成
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4 G8 U2 w4 \  d$ Q& R9 A1 H9 P　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

/ [- g% ~/ B* z* L　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主
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: e" P; Z9 t' o( D/ S　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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) z( B0 H% w: j+ A, \; s　　先下手为强

" _: K$ ~4 S. a5 V# F$ |1 t　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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& G7 C+ F" @+ I  n: Y# m" Y6 P　　The best defense is offense.

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　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

$ n3 U* P( s7 l7 J　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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6 r3 u4 f$ m& {9 b3 o% F; s: `　　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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

+ w  T8 }: b$ M& b　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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' Q2 U4 X! E" U" q9 E) l  u3 P) l6 ^$ V5 S　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

9 i; A6 K; e0 }  }　　与时俱进
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* d( D# v7 |6 t* K6 R8 y　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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& i7 f, x6 k2 i$ Q* a6 e　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

, w0 j3 m5 \! X/ u/ p　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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" m' i, v# N5 c7 h! E9 h9 ?　　欲速则不达

　　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
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2 U* m6 a7 ?7 |) y　　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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+ _9 w1 K( _3 Y　　冤假错案
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# l" E" S) P# q! ~/ D# S　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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　　一言既出，驷马难追
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. |& c1 c; A6 p  f+ g　　A promise is a promise.

; e* X& d* h2 i, l6 W4 L+ l1 c　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

% Z5 ~* c2 e/ @( K  J# f　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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6 K4 ~- n6 A- C/ p* ^5 A　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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/ f& H& }* {, O' y# G4 p& Q　　be an armchair strategist

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+ f% d/ t( r& Q% B　　纸包不住火

/ }- n! `$ F3 L+ I% }　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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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。