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

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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5 a* s, S: N1 N$ X　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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, T" j2 y1 s: S! I$ C　　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

3 q# p" r0 z3 a# e; O  X% g! Y　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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& l& e) w; Y/ U: }* |" c; V　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

0 C5 B2 X' h: w　　No discord, no concord.

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0 [1 l5 m# k- S8 u  }/ Y; D　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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  d: a8 K# R. N9 k2 G　　辞旧迎新
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. N' z: F8 ~( }1 \$ I9 ^" x　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

# n9 V1 p. U" I6 H/ l, y6 S/ @　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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* P, O/ f$ ]0 x0 t9 ~% M) Q9 s2 C　　大开眼界

# h1 U4 n% B) L4 J　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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% m+ t* j' y/ @0 P- z6 S　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

; w+ c+ v# ^1 [. u# |: S" j# [( I7 ]' P　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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1 E9 @# v+ \2 h$ ^. u+ H　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

7 m$ z: P& @9 l2 j$ Q4 P　　once on shore, one prays no more
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& f6 k; F, z! C; |1 f/ o& q　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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) |; W2 I% w, r/ q　　Bad news travels fast.
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6 s5 u% y) \9 H6 E$ x& g2 h/ z) v　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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2 D8 X3 C3 L: i& w& i+ C2 Q* r　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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% s/ C9 e3 r0 s9 ^- Q7 @　　金无足赤，人无完人
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9 q+ v7 O* i, ]/ s7 p; b. s& B# {% t　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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' T3 |/ s5 K+ h& `% h　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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8 {! u2 e" g' B　　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

9 o" S& o9 P, F- F! g# G' I! M% R　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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) M/ E- c+ M) ?　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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# W. D) D2 v& {& q1 {　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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, d( D2 W* a5 Z% b& @　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　gain both fame and wealth
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- S( Y! D% t( L% G' X　　茅塞顿开

# k. H6 v$ D' J. z5 V6 C2 h' ?　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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8 P" P! J0 D1 ?: P( g3 u# F$ V8 P* W　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　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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( k8 R$ x* n" h9 [, v3 G" ~　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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) a5 b# W; f6 h: K5 C+ x6 {　　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

　　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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+ T' s/ }- p0 w+ E2 S9 [　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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* a7 n  q0 I+ d4 g& U* {5 w+ d. ~　　千里之行始于足下

5 D. T4 ?9 o7 D2 l" k　　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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# V7 `/ _2 k1 m; y+ u　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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" ]7 ]7 Q+ U2 m& w4 j　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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# Z& J% v5 q" O; K& A. p　　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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5 [! j$ t6 }* S6 Q　　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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( n" }4 R$ [+ Q* O  |9 g　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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# T  q9 v/ K' a2 P7 f　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

% T( ]; T) C; z8 c; h) ~& J! N　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

! A" j; L. a7 C3 v8 h　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

$ @& d- f; m! g　　Humans are born good.

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, v& L+ C9 }0 Y7 v7 J* s7 z　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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. D; `' Y* X: e　　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

! \0 j: `; l+ b+ ^& X4 w　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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0 z/ e! W1 C# z3 o1 u6 O0 g　　三十而立

+ d! G* ~, V8 R+ m" x; t　　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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  Q. o4 {8 s, Y+ |$ b8 U　　水涨船高
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　　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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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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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
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+ C* S1 r1 ~6 q: b! }  A: d3 X　　speak of the devil
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) b, ?+ _& l3 y, Q9 S　　实话实说

1 t7 _" L' e# H; \* A　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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: _4 u. l/ K% o7 U2 c2 Y! }) u　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

, c! V/ U' f) u- ]　　天有不测风云
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% f3 p4 O# K  Z, ]2 e　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

5 I! H. ]& }4 T- ]" |( _* P4 a6 _　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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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
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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* C) ^4 Q, Z; m% h9 B# F( @　　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

* F0 h9 [7 I* P: g" M　　hold high hopes for one's child
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2 q2 {1 v  K2 _3 c5 c　　唯利是图

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

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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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4 y; ~" J. h$ J7 r9 V" [; U　　新官上任三把火

  s. r9 h& B: }: B　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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7 t' A$ y" q( K" y" y  y1 I　　心想事成

8 e3 \3 I3 K0 m0 G　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

9 o, I9 I( h. o3 @, [" H　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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  i2 k  X" t7 E5 W5 c　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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7 u& j: d& }: ?+ F  u  [0 z4 i4 W　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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& O. M+ n0 ?+ q% _' Z　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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4 w% m: o/ E4 Q" \( q　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　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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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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1 R5 v3 K) c) ^. H6 Q　　bold but not crafty84

- `. O. R4 d6 u' h: n7 C8 X& _　　有缘千里来相会
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: D' i2 m  X7 u　　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

/ W% I, y% ^' H0 u& z& b　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

1 }! y0 C/ I0 C% M' u2 P　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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. Z& H  E+ \0 [, {　　Haste makes waste.
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* {0 ]0 D- w% X　　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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　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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9 J( r  }' ^. [& }8 k! o/ Y1 ^　　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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  S3 q# l7 X+ ^1 l2 u9 v　　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

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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0 V8 k: q* \3 a8 j1 j　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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1 ?+ [& N. X- c: o: O- B　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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& {8 f9 m6 T& Y) K. E" b3 V　　纸包不住火
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4 ?$ ?2 }- {8 i0 U; S/ s　　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。