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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* p  Y# x& P% M　　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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　　Seeing is believing.
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: _* v" a* d- D; r1 m- V　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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" I0 \$ n; W  W　　不遗余力

　　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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　　拆东墙补西墙

2 f3 N! \/ U, F& h　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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+ \* L$ U* L1 Y7 e7 f8 o　　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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　　大开眼界

; I9 t8 e0 v; A; \! F　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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; Y  o% F' @3 k& S　　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;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

# O# @- E" K7 V- k2 H6 [　　Bad news travels fast.
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3 m: n6 k3 v/ q. \% u% S/ K2 S% s　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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7 J  B4 ^! ^% q- ?9 j: n　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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( n1 I& P2 p1 p　　既往不咎
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, e$ Y9 E6 @% y2 U　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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  I6 b1 P' H, t5 S: l: Z　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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  L( a6 z! ?+ J% L) G; N　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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' p( z- j. N/ W; H* B5 ?7 s" a- A　　君子之交淡如水
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* c! B3 ]; |4 x% V　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

' g: W0 Z) b* W  Z: i- p' m　　cut and dried; cliché
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2 k. F" [- U3 a5 Y　　礼尚往来
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　　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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5 h5 q  M; Y6 |　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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; P2 M7 |- @. S* b. T! _2 p; O% `! ]　　没有规矩，不成方圆

4 r. |. F8 x4 v! v1 O" H　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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; A( R7 C. I; ^8 g$ Z　　每逢佳节倍思亲

! C. m9 h# c5 B1 A　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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. _0 \, P% c% R" X　　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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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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4 B9 o1 I1 s3 o, Z　　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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　　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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# U+ a+ a; Y3 S　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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" ^9 y% |# n( l6 m　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

% j2 v4 t0 q8 l9 G* g　　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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( \& O) }# |( ^7 y　　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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, \) T$ d7 v7 T2 a+ |/ m# E　　瑞雪兆丰年
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4 Y  |" y0 C. q8 P8 b　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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* j4 g5 V! r$ R, P, M8 q　　人逢喜事精神爽
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: m/ [& g5 y! H0 z　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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9 Y" I8 ^$ h9 T/ x. _' c　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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( y. Z- w$ M# L) \　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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# [4 O- Y1 @: z' P* Q) H; o" G　　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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4 [% E; _% G( g7 E5 P$ I　　Humans are born good.

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4 e& L$ s3 b" ]# S$ i8 d　　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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# s* b4 [& A; B0 H; F. @　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

5 O4 |$ F* g! a  I" L4 W; ^　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　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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6 Q; s6 U. v1 l　　水涨船高
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8 D: [; z3 ?) L5 ]# @3 @　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

7 _' v& p/ F/ A& x! x　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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# j4 q* X+ V3 t$ a/ K3 T1 G　　杀鸡用牛刀
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) b0 b. [6 q. q　　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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　　说曹操，曹操到
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4 U$ v9 `" W$ ]+ e9 x　　实话实说
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　　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

( e  |3 u- h" _! y6 e" E& }+ u　　韬光养晦

" F6 S; W6 O' K, j* G: B( N　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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8 x6 g+ T* C+ y9 F　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　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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  D; C) d; i$ e　　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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7 u( ?$ D1 ?) f  D; S. Z　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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  ~  c& q  e  U3 E　　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
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　　唯利是图
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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! J. G+ o* @: [　　无中生有
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9 r2 V: g" I: k# \4 f　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

. \4 |1 \2 R1 [) T3 c/ o0 p8 Q　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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, K9 y5 o7 D! K; r# w　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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+ C% b1 _1 d% c- [　　新官上任三把火

9 ]$ R1 V* p' U% c　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

/ ~" B. j' N  J) i+ Q　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

8 K6 n, e+ ?0 D; l5 C　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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1 H9 s4 D% M+ m. ~, h+ o　　先入为主

5 c/ ?% _& Z" }　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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4 I/ |" ?7 D1 O1 E7 `( G, t7 ~6 e　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

' j$ e9 D5 y. @% t1 l+ c2 _( D　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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2 I4 P6 E6 F3 f1 w　　现身说法

! ^; m- u; N. q; x  M　　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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/ n* U0 N( t2 {6 ^+ E, V1 G7 j( J　　循序渐进

, n4 d7 b7 g4 S0 t6 F　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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% U3 }6 A% X. t) R　　严以律己，宽以待人
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3 H* W4 ~- h; A) U4 t　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

" C. m: p# t' Z& K　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　a man of insight83
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3 w/ g6 n2 g. t　　有勇无谋
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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

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

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- O' b' Y5 s6 v6 i# ?　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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
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; G1 ^1 T4 ]1 _0 y+ e( H　　Haste makes waste.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　英雄所见略同
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) Y/ T- _/ b* I  B9 E$ `　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

1 y/ _( O5 \* P, f; ]- ?　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

　　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

　　A promise is a promise.
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- Z: v# g; _4 I% Z1 I　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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1 R% j0 x" b) ^, @0 [　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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% l2 B$ w7 {5 ^; q' c　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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3 J' ?& F* Z2 t9 l' x　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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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。