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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1 Z) ^$ b( _1 G) v9 M; s/ k' G6 \　　爱屋及乌

* @% `  W- t" U. q1 d- Y　　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.

　　Seeing is believing.
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! G( S  e1 H4 ^5 Z* Q( Z　　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
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6 l0 l9 X8 `1 o# A# I0 {" H　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

1 K( n6 E! `/ v  p　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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  e. j# S2 G6 M8 T) x, K$ _; ^　　不打不成交
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. t+ I7 p4 U7 ~) {. d　　No discord, no concord.
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; I" l# `" j8 Y! K　　拆东墙补西墙

; T2 Z$ D- \$ ~: w　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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" w: d; D- @' Q5 `% k　　辞旧迎新
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6 c0 Z$ L2 E" X( f* C, A( w% I　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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5 }4 c- y0 e9 s( S% ^3 L' q　　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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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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# I0 B9 I$ k/ A! p% F0 j7 p. u  [　　国泰民安

: s1 V5 d) u  X/ |　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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" a9 I3 U7 l' v2 s' j% r$ b　　过犹不及

1 \& [- N6 o+ t　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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$ }- b0 c# v5 t& B/ a5 x　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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) x, W; P9 I7 U& i$ Q　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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0 E! v0 y) H' G& F- v; q5 B& r　　never too old to learn

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# {, t" P" C" E4 R1 W3 ~: i( k, B　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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# G6 W+ @2 n1 O- d  y" J$ U　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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& s; ?7 d, @2 _0 V9 W3 b3 C# U　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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' O8 w/ q$ A/ n1 v* B　　脚踩两只船

　　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
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

' h) l- u' V% _9 J5 F$ y* G/ Y　　cut and dried; cliché

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. a* c: u. ^: e( [　　礼尚往来
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% b& b( T' K) O2 c　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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; x2 p" I, t% N, v3 q8 A　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

7 a- ^# V) H, b' A3 ]　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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/ f; [9 ~3 v' z4 W0 U　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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# F3 U$ `% Y# a' `% D2 d　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

! M% c/ t* r2 a+ R" B　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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- d! c! ]! {# p* @7 h/ E　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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5 W- `9 U% m& x, [: d$ g9 v/ p　　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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5 I- E/ k4 ^- s% G2 Z　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉
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6 u1 t7 k8 g; {, a　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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8 @4 D6 `' U8 X% `+ G4 {" s　　破釜沉舟

* f+ K. [1 O# m- m8 u8 q　　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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! h& n* g( I2 T1 t: t　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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7 j* ]" r$ q6 D　　巧妇难为无米之炊

, t; U7 C  Z0 ^3 x　　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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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; A, q; S8 L3 H　　前怕狼，后怕虎

5 ^, f& ]+ e, y9 U" e　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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" S) a2 _% q2 L" u8 k( H$ U$ Y　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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6 [# U2 L9 C5 P# I9 T" C- W0 ?　　人逢喜事精神爽

$ y3 p' T+ F3 `7 ]& z0 {5 }& s8 q0 {　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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+ H  t- U1 ^, Y0 F　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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& x% G3 I' N; j0 [4 H　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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3 f3 X( w# M2 |- J　　世外桃源
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5 P, P$ ?6 t/ x4 K" z0 U' B　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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. a# O- f# j5 b2 Z3 V　　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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+ z% b0 r( I! I7 f　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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2 v- \5 a* s) [, B$ p　　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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- C4 w: [; d0 ~  h/ m　　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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+ e& I) |, _2 K% U8 o　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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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

) M- }- t5 L1 z　　speak of the devil

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; W$ A5 `- `9 A) f! v6 [　　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
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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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2 B) X( S1 W1 e' U; s( e8 w# y+ f' }　　糖衣炮弹
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, l+ \+ i) I7 g' v0 n' Z　　sugar-coated bullets59

; T8 i% `/ A; L' {5 t　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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　　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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　　歪风邪气

& n$ T/ c3 r+ K0 z0 ]! b( [　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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  x* z, b6 ^7 Q$ [　　望子成龙

6 O/ J$ Z9 i- d/ j3 H/ Z　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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/ X5 c9 }+ a; k! B! J  c! C* g7 }　　无风不起浪

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

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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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) {+ j+ {3 E8 N: @2 Z: C/ d　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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) {* ~; P: T3 w　　心想事成

7 |0 x; H, [. f! W- r. ^4 L- c　　May all your wish come true
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' z$ E$ ]. M+ b2 k6 T9 ^+ E　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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2 f/ W' t7 x7 ?+ b3 }2 o　　先入为主

8 M2 L; }/ s+ V1 {- S　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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% @! P! s3 F* G1 z3 |　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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( x" w, u/ a2 @' J* E0 M; x% f　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

# U3 L' _) `! d; y+ J# m- W　　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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　　循序渐进
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5 \# v& d$ `! a　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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　　严以律己，宽以待人

" Z7 L/ r2 d# Z7 L　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

) \8 Y& D- b7 s. V1 m　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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: D2 r' [' L1 w, E# ]　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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7 t3 W0 v  R6 y$ u8 b: H　　有缘千里来相会
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, d# v' G' ~. S. E" w2 C　　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

　　以人为本
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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6 b) {2 D  B# s6 A　　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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　　Haste makes waste.

2 Q2 H3 M4 ^2 K　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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) U2 c3 e! q% T　　survival of the fittest
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9 a1 {5 P  ]6 D/ t' @$ C4 u　　英雄所见略同
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- v8 Q& W) y* w3 m　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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. ^* z" R" n3 H; K1 X: Y. |0 x　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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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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$ h* A  w( }, H0 a& t' B8 {　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

　　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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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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: n" ^+ F8 v8 K7 S. K　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

. O, q8 S; `! X5 ^  w　　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。