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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8 q' |5 r: v3 Y- z% R　　Love me, love my dog.
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; k: H; R- V) e　　百闻不如一见

; ?3 S( V8 y; I# v0 ?/ f$ |( D　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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: e# x& q- H+ @' y　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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1 t/ P- [9 y3 C1 d7 v- l　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

0 ]8 D* _. }! M" n- s　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　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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5 H+ Z/ |2 e: x7 x　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

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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
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　　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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1 h5 n& \% C; h  \　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

; m4 T& k1 F2 V. w　　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
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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8 R& |/ h: D3 i　　和气生财
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# A+ G7 X, Y# f9 p　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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2 C$ s# ]3 u1 B) S　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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4 W* g3 a. N" C# U　　There are spots even on the sun.
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1 {4 @4 u) v. @  ~　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

( M2 w. f9 \8 j　　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
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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% Q2 ]! z$ y% u" T8 Y0 k　　礼尚往来

5 S" m0 a! ]/ G. G: [+ @/ H　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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% Z' G+ y* k1 d4 G- K  T7 \　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

8 f- i5 e* l# P# `- M2 G　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

* y& k4 y, I- l( J　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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) ]$ Q6 c4 N) J7 q! v; [3 e. V　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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1 q4 F, O, g* C9 H$ X7 y- h& K; _　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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3 u4 o, w; }" g: i; I( ?' ^. b, N　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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$ p$ V' g3 x4 t) U4 S　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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1 B8 ^" X; n8 e　　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

! R3 l0 j" y( W0 E% p　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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6 T, M5 a8 M; G) K　　弄巧成拙
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. @* y( D  k: E6 |, |; B, F　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

+ }, h; i- S5 e8 j　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

0 Y( L1 K! Y3 _! \　　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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　　抢得先机
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) A! u1 x1 s! T5 \　　take the preemptive opportunities

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1 S& p! ~" W7 o. H; Y3 X" l9 s7 ~( Q　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

# C$ Y; y  T+ h4 u7 }5 C* u　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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/ Q0 B# [- d( e7 o　　前事不忘，后事之师

1 a2 ^7 P, C) z! ]# s6 t! a; l) n　　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

, x! x/ K" f  N5 R3 y) Z: y　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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# i: K! [1 {- e  ?$ o# n　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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. N7 L: v. |4 o, `- V+ E　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　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

5 E  M" L! R7 [2 v0 A' e$ m　　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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! v. U7 P9 @% r/ Z% l　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;
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/ e2 ~- J- ]% ^) O　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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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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　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

3 z2 L6 Y, u( K5 }' R( |' r# X　　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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　　speak of the devil
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% {) z/ s9 Y; x7 c0 l7 u" ?, r0 H　　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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3 {5 D/ ]0 a! d, K　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

. V2 J! y! t: f3 q) g　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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8 k. L8 w: D% }　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

$ y  D% K3 q1 t" f6 C　　团结就是力量
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. l0 D, w+ R; Q& M3 R& N, U- G6 X: @) R　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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- H- L" A6 J  C7 t# 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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　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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9 n" V  K# ]: c　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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: {6 q- ^9 |2 y/ G1 E　　hold high hopes for one's child
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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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( K  ], `3 h2 }3 r, f　　无中生有

' r5 T: a, N- H  A8 T5 ~　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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/ t, H$ m$ e+ ?5 o& u　　无风不起浪

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

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5 o1 q" k$ p+ j! S' c% }4 Q　　徇私枉法

　　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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  W6 D& I+ A$ P; _+ E　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

/ n/ q4 }$ u3 B. ?3 A( j　　May all your wish come true
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4 p4 ?- s( n" z: a6 T& n　　心照不宣
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) k: r7 U1 f2 f+ N, G# u　　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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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

& P; ?7 ?" l. {5 x7 w　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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8 h" l' G$ ~3 Y　　ants on a hot pan
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5 O8 {: m* ]; Q) C　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

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　　循序渐进

4 g! A/ |3 D$ t) {8 U3 [　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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+ {0 y( X7 w5 N+ N/ _. o& o　　严以律己，宽以待人

3 `) [2 S% o+ X- l　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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/ v: o& u8 U. Q/ v8 x　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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1 l8 z- k( b) P2 Q1 G/ t4 S$ ~　　有钱能使鬼推磨

* U; M8 Z; \! l　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

" q, e7 k8 x" `3 a　　有勇无谋
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　　有缘千里来相会

" x0 a( r: t  E2 M& v- l+ Z/ Q2 H　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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! f# ]. p* N' R3 o* d4 M  q4 O　　与时俱进
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

3 I' W6 t- p  v+ W- `$ W　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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- G0 U, n3 R  U& o3 Q8 I' `　　Haste makes waste.

& b6 p$ @" Y7 A& q　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　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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5 k! `  R3 L. A6 G( g: u　　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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) K3 L( Q6 Q4 I　　一言既出，驷马难追

7 R4 ^3 ^6 E, _9 o& n　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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, g0 Q5 a2 E6 \2 ^　　招财进宝
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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1 A8 a. G' c, U　　纸上谈兵

. E2 f7 e) z4 n- Y+ o  Q　　be an armchair strategist

　　99

　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

1 r7 m2 [, r2 A2 Z6 |　　What's done by night appears by day.

: P9 }+ z6 {: ?% ]1 l' g7 {" S　　100
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' ?7 z' e0 J* [; E. Q　　左右为难
, N6 [1 |) t2 c8 ?' m, s
, ?+ Q3 |' s% `' c　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。