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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- z# F% l$ p# G' w6 T; z　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

% w5 j2 P8 b! N1 ^4 M" Y+ O　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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/ s$ P7 H  \# O5 m　　Seeing is believing.

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　　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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　　不遗余力

$ C6 W7 m% z- p7 B0 o　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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0 m8 o. P8 C$ v% D　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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: e$ Z( m; M) q% v/ t　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

& C2 a' r* B6 h( B　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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" w5 I, z8 V7 V0 D/ T; v8 j6 H　　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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" S( I( Q6 B2 ^' ^4 a! ]$ a% \　　好了伤疤忘了疼

' r/ C, a. |" H- V　　once on shore, one prays no more
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% T+ U% N) ~- Q9 q　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

* z! Q9 E9 Q% l5 m% P# h! I: f" y+ J　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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1 u2 Z8 H& S8 m) Z8 l, Z+ m; ?　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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2 v/ l! E, |/ B* u, m/ W8 `　　There are spots even on the sun.
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2 e8 e: i8 E$ f0 L( n8 F3 h　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

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　　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

* v1 @. w" X8 R" F7 a　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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9 P6 s; w1 m+ h2 C3 B　　礼尚往来
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, B) c) I$ K3 r　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

* E1 F( `% m- n0 V  c6 Y' C　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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/ j" R, G$ G) w4 x3 h　　马到成功

+ `: j  x* d, D　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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# U6 u; O- A" C, o, [　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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' v( p; e- e: B; O　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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8 T- |, m( a2 t" |　　弄巧成拙

; [6 q# j" f- l1 S8 i; Z　　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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6 P! F# V0 c7 u4 u　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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3 z: z/ {; ?  s6 k　　抛砖引玉

) O5 u% Q) v) h7 R: l5 z　　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

0 r7 Y( ]* X1 H. @) r　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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4 r% r2 p6 Z* v  F2 d　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

: T" c$ {% N9 z% W9 U5 a2 O　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

8 D7 u' t7 F$ m　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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5 z. Z5 _: Y4 B9 U. G/ X　　强龙难压地头蛇
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- R6 O7 z" s  Y8 \/ p* H0 t　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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  f* V7 W  K0 E% o+ M, u　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

6 a; i2 v4 X* Z# V2 j1 L+ J　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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. y6 \& E/ \( q" c7 B( d9 J　　世外桃源

: Y2 x0 k! @( X2 O2 f9 {' f6 Q　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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　　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
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8 u6 d! F( K4 |  G, G　　a blessing in disguise;

# Y! B8 @6 A8 a5 a/ Y/ R9 Q) C& W3 ^　　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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9 m6 k8 U9 d/ d* j$ G　　水涨船高

0 W6 ]& h6 s$ P3 E5 {  Q. ~5 F　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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0 Q1 e, n4 p8 P& k+ `) X　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

; d8 ?/ i0 s* G# v) H　　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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; D2 O$ Y' z2 j/ E$ I4 L　　说曹操，曹操到
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3 ^, t$ K# U8 M4 ]　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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/ ?' [1 B. u. E' [! e　　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

# r0 A1 z) l# V! h. ]6 N! }　　韬光养晦
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9 @; |0 Q: U1 U5 \' M+ L6 o. q　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

) A# |# e- S$ {6 f! y% n　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

5 q/ z) \# @5 E　　团结就是力量
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6 O( V; ~( b, o8 I" h) Y　　Unity is strength.

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" E7 k/ ~3 D$ S! E$ b8 D6 D　　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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2 p1 v  A7 {7 ^- b0 Y  x　　歪风邪气

+ V0 i  H! H/ }2 V2 Q! F; ~　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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) P: s1 P/ x4 k$ ?　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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9 h. A1 ^$ i( S0 S5 U　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

: \# @# K, G: U2 y; y　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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2 R4 y* U: G; \. R1 ]* j　　无中生有

0 y# R) y+ X: m( h　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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) L* z4 k% D+ `2 G: I) J　　无风不起浪
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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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6 k+ ?& w5 j6 j　　新官上任三把火
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6 }9 l+ n, v6 D/ ]$ g3 {　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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7 D: Q) {8 q5 |　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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9 {+ D& K6 }3 i5 k　　心照不宣

5 L2 y* j/ [! h) |. N# d2 F( I. z3 M　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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# u6 `1 {6 m* |$ G3 O( W- m　　先入为主

. l8 |, S) H& p: n　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

5 ?9 B7 {  c& T　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

1 T( E0 |+ g+ }$ d/ U1 O　　ants on a hot pan

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5 L( m; T6 t" N$ V  e+ ^　　现身说法

2 h: i3 V$ h- p1 P: a　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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5 j- Q1 l: L, f6 M/ C$ l　　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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　　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

; y; }: m' q4 w8 f　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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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

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

& T0 S* j* q: h1 U) b6 J. b0 M　　有缘千里来相会
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& B/ j9 x" k8 O- D8 N& K3 a　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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! A+ u" w4 t8 S3 G" ?, `　　与时俱进

" C; t( ^" q# g' o　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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" [3 ^0 r7 P: o; s! d% n1 p　　people-oriented

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( q3 x. e* H1 ^" X. C　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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9 {' |" ^7 |! ?5 t& M- r7 E　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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$ M% v  y( x1 r/ j* l. x( Y1 q　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

0 w" S+ Z/ b) e* Z+ _" j: a　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

! {8 f; F) Y7 r5 t　　survival of the fittest
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　　Great minds think alike.

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0 e( i% m: u- L: n3 H- l" x　　冤家宜解不宜结

" u, [8 Z( u. Y1 ^. n　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

* W4 p* X! p4 \　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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, Z9 E: p, {+ z5 \7 q4 i3 M1 u( S+ O　　一言既出，驷马难追

1 v0 O. _% K7 y( J　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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5 \3 ^' T. Q9 r$ ]) s$ s　　招财进宝

* X$ |' w# g; ~8 }+ d　　bring in wealth and treasure

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* o+ A/ _, `0 n3 U- U, \6 F　　债台高筑

8 B$ }2 B, d% w! K+ J8 n$ S1 N　　become debt-ridden
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8 z6 U8 H) X7 b! q9 K  A7 J　　众矢之的

9 y: j: O- E3 ?9 I& x; L　　target of public criticism
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* R7 V5 }' e+ Q! q　　纸上谈兵
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; `; C  r% Q* e6 Q! e　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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　　左右为难

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Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。