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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6 T" i2 v! G' g　　Love me, love my dog.

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5 K( {4 G- F. u* h　　百闻不如一见

- U% a& [7 k+ F1 R; n* s; k　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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1 X* t4 @! j5 ?/ 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

8 ]; ?- ]8 _& @  ]2 y2 b) D! g0 L- c　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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# g6 {9 x% Y" Y0 n1 u% k9 G7 K! p6 P　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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0 H0 E# e4 D3 X- {4 }　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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; H8 i2 ?& A4 e2 e　　拆东墙补西墙

' Y" Y: Z8 Q1 d, H+ `　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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; J; _# ^4 d4 a5 v, h2 D6 p' _3 E　　辞旧迎新

( z1 N9 C% E, v6 {% w7 A　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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2 f0 X" b4 H  v7 [! ]# `! x　　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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8 ~1 ?! t( [. ?2 C7 |& \　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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3 v6 b( f7 f- _% e( h" A) U　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　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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  P* h: s) i( t$ Z1 Q  _/ n; e& L　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

9 G& c7 Z: m3 O　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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; s7 `5 {/ c; v: o: {# n1 p% [) X　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　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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/ g( r0 ~% |/ J  g; Y　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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! k! i& Z% ?; d( I- ^) i( f# b　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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0 \5 _: A! C0 H- ]( a　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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4 D( S3 n. P3 m, h/ N　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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2 e' Q. z# V0 U& ^2 u! w! l6 m　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

9 l1 P0 m( w, Z' z3 Z) ]. p　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

, F2 P% \3 R6 m  @3 ^　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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( W2 z: d5 i- Y  C+ {$ F6 H; E　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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) H: S2 @5 [* J6 j+ {% {) R　　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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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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- e8 u  K; g4 O( V3 L# `2 q　　弄巧成拙
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　　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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+ v1 l* z9 J$ l　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　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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* P0 J8 {0 Y" {! 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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　　千里之行始于足下

; x8 U9 t* U: R: T　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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! L' s1 i# `+ |% n" s2 c　　前事不忘，后事之师

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

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　　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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3 O- J5 V9 _' M; Y( Y! _　　瑞雪兆丰年

0 X' q" b* h4 T  g' ?3 g　　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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3 K9 h4 R- I1 t　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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+ T0 @( v  V, J& z& C　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

8 o# y* v$ U. x8 L8 B+ \7 {　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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6 X& v* X9 ?2 w　　世外桃源
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　　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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2 f, ~6 ?+ p- `$ Y　　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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　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

+ C6 c, g8 n) I- P: Q) f6 U　　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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' S5 m- ~0 F& @; y( [+ y& f　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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; v0 J1 j4 V2 ?9 H  Z* t, ?: I　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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8 \" z- h* B# b　　杀鸡用牛刀
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, R; a* w7 @* d* Y　　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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　　speak of the devil

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5 ?, d; n8 ~- C0 }0 w6 r8 p　　实话实说

* i, p1 u2 e& i& q+ l# w/ }2 g0 e, B　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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, q: N" a7 `: U# }/ a$ |) G　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

% Q3 i) X- T6 ~; j　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

. E8 |: \9 n( L/ F　　糖衣炮弹

  e$ g5 Z% y+ A7 m6 x) n  W; U　　sugar-coated bullets59

4 @& Q+ V- H6 U3 w0 |% p6 {9 A　　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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/ u; P' i+ m9 c' X. f3 q) L' ~4 s　　跳进黄河洗不清
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2 N; h1 L! M4 A, J5 K& v　　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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1 }/ }) a( |7 o8 c8 ~　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

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　　无中生有

& v/ z1 ^2 Y/ w  B7 Q1 B3 r　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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* Q) g% V* N4 Q: `　　徇私枉法

; P  @. i* c8 D' o  R　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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! ~* T* e) Q0 w4 D: V　　a new broom sweeps clean
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) L  n6 c) r  r　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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" M& v, ]. p! d  i% o; i' q　　May all your wish come true

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: F7 j. B( q5 |! R: _' s　　心照不宣

　　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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! J9 k" H3 |5 r+ c　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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. o' R3 {% @+ F+ |6 P　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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6 Y" m. Q4 r! X6 U6 i4 q/ S　　ants on a hot pan

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0 p' p6 U- `/ o, w( {　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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$ p: d$ c5 Y& ]1 P　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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2 ]; b% k) c' [& I' j　　有情人终成眷属
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+ I# J6 x8 T( b# W　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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  ^- w5 S+ x. L　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

% v1 T( ^2 l3 b　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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0 B+ O" Y' L  D5 Q　　bold but not crafty84

  O2 e$ J- J  m  D5 x* x　　有缘千里来相会
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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

; o' a- u' G1 j9 C" D, X　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

4 ?) R1 F$ _: a8 {& U& D5 }　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　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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$ Q' K- c, ]% O1 [* q  K+ `　　欲速则不达
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6 p8 e. r( r" Y8 d5 ^　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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6 A$ h, w4 z! s1 c( l: Q( \# k7 N　　优胜劣汰

7 ^4 _3 E% ?# M2 n　　survival of the fittest

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0 n7 \: |  i9 M　　英雄所见略同

! @9 V. }1 f" o1 M, f( J: ]; E) h　　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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0 H* b. l" }" ~, C- G! D$ g' c　　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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' ]9 E6 _" k, W0 u1 u　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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! X) [1 g4 [, c' k　　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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; t2 d8 J9 b8 V4 `9 C2 a$ w　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

  K7 N. R- i& G　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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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。