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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9 A  A- p( U4 P, x　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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! I2 O- T6 G+ Q0 y0 q8 v8 Y/ S　　百闻不如一见

( T1 w/ j1 ^4 v6 g! }　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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5 N! X$ h$ q5 f, s) T- D　　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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/ c6 Y# E9 m+ ]( J2 z　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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* j( ^8 l3 Q+ a$ r, j" g　　不遗余力
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& f4 n& b: {" r  _9 t　　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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% S/ z" T& D- A9 e/ q$ O; ^　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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: v' R/ `% Z9 R　　辞旧迎新
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6 R4 g  D* t3 _* U, L　　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

: K9 X7 k3 B9 z　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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# O3 C) L) O. x* H) C　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

　　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

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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% E& u* z, B5 f! ^: v7 |7 {　　和气生财
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$ N8 b8 ~. a: I　　harmony brings wealth;
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' s; c0 j* e! U( F/ o( j6 p　　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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　　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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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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+ O" R, j$ x+ f* ~　　脚踏实地
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' d+ b( O* y! ^7 I3 z$ V　　be down-to-earth

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" L% E6 `; Q# h6 _& L　　脚踩两只船
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% h) ^9 `9 F% @  n. p* Q　　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

4 Q$ X( p# @6 R0 w6 M/ m　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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/ i8 U5 o4 m; Z8 N- V6 J　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

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2 a3 I; i3 f' n' M5 F1 U　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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5 l: m# q; q, n$ }6 @) ~　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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5 N* }* r4 v6 Z$ v/ e* s　　be suddenly enlightened

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1 {4 y, Z; `& p9 q' [3 a. S7 r! V　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

  ~2 n' ?3 {3 f, z/ i% ]+ |3 X1 Y　　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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  U& a; z: ~, F! C0 V) n　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

  C4 m) X: e/ m% z　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　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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　　破釜沉舟
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5 w# ]: J; d' N; l& D7 v3 W) Q! J　　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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6 B: l* ]) o2 E) l# _$ {　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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' Y! r0 h3 ]. F' s　　千里之行始于足下

, F& k" \( ?5 M/ {1 n4 P- n　　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

& Q2 k' _! ^, H. i, ^, W2 [　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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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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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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: \+ k2 d! s5 s  A9 F　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

! H5 }3 T) c  Y0 Q3 G　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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7 s* h7 N3 {% ?/ q　　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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) G- R) M5 ]8 H2 F  _5 D5 O/ E　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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# G9 p) `1 p, o6 @1 T$ U　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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7 N, g7 `8 `3 W& Z. X1 M, C- x　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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( j% S* e8 B" j* _" o　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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' ~1 H- [/ I, r# {　　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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# N, {+ j# ]% C+ n; c　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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  F* W8 A  S1 T1 W0 j0 K　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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6 l# ?- r, L- n/ x　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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" s# ^3 [; v0 ]; ]% X; i. _　　说曹操，曹操到

- u$ L6 D" K4 R" w: r8 F9 D　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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, a2 n: e, O9 j4 U1 `& G　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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$ q( D( Z7 E# j3 z　　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
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　　韬光养晦
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

" u( o$ q3 p0 w% n9 D　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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  E+ S  D+ t5 G' K) g　　团结就是力量

- \4 n0 R0 m7 _" V- h' y- e　　Unity is strength.

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5 r5 Y" G( U& m　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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6 D# F2 t7 p: Q0 G& @2 W% Y" i) Y　　物以类聚，人以群分

7 Q2 E. W" p/ U3 X7 k　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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# _9 E/ F- n( a7 y' N* M( }: g　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

, w# ^* O, P; g' X6 z　　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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　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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; K5 m: H; r8 E; a+ e9 h  H/ g4 Q　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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! H# A2 G" J: Z5 _8 l4 T　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

/ V7 D) T5 k3 _1 G% D/ [: p　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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" P" ]" M  ^, R5 F# l+ Z　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　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

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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5 l% Z; P, Y3 L' B& N　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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( q/ c8 e% o4 U4 P9 ~　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

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　　现身说法

1 m" y7 f" X# I8 o5 q4 y" u　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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' V5 x* c% M+ q3 X" F6 f　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

$ E7 G6 Z6 S' K. d9 |  K2 u　　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
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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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
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　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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3 G% e0 m7 z8 D　　teach students according to their aptitude

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4 Y6 W- A+ g2 L3 S- O- I/ b& |2 y* d　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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, v0 t; c$ H& m8 Z$ \* d1 i3 z. a- L　　欲速则不达

" D% m/ c# _4 q% x　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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: G3 q! s- C; `, b% d　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

# o" s+ ~2 ^8 r) I% T8 k1 T- I　　Great minds think alike.
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0 D5 {2 r( p. G　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

& ^0 h- m! P9 {. V; X6 C　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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5 L& X: P0 e6 G1 ^* n) L- ?/ e　　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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　　become debt-ridden
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1 k+ e7 ]/ R9 n　　众矢之的

+ d7 o/ a! T- Y  W0 G& I　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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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。