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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- V  G( ]  L7 J" u　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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% M( W9 U5 p$ k2 d4 s　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

! M5 S0 Q& g! w　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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# S8 H& G" I+ n% I" N　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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- S( ]% @  ?6 x+ P* M9 {　　辞旧迎新
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6 i' p( b5 Y1 V4 c& ~0 x. ^　　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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  N# b6 R3 y: |/ s- X　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　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;
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　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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3 n/ ]2 H: j% c: n9 g7 d) o　　once on shore, one prays no more

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) k% V/ ?6 V: n: R, x, _- c　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

" g4 _7 o3 ]3 n( `; g. b　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

! p4 J6 r/ U4 A& {) K+ M　　harmony brings wealth;

4 S% V1 G# }4 ~# O4 _　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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. ]/ J: L" N, F9 P; A　　活到老学到老
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. [9 N0 O7 T( r: n7 P　　never too old to learn
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4 y8 E$ n$ p- J" K, `　　既往不咎
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  g! Z' J" J5 j. }5 l: I3 p! i　　let bygones be bygones
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' P4 M1 s" v0 |& y　　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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, }0 q, S' ~8 Q8 a5 e5 g　　Treasures fill the home.

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) n! M; L/ m: o+ m　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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' L. q. C4 V, x: D! O4 J* A0 E　　君子之交淡如水

0 c1 |  {9 j# F8 R. t5 O　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

# n9 r0 I5 t4 R4 l　　cut and dried; cliché

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8 n8 x) L& ^* f# i　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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8 Y9 o  F8 J, _; v　　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

4 |! u& y4 ?' K　　be suddenly enlightened
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5 [& t3 t- L* r5 D9 `- \' m4 }　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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8 @7 M1 A+ o$ _1 Z" B, e3 V. s　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

" k, F0 F( [/ P+ [4 }　　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

  Q$ L2 o4 x4 v2 o　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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# p! b: u) n% K, q　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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  ]  f* T9 \; G- K- Q8 S0 Y　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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9 k! p) K9 W2 H$ U  x0 ]' b9 q　　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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; g% l" Q. u' P　　破釜沉舟

* V/ D6 _3 W/ E  }( ^　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

　　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
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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

& C" @% |% A& ~/ l5 z0 `　　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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0 B/ T  r. }3 e+ a0 _) t( N　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

( U& G2 i" v( e% t  f$ u. n5 {0 I# L　　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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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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) Y: D7 z( r( g  j　　世外桃源

% s9 C2 I$ ]/ h+ E6 {, O4 X; g) @　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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: C/ K4 g) O# J　　人之初，性本善
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' I: ]( r: t" ]0 \　　Humans are born good.

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2 w: Y4 h8 m- j  E& J5 b　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　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

8 K, t8 w/ u/ @. ?3 W9 B　　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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　　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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0 N6 T+ O9 v1 R. W5 s4 b+ P　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

  k4 q% h- B9 X9 I8 N+ `' d　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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2 u! U8 d9 {6 O, r1 n9 X* z* \/ k　　说曹操，曹操到
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. T0 L, x" ~6 g/ W9 C　　speak of the devil
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　　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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. s# z* U( t4 R/ f　　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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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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' k6 J, B3 S  N' ]　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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& i* [& a; N4 Z1 W　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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1 t7 \7 ^9 d' A7 Q7 L; b4 }　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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7 p/ k$ P& T/ i　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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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  W! m& C4 X: D% e$ X% F( j2 G　　歪风邪气

4 S" x, ?: [9 t( V. T# g　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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3 ~) Y2 c+ f' m  O1 _　　物以类聚，人以群分
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# t( ?# [0 r! y/ W; t; n　　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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# {4 R& I  T2 b% Q! c2 d　　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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) ^. B! D  n* R　　无中生有

　　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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# p7 s) b0 z0 j4 i　　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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  {- i5 ^* H& C: r　　新官上任三把火

% p6 U9 t% p/ ]; x/ U' S　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

' h: p0 t0 |9 o* K　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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. ]" T% l4 K; ~" F% H) K5 m% p　　心照不宣
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　　先入为主

2 ]* a6 P' H8 ?) m$ c! A　　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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4 [; Q' Q- X  L, g, \# \　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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( ~0 u; t; k. d　　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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7 V1 N2 e7 F+ I) b　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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, k5 {# T- y/ f. n　　严以律己，宽以待人

9 t  F  c" E6 V　　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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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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  P/ v7 j# W4 E( ^　　a man of insight83

9 j( f% e7 r# Q' Z. \5 f5 u& ^　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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' a/ E: L8 j- ~+ e( x& I* u　　有缘千里来相会

, Z( \- g9 Q: P$ s% x/ X8 _　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

1 a- l3 H- v- s$ b+ M4 s, {' z& v( U　　与时俱进

; A8 {, @' o3 R! Y: C+ C3 |　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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5 p: j. P3 S$ H! m　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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　　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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　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

1 a( g" @7 b, X% @8 p+ X　　More haste, less speed.
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2 S1 S9 ?2 y' y' k# _# g/ X. m　　优胜劣汰

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, r& L' M, W$ Z: m- F( c　　英雄所见略同
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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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　　冤假错案
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0 |. x: m& q3 `7 B　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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* N! A8 l" g( ^2 Z1 U8 A0 J　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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; q4 V/ ~: S4 p　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　95
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　　招财进宝

4 b! W! a+ x. e! k　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　96

　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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* j* h+ W3 v7 f) V* r　　target of public criticism

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. R8 D: K7 P! O, E3 x2 B　　纸上谈兵

  x# f' Q7 }1 D$ U8 h# W+ C! e. o　　be an armchair strategist

　　99
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　　纸包不住火

- w: S3 o$ b, \; P- o& S　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

' l+ W( R4 h! b6 @+ g" W　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

8 x2 j/ e- @8 [6 s9 X  l　　左右为难
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　　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。