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

　　Love me, love my dog.
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( w& K6 O# _9 @0 m　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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- D, y& a6 D6 c　　Seeing is believing.
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. y; G% I9 a/ W　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

, S2 d* I( I& H　　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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　　拆东墙补西墙
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8 e: y2 n. z2 U' z　　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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( ^# w6 F  E0 S/ \( f, j　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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+ S$ r' \) {: ^# r　　过犹不及
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- r3 \6 f0 M  N　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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* N1 W8 M6 U, d2 {! d. A　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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/ e1 x( k5 Z! Z3 w: D　　once on shore, one prays no more
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+ l: a% t7 y- m5 k. s7 q$ W　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

4 W6 \+ K% Q* ]0 [5 z8 ^　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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6 t( \" ~% I3 T, D! \% Y　　活到老学到老
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# {/ _7 A: V3 X: }　　never too old to learn

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　　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

8 e$ L7 I: b' i6 l7 m& Q4 L　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　be down-to-earth

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( I5 J4 A1 n& Q8 u　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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$ G& x& f2 t# }5 R0 j, u% A　　君子之交淡如水
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, r) @4 k$ @( i  p  }6 j　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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) w6 Y; o- v, z　　cut and dried; cliché
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2 o6 ^- _5 N1 v0 B+ E$ s　　礼尚往来

' J5 W2 N  ]! Y% q+ X( C　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

' A- b( L  T) P3 ?　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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5 Q  z3 z7 @% Y- o" g　　马到成功
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! T2 o& [5 }* j) B6 f$ w6 W　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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0 |# S/ h* Y8 v- j1 ~1 p: W　　名利双收
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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& o$ _$ q. H  y' Q( Z; ]! ~　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　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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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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' m+ T. i0 S2 y6 V2 ~　　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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8 M9 c7 r5 S' t- i- }5 [　　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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* n( T# X. P+ s- e& n1 @4 ^　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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' N9 s- V% ]' |# z/ q　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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+ i0 I, [* @7 R: R/ L% f9 p( f　　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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8 d- g! [1 u( T　　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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7 e' x6 F7 U7 R0 N: q- x　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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3 N- p) W; k0 l  S, B　　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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　　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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; J) R% |+ k% T1 [# R　　世外桃源
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  d# g% Q  ^$ [! h　　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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　　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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　　a blessing in disguise;
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& m& P$ n$ A& s+ a: K/ v  x　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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3 g% y, U8 U) U　　三十而立

' @: N3 S; `! |% j0 r/ Y. d　　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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! p7 j- }5 g* o9 Y; B0 m( |　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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3 t- L6 q1 a2 \# B+ Z: r& i3 N& K　　杀鸡用牛刀

4 a2 K6 L0 ^7 p$ ~　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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1 O! n; T1 I' M' ?2 @% f　　实事求是

, s: p/ @& `3 ?: O2 S　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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6 ?. N1 p7 k: U* w" E　　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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7 P! L$ X" ]# }　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

  H* E0 D! c" l7 H- I* ?8 N+ U　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

/ Y# v- h, E; {$ p4 C　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

+ W2 A) ]9 K$ O3 q! |" h# R　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

* Y/ e! y' z: M( }8 a4 S　　天有不测风云
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! W4 }7 A9 j3 e* p　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

9 Z" a* @2 d& C　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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3 @7 \) B6 E% v7 k; N9 z　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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( p& |7 v- \" \. k0 @　　物以类聚，人以群分

( g8 u. e/ z5 ^# \3 a　　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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3 R( I3 q9 A0 d　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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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
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: k  K3 `7 {& L　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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# X* p3 p) m' \/ m　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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# P( M( n0 y- \4 B# ?　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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: N9 E$ F$ n) S- l% n　　心想事成
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. s/ A" C" S/ G8 h2 ?8 f: i6 a　　心照不宣

' y: L( E) y/ o　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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; K! k1 b. N9 U% q% G　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

; D9 e# G- V! ?+ {  p2 {　　The best defense is offense.
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1 m/ s1 p6 q' ~- f1 l. ?　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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  q! w; u& Z' e　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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; \% @% w: B* R" x　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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2 F" t2 u, c% f　　循序渐进

6 }- c( R+ e0 o! t! B; m　　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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, F/ q5 K) R; k: v* `9 d　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

0 w+ b4 o8 }; M5 H　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

2 O) J0 m$ R3 F, ]" x) i/ V　　有识之士

/ m. r; E  L- Q/ [+ ?　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

. T, L6 \2 b" V5 \　　以人为本

$ L( r/ H. N6 s1 W: K　　people-oriented
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$ V' ]% o5 u6 k　　teach students according to their aptitude
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9 K" x* Q+ m' G0 E1 y　　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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　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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( }' X4 o9 o5 f$ z　　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

: Q: i5 w5 N: N+ I& |( b　　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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* V/ W" Q, f) r6 m　　冤假错案
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, C3 `: S8 Y  i0 j1 u　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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　　A promise is a promise.
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3 c; M. U* M" F4 J( M/ d8 Z　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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1 T4 K8 D2 ^  {0 T　　众矢之的
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; W3 v! E1 `# J3 K9 I　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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) B- ~* g+ C1 W2 B　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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) F0 u- M  I. J# L; A　　100

* {5 l# S" h) T3 m; W  ?9 w　　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。