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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- J4 p, D# g$ v3 W　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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" z& k1 E# R2 X2 h( `/ K" ~　　One look is worth a thousand words.

; X! ]- g4 f, H& S% Y7 ^* m　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

* M9 S) C+ }! i/ D  _: s0 {　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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! Y2 ?7 t5 U2 z7 \& R3 `　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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　　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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. q$ t1 V: d% w　　拆东墙补西墙

/ u' c# x: E2 z　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

+ V( a- ?; U9 [% m  s　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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8 V9 G: {" L, h- F$ n: u9 {, Z　　大开眼界

" y; H- b# I7 _; x　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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) R! K: C- {% R9 f　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

% a  v1 ]6 |. C( i6 k　　too much is as bad as too little
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5 n9 _! S' Z* [, P　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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  {0 Q: i9 _' g; w# w  _0 c　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

  a* r$ T  b& h8 d# g1 `& u, C　　Bad news travels fast.
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6 ^/ i; M# s0 `; K　　和气生财

  {/ ~; F1 ?  b$ [: [3 K　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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. x* q1 H6 ?2 E4 w　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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" L" [: }2 z1 T3 O' q　　既往不咎

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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5 A6 e# E) @1 b, B　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

0 p; M; f! ~' a& s　　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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6 F8 z7 ~7 P: x6 @4 L$ l　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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, ^4 t5 d( K/ Q( n　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

# i9 C7 [8 ?. V　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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2 C# e) ^) N0 f- H. |3 S　　be suddenly enlightened
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* q% ]0 m& E1 A/ B5 h1 O　　没有规矩，不成方圆

: W: v) {1 C( K: c　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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1 a0 H" }2 I+ G* ?9 \; E　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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) |* k6 P) M- I) f6 N: x! Y! {- {) g　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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* c' S0 ?5 p( [6 _　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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; H" ?5 Y1 s7 ^5 r: Q* M! l# L- m' g　　抛砖引玉
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$ ~& ]4 M1 ^; S6 Q4 H8 R! _- e　　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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　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

2 _% d) y: x5 n# u　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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6 G" Z0 a. E, {. G3 d8 w: l! O) H　　千里之行始于足下
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+ X( d6 @9 r: O3 s6 T3 `" w　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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3 A( e" ~$ c$ f& w5 h* h　　前事不忘，后事之师

2 C5 k# `4 w  E( J+ l+ q+ K　　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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9 r( l# p" }- Q/ Y" X2 j　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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$ [. U# C) Z+ l8 a　　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

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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( h9 W( e/ n. p( i3 l# p. X0 N　　人逢喜事精神爽
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# g& [4 d, f2 r3 ~& T5 C5 C, n　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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, _! f6 ]3 j  Q4 ^　　世外桃源

　　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

, W8 y* i3 l) @& S7 E% ~, k3 x$ P　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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! D3 p( O4 S2 U: m, l/ @* H　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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; u0 d; x6 k$ j& {. U　　a blessing in disguise;
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4 F) S4 M5 l! ]! Z3 f* [) m　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

　　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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, Q+ e8 D, t% H1 i/ w  x9 d/ O　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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# @9 d7 C. w' P8 Z( T8 N　　时不我待
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' U5 @( u, |( w* w1 B　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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# t& S1 ~* W& [# C　　实事求是

8 p4 }8 K/ N& S, S% F/ w5 P# S　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到
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1 {  p# p) @# {( N: v" R* r: g　　speak of the devil
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: @  k0 Z" o2 `* i　　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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( C! I/ @' n. c　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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7 i! y# e/ l( x$ ?# n8 \  ^# n: ]5 O　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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  `) ]- G! c+ N( N　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

8 x8 u0 N( M0 R　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　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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& r. i+ q( V/ @9 J7 z　　Unity is strength.

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　　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
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8 C9 K2 c: R& o1 @2 P" i: o　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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% m& T, V. K' I; t/ B6 U# G) K2 f　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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8 o' j& y- R& g) S6 [, L2 g7 v! n+ ?　　望子成龙

1 j5 L8 K5 u% _0 F' F, h3 `　　hold high hopes for one's child
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! E( k5 o' l; ]6 j　　唯利是图

& f6 {& ~5 q/ l　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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0 D7 O5 s- l, E8 j, ]　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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# l; I, N8 X/ ~" Z6 }" a$ D8 i　　无风不起浪

　　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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; N6 S( L; b+ p% o7 I$ g- y4 _　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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$ i, O3 U% h6 T+ |　　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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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

; R, c6 B9 X1 r7 l) H0 m　　ants on a hot pan

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$ a6 Q& i7 }/ {# ~' c　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

7 Z" l( n% c* R5 K6 K　　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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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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2 ?; v6 S% _2 Y1 K; r8 q　　有钱能使鬼推磨

* m: S+ \+ W) t　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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2 N2 t) j, x# d　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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+ C& A! _3 F0 q$ ?+ N9 A0 \* y6 k9 q　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

0 ^2 V3 k3 R/ a% S9 _+ x　　teach students according to their aptitude
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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

　　Haste makes waste.

- j  s, X$ x8 P/ S" ]　　More haste, less speed.

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9 ]' ^: f6 W, k; y6 O0 r2 a5 S, g　　优胜劣汰

. W& t( p, _; d9 \/ R+ [! G. c　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

# E; C/ h. ?& x. z4 L6 M　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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) b0 i6 U# ?, v( \0 j0 M: R2 q+ j　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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　　一言既出，驷马难追

3 y! \+ }: c0 @/ _/ R( d( i　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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  i" r2 c  s$ I8 T　　债台高筑

2 |( u9 q3 e2 }) d' I' {3 _　　become debt-ridden
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　　97
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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" j: V3 m8 G2 g  N2 o7 @　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

2 \; p( t3 `( o4 E" e7 {2 w　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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$ [! P  c/ }# W( A+ S* o! n　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

　　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。