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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* }& u7 Y6 t! E, @8 w4 h5 S; |" a　　百闻不如一见

( i( T4 `+ Z  r( z) Y　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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　　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
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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, ?; t6 N  p- `# j/ u　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

) P6 q7 F# H9 l　　No discord, no concord.
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0 T  t: i# i7 w4 `0 q0 Z5 X* A0 w. r　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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$ d' P4 b5 m% E- |0 Y: `+ l* {, G　　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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　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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0 ~* k5 G5 {6 L9 o! M' v! s/ ]. Q　　国泰民安
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　　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;
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

1 W1 ^+ m" `$ F　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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$ S: [- L/ o* K　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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0 h: G& `' Y) i　　金无足赤，人无完人
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% Y+ n0 {( k: Q　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

' r9 V* F4 B  ~( X1 y1 w　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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4 s2 w* `" Q/ s" M+ U# \' g* Y& a1 h　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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# b, l1 @0 D+ K2 s8 ]% I; P. w: ]* `　　君子之交淡如水
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4 c+ ^$ `+ H: v　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

+ I( S3 m! _0 ^  H% s2 \1 p$ X　　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
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7 m1 e' D3 I7 h9 g* L　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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5 \* ~! x: W. z7 ~! y" U0 p　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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  {- ?( C9 F: v3 f# V　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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0 v1 q# a+ ^( w! e/ W' K/ p　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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5 M+ L) @' O1 l- M　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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( z! g8 _  i. L/ d) g2 E( C　　谋事在人，成事在天
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% X. U/ j) d5 C1 s　　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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; Z8 P, U" Y" G　　赔了夫人又折兵
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' S; k, U: H7 R, g2 ]) B* T3 l; z0 M1 ~　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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! a; r6 V8 f7 J: j0 B' a7 V0 V/ \& q　　抛砖引玉

5 c3 ~: u3 J! ?9 k8 r　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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. `; Q1 P$ m* F3 L　　破釜沉舟
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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

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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+ ]. r5 h8 C2 P. Z' L3 }7 v/ s( ^　　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

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

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　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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8 X* M+ ~( J7 I* g. x8 D　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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% b: F4 _$ N1 j) N- J) H1 N7 w　　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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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

% t: Q3 T" U6 P　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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4 D3 W* Q5 _8 A; ~+ ?　　世外桃源

+ j- C( h5 h3 _" P0 s　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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$ V$ B2 U0 b: z* F　　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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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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) y/ N4 b7 U+ Q" u0 B　　三十而立
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0 h& Q8 V) n# p8 a0 t9 @　　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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　　水涨船高

6 z+ O0 l' d5 d　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

' O* {, @. B/ x9 n　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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  A0 D+ @$ }, E1 }  Y　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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1 ^4 @* f& X1 w' M7 r& {' M　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　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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- g5 r& M. I5 ?　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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. b7 g& P: d& O0 U　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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- P3 Z* \0 S9 H9 `! R　　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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) c: P& P1 d6 ~) G8 l　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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2 h5 J' L% k$ S: C　　物以类聚，人以群分
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: e0 b7 x; @4 l* A" G3 o% o* j　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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7 f2 r& C9 b* @, P9 `9 y　　唯利是图

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. f7 _; I  I; g' s- k; J　　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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9 G2 ?+ J* L5 d' x6 T: z/ Q　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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# ~- O) p6 D6 P7 N1 t5 N! E　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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; n& G" a( M) J! A) G　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

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% ^% m4 Y9 t, C- r" ~# l: c9 ^　　心照不宣
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　　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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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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- Z( `' O7 X: s2 T8 ]" ]　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

2 e6 ?3 `9 k' A　　The best defense is offense.

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' x& O* ^9 Z3 ]. M3 ]% I4 o　　热锅上的蚂蚁

3 l1 }8 j1 u7 P' w2 V　　ants on a hot pan

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　　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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$ U% h: F6 h  V0 |% h: X8 s+ W　　循序渐进

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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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& H- Q4 J. x. Y, ?0 G* W　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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0 u5 o8 ~- Y9 F　　有情人终成眷属
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: D. `- o7 N& _& |  G　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

. H9 ^: k! W: e* T0 @　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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5 _( ], U/ _1 o/ J　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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: I. L: h8 r6 d% m　　a man of insight83

1 |/ }1 g2 h; ~' R( {　　有勇无谋

1 ]1 z# U/ X9 J5 ?. J, J+ _　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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- c6 B+ Q$ y! o6 L" C　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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8 L' i6 X! m4 Q9 P. P　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　因材施教
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$ b( ?  {$ E/ m　　teach students according to their aptitude
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: [9 N) n: f$ L1 a5 J# l" z0 N1 ]　　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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$ g. C, X# N! I　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

/ X' z! g+ a' n. }# S, t( v4 m　　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

　　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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　　冤假错案
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2 M. v. v  i! s　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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2 s; d9 E1 X( F; Y' l　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

9 a" ^3 @) M! `4 P　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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9 V( h# G) Y- j# [/ }4 k# D, _: B　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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; B3 D+ w) Z& \1 m& u$ E　　债台高筑

; A, ^; i* U! y5 S: _　　become debt-ridden
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% }' P+ C/ p9 |- u1 w　　众矢之的
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% u4 r8 A# m* v9 u/ m　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。