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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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

3 s3 U- D& U: Y! a　　One look is worth a thousand words.

* X9 ~. ^& N9 _" j; l5 ]　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

- j% ?0 G) ?. }; z; w4 X　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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& L5 R0 }* o" I+ p( E& h　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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( k+ C9 `/ q. J　　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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2 L! g1 I$ v  M9 u6 @　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

- H& V! i, u1 x+ \6 ?* ^( }' Y, C* U　　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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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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/ c9 i: w! a0 n1 C/ g5 T　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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( v) S, p" C4 n- J3 k' M/ w, I　　国泰民安
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- {; ]- R7 J4 U/ o( q& F　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

# V; n! P) x9 @: T) P　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

" `1 E6 @6 ~3 w6 _0 p　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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" w8 ^$ e2 c- V% v　　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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( _7 z) W6 q/ |, m* ~$ o　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　活到老学到老

% V6 s, x5 Q; U5 o/ a　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

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. [; `- ^$ A. Q　　金无足赤，人无完人

  n2 s( \0 U5 Q　　There are spots even on the sun.

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- V* K& x+ J& s8 U0 l0 L+ [　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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% o& Y# ]" {8 Q, e　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

9 X5 K: Z8 h) P. d4 d8 M　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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* M5 ^6 D0 }3 F( [9 r( ?1 {　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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, ], `% X% G! b* O　　马到成功

9 O9 `6 G- B( m4 \　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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! P% V; g, t- ?　　gain both fame and wealth
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! u% l" I7 w, |8 K* z9 T- E　　茅塞顿开
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0 u- l% t& {$ ?/ u1 F+ s, B. m4 a) w　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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7 P5 N, ?5 K1 D2 F　　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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, x( n  R' ]% M  B0 @; o( c) r　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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! J7 [) h6 V4 O* w: X　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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1 G& g  c+ d1 R2 ^　　赔了夫人又折兵
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' u: _$ B1 E4 B　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

& H* g) Y5 s2 {( x  @7 g9 \8 ?　　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 D. g8 ~! I/ {　　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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( P! J$ R2 ?* T　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

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　　千里之行始于足下
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　　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

, N/ y- v7 Q$ ^+ R　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

6 ^- X9 i" D, H, ?# Z4 P- h2 e　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

/ K) ?% u2 T) C- T0 |: ]% @6 S　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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( B9 R0 `8 K/ z8 n) ^! U/ J6 b7 }; ^　　瑞雪兆丰年

! H( I5 O/ {! f! r' g- w) n　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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. T* \2 {! d6 _　　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

5 J$ P8 @8 `* }5 N7 M& L　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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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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: r; D% U5 n  ~* h　　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

5 j! Z1 O: h, o# ~) C! X　　a blessing in disguise;
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" u- r8 @9 E% K1 }% I+ y; }0 Z　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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& F% Z2 r  _* w5 t! @0 X- g　　三十而立

* ~$ J. Y# o6 I. p. U　　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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, Q6 {2 g7 o1 A: V2 u' v　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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# |9 V! t# S3 O　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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  |. {' h4 _& p* r8 B, A+ S% i0 w2 ^　　杀鸡用牛刀

! B% t; s! X' c  x$ ?( G" D　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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7 K/ I, R3 U9 J4 w6 q2 Z　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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) x7 y* _# a2 Z* [% }" M# r) D3 w　　实话实说

, Q" F6 j/ Z% X) F$ o- U　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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3 q' d  j9 L8 S2 h$ N! K# L　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

  O4 u2 ?" }( a5 w( E. X　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

6 U' e+ c- m4 U' E3 J　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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$ }* V/ ?$ r1 Q　　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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# C$ ]! G, ?8 m* W9 l: _% n' D0 Z5 H　　歪风邪气
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9 m; {5 P( _2 F" c6 I　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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4 Q) G5 ]2 X7 s4 K( ~　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　望子成龙

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　　唯利是图

( o6 j& p0 I) h% Y/ h" O　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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& Z8 W) n8 g7 F) V　　无中生有

; y3 @6 z! W5 s" y0 Z　　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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　　徇私枉法
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　　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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( ], i" t4 O# D) c* Y/ X1 K　　蓄势待发

　　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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　　心照不宣
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1 K' z$ T4 v0 t0 g) ^　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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% z, `9 R6 g* T  X　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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8 [7 h% J2 W9 E' Z8 H0 H　　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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  ~' n: h, ?; n/ g3 ^0 r; }　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

) Z$ Q1 I% o  y　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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0 P% k5 i" c: K" ]　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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* C4 \5 K, w6 e/ z, a* j) ?　　循序渐进

* R6 C1 m/ v: k. j　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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; n6 E4 E# R" l) x3 B# A' f+ I7 {　　严以律己，宽以待人
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7 U5 g0 Z! m7 z- m: p1 L　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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5 Q" r( z% `' z! [. G1 M4 E　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

" A' d6 o' X8 ?" E3 J* g8 N. M. n　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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& q, }! V1 |, x　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

) k& W$ {  Y  C$ m6 O　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

# [9 O# p8 j7 m& t　　teach students according to their aptitude

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* l: m8 }/ k- z! N, O& j" U　　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
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& U* D  ?% @0 l9 n* b- G3 f$ h　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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5 @# J" k- o- t　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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; ]4 ^( q( S: Z, W　　Great minds think alike.
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2 j7 T# f4 D' x! V　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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  w: N0 E( {4 m　　冤假错案
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　　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

　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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; }1 n( c* U  A& k　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　become debt-ridden
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. n+ z7 y, e6 W/ N$ P& ^: S　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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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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4 c" q0 @6 S6 W' r　　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。