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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( c/ q: U' q6 U& g, j　　Love me, love my dog.

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$ q' u4 P5 P: J1 t! X+ b( I8 G　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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' N) h: }1 e- L9 K　　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

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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) S2 d' }1 M$ [# _$ K　　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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- h0 G" J9 m9 @5 |# ~6 L- }　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

% J3 S, H2 Q. y　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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' F: f: k! Q5 x  @) h　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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. A6 M' Q1 j! K3 c　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　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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' b! J  C5 E( F* T; @- D: |; {( u$ {( Q8 U　　harmony brings wealth;

6 M/ f; z0 `  ~8 _5 t5 M　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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& O4 k; y9 f: g* u　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

& q) F: _! J# \4 ?/ \　　There are spots even on the sun.

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2 z3 Q* |0 h' d. x" D　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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　　君子之交淡如水
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6 ?1 M6 p/ @  P　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

& B0 _, Z2 H7 g　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

. ~; p4 Y* C1 _" W1 D! S5 s2 o　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

! `9 B0 E! Y& G- A+ Y　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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( W" o3 k' T% W4 ?( T' l% `　　名利双收

5 h" y: [. \" G) ?7 y　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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% T  \9 L% I1 V1 e　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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) S! R" F: ?* g' I) S　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

1 C# P- T% @% W8 N3 @　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

% }6 z8 V) t" \. R1 [7 m　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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: D$ v/ C" K4 g　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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  B- S1 ~* X  T　　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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% k# }0 I$ A  ~% X0 e0 w6 g　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

" ?, h! t5 U) L0 f　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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, V0 u& w# f/ t- I1 C* v3 Z( R　　强龙难压地头蛇
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" Y: t" H+ p# b: N　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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6 O  e0 \  l5 D# N& @2 x  D　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

! ?9 R) H1 r5 l- k, @! A& w4 Y　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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- ~  L5 t9 G$ N　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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. @: M: d+ T# j: {, ?3 `8 e; R* L7 T　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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1 b' Y( I. P' n1 x　　人之初，性本善
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( R  z) k" F: @1 S　　Humans are born good.

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4 y- @% b: V/ I0 M7 L4 X. r6 C/ u2 L0 m　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

3 ~& k& X2 `. q　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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9 L! E% O& Y4 ]　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

' C" N* i1 j4 n$ {+ j+ s0 _" J. _　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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+ Q$ c1 J+ v- ^/ u　　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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　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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9 U' b) u( p/ C; f6 v1 m. j　　时不我待

# D) x$ x) T6 {/ q% ^+ R8 v　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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' Z0 Z3 W& M1 Q　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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! |  J7 t4 `6 n. b: Y　　实事求是

3 M5 y/ I" H# X- e5 G0 ?　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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( v1 ^6 ^5 F/ p　　说曹操，曹操到
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% k% a7 V" c7 g1 ^$ X　　speak of the devil
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3 V2 J' K* {0 O# `　　实话实说
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) v, S6 L: ~" |5 [& g0 y　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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! F  u7 Z! X/ y/ u5 j　　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

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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, l7 ?" W: ~+ v　　sugar-coated bullets59

( z/ f: h% F8 f: {) }$ d! N2 e　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

. p, w0 l  v3 K9 r7 M　　团结就是力量

! b% ~1 X7 _: o- r" q/ y　　Unity is strength.
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+ s1 j$ j" o  A7 w6 t# @　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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6 c2 N" q( h& h4 e/ S) v2 f　　物以类聚，人以群分

$ i! b. z; Y2 x9 X+ p( ]/ K　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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& T9 K( ?+ h7 G0 n% U' L0 f5 P　　hold high hopes for one's child

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  x$ m+ c. Z. @. G4 v# D1 t$ D　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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8 k( _$ [9 U' C) V& E　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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) \: k" B- S9 A: v　　无风不起浪

9 y8 Y+ u; ]" @0 U  I　　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
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# w5 U  u6 B/ c$ _/ h; r" f　　a new broom sweeps clean

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  l$ t( {. N' o# v# v　　蓄势待发

1 Z% ^2 I5 p9 y' _7 L　　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

( y, O  e3 V) q! @　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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0 K/ Q( ^+ d% Y& n% \! h　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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. X. E* B0 M5 C% Q& T* i: ^　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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6 W" X4 S9 `8 G7 w: W! _　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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8 N2 n* l$ `2 ?1 x' V3 D　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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. O; }2 t6 z( Z  d: ?" V+ e! \　　息事宁人

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

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7 d3 F3 `! h% T; }" V9 ~　　循序渐进
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5 Q& n* t4 `* \/ R2 g- A/ ^　　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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( r8 L6 y# T1 }' k　　有情人终成眷属
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& K) Z4 e9 @! O3 [" @　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

  f# c; w. b" r% L( w　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

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* p6 W7 G4 H, A% D, Q) P　　有勇无谋

8 C/ c- t4 V7 X$ f, G　　bold but not crafty84

4 q  S8 }; O3 [6 n3 e　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

0 v$ g0 I8 O% Y6 E4 o: }; O　　keep pace with the times86
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　　people-oriented

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6 ^4 O* R* U8 M3 V8 C8 b　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

# A9 n6 `& @* @　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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* E; b. Y5 q  j6 j( W　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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3 M& U% g  I; A- o# e9 C　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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5 Z( h8 i- f- V" E　　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

/ U5 p; r* d3 f6 k　　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
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1 g& W4 h# Q7 b! B& d* r) J0 t! L- n" d8 V　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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3 U3 C, d: I) w% }' n( D　　债台高筑

/ W) G/ h& H; P% {5 j　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

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　　纸上谈兵
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1 o; @/ B' Y& q　　be an armchair strategist

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$ {: M( A/ k( ^! @, u　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　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。