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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3 P2 l2 ^! _# A9 @0 y1 E" v2 d: t" t　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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. t' h% t6 e% Q& g0 x" t5 J( v, _　　Seeing is believing.
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. {3 x' k: G: k' ]* z* o( |　　比上不足，比下有余
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7 j7 k0 U/ K/ b; e( }6 [5 D. N$ Y- \　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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! C1 R% ~  {' e" ^3 j3 h  a　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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3 V% I8 ]! U& N9 p& L　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

( N3 C! ^8 j- j6 ^. u　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

2 |$ E+ O9 c$ U( V3 ~4 v　　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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4 o9 I6 I' ?( x% R　　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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　　国泰民安
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" ^5 Q4 m7 S8 I5 h% D* f  a$ ]4 R　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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+ z; ^  y5 R9 m8 l, i2 O0 b+ P　　过犹不及

* G, E% \8 n9 @　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

$ f4 f" s6 n& F. \# [& }　　too much is as bad as too little

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# {( o# \* `7 W& G' Y　　好了伤疤忘了疼

2 {4 {" R5 a5 G/ p　　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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; m+ ]" m7 x' \　　和气生财

/ S9 Q; N& e. P6 A' r　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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. Y: B9 X/ b) V# }5 J　　never too old to learn
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8 K4 `3 C  k- s5 D, ~+ C4 J$ U2 _　　既往不咎
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# G7 t4 H* N* c/ g! T- Q5 P　　let bygones be bygones

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) Q: J. n! x% O7 i' Y　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　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

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  X! X: O. A5 w5 f　　脚踩两只船

7 l) f, Z; B, Y, F* n5 X5 F5 m　　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

　　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

  y4 [6 _: F' A; A& c, }/ K　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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  H. y: c5 ~6 y% Z+ ?　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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) G1 g5 X1 ~. H6 _6 _2 _4 b　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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7 o# `# z! u- I7 q　　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

& W5 f: K5 f9 P5 P7 u8 Y　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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& o7 t+ o0 K% `. j　　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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9 M/ R. t3 B5 N; E0 }9 C) S6 b3 }　　抛砖引玉

( g/ X' _4 [% q6 O4 |9 G　　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

　　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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+ @1 e: I3 o( i+ Y　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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( m* [- U* p& x0 {/ N　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

* r/ }  k0 q3 d+ O' s  W　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

  I1 O  O0 R1 F% x/ @7 n$ w( h, p) w! D　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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; f8 ~2 \! ~. K/ |/ S: T　　瑞雪兆丰年
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7 S) R& t5 D1 w5 U　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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/ }5 k+ X/ Q. n　　人逢喜事精神爽
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- H8 p# t' j, P; h9 I! G( [6 j　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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: V9 N6 u$ g, }/ C　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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! G/ t. E) A  \　　世外桃源

5 l2 ]( p6 P: F0 k2 Y/ i1 ]　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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& t- [2 ^& H3 q# @& U& z, [! ~　　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

! ?. _7 F3 n4 d+ @　　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

) Y  e7 x( E& Y3 V　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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! F0 J* P/ H  T2 N# g, t7 ]7 s  i" {　　三十而立

, ]- P0 O$ k. R' W. @( K8 Y　　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
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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0 C  D. O1 q/ ]$ P  |+ q　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

; {5 t7 M& V- H" m$ F8 A* N　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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& [1 G  q* q- t1 L1 r7 l　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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9 g& N0 i- M$ Q3 \( j　　实话实说
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1 e2 l6 ~( U( l* ?　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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  Y5 Y( A3 r  _9 Z7 m. ~6 n( [　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

' X  Q/ N/ U" p0 J' t, S8 B. }' e　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

" C6 G& [3 ^& t5 E　　韬光养晦
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) f4 j  U/ _, Q" d" e　　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
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$ m9 Z4 J, W/ X/ ^　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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/ V! ~% i/ z7 C( c5 M$ h　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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( V8 d0 r$ `" l: q( c. s　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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; h3 c7 A2 z7 [8 T/ g, a* C　　望子成龙
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; e8 t+ R$ r8 i8 a　　唯利是图
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　　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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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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! \4 P' }" q3 u2 O# |" C' T6 a　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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9 p" V, K, L6 y/ o+ A4 P1 Y  P6 B　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　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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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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) I' C# l4 ^) R  L8 P　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　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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　　息事宁人

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

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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5 |: J( [1 a# f5 U　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

" T" z1 P5 ^% S3 z+ y% s6 \　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

/ w# C) s0 R% }9 Q# e　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

' ]! w' C% X9 I  C. k& H　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

3 m9 v% G! J% ~+ r& k, j: s　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

9 x- q( [# R, M. ~( W% f; v6 v/ E　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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1 _2 c5 `% z: x. @8 E+ U　　以人为本
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% s% a( r. k1 Z+ l　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

' {5 ]- t' E5 G　　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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; X2 ^, [1 k# w( k) j7 Y( [6 I　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

# M# C/ @& t8 o1 i; k9 n　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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& [. u: A' r1 \9 @　　冤假错案
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1 ^2 c2 ?# g' @! @5 M　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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; J& M' s  a5 @5 ~　　一言既出，驷马难追

6 A% f! f5 \2 V( k; r　　A promise is a promise.

" Z' t4 g1 A* d" J4 I　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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  ]# G) g  u. X　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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" P% D" i6 Y* M- H　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

; G& {/ [) c3 c2 K　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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$ p2 z2 {% e0 l( l　　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。