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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  Z1 Z7 [1 K8 [2 c　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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" |4 e$ K" w) x; c! W6 B3 i) x　　比上不足，比下有余
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! r" p8 P6 q) w1 x$ k　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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$ L4 G4 h  l$ Y　　笨鸟先飞

9 `" B2 t( B1 z$ }5 D# ?4 v9 @1 R, ?　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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8 a3 Z0 n0 a" ]　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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1 U# o( h) n3 F5 D  I/ u! m+ G　　不打不成交
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* Z4 w- P- \/ I　　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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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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9 w/ k( Q# ~# m0 L6 c2 H　　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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1 {, _" F! s% e" g5 s　　大开眼界

3 w' H, e+ }. u9 _( A0 w　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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5 {. o7 p  i$ b% P% J　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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0 m3 Q3 v7 k! K5 m- J　　过犹不及
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* ?+ g  e' T4 {; h9 r8 E　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

# U! n7 i+ J4 {' U: ^1 V- W# d. T　　too much is as bad as too little

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# _' m4 `! ~+ q0 o　　好了伤疤忘了疼

$ q& x/ j5 @( E: ]* A( y+ ^　　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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5 [+ \% f" h& i0 ^& F0 t: L5 D　　和气生财
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  p; b  o+ L' H5 y　　harmony brings wealth;

  _* w9 x& M; t# R4 Y　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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6 H& V% |$ y5 ~　　既往不咎

3 T3 G! B  P5 D5 a. E　　let bygones be bygones
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　　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

( r+ S& @, q% r3 }1 L　　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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( {5 `7 i, \; W4 Y1 s6 q3 J( X　　君子之交淡如水
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/ c7 k' w9 _1 m# S( b　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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* ~! G5 _! Z6 [$ o4 H0 a　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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6 A# O5 `2 {( ^+ V　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

0 D* E+ `4 `, ?& [3 V* P　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　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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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

! b1 d/ V9 i& h) @: }$ 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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9 q& c+ `$ W. q( b　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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& `# P, {/ t5 ]0 Z　　弄巧成拙
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7 W) y8 V3 S: Y7 j　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

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　　抛砖引玉
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! \! b4 k8 z; a　　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

) `: j: W1 j' R8 Z; Z6 {, L　　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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0 v# a5 R; t* R3 t* Q# Y' U- ]　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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/ L2 o/ m- }  C　　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
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* t5 F* k4 \; {8 G: `+ g　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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( n/ J" L( Q$ E9 L　　瑞雪兆丰年

# X1 G3 d7 t4 I. l7 `4 Z+ s. 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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* h' Z1 m. ?# u, l$ J4 C: ~　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

6 W; O$ d, }: U, a1 T3 q　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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. t, m2 P# i' p$ I6 j6 B　　世外桃源

　　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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, _( I) O' \# x2 |, ^' v- }　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

% w7 V7 {! ]" o2 F　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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8 \/ k- f8 Q1 v/ f/ t+ }0 i3 Y　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

6 x' S; Z) Z1 e) X　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　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
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

1 R& P& U- c% N　　speak of the devil

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  u! j) `" u6 H5 e+ F. \　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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+ Y; O2 s$ R9 N6 z; l　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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2 C; E6 a8 s5 B) c( l/ I6 r, c# k　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

6 ]. \2 V. Z) y2 _. I. R( E　　韬光养晦

. L4 I" ^6 M3 C4 W3 q　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

) _% R: r# |2 \　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　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
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. r* H' B# `' J　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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3 y: Z/ v4 o" `) u: x' t# F　　物以类聚，人以群分

; n4 K7 d( i5 M2 `9 E: b1 \: P- d　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

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　　唯利是图

: ?, z) s- }7 H( O! o5 b/ m　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有
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" A" o7 q& ]+ R4 O　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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9 ?$ l9 R) E+ A9 t5 Z& E　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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/ j% J1 y4 R9 }& {0 c　　新官上任三把火

7 ^! _; _* E  M  e; y　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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! `/ q$ ?$ Q9 \2 s  X# m, _　　May all your wish come true
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+ L, W' j0 j+ n# h' i7 ?6 H　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

5 `# m% b& X8 d) y　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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. S* d9 H) I& E+ ~4 y' H9 z　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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: X% G: N3 o- O　　The best defense is offense.

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- i# B7 F2 N# g! E; L　　热锅上的蚂蚁

. y% X: I$ d# G　　ants on a hot pan

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4 ?6 |, v7 Q8 v, L& y3 o　　现身说法
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; p9 V1 H4 s8 C* N　　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
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　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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" O  C2 S$ R. j　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

* p: O' U; M1 O" |$ U　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

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　　有缘千里来相会

+ y/ i5 I9 y% o& @2 C　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

  s9 w1 H5 w4 q" U" k% N　　与时俱进

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　　以人为本
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　　因材施教
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6 F: z2 D0 |6 _6 I: \　　teach students according to their aptitude

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8 G2 n* @9 u$ B9 O8 b) k　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

* G& {* O. s  c( S6 R　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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! A6 P9 g- _& z! \. N" Z% m9 {. z　　欲速则不达

1 X- E- o5 U* L1 `/ |1 g. e　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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. B0 ?( C, O$ q6 f　　优胜劣汰

. _# p. k  k6 R6 s　　survival of the fittest

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, z( O  z/ b8 @　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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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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) J1 {& X9 d7 W6 I8 n7 x6 d　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　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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0 c6 y( n2 a7 f7 y, @4 D　　债台高筑

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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& T& e2 g- W: y4 O4 d　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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2 T$ `- _& q: Z　　What's done by night appears by day.

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) @5 V% t# a4 P! b　　左右为难

3 B4 L0 G' S/ D$ C! u　　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。