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

0 F  u% c2 x. |: G# b3 n4 o　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

% d4 p( [& ]8 B2 R6 z　　One look is worth a thousand words.

. V( A" [9 C. }' g' D" `$ D　　Seeing is believing.

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# `) Z: R; @3 E8 ~2 M6 x. j　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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( h! H( {! k' t- ^* D　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

. n7 j4 X: U4 ~- }4 v8 q* c　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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* A4 F3 U' I& R  c　　不打不成交
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$ p  Z$ T2 }% e8 s5 ~4 }' G　　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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. {4 P$ e% W' x　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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! B9 o, d' j# p& v　　大事化小，小事化了

5 H' ^0 w" y, t　　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

8 _4 H9 ^) l& Q7 O( P/ i+ m　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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- u, a) c! O* X4 R　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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: T( H" j6 C( J# p; w　　过犹不及

5 R5 D7 V$ T/ m　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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( O; d5 i$ C# T( 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

　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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7 }1 d* Y4 z, G; A　　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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3 v3 [' e0 {7 L# x* M* g　　let bygones be bygones

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3 _3 ]4 n" _4 G, H# r( l8 K　　金无足赤，人无完人

* n6 p$ r7 ~  ^6 k% a# j　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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# j* n! I: N; H0 }: x' |5 o+ E　　Treasures fill the home.
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. G* u  P& }2 \" ~/ O5 A8 \　　脚踏实地

　　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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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

7 p* V- Y% p, g! a　　cut and dried; cliché
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0 E" J5 W( p. p; F5 S* Q9 P　　礼尚往来

- t( M1 t) {3 P! J　　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

# k/ h( _6 Z! Z; y3 M6 @　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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  A' u: j0 I8 X　　gain both fame and wealth
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% \9 P) e* V% |: a3 L　　茅塞顿开

5 f4 @2 n  r! V% m) ~) k7 _; j9 {　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

& o7 h5 X% z* \+ f! i　　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

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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  j' J- v0 ~0 `* H9 u: R0 v　　赔了夫人又折兵
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* ^" |0 g5 P# F' S; @　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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; k1 Y5 \- E2 j% T　　抛砖引玉

6 s, B& A2 t4 M2 |0 Z$ S2 c　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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3 Z' S, ?' ?; A& G" p+ @　　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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' Q. @! R$ }. q6 c& a3 u3 O8 w　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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" |8 i/ Y- n9 A$ u/ G2 |　　千里之行始于足下
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" ^, ^8 [5 e; e6 h8 z* X　　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
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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6 G6 ]8 s" v. v* p& x　　前怕狼，后怕虎

5 V' V. e9 P0 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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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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8 |, i3 ]# P: y2 V$ j; x6 h　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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, }) A4 X, L/ e: g! |3 n' M  l　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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" X3 r& _# Q3 a　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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* k: r$ e8 T; _" `( |; `4 s! X: n　　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;

' S' [4 P$ F: C2 S9 d/ j　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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7 w. Q5 L( x( l) c, g$ k　　三十而立

; u# e7 s5 S+ x' T7 c  [　　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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9 h6 Y9 X7 C* D& ?　　水涨船高
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7 d* b: X% y  e7 {1 g　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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: k4 M8 L% s( g　　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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. v8 o4 o! Q" i　　说曹操，曹操到
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+ B. T: o0 {: Z' A# o/ `　　speak of the devil

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+ s1 X: O$ G* q; P; P# S% s　　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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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

0 J( o- |  ~, d4 k$ s　　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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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

& G: ~- W. Q( Q. U- @　　天有不测风云

8 t( J4 e2 j- h7 `' Y　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

0 x! w/ Q0 J9 n1 O, O4 `　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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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9 ?2 x9 J1 H, n　　歪风邪气

  o7 `5 n1 k" \! f9 z) c　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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8 r/ t: K/ n+ ?7 D+ j# E' @9 l　　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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5 b$ F" I5 e/ _1 N! L, g  p$ p& e% Q　　唯利是图

" j; ?2 r8 R8 B& X- r* U　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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1 @. q  l+ p+ Q; l/ a　　无中生有
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7 q1 f+ h4 ?8 }$ w& Y* P8 e　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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9 {4 p" |( h$ ~* F) h　　无风不起浪

, o" k6 j4 X4 H3 L　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

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, a' D* L. D) U1 k　　新官上任三把火
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7 r+ B$ ?9 o' z) O& ]7 E6 m1 r　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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, M' F$ V# S% E( y　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

2 T8 F9 A, H; c; R9 K8 @9 q: @　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

8 \+ I" ?; B/ u/ p　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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, S: v6 [3 [* h4 T* |　　先下手为强

* D9 C8 g4 u3 @  U" J) `　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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. Y7 c# w# X$ _4 H& }　　The best defense is offense.

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, z& F  }. H- j, M　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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% Z5 a9 P: U8 A$ Y& l" k4 d5 c0 I6 r　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

/ Q) I: S% g. Z; ?6 x　　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

9 Q" q' q% Y, W. A; _　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

1 H- L3 p) `2 u' M　　a man of insight83
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% P& L# g) ?7 g( `0 {3 D　　bold but not crafty84
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% Z# a5 @( o. v7 h4 R　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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; b* T8 @. @, d' h4 z　　people-oriented

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! N2 W& g7 }* ]5 V) x　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　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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　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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$ M; L' i7 e4 c　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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( N; G6 w# k* K　　Great minds think alike.
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1 [; G. Z8 l" z% X; ]& Y3 E　　冤家宜解不宜结
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" \) h: }3 u5 J. B# z/ t4 _! ^& C　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

! y0 U5 P" a. s1 I　　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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! Z. u  a3 d  @0 _' C　　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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　　债台高筑

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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8 O" b: J6 H. d) M  V　　纸上谈兵

6 y, z* ]2 M4 K" t, l3 i7 @　　be an armchair strategist
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) U& C# n+ F+ |2 B8 h" d+ r9 e　　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

. |% y- K! A) s　　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。