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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) [& S7 R5 `8 G' `* E- S: C/ J　　爱屋及乌
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　　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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　　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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, {/ b7 j+ B8 M5 a6 T" m　　笨鸟先飞

$ K' `8 d4 S# W" J- T　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

% V" F+ [9 \* A# p( C* ~- Y- a　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

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　　辞旧迎新

8 o8 q, i& \4 x  H9 _! h　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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6 Q9 R  {% {& ], t8 f　　大事化小，小事化了
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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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5 `5 \  d' k  U, P4 ?; x　　大开眼界
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4 @6 d+ e+ ]9 l5 U7 e( F　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

! J5 G% x! \. B6 b2 A　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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; r' R% ]) {, r6 l% w　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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' h& c- f5 X/ z) ~　　once on shore, one prays no more

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4 A1 F: f' P  P4 f9 t# u　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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& }8 f0 Z4 Q. J# _3 r4 \　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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8 z1 O" Z+ l+ {, b　　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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　　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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( C/ N8 v" D6 A/ O4 b　　金玉满堂
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' \! W/ u# v1 h( l" c　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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1 x4 W. Q+ X/ B* t5 k8 g　　be down-to-earth

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　　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

6 H9 k) N; e/ p2 @# T4 P0 V( ?9 v　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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% i0 I2 C+ o) F( l8 \; o7 z, k　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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7 N/ g: W8 F7 f9 G7 {　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　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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6 O5 ]' P6 v% e2 m3 f　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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! [2 G1 n) x  w, U5 B　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

8 Y8 }  H6 K+ v　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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: h. z0 B4 Y3 C  M8 N　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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+ E- s& F% Q" J* H9 l0 Q7 \　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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/ `+ f: i% F- }! U& n　　谋事在人，成事在天

2 i. ^' o+ r, E! @* \& j# d　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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5 `/ t# I  m, J( p0 y　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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6 v% {! ?' a. B　　赔了夫人又折兵
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6 [- F! ?6 Z: [( k5 ?　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉
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　　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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　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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' x4 a4 t0 g) A# X　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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+ F; T: E% }  e8 ^7 o" c$ F* ]　　千里之行始于足下

4 H. n- `, z3 P& A3 [! e* ]3 u　　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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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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) b+ W$ w( @; L　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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3 e  r3 U0 V. y　　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
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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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( G, T; j: l& G( E　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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/ Y3 ^4 N9 T6 `% v& J( A　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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　　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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0 X% |5 Q8 m( \5 p1 h　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　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

; r( v( O+ d' E) N5 d1 }　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

* g5 |4 k7 p! H+ |+ b9 P+ I9 J/ z" ]　　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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' T; F$ d1 ~+ }) c6 Q　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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4 b* E) y6 \: O4 T) c2 A　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

" w* A* l: j+ X$ Y( L! C　　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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( r+ E: f7 p$ e+ m　　说曹操，曹操到

. l( s9 n$ r- `7 @　　speak of the devil
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' f- E% H. c1 s5 [- C　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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" n' _5 n  q# Y& {　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

% u8 j: \6 X* `4 y( G4 s: s　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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7 O4 ]$ o. v8 {3 d9 ?　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

: k0 @9 U* b; Z0 \  h　　sugar-coated bullets59
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4 s' B( \2 s0 Z+ l　　天有不测风云

1 y! V2 s0 D9 u" a2 e　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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& _8 N. B2 I* ~0 b" e　　团结就是力量

1 r3 I9 Z1 D" o, C" F. R' E　　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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, y/ a7 Y& P" F( T/ {　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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# L/ r0 J9 n8 m# x, F　　物以类聚，人以群分

9 O: o1 Y1 [) R: L% o; Q! x: j: Q　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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: a( w3 \  A  I5 b2 `　　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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- Z  ^) g' E+ i4 k　　无中生有

, a. e8 T8 z" J9 Z7 ^　　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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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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+ E4 E0 t- Y/ ]- ~8 ^! n　　a new broom sweeps clean
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+ H5 }' b& [- n& }2 g2 E$ B: W4 E　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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+ M/ C; M! ?: A4 B. Y2 D　　心照不宣

% T! W& p# s# }+ H: y" V4 b　　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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& g( y: v$ ^# c( Z2 f8 E　　先下手为强

- N; ]+ v' f. d( }! X0 \　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

  Z2 }, S) k0 r, Q　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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' E# L/ G% U" W6 l9 U2 i　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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* g2 N* u4 X  S" a9 x　　息事宁人
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　　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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　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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! i( |& K( A4 R& S. L+ G3 G$ N* P3 c　　有情人终成眷属

' `* D% C7 `8 m, S2 N　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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; A* M  P1 \0 n; q8 D; X9 X　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

2 O& z; y, M( K8 V. A( d　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

+ `; K4 E* ~: j# [; h. @　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

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

　　与时俱进
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6 ^  m/ _! ]4 U　　keep pace with the times86
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% m/ e1 o. n! k; u  ~　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　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
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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

/ R+ w5 F# H2 `2 q  Q　　Haste makes waste.

/ l7 O2 T% c" Y! M9 T　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

; b5 A; A5 ]/ [　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

" K! c" p6 H& d+ G8 l　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

& e$ i. v5 }/ i& F　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

" G% k1 V7 O3 T% s) b　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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$ P) G3 U& u, m; H& j  i' O- v　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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7 A1 a& Y+ G' o; j9 F- F* K* }　　招财进宝
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4 U, X9 q/ x3 G" U" P( Y　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

9 G) F/ P! X( V: w- ~7 v　　become debt-ridden
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3 K! h5 p, E' h- S, E' U1 b9 J　　众矢之的

# Z/ _* `4 a) F" V　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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: {' A. i5 {: Y　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

4 Y- f5 M4 @  X* C% l　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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# h* }; G. F. w% N# }0 J, U9 u　　What's done by night appears by day.

& ~1 A: m  y- g2 n　　100

　　左右为难

9 E8 z6 F; M5 k+ ?1 V9 u　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。