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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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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7 V& g; }; G1 f% U" o　　Seeing is believing.

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5 k8 v8 O- t* Y) }0 ]. p: n　　比上不足，比下有余

, T* j0 Y# V6 G# |　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

# l7 j$ R2 w( j# g& s" j* \. v. o　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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6 t9 k9 |0 g. T/ Y( m& y9 T　　不遗余力

; t6 n* q) L$ ]3 H1 ~　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

8 ~# Y8 z$ r; Q& _8 t3 C　　No discord, no concord.
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5 I+ i9 @- f7 @- w3 O0 T8 l6 i　　拆东墙补西墙
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/ p4 j% R; q' B6 t　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

6 X; D( O4 S6 i) a( }　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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/ Y$ m1 h; r; Z　　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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+ R. ~8 R+ d! i( Y/ Y/ d　　大开眼界

5 u- c+ \6 }0 e　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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& G4 z, |4 U0 b' {- u5 n　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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% _) S, L! r$ @　　too much is as bad as too little

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6 W, z$ V; n) L6 X　　好了伤疤忘了疼

* y# }1 D% ]3 N% y( Q1 W" ^　　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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- X4 Z2 X/ [) f4 e7 Q　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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) B. @! m6 I: f　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　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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, ]$ Z  w# T$ v& c( T# S　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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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
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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5 `. B% i. m# n6 k4 h" ?. z　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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  ~5 a8 Y7 k$ z, L- r　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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8 e$ E6 {7 \9 J  B% S. y　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　gain both fame and wealth
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, L  z8 f/ S. B: R# b2 T　　茅塞顿开
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$ I. m' X# C0 b. a3 W　　be suddenly enlightened

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  ]& F7 B7 F6 a, O4 X5 T, P+ M　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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4 ]( Y4 R& W7 x- I1 k　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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+ g( q1 J7 p6 h) C( j# F8 D, c　　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
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7 a+ u8 e2 y5 |/ E* X　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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% c. Z# x# \3 _. s- e8 m2 w  j" F　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　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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　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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, n' o' ^2 D5 L, Y4 s: d; P- C! k　　千里之行始于足下
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5 B3 L4 t$ ^: u9 }1 O7 H% x- Q　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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3 {4 Q8 R0 v: y2 y! Y　　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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. @( n0 @5 L4 Q  @" Z　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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( Z9 W- ^$ j+ ?, Q　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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, X; a, H4 Y9 M, w9 j" a' F1 j5 C　　强龙难压地头蛇

4 g% [. Z" z9 s: n0 T! X  y1 }7 {　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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8 Y0 @1 b- T% |! _　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　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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3 u+ B3 _; ^& y: L+ M0 j* `; p/ `　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　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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9 ?( z) r9 l$ o) i# Z　　人之初，性本善

, L6 P  E6 ^+ Q& d" Z% h　　Humans are born good.
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* E# T. N( d& j　　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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1 \: W8 H  R' Q% Y4 o5 H  r　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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7 a# \& z5 b: r2 A1 n; s" g$ ]　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

4 h7 Z" ]2 f4 z; Q5 U! u$ Q　　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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8 x+ G+ Y& B9 h$ ~　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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- X) p; D0 |. \2 U; }　　实事求是

+ Q9 z4 J0 W# z0 l) {, S# m7 i　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

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4 _/ s' V% X: W7 b3 t9 N　　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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) A0 G- P0 Z4 v　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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, H5 E4 L6 U% B% R　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

# W; t+ h1 _2 I1 D# k　　sugar-coated bullets59

0 D7 n3 b, m$ x8 ]% b+ u　　天有不测风云
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: s7 W! y9 j6 ^　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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5 A2 U' R) x2 V4 r! p+ ^　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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6 u2 S/ v; ]* P6 ?3 e/ G& X* P　　hold high hopes for one's child

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( T3 T2 [5 h2 F2 C: B; J　　唯利是图

　　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

　　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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, ?. t+ {  e! e+ H& e" w　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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5 K3 S3 C$ X# G　　心想事成
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4 z# ~& h# q; C$ J　　May all your wish come true
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& h( b0 R7 T: X　　心照不宣
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; M0 O8 [9 {' z  W$ G" ^" ~　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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$ W; \% G& o8 S+ ?6 H1 u) _　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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  q: K/ e0 Q8 _" T$ ^8 p+ O) w　　先下手为强
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　　The best defense is offense.

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8 n) w" y5 ]: B: b　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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0 P  I/ Y2 }! |7 q/ q2 ?1 i. ~　　循序渐进
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5 z7 [; k7 e2 ]1 i# S7 z　　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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　　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
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　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　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

0 T* L+ ~# w! U8 Z　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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3 _' @; R# E) d% W" B8 h　　以人为本
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5 H. _( T) G# b4 V　　people-oriented
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9 Q" [  f+ P  l　　因材施教
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3 k% G7 o: h1 H　　teach students according to their aptitude
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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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　　Haste makes waste.

3 B8 y8 `! B7 I) H　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

2 x5 \4 p/ m! w/ D: h　　A promise is a promise.
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4 n3 `3 _& F2 B/ h  i　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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# T7 n9 H0 [( w' y1 q　　招财进宝
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; K' G: k% m7 y　　bring in wealth and treasure

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8 y1 I2 ^+ r9 x4 @' S, u; N! Q　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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* z( s3 J' t/ B! B5 w　　众矢之的

( u8 I0 F( U3 e3 Q7 ]4 n　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

! O$ b( Y& E, z& F$ F- V, t　　be an armchair strategist

6 h) X) c4 o3 L" A- m+ e) P1 f, O0 s8 R　　99
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　　纸包不住火

; C# L8 r; b% i4 h　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

$ p9 ^( p; f2 J: j　　100

　　左右为难
# |7 f& u, h6 L, Q) J
9 g; v  e+ H7 K) p+ B　　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。