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

　　Love me, love my dog.

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1 n) u& Y! @8 c$ c　　百闻不如一见

7 |" U. e. B4 ]( V% f$ c0 M7 m　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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% Q5 H6 J9 ~% k' O/ s　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

, y' d% }% d* B" B6 X2 C, H, N8 [, f　　No discord, no concord.

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: ?- @. o$ w$ r/ H( F! r　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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% Z& v" B' s9 q( c$ [　　辞旧迎新

　　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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　　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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0 B" `8 A' x% M7 g* n* O9 c1 @　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

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　　过犹不及
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) m2 W+ ?! J8 _: v　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

* o- T0 I/ ^7 r0 o6 X/ i　　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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/ P2 m6 r0 [# Z9 L8 }2 G& X/ C　　harmony brings wealth;
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7 C6 I+ [8 }0 o0 U& ^: L/ 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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' [( A$ [! Q1 z! Y' N$ N　　既往不咎
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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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! q  d4 S) h7 I+ ~2 w' e. M　　金玉满堂
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( y* X3 U, H9 B% h# E5 ^　　Treasures fill the home.
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$ h5 O+ D; }6 L9 }* a( O1 L( I　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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+ l: ?8 T& b0 m4 G　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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. E8 z; w9 F0 s$ O3 i　　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

7 f2 V2 r, I, a5 N  z　　cut and dried; cliché

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1 f8 F- y0 U/ D% Z4 c/ j" E　　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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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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, {2 l1 ]6 g7 k9 k/ {! M) @　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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1 Q2 Q! O' E- G4 L5 N9 {$ b* T　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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4 l9 H3 H% ^' ]. m  O8 n4 y　　每逢佳节倍思亲

" o; l+ N3 h5 Z+ q% m0 R　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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1 G# Y" |3 B4 ]. n! _　　谋事在人，成事在天

7 K& m8 n4 [, u8 h' h$ z) T　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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. L, p! h, N* F0 [　　弄巧成拙
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　　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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9 B: c0 k: C: r3 Z　　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

　　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

+ e* f% H1 p2 k& U% _/ x" O　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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; `$ d6 \8 L7 }. K, k4 J　　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

" m4 P; F" _) T. a8 m1 s" R/ n　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

% f0 A: Y* I4 E2 ]$ M2 d) B; x+ }4 J　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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' W1 E% P. K& e' _" j7 n　　人逢喜事精神爽
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: |6 x7 j* z6 e/ Y9 D. ?　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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& _- i1 m& {4 E+ N& O6 t! E) y　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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0 Y7 C  p5 _* y6 B9 C　　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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3 O# Q5 R6 `2 ]  i　　人之初，性本善

- ^3 Z/ N) M' m! p　　Humans are born good.

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( c- s7 r2 N$ a$ f　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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. E8 s- y& i: R/ \$ X* G1 e: t　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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7 X4 G5 l; K6 e! b- E! y5 F8 c　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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# s) T/ b$ Q7 M2 K  T　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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7 I6 A: @7 I9 O- p　　三十而立

$ s: ]# y& y2 b  o  r　　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

# u8 P/ B: d4 H% X　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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4 X# l7 b. Q& D　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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; Q0 ]7 Q8 F9 ]2 F　　实事求是
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- U' l! p1 V' y　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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  E/ k$ g8 m- W0 |" }) n. ^　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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) t9 ^) c" E! H& y; |% P' D　　实话实说

. R! b0 ^! S2 X　　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
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

  z9 P& d/ n+ U4 B8 }　　韬光养晦

$ Y% Z7 m  m% v- C　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

& E' {. U3 F" p0 g% W0 n6 p　　糖衣炮弹

* d( d* ~% y7 y  Z$ i　　sugar-coated bullets59

" y9 Q! G/ e( G/ h. @　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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( V0 j7 O/ o8 h& N! o. K5 q# n　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

# G% Q4 S# Y2 Q9 d% m5 Y9 N8 F　　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

5 A$ a9 S  U9 |( v% A) p9 \　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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2 h" U5 q" K7 ~# d　　物以类聚，人以群分

6 v8 b& ?% ]& w6 `　　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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　　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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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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7 A% y+ F+ S* f7 O　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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& R, q& c# w0 n) ?3 v　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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# y( T& O. b- l- {  s/ o) J8 t, M　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

1 _" z- X8 c& b5 c9 t( Z　　May all your wish come true
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0 _. W1 i' E- K; q9 u　　心照不宣

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

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1 I, ?$ z. ?7 T　　先入为主
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! W: z1 _' D9 _; D0 I2 B; @+ W0 ~　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

% V: B* V0 ]- w& T　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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7 |8 P8 g- n) @2 ?' I0 J( `& k　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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1 C* ?+ c% ~" P4 ?　　现身说法
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0 j7 E3 P) ?' p7 r8 z; r　　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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* o+ w5 x( n- I. q　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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: b6 T8 O8 {4 \  y7 y. ~# k　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士
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+ o- I) _9 I9 P9 p* U　　a man of insight83

+ u) n; v3 }: u/ r　　有勇无谋

; Y3 M# A/ W* @6 Q' x* u- ~　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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, q$ H, Z8 H- ~0 f5 w6 v　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

" A# X* S, g/ a2 ^　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

# p/ q) P& B) [* y! A$ [( L　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

# D- s) m$ ?) @  G( U, I! g# E　　survival of the fittest

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. Y9 r1 w2 `% H9 ?3 K　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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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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1 p0 e1 i1 G9 v　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

( V4 v/ u- E9 @2 j, t　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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) ~& j6 a5 g0 D( p2 s! z( h# B　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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) T3 g; {% d  s　　纸包不住火

5 o6 j2 U" ~, f& Y. a　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

' O, V- ^! g, Q; u, t% e　　What's done by night appears by day.
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Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。