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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: z) j' b+ L7 z" o* q2 v& f4 u. \　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

1 c6 ]0 \* I: n/ ?' v　　One look is worth a thousand words.

6 k9 i6 \' N( ]; m4 h　　Seeing is believing.

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9 }+ k+ F. J8 [; T. o9 n　　比上不足，比下有余

( W2 q8 J1 R- z+ D/ b, h: D% d　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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7 r. K) H! Y% r/ k. K　　笨鸟先飞

  C& ]0 A4 g! O5 N6 E　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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) K* p7 X" m  ]5 P, J. O　　不遗余力
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( B. C+ r+ n4 b! \$ S5 C+ n" i　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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* w( h5 _' f; M/ Q2 R+ z6 K, a　　不打不成交

( y2 U4 o: a2 m" F2 K　　No discord, no concord.
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; x* n+ f) K  H& z　　拆东墙补西墙

8 @8 I. V& ^& S6 p) \* G　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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- s5 O( D9 C# B: E　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　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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　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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% p; g1 Q7 F1 c　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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& x5 T5 b7 d6 n  T  o6 u) d, d　　过犹不及
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" _2 z% Y/ d$ {9 |+ r6 l. D　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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' ~' v& G+ Q, I& j' y) r0 ^　　too much is as bad as too little
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# W2 ^$ D: Q$ p$ J　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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, g, A; I" ^# \! ^　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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$ Z& q/ M+ E4 W. d! \  n9 f　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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: {. G0 ~9 k& t4 x4 M　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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' c* g' T# ?  @1 ?% i! |% g0 G　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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7 ]0 _4 w6 E' q- j　　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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! q- E) M+ G6 h4 b/ c　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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2 f7 q1 o6 p3 O' A! h9 F: A/ B　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

0 {* [6 L4 ^5 O# U# k　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

4 E! }9 i' b$ w6 s4 [! }8 {　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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3 R" d+ X) p) a' r　　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

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

1 u: d: f: l8 d# e# o　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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8 O! Z" Q4 y0 F0 F' T2 _9 b9 C7 @　　每逢佳节倍思亲

, q% x% `6 u  f, r" H　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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/ F; V2 b, Y/ j8 ]% `　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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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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% m! T$ K! x' w　　抛砖引玉

( x0 P  G: Q8 k  `　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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9 Q2 m+ [/ t& v( C　　破釜沉舟
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　　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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! O# ?1 V9 c+ Z, s0 D　　抢得先机
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. h( o9 t6 ]9 ?9 X3 t　　take the preemptive opportunities

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, B) }, I8 R$ j; D: r8 d# c　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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; m. J) m$ H2 G- t5 k　　千里之行始于足下

　　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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5 y' J0 t# z5 ]* z3 T. q$ E- ]　　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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' r  [1 K$ @& Y+ L, m2 Z0 d　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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/ H$ o9 H: w2 s* M　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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0 U2 i$ u- D/ ]( ]* v* D3 P　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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' f" J) h6 \& P　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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* {* v' Q& j. Y! r* W　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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9 l& O8 H9 p0 w! ?　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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' H5 ^6 ?; ^* X9 p7 Z, c( ]( F) H3 l　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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$ x; a& S, R! H3 P- l; g　　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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/ E+ y( ]5 [2 J/ y# m5 v6 r2 U* A　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

) f2 E! y1 S0 {5 x. M4 l$ y　　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

, A! ?; B, R1 z" L6 @　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

7 w( X% d7 v) a, L9 h4 l　　speak of the devil

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8 x5 T2 d! a  u3 b. {　　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

! t  @$ c: a* [# p% V/ u6 f: a　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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  ?' }3 l' T( m　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

4 \: \/ T0 u# r  d. r: [- D6 e　　sugar-coated bullets59

8 p, d& Z% H& n4 Z4 P' ^　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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# v" k' B0 U& \" [　　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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3 s1 T3 N; h) Z　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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7 r+ C- N+ _9 b* t( e3 D　　望子成龙

$ h4 x8 w5 J  Q) C: [0 n　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

4 p0 H. @( t7 z　　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 sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪
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8 }# O2 e& |- }　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

0 H* t5 C4 s: e& F7 o+ \　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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! |7 C' h( m4 g* r: E　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

8 x8 `! c; v  K. B9 Q$ ^0 m　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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! s2 N1 J* y* e　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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+ E: e9 X- Z, t; l9 [5 R* |0 W! B8 r　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

5 H- @& Z* c$ s  z2 ?　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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) N! v: a$ C" f9 e　　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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　　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
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

" n, d& `( s2 \2 j, ^　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

$ N4 d3 O3 }! \: P. b　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

* D$ m, l1 |7 j  I0 }8 u3 w0 d　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

; Z  f  }! [7 o% f3 c" d　　与时俱进

7 `0 W, `; d6 C" o6 B$ G　　keep pace with the times86

+ L3 C3 ^5 |/ c$ ?' Z　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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* C7 K' @4 Q& v1 w3 g. N! n2 T. Y" `　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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. s7 z( k  c- h　　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

" b" K9 r" g- D. ^  `　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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) r' o; h7 B2 x2 t5 E( E　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

' ?9 _  k. z! Y) L7 V　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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4 t# {$ T3 e9 {% k　　冤假错案
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5 R% i8 ]6 ]0 i$ u, e　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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! ~, W* C0 `" p　　债台高筑

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' J6 ~0 y1 D+ t" Q' V1 X　　众矢之的

- h* |; u2 Z, g0 H0 T　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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0 d/ w5 f+ m! a8 w　　纸包不住火

7 S, J( m' w) H( V8 ]5 p, y1 M　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

3 I3 ^( n0 j! G8 O9 o　　100

: d3 _6 H& t& ?( E6 a7 C　　左右为难

　　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。