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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" V- n" m# {& F0 |( F- W　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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1 B0 b8 S, z. X! G6 D6 h　　百闻不如一见

1 g; h% c3 T& |: ?1 A: n1 J/ l　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　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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　　不遗余力
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; U- r2 k, I- ?% ~- k　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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& y8 \2 C7 b7 R* l　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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3 f& i. _9 k3 @; F: ]　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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4 B) U' v% ~' n3 F* @3 n+ Z4 u. l　　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

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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$ i4 t; u; B2 `, a　　大开眼界

. P% l; k2 K+ k1 U8 R! z　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

2 D+ q  S2 l8 r4 B5 x: {7 G　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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: Y. C3 f% L$ F3 [2 m　　过犹不及

& M1 C, A, T& R8 i$ ]0 i# w9 J　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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, V0 P1 `0 y( {/ o  p* q　　和气生财
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# ^* ~2 J! l1 z0 B# e- A　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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1 H5 N7 _0 y% J8 u: Z. A　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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' o* U5 R, g: Z' @1 o3 x9 |　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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8 K$ k% \1 p" u! o$ ?　　金玉满堂

/ `! q0 o  g! P6 a% R5 o6 ?　　Treasures fill the home.
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. x4 X+ y+ R4 M+ @　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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6 s9 ~0 Q* h% l3 a5 q' t6 [　　脚踩两只船
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1 ?! g1 g6 f# e# g& F% W　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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* D& p  l8 m4 O8 M/ k+ N) P* s4 R& c1 L　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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1 c0 l6 H0 E8 R1 y1 \4 d# b5 ~3 G　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

2 \  P. j1 T* N8 L' h  q　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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. |, L" k0 _9 F+ o' a　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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; @) t+ v8 M, k) e4 O　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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# U8 Z8 E  X1 C1 L( G) h( j% I　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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, R  u4 \* j; w- B5 L　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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' f3 B4 |) T1 a) I3 n　　每逢佳节倍思亲

; _+ T% t5 L. {2 }- u. _　　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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  P1 H2 W; x$ A& B$ V　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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% U# u, I& f, y2 _( C! _: |5 t1 H  \　　赔了夫人又折兵
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4 C) ]. ~, \8 w4 w9 R; y* M　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉
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. T0 l+ k& F1 c; ?　　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

' [) _& v! D# r7 w　　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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6 t4 j4 {# }9 c8 o4 L8 Y5 K2 z4 l4 A　　take the preemptive opportunities
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3 P. l3 A8 `: Y' s1 ]( A　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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- ^5 X: v/ ~5 |　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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; C; L7 L, O7 A4 I+ X* @　　千里之行始于足下
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( g0 q  K6 e% R2 K" e% A4 n　　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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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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6 j3 |& h& ?4 `3 e' M: t# [+ R　　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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* q) U: e5 K* E" Y" l　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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  s  R% z, N. h% p# P9 ], X　　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

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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$ K- S6 ]+ \. V# k　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

8 Q' S! X& b. d" T- S& d　　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

; p8 a. t8 U! u. P+ P5 j　　a blessing in disguise;
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2 g% n: k8 f& H　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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  w+ u( L5 @: h7 y( S# }　　三十而立

　　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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# Q+ M* q6 A  G1 t: _　　水涨船高
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　　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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# B: G/ x1 B- n8 W　　杀鸡用牛刀
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. D6 s" v6 w! l5 n* T　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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0 _. \: Q$ s. x3 c* p　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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$ A3 n6 U5 p6 Q- k6 m  K) T　　说曹操，曹操到

) b/ n) W0 e; H) Q　　speak of the devil

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　　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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5 l- p/ m* f( }8 a+ H　　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
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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

. g! ^+ y6 l4 \0 H( O* N　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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; h5 y0 Q+ l/ S5 L# W% w2 k4 r- Q8 r　　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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& W; x& g# S9 E" o% k2 _　　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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　　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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* |) W1 Q9 i% X- Z* u; v4 W! J1 {　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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) B0 H, c+ a2 F) C' m+ q　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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9 c6 c& ~. R- k7 N　　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
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" u, J; {4 v% N; h& R　　a new broom sweeps clean
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# Y% u* F- _% P2 l- h: x　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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, r, Q8 m6 I3 K* l0 M; D. {6 S　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

- ?  B* t* z% M$ N* @　　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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) i8 i1 ^5 e  _) i0 B) P　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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0 H% \/ ~$ R3 r: C" u: S　　The best defense is offense.

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( @6 [7 m! [: ?　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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2 g5 P& W$ Z+ d( ?　　ants on a hot pan
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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; Y/ e) O, d5 p8 j# d0 V　　息事宁人
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8 [( @. [# v8 h　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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. p* T) f# F  r; ?8 s7 x' u  D　　循序渐进

2 b2 x& [. ~! b　　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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5 ^1 `! g* d' U/ z" x　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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7 S% S, u4 }# F/ H　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

- H; n2 f3 ~" W' I  v　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

& {, k6 k8 M7 [　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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4 W9 U3 c# ]0 u. u9 ?% {  h　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

, }7 P# c! a# C1 v　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

% P: o$ {* F) S3 J! K2 g  z　　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.

　　More haste, less speed.
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" c) X$ D% q! Y& m: O+ g, q5 \　　survival of the fittest

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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
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0 {9 s2 M8 }5 a' S" P  o　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

( T2 E! Z* h  n4 v　　A promise is a promise.
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) I$ w3 j- J, u$ s　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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5 c" d8 \7 U9 C: W　　become debt-ridden

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' _8 d. e! ^9 N　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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2 H& Q- k8 ]' W6 M  \' Q- |　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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8 Q) ?! f9 N5 y5 _　　左右为难

& l; P" E5 Z, M: i( F　　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。