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

7 \4 g8 a% A; q! f, Z" Q4 f　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

6 w) x& Z" a5 z; B# s. u% N　　Seeing is believing.

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* J2 u( s$ e- k0 U1 u　　比上不足，比下有余
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( F4 D5 s& D0 T) G. d" |　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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' }7 T7 K+ h5 ^, j1 W5 \3 @　　拆东墙补西墙

+ n3 Q! g0 |: w8 p　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　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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$ k) R3 l2 C& L: u# L8 l7 X　　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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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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0 Q9 I1 R, N$ w4 Z. ]: K& l; E# c0 w　　过犹不及

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

, ^. W& b1 F! \: X　　too much is as bad as too little

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# |8 B! x) W% w- H& m1 C# s0 i& \( Q　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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* s2 R1 c2 a1 J' Q7 e5 t# ?/ b3 i6 f　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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& F7 Z; m! ~5 q9 Z0 `3 h　　和气生财

% g3 V& m" s/ ~: C! W5 M3 E) t　　harmony brings wealth;
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/ a, f8 y! W( X/ s' w' p　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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/ |# x% z4 w) j) b　　活到老学到老

& K6 U. ~6 D7 Y# Y1 v　　never too old to learn
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　　let bygones be bygones

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9 X3 s- m. l9 o' b　　There are spots even on the sun.
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( ?$ ^1 `1 F% U3 M% a0 q　　金玉满堂

# t9 _' e! w/ Y4 t$ T% l　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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! _% ^' {+ N( H3 M$ w. H! B8 P　　be down-to-earth

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5 A. n/ D; s5 m4 t2 j　　脚踩两只船

) S+ Z# L. c3 @　　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

# ^, ?+ r  N1 ]　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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% j7 f/ s. n7 |' m: ?" W　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

  s- X) L- k* }　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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  c5 ?' p4 L) _  T+ g% f　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

) U/ I! O9 }! a0 W6 K　　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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- w0 j/ R- m3 C9 {# r' p3 ^- r2 T　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　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
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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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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, I: o# e3 n' u　　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

" b' \- G* g- A3 N7 d$ Q' P　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　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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$ H$ d8 a4 C" i) i　　前事不忘，后事之师
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8 y5 d1 w: ]4 q& p5 y, g　　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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2 k- o% Y5 @$ Q# X. @. y" g. g　　强龙难压地头蛇

, I  u3 b9 a/ I7 Y/ H$ M# a) L　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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3 ]: s) o% D# {" [$ t0 X7 Z　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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7 ?3 y( _0 T" k4 o4 e　　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

  K3 H; a* n$ H9 \2 P% P　　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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! `, B9 t$ G6 Q8 I& m" U; l% S1 l　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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% F! X& M/ g9 M7 T' Y　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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- o! U& L6 t2 n1 f6 _& _　　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
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3 U: @* ?6 P' d6 u+ K　　a blessing in disguise;

( P( c: Q" ~+ M8 R' D　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　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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　　水涨船高

* S! t: b- z4 h) P　　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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/ c8 [1 B8 G- u& N" K& H　　杀鸡用牛刀

0 }* M  c3 y% N) [! {4 j　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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2 `7 o$ x' I0 A7 Y- `9 a! T3 v　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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) a9 q5 ~0 {& a( y: o+ |　　说曹操，曹操到

/ ?9 W$ O! {; ?: ?* G& l* d6 s　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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, V. c* o  E: }; @　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

! v, J" i( I6 g' O) f　　sugar-coated bullets59

/ S/ V4 y4 X3 f9 g0 d　　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
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; [9 j/ B3 j% e7 f! j* A　　Unity is strength.

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, I2 Q; D) S3 i　　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
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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' g+ _3 I/ Q& E9 A7 ?　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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2 L' i- g2 [  @- r6 P+ J" r/ m, j　　望子成龙

+ x. v% R9 D' H6 k6 x　　hold high hopes for one's child
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& j7 X" o4 }% b: H( W- {　　唯利是图
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( y. F6 I, y4 ]0 @4 {. ~4 V　　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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$ q& x: E/ W  w. b0 m& }& r　　无风不起浪

: V1 K7 i6 j3 i+ L+ s" S　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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4 G2 S' p: t- r8 Y$ j8 |　　徇私枉法

7 j  ]3 o$ [1 f  m3 b# k# C0 S+ H　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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* v  M6 |0 u0 U　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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" l8 ^' W1 \: ?3 a( W, o8 f　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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7 A) u! b' ~; M0 K$ M) U　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

/ f7 N+ K) `7 z0 z4 t　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　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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2 O# n( _; R) X9 @　　循序渐进
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　　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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$ f. Z# H: ^% o, |4 W, `; e' p( U7 U　　有情人终成眷属
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　a man of insight83
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5 V& G# G+ b9 s# `　　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

6 n& V% m/ K3 l4 U　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　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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! E" z* j6 u0 P3 v　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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5 v, h0 v$ ^+ |7 A　　More haste, less speed.
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% X! A: e9 ~( W4 f4 Y　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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; \9 `+ G5 c' V' v　　英雄所见略同

  X3 |) W  V5 ]  ~$ Q) J& l1 Q　　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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' d( h- f0 w7 D# ^! p/ h　　冤假错案
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1 \1 o+ T5 k7 l& F; T　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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; p. \) K7 R( |　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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" q% _# V% d) f; l　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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! P7 U+ E; e8 |3 P: N+ d8 k5 q4 L　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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' p/ R& h9 @/ x& ~　　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。