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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　　Love me, love my dog.

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; i& P1 \# P# u. v; R# w　　百闻不如一见

  T1 H4 O& T, ~5 h* x" X　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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; n: Z( b. H, }　　Seeing is believing.

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( r: ^' M2 u+ }8 m+ d' d# C* N　　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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  O: y( X  n0 I5 `) u# c6 N0 v　　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
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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

; r- f* A' m* _' O' g7 m　　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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# Y9 k! u& r' C# ~　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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* X, W+ s9 [" e5 w4 f　　大开眼界
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+ F1 ]/ v: R9 B' M3 H1 n/ R3 i　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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" X: \2 ?. r( T9 M& M  @　　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;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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; {, \! T0 t& R  p8 `& a　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

- {& U8 q& o7 @　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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% S4 z- F' E+ Y5 X4 S1 c- v　　活到老学到老

% i# b& _# ]! B  r$ P" e　　never too old to learn

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- H, L% w% T: n6 }5 l- {　　既往不咎
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: d% U- ]% V* p, o　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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1 C& Y4 I3 i% V( l2 ]1 _4 w　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

  t# L+ v3 \( `2 a  y　　be down-to-earth

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  B8 @5 H. Q1 L" y' o( o: P" J　　脚踩两只船
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4 U  G# p0 ]+ J$ I. i0 s- U　　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

5 j1 _: `0 n% Z. |　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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5 c; a. ]7 W7 u1 j; O; T3 R7 ?　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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0 Y2 k8 Q$ U# H0 Y' ]( N1 C　　cut and dried; cliché
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# z: R- e6 ^' V! {　　礼尚往来
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1 \0 o# \  ]/ r' W$ ~3 l7 M9 O　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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0 q! d9 e0 f9 O" U% h　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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; y: ?4 D6 N. p2 r1 d, O3 H　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

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5 S2 e: Z* }6 N; P　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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) _1 [; w+ \/ w" e: J　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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3 Y! [+ e' M0 Z! {& d( `* h! U　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　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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1 L' i  O8 f' r' G& @) T　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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1 J* ]( o2 I% w% _* P　　弄巧成拙
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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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　　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

! `3 e, F' F- `! a　　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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6 x, p% F' S; z: S& |　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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  F% j+ a, w/ ]$ p" l- Y　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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! A- ~  \4 v! d/ ]  L: f　　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

$ a+ {" [7 p# v7 S- I' j　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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* }9 m, a- u4 Q9 q" b% y　　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

5 d' Z: q1 p& m4 n7 f( u　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　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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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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' M- o3 x  {" f7 ~& i2 ?7 I  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
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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  o1 U; z  c# _. q- f6 l　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

7 }/ K2 ?) _2 t0 J* ]　　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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% I( H/ r9 E6 W  C! B2 f: W　　水涨船高
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6 c2 ?; x1 q) h　　A ship rises with the tide
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6 T# ?/ J# X! R# O3 @　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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" i! w" h+ v2 v$ L$ k0 n　　杀鸡用牛刀
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; U) R$ G- j) s- B　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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* X; y9 x  a! T" m" ^　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　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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. k* A- R4 a! E/ U9 O/ _　　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

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

, a# z, {6 o) p$ l9 e$ J$ P$ T6 C9 u　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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/ T7 s+ N: {0 f, q　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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& S/ ?" s! Z+ ^; \+ W$ M　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

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2 U# w8 g: w* k! `6 u& h　　唯利是图

　　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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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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% q" K8 r# }) g: U　　徇私枉法
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5 I/ d4 p, C9 \; u7 Z; B1 O6 r　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

7 A& N& ?7 {! E8 Q4 p5 N" o& e　　a new broom sweeps clean

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% S1 P7 ?- U* E; i9 K　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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& q  n7 l2 ^! _& }　　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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% S4 U6 G9 P( c/ I; o. u　　先入为主
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' t0 i! O9 {* S　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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; T$ e9 X& ^) Q& ~: B1 p% O8 `; F/ T　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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  |* \5 W: y% W" c: Z　　现身说法

3 [( M( p% S$ Y, S& w* ]　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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% t9 }9 T* `$ ]$ J' k* N/ [　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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! j1 Q9 K( a: c　　循序渐进

　　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

5 D0 z% l. n. Y; I　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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! [/ P/ o' {9 q# L" w　　有情人终成眷属

: U0 U8 `0 G, C　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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( K7 L# c1 u( O) p　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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( W* {9 v: C& z　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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& O3 t4 q  q8 b　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

% i4 \& Z. c& a7 M　　bold but not crafty84
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　　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

　　与时俱进
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' c7 t! O' B2 t# @) i7 c) a4 B　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

1 _: \/ c  u2 P! g: ]　　teach students according to their aptitude

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7 ]5 i7 ]/ ~! v" q　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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' u3 }& ?& C6 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.
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　　优胜劣汰
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; a; D0 B0 o6 z' Y; U　　英雄所见略同

* }3 y( W! k' A) f" q/ G　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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- E' \3 j- T" ]4 v7 I" Z4 J　　A promise is a promise.
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1 ]8 e0 M+ w- @" S　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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5 J* L) T! Y! z* S1 ?# a* K　　众矢之的

; `# B2 k  N& @( e　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

: `7 a/ T3 c7 B! [) m2 D& |　　be an armchair strategist
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% b) d2 N, A3 j* T- c; ]4 }9 D0 ^% a　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　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。