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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; H& N' @& f8 j: _( |; D6 S- X　　爱屋及乌
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3 c% ^- m" f( K1 ^& }' h　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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, s3 m+ U6 L  \( v$ T　　Seeing is believing.

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; g7 K1 A+ P6 M$ u* O; d　　比上不足，比下有余
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' l! H* U: k" [8 Z! \& e, R　　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

9 R0 m: p& Q& j5 `　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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: [  k6 P; X3 ]1 z　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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7 P2 }: Z( D" A4 }0 }　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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* |  F4 ^1 G0 ?. _0 R4 M  F　　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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( F$ Y9 D) R( K8 ?9 M　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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* |/ ^- C* l% C9 }% x　　国泰民安

; P2 i* O% W  V1 F/ F　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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8 M: s" M% W, z. z　　过犹不及
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. Q+ ]4 K! T- i3 N- D+ e+ i　　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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% c( r$ A& p  ?/ H& ^/ [1 I　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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- M) ~# j0 }8 i　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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. r0 Y) M  W$ E0 T7 J* ~　　Bad news travels fast.
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/ [& z8 u4 M/ L, I( y　　和气生财
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/ Q. m9 m: R, Z7 W5 j/ z4 p$ \　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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2 t$ C- [2 {% f4 i# f　　活到老学到老
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; X; U9 Q1 [1 S5 W　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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- [" h2 D7 U0 O8 {: _% H$ J　　金玉满堂

* ~- l8 E# s) N* X　　Treasures fill the home.

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+ m$ S" v6 `% t　　脚踏实地
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　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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! O5 w& {8 v9 q% l% f% A" j1 r! D　　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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. O- f! I6 y3 C' u8 u! e/ a. F9 B　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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3 V$ K6 k% L5 n( U　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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/ w+ l8 c: V' l* }3 P& w/ I1 [3 b　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　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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. l# g9 N& K3 s7 @9 k' l% _7 z　　谋事在人，成事在天
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! c' z7 G2 {2 G. ?　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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  n: Y3 |, \. h, `  c1 M# Q　　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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, |# L) G, Y% w# S1 _! w# A　　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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) W+ }& C' ]; l# X" H) X　　破釜沉舟

8 d; Y# K! T) o9 \( r　　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

1 s2 t( q6 t6 {4 ~, Q6 O' q! 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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　　千里之行始于足下

( o4 }- D, x2 x: p6 J! R　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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  y+ V8 w8 y* D+ a　　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

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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: K& x' V9 D# a& w5 q! Z7 C　　瑞雪兆丰年
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1 E, _7 g, O9 q$ S+ Z! i! _" S　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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9 f3 |; c: Y! e　　人逢喜事精神爽

+ i; \( W6 a8 v  z/ z  T: t% M　　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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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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4 K2 I0 V, e6 I7 `2 G. n　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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* i: @1 d" a& ~　　人之初，性本善

0 `+ P4 t! J! K9 y' q8 ]0 O　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　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

  m% Z; p: t( q  M7 O9 ?& M! C　　a blessing in disguise;

' {. `3 z7 U3 D2 t# M　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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　　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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# ?- |( V+ ^& F　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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1 f. ~* Z5 _% Z4 Z) T" I6 W　　时不我待

2 M# X; l/ n2 f2 g! [9 A$ p　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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$ u3 k) T6 W4 E8 L5 ?6 |9 ^　　speak of the devil
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. b" c# {/ P4 l0 Q2 P　　实话实说
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0 [! ]. S6 Y1 b2 T8 t　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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# _* p3 p+ N' ~) n7 Z　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

( F2 b% I& @5 h0 D% ~  X" L　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

5 ?. O9 m6 ^" z% _" U　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

5 w/ r- s  {1 S" b' p0 o" |: H　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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% ?7 Y5 T$ D6 Q  E; B　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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　　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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　　歪风邪气

: a$ h' [8 ^. k2 Y$ b0 P: A2 d　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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/ ?0 m% u8 @% ^2 V　　物以类聚，人以群分
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6 m/ h1 T( n( Q" x# ~" n　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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/ V. v5 f3 v7 i& p　　望子成龙

  K" b* \' T  U& l/ F　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

; B7 O" Z, H* Y5 q　　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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5 a: |( L2 ?3 S' J" T　　无风不起浪

# F* [% ^5 H/ y5 j9 p3 `　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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2 V5 F2 t5 d- M0 `　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

) W; x" \5 d: @. Y! y3 G　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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7 |; A4 P+ V0 G$ u! ?7 U& \　　先入为主
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" \9 M: t6 `# p+ y* y; G# g3 x　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

& s% {' O: e/ [　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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2 t# \- G+ Q; ?　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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- n: v# s. D1 R& ^* s# \! V5 j　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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1 T$ u4 _3 C* V; i　　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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9 R6 ]. R5 {' A# j　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

& m! [  n# V' j　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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# a' Z, b' @( y& V. K% Z　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

( [- d7 o1 P/ F! n! f5 G　　以人为本

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! Y9 G5 t0 d( j8 X　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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. \. H7 `: d5 W% y5 k/ _　　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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　　Haste makes waste.

7 n/ z$ \( t! X9 }　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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  t8 r7 k0 e- u　　英雄所见略同

- u  @( ?% u- Y! g　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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: m  W/ I4 ?& z) W6 @8 b　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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　　一言既出，驷马难追

  u5 e4 g$ t& g) A4 ~1 `* U　　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
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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. W# H: `4 K7 j　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

: m4 B- Y# t* r5 d/ e　　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

Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。