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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: L$ k$ D: {7 Y+ Z% g　　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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　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

; `1 f; a2 P4 r/ ^　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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! S: w8 T, j; h- B, n　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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) Z5 |! c9 X! h; u　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

' T! X- C& r3 m, T/ X　　No discord, no concord.

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& l0 K7 z  j- q( Q- i# G　　拆东墙补西墙
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$ Q, l7 ~9 R2 Z, M　　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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2 U; n- L' B& I5 o　　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

4 Z5 o5 g4 F' V2 |! b, W& k7 E　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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* b* S' {8 L1 @, S! A　　国泰民安

6 [5 S; Q4 {* h　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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" _& X/ d1 k7 d1 ]4 G2 p　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

5 S" s3 c9 b2 p* t# M　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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0 o. F- k% A4 u0 o% V　　once on shore, one prays no more
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) V. a7 P+ e( d# ^  a# t　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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' P+ }+ ^( y: p' P　　Bad news travels fast.

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; I! k0 t0 D) E( d; c( e　　和气生财

( [3 ?4 Q; I! c; J/ c　　harmony brings wealth;

5 ^$ \6 m3 f$ ~5 e2 {　　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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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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# s1 L4 a8 z8 O1 R4 A, Y　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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% j( r9 |: i+ b1 T# J! f　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　be down-to-earth

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" @* x$ D& ^4 [　　脚踩两只船
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8 u; W( N$ f( ^9 z. v　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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9 I' {/ O& y$ X) W3 \6 F, K　　君子之交淡如水

* [, j" v" z  H& Y; ]; R　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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- w( G  Z- O# o  n) ~　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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% Z0 p; m* I2 f' s　　cut and dried; cliché

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1 B0 {' q1 H4 z2 P- }0 Y# l% D* y: U　　礼尚往来
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, y* v4 t% z0 D4 g) y4 J　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

! V4 e9 m6 u+ ]  v* W　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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" `' f% ~0 N5 q" ]5 q' Q6 @1 g　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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( y0 n8 j, w! p5 @　　茅塞顿开
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3 m, d" k; i; V' h: d9 _, A　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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& s2 \4 @" C7 a/ A( E  i　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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/ ]' y  J% ~6 x! S　　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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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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7 I' q  f( f" T; U0 S. p' B　　弄巧成拙

8 C& q" J5 M& w3 U! q( }　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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' ?) Y' A& ?7 a2 W　　赔了夫人又折兵

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- V" `$ s% A! X" _　　抛砖引玉
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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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　　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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　　抢得先机
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! V8 R/ ?  E7 d6 T　　take the preemptive opportunities
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  k$ K1 q, g4 E/ }5 p7 ~: r　　巧妇难为无米之炊

) I  M- F, R9 s" Y　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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1 H! C) c3 F4 x　　千里之行始于足下
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　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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1 G4 Y- `! W5 E  u- \0 g9 D　　前事不忘，后事之师
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* T5 ]. B/ F; A2 s3 V" \. d　　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

9 K3 V/ y/ r3 H. C+ g. ]7 l　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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' P& ^- x4 D4 S1 e( d# N+ B　　瑞雪兆丰年

! Z8 C  N0 h5 f　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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3 Q5 _, y0 O- X; J. o  {　　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

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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1 Q3 [% {$ x" \1 T　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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, X9 d5 D* b/ {. M  B　　人之初，性本善
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% O: F4 Y& C6 B0 r7 H　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　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

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　　时不我待
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　　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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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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% b& l5 G# d$ U/ E- ?* [1 x　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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# e6 t  S2 F) A2 i+ r　　实话实说

  V+ _  ^2 S6 E- b4 _　　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

7 I, y" |7 `  a8 K! c　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

' G" E! r& l% ]" ^9 G  l1 S　　韬光养晦

  ^  Q" ^3 |2 ]+ K5 q" I　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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  b, Y+ i6 S( |1 O　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

4 Y) P, [; O; }. F  C' ~　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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" e2 I9 h) _! H' G6 h: `" ]　　跳进黄河洗不清

) S! _4 r$ C* f　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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9 ]6 C1 W+ y- g" f) w) L　　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

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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1 q% U' b, X7 u5 P% z" }　　无中生有
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- }' ]/ O/ C* \; b" N$ D6 x　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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$ H/ x4 u& }( w& V  t1 k) \6 q- m! D　　无风不起浪

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

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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+ O4 \+ O$ A7 K/ A　　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

4 T3 O3 L* C, g  e　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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5 ~4 d, j2 ~8 Q5 X0 P% a0 L　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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2 O8 `) a; m1 r0 @' L& q　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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, O- E; ^; G* ~5 W　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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# [0 Q5 X/ Z: F$ L5 Q　　息事宁人

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2 L: A2 j# t  z　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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8 g8 w% h* G. |+ |　　严以律己，宽以待人

( I. G/ @. R, t　　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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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　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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　　bold but not crafty84
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3 z9 j) I+ @! |1 N% _　　有缘千里来相会
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% [! l1 L# W3 v( Q8 M: K$ m2 ?　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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) h8 D# d( B- |2 I　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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% d, s! m5 k/ O! ]6 m& Q, k　　以人为本

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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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% N! n+ |# M3 o　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

5 v. x# }2 v4 Y  L/ ~3 z, G　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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* B: l# ]8 q: P; B8 ~% L　　欲速则不达

% M4 S) ]; U. q2 `  _' W! b　　Haste makes waste.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

+ W- Q7 G: z/ J; F' b8 X　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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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
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4 D7 H: g" n! B  ~- i- x　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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6 Y, a! N( T- `　　招财进宝
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" B" o: K# |4 b# o8 a) N" N8 |　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism

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& Z. y" ^* P; d+ X8 S　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

  k) j- k: x& X. P: w　　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。