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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' z  R# ~& y" }1 N8 }7 p- P' A3 A　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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8 U4 z& U  i/ l8 a, H　　One look is worth a thousand words.

8 ^( P4 |# S0 l) i* F* ]4 j& C　　Seeing is believing.
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8 t/ x9 p# B; z+ ~2 ~　　比上不足，比下有余

: ?7 Q! p; }( ?: K, s　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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4 r  X( s1 }$ y　　笨鸟先飞

: j" M; D, l; T6 Y　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

- Y1 c  n4 ?2 Y$ U　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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1 Z3 k7 {' H! o  L; e' t　　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
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　　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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　　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

" z% N- c' {7 w- E( H　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

, @8 |" J( H3 x　　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;
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8 _7 Y! O. o/ |8 V　　too much is as bad as too little

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" L- j$ f; F! U9 |　　好了伤疤忘了疼

+ p" d* x/ v7 F5 Z" D　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

3 O- i4 v  w7 N0 ]. b" g　　Bad news travels fast.
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( N9 u, [. S4 ~, G- E# W  `" o　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

7 N; S) }/ ^! ^8 C' Q& j　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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9 c. ?3 ]+ F. X5 w% j　　活到老学到老

. b) q8 w# c% Z; p! i: Q　　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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( ]3 ]. y3 M$ V$ {9 b; h8 U　　金无足赤，人无完人
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2 v  J# I5 L6 A4 S5 W! n　　There are spots even on the sun.
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& Z2 ^! d3 x0 f" d/ f　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　be down-to-earth
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  `0 w: F9 f& G8 {, m9 X$ i1 U　　脚踩两只船
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+ u. t9 C; ]0 ?  E　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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; ?' I" k1 T7 Z! M8 v　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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/ d! g: v1 E% y# }  U0 }( T2 L2 E9 o　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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% `& m9 `5 `! U　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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  K& p6 u; K) k6 J7 {, u　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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* Y' v" j* F- D0 V8 v8 H; ?' @　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

2 |0 ^2 x4 ?" Z$ ?　　gain both fame and wealth
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& O6 ~" q" X( S8 k2 _1 V　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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3 ]5 v, N$ s& _　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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! H' @  [# v: `9 _　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　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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/ P; I* L( \7 u; U* n7 z( t) K/ Q/ a　　破釜沉舟

　　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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# N1 Z; u/ M0 C: m　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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( F5 m  H/ c& E　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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8 L6 j5 t2 v5 l' _- E　　千里之行始于足下

1 V! i. C- [5 p; ]4 M4 D1 p' h, B　　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
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7 _) a( X8 O# D7 ^9 r9 S" {　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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% @0 q' G0 F' R* c# k　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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5 J0 z4 d* _5 a; ?: i( l　　强龙难压地头蛇
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# {7 ~9 Q- D7 c/ U2 a% x　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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) x! P- n* V7 p- ~8 A% X% h9 Q　　瑞雪兆丰年

$ W4 C, M8 q- D) V　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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9 C  {' |; e, {! ]　　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

/ v% L) A3 R7 P$ R7 _: C　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

# d  J. A! G; _* _: T　　Humans are born good.

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* m7 D) s( G3 E8 b3 b　　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
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3 s, J' C* J  w, u0 N　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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- `- J* }4 C" Q" b! \9 t, |% `　　三十而立
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, K) z  ~  b$ y" ^8 d　　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

" A3 H+ e6 ^& Q- d1 w0 V, t　　A ship rises with the tide
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, m4 Z/ G. V/ Z8 R7 b" l　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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1 }9 G+ |( G0 @3 I5 _　　实事求是
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' U- j% H. w( Y9 z　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到
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  |& R) g2 w+ \% C: d　　speak of the devil

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　　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
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# @  h+ C! ?, b6 V9 U- j& \　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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, q8 E6 o( [9 L7 `0 M. h　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

" O4 B4 g6 a. ^　　sugar-coated bullets59
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3 T, i# Y! }; P+ `) Z　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

- K3 A/ P( e7 H6 ]　　团结就是力量
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3 {2 H7 H! C" K0 Q! k. f) i　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

9 I3 H+ w( P4 E: h& R　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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- B" U. H4 S) C$ |　　物以类聚，人以群分
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& Z- x4 F; S# W; P9 p+ ?0 ~　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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# A6 T* ~; \& i　　望子成龙

$ B' Y( a: T0 E- r5 ?" ~* i　　hold high hopes for one's child

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6 _4 P# l3 ~+ F  n　　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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　　无中生有

# K9 j( T4 p5 y+ l) b. S+ h# e0 x　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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! ?) i6 A" ^. o  k; C# o$ J: ^1 ~　　无风不起浪

- q9 k& c9 V: k: Y' n% }0 Z/ Y　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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7 g5 g: P; B1 x0 J　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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. K/ l& E3 |$ O7 F6 S　　新官上任三把火
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3 f1 `0 D" }& N) O; n　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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　　心想事成
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& [/ W: ]4 g/ O* A　　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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　　先入为主
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. U% A) }1 B/ A　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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' `, K* A* _3 y* r　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

7 m- I; V. B8 Y6 X1 P3 m　　The best defense is offense.

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& {5 j0 W! P! F" R* M3 S+ w　　热锅上的蚂蚁

/ o- E; x4 D. `( D　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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& M' q: B" r6 X6 L& z" T- y, K　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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4 h  `, }, b2 m* P7 j* |9 L" W　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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, {1 D# E1 N) H% W7 P- L　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

9 O* l  b3 r' T4 t+ ^6 o　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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$ D7 N9 m! p5 T/ I　　有识之士

1 V: \( A3 o3 y1 g6 d7 i　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

; d$ T3 T" y! N& }0 P4 s% X　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　因材施教
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; Y5 j0 k% J2 x# z+ B/ L0 t# P　　teach students according to their aptitude
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3 }' {7 x6 L9 U% W7 m& |; O" J& n　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

! u% U8 q2 j$ O. ~% a# |8 U　　survival of the fittest
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+ P; d$ K) h+ C. _' \　　英雄所见略同
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* }, x' S/ [+ }5 j. ^* E; D　　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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+ a2 e% g0 ?, K) ~( e　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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) q2 h5 Q( C7 V; ~$ g1 ^" j) r! p　　一言既出，驷马难追
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: x1 ^4 w# r& z$ h: k; G# r* `　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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! X+ m6 _8 v4 f$ R　　众矢之的
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( Z9 S- S3 }4 W6 G- r　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

　　99

# A/ E- }8 c# P9 J- Q　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

: Y9 v$ t$ _3 G5 y" \! T　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

　　左右为难

% z# Q9 I. x5 a6 g2 x　　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。