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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　　百闻不如一见
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# p' K  N0 A$ i/ d4 h　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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& H: ^4 W, c1 ?  x　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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. H4 z, F4 B, C4 Y4 R2 T0 s　　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
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- K: f. e, @3 E) q: X. n　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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. {$ R+ l6 A- b( [, n  K　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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4 H/ [5 k' z% L% x1 C0 U% j$ b　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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7 v: W7 Q; K2 d( T　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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: Z0 @. f2 r3 D1 W  p* y  J　　大事化小，小事化了
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1 h2 Z: q# q2 j7 P　　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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! ?3 w+ a% m2 I8 Q/ C$ k　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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+ B( L# I+ E8 i7 W4 s　　国泰民安
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6 ?2 B& ~0 y0 a5 E* @- g　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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5 \& [7 w- D# v1 h' s　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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! }5 G3 b& t2 `. I, P　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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- t* S9 m$ R5 E　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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3 j; k2 e5 K( L$ X  H2 I' I" T2 d( y( b　　活到老学到老
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& s" ^1 ~, x: y: R* T3 u　　never too old to learn

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2 R5 ?) j2 |  U5 u4 m　　既往不咎
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/ A  n  \- F! U) o# U7 E　　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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　　脚踏实地

; ?9 s( A) p  g4 x　　be down-to-earth
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) O8 e1 x9 V: b: p' E　　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
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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+ i% d$ z4 w2 z) [2 j　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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" ^6 i8 u" }3 ~5 u: K# _( }　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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1 U& ^+ s: F+ @$ I　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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4 D' x1 w4 p8 j$ L4 Q- M" f　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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$ W2 ~  H; b1 ~; R6 s　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

* V- j# ~1 D' F6 r0 y　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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$ h3 R# L0 e1 b; u. n- e　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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7 ?/ C5 e5 J+ E6 @1 V　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　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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2 e  @8 a$ `% ~' e  J5 r　　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

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　　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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# z% u4 m2 g& p8 x# 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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# O8 Z. t, S7 B$ n7 K% }' T　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

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　　千里之行始于足下
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, g. w1 i$ ~, @  C5 o" V　　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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　　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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4 `& R7 \. h( A, P, v　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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5 U: v3 u0 m( L　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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- X! n  e0 s, G/ x  P% S　　人逢喜事精神爽

) @8 Q: b) Q# F4 ?) `9 ^( C/ T　　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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　　世外桃源

  Y* P& O# a" `3 q$ @6 [　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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" U- i! B6 w6 \. a# E, O  g( _8 ]　　人之初，性本善

　　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
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: _* T9 ]% I) O. P　　a blessing in disguise;

1 p( G9 ]( S+ F' _& M- W　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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: Q& c; }) o: k* u: u5 X　　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

　　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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9 m8 _/ c0 q& D( p　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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, ?- x; I0 A' o　　说曹操，曹操到

' I' M& t4 h4 c　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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" F4 n- d- ]7 M　　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

" T1 i, L& {( K* d　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

; K4 k( c( O; E　　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

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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; p( {6 C3 l" I0 x5 z　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　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

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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' w$ j9 \4 X7 o# h( \3 I　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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8 a) O. ]) {/ D% x　　望子成龙
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　　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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' X+ W7 ^2 o1 J3 I7 }0 ?　　无中生有

! i6 @2 F6 ~# t) h( A: w( R/ Q　　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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* H& V5 E; R- |' ]& p0 j& d& N  t　　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
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; F$ C1 j5 ~" V! w3 R: e1 @  W$ c　　a new broom sweeps clean
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7 K; ]0 Q5 y0 B: x　　蓄势待发

6 H" b* }& w2 e) R" I/ A0 A　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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$ [; Q5 ^5 G7 ^/ M5 f/ I9 s# C: o6 r　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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9 P  t: R6 F' e　　先入为主

7 n2 }* n+ ~% @. i　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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  j$ \/ I( k0 Q7 g0 D- s% R+ a　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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3 D: m/ ~4 _! H, Y　　热锅上的蚂蚁

8 X$ l/ I- @- `& Z' i- @　　ants on a hot pan

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# T- S; D7 Y+ v% Z. ~. L/ S6 _　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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/ B4 g: j/ V3 ?: P　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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$ N+ y; q& k: L　　严以律己，宽以待人

/ ~) v1 G; K1 L) u6 P　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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& q# D( H# f8 o( o7 j' X  D　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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0 X2 @+ v+ ^1 [) p　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

) c  V6 T4 Q# ~　　与时俱进

# X3 _8 k% y+ {0 i2 y　　keep pace with the times86
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　　people-oriented

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* @, @% ?! b' }9 e  q4 Q　　因材施教
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( ~% A1 w8 m* }; \# B4 s　　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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8 e: f4 f7 H* U! Y& e1 E7 Z　　欲速则不达

2 E+ d0 W. D7 w　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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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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: n; G3 ^) S' Y3 t' G　　Great minds think alike.
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) @( F  r8 _' R　　冤家宜解不宜结
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' r2 o8 \1 H" _* r) O" G　　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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4 ?! `( F8 \  v& \" |6 r9 @　　一言既出，驷马难追
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  j8 n$ z4 c5 o. v  k　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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  A8 _1 k) ~9 Z- J0 Z" P　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　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.
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　　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。