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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6 Z$ {( }' o& X% E: Q　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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, B  m# _+ s# k' r4 U" g' i# e# t　　比上不足，比下有余

9 w+ A0 r% s: m$ P! l8 r　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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6 a4 v6 x! ^( m. u( x! I/ K　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　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
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　　No discord, no concord.

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7 B* }5 q7 j! ^* J) ^　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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/ I; N, {: l" j8 t　　辞旧迎新
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8 W1 X; L) _# n　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

　　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 k3 |1 E8 R# X　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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/ _+ x4 v8 r, G7 E　　国泰民安

. j. D/ ^6 N$ o; m9 m# W) {　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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/ m. |, z( z4 T4 ^　　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;

; m! D; J/ d. d+ I3 \6 ~　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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0 ?! r; q' F; H  o& O　　once on shore, one prays no more

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" [$ q5 Z1 U5 P5 o, @　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　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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2 ]1 X7 H; z5 O' G　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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( f7 d. V+ |  l/ e" i5 V　　金无足赤，人无完人
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) B) d# k/ J3 }" [' @) I　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

, [* w% ?: T$ E9 `& j! I3 i5 u　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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; `* Q/ D% Y# T8 x　　脚踩两只船

# I% H$ S+ ?& c" V" a　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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, M' m2 b( E& }　　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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+ }- `  `2 @" e6 T　　礼尚往来
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　　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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: G& ?( j8 D8 a0 o# O5 T　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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0 ]9 b4 o+ Y' E+ j1 A7 t　　名利双收

+ I7 ?( w1 k0 ^$ v( x　　gain both fame and wealth
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7 t# L) V" {+ ?6 t: z) X8 U$ {　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

7 o! t# b2 z# \( ^　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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/ [- P: E" S4 Z8 R' v, `　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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# k; Y4 X2 Y8 K$ _/ s) a0 o　　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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　　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

0 }# s" @! s+ {4 W　　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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9 Y* r' F8 N/ e2 F( w　　抢得先机
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% U/ w# c, z0 w# h% H3 q6 v　　take the preemptive opportunities

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1 G- O+ c! Z7 d  R　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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& r. t" M% |2 M9 ^" P# E1 ?　　千里之行始于足下
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5 ~" R. W' a+ F2 N　　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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* g7 w0 `! ]9 T8 H( ?　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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) j9 @+ _, [' o　　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

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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' S' c/ d* `, v7 x　　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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　　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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　　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

9 B5 e# e5 j# _: z- v. O0 m) p　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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& @: I6 `$ u3 L　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

! s9 x* Q3 h9 Z　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

8 Z. G6 u6 m: ?) x1 a　　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

7 T+ r+ f1 ]- f# l! Y　　A ship rises with the tide
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  j, B# u; F5 t　　时不我待
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$ P' ?- m2 f) E. A0 e; c　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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/ I7 M& j9 f4 M. S. [* @2 l　　杀鸡用牛刀

( m1 v; x/ R; l; a　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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6 R. H: z& T. f; i2 w　　实事求是

% o- ~' }# G0 }/ \) I/ S, l) }　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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9 B6 ~: r/ D3 q( r  R9 C　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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$ }) F' m1 j7 t( ?, i! c' A( B" y5 p　　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

8 \6 X) U5 Y8 j- D9 }2 s　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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% B8 C) R% Y/ }　　韬光养晦
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2 x* p, o: B; r6 F　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

" f0 ?2 D, }/ T3 g4 A/ b& X- \5 W2 @　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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5 a  K' o. Y% K　　Unity is strength.
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  W1 i5 m0 b( L2 c% M　　跳进黄河洗不清
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( R* m) p8 s6 p# K　　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

$ j9 E* S, J/ m& a9 [5 W　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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4 P4 {3 O1 s' b* _　　物以类聚，人以群分
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* m+ z, E3 p0 }5 I8 D5 o2 @8 x　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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( U* Z3 y& L  C　　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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) Y" w( j# _( B$ Y　　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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+ e7 V0 l0 C7 d" S: Y0 q, Z% W& t　　徇私枉法
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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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/ E* E3 l- w8 X1 i　　心想事成

　　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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1 u& ~% I* W5 q% [$ X2 N　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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* S9 `% h) C- ~- j" A( u　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　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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　　息事宁人

& @9 I  s5 v: f, o　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进
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3 ]2 H- U- h+ k& i/ f% U) w　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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2 c7 U$ e3 \) e2 }. C　　严以律己，宽以待人

6 X* r8 V' ^, C) |8 I, h　　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
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

' x; o! @4 ^$ w+ C. X　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

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　　有勇无谋

% U7 P! t2 v; m$ p! N6 Y　　bold but not crafty84
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3 n/ N% |9 H0 v/ K) p; j　　有缘千里来相会
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# [' F* R, X! _" n; V8 f　　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
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2 s$ n; h5 v, F! U  W4 k0 e' f　　以人为本

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) t+ y# y4 e) m# n　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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2 M5 m) ?) d- z　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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
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- i7 J# u1 i1 N　　Haste makes waste.

3 j9 R8 `2 X" l) n' y4 h　　More haste, less speed.

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5 [4 A4 }0 J/ ?% z　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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0 j+ a; C- k! B　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

* m  |/ B6 R% f/ Z( K　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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* g! I) s7 m9 X9 W　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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/ z+ _( w2 x& |5 q4 v6 A　　一言既出，驷马难追

6 e- L' F. ~, `. K% i& W0 `$ T　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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* O/ X- a  M& k4 f　　招财进宝

　　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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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

( h: }* t' n7 q$ j　　What's done by night appears by day.

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5 g0 S5 x2 m. R; b3 W, k7 m　　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。