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

　　Love me, love my dog.
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0 D7 s& `7 r$ c) T. B- g9 l  b% H　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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3 G5 f, J' D6 \- h2 Z9 |　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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6 ?2 L% ~$ M. ?7 f# T, ^0 }+ W　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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! b+ J9 @8 }/ ]　　不打不成交
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0 A% v4 |2 }1 N4 |" j, v　　No discord, no concord.
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# Z  E7 r: r& s　　拆东墙补西墙

0 [6 L# D+ X. L　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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; O% z% W* W; m  A　　辞旧迎新

+ u& J$ R  }" r# R5 B8 C. x　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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" h  E6 \1 ?7 h+ c- i+ z# C　　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

: ?  P' ?* o3 T% X& b$ @2 t' K　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

; t3 @6 B; j) ^0 \' K5 s　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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, w2 j) f  m  ]　　过犹不及

7 r# o- b8 A: J+ T, W( t, R　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

4 M2 p: F7 B! L0 Y5 @: |& x0 A　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　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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% s" r" ^/ y0 l2 ]　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

& \  i0 Z) m0 M/ b" D$ D! }- J　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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2 \8 P0 o0 U5 w2 b4 S' Q# m　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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. F4 z' f3 e  r　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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) p7 j& H+ f/ x. L7 M) Z2 N　　be down-to-earth
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6 U( k8 U4 Z/ x& r, s* o　　脚踩两只船
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6 q7 H" q' _( {0 L, a# D　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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+ u6 O1 {& k7 I! ?1 W　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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! }) [8 _( s% `2 {0 _/ [　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

" l& J, J9 A  U# k　　cut and dried; cliché
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9 C6 P% x0 s* d# T/ y3 h/ G　　礼尚往来
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, [/ I8 w$ m8 \6 s) a7 x+ ~, C　　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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: l  @' F/ s* ?. }4 P4 b3 n　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

& c1 t$ p$ R. x# L7 F4 L$ c1 H　　gain both fame and wealth
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. z* T3 M: b+ @2 }+ I6 ^　　茅塞顿开

  u! g: e( C: L- r5 g0 A& ?* ]　　be suddenly enlightened

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1 k/ B+ L$ T# y: s7 r: c# F　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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$ A9 l/ S  R$ U' L8 y6 h8 e　　每逢佳节倍思亲

, o4 ]0 t# d" j, a+ V. j$ Y　　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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　　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; |6 |1 `2 U, w5 o　　抛砖引玉
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$ T1 z5 E( s& b" c5 z$ K. n　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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; [8 L8 ]' g; ?　　破釜沉舟

  K# p* {/ @" n3 o! P　　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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( j( W7 m) c* J3 M9 y　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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3 G) I4 K9 ]8 m9 b　　千里之行始于足下

- Z$ k/ h3 Y9 @　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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) F: }  l( L1 t. \9 H" h. E+ b+ |　　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
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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. |0 T3 A8 ^, P8 z0 z3 r　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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& F2 Y/ e3 N( m　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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+ ?! q; g+ h3 L: f; _9 b: h　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

9 C: x1 H; u8 ^# y# r% W; @+ }& E2 {　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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: G; b5 B  _. u, _　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　Humans are born good.

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/ c% X0 Y& ~, F- t" u& M/ W$ @" \& C1 c　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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8 {6 ^+ L3 n2 h+ N　　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;

6 K5 K6 e4 V/ w　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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0 f1 {! P9 U7 X- Q2 X! s　　三十而立

( T% ^6 {7 K. m) @+ v, \# \$ n　　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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! C0 O. O7 @- Q4 n: }3 s+ `; N　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

. s( a- \& i8 E  C9 R　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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8 ?( P0 d: X" {4 |/ o- ?) D' w2 ?　　杀鸡用牛刀

9 M" K# ^4 ^/ U' Z5 h: k　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

7 T) K5 v, R/ y' y　　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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) o* V, D) r0 a, i3 }　　speak of the devil
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( A. i" c7 `- ^7 X% x* L& R, x, A　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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- K, H5 \( N# E$ H* G　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

2 r5 H9 M& P4 q2 m" d  {　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

3 P1 Y* ]4 w0 e　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

# q3 N9 Y$ ^3 l5 C+ w　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

* E% s( r$ V$ O5 L　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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" W! S. C. I! ]( l# t# u　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

* V* G5 {9 U5 g: x5 g/ N& r  K/ F( Z/ @　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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, f" s# Q9 p! L% C3 ?　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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+ J/ Q. g; W8 W# e8 A4 ]　　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

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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/ K2 l( x- j6 r) \　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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8 J  m& c5 |& q9 L& l: {/ {　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

- |9 |& K- C0 ^0 u　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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- l- h6 d! F; ~( `. b2 E/ w6 L1 }　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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8 m: P4 }& ?) t, G　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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+ N* V# P& w& B" y4 f　　息事宁人
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+ X4 E* `; z0 E8 o　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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+ ]0 \9 V8 i/ I, g% [  ]　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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1 d) F/ |, }# Q& J2 u! c) T% u; d　　严以律己，宽以待人

3 P) \( e; \* H# b' p% D/ ]　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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2 f; l. ^3 o  R+ l' [3 M0 m　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

1 g: P$ y) j" T, `6 `　　有钱能使鬼推磨

' h  |7 x* \5 z* M0 n　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

2 p" @9 b6 C; i- M7 i' ^　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

, z2 E3 S5 W4 r. Y　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

+ l! y( }; Q, X2 e　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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% [9 w: g. d. E7 g8 I　　与时俱进

: r. P* ]2 J8 S  p# ^　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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. o; q' B; R5 q6 g　　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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4 I2 z$ S2 j  K( h　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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  Y: K8 j6 a1 E" @8 y# a$ _　　优胜劣汰
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6 j4 ~7 W) [. d- H9 z( u　　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

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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$ @. [, i& m& a! d　　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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5 s" W3 m1 i/ L. A) W! h　　一言既出，驷马难追
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9 i9 n* `/ |# |+ a　　A promise is a promise.
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7 p1 G( c6 D2 l# [( I　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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1 ^+ l8 E4 ^7 c; N. b) r　　招财进宝

! F( r$ X9 ]8 l- t　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

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　　target of public criticism
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

9 ?3 Q# _% B* j; z7 [. b　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

/ @% Q- N; q' q) ~) T4 k　　100

1 J; p# Z+ W, I& ?1 m$ Z  E. b　　左右为难
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- V" T; a8 {1 P! S4 u5 Y% p/ ^* w; \　　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。