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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$ {  H6 Y1 {5 t/ f　　爱屋及乌

% k8 e- F$ n9 t　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

2 k! \8 f' k0 T　　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

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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3 R4 Q- W" M$ i4 c. ?　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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5 z0 f# K. E- a  x$ s  M0 |9 Y: g　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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5 {! D9 n9 T; T0 H5 D　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

9 h  x0 f: k+ j9 ^　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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, @7 k1 @& C( L　　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

9 Q( j6 Q: q" H0 |　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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: D+ _6 H5 k2 O9 R$ `3 e5 }, V　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

+ L1 A1 A. o; N2 u　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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2 S5 \1 W. C+ r6 \* `1 c　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

3 ?  S2 A9 A/ t" `) A　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　harmony brings wealth;

! {1 f4 t* p# }% C　　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

2 O" S2 T$ k+ p8 Z5 X% X1 ]　　let bygones be bygones

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+ B9 G4 ~  Q$ s) F　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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" G) f& x! p% ^" ?/ U7 p　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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7 S* m; I& t8 d, R　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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( L! q" j/ x) O/ c0 G3 M2 P1 @　　君子之交淡如水
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1 Q* ~9 x* F- z* b1 N　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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2 ?- T6 H7 V- B　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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. n% B* e, B' w, y8 d　　cut and dried; cliché
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& e6 b$ m9 B6 D! w0 I2 I　　礼尚往来

/ p4 T  W) t+ w0 z　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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/ W, P+ S3 e) ~: X　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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& h! B4 ]5 \# k1 ^% D8 _　　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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　　名利双收
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2 P8 u- m* ]4 `) a. G! p　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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( ]* w' S- c) s1 h5 a; s　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　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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6 u! O9 D/ V: V- Y/ p+ \& o( W　　谋事在人，成事在天
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. b7 P+ R3 G( w$ b　　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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% `, N9 O: B" f, E) T7 i  E　　抛砖引玉

* e9 B& s" f4 ^　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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6 w# A" M6 H" z% r　　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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- @' [, [- H+ G0 J" @　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

　　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 v7 ?1 G7 l7 k　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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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
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9 q/ O6 x: z5 Q+ q" q　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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4 m+ F7 w, U7 @& J　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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/ N: i3 P5 A# U3 A- P( O; C　　世外桃源

/ ~' P9 ]" X! g2 z　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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' n2 o" O* @. _4 o$ g6 p" h. J　　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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% ?, C* C" `; g6 h　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　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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$ E) e8 v6 K+ A) ]8 W' [　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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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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4 N9 N6 ^6 T+ i% I, ]" V8 d　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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- Z. Q/ o9 e6 C, S　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

. e/ L+ h: o$ e+ C; q　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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/ `1 w3 I& \: }　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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% l" j( s8 K1 R4 M& R1 V　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　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
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% `* g5 q9 E. Q1 H# a  l; d　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

5 i# G$ ?: e" e7 B# m) y( D　　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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4 F1 o+ q$ c' d& J% S　　歪风邪气

" I' k" l+ l! C5 i　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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$ j' a4 }) B+ d$ n5 o- W6 T: c6 ]　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

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$ F% ]9 t9 r$ O　　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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# K: ?: m$ ?4 P9 ^2 [　　无中生有

. Y% E: u  x" h2 {　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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  F) ^4 P& l- n' I4 ^　　无风不起浪
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! t8 a8 w$ n) O$ Y2 i. A8 M　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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. Z' f# q4 B; n0 |1 w, x) u) U　　徇私枉法
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8 u; z0 Q3 H2 k1 S- d  d& [　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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1 {0 r% y7 [7 c　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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% s( f; }- U3 A$ Y0 P! }　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

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　　先入为主

2 s7 Y2 h7 I: ]  W3 ~　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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" c' I* ], Z4 V# |/ @　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

- c+ w% T3 r" M* M　　The best defense is offense.
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' o! {: P% x8 \$ o　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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- x7 j7 J& i; G9 O: ^9 u! s/ }　　ants on a hot pan

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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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/ {/ A1 a  P+ e3 D" W, M' e* |: V　　息事宁人
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; z- l- X6 T( e9 |% x　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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( o7 @8 k1 O& G　　循序渐进
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0 v  e0 D) v  @2 f; f; d4 C( N　　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
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9 g; U' A% Y& v+ K　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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4 x$ _5 a( p8 W. i% {　　有情人终成眷属
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" G9 G% @+ m2 x7 d4 |　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

# F7 J* O) H0 q# [" G  v9 e/ ?5 }( B　　有钱能使鬼推磨

: I4 w, G: B1 {7 K) V+ p* J  r　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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3 v, V+ s' W% Y9 j% X　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

$ V/ q- H0 j1 A2 m3 D　　bold but not crafty84

/ M" }' @: t; N1 ?7 ~/ t　　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

, C- e1 ]  Y4 a8 U　　keep pace with the times86

, ~: ~9 u, |8 }6 ]　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

# [; V( a- R9 ~: M$ h　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　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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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　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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" V5 G) b* y' ?% d; B% d' V, I$ a　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

; S% e" D% F8 Q- ^　　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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( `) w5 u- x0 i, e　　A promise is a promise.

. A. o: T9 z  Y. x2 a　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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" m5 a% w% x1 \2 T　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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6 w5 u+ s# a4 M! }1 V. F　　target of public criticism

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- m1 e7 d& `( s) }" O: h; Z　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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- Q/ B9 [7 J' K/ |; R　　纸包不住火
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. f" Z# Z) E  q+ U, B  S: ?　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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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。