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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　　百闻不如一见

( F1 Y, I* k# y; @2 r　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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+ x; f6 V1 R. |5 s& I, }　　Seeing is believing.
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8 @% j, F! O, O* t+ Q　　比上不足，比下有余
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; u/ _% H0 }; q; B$ C# {' A* t　　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
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

# X. ~) T0 S% P8 i　　No discord, no concord.

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# h2 x! ~7 L+ n8 O　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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! @6 [, P' Z- F; Z; r　　辞旧迎新

/ }6 F6 b! H% \1 i5 P1 `　　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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. O, J. O9 d4 j: ?) d, U　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

1 J/ M3 B! I. z1 @$ P$ i( R　　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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　　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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/ t  C0 o5 F: |0 g: ?7 \3 e4 v8 s　　Bad news travels fast.

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: m9 c+ h2 a% Y- U% n- B( E4 m　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

1 B' ]1 K7 {) U6 `　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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" S: l/ F  @! }) u1 m7 I　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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* R  ]: s! b7 a+ Z3 s* U　　既往不咎
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　　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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7 r% M! R; S3 S　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

. k4 Y, [  w& N  e　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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　　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

( L: v( ^) ]- G! x+ c　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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& S# [/ _% o' l+ J　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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& |; Z# H% ~  t& s　　礼尚往来

  W! t  _% d8 ]3 T+ R7 }　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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5 K6 j- L2 s3 S% D2 N/ i9 ]　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

% ~/ S# k# w8 i0 u　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

- {  p5 S+ F- @) c　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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8 R- r3 {/ n* ?, i; q　　名利双收
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% X( i) S% z) n! w/ F& X& r　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

8 B( B, I- n& ~6 _　　be suddenly enlightened

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. \" Q" [* i6 Z5 f, m　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　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
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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$ H" n4 u6 R5 I( _+ S  ?$ a　　弄巧成拙
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' \4 r  j, B% D+ C- X　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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5 D: l0 X3 y* c5 d; Q0 m- J　　赔了夫人又折兵

* c3 A+ k% h8 x7 m　　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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' z: L. f9 D- k　　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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. n7 R; T2 e& f' I  l9 G　　抢得先机
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) h0 A* t% h3 r- Y  \　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

% @, S5 I  ~! N/ F% w4 q' K　　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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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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% ~4 O) `! D6 {- c8 p3 ~7 {　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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! }1 V6 W, G* j9 Q' a# c　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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+ Z. p$ c( k: D1 S$ I　　瑞雪兆丰年

# R: @  O, n. _/ j! n5 w　　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

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

$ u$ R5 K) t; |; n& J5 }. j7 J　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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9 v4 k9 s6 G7 u　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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  o  n: _. q* J) V2 W- f, Z　　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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3 M7 x; ]* y4 e　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　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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, ]4 N0 ?/ P# K. L7 V2 s　　水涨船高

* B; a+ t4 H/ R! R7 O) y1 Z　　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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+ ]9 i( T$ _9 ^# ?　　杀鸡用牛刀
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+ z8 u. s' {( H; s' V) R1 U　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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7 F4 f3 W  ~$ e& K' `6 b* o　　实事求是

. Y$ |! C5 @+ e. x- V: _; ]　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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) r. z7 f/ O0 U' ~　　说曹操，曹操到

$ F: E+ W6 f6 E2 v  ?. L; T! d% w6 V; m　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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$ \: [7 C9 `3 F6 U; [0 B, \  G/ O　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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+ A! c0 H( X  D* P　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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9 R* N1 z1 D, S- A& H　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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/ `0 a% l, Q/ v　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

0 j  a2 y! g& M. P9 I2 `: P# ?　　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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/ ~! t/ `6 F6 A6 C# B- o& Z　　歪风邪气
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1 P. U7 [6 C' u. V( V! |4 U, O7 ?　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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6 N6 {, B' D0 U5 ~1 R8 ?　　物以类聚，人以群分
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- D: j8 h. a+ X　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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! s  |: {# a* F- w1 W  l/ h　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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& P2 C; o+ s) z" E2 w　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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: f+ K5 g5 A" x$ }　　无中生有

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. w( m0 b. y4 r　　无风不起浪

# [& U5 L+ r7 R5 w　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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; [3 a2 V, q: U3 g1 i) \　　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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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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! D$ d2 j' H/ n' Y6 |8 _　　心照不宣
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7 O& _: J3 a! ~) P. F　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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. Q3 u$ i) k. o/ w　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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/ P4 M4 Z9 t( e! Z- m　　先下手为强
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0 ]2 `  S5 e% l4 N2 j　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

- I% p3 v; u* n. p' ?% e　　The best defense is offense.
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8 L; C+ e5 C1 P1 I9 s　　热锅上的蚂蚁

/ T) i, E+ H0 w* P　　ants on a hot pan
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. a! K  Y6 s$ O5 d8 J, W% ~( @　　现身说法

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2 w* k; q% z! r- H　　息事宁人

　　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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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

, I  h9 E1 g3 I/ n　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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/ G$ V* x; g: z% [. x　　有缘千里来相会
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" i: S/ X" ]1 u6 m/ J8 W! O, ~9 j　　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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1 ?! Z( k5 I1 q7 o# h# v* h　　因材施教

8 C5 S6 k- g6 {' s8 N* W% r- j　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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" J% F% P$ g3 C) T+ b: @　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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5 j; @! o( n% t8 `　　survival of the fittest
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8 w# n' [% W* ?* E& c　　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
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- P4 I! y+ ]4 x. n6 O" J1 l" ^　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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; o9 i- z, R" K6 L1 Z) Z# `　　一言既出，驷马难追
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# ~7 o, t: _5 L) P　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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) r5 t% `  k: Y　　纸包不住火

! P/ Z& P% {* M9 c& G　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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0 T9 G3 M" D: m1 J. ~　　左右为难

　　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。