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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1 @" N( j- j# y2 Q4 v0 H* V' u3 z　　爱屋及乌

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　　百闻不如一见

( F3 i1 n- e: O8 C　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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2 S9 h0 h; g0 b; [. ?　　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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　　笨鸟先飞
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& P& I9 k1 }( b  Z　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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. c; J# t# M5 ~; U: S( s4 s　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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+ I; e; j, ^: e2 X7 v1 B0 C　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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# D: M" T( |9 T# u　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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7 [: Q  c4 Z: p5 `* |9 W" g' k' J　　辞旧迎新

2 O6 a& X" C1 W) o( j　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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& S! P& R1 ?. z' X& E$ ]　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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# U, ~+ @+ _& T2 K　　大开眼界

　　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
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9 C0 C9 ~6 Z# W　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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$ i# B2 ?/ Y) I+ A; ~　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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' ?& `4 ~  l# g* O  z+ c7 H　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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, A7 j/ T) [. `- ?3 p6 i　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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4 a% U+ @4 e* N- {　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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' ?( q# `6 {# l3 \　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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& L9 p$ L( @+ N; I3 Y8 E　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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: F1 r- b6 P' \+ \% `　　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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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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/ K3 v2 E8 @4 m1 O# |: q/ A　　礼尚往来

9 V9 ]7 y) \+ ?1 D/ w4 q　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

( V8 C  |9 p* ]/ G　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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6 C& L' \1 ?" u+ Q* R　　gain both fame and wealth

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( o; Y  A# i( }4 E, {8 l　　茅塞顿开

# f! J" h4 X$ [# j% ~2 K　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

2 R: f1 K% E; c1 Z, |0 z$ G' `　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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) E$ }* P9 i  g0 D( J　　每逢佳节倍思亲

, O0 e% X  F' i! U  O: g' r　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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; G. c4 }3 N# L5 \0 Z　　谋事在人，成事在天
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* P/ x$ u+ v% U+ X1 O　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

3 x! Y: m+ }/ Z. I* U　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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8 I& |: q" {% F: q　　抛砖引玉

3 h$ |. r* _: d+ v" c' 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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; \, V* A. u. v) z　　take the preemptive opportunities

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9 g& Y* O" N) x　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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, n2 t/ r% S' M0 z　　千里之行始于足下

0 p) E4 g- H: S: ?8 t% C- J6 B( }  q　　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

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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+ P/ l. j; k+ w) r( T　　强龙难压地头蛇

+ M  r- t3 ~3 T2 l　　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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5 J) {4 j$ L8 a9 R3 g9 P# [　　人逢喜事精神爽

4 \) @! V5 }0 Z% [2 A# ~9 m　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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. u) ?- N# ?/ K' I　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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; e5 p: ]4 X1 S　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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2 c! ^- I- X3 V  G9 u　　世外桃源
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　　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
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' E" G8 M1 {7 A" e' t　　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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$ m: u/ F$ s* K　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　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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　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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' n: M* {! y5 f　　时不我待

, [% `# G! e$ B# N　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

1 r' w& \) v2 i' ^8 ?, J　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

　　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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　　实话实说

　　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
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

8 \, a: U- ?9 X0 L' B; S8 |5 I) t　　sugar-coated bullets59
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2 X7 P2 Z+ y6 x7 c) w8 A　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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$ D; E; @8 f) D; P$ W/ m) s8 F　　团结就是力量
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6 t& X0 L4 v. c7 _　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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: ?( w. P* j9 R( \7 q' r1 a　　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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　　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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　　望子成龙
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# L' Y$ n! |; w2 N) S　　hold high hopes for one's child

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! O& r9 T0 y* h) ]/ H: R　　唯利是图

1 R# O" _! d/ o4 I6 w　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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" O0 A  y! d. j# u1 p% v　　无中生有

+ }. J' z9 j# `# Y　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

# X% l7 _" F& r) f: V! l　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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- l4 Q+ w% H3 d2 _* N: l  S- x( W　　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

. v$ g7 \; p6 b% {　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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/ Z$ c! ~# b  n7 X' i　　心想事成
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/ C7 d$ z! @% p) u' D　　May all your wish come true

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7 w( N" S) z$ R- X5 [1 X+ s& V+ ?6 y0 ^　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

1 G8 ]5 y( ]3 `6 `4 Y) S　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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2 e" R. S, U+ ~　　热锅上的蚂蚁

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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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" k) o% M2 @7 j. Y: ?0 P　　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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9 k0 X  h+ Y" j　　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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, o, ~7 _1 K+ Z　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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/ b8 m5 e# j! \+ I; A　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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/ {7 L& h! R( P# ^( q- j' d　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83

. q2 F# I) [2 C; V* ~　　有勇无谋
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9 S! h5 b0 o# u' u　　bold but not crafty84
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9 O) x0 M- R( H9 ~8 \! C: p　　有缘千里来相会
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* O, Z# y) `( |; K- q( N　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

5 t. S" Q& H4 o  w! _5 K* t　　与时俱进

9 _. w5 R7 m: ?　　keep pace with the times86
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3 t$ k1 u# O, ]# m5 Q6 i1 F& p　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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5 a$ z& _3 @- O　　teach students according to their aptitude

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2 k3 U4 _  Y; T6 }# \　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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# t3 |! n3 q! `" ~  J0 P* D　　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

　　Haste makes waste.
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% A4 [  O7 Q# D  T% t　　More haste, less speed.
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$ f1 q- H, X5 _/ u' \2 f( J! M　　优胜劣汰
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4 @. d' {) {( C6 N$ \　　survival of the fittest
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4 J! x( X, u$ H* S* y　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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( U3 \: `% z0 ]  G& R8 P6 N　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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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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　　一言既出，驷马难追
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/ T9 Q1 f) Q, g0 _4 y$ N$ s　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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* u) _$ g1 J4 b" M. R4 q1 C  s　　bring in wealth and treasure

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9 h. t0 r" p( z2 P8 R　　众矢之的

6 N9 d% C5 {' _' F  o9 f5 I　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

& i( N, g; g; l* O% G9 o　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

　　纸包不住火

) O9 }8 l3 G/ x) f6 I4 J' ^　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　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。