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

/ F( C8 o# x% a　　Love me, love my dog.

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9 c1 F- R% |0 E; E3 E- [5 m　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

; W* X/ j  }& z0 T# Z" `　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

4 {  v3 [& y& D8 r; |: [$ k: L　　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

7 B# O6 }' Y" r2 H- o5 Z! Q　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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7 P: h9 y1 J7 V8 ?　　不打不成交

$ `0 W  b  h6 \6 U5 l3 v　　No discord, no concord.

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7 d0 c; I* b( C$ y　　拆东墙补西墙
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# Z5 n5 x* n( ]　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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; O" V4 N- D" K: _1 {　　辞旧迎新
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4 D; ^& v# R) A3 i　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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4 @$ X, c  R) j+ |) Z1 Z　　大事化小，小事化了
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* a7 G$ v. N7 g2 Y% P3 [　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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" y8 T1 S; [/ M) H　　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
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4 E) X0 b0 L* M; d* U. x& j　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

7 w2 `  u+ j  r+ l　　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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- t3 @+ q+ \$ T4 u0 l+ z6 E　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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+ ]% R$ i6 z* D7 n/ A　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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8 E' y  v" _8 L! d" |, U! k+ ?　　活到老学到老
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& a- L7 n) W/ y3 ~0 ~　　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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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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3 Z; g" }6 J2 ?- _! R  y　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

: k$ N9 m- \, o( n0 O8 z　　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

/ }% c: ?- m  s( c8 e7 O　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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/ k' C/ I- ?% c$ N( U4 i  g　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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' P3 `# r! G$ F# l7 W　　礼尚往来

, {7 ?" B8 L( b9 U$ S0 J　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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$ B' P: `$ L$ A; M( d; U( ?　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　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

. g- I1 b- g, o- @9 k! v$ V　　gain both fame and wealth

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" w: q% Q' G! l　　茅塞顿开

/ S- W& y$ k9 g5 v9 c　　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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$ j! V+ W: k7 \4 D" z　　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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. E% o; ], n$ H6 ?, t1 T2 D　　谋事在人，成事在天

* c" K2 E9 B# n　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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9 e2 \3 d- O8 ?+ `$ O" v# l　　弄巧成拙

1 c0 {2 N2 x+ C& j+ Y: V7 l; [" k　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

- A# z" x' U2 H; V3 L　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

$ Q3 n2 ~( _& Y# G, [2 |2 ~) a0 x9 N　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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' v. b! _$ w% N6 T1 W　　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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7 w) e! G& L* K: L- G) R　　抢得先机

3 z% {: }. e& ?8 }+ i5 T5 N　　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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' @  D9 ], v. Y+ v" t　　千里之行始于足下
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3 g6 [9 M8 `& n) A8 @% G! m& x　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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, ?7 K. G8 R2 L3 Y3 `　　前事不忘，后事之师
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6 ]9 M' n. ?1 y4 q* I  F　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

% d! w$ i) G4 `0 c: ]+ N1 j5 k+ i　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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, n$ W+ B% m4 O; A　　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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* ~3 N) B: K6 E- f+ a/ o. }　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　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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1 z" D) s# F3 u　　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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" c0 H# _, p. ~8 l7 C, O　　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

, w6 |# ~9 T8 x* h) O& I　　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

7 s5 F! E  ^9 M+ G. Y　　a blessing in disguise;
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  V- _, p' z: h7 u, j　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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% d! b' W* r2 n8 D0 i: Z　　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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　　A ship rises with the tide
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' ^3 Y9 o0 c! a　　时不我待
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% _" @8 \/ Y7 t+ j  N　　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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　　实事求是

9 w4 Q/ U$ c/ S/ K　　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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　　speak of the devil
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. U: O! v' X; ^' D5 d0 N　　实话实说

- O" Z7 B4 ^  n; Y　　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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　　韬光养晦

( X6 V/ _) e/ f2 J3 t4 n, _: u+ D　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

3 K( m4 S5 F0 y, k　　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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1 u4 N( z1 ~1 N3 m! @　　Unity is strength.

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8 ]5 B% u/ m1 E; d* Y6 [& t- {　　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
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% A% R; D' |/ e/ O8 S　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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4 b0 N' D: ^: E  i9 E( c　　物以类聚，人以群分

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　　望子成龙
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　　唯利是图
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6 Y0 K  i( X6 H) X" \3 |3 ]　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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9 `% M1 l; u$ R/ r6 N; T/ ^0 E　　无中生有
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- S# F0 Y( H! x* J" n6 [  N　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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' `: r# K4 G% c' K. t& {. j, O　　无风不起浪
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: r3 H* |7 r8 X　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

6 f3 k* N: c+ v; Y! R　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

. T! c# a# U% y! _& q　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

& D/ A2 u$ {2 p4 N, `& r1 s) s5 I5 S　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

7 H& a, ^4 D" {' X# A　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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( i* d  j7 c& K* G　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

# u9 {1 t' T' A0 S　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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. J9 p" j+ I% v9 B, S: t　　息事宁人

, u6 B# p; z0 T+ ?  e3 x0 o1 H　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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# u5 \$ ^9 J" J  U0 _3 ?　　循序渐进

　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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" F8 O8 }% D, u　　有情人终成眷属

4 T5 l/ @7 A1 _0 O8 z+ q- Z　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

: G$ c- w1 h( y, p　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　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

) f& T1 K$ B3 O' B4 x　　keep pace with the times86

: W4 A* r" G( V1 ?5 o) g" M　　以人为本
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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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) s0 C* G2 N  W5 }, ]　　欲速则不达
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9 V* S" @# S( U　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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& R8 h- @6 v5 Z7 R' o　　优胜劣汰

; Z1 g9 }* }' R% P　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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+ |4 n# \8 Z" d/ S, l　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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  H9 c; L- L) }7 q" Q- t　　冤假错案

2 r5 @4 y. n, U( x; f+ W4 O- [" _　　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

8 S* P- M% ^6 f" {　　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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  ^0 O' _( N0 H7 F0 i, U　　bring in wealth and treasure

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) g9 [& k& m& `+ }7 D& V　　债台高筑

% m3 b. @4 s$ {9 B* v, |( f* ^　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

0 C0 o2 L% g6 r　　target of public criticism

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! ?6 s# @5 a8 L6 T　　纸上谈兵
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9 Q+ W$ ?* z# `" W6 J9 a; e　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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$ Q: G3 X" W; Z2 P/ V　　左右为难

9 D# k% Y+ \9 z5 Z/ Y7 b　　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。