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 W, S4 K$ P, M5 m- m0 E( J3 c　　爱屋及乌
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. i( X/ q1 N! W0 G% w0 X2 S9 J　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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; O7 j- e4 f/ p, c0 H% B8 v　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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$ X8 N* U0 @0 a& 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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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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; h/ b! R0 [7 D　　不遗余力
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" d/ y- E5 X! I, G& H/ p+ B6 O　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

* E3 w8 C2 [% h3 X　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

/ ^  c- ~- R  }. }- B　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

( A/ w7 _$ k( A8 J/ I3 j* F　　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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( ]) p9 c- z5 `1 f+ d4 v　　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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( I0 T8 T8 `1 L3 V4 }　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

; q! c9 x. C; T/ m# i# b6 F　　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

, I* i+ K9 z6 a# N) y( c0 ^, @　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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; a7 j+ m, Y* j) U　　harmony brings wealth;

3 d, S, q# G. z' R　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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* l) E6 P) n. d6 o. b　　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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　　金无足赤，人无完人

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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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3 b+ ^6 b% x: i3 K8 w　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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" Y3 ?5 N  s% {0 L* Z　　君子之交淡如水
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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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1 w8 V/ j. q8 q1 t　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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& W/ D+ o' w" |4 {* M  ^4 ]　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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0 u1 E; V  A4 H( j  Q) Z9 R　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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　　茅塞顿开

% ~5 N: k! G9 @5 N　　be suddenly enlightened

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( b2 K% s- B, x+ ^' {　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

, X1 ?: l+ X' C/ k7 [, l　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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- g( j) g$ A& W　　弄巧成拙
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2 R& y7 ]% _# S. j　　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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　　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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4 ^8 y. S, ^4 H( A# S( z　　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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　　抢得先机

' ?  h2 d* I/ S　　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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% k1 t8 ]& n& U7 W- E　　千里之行始于足下
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/ \/ u' y8 \% G5 I$ l! F. S# E6 q　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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4 y2 x' ~% |6 M( e% u& W　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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$ Y2 x, S& G$ S　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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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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, C! `0 m8 n# h+ m7 o  J　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

* x4 f2 [: R! ~$ |, C　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

7 n+ X7 ^- r7 S. n　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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6 C$ e. b0 _3 ^8 k　　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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　　世外桃源

　　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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: R! n. b$ v0 S. J" ^　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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( r8 Z5 \/ H( r. a　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

: m' h% T8 @* d$ E* _2 c　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

+ e& @9 ?3 a, o: t　　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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% N4 s! Y. c: r* n　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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2 b0 `0 |" r4 _4 o　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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' i# S8 ~! I: b3 U! c' V0 D0 f　　杀鸡用牛刀
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' A' F) r, N1 B+ m% R1 ]　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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' d. {+ d0 T  h3 z　　实事求是
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/ |& Q) L) X/ M* ?3 U& R　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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* [1 b) s* j- A( ]: S( J　　实话实说
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7 r2 E1 T3 Y8 D- a　　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

" o9 G" @- L# W+ u. Y　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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: q* _/ `& k/ ?- @* G2 \　　韬光养晦
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0 v( j8 h( h$ l( c. T5 d　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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3 {" a1 j2 F. z) Q% H　　糖衣炮弹

( U/ g( d8 }- c3 V! V　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

5 j, J7 f* h" P; z* k" y( ]- ]　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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3 s* J. w% u6 Z- p　　团结就是力量
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) X6 |  e" T2 |4 r9 V  E- }　　Unity is strength.

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# i3 U+ w: d. A  t* A　　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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9 @5 n5 x; z. T* }; x4 ?　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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1 @) v+ o6 x! ]$ p7 k  b+ Y( J　　物以类聚，人以群分
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9 X# k; r* J. F$ C6 e# A　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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' B9 c: X1 h$ D- D- h* r9 ^　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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. ?% G. L( _9 y) A/ }5 ~　　徇私枉法
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: Y* O* u4 |' ]3 ?, N/ {　　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
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# [7 B1 r% f6 R8 x　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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" [* K! ~. {; P3 i　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

/ E1 L* Z) \/ q8 j; \' X　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

! F% \+ R7 V9 e. O　　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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2 Y2 M& R" U% F8 y3 i9 ^　　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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　　有情人终成眷属
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# Z3 @) Y, o5 v9 Q$ O　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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  o5 v" p+ u! L1 E0 @- K1 h　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

0 [) r, X3 W6 C1 d! [　　a man of insight83
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' n$ {* D5 y6 e* b8 f　　有勇无谋

2 `: D6 B$ v1 @7 l. P2 V1 q; x2 x　　bold but not crafty84
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: F& g" a" J/ A0 J4 N8 D　　有缘千里来相会

# g, a( H  |, |! E# W/ s0 b, ?　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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, a, I4 t. \( t$ B8 v　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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+ ?! ^( H. Y2 h* {5 L6 v　　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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% n# }2 J0 ~8 ^; @. @, t　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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  I2 p) q- P, ^3 i　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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2 k0 Y$ V! s* q" w3 ]8 l　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　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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2 X4 h) l: ^, `* `8 u# R　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

9 a2 ]( J8 T0 c# K2 T0 h　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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" \5 S  D2 `' o" l, D　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的

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　　98
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" Y1 V9 B- e- g: a" I+ _, M- D　　纸上谈兵

) o: d: ]) V. |1 o7 ]. T3 V( d3 o　　be an armchair strategist

　　99
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$ |- m: _5 A0 B% p2 x% }9 T　　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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　　100
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5 p( s4 `4 v0 R$ S, \) J! B3 O  {( V　　左右为难
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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。