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
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! `- ~5 I# o" ^　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

; p2 d: z& r# ], {- S/ T7 j　　One look is worth a thousand words.

- t/ [& B3 P( x9 ~　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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9 Q% }& {# u; S2 T2 u  T" y　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

; |3 A' G0 [" k" Y7 k　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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6 |2 [5 n$ G2 F( Z　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

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　　拆东墙补西墙

. B( C$ _1 p- h　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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2 p2 [5 ]4 a7 U" s9 `' r9 z　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

( {0 o1 E+ i2 n% u( V+ [　　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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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

6 ]. J0 Z: F8 w" E　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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! s* U( t8 M& {5 G　　过犹不及
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/ W6 w2 U$ _1 K　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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2 S* j  }$ K. l7 ?, C5 }3 m' Y; F( b　　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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　　Bad news travels fast.

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" ?1 z0 c( \0 L$ t3 _　　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

$ Y; q6 U+ t  }1 g6 @* Z/ r% S　　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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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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7 P4 H6 }' a. c　　脚踏实地
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, f; A3 B- e1 j! {3 f& J" p　　be down-to-earth
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- g; K; A" t- P! G4 y　　脚踩两只船

　　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

1 O' D, ^  c: f( j! E; |( ]　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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8 j  e$ H" [/ ]# j; @　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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& v" ^( S& L# l# s* w& r　　马到成功
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- ]" W3 K2 w3 D, o& T　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

1 Y3 H% x, c5 E4 m  Y" v6 l　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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9 s) y" n' `3 T( c0 u　　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
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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1 }! U' {! V5 c# U  z　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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" D+ z! Y3 c( F/ u  Q　　弄巧成拙
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' Z4 v4 X4 y2 T: @. D3 b/ e2 u　　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
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　　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

4 ~3 f9 z% f( e+ K　　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
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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% b2 Y. T) u$ V5 I* r* R　　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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+ N+ o6 P% [' h/ J# a6 @　　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

& e: H5 _: \, n% C　　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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$ ?! X# {$ E/ q7 L/ Y/ f% I　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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/ }& R4 o- G) @　　瑞雪兆丰年
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1 Z; E" o( A" Q9 B5 u% N- N　　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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% L5 Y4 z; L+ K2 b2 P$ n　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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& g+ p: Z' h, \9 e% @) Z* j% A* C. U, U# T　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

* U1 s' u1 k5 [+ J5 `　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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" v* X9 [5 G) I0 _' b$ M1 ^+ _　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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' ~% w2 V/ l3 \# [6 T7 _　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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1 m) w4 V6 S. s' `. `　　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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　　a blessing in disguise;

$ G# X8 |+ F* D) ]8 k9 q2 R, `　　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
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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+ t( u8 Q/ |3 D! e5 j$ @% u　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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' E* u6 E5 k1 o3 ]$ W! b4 F" v　　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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( I& Y5 \3 J2 F; O6 o/ a4 z# O1 k　　speak of the devil

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; c) Z( ~0 H3 @7 o- g+ B* |　　实话实说
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　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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, O1 E% ?% w1 v' e8 S( Q$ E! ]　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

; m" {' d4 s' g% B$ b" J; O　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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- i1 {! s0 X6 h2 G　　sugar-coated bullets59

/ M' X! E2 u9 S* }! ~* u% p　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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　　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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) u2 o) l0 o0 l　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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- ?) F, P3 N9 O2 F　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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& J( w/ n6 e  B) o$ B, ]　　唯利是图
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　　无中生有

5 Z' v6 Q8 w: j) v. t- g　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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$ O" b% X$ C" u: N& J9 z; g　　无风不起浪
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2 Q6 w  \  v/ y0 I2 r# v9 ]0 q. `　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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4 s7 y) R" `& M* f9 E　　新官上任三把火

5 J) l2 z9 P( w8 u4 e　　a new broom sweeps clean
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7 G% [7 v6 L) h, Z　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　May all your wish come true
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1 M: {" `4 m: X0 I　　心照不宣

+ O- H8 h( y3 A3 A　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主
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1 z1 `. Q& A5 g, P0 i- U　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

* l1 D3 |" f' N1 Y& t+ @4 @　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

! r/ X8 e" J( ?　　ants on a hot pan
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( @, J% y: z+ U* }　　现身说法

5 R( |  t5 P% M9 s; V5 V　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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( n$ X/ j1 V8 _! ^( M　　循序渐进

( Q- L: Y4 E$ P8 |! m5 o　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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! V+ f% D3 C, Z  t　　严以律己，宽以待人
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+ I0 F3 _2 c5 f. q4 I　　有情人终成眷属

9 g  [- Z" y) R) g　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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1 F) d! L8 F7 v  v　　有钱能使鬼推磨

/ E, G& G# O* y, Z1 U　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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5 P: [$ p# b( Z# r0 e- }0 r1 f" h8 g4 R　　a man of insight83

/ I  Y! [' I6 Q& `　　有勇无谋

/ n% l. C. d( {5 Q9 }　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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) Y% W* Z) J7 w& o2 |/ o1 D9 |　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

. [# i6 z. @( A　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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- D$ B3 _$ s- E　　以人为本
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: b; [3 U5 t- T5 [- j8 D" w* K) d　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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  L1 b9 T. m7 i: Z1 O/ D　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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

# e4 N# u  }+ Q8 S9 U0 R+ `; _  C: u　　Haste makes waste.

& X9 k8 s: n  r( u* G! v, Q　　More haste, less speed.
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$ O: b8 R) g2 S9 F, l3 l　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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" A" c+ ?. o8 B. [: w+ b　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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3 U2 o5 C% K& j+ S$ Y7 z3 ~　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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- U4 v+ S$ w+ Q, K) p　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

　　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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5 {3 O- S" c/ U2 p　　target of public criticism

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　　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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4 x6 }) u8 f# }　　左右为难

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。