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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$ V+ m6 q2 x3 e3 Y4 p( Q　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

( ]2 U7 z. F' m, X6 l, G0 k* U# ~3 _　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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% k2 n2 {5 }) n, \　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

3 V0 ?9 Q# {' [2 C　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

  P# p  J1 ?/ T8 e/ h　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

* Y% s. g5 k, d% I# G& F　　No discord, no concord.
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: i! ?; N) [3 q　　拆东墙补西墙

0 q  B& `2 @  A% v# [　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

( }: |1 u5 }" h　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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% |: w) I5 T: F3 d+ g2 ?6 ^0 ^4 Q　　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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& b5 V9 c; V4 X8 A3 l) e' V* \　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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, N6 g* p. z& ]" n2 F3 z$ V/ y　　国泰民安

" d8 c4 E& m- j7 Z' p% \　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

8 f, Y+ D9 }/ w4 o: P　　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

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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# G$ S, U- ?% m; M7 p6 R　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

' s: e4 r+ Q/ o3 E1 d　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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: V" s7 ]( ^9 n# c　　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

) E- D/ J* l1 |- |* [+ j　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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/ `8 \" H+ }1 c5 `9 ^　　脚踩两只船
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% I, n# l1 S6 v2 W6 w9 c　　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
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" Q! b4 Q) U/ W$ e$ s. T* o2 D; A  c　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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0 D& M, S) z+ \　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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; ^( o+ m0 l5 L" o( c　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

3 Z( W! s3 t" T5 ^. ?: d- j# i　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

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　　名利双收
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2 _7 l2 G* X$ r1 [　　gain both fame and wealth
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0 H: P3 o( g3 o7 Y, }　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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9 S1 \% _4 ~3 y0 Z　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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$ g! O3 O* W9 K  g; R/ Y　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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. f9 B" a6 S" }  I  V. |6 a: ^　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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7 W, z3 L! h+ f' m0 A　　弄巧成拙

　　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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; w+ y+ {0 ~/ a6 H1 L: i! k　　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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$ e' `. H3 S$ ?+ P- {　　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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% y+ I. D0 [; s" P' f: k. G　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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( X9 w$ R4 E" ]7 m/ K( X1 L( r　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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: [1 ^; A  }6 U4 }　　千里之行始于足下
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　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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2 r0 @3 f9 U: E- J$ Y2 f　　前事不忘，后事之师
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# B2 T; F2 q/ q7 i+ h- [, Y5 G$ X$ u　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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9 `7 P8 B) s* b& C　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

9 y2 W( ~1 E8 ^# n& c: ^. l　　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
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

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　　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

( y% A2 B$ R2 s) A6 b　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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- g/ q6 {8 D3 o& T　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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1 Z/ M, B. j! G2 q　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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　　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

! A2 f5 w+ ~5 u　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

. k! u8 e4 N0 V$ z　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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7 z/ z  y' j/ m　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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! f: ?7 ~# E: X* E% ]1 T- @& l　　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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5 U3 z  k- H" L　　实话实说
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9 U# h( c& p) A, M& k4 @5 ~　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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! r9 ]: C$ f" P! L; X　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

  R+ Z9 F% z0 Z! @" c　　韬光养晦

4 v, D/ t+ `5 D# M3 \3 w　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

2 N1 c' I- Y$ Y　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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7 y/ |! Q. M$ z7 y　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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$ d" V  u0 l* L- l　　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

5 f2 ]" D1 d0 W# F　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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9 n. h# p7 {; R! P" B8 q9 Y　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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! s" V4 _* ]* X' I' N　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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% D& h. {, T  S1 s4 i　　无中生有

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

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0 @3 Q! h! u9 l0 [! b　　无风不起浪

) J  c0 J$ f" N# x8 u7 P　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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8 E* t5 j, |6 q& }, C$ ?2 q　　徇私枉法

% A& a- ?4 E3 x7 s9 }4 d　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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9 ?! t5 j6 h$ z8 ]　　新官上任三把火
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3 \5 O2 S5 D3 ^6 t$ e6 o　　a new broom sweeps clean

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1 u( s% n8 S6 N5 l) ]5 f　　蓄势待发
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　　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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! l7 D. n  _. D, v) o+ Q# Y　　心照不宣

* a3 c) T* Q/ A: R　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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* M) T# I" i8 U! \　　先入为主

" Y' P9 m7 c! `　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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* j4 a* |4 U1 e5 s: n  }. c: a　　先下手为强
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. g/ U5 h# Y7 k, O& |- @! e　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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0 I7 n- i/ w9 X1 @8 b　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

* y  H5 r* F" F4 e6 i　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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! m8 N* z- e& K) z! P- {" K, v　　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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3 P8 Z9 g6 U$ x( R- m3 r& x' Z　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

% R" y0 u2 b; s# U4 @　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

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* a0 Y) y/ i& U6 D/ y　　a man of insight83

/ B" W- p( X2 t$ P* B+ k- l　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

# l  n8 H& ]$ Y4 O; r　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

5 H9 B- i% u: Y: i　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

8 k9 _4 d+ q) m* d/ u　　people-oriented
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# x3 f3 W/ b; _& R$ R　　teach students according to their aptitude
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# y# g$ g" u4 D  g　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

# \$ O8 C" L0 K6 p" Q; [　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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( ^9 ?$ H! d# d6 y& \1 V& q　　欲速则不达
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" r- m( u( e+ @2 L8 @　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

* O* y6 g- \, L4 j　　survival of the fittest
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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

$ @0 R! P' {6 H$ F. \5 ~2 @0 r　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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1 j, A- Z) [( @　　冤假错案
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) J6 u. N! [8 [: i　　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.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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  F5 H! j2 A7 Z4 w- ?5 |　　become debt-ridden
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　　target of public criticism
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$ B, E1 z$ q1 P" ]$ {; e$ p! L; }! K　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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3 I# ?' ?& W! j2 |: u　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　左右为难
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% X+ `' a: ]; d) F" X9 D: k　　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。