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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　　Love me, love my dog.

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. I5 u& q4 n, V3 E* o' q　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　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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1 Z/ o* l2 b. {  \0 k/ q8 s　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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: |! Y- y3 M6 m9 l4 R　　不遗余力

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

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* A! z3 p% l# I% b( y* I4 B　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　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

# {; T- `+ J/ |/ B9 U　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

1 Z* `1 P" w4 t7 Y/ S　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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% H) F. p% g# T　　过犹不及

: v+ A0 T) A, {" N" f+ d" U4 I　　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
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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/ t3 O$ k" z7 m- F2 d　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

8 l9 E) v/ `* F+ n% q　　Bad news travels fast.

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. S- u# t4 c7 ]5 ?. b1 Y* ?　　harmony brings wealth;

' l: Q+ X9 j) g- g3 H  y　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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, m5 S: [& ^" v0 L$ }　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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& I. F: D& }4 U& s: c5 J" g　　既往不咎
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9 z  e& J0 u1 e' Y! D! ]7 s& T　　let bygones be bygones
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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' F8 s% S' t, b$ L" [" _　　脚踏实地

# {9 I( O; }+ N1 N( s　　be down-to-earth

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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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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/ X' p9 X( m2 P1 C　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

9 r( J  Y0 _+ s6 v% j+ O- D: P　　cut and dried; cliché

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& j, j5 ?) N# I" ^6 l0 f　　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

/ k/ R' [$ m. Z  r7 \- Y　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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  o" V, J' s; D4 p! c6 E5 X' B7 L　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　gain both fame and wealth

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2 f# B( S* j$ L' G, u- Q　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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% Q2 F; D/ Q  l/ F( U　　没有规矩，不成方圆

7 N  c; t; L6 n/ x; s- |　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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* E% o) E/ H" R; r! m" V　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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- ~( J/ `6 h) d! t; g) c- m　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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' i& S) Y' b, o# x% z" b3 z　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　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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　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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- L/ H" \% X7 y% O/ h8 u4 |7 P　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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　　前事不忘，后事之师

5 ~/ `5 f' i- m9 r) I; S　　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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5 o, F$ j$ n$ W9 {4 `- p! H& f6 g3 P0 u　　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
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. g8 s1 ?& Y  g9 H5 d# V　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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2 g5 O. F- y- d6 }$ I. D- q　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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1 b. b: Q4 G4 P$ S　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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2 t1 v2 W- z7 n1 E5 q　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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2 S# f, X$ g- b) h. ?% R1 y　　世外桃源

+ f, Z# s/ x5 H( E+ t% i4 e　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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' [- ]9 b5 k; H2 E　　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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　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;
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. m# ]1 R3 d6 `/ f　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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2 r: k4 q8 ^# C' M# E8 w　　三十而立
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% e$ R3 X% S9 O% d& h6 B; }　　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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# ?/ g1 `5 g  A　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

' K. J. d% G9 c) l5 X　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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% D4 p2 E; V: p4 t' j5 D4 l　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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& Y; l1 f# M/ ]9 I9 F6 k! p9 f6 O　　实事求是
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　　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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( D5 ^% Q6 ^" G( F* X8 ?7 q　　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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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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$ ?# g& l7 w$ d6 S4 ]　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

* M8 {% h; O5 a! g. R　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

) }/ R: C4 V1 c; u　　sugar-coated bullets59

# A) v+ @, V# {3 F. k　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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$ a4 e1 K& @# b' r7 u- w　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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& J7 f! X1 ~4 c1 P3 w% \6 ~; K　　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

8 R7 Z; `, B3 Z) h　　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

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

6 K4 k6 u' w  S$ q5 I( S2 I! o# M* n4 D　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

' s+ F" B9 U- ]　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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7 p5 q% k, e* s" m1 Q! u$ C　　徇私枉法

5 `; T# h  {9 l( l　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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6 I7 S6 n7 |- ?# M, a7 H　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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3 P: t- ~% |7 l5 `0 [　　蓄势待发

* d6 c$ |, C; g( Z" M　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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% i. F6 R( s( @! f/ W, x9 z　　心想事成

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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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4 w  j8 |. I, S7 z( Q; [, A( c, a/ Z　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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% d: r' c# w5 v8 o: z  \1 D　　先下手为强
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& J% J% @9 i: O3 P) d- H9 _% n　　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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, t& v. l  x9 P) d# X* w　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

! Y+ F& ^5 Q% k　　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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　　循序渐进

2 r& k- \. K( k" A$ u　　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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' t4 s0 ~) \0 a; Y　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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& U, ^$ e9 y& [$ N　　有情人终成眷属
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' U7 a! z/ s; `# U7 X3 I　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

0 S  f* r4 ^3 D( @* }/ G　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

0 c8 Y% x9 ^2 H6 X3 T% J　　有缘千里来相会

3 E$ ~9 f* r% c  `$ R: |　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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) n& A& y1 [) z5 m- G　　与时俱进
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) `- j$ s6 V) h8 S8 @　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

& m+ O1 Y, x3 x+ m　　teach students according to their aptitude
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1 {* C- s! D) }. E1 ^　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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! c, _- m' u* A* W　　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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　　Haste makes waste.
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2 W9 G: g. K# c% @　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

# x- X% ]# h$ Y9 \7 O  a4 _　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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9 A4 J* Z: W. ^　　Great minds think alike.
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6 L2 O0 F4 L3 ^5 R- B5 P$ z　　冤家宜解不宜结

0 T) E9 L( w! Z. p9 n4 A" U0 {! k& X　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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2 J) r, F" v' K$ K- Q1 N6 D7 L: l　　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

　　A promise is a promise.
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" Z/ E7 y0 l# E. E/ w　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

0 E' q4 P7 _' j　　bring in wealth and treasure
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$ J+ E  l' ?) K* o/ Y　　债台高筑

3 i7 S4 Z: q) |1 i% h! V5 D　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

7 n- i7 d9 Y" F4 H2 }3 m　　be an armchair strategist

　　99
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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

6 M7 u) d/ U2 r　　What's done by night appears by day.

0 W9 J) D3 t( ~6 J　　100

　　左右为难

　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。