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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) x5 s) W; x, s# c9 x( q　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

- \! @4 z# |8 j　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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& ?0 e% ^& ~4 l+ \" L　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

& t% Y; f) @9 S& k& ?# |　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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1 K$ F0 B1 f1 p* v; s1 H　　笨鸟先飞
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: z" R9 A+ f& J. n, f　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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　　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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& \+ ^$ O+ @0 Q: V" T1 M! Z　　拆东墙补西墙
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8 ]4 U& l# M/ F6 K( Q# {　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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8 Y9 B5 a) f+ ~4 Z! k1 C+ A* k　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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7 a; P* j& h: R' U. s　　大事化小，小事化了

* b. Z. G' k0 ^/ _9 P3 S2 k　　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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6 u# r2 ]3 `+ }* _/ C　　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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　　too much is as bad as too little

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$ q! C5 M% A8 L& ^; I$ u: A　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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$ Q8 U! R5 l9 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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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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: I% t' D4 p( x5 e0 M3 A& r　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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" k1 i) i$ r' R7 o  p7 L　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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  i7 ^( d9 c: F; l( s. d& d　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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' m0 x, V0 c5 _1 \+ X　　脚踏实地
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, L- d; _4 ~* V  n" Q) S" P# R1 W　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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& S, k+ |( W! F; K" [* T　　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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3 Z0 D9 h/ ?& r* Y  I* b) D2 y6 d　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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: I; p6 u) a  B* M　　cut and dried; cliché

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8 X0 i& `  j7 V! z　　礼尚往来
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: ~% y+ Q9 E, B  S2 c9 g4 b5 l　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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. A4 i3 W0 |7 q% E3 b　　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

　　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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$ s/ E, |9 ]4 m2 e　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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7 r/ \$ q! M5 x( o　　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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　　破釜沉舟
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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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　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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% _7 o( s7 I0 P　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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3 k5 S& E  b4 w! `, h4 {　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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　　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
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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! k! K) U& W& D　　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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! |4 `% n- O9 K9 z8 x4 T4 R4 o　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

* y0 T# }. j* t$ e　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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# J0 Q: w2 R  p! r5 S　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

- a* Y' V( H3 G( S　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

/ m- {5 g. U0 ^　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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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

8 K* L7 e+ L; K1 m( ?, C% S　　a blessing in disguise;

　　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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% C; A* N9 {; ?2 S2 l- a　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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# D3 X2 p  O2 x- N- I3 B5 s- N6 c　　实事求是
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9 u% q+ q( Y* l! n3 x3 B　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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4 O# [( O4 A9 o0 I; @) x6 Q　　说曹操，曹操到

( q8 m- t9 ~; J4 U4 U: b　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

& u7 b0 q5 \/ j% x　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

1 L; u2 f8 q5 k+ D+ a　　韬光养晦
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# l) j8 D/ ~. X4 Z- i; @: ]　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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1 E: V( |  r6 q5 l; t" k4 K　　糖衣炮弹

  g4 `& P' e$ x  d- v　　sugar-coated bullets59
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! c3 W, o% ]3 B5 u( [2 ^　　天有不测风云

! M- W* M7 A9 w& {) A! R$ Y4 U　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

3 _; [, r& J- b8 X" X! i! ^5 v　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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$ a/ r) c. l- c　　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
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　　唯利是图

# F$ E9 R3 a( ^　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有
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& [+ E) F0 f5 x8 x5 y　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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& k$ E3 F- n9 {0 T$ L& u　　无风不起浪
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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

1 S7 A4 P- h$ X) x- ~' x　　a new broom sweeps clean

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& I4 Y9 w- ?, |9 g- }. o　　蓄势待发
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2 T2 [7 P3 m4 C, |7 t. G　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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3 N! ~6 C# c9 Y& E6 R6 ]9 @　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

　　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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+ T" c% |6 F3 ]$ O$ y& H0 t　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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　　ants on a hot pan
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$ J2 _8 }3 w9 t　　现身说法
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　　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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　　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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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5 Z* L# h+ k6 g" \9 f　　有情人终成眷属

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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

: [/ ^5 }$ V4 b  A9 b& r! Y  e/ h　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本
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- [, ?! k- s" t8 I　　people-oriented

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+ i& Y) c# g+ o2 j　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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7 a* p& w' o2 z) t5 Y9 z　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

4 K* U$ W3 i, O1 [　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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' D9 s- k% }, w* m　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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# d& W5 b6 Q$ v- e( n. d　　冤假错案

$ l! X6 ]6 g" t" w; D　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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5 n7 ~1 Q5 n: n7 K% g3 ?" k　　一言既出，驷马难追

8 H& t2 i7 D( f; B6 d　　A promise is a promise.

. W; l1 z- W8 O9 S　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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& e, L# W  ~6 M( _　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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# }4 Z$ ]* [: g4 ?　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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7 A+ }+ @8 A1 Y! h. L　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。