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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4 S8 L3 V; t' F, q　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

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! P; S8 @( Z/ d( J　　不遗余力

# |2 h1 J0 N& Y2 S. ?2 O　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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7 K, n2 X8 W& R3 [　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

+ y& e# L; v7 ~/ V) ^　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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0 T& W& {4 C  E/ }　　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

) |5 N, h4 K5 L7 ~$ @) B　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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! E  H3 R6 F2 B3 I# w; H　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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1 h0 ?- d8 t& H$ n; Q0 t　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

. g5 {9 n4 G. L" G. F' z　　Bad news travels fast.
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3 @) C7 q' _( n　　和气生财
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- y/ {) f7 E+ Y6 n/ f5 A' V. x　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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8 K. N! l4 |, d) h　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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  w- i6 W- m2 s! ?　　既往不咎

2 M" B' ]6 c% l1 A; b　　let bygones be bygones
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0 J& [( `4 n: l9 h) A: K9 T　　金无足赤，人无完人
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7 h* |: ?  c0 `, z8 C% P　　There are spots even on the sun.

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- p; R' O& P; ]/ ?( U  H& J　　金玉满堂

4 l: }' O8 I* A+ |' \6 }0 u　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

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" `% u2 z* n7 x$ c, e4 p" w　　脚踩两只船

　　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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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

0 ]- N* g/ ~2 v. P0 s　　cut and dried; cliché

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2 V7 d" @8 v5 F" G　　礼尚往来

5 ?" Q; G; C) M2 z3 W1 H　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

& I7 W- e) x, P) ?0 y# C　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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; U) ]) ]3 P( f　　名利双收
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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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0 s  s. E9 u3 y1 c( S* |: o9 K　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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$ t, \' v. ^$ ^　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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2 L3 X6 p! f; J　　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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　　弄巧成拙
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" x0 r5 @1 ^) l7 X3 ]8 g% o　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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  X) u& l$ W& c/ Z2 q' ^8 Z　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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: p  w+ P3 m2 [- ]( f　　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
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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

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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  W* M2 n: X3 p+ h& |　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　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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: o/ E6 d1 K% M4 l, f　　前事不忘，后事之师
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5 G2 E/ S5 }5 k# ^) P! c3 ]9 ?　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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7 I- h) s. J% m' B1 s8 L　　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

# s5 g# R7 p! @　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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; Y! r% S1 w! j　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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: N; C" f4 V$ p9 J　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

' I7 j/ s) O0 D' @! |1 |/ i　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　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

2 V; ]+ {+ H& O　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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' t- {: a1 y+ v% x! a9 Z" |: j8 @' S' `2 p　　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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6 M+ r5 x0 Y1 }# B+ I7 @　　时不我待
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  ^2 t# ]! v( c　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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  Z. ?- Y2 |# N$ C2 w　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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/ l" Q  t6 ?7 [5 ?# G　　说曹操，曹操到

9 J% y3 `% i5 t: T　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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' o/ P1 S* P% S/ x" B9 L* l　　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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  ^% ]& W% o5 [! P　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

+ ]2 J; }: N6 j3 c; \　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

) M7 |; o. [' ^" L+ N  @　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

" n# n# J% y9 y9 q- Z　　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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# l- G/ m% }: ?8 E" p$ J　　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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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　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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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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# N6 m* t" m$ G& M2 P　　无中生有

5 g/ y$ U5 Y+ T) E　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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$ N) F1 t! M8 _5 n$ G$ @　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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- v- I, s, `( D2 O0 j5 ?　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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* |0 D7 ^- k' S0 Q1 d5 s　　心照不宣
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! Y7 R4 [$ Y) ]! V& T& v# d　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

  ]$ w9 E  I; n- a9 O　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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3 |% w8 X# d$ W8 p　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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1 B& `8 V) f$ ?5 l# F7 B　　The best defense is offense.
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6 H9 i" Q' T9 Q' h　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　现身说法
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* K1 K* l* V% E. ?: I　　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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5 }& y3 `+ M" |- t　　循序渐进

$ h& n9 k4 ~  M, D( Y　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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$ z  Z$ t9 x( B% d　　有情人终成眷属
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7 I8 N. t4 D* @9 c. y  y　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

/ T4 ^/ v6 t" z/ x% ]( G7 Q　　有钱能使鬼推磨

* E# t' h7 h. I+ r+ r　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

+ u! M8 A7 A! l# N　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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- c( s& ]9 L, F  l: v6 j+ y　　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

　　与时俱进

; W  I) D$ n! [　　keep pace with the times86
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* l3 t* a* \/ ?6 a9 [　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

; ?) n5 W0 M* R/ |: z0 T　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

" `7 S# s! c4 [/ I: x0 F　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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- [- w, v' ]8 q/ V( _: f　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

" l& H. G8 S) e: D' W　　Great minds think alike.
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3 I" g: ]+ ^$ ^　　冤家宜解不宜结
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, e6 N) K8 h) ~　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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* M  \0 j. q0 T3 i　　冤假错案

+ I6 `1 p" L  C5 {2 l9 Z9 K; k0 n　　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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4 O" T* Q6 v$ J4 k6 `　　A promise is a promise.

! W8 K* u, |% I. Z  }& `8 M: O　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

& d2 u1 e6 Z0 ~- }0 e3 a　　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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1 Q3 ], {$ f9 m( N3 ?　　target of public criticism
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

% p2 {# ?+ P7 S: y% c　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

0 B, L- k. b8 t% e$ i0 r　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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; {# v, \! L% x　　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。