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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　　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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; ]& j1 l, a1 t. z; Q　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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0 t( B; Y+ u4 A3 u& y　　笨鸟先飞
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0 S7 T9 `) i0 M0 S8 [　　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
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2 |2 z5 r! K( l8 r, ^! q7 Y8 F9 n　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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  t* f2 e% V8 ~1 L  |+ G0 V　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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+ \) B& H0 Q  \　　大事化小，小事化了
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. x; C/ c( V) ^+ h2 ~* \5 n! m　　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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( S% f- n( m  w7 q　　国泰民安

  l& A4 {# |% y& l　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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3 w; y6 n# E' M& n" n$ s　　过犹不及

　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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) H& [$ C7 w8 ~6 y- n　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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) J/ T' b# e5 m8 y8 g$ P( G8 Z3 Q　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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/ Z# s! g4 o1 h7 w　　活到老学到老

$ f4 d" ?& P6 f  z　　never too old to learn
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0 V9 K2 y9 t6 @0 I  T, Q　　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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: @' P, L1 H0 N5 ]; h　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　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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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

$ T" X! Z6 Z$ }" ~　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　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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" ~+ V. j5 s! F& \　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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" g- s; P$ b& T7 E: O3 ]% b　　茅塞顿开
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' v  L; u8 K: r　　be suddenly enlightened
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+ t; d' u1 C* k  f) s4 d2 X　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

' C# E3 C0 L- k* C7 c7 a( `　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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1 w( O3 }/ _$ u* }　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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1 k, Y+ ?8 b$ M% X0 A# G: l　　弄巧成拙
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% X* O! d: ]4 x8 ?6 J& C　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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. |& U# W  [4 V* c+ n　　赔了夫人又折兵

5 ^' C9 w3 Q+ W* G- \) k' ~+ t9 b　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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) r% x( W+ t  G; k. Y; S( u　　抛砖引玉

8 Q" F: E1 f2 T& V2 L　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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0 Q8 U* F  T% E　　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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4 A: k, b& ^" x7 \7 y2 D% o　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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4 p! a2 S5 W% R) R6 P2 A　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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: e9 G& d9 W% l　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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* q' ?) b% Y- H" N$ Y1 R* ?0 {+ h　　千里之行始于足下
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  f/ p3 Y# \$ V4 q　　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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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# x5 W; n; \% f" [# z　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　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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8 e7 G; L2 A! M: W　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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) B5 {# n4 c4 g$ G　　瑞雪兆丰年
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! B4 V6 |+ I6 J! T& e4 p　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

, M+ ?$ ?" u& I" L/ s" S; K. y* r　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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% f7 B7 I) i" `. [　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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* a! H5 C1 m" @, S4 S　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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9 Q. |8 [! g4 z: t* S　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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7 E0 h6 F% |, t1 U　　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

　　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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% Z. z% X! v! }　　水涨船高

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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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0 j- h% k" `/ z; x0 o　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　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

　　speak of the devil
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/ C. S3 d; q, ]: d; G( N! G　　实话实说
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. @$ ~5 y: r% ^4 Y7 ]　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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- B8 g* E! |6 ?2 u) o9 _: ?　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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& Z  D4 V3 o" u' e4 w( U; ~, V; ~　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

) D& f3 l. U$ g1 a2 j　　糖衣炮弹

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) Z) W( c4 |7 K9 N! a( w: E　　天有不测风云
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; |) W6 M* Q4 `5 t7 U: ?　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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  k3 b# \! u, i* K+ m3 A/ ]; P　　团结就是力量

+ m2 g& B; J( h) f- }* I, b　　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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　　歪风邪气
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　　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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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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" z/ N- H4 E4 f' Z/ j　　唯利是图

　　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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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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8 Y+ b! z4 l  ?" W% d4 M& ]　　无风不起浪
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* U& ~( q' O3 K0 V( h) w7 h* f　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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7 d+ s- O/ i$ ^& j. L' }: t　　徇私枉法

7 B* X9 [5 A% d* h( ~9 ^7 b. R　　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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　　心想事成

; J0 _  h- q4 c  u1 z$ I　　May all your wish come true

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* I; |: s; S9 g! I0 o: n& j/ p　　心照不宣
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5 ~  O- d2 f/ F. T' x　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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) j( d  y7 l* l: M/ Q　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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　　The best defense is offense.
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* Y3 u+ H3 L1 v9 J* P' J　　ants on a hot pan
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2 t3 ~: p: G4 n$ Y　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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　　循序渐进
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3 h/ _, U" w% v　　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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: d. e0 u  D1 H　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

+ L+ G& f4 R$ O5 v( Q  {8 F　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

8 C' w7 G' W7 r! `) a3 i　　与时俱进

/ \9 Z, P& ]* @　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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6 p/ [- W7 t) d9 H1 F　　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.

; I7 }" F: A& h0 F& W+ G2 {　　More haste, less speed.

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4 j; ?; H9 I: p8 _9 F- e) r7 T　　优胜劣汰

! |; _, {+ k. T( z' U2 o# S　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

* M2 y, Z$ l2 v6 X　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

, r: n9 d; I$ T　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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' O7 B* H: T4 U6 e　　冤假错案

1 I, J* K& @  @, j- g　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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. d; _1 U5 N1 m8 f) ^　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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, }7 I4 \8 K$ _! ~- P　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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$ x; E3 M$ ~- C) ^6 Y. A: N1 h　　纸包不住火

1 \. f/ ^% Q1 R4 O7 ~　　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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( k/ X! h" f1 T+ l　　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。