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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+ j  \' O3 o- W" O2 r5 N! e　　百闻不如一见
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& {# l4 |5 m2 P5 y6 z- d# q　　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

) H$ D! X0 \7 w: g6 Y　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

# x7 R, ?+ e$ Z　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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' m" P' i$ v% e! u% a　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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( t8 }3 K6 \* u  \. x　　No discord, no concord.

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/ y8 L2 x' l+ w: T: W: T% w　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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# [" Y  C" z2 a! w6 F　　辞旧迎新

. h# p% }- Z, Z0 C4 x2 N: u9 J　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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  [, o" B' g: X1 E; M4 ~　　大事化小，小事化了

! Z% z  ~, Z9 V8 W　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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2 H' J$ c6 h# U+ K' Q2 o' |　　大开眼界

; X# W0 Q  q( u* a. j* H　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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1 I0 N8 E3 e* @　　过犹不及
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8 |& F9 i2 n% g; a: Z& T$ f　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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6 G. f% ~( s) V- l　　too much is as bad as too little

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+ x0 b2 \& X  q2 _% w/ n+ T  U3 W　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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, n7 |/ N& o6 W6 X　　once on shore, one prays no more
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2 ~; S9 u4 R7 |6 V. l　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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- j5 _; N2 Z, m3 n　　和气生财
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" c, D& Z0 B( z. [% W　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　never too old to learn

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( U3 s1 g3 `  a　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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" @, f3 }  [2 Z$ [- f　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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+ B. y$ f0 X( \, H+ f4 b　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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9 ^; M* T% }' c) Z, O　　脚踏实地
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7 [5 g5 ?" Q! O( N! Z2 Y　　be down-to-earth
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6 @7 t* |# B# S$ |1 B6 \3 U　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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: H( e- A$ g( g$ B8 Z" j3 M  v　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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" k8 I! H6 k3 m. I4 X　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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) _$ W3 W6 G9 d: O/ {　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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3 G# ~2 I" E3 Y+ F　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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' u' u5 E2 a: x/ _- i% x- A　　名利双收

4 Z+ I) J! _6 q+ X" j　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

' i% }( v2 S1 t, `- Z" V; f　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

- |1 W1 p  s0 h, W　　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
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. q4 Z% O1 k& u2 A' W. A& M　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

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' B/ d2 |9 R, \- q& J' p! x+ \0 t　　赔了夫人又折兵

- ~7 `; R/ V/ L: }　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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' a& U5 W4 A3 ^# J& O  v3 @　　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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6 @% D, `3 E/ a' A5 ^& Y　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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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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2 ]# Y+ s6 m) n: J3 S+ r　　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

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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6 m1 c& h7 H- e　　强龙难压地头蛇
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: M2 V7 U- }, j: D$ [* S2 s- Q　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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; ]8 G& L- \/ `3 U: \　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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; z* h) |: n/ |0 N　　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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# E/ J  h% e: D2 X% S. ]# D& i　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

* A: b/ \4 t! P% x6 C: g( \' {　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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( A1 A' v$ E4 V4 w3 \/ a. p; I　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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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

0 w4 |1 P3 c4 w) l　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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& t/ d( T8 p( N# l　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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: w, s$ c" @' G　　a blessing in disguise;
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( ]% i' r& t7 k4 c. J　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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9 X" E4 V) Q  k- N. ^- N　　三十而立

　　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

# T. p% p( P0 C* r' \( e　　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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. \2 X7 Y' `( e& D　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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( n$ ]4 W; y& {+ G+ P* M$ A　　说曹操，曹操到
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# f& D$ c6 D, g8 z1 G. I! A' Y　　speak of the devil

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　　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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% Q7 J8 R7 _6 k3 _$ M) ?; V　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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* _3 @+ l/ w& G' Z　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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) \$ ]# r2 K+ b　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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4 k0 j5 y2 w% J: C" j. x　　团结就是力量
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' q+ P3 v4 U' n　　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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  _5 R! e( i/ [/ f& s; W　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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. {4 U+ |& _. Q' m$ }　　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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　　唯利是图
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　　无中生有

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

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% }8 s+ x% U, {' @　　无风不起浪

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

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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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) |# X6 H% _3 u: M　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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6 d" B/ L- R0 X2 \+ G7 z　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

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　　心照不宣

# a3 ^/ @% o+ S% Z( a7 f　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　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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　　现身说法

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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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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) i# i$ U" l8 u. Y% M- c2 G　　有情人终成眷属

+ r) O5 L$ a' q: ?8 v* Y5 C7 ^　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

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　　有识之士

- Y0 R2 w( `% ]4 y0 S; W- U　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

! J. A6 C9 N* P, t　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　keep pace with the times86
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' g2 l8 x, U! d　　以人为本

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  L7 `/ R( x3 s3 ?- \. f) q　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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3 u6 e5 K( E' M% q　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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.

　　More haste, less speed.
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" v; c' \) z) o! Y, [2 N& o# k　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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: o: |4 t2 J/ [　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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7 W. [# s0 z, n7 E　　冤家宜解不宜结

) ]/ R3 F* j2 J　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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6 R1 ~( p6 q. E; B* |7 J1 E" ]' ?　　A promise is a promise.

; {  r. i2 u0 L. u. s( @　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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# R1 {8 q* g2 v- B　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99
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. D1 s1 x) U: n6 a　　纸包不住火

4 J6 y2 P* g& \2 `$ c9 V　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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　　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。