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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　　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
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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; ]+ q+ E' K" C, V" R　　笨鸟先飞

# n0 R3 A4 r/ `) P5 _1 L* I　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

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

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　　不打不成交

% o& L# x/ }- S5 `; b　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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" k) C5 k& C& X1 U　　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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6 g1 d1 C" {6 d7 N+ J0 e　　大事化小，小事化了
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% x6 \. _, n( d$ ~　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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6 D8 h' X: a9 ]3 T( n  R　　大开眼界

/ v/ `2 g. O9 P# r) x7 L　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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) V3 Z4 L( A4 X2 \8 k$ v/ Q- w8 p. W　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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0 v- |( S. Q5 ~% _　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

8 ~- \2 H5 r& s　　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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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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! Z4 [* O3 z8 v# d; z　　和气生财
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4 w2 Z5 I8 B3 v3 e# b　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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- m! r. s/ p# ?. e　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

5 d7 c3 p1 b7 L  c9 i　　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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, q( S! O! I1 x6 `' Y  {9 e　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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5 N. q. H. x' `; T& p　　脚踩两只船
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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
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# C, G5 _5 h, s　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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- y  m3 g# k# l3 Q  \; N　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

# b( k/ \3 \% p% Y8 d+ |　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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* b# q# ~% ~0 Q　　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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  [- x6 u. @! o- V. U2 a　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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! U& U4 M6 }/ @5 [　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　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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% |, h& i( [. I　　谋事在人，成事在天

: w( C* N  b0 b+ r( R$ v- U$ N　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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) {9 z& Y2 K- q& C& }　　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

　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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: Q0 L7 q' [  x2 Q　　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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- d/ E5 ~7 H+ ]　　抢得先机

* B/ z! O( j5 \4 y# g( [　　take the preemptive opportunities
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" P  q1 a& ]5 J. p0 O. g　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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3 `9 V& u/ i8 T/ G" A9 f2 L- b( `　　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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% t" Y! a6 y1 o7 |2 Q　　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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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

# v# x3 g! ~. q& A' e　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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8 G3 s4 f' \% g* A　　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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2 I  I8 l+ r1 m  W3 E7 g　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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4 U( _# N2 h6 o  d+ ~+ H4 |! d　　人之初，性本善

　　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
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5 o" x2 R/ d, I7 m0 x　　a blessing in disguise;
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3 f$ y6 V: ~% k　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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5 M9 }& [. K$ k4 B2 a2 `1 H" s" A　　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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$ d/ L, r: g2 j: @　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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7 X# B) U( z+ C; Z　　时不我待

7 U. c5 w; X8 E　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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2 D* N8 ?) M! s2 y6 s$ k　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

* @0 n' G* y3 O% U; D　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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& n* c1 ?& u5 {; K% f* J% E　　说曹操，曹操到
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# E2 V& c1 i4 @  a; f　　speak of the devil

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, i; ]# ?! w" \2 ^  H　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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  v. `: E! `$ ~; t5 H* f0 S　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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  Z" e; {- Z3 ~　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

' W' I/ C1 N% F2 p$ n　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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# d2 q! _9 V# D6 ?5 g　　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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8 X' L# h+ a( d+ E$ M- P　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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2 u9 f3 H* r' y* s" n( K　　物以类聚，人以群分

2 w5 X9 S# F% Y8 b$ }　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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$ r& b9 k1 h6 w2 G　　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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/ Y) W1 c" c$ o& g　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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; O' z: `0 S0 B0 R& M5 L　　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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　　新官上任三把火

7 }" n) Y5 G/ V) U+ Z; N　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

# O/ n2 P; S% f+ `# T　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

7 y& G! N8 y% a# M　　May all your wish come true

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  }" I; o+ k$ a　　心照不宣
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- M- f+ c3 I' Z1 C3 h　　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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# d6 V/ {" d0 K" S4 x　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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5 I9 k- c/ a, e8 I, }5 S2 F　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

# l" Q. @$ E+ ^8 i, |/ h! Q　　ants on a hot pan
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) X& _3 U# }% T/ F! ^1 i　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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  F  A; q  E! k0 _9 g　　息事宁人

* O; }/ _' u4 {: I1 g　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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: O: b! j& [1 o2 ~　　循序渐进
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, d6 L) |' Y  J4 }0 b! q) J/ J　　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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　　有情人终成眷属
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; z/ K- T" `0 G9 Q　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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$ w8 |0 k6 a2 ?5 @! S( V　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

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　　有缘千里来相会

3 n' _! ~8 a8 p( Y5 `0 V; T. ~　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

& F+ }/ U, G4 v5 }6 `" M, T　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

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　　people-oriented
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" H- n0 U( N' g: Y# _　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

& g1 ?) b* ?. e6 C　　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

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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6 r( X3 G' v" T. ^* q　　优胜劣汰
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7 t3 c( s4 g- L) l$ Q　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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& t4 Z1 i7 J/ V0 ~# _  H　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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5 m1 a8 k4 W- E2 C& L5 z　　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

2 S/ Q* l( {5 S6 ~3 Z( J9 _! u　　A promise is a promise.

& O9 O1 d, C6 ?0 t" w$ Y, X　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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" q9 h8 I/ t+ G( p/ f' V　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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/ H. }) m, n- E8 K% E' ~, s2 c+ A6 m　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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2 |5 b' T% _0 T2 Q　　be an armchair strategist

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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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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。