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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　　百闻不如一见

2 F8 W, V( @- [2 c　　One look is worth a thousand words.

3 Z) I5 H  `* d- H+ D( n4 S　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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) |! t7 g' N: ~8 ]# H. `2 G5 @　　笨鸟先飞
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" E( Q2 L" p. W0 r  S' c. o8 ?7 Y9 b　　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

　　No discord, no concord.

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$ r2 V) ~1 B! ~0 p& ^( q# E　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

4 n/ ~+ G9 b1 F- u7 @! l　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

9 \( L! O" [7 }, y! i, J- }　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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+ E& W7 b0 [! a. l/ \3 K　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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4 `+ e  a* }* ~2 v- T　　国泰民安

, J/ ~4 j( ]4 [. w, q" z　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　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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6 _/ f+ b0 q9 z! R# ~　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

9 o3 k1 c9 y& {% ~, J　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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/ L# b2 D: m' y9 Z7 B　　和气生财

5 n" |/ }% R% l  d2 q5 e' p& z　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

7 j+ k  ^8 q+ p3 ]; p　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　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

　　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

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

$ [6 s, r7 C0 U& @  A　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

! a/ i2 u/ v* m% _' }　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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$ g- _2 c% \( K5 v0 s　　名利双收

0 d9 n3 H2 p5 o  Z% l# o　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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0 Y/ |: ^+ X7 s  d　　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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$ P. f$ X# }: }; ^7 H　　每逢佳节倍思亲

! ~7 y+ ~9 \) K1 r! S7 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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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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. C# e. k* f6 \　　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
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; b  m6 |4 v. Y& p7 V) v　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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& s/ P5 R+ V! p/ T$ K　　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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　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

7 l# q/ r" i1 W+ @3 }, F! S3 U5 g' }　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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. X; G( f. Q* h- J& b6 h　　千里之行始于足下
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5 f* w( |1 H* J　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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

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3 C6 |9 Y3 h1 s" y4 ]" B+ s6 S　　前怕狼，后怕虎

8 u- p0 L% X3 k1 w) m　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

/ Z7 m  U# E; L6 j7 W' v. K　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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+ t' f/ R, I) o3 ?! Y7 U　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

/ V2 H3 g/ `  e! X+ t　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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  @. G  T3 @7 [! H* C4 H+ ^　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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" a/ U1 Y+ @6 N　　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
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. u6 P: e# c7 f* r　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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/ y" a$ Y, O1 F( n4 f　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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( h/ E8 a' V. p3 {　　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
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) Y7 i3 s, h7 I. n2 x1 g　　A ship rises with the tide

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! T  D* S. B; ?. j　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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  q* n) W6 u& q5 I* |) S# @! z6 X　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

6 W4 `0 C& m0 k- a- {7 a3 _$ o　　speak of the devil
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. [9 R$ w8 r% Y　　实话实说

4 f& o2 w2 X) p: W) I　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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5 g, b" _+ c- q+ s% z1 s- f　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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8 D3 L% U  Y- m$ D- K　　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
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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, I6 k# m; I0 n( z6 M　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

! z! ^* I9 \7 _* D+ U4 |- c' q　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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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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) ]; b3 c, p* r2 J: w　　歪风邪气

* p+ i# d; a, F　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

$ ^- n: |+ A; g+ ~3 y　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

/ i9 X/ S. K/ Q/ [　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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- B0 w* Z% B* i7 `9 P/ l　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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8 j  M% N- K  y' F　　无中生有
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, o( ^: B6 D* S* T" ?9 Z　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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) C: H. `! {( A1 C3 f& k　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

8 K3 M7 B2 T$ P  F　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

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+ N; r) L0 E, }! {0 v+ J　　心想事成
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, v4 F  M: L( ?3 [　　May all your wish come true
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9 j. o% c) X1 F8 N. z' ^　　心照不宣

4 }# e0 q$ }$ J  ~　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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: j- b2 W! @- b9 m　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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5 m4 I$ S9 R# d* E: \　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

! ?2 e. }9 T: w$ \8 E$ g　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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, R0 j" Y' t2 c5 ?　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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1 O/ G) i  p( }' V　　循序渐进

$ F; R) m/ c2 b( H* ^　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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/ v& Z% E; B  D: @& e　　严以律己，宽以待人

9 D0 w% u  i% m　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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- y; O- o% q' e% ~# d　　有情人终成眷属

# i5 X/ y# g3 }  X- z　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

9 o6 @. ~; y; p! I$ z$ B; K4 B  p　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

, d0 q" B% c1 e& h7 `& ~　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

3 z$ D, U9 m# \! O　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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1 ~( Z  V. O% C* u# U5 o7 P. ~　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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1 T& T% P7 H' ]- S1 {　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

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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

　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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7 v% o1 Z0 ]' z6 q$ `1 \) n% ~　　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 d3 K% k6 J0 ]2 A! S　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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. p7 |" s6 X/ D9 _! a7 G　　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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' h& ~1 G" z6 C4 L　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的

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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

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

: A6 n: ~3 d( {1 z, z, @　　What's done by night appears by day.

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  {$ k4 S' F# G7 I& G　　左右为难

1 c  ^+ p3 @3 t* }　　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。