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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/ F& A. g6 Q9 c, D　　Love me, love my dog.

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2 o) A) q+ @$ ^7 o: f, e* x　　百闻不如一见
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' D% M" B8 j5 K* C& G  n3 D7 f& Q　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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" ^2 d( ]4 E4 \　　比上不足，比下有余

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

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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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1 D. a& o7 c. q6 y4 Y: i9 V5 ~+ {' H　　不遗余力

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

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, v: @& {) O3 M7 g% v　　不打不成交

) U5 V4 _6 F2 F# G　　No discord, no concord.

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/ w1 f+ ?0 f7 C# ^( D$ `) c　　拆东墙补西墙
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+ w' A; M5 t9 w8 G1 H　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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: \% H) @! R, |0 N　　辞旧迎新
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, R  F/ u1 `6 k: g　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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1 C5 F% v4 E* m* ^　　大开眼界
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* B3 o5 x8 g. p! p& A4 R　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

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　　过犹不及
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5 a$ @6 s1 a; c0 l　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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. V9 \5 O4 |& I" i! D　　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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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

  h3 T$ Z2 L5 M1 _. i) M" U　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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7 n' `4 Q9 _1 q- r% K+ r　　活到老学到老

* [5 Q2 c- H9 K; ~　　never too old to learn

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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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& U/ J' O, A& W6 W. w　　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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' A4 `  G( G) U: V+ e$ Q0 v9 e; L　　脚踏实地

　　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

: S% C. |+ O* @1 n" K　　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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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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2 {* Z4 p" Y/ |6 r! v　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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, Y) W4 J* C8 i　　名利双收
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" k9 H$ [4 z. B8 M　　gain both fame and wealth

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/ D0 Z& Y) \+ E1 H　　茅塞顿开

: j! C1 u- Q8 y# j- p, c　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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, t& J  R7 H- l. l　　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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6 }3 N( v. W1 |3 u) S　　弄巧成拙

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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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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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　　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
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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8 `' F$ m8 u  Z  v2 X' @: o　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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+ X' b9 R8 c3 j! \: W% {$ K0 W0 p8 ^　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

, ?* A$ u# q8 v7 ]4 E8 \/ t: T　　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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2 O' R) ]  k$ ^, Z# `　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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9 c3 M1 z; y$ Y4 [　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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2 @) z# ^5 y2 D$ ~7 u5 K+ X　　人逢喜事精神爽

# h9 R9 z5 s* b* C. n; }　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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0 F* R4 L9 ^) ^" W& _　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

& n' [. @4 B$ D7 L. {5 ~: E' S　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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* L, U0 k& d+ A  h　　世外桃源
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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

& I) m/ E# e# B0 Z　　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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　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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$ @$ ]# _5 t: v9 C　　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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　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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! E# j; Z2 D/ o　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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& q, C6 N2 _6 g' R1 l　　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

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4 I5 z% M0 i- a# `# g　　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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( D" Z: ~6 B8 K0 B+ e　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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# X2 V( z4 N' Z, `- j　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

8 j% r5 E2 h$ |　　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

$ k8 U3 r. Q: }  Y( o　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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, M0 A/ {5 \$ M5 y' [　　物以类聚，人以群分
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4 C$ f) O; ~& ?# p, w0 j2 _　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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% `! o. \- H0 K/ O　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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6 z; |1 G7 [! Q/ W: K* N　　无风不起浪

  j+ o9 p- t, V' {　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

% a) p8 s2 G* _5 h　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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8 `( d+ k% ]1 _5 w0 S　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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- }" j1 U4 I+ ^& A5 _6 y　　心想事成

2 P' c& U9 h1 f, a, C3 ~0 C; T　　May all your wish come true
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　　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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　　先下手为强

, F5 Q- I$ u% h! b8 F" h) a　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　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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" d- x1 j7 d5 U9 a6 D　　息事宁人
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% E* S  B- K0 V) Q! a6 [　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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+ B. x! t9 C5 c　　循序渐进
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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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; R& B* k% B; r" Z, X+ l　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

  a3 h4 d% {# M+ a( ~6 @0 @5 u　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

+ b+ J% |* |5 d1 i# w　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

( q# @# d% Z9 F　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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　　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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) W1 C) b: [. ~- k# l3 p9 A　　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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7 [; _/ H! N3 v# l　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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! L* p1 U( t7 w  S　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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; Q3 ~0 K& E$ N# k　　冤家宜解不宜结

' C% J6 R  j( \　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

8 _! j7 J" O" p# J　　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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8 y1 z' z6 c0 ]0 x; p7 g( `　　A promise is a promise.
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; G) Y) k7 h: J　　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

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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2 J5 x& _. d& G$ k  G. v　　纸上谈兵

3 j6 \. r6 I! F3 f, C  E　　be an armchair strategist

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# `- n# a( h* f3 B# [& o　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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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。