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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/ J! B" h; |$ m　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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( l8 T& C/ ?  r! I, k/ g　　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

　　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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/ d. S) h8 q( H4 D1 O7 ~0 o1 ~# `　　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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　　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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2 _# E( n, P% x. z0 }　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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8 A! u3 b  o' T　　大事化小，小事化了

　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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) S# S$ n) r/ a, E1 X6 N4 G　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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  z9 N: J% T; l" o: t  S/ O; R3 v$ R　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little

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! v1 L2 j2 K6 {& X0 c  r　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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  x7 h; {. G; `$ l. _: @　　once on shore, one prays no more
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( Q( f0 }- y& o/ W% g$ d* N　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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( n; g* h; w7 F+ c. Y　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

# @2 @5 ~1 ~* K" N2 v& l　　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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* b. }) a0 A* V2 j　　既往不咎
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2 s5 v" V1 J; m2 C! _8 r6 Y　　let bygones be bygones
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6 y4 z# U% a7 K0 k　　金无足赤，人无完人

7 }5 L" K3 g  v1 Q, V　　There are spots even on the sun.

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$ }. i( ^2 I. d. P　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

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　　脚踩两只船

+ w. P  ?" h5 F　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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7 P* q5 u- a1 A* R　　君子之交淡如水

8 z/ h0 k4 c7 ^0 j7 Y! D　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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( F' F. `3 z/ Z" _" j　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

, ]3 ~5 {' r( V( C6 I; G0 J2 q　　cut and dried; cliché

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( ~' k+ G4 b6 N! ~& j& D2 d1 H　　礼尚往来

5 o3 m, {; ~7 d  Y5 ?" v　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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5 C5 i& g, H- ^6 }( c$ a　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

7 L3 i7 K, K, C$ ^& X5 P　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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" K* Q1 N% U1 [) H) Q! H3 A　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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# J5 [) d9 E1 ?3 V2 k　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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3 c$ A5 O% @5 l( n% P, p　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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/ p' i- m' i/ i4 V1 @+ \- U　　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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3 P# u1 p; R: i# L( _　　弄巧成拙

& z2 E! T& e/ c9 r5 H& q9 P　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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+ ~) E' D9 \* C) S; b; u　　抛砖引玉
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　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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( f$ \6 ^. Y! x1 c. [6 }* p　　破釜沉舟
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/ ~+ B( M8 o0 J$ h% c6 c: V3 p　　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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, ?. C7 D* t% u　　抢得先机

$ Q& R5 @3 ~9 u7 Z4 e　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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. _6 A0 v2 |$ N! g　　千里之行始于足下

) U; J. |) H6 H# P　　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

+ z( G* Q6 x" q. Q8 `　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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% S8 ]- y4 i% V0 f+ i0 S! j　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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& g; z+ w, E: \　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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; l3 y* H7 z) A7 Q" o　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

/ s$ c3 i$ @( ?/ U　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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1 F% ?9 X9 I! d1 x  l0 ]5 N　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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7 x1 R, \! P  C; 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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0 l& z6 P6 @& g+ D, X% t　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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' m$ ~+ Y  x% A. s; r1 T/ }　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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* E( ]9 }# m  M$ P! t4 ^　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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. p7 Y1 k, N/ W( @$ C5 Z　　三十而立

! M5 d% L/ L$ N, Q　　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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2 |, L- X. d) {　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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+ `/ c4 y6 M4 H　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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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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" l$ Z0 W! C* `' R8 y6 J) r　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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+ M. r  F0 a0 h4 O- o　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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　　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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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

, H6 L5 N# I" K3 V, }　　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
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　　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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; T% C. T( t8 V& r　　歪风邪气

& H2 Q5 B8 ?% k: R　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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/ C4 r4 |! N1 Q) i% @3 |6 ^4 i  o　　物以类聚，人以群分

2 X& G  g: C. L* |　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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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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) W, l' M% `$ S! M; N8 [　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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1 q% ?# H4 e7 t# v5 ?$ {& M: P  I　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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7 g  _: D9 P; Y* a　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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5 K" c$ H$ L0 `5 `3 X　　蓄势待发
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  ^0 F( J$ F& D. B1 @　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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$ ^2 |+ K  J# X% J& t% w　　心想事成

# I! @* |6 D& C' \. o6 M7 Q  J8 I: @　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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) w8 [8 v( G  M$ F& t　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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. ?9 N3 F+ U' R* g9 O4 I: `　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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8 c) H$ Y2 ]1 g& O7 E　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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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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  D" n# u: O- q# H' v　　循序渐进
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2 L0 G- ^. L, j( ~$ }, x0 f' k　　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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5 J( w7 ^3 w, h  B　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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- `1 [- \2 t& z" E: Z: G) K: A　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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1 s8 I% X5 S! H$ R- ^4 ]　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

, a: T" a% s9 ^6 P, c  B# a　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

% G5 n$ O! c. }  l　　有缘千里来相会
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3 f9 ]) q" ~+ z0 E4 [3 Z$ g　　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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　　以人为本
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0 [6 U9 K: }( Y, W* \' s　　因材施教
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2 h* z$ }7 z  A: R; h& B　　teach students according to their aptitude
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+ {& o4 p; e( g7 m# x　　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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7 J% \: j: n2 S9 i　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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4 ~0 d8 D* O4 D& X6 c) D" k　　优胜劣汰

* W2 h  K/ p: g' ^  Z" F- V+ V　　survival of the fittest
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6 l8 G, K* J. a0 P& ?/ t4 t) |" h　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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8 H% C/ c  q$ W4 Z$ Q　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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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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　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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8 A. l, q' j( s" R0 c　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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- ?7 m. L3 F) b5 r! P　　纸上谈兵

$ r% y. _, e/ f  Z$ o　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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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。