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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" y) h0 |, n4 \4 l' E! \6 o　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

$ F2 e1 j% C2 l1 c, l* ]: t　　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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/ s/ l8 e: f6 d  s+ n9 t) b4 W　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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! e7 W9 K: s" v) L5 ~2 P; x　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

& G6 U9 Q/ V$ |8 @6 B　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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  H1 v0 N6 O3 o$ T1 o　　辞旧迎新
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: {5 |, c+ G. v" q8 u  ^　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　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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  l* ?( K! \  Q6 z6 P　　大开眼界

　　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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　　过犹不及
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8 f9 r! F5 ?3 C　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　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

　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

. ?+ s- h3 a$ v% u" y# r　　harmony brings wealth;
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6 K8 v# W$ N6 o0 Y4 P4 X　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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  _' q6 \5 f# T  l$ D  O, U　　活到老学到老

- i* j! B2 P2 B2 g0 p/ \　　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

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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1 S/ z" L- _" V. x5 Z　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

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　　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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$ {$ z% Z; c7 X0 p　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

, ]& R" P5 @& S　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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$ r  y8 I! w* N  y% J, ?- B　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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4 F& c3 M6 A3 t* G1 N　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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- v0 d* G, H1 g+ S+ ^( J　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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# F5 y3 L/ r  W' K1 N5 O, Z　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

: p4 Z$ E/ v# V) w9 Z　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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" n2 x2 z6 G# W3 `" _9 R　　谋事在人，成事在天
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& L' b; m$ `3 M1 R5 L9 R& U* k　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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+ J2 g& F+ a% Y$ J& r1 f2 d3 J　　弄巧成拙

* S4 l; d- v. G7 A, ?　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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1 }0 C# Z/ F. J/ U　　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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" W" T: i0 c0 V- ]% t　　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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' o$ M; V' V5 v) z　　破釜沉舟
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- `3 m5 X9 R7 b5 U/ G% k　　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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7 w( `: @, ~3 \" \# u　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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4 ]& {4 ~3 }7 \9 B/ a　　千里之行始于足下

4 L  l# Y  J; W$ f　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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- N1 g) W0 P" C1 t  g: j　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

  O- h* L" E3 d" \  l, V6 t! d. S/ m1 N　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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9 B; r0 n6 l6 r5 {0 x　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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! }3 h) _5 A7 k& _　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　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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$ t; y/ a5 s, f: O2 v% p" _& [. x7 a　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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+ T7 |; [8 Y5 [" ?! E0 h　　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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# X& _' v* H7 S8 \1 d6 K2 l　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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1 r5 _1 O9 z. c' u' F. F- F　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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* r) c  ]  q9 x; D. T1 w0 y4 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

　　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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, ]& s! w* z" {' w　　杀鸡用牛刀

9 i$ h0 a2 j5 t　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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# @0 H8 A3 C( t# Y　　实事求是

  {/ A7 \- Q( P% i. K* K$ t　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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$ @0 Q$ v- W6 r　　说曹操，曹操到
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, ]9 k5 m0 C, D) @0 x2 E. S　　speak of the devil
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/ p- x6 y% X- |# K- Z0 C0 A　　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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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

8 J) ?8 n  e/ D5 C# X3 ?  A　　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

. V% v! b! X8 F　　sugar-coated bullets59
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* ], X; j: f" o  w9 X　　天有不测风云
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　　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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! ~2 `- B. w! s　　跳进黄河洗不清
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2 F4 A% h( X* N2 Z5 i( U　　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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  V0 L0 w# l$ t' E　　歪风邪气

3 H  z+ U2 S& i* C/ M* O3 [　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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7 a; Q5 Y8 N- x. F9 o, z; L　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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" n: J' ?# c3 O9 t, L$ P　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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$ s2 M  G* [1 r* _1 G　　唯利是图

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

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# c5 i* }# m6 h8 r3 f　　无中生有
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6 w" `; B- Y7 K0 E, {# p! B　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

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

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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; g# w4 I$ r9 D6 u7 F6 C* b. i9 k　　新官上任三把火
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& ^' Z' P# z9 V　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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4 q4 T2 `4 C+ W　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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2 B# n2 H% J) C3 ~　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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/ i: r: I4 ^' C$ ]# x　　The best defense is offense.

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2 n( w1 A, c& |. r! n% `　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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! u  [0 f/ K% |! w* [2 c6 ]. g* a  R7 T　　ants on a hot pan

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2 }* o. q2 C! J; A; M  |　　现身说法
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5 ?3 p+ H6 J" o3 O1 o　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

　　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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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有识之士

; j  ~4 x8 j8 N- ?9 ^　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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6 I* {4 i, N- }( o: `! E. A: }　　与时俱进
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' Q' |$ n: l9 y$ ]% n  H　　keep pace with the times86

: Z% G0 _8 S0 p1 T. `) M　　以人为本

/ T+ n1 O- C: i4 F　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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* T- t# ~& j8 y. H　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

  w/ u1 \# Z2 x) Z2 I  Y　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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; x; S) Z5 w/ i8 k! H6 O　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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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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" Y* N7 X9 m: f9 k% ^$ T　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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# y. e1 A6 F) _! C　　冤假错案
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  U$ v* L! _0 _　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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　　A promise is a promise.

$ G1 i& W) _; J4 o　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

! |% y9 n& L! |- ?# E　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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3 F  O; G2 j# a- _1 ~  S- L　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。