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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+ h+ g% M! ?, _, {9 S" U　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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1 o& e, g- K, [# b6 {2 O, U" R& u; H　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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5 _5 k2 f. |, n7 o$ G1 y" {　　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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　　笨鸟先飞

　　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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& S( E! Q" O8 |' x　　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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　　辞旧迎新
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　　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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! d$ U( i" k) V0 D　　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

# q3 Q0 u* {5 G. @) }" ~0 I　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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8 T- X& k/ J% K　　国泰民安

) q. p$ _0 S4 m+ h) O　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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2 r7 I. X" P6 x, j( b  z: y　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

$ A. Z" m+ _% H& `6 j1 Y9 `　　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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( O# s9 B+ e# ]　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

" N5 I" d# J1 @# x, X/ N9 k: j　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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+ K, o' A) i$ j) Z　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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$ j7 m) S$ c* O4 {/ G　　活到老学到老

/ H: H. }3 ^" Y5 P　　never too old to learn

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　　let bygones be bygones
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& W* _# B' o. _3 G　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　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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7 `7 a# V  ]1 M7 H! D+ s　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

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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

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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( Q* o+ W2 g1 k　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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2 f3 [5 w8 i& B* |. W  _* f# L　　马到成功
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; h' _' h: }" y　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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9 O" I4 h3 H+ s) g2 s( m, D　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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( N6 ?5 y' p7 x3 ~) a5 O5 ], k8 C- p　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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9 z8 J7 f& k( s$ f　　谋事在人，成事在天
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' [7 g4 J3 y! g8 I　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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- K6 z- y) T# b　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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2 z+ B6 J# g2 y3 }　　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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　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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2 A1 S' i  J" j& ]& A2 @　　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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4 m$ `4 K: N/ `! k  ~7 P6 o! ]　　前事不忘，后事之师

. }  q, G3 p, a3 \: @; O　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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( ]9 [% r' L. N8 u　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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+ X# q( V. y7 L- `　　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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7 y5 G5 q! G2 T8 F/ |% W8 ]　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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! y8 T, s! w1 i& I　　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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6 ]3 |3 b7 X, q7 V) ^9 T　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

$ M( q- H, j4 U1 |　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

. J4 J6 r8 \( I. [) H　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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3 m+ F. z% s; _$ C　　人之初，性本善
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2 _8 _$ P5 W' \% d5 D9 v' A　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

" x9 `, {6 x( z% v. t　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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2 e0 s8 s# y! W  v  e) k/ x# t　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

9 [: u; B8 ]' T- J3 w4 j( F1 x　　a blessing in disguise;
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: f' }& ]5 ]# x, x7 i0 p　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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$ Z' y- v" |8 I　　三十而立
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' D2 y1 i% n  E; m  Q$ f% t1 c　　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

6 P! z7 j! p) k: m　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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1 i" S) @! V0 m- `6 l# L! M% F　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

7 p! y; X/ b. F' g2 I# {　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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/ Z( P) ?- S$ T7 d　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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: {$ D" p8 j( F: T: f2 {4 Y: G. j4 o' `3 m　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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4 [9 q& i  O6 L  a9 e　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

/ W1 _" N; @  ?" H$ J% @6 K2 i　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

) [8 _  n! `" g4 _7 }6 w　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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5 x2 w6 ?% q' }　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

2 O- N% }9 M6 r* Y+ x/ L, _. w　　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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　　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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9 D3 C% ]% G5 O  S( S' Y　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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9 p; e  J5 Q" V- V　　物以类聚，人以群分

  c# S' J: m) O7 q　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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1 ?; s; G0 u; K$ p　　望子成龙
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, D4 J  \6 ?, D0 Z7 C0 Z　　唯利是图

( w6 [# Y( u8 d* s/ M2 W　　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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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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: G- G& X3 |3 h& l- R! G　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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8 v; Z# W% t  @2 _1 d" N& X　　徇私枉法
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7 [4 G1 J$ s6 @! g9 N　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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7 P6 ~, W" n- d- d5 h  ^& L, c( w　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

5 O/ U6 P8 U; R8 b　　May all your wish come true

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6 N. _# O3 G$ X* e4 b# r　　心照不宣
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. c! Q% b$ O, V+ o3 P) F! q　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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2 @) J0 L0 a! c  G+ r　　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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3 ], N4 h0 B6 J' t; o! g　　ants on a hot pan

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! t" u/ b% @" _3 `2 h6 I　　现身说法
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2 e- P) d% U. J8 [( ~0 X　　息事宁人
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3 I7 y3 N1 B! |5 k+ j3 n　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　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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( X* y, `2 P% ~5 Q$ t+ z" J　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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8 O' a3 z3 d" T/ M: A4 t　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

6 R. l/ }& [" T　　a man of insight83

$ M# u' r* H, X5 Q　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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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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$ A1 |' d, }: Q/ C; t7 e9 g　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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) h4 |7 Z; Z# a9 Y7 e　　欲速则不达

* i5 F0 Q( ~, ^$ x　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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/ J) i/ H4 v  X9 x　　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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4 U, H4 ?! G  T0 H! \　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　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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& C9 o, z! e' P' Q* @　　A promise is a promise.

4 f9 A: h1 n* f1 S0 S/ q3 R　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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& H  Y/ s1 K! g6 }  m　　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
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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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3 ]1 C3 ~. D  p7 L* c( R　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

( k% [/ `# I% R: T1 P6 ]1 F& i9 n7 c　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。