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

+ F* ]) s9 N* ^$ `1 }& Y2 Z　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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" o# z9 g. B9 v　　One look is worth a thousand words.

5 ?/ g' K( ~+ A　　Seeing is believing.

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( n( Q) y- I: p: K! ~' K# h　　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
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' y& e9 m- h& V0 I) M1 b% R　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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$ F4 g, J* {. \' F3 e; i8 R　　不遗余力
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　　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

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

/ D" b) Z7 T0 h9 Y　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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/ h' C- O& d- q　　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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　　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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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

' p& g! B3 b( X! |( E& O7 ]; ^　　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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/ E2 `! t* s' _- I7 n　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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9 r! {3 O' N& D  n1 j5 I　　和气生财

- \- J! s1 _& p+ d# X: g! F　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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& Z4 d$ N; r4 }; e/ [　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

2 O' O$ e" m- g  q  c　　let bygones be bygones
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　　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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$ p; k) _0 c1 p% V+ C3 A　　脚踏实地

. m5 P/ D# j  q( z( i　　be down-to-earth

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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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4 d$ _' z# D+ R% u( `  @8 h- q5 R# K. R　　君子之交淡如水

- E, Q# t/ _& v( G# i) P　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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# e5 O; }( Y; r3 ^4 v　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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$ W% ~) p7 V" Q% J9 v7 Y7 |$ _7 D　　礼尚往来
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) j5 p9 l% [0 b' L. M& R/ o　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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9 _; C) l' C1 _+ X% u　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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: |) @$ a- o/ z" N　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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; `) m6 Z$ _. C  X　　名利双收

5 Y7 u7 t2 u& O% v6 {　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

* Q9 }2 G/ R+ n7 ^　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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; O1 {5 o  v5 `! U8 \9 d　　每逢佳节倍思亲

1 R8 \( E! b1 U  p　　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

' {7 ~) @; `" m: P　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

" A! v/ O+ [3 L7 P9 J5 Z2 V# O　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　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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5 N7 d6 }* G, V& l3 G; }　　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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0 F8 j4 w% y$ f　　抢得先机

! Q  U1 c, Q$ Z4 j( s: Q6 Z& y+ W5 E　　take the preemptive opportunities
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3 A0 j% `' z1 w9 w# f　　巧妇难为无米之炊

* |" P. b, ]& V; ?* |3 c6 W　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　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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　　前事不忘，后事之师
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! @2 q& j: B- L! L  [　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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5 I: v6 m# w' X# Q$ P　　前怕狼，后怕虎

, @% S% x' C; ?) X$ n1 I　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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1 G4 L: z9 H# ]9 E" V  b　　强龙难压地头蛇

  X7 \$ x" g3 e# @+ O　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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/ a, k2 K# t/ E5 ^$ z　　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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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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% n2 n" R6 ]' k3 I+ q  ~0 s' l　　Humans are born good.

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　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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+ F5 w% G* V0 b4 z　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

" V: u2 b3 u' a% t　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

1 [8 \9 v" H+ U3 s　　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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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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; v0 W7 M. \  k& j6 b　　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

- h* Z2 \$ a5 s+ I　　speak of the devil

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0 m, k( L- i; G- O/ [, f　　实话实说
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! X* K7 Q: t( O1 g' k6 x9 W% `* y　　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

( @2 M7 I7 j/ A$ ?) \　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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. ?4 s, u# W  a　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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0 D$ M+ R$ r. M7 a/ r" {- B　　sugar-coated bullets59

2 n3 v$ W4 c4 n, Z4 S) x　　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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8 y3 E/ d+ k0 R1 N+ E, r3 I1 {　　跳进黄河洗不清

  ^$ Q7 P/ s7 O# r: ~5 Y- o7 p　　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

* R" U$ ]8 C4 h4 g　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

$ R& |9 _5 \: }- m8 w2 }0 T0 E　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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* \4 I7 d! ^# ]" {. a# y' \　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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) v6 c0 ~  }2 V/ D& I　　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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# [4 A1 ]- H5 j. m/ ~  D　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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; W  C2 R2 ?5 |- f; [$ [　　徇私枉法

! v4 o2 e4 S  v& Y0 g% i　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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$ `! W, [/ n4 A9 u) Z. g　　蓄势待发

# B' O- @( T# R2 N2 P% }% q- U$ A　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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" X/ \' L" G/ e1 M/ U7 @& w. H　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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, E8 I7 a% r# p7 P) k% n" R1 }　　心照不宣

　　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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8 F& c# O% z! N# T3 w6 L0 o　　先下手为强

$ B& j4 Z# x, o% d　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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- g& i* }: h/ M: D; `　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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8 o: k  n/ Y# Z) [  M! o　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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8 R7 R3 z& q( L6 R　　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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　　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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　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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% V% T+ P- O4 f7 y3 t　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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2 H! q+ s7 a: o. v　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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" ~/ x$ O! `  G; {　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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! s0 m% t, z. H; {. V　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

# P( Q) L6 O0 ?5 f. {　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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" J, Y2 c+ }+ c$ y　　因材施教
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- w! r: p5 b4 Q( l　　teach students according to their aptitude
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2 M- w0 ^- V. l6 Y% x! {1 U2 ~　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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) r2 R0 }0 i2 w9 C5 r3 F, E　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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　　欲速则不达
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" x- R9 _* G4 r5 I　　Haste makes waste.
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' J6 @' l2 d7 O' h* X/ F' c　　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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7 a0 s: @2 L: i& y/ Y　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　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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# X' a- D$ l& x　　一言既出，驷马难追

$ C2 S3 A, T4 |7 B) S+ f/ @, I　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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/ H+ N+ d" H; W% Q# s) x2 W' T　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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9 O7 k+ a% h4 E: w# d7 Q; v/ O% _　　债台高筑
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　　target of public criticism

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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

　　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。