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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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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! R+ S5 I( x! y- |　　Seeing is believing.

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: X# w7 D: C' ^. K$ H, m- ]　　比上不足，比下有余

) [" f' |7 f  z* D: f5 {  w　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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; W! D9 ]5 t  U3 x1 s  ]% u　　不遗余力
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" O# F" d+ P; @8 o0 R　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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* \7 _4 p2 n# A  p2 c1 F　　No discord, no concord.
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9 g6 l) A( Q1 Z, Z* c8 m　　拆东墙补西墙
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; G6 p6 O/ g  d+ R$ H6 }* M! r　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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" G1 t( v8 X" i% u6 n　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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6 S5 [9 Y% q$ Z3 Z( n' 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
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: E5 X  ~. j8 q( ]# K+ e9 R: B　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

  @; C1 L- ^" |% d2 G6 A; R1 W" ]. R　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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! v' y5 |4 W; L/ b　　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;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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3 v) X0 G' e$ j# k& o# n　　once on shore, one prays no more

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; `9 N2 w2 r1 @6 u( J% L# {) G　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

9 V$ C3 ]0 K  A/ G3 a1 D　　Bad news travels fast.

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- d- A9 q$ w* t1 N9 u! V　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

" Y) f: k* z4 P3 D+ d0 m; `　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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( J# l+ u0 L6 I4 v- k7 P; P+ W8 d9 n　　活到老学到老
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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

' o5 u1 |4 {8 R　　There are spots even on the sun.

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1 h) w5 Y6 Q: l# l5 \1 b3 r　　金玉满堂

6 m! Q9 a* T- O6 ?. u　　Treasures fill the home.

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) D1 L+ v; ?, N/ Q+ R' W/ r　　脚踏实地
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# u7 t6 c# j- ?& O8 m5 n8 i$ V' R　　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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　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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- L. F  j, ?; `　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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% Q: W& w# W3 `- D3 |　　马到成功
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3 e. }4 I+ T4 x' F* d1 a　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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0 W) K8 w) O" m/ r) P( h　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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" ^8 O" b5 Y( I0 j: `% y: S/ }9 p+ ^　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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3 H6 s. ?% T: s" M　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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' h& [' [# {8 B6 R/ I　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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( e2 h, u, o# G  i! Z( o　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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8 e3 ^0 _/ |3 L6 _　　弄巧成拙
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  E5 m8 t: Z( X8 \0 g2 }' h( S) ?; b　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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8 i- f" N3 {6 s　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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& {0 j$ a9 a! X& K* ~4 E4 L& x　　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

　　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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3 o) p+ I3 H$ f5 i3 N　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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. W0 O3 i$ [2 {8 {0 o, o; L　　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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　　前事不忘，后事之师
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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' X' L' k7 X. S0 @: u　　前怕狼，后怕虎

9 Q; T4 [- R' F9 O% X% K* U* v　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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, K4 a2 A1 s# n　　瑞雪兆丰年
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- w" }1 a# F& }# r  b1 y　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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$ l9 B% A' P9 l% i9 M　　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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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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. u0 Z' J$ y$ D* o: C  @3 |3 w　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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% b7 R3 r& N7 c9 m0 N1 Q　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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8 b. T3 ^+ L: i7 H1 c- V+ |　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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2 C4 O6 K2 c" c" N  y　　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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! c& a, A2 f1 |1 h& H& }　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

　　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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& x4 [" H3 A/ V　　水涨船高
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& k& {- T# B* Z1 x1 ^　　A ship rises with the tide

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# _+ j( ]% y) o+ k　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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; j3 U  y4 Z$ U1 ?　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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8 n8 `; L& i" r" y% n% T* ^　　实话实说

0 R+ {2 T8 u# k+ ?7 [) C　　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

　　韬光养晦

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# C: ?, U4 U; B  `* V8 y　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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( a' B9 `  D' O' U" q  L; h7 E1 I　　天有不测风云

% u5 {, U# x# c6 e　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

) C9 Z( k7 c( I! u% g0 r1 S　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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8 L/ _" y( D2 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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$ L6 T) P6 p! `+ [6 M7 `5 O　　歪风邪气
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. }+ R! j% b+ f; \0 n7 G/ }4 f　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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7 ~$ i# i2 O6 O# Q　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

　　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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　　无风不起浪

; [# j+ W5 N( y$ b- S& e　　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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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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( N7 X* |8 W$ }% v# h' j5 E　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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- q- Y  b$ l/ j　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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5 p2 f6 k' E" W2 X$ `% [6 b　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

! y+ ?8 [7 V1 y1 y* F　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

& v' ?# w8 q3 f6 {　　The best defense is offense.

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( S5 P' K# i0 {* O0 Q* X8 [& G　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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7 _8 m' W4 S5 b* U  `9 D# ~$ }　　息事宁人

* @4 N5 U: L9 y  T' @  q% }　　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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1 W* B) W" n& a　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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' f3 J' u/ l8 N( q1 N　　bold but not crafty84
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: o/ t- U7 t5 A　　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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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

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8 Y2 k$ i0 x5 y+ n# h, _　　因材施教
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4 `! D$ [  A! |& {1 W　　teach students according to their aptitude

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9 q( l6 v- r7 j4 B. h2 ^) m1 q　　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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  Q* o# s8 x* v5 p4 N& e: I7 z　　欲速则不达

' A' }9 A! F0 [. Z　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

% {* X& h1 s# q- X　　survival of the fittest

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  L$ i& T+ P; Y% N, v0 `　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

) l, F' W* B! ?/ p　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

4 a2 i9 K4 O2 @- y$ c4 z　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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# @7 g. G5 \2 O9 m8 \' o. j. H0 _5 A　　招财进宝

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　target of public criticism
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) S& l2 z$ }( f- e0 v6 B　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

  \9 t# b# @. j9 S　　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。