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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, C6 Q7 r# i1 e! ^' H( W　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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. D  a& F* P0 v7 i+ d$ {　　百闻不如一见

　　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
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1 n" B4 Q8 Q1 m8 l" e- S& ]　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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/ A9 i$ U. |; m  j! W$ g6 E6 Q7 y　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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9 S& E: ?- Z, {　　不遗余力
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( h# Y5 i) W7 i& I* }1 A: L  G" N　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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9 i& _5 E7 V. c  ^4 h　　拆东墙补西墙

. F9 L; p8 r8 G# U8 G　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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- ]2 e2 C6 w6 R% l/ I+ p8 ?) S　　辞旧迎新

　　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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　　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

! ?9 w7 N0 I. X1 k# b6 j　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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, D6 i  c* K% }　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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- v2 u6 N& W8 S. N' R$ O　　过犹不及

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

" k. }, s$ y/ \, ]　　too much is as bad as too little

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. @* E1 Y1 T  [( K, ]　　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
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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0 V, [# R5 C' c: T% P　　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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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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' L9 Z/ G- _' C2 D: x　　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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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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6 T% U% ~) f* Z6 z　　脚踩两只船

3 m2 Q2 s& @4 B/ X. H. a　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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& T" s9 {) h9 v, Q　　君子之交淡如水
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+ z* k& b0 @( I( O6 }; w　　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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　　礼尚往来

5 z( q6 O: t/ U% q; v) Q　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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  |, ]) a4 Q( `3 B, ?! K/ A　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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  Q% p( Z, k$ W2 E' J0 a, ~6 p　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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5 {  E: \/ d+ j' r; D+ \　　名利双收
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, o: c( O0 \  E9 t) P6 o0 S, L9 Z% c　　茅塞顿开
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2 `8 p5 Q8 r; c0 T7 E: M　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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* |8 n9 A: _" t8 m　　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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) J3 X1 j/ N# M. ~! ?　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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% W1 J0 X( I9 o: F5 S( W* l( j: d+ o* p　　赔了夫人又折兵
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! X2 t% ]/ ]+ c' _　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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3 T; T0 ?6 e' o: q/ }/ C& ~　　抛砖引玉

; }# {' ]/ C) H% y1 T　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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. _0 ^% K: J( U5 I$ g# \4 |　　破釜沉舟

- l4 }) b& ?- s+ E　　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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. U! `% Q9 I3 Q- n. h　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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" y* T* ?  W" a& G　　千里之行始于足下
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: d& f; l$ D7 S　　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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

* R% _; \& {- v1 C8 o/ \3 I; [/ J　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年

& q, f3 ^& A7 T! @3 O- K0 h* c　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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( ~8 Q! t' g  u( z% W6 c7 z　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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/ f8 y) a; d: p7 B2 U! X. N& d　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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. L) c, E9 G+ K$ l　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

2 i2 ^. t) i2 V6 e8 l/ T　　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

( k5 Z7 R8 S+ L( T& q　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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/ _+ ?8 l+ A$ h; a2 t　　三十而立
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　　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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- Y( H& b3 g6 Q; ~( f: `- E　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　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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  x4 \% W3 l9 q7 E9 B1 W　　实事求是

& `8 R% s& u- w- D+ p5 M2 e　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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* O( k! p2 D4 s+ o　　说曹操，曹操到

2 T3 U: m+ g: c4 O) Z　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

) G$ \  w0 e1 w　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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* ?4 b* S/ s: \4 K) c　　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

% D3 F( Y- U# ~- z6 ?! L　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

: Z2 W0 v4 _, X* j　　糖衣炮弹
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. O' P2 ~/ `, A0 w1 \2 h3 d　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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3 A$ }5 `- N4 j4 t　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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, ?; I7 ^% S9 Z. y2 z7 ~　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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  T. u! p/ e- w/ _2 b; m/ k　　跳进黄河洗不清

0 W7 c; H  {+ h' l2 W9 u+ X/ |3 z　　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
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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, u$ X) J- T8 E7 B$ A1 i9 I% E1 [　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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5 M6 T3 T# l( i* c+ Y# P3 L7 _　　望子成龙

, `( a! I, S% C6 H! V　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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5 z. \* p1 A' T- Q# c　　无风不起浪
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* \3 h/ u3 e+ a2 e& }- }　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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5 V+ `, s" {. v9 }　　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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　　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.

& O$ I2 `( p7 ?　　The best defense is offense.

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* U; b& [8 o2 E, t3 `( q& Z7 q　　热锅上的蚂蚁

9 |- r" Z: o1 ]6 v- N& t4 n5 `　　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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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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, P( Q+ ~" K* s, o　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

; }  ^! R5 c, U: C* `$ ^　　有钱能使鬼推磨

9 F7 h% u- e4 D2 b　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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: l" L" `8 I+ W* a* P　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

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　　因材施教
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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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　　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

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

. o5 a) Z# E- h　　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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( q! a" l4 J8 ^- F　　一言既出，驷马难追
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) v4 C1 k/ L$ U' R2 _2 |　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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) {0 q" \9 G; K1 k5 u　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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! ~$ a+ ]% D( @5 j* s　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

  G, e6 {3 l8 @/ c/ N　　What's done by night appears by day.
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3 g( M* m' ]$ \& n4 z! }4 B% ]　　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。