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

　　Love me, love my dog.

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- A+ c7 n8 q  \2 F) z　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

5 ?+ E9 O7 h3 K4 c3 c/ T# o　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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4 V" G# i1 B0 ^- _  j9 B　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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" ^) F0 [6 h, M; @　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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! I1 R; t" D; M2 _1 z! {　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

5 V4 ^% U$ E7 S　　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

9 F% d) O! K( m6 q3 _. C: k7 N. J　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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! Y& H- F% `) n& u8 U' R4 R　　大事化小，小事化了

" a8 M4 Y* e& ^6 [; M3 i) Y8 e% J( s　　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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" p$ a8 h0 Y7 c" C$ n" m0 _6 y　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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. Z& O# E" [5 s; l　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

% r' o) I! w' ~: B: C　　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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# s3 {5 Y, q" V5 c7 V( y2 H) F　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　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
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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9 f7 _4 x7 L3 O3 b1 q8 y　　金玉满堂
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  N1 [! i9 R5 f& [　　Treasures fill the home.

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& C9 E6 F' C0 C5 ]　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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4 q( v  ~( I0 X; j  a% l! X　　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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0 w0 z, t3 h$ c4 |% _8 x% O) b8 Y　　君子之交淡如水

8 y4 N6 y- M' }! a2 k　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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1 V& C% t8 N6 w, F5 @　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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6 E# `3 V0 \4 C/ I# ]5 m4 B　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

9 @& n) o1 E1 H4 d3 D0 _　　gain both fame and wealth

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+ U) _/ j4 {& g9 @　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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- g* \: u  J2 S# R( p: i　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

& p2 \* J$ x& u( F0 q5 k: i　　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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0 Z" q2 w2 \. y0 X0 F+ _. g0 P9 \　　弄巧成拙

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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4 L  n3 o: h/ m  f　　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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  h0 o/ o6 [  h, Q+ 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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/ ^# O( N9 }( a- c: ]( z! ?　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

1 c3 }, O: j6 m9 c3 k　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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7 ]1 G) A' S" Q) J　　千里之行始于足下
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0 t1 _& ]3 X, \) z2 A0 J$ m$ o　　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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1 j  ~2 {/ ^: {$ m6 p　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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1 B" t7 J; H+ B0 U( `　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

6 ]$ B- @5 K4 ?8 d- g) p3 b" c$ `7 p　　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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' h& t- W3 n! Z) U) p& h- h3 P" H4 J　　人逢喜事精神爽
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& ~' y& }+ }3 U5 e　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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* d+ o  x, D( E0 h& C% G　　世外桃源
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. V+ Q, ^3 u  J8 a- ^  f　　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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　　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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' s- n7 g2 {+ f0 v) V9 b0 n0 H　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

8 f& O$ M; n) e8 }　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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; l: d3 `3 S6 I: w8 O　　三十而立

: j5 g3 u0 \1 e: z) _2 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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　　A ship rises with the tide
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) @6 \; f9 O; Y$ y% r$ r　　时不我待

　　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

6 G4 K- O; _2 K6 X: J8 q　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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, b7 Z- X& }4 }　　说曹操，曹操到

' C/ ~/ w. u; _. `3 _　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

" m$ t/ s8 b8 w# E7 F　　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
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

# Q- {2 |7 C) S8 H. @$ m3 Q; y( `　　sugar-coated bullets59
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% w& g9 r1 C5 h# @. z7 v　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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3 G4 r7 j: V5 Y# H: Q% E　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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+ f% O; B9 ^* C- Q　　跳进黄河洗不清

" T4 X5 i+ b0 d. n- |9 ]" B　　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

" B1 a! `, t/ v8 ]9 O　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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: V, o' x) J+ u! J5 P　　物以类聚，人以群分

, t" p, a# T6 X& j3 B　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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9 @; {5 t) X& z& o  _　　hold high hopes for one's child

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8 Y. C0 d$ o+ j. k0 P　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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0 J# \' r9 o, `! J( y. k1 H　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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4 \$ {  H5 l6 V: x1 T　　无风不起浪
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. d8 Z4 f8 i& }　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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) ?9 j, b4 p; F9 e* {, A8 e* g& ]　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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6 N% [6 }$ y1 y/ P, ?: R　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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! f8 e% m5 D: c3 h4 f　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　May all your wish come true
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0 B, T: T; W- I: Q+ S2 ]　　心照不宣
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2 p1 y& n6 X) i/ X　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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* }: G5 q0 J+ M) r: d5 ?6 b　　先入为主

* Z7 V' ^2 L7 }* ~6 x　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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/ w: m( d: A. q6 X　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

! _7 O+ z" o& e+ Q9 f- M) F. Z　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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! S( b4 h. j# D2 i3 B6 u　　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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　　息事宁人
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1 C* N; ^  b6 K1 w/ s5 F( _9 ?  w　　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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5 Q6 H7 J- g% F# {　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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" i7 D( m  J9 E) E0 @　　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
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

0 u6 b! c3 b5 A' L* X9 ^　　bold but not crafty84

6 {2 @9 @1 u+ n8 I　　有缘千里来相会
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, v) z! P" C0 G' Q# [7 C　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

9 D9 e6 l3 M2 _# J　　people-oriented
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% U/ x7 z0 i/ o4 e6 E, C　　teach students according to their aptitude

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6 q% P& C5 a/ V& C. s　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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6 x' `: Z1 H# {5 r/ S  `　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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+ t1 Y# l7 P3 E　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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7 I! @; Q6 V% t/ l$ v　　More haste, less speed.
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% N2 W& V) ?: G' ?: L: A　　优胜劣汰
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2 d" T- z4 \7 }/ C5 `# w# R; v% M　　survival of the fittest
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3 @) ?2 f6 M, P$ L# G　　英雄所见略同

% b& A2 A3 H2 U. n# L4 J6 I　　Great minds think alike.
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　　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

2 `7 K, W4 J2 J　　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

　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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1 W% K7 t+ N  k( f2 G, ]' X! e　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

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- v: ^' z  K# H　　众矢之的

1 g# d+ ~7 C- r& {  |　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　左右为难
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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。