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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+ V  u8 ?* u6 C8 t' R  `" ~# H" G　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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/ W6 V+ w% _2 f. d" R. m8 u, ^. @" o　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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7 T: W& u6 _1 Y7 l: l　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

6 w, W9 R; G5 d$ M( O0 l　　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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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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% ?6 o) W; n, [　　拆东墙补西墙

0 [9 i) {. O" U4 t6 C　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　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

  s( [- ]" ~' _: E　　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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7 [8 r/ ~. w  n# |$ O　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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; c1 \& M( m' {2 m! Q　　过犹不及

2 R2 D$ N1 T* A6 r5 N　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

$ f6 x" U. V' @8 Y7 G! `/ c* }　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　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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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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5 ^* t$ ]3 C( J: a- Y/ F　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

& ^4 Z, N" O  I4 R* W" r　　never too old to learn

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9 q. I' A6 ]4 C$ @　　既往不咎
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2 K8 P! y9 Y* w% E& p　　let bygones be bygones

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4 v& m6 D! G. K' D6 C　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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, \0 D$ ~4 S9 u0 [; s: O# F( c　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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" C( |; t  V. f- g* ?　　be down-to-earth
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9 I6 E! h  V% U5 J! G　　脚踩两只船

　　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
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& z5 `0 s: l2 B4 c6 L) ]* ~　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

5 J7 Z! J# P" P　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

/ N& s  C5 X7 O) H$ e. n. G　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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! J# d$ ~" {0 p/ v1 a. o　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

6 x) u( d! {6 ?3 K　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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) z: u( h: h# e6 e0 g　　gain both fame and wealth

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6 o% \0 \4 U' K2 P　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

, p  H/ k, i- h% J9 H, S* k　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

" O) Y6 r7 Y2 c9 g　　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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5 a9 E  d* p* A6 ]- Y& q' s　　弄巧成拙

　　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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, M; J5 f4 R: s$ t) P　　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

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

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$ d/ ^. x/ X2 x) I9 [: e　　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

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

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: |8 X% q/ I- K/ A3 J% u  g5 E　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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( y0 F0 ]. S2 ]" m4 P+ Z5 w　　强龙难压地头蛇
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  U% z+ j% W% X: n, _1 T8 }. s　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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2 u7 t7 Z  K# C% \1 B5 L　　瑞雪兆丰年

4 F1 n/ j+ D! o6 c　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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- u/ h$ ?1 V7 X/ F" }　　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

9 P1 ?& S9 v! Q( r' m1 M+ f) v　　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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" Q9 |7 w7 D/ @+ x$ h3 H　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

. c3 C( p- A+ ^! x( z) t　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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; a6 u% M9 W9 n1 S; `　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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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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　　实事求是
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: X! _6 e' `3 @) y- W　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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. v! _8 {2 J$ ~: e  o　　说曹操，曹操到
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+ ~) a* U' ?1 _! L) t　　speak of the devil

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9 V: b; j% P8 e9 l+ t! j　　实话实说
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* [1 a/ I' p, D1 p' ~' `, ?　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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1 z) Z% f$ x. K" l2 B6 }　　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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5 N( r' x7 }& _, s3 ~: N* |' l　　韬光养晦
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2 O! r4 W: o6 @. k3 z( N　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

* H* n+ g& ?  m& i　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

' }9 \9 N% Z" O  }+ L　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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5 d) Z" i# V) y* M　　团结就是力量
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# g# {; v% c+ r: p8 |6 y　　Unity is strength.

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4 Y# s& e) l0 m3 E( F　　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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* S* A2 g& k1 M. t　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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5 m  A8 N3 B9 A$ w5 k# d: ?　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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6 ?* `/ K1 ~* ?  l1 m- o. u　　望子成龙

$ ^" o' L; N+ Z% b& S) ]　　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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' z9 |  [1 ^8 Y( I) c, }: L　　无中生有
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+ X" j# _0 }2 h+ M4 t) I　　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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$ Y! n5 z7 x2 P3 r6 w% H: G1 ]　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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4 |- D, }* _6 T　　徇私枉法

$ H5 ?" B2 r4 ]9 A( `　　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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. n# `% z5 y+ r/ a' H　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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! ]9 B5 P  Q# y9 a9 J2 I　　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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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

$ F2 U0 x% t0 g# x　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

" E  j- g' N7 r　　The best defense is offense.

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- D/ V- w8 J4 }0 p+ G& S! Z2 U) T! T　　ants on a hot pan

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# R! R8 U6 q! K, r; L1 A8 W　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

　　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

+ P9 r; x0 H7 c; O% e. O* q7 l　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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5 H7 _5 f$ j7 ^* F6 Y7 I* M　　有勇无谋
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　　有缘千里来相会

　　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
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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. ]6 H( t2 r1 p, Q' n& M, Z. i# N; d　　因材施教

' s$ V6 h" T# E4 J　　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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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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& h# v  K% b5 c3 C! j　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

2 v1 P! {2 z  d　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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1 q" }  e- b( f: g2 ^+ t- y6 B　　一言既出，驷马难追
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6 h) h& ?5 k0 j/ `4 z; m7 z4 G　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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! D9 \- x' X& V' g　　债台高筑
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5 ^8 ]9 H3 ]1 m" G0 G8 a　　become debt-ridden

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' P6 S! |  J2 A: D  A# P　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

5 X7 u6 d( Z" {　　be an armchair strategist

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3 ~- H6 P* ~0 E3 ]: h" b　　纸包不住火

% @, C. |  a: Y& f- J　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

1 ~  ^  I  g/ S& S　　What's done by night appears by day.

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. u1 M0 A* ^3 I　　左右为难
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; Y+ `3 Y. F! ?. j　　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。