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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9 ~' A! {8 }6 `; t9 b　　爱屋及乌
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2 ~! N! i5 z( S, r# I: A1 P　　Love me, love my dog.
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: m" O7 P6 T" n　　百闻不如一见
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　　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

) q& L* p4 l2 @- A/ d8 r; P1 @　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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2 O8 l/ n: m; f　　笨鸟先飞

* o1 T* O' n  G5 l　　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

4 |+ w! g9 q; G+ A$ j: i　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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) j" q+ \6 d; T7 j2 h- _/ O* H　　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

6 C- Y) F" e+ L2 K4 ?+ U　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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& I0 |- w' X! P1 W2 |　　大开眼界
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/ Y# j9 `6 p4 r: T. |7 \' |　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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& a$ p4 G  K5 c　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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4 m4 y- }' q, `3 `) N% e; N; Q) i　　过犹不及
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$ A1 E# n# e  K: n　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

8 X# x; N5 F3 g5 r& _　　too much is as bad as too little
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7 {/ [& R7 G) U2 g+ N　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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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

7 _( a3 k% n; z8 z2 }　　Bad news travels fast.
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1 |. t, [: v& K+ }　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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' i" t; S) F2 V- B* }9 r　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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. U4 p5 G8 ^/ n& z& j　　既往不咎
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0 n5 o: O! ?7 R' l5 q" J9 f. N! E　　let bygones be bygones

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' {  ]! B7 ?3 q" Q! [　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

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　　脚踩两只船
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　　君子之交淡如水
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4 ^4 i1 u* ^1 d　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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/ A$ f. V$ V. a) _0 \8 W- \2 ]　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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& e: H& y; b9 `# b　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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# b7 g' ]; R% U% ~$ |　　马到成功
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8 a% |  d7 I4 t* i+ g# c# E　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

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; x0 q( @2 K, o8 y, p8 m　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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* e- [9 U) H  I' m　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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, I. k5 B$ c" j$ F' [　　赔了夫人又折兵

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

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　　抛砖引玉
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4 Q: I9 _( ^9 l" k3 U) F　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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. d. I$ [# j$ Y+ H. Y# ?' E( }　　破釜沉舟

4 L: e, i- j% G9 r& P, \　　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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" ~3 q+ X6 r; W! S! B2 h　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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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

- r2 A+ k$ l6 K. }. O$ K　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　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
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% ]% C2 }6 H, S' \2 b( Y0 D7 A　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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+ D, X0 ^2 J8 L$ L　　瑞雪兆丰年
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# C. j- B* V) R7 A$ G　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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8 f9 a: t& r( X* I　　人逢喜事精神爽

& s: k2 Z3 F0 G6 `6 \- p% u　　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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- d% X* x  v5 {: n4 ~/ m　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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* U/ P1 n: h3 x/ l+ l! ^　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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9 O% Q5 g) j# H! J& Q/ L　　人之初，性本善

0 W$ a' g1 C. N　　Humans are born good.
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+ {: y& p5 \$ K; P& I+ {8 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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4 A2 r; `, G4 w' B" }7 [1 P　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

" _( l6 F+ ^1 {( V: O$ s　　a blessing in disguise;

" _! B8 N* s% [7 r　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　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

6 B: U2 ~; D* s2 @5 M　　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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$ y: V" q. u% o1 Z　　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
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　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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　　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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9 y9 n, H/ d+ C　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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/ g' {6 S1 }, s: [8 r　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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. \  ?8 t2 X) r3 c0 ?　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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

" h  V: t) Z$ Q　　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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　　望子成龙

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　　唯利是图

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3 K6 K) C4 t; ?& w: x　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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. l  P: ]) x# B9 I　　无风不起浪
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' f6 f3 T* l# z. h# p　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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' l# U# f+ N, M7 E" h* n8 p　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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; p$ y) ~4 v7 R: C　　新官上任三把火

2 n8 z1 s4 K6 `5 N　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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& ^$ {& _6 I& m　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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8 m$ w8 {' S; t6 E2 R　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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+ T' r, \+ y( v! z! @　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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" U6 Q$ k5 n: S3 s6 k　　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.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　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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* q$ D# @* k" c$ I1 P　　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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4 a4 d' j4 _3 d4 G# l7 |& C) h　　循序渐进
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5 L# Z- ~4 H( x: x　　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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2 F% A0 k/ G6 l( j. f　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

+ U: A8 ?/ G9 o. o　　有勇无谋

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% B5 m2 x) ^0 ^* v2 C3 U5 Q　　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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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

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　　people-oriented
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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
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　　Haste makes waste.

3 G1 V  Y: i8 _0 ]　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

) t* l7 Q3 a- `　　survival of the fittest
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　　Great minds think alike.
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! U' `/ U* t7 U9 X" Y" f1 A　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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# u& L. R2 E8 t( C+ h　　冤假错案
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　　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.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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' y/ T' [  G' _1 a3 l9 u　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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6 A( O4 @! ^# P' w0 ~　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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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。