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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' S8 b2 Q* y$ S4 n% D4 |2 N　　Love me, love my dog.
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% [# {5 q' h  x8 x, }. P% ]3 C　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

' E3 q+ d# `9 m* Y) j# X　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

  I8 ^0 ?8 ~: i$ Y# e/ X　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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7 _0 l" w1 O2 _. ?; h9 M　　不打不成交

6 F' W2 q, a& n/ Z　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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0 s7 P8 q" A* ]  o6 p　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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1 b' A! f1 U' c# ?. K5 {  q* G　　大事化小，小事化了

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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8 }3 z+ _  H% ]1 o5 o( d　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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- T5 K: o& |8 c' p* t* @0 d( P　　过犹不及

2 D/ [" {+ Y$ D/ H& F　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

" o" D0 {: M' O5 S$ B9 O' q/ P　　too much is as bad as too little
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) n/ V+ N+ x- E9 n% w. N8 j　　好了伤疤忘了疼

0 T7 f( z* V2 J/ E　　once on shore, one prays no more
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6 A7 ~, @% K$ E  X* x$ t　　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

: m/ U% ~6 Q9 c7 ]" Y* X. \/ m- Z1 y) V　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

  R( J# j2 L9 \2 q　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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6 l4 U2 b! X" Z2 m  |　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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4 B3 D+ B% b; z* |: k4 ?4 G　　脚踏实地

% a& p* y; k# q! ]　　be down-to-earth

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# }; J2 g' i, R7 {/ E" R( U; E! b　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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2 P+ P- G/ A5 B) I6 n0 T) d. g　　君子之交淡如水
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# L2 _$ ^" q0 h; a" ~3 N& g　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

; i4 Y5 t$ Z5 `7 Q3 g1 k　　cut and dried; cliché
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% X  G+ Z, z: J5 _" s8 O* v8 f　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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( g  B3 \" {- h, T　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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1 x. k, A' p; b" N　　马到成功
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( G* f; d3 u6 p2 H' F8 @: \　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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4 T. J% L5 r1 O: S　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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* n4 d8 G; f, M% x8 t　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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

1 M1 X- B- r( y$ u/ u　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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# n/ D; X3 P3 g) s6 C　　弄巧成拙

1 Q5 j7 Q. F: s0 I6 F& V3 t　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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* s" J% u) ^; j* [　　赔了夫人又折兵

) Y# o* u& h( Q8 G/ J　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　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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% V, a  {& i& m2 z4 N　　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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　　抢得先机
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; O6 Y4 x- g; _( t　　take the preemptive opportunities
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1 u1 \% Y, Q% n/ X0 o" ?　　巧妇难为无米之炊

' J4 j5 N+ _3 S! b0 {　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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* X  Z; ]6 ]* {2 \0 S# J4 b　　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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" S" l& e2 b# G5 w% ^　　前事不忘，后事之师

* s, q/ n: N* k3 Q" b8 R, M  v% E7 t! e　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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" Y" ^% D1 l% H( f9 S0 f' Z1 s# _　　前怕狼，后怕虎

5 N! q% L/ d+ t, v" d) H' p# g　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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- w( w5 h/ V/ s　　强龙难压地头蛇

/ i' B& J( ~0 ^# v　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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# Y$ k" t! n' x" f" V7 H7 U; ]　　瑞雪兆丰年

( J; V9 h0 v# ~; r# z* r　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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  @# J3 h/ B' ]/ d4 ^　　人逢喜事精神爽

- U5 Y. K- ^7 L" |& Q　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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; K5 m* ^4 D7 Y　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

1 f$ g4 w$ B/ L: r+ ]$ Y　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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2 ?5 b5 _" ]: J6 E! @; h　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

2 c! {7 r# l% P1 R" W. j7 k　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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8 n4 z$ k' x2 R) t7 f　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

( W% v2 Q& q+ K. }) F* ~( j* T　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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) o4 Z% x0 Q. p& ?/ H% W) I　　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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　　水涨船高

& N9 Z: f; W* ?, A0 n/ [　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

* ]! d! a/ r( P8 C; ~7 `　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

; x  H5 A! ~* E/ Y8 n9 }2 ^2 ]" ~　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

4 f) A' a5 q1 j　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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% E/ D) }1 E3 Z8 S- ^　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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: d' T7 _7 V( f1 d" [( P  l& |　　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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2 f7 \9 ?( M. V" W2 X3 R% k　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

$ b& {1 F! p6 G) f& C" m9 |　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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9 g7 D% j7 R2 a# z9 |/ R　　韬光养晦

# y* b2 L  L" F5 N5 S" t+ g* Z　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

  P- J: |( z$ U　　sugar-coated bullets59
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. z9 f( W7 v' f# U0 Q* A: f9 y0 G　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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- i/ `6 C; c$ {　　Unity is strength.

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　　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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( `0 I, j- a; K' F. X5 P! C" G　　歪风邪气

. O5 a/ H( S- u, d/ l　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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* {5 l' t6 d" w8 H# Z- w1 p　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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6 v( u+ ^6 ?- ?0 }* {4 u　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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' w4 N$ Y! L; Z0 @, _　　唯利是图

  I8 ^! p5 z; Z/ Z! _0 s+ g　　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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　　无风不起浪

; g3 |$ U$ A2 T1 D6 F4 @( }　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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8 H1 l# ?. F7 Z3 ^1 z　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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/ `7 U& A5 |! z- \. i' o( Q　　新官上任三把火
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6 F# J, ]6 J- L% |2 X( c" S　　a new broom sweeps clean
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1 ]5 F0 s8 i% Q; W! r　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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5 S4 l7 U( Z, V2 r: r) F/ p　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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/ A, F5 P- [) m9 K1 M, i1 t) {　　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

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

$ n( k. q& j: E2 S4 K) W　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

$ V6 |4 V6 G" u. I　　ants on a hot pan
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9 V7 Z" j/ ^0 d　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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# ?$ K& |5 O  |2 C- \　　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

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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* e& s3 Z- [! t# }$ W　　严以律己，宽以待人

8 A8 R0 h/ k4 |& a( G4 `7 e: @　　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

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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7 y1 I" c' x3 w  Y. n$ l　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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3 r$ e2 k  {4 X# T1 Q' r! F) E1 S　　有缘千里来相会
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2 d3 q: b0 w* q7 D* I2 @　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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　　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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3 a' h) h1 U6 r: w9 K　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

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, G  p+ h, ?& O* I2 w% z　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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; x! S- h  B2 K0 Z8 [　　Great minds think alike.
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. a0 ?# \% d9 w　　冤家宜解不宜结
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5 J. v# ^$ P( O8 h* Q( }! l　　冤假错案
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　　A promise is a promise.
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# ]+ F  F$ l9 b/ R8 x　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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* Q0 G  k/ D0 B4 _　　债台高筑
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, m$ O. d1 i# O4 a　　become debt-ridden
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　　97
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! x4 B* k2 l; N0 o　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　98

3 v( s; c' N9 [8 P' Q- Z* i　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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$ x/ q, h# A& i5 b" X　　纸包不住火
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# w$ N; L! S: a　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

; q- F+ R: R8 r8 s% `5 _　　100

0 R8 F8 r/ a! H* X/ R$ ~　　左右为难
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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。