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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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　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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. e, j. N3 i/ ~" H3 d　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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) B3 T7 J, [& ]2 t: r8 \　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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4 R3 o$ _/ s- o( M　　不打不成交
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) C1 G+ ]* a1 n　　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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　　辞旧迎新

2 r6 k! U* x6 X7 p; R& [2 X: h　　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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7 S) X3 |( c/ Z' v% O5 w' q" @* G1 }　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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+ H1 D9 x" N- J% c& |　　大开眼界

. [! q0 b& c* S5 \1 T　　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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* O, L4 m( X8 A　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

( I" K4 R" F7 i5 c$ f5 |$ r8 [　　too much is as bad as too little
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5 ?1 M7 D, Z& V. o( f　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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4 u8 N) N: L. {" d( v( m　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

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　　和气生财

6 B8 b. j( Y9 U, p& j# a6 t　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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- I% y# v: Q. q" R4 d+ X7 D　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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+ l5 i0 {  x9 g+ W% V4 u& a　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

. o8 r+ ^, C& V! X/ P　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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+ S: r0 W; f( I* ~% K' A　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　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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　　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
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8 X- T" A  i/ ^1 Y7 g　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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) N0 _) N% G1 n# ~, m1 c2 a# S　　be suddenly enlightened

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. h! m1 F, b7 d　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

" ^; H  Z4 \# o; |　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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6 `- O0 V7 d& y! t　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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$ ~/ j% u0 q! g- x5 b　　弄巧成拙

2 O. v- ^) p. h　　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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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

( M# Q4 e% d9 ^3 n, _3 {; s　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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% c3 G* l1 V) U/ K, o　　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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) V/ S: C" B% V# T9 k　　抢得先机

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

1 E8 a, d' o/ L3 |　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　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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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

% k1 p1 Q' z$ E8 e/ x! R　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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; G$ a- w0 L4 x" y: j/ y　　强龙难压地头蛇
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. ~4 i) z) X' R1 {$ q& L　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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: i) f! [- z- U# _% f* i' H1 X　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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7 ^1 w$ e7 Z( r4 N7 x' u　　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
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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$ M: L+ r0 u  I/ Y# K; Y# T　　世外桃源
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- \4 c0 W2 i5 Z; i1 z5 [# `6 s　　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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9 B  G2 Y$ U, U3 W% J& m' A4 [7 N　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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6 m; X5 P# L: p4 U' s4 y3 [　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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) e) k, ^1 O( y+ M　　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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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

9 ~1 t, H2 j, |4 k" n1 O　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

) _! m/ n+ f2 l. ?5 t　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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7 l' k7 ?6 v6 A* m$ {　　说曹操，曹操到

; j) R9 T4 `% _/ `2 L. I. m0 T3 R　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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" _. V% D; M; _$ @7 m& G　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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7 r  h  v+ k! Z0 c* Z- L2 z+ W　　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

3 T% F/ [8 [6 o; y* V/ Z　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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! p7 g& m1 o0 p　　糖衣炮弹

  S' d) E% h7 t% M! h+ m( Y$ d　　sugar-coated bullets59
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! Z) G# }9 V' q+ g0 _　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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3 C, P9 f6 d; V: b9 l4 [- ^: N　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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3 s- P$ v/ j3 l( u0 c( l5 }　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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; p. d& i) t! G7 Q' \1 l- q　　望子成龙

! P+ f( C6 R2 |* ^' Y. K3 u# @% t　　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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$ R+ ~5 S+ q" E0 w/ j  S　　无中生有

　　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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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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6 c' _  g0 h) s: S$ d0 x　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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, V" f  B' d3 ^6 K9 Z　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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2 F  @8 j2 p  D$ N( l- G3 }* }( O) z0 p　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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7 H5 i; A2 d3 P3 L# q( K　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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8 j- f2 W/ x. w5 r　　心照不宣
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% q, m! ]$ M3 _3 n　　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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  W. Y8 f8 V# a) R: i  W; W　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　ants on a hot pan
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  p  J* N2 i3 k5 ^; m2 c: |　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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0 I6 z+ C$ ?$ L+ k　　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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# n' V3 y* M; a9 t　　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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: p9 A" M+ W& U　　有情人终成眷属
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　　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
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　　a man of insight83

! }# K, R* @7 @* P! m　　有勇无谋

5 ~1 e; P% X; y# N- k5 q　　bold but not crafty84

　　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

# X. \& i9 Q6 P4 X+ p3 g9 }6 h# u　　与时俱进

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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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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

; \6 |2 s) f7 W" O　　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.
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$ X2 i5 r* s8 Y3 t# [　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

5 |: l, A3 k/ Z5 @. |　　Great minds think alike.
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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$ m% C9 h+ b& h, `3 X7 L: D　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

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　　纸上谈兵
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& `5 P3 a5 |& e5 o0 U. I　　be an armchair strategist

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- C( }4 e5 Y2 e6 O. ]# X　　纸包不住火

: m0 f2 w# p: r' D1 e　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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$ O6 ~9 V) W! n; p  m% y　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

/ x/ x$ V* e7 }5 ~9 [* u% C　　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。