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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! n4 ]& {! o6 T, G4 q　　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.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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+ h+ m0 d8 R3 g6 g　　比上不足，比下有余
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" H7 G0 c* V6 G  u0 ]& {　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

9 P3 W: T5 \+ t' c/ M2 O& A　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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' v7 q1 h% j' F* g( _　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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) ^: O% }' I7 Q* W9 x1 K4 _　　不打不成交

' {7 u" Z7 c; P　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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1 ^. ], X! H) A: O/ n; U　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

5 z: ~0 M3 o+ D' @3 I6 S4 ~6 }　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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8 j. l9 {' f* A+ H% U　　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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2 K+ r5 }/ ~9 `! _$ w5 A　　大开眼界

8 q- R3 n5 Y( v/ G1 B　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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% k8 f7 M7 P2 V8 d. ]  O# L8 g　　国泰民安

5 i1 b+ d: _, V* S0 i6 a( b5 r: z　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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$ ^+ X% p* `0 L6 R* J% v　　过犹不及

8 W/ L0 k- ~. q, w7 w, t1 F" K　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

* g$ T* I0 w- J- t　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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4 f4 M) f) E$ r, ]- j( ?# d　　once on shore, one prays no more
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" ~7 r) w8 E: u. [; T- ~3 }　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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0 d$ ^5 l/ P: h2 m" _" v　　harmony brings wealth;

9 a6 t. c: E$ h% |& Z; K6 m　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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+ @- n6 Q9 m# Y  F" V　　金无足赤，人无完人

* V' y- N, R& `- b4 F　　There are spots even on the sun.

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7 f2 C# G, Q* W9 o, I( c　　金玉满堂

+ [8 @  x7 e  p; b/ m　　Treasures fill the home.
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! x: \/ p4 `2 n& c( ^5 p　　脚踏实地

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5 ^' S+ }4 _' X9 N) K9 u　　脚踩两只船

, C1 U3 i8 P6 \" c% `  D　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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' f/ ~. W0 K' d. Q3 y$ y/ h6 T) }4 F　　君子之交淡如水
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4 G  h/ E% Q7 |4 J+ N　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

" D( p9 B2 v  t& ?　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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/ M% n$ v  h# [( [3 k: A　　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

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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( N1 H5 |0 t) r/ G* |$ w. s! q' n　　茅塞顿开

  f' @$ t& L2 K$ J7 V; Q　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

  ]1 i+ E2 F5 {% H　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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/ f  f2 N9 m* t2 Z9 {5 i& ]1 O# ?　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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2 _8 M8 g& Q, [- S5 L$ p8 J3 F　　赔了夫人又折兵

; x& G; {7 n+ W$ h　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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: d* J) U* L! @+ |' }0 C7 u　　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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　　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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( l1 l, n7 E' x　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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6 c" w3 e6 g: f0 g　　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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) l$ g# z$ S+ a, }" ?/ p　　前事不忘，后事之师
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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

5 w; \  Q+ H9 |  K: P9 V- f　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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9 I2 W" o5 b' j. U6 p" [　　强龙难压地头蛇

) r4 ~  ~6 J9 i- u3 O, H: E/ M　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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; x' }$ H1 O2 E1 h　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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! k- t1 j, L7 N  O/ |* X　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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2 F3 F7 [) E# l6 m6 K: a　　人之初，性本善
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; h( k. {* b* J* @! q+ X6 @3 m　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

, l9 @2 G( p7 q4 e" n' {  R　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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! |8 V8 l  l- k7 d4 s6 E& k　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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/ d5 `# e- N* L& i7 Y　　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

! t3 f# D! M  D  a. p　　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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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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% |' `" l) d% O5 `0 e　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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% z) M/ O7 H( i! K! f! i　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

: r& [% P4 o2 U. M. P& |! i　　糖衣炮弹

. M( `+ ?$ I( ~5 x$ i* q7 Q　　sugar-coated bullets59

0 }4 R: C9 v" ]. c　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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, d6 u3 `0 w( i0 q0 ~! C+ B) F　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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( c  l9 c7 p7 s8 k2 Z3 D5 Q- w2 H　　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

　　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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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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$ c& d) y. o0 h　　唯利是图
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　　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

" }# M* j7 V; b7 L' }7 Z. [, p　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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& |2 ^/ g) [6 n4 r* c　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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" Y" q0 t: p, V' ~+ R　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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8 ^7 |# y( \6 }; y7 D　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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  N# {, c& j+ l+ K/ M2 t　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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- w; L  q/ C& l　　现身说法
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7 q1 h* N( W& v2 X1 j8 C　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

- F/ ~: O9 A1 a0 w, A: f　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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9 _! O* A8 [9 o5 g　　循序渐进
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( ?, V! i; ^# T% D　　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

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

5 b1 [" B" g" |- |　　有钱能使鬼推磨

: d# U  ]# z: w　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83

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! z) |3 k7 x) X3 E1 e　　bold but not crafty84
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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

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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　people-oriented

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# b% m" p( r4 F0 ^% N　　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
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- B7 [) V* Z3 b! @' r　　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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　　优胜劣汰

& R3 k1 ^, \% Z1 X) Q9 T7 r　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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, @. Q3 `, V4 s! K* {. @; B* r& c3 W　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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　　A promise is a promise.

9 X5 |) l; G: x) D- t# U　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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% P% O! I! B6 R) o( j: B　　招财进宝
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6 I4 K( [# w3 O4 D　　bring in wealth and treasure

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# g8 H# `% M  q* t7 x* H1 A; ^　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism
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$ l8 m2 w) R2 W  w# Q  s8 J$ h# \　　纸包不住火
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7 r2 Y' X* p. E! g　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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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。