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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　　Love me, love my dog.

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9 |# {/ O( u7 K* Q2 m　　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
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$ V9 [- a* ^* q+ R　　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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* L. B( x2 |1 w% T" V　　不遗余力

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

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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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　　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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　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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& q! N& f* d8 C1 q　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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$ E/ b, o: V! C8 A: V　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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6 f0 W6 ~, p4 w. G0 L7 r　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

6 b9 N5 d+ `$ g" }2 m9 @- ]　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

" a0 \' I& q2 w  [( B/ B　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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3 g0 F* f$ Z; h　　活到老学到老
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# D' h5 F+ M7 j　　never too old to learn
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' {5 b0 e2 L4 p0 N, x　　既往不咎

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) u) f0 q1 \& p. [/ z! q, ]5 m　　金无足赤，人无完人

. f" \  {+ l! Y$ A+ Q- O5 q9 m　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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, f5 e0 W* N* ~7 s6 D- B　　脚踏实地

3 b& |: s' e9 I' |　　be down-to-earth

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9 r- ~& s* v0 V( w9 c. h　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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% a2 W# z: n8 e4 t　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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4 J6 M: w& _# V6 @- `　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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4 F6 A5 E1 W8 X$ o& z) |- o　　cut and dried; cliché

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; e% @. R; f# j* {' V) D9 G　　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

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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6 v& `; x  F- h　　马到成功

  W; q( H8 E* m* ]5 T　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　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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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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. J8 ^# j9 Z5 @0 i　　每逢佳节倍思亲

- j/ e6 G( I5 ^) \- Z$ ?　　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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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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  W8 l$ ^& K* I# N& R9 b3 S　　赔了夫人又折兵

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　　抛砖引玉
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: Z3 x. W( f& p* F7 `　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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7 A' C2 @5 m) T- K7 E　　破釜沉舟
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6 F4 s0 T! b1 e" I' g3 S9 s* d7 X1 o6 s　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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$ K: ]' k/ r/ B+ L/ |1 k6 y, w　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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$ B0 d' J/ [* W; g, ^' [4 V$ [　　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
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9 @! P1 S' }, w! G, f% ?7 S　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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. |. R0 S3 W. n" t7 t' {$ b" t　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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+ ^9 D$ w, t) ^: U5 R- ]! b　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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# A# O6 F" B  f& B# M, T　　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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# e9 }" ?9 V9 S3 V, U. C/ |　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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1 v( ]) P0 g, r6 ~5 P+ ^) H　　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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( n. d) q8 H' E- T* d" F　　人之初，性本善
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5 l* q. s! P% J7 s' M$ h& d6 H0 G　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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" ~  A' F+ ]3 {/ ^" p　　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
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! R- L  e* R8 r0 a) ~+ y　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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' _. d( S2 v/ Q, N% C+ Q# @7 |　　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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　　A ship rises with the tide

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0 `' V' w7 o+ q( \: O, m2 r　　时不我待
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- w3 E+ I. H- [/ t　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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2 ]- _4 Z/ ]1 y/ Z# _- b* w4 `2 t　　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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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

　　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

　　韬光养晦

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9 v$ N. X, r: i+ q　　糖衣炮弹

3 P0 i  m7 c) @  l　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

3 Z+ M3 t' U: ^　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

5 `, w" H4 t, N8 p5 x　　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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　　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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# R, U+ Q5 Z9 q3 M$ t7 J/ t1 q　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　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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　　无中生有

& u3 q7 Y2 C1 M. v& {: D( z　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

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

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　　徇私枉法

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7 m5 x% E6 Q1 h" v　　新官上任三把火

; L$ O7 T* N+ T) v- p- `. R- k" B　　a new broom sweeps clean

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; p: v% T+ r9 H) d2 w　　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

: o# u0 h0 G# R- V' M3 n5 o5 }. N　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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; ~# D3 l6 a! T6 f" \4 p8 U　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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$ O0 k) ], \; J7 B: G2 J8 M5 a　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

6 R& O1 u. Z  _　　The best defense is offense.
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4 R6 G$ ^- {6 m8 `　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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7 I. ~) ?: @5 r- w8 @　　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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　　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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5 h/ b, C0 u% [% z# I2 ~　　循序渐进

' m) v, P5 }/ [2 p, q5 Y  L　　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
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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  l3 v6 y/ [; n　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有缘千里来相会
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! [7 y% ]4 W9 Y1 o0 j4 M2 e$ r  @　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本
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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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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.

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* b+ ?' o9 z! s0 y　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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9 d& Q5 y# A3 |3 ^- p　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

! ~% L/ e. `+ k  f　　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
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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8 `5 N& v' S1 G- ?# W　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

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' k3 v2 d5 O  L　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

, D- V4 t, q* k, Q- n# X* W　　What's done by night appears by day.

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' L  |+ X* J+ g/ T　　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。