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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- Q" t; A5 G, j　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

8 G7 x- u3 w: v# q# P+ R　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

% R8 H6 b; R, [; m* s4 N　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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  o) {/ ~' p1 B5 T　　笨鸟先飞
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' E" {5 z# _! R' ]# X0 d　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

! a" z8 ^: g+ x/ B1 g/ c, n　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

+ U9 ~' r5 D2 H7 n* u　　No discord, no concord.

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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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$ c4 j7 Q9 g( Z* {　　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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) T0 D* C( W7 u+ V　　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
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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/ x6 h- {( B, A2 D$ I　　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;
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　　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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2 h# Y- D7 t  v　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

  M' Y( c2 B' R& z: Q' Z* y1 w　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　活到老学到老

7 s3 n$ [, {! m& I: Q) N/ n) O) V　　never too old to learn

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3 c; M2 h/ |+ B; ]1 R2 m　　既往不咎

* J+ w# i3 [& n1 X( S　　let bygones be bygones
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- a  G0 Y- |3 A( Y: {7 L, p# L6 h0 Y　　金无足赤，人无完人
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+ {8 O/ `) l" |& B　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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2 x( S6 s7 B& e8 S0 J: K% S, y　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

1 D7 C/ e) X* `% E9 G; v- o0 Q　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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　　君子之交淡如水

4 P4 X/ h% E/ c. p( P　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

' a0 b3 Z4 c7 z( [2 I( b: q　　cut and dried; cliché

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1 D" n" j  R3 F# v　　礼尚往来

( |! N9 k" S6 ?- C　　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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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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- V& N6 h4 B7 ]4 F　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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2 o& M& l# {1 V/ Q& B4 g! K# d1 K　　be suddenly enlightened

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4 l) t* o3 w, o) I1 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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& I- p( {3 g* }/ \　　谋事在人，成事在天

( f8 ]9 @2 \3 l9 Y2 i, G4 M　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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* @, A* h3 q  {. l　　弄巧成拙

. W# B! w2 t# y" `2 i. k6 u; i5 k2 B0 h　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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7 j# C5 ~% q1 L$ `5 d; F  a　　赔了夫人又折兵
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" c3 k7 w9 i) e3 W9 b$ K" }　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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% T; n6 c' {' [  I. L% P0 n　　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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" \' \2 s- e- B$ z2 l' w. d　　抢得先机
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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+ q" c9 p' _0 T( [* e2 Z: 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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4 ~' X; B' f& a, z9 K0 k　　前事不忘，后事之师
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, V4 N1 j* X& K　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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9 J3 E+ {. ~0 o7 h2 s　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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+ T- W" p# d1 z　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

- N, A3 f! B, m　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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* o9 ]/ K, t& K% J4 @$ o　　瑞雪兆丰年
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$ ?6 n+ n! t1 ~　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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1 X5 E/ M; g$ K# F3 [% |　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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, Y; q! S! K5 Y! T) e　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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: f- Y9 R5 h' y- \　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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% D2 h8 L% h7 s0 U1 P1 h　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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) U8 c6 h3 j9 s2 T' e  S  i　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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/ n0 S0 ]% t1 @& x9 p　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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% F) n6 z- ~6 e7 y1 h　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

$ A$ R6 B! e+ i; W　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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2 F, C4 C. p9 R　　三十而立
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* L8 Q2 S9 e' j3 ^　　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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' }7 W' g- V4 I3 k　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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4 O: ?' Q! l6 [* s　　杀鸡用牛刀

- [! q- F! z' `0 H9 ^# ^8 F　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

, N4 ~6 E' l7 r( N　　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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2 ^  @* v) y2 D5 u　　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

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

5 S8 A( ^1 d2 p& X5 ~6 m' w　　糖衣炮弹

! ?+ w1 |  Z# J　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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/ ^- A8 t, ^# ^# Q, W' ]　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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8 O$ S6 a3 u- A9 \3 `, |4 A　　团结就是力量

  N' `5 ?: n! f　　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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# d6 J7 l, I: |2 b- Z  ~　　歪风邪气

5 a$ x; D+ C& Z　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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$ _% V6 R0 o: w% H6 ~　　物以类聚，人以群分
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4 `& z6 e& d0 V* z7 t0 P　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

+ _  [: ]$ V' C( o8 k$ D　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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  e" _# X- m) n% E( ^　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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4 ~3 y9 o( s5 I& [7 o- N/ Y2 ~　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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; }: s* K7 X- h# z　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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4 f  B5 P. n2 P( e4 a1 I- z　　蓄势待发
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) i  P# w1 e0 z$ J& G: B# n+ T2 T5 R# E　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

5 I; f8 O5 ~. M: ]7 f　　May all your wish come true

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" {7 f; ^9 F) i0 j) N+ Q1 ]　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主
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  w7 J. }* B! m% [5 d1 j　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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& ?0 Y0 r; D% G0 o　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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9 u3 d+ B/ M5 M　　热锅上的蚂蚁

, l* ]: u+ A. `. o/ h0 x5 b, p　　ants on a hot pan

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  g& O7 \# R& P* y* J; ?. N　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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) F- M* {% k, N  ~1 W& n　　息事宁人

: E7 h6 g& d4 {1 [　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

- d1 c% {6 T$ o2 ?　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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  k3 n: Y( C: }, {　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

6 ^2 }& L8 R3 W! p　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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. d, U  G! X; N! a9 h　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

  J3 B$ A5 R$ i　　有缘千里来相会
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　　与时俱进
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) }0 F2 g7 @) T8 B6 N+ ^　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

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, i; Z0 o  V; `: V　　因材施教
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! A" J0 {% T8 j$ h$ _" U6 S　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　优胜劣汰
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# v; M7 P" U# V, o3 V+ l% T　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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/ ?  a' T7 u# y0 I　　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

　　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

; N$ L  k# h$ y2 y　　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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; o" u% ?3 _3 m( v$ Q　　债台高筑
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  U( h" y' f8 e　　target of public criticism

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7 @, d, k- n4 _, O4 ?　　纸上谈兵
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% |! A6 F. z/ z　　be an armchair strategist
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8 ]" `0 }3 w3 C+ ^' N1 R1 z　　99
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　　纸包不住火

. l) ~' r& [8 X/ K! c0 e- B% H5 b　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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# c: t2 W5 X& W" R4 h+ |% h! S　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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　　左右为难

) C- F% X# ~9 I4 b* ?0 m　　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。