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

: i; Z% h) H% F8 ^　　Love me, love my dog.

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) m  B: M$ W& X% I5 ]　　百闻不如一见

" F8 i: S2 C3 J　　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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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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6 o5 J  J! i- g) S, E, F" F　　No discord, no concord.
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. {% n! m5 L2 m; s0 K; f　　拆东墙补西墙

5 H2 U( I# E1 b! M( A　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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- x& K& D& ]# a9 |4 E　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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  Q9 U! W. C1 ~! J9 z　　大事化小，小事化了
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+ M- |4 r; [5 X8 m( d: I　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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/ R- E0 a3 G7 e) S" a+ }  A- p　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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1 f$ H" ]; R7 k+ g/ k" O1 [" M) F　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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2 a1 x1 ?: b7 H: p　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

% S4 ^+ N8 f. i　　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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: @4 p/ c% k9 e" `' B　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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- `/ ~+ G1 j0 Q9 e+ k　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

! k9 m, {) q( Q/ `　　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
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* d# u" k) c0 Z: J9 C: ~　　let bygones be bygones

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5 D: L* i" z# [( q; d4 ^　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　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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  a/ I8 |4 r5 T7 ^2 d( L  e1 |　　脚踏实地

3 D5 j/ i5 k  r: a　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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　　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

& Q$ \; |5 R$ L* O: |　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　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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7 b! }  n1 a9 m7 p" J+ d/ d　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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. p6 Y6 x2 z& d7 p; }: s# Q　　名利双收
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2 ~0 u/ s% Q4 I　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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, S% K2 f! t; c9 u6 i; l3 D% I. N　　be suddenly enlightened
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  c/ m5 A* ?# i3 r. K, x' o! L　　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
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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7 p6 u" C4 b% _+ I# {6 h' z　　谋事在人，成事在天
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  N5 I9 ?. {$ O8 `　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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- M1 t, y0 F1 d+ e　　弄巧成拙

0 z3 n9 p8 n/ f" ]1 q) l　　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

0 w; }, V: {1 E+ m5 J4 u　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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& K3 [& [, g+ b' f/ w　　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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7 |" s- F6 d. I+ [　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　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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　　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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$ t; g1 s" I, m9 ^" L: j　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

9 m3 b# K6 J# N3 N: T9 U. }+ v　　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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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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: [8 c! K- V4 a8 Z/ ?8 J　　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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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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  p% c0 L8 |) g1 c4 b+ F2 D　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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2 P+ H3 I1 k2 m$ x2 K　　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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. L1 P) A- C" w. @0 L　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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( o' G% p3 g2 t　　三十而立
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　　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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3 m  _. s/ j) Z! B2 P. N　　水涨船高

4 h* q3 e' t2 w1 Z) C1 [  m' w　　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
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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% {$ f+ O9 ^" Q! x0 n　　实事求是

3 C$ u$ a  r+ X# \4 g- @- _1 s: s+ W　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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  C9 o* i( U; ]3 A8 |4 S% b7 f8 ]　　说曹操，曹操到
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! @7 ?, ~& b% l  i2 C- j　　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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/ S8 o3 x+ J+ p2 ]- p' K　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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6 o. L1 e9 d4 p& S3 K" I　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

, U% l4 @) m+ V7 N/ K* G. Q0 c2 A# f: A　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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# R5 Q! s& }, Q9 g8 q& Y. e　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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& v1 @9 \; W3 h, k; B1 @　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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$ x5 u7 C7 ~  g( s- g3 ~/ q, D　　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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7 T& m$ v9 y9 |$ U, b/ z8 @　　歪风邪气
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3 ]6 H3 V+ p) ?+ _3 ^$ K9 ?2 C; U, `　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

9 h2 Q# z( G: v) C2 h5 M# M* ~　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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# t/ z6 }9 Y5 ?6 I- k* F　　望子成龙
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　　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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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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6 }/ m; G2 O( v) t7 Y, ^$ f　　无风不起浪

　　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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! U- ?  {+ C" P% H　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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7 m/ j: N3 \. b　　蓄势待发
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- Z4 q9 U, O- r( s6 E　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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' j4 u1 T8 e4 H  u' ?" g1 o. {5 @7 D; X　　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

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

  u8 V6 L2 i; C+ `# \　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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# R3 A' b( F0 h0 |% r! R　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　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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　　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
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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6 I, \. n7 T& Y3 Y' l　　bold but not crafty84
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　　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
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　　与时俱进

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5 [1 m' a' A: g- L) u　　以人为本

3 B0 i5 S2 U- P+ u2 c0 E　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

' ?3 W+ h! f* T6 |, P3 _　　teach students according to their aptitude

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! `% z! Q3 H( l# u5 x% f　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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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.

( q" A9 _; x( ~' O8 k# b' R　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

# w/ q# Z* Z+ ?! {! U　　survival of the fittest

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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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% v6 P1 s, T0 D' E　　冤假错案
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) s& R. w% ^' K+ G0 F$ w2 w2 k　　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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! H) ^. N/ E, O: P' {; |/ l7 G　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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: V$ _. P( E6 y6 x: V* c　　招财进宝

# k  i* H" m) n' [( i/ t' J! F　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　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

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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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。