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

1 W; Q: Q+ D; b' U: Z- ~+ T2 K　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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% u! }: A2 K6 T6 _" b9 e- ^6 g　　比上不足，比下有余

9 f3 p, N0 p3 s6 K6 G' o　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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: _3 @9 _' B( K! e8 ]7 k/ q* J　　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

  \/ ~- W! `  ^9 r3 c; {　　No discord, no concord.
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4 ?3 ?7 z& T; p) \+ H6 q+ ?( D3 X　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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/ D: {! h* b% P3 M　　辞旧迎新
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. J4 A3 V9 x6 |) g　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

6 b+ \* A5 ^) p/ {" N5 _" l. e　　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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1 k3 x; v* R! Q2 I3 U- ]7 S　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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1 [! x& n2 l) E, W　　过犹不及

　　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

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

  ~0 P/ E7 b- j　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

+ P- a$ p, h. e2 A( e9 @2 o　　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

/ A' [7 T' U( e' `　　let bygones be bygones
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- ?. O# z4 E! ]# N1 r1 j' m, s　　金无足赤，人无完人
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& j2 x2 f0 }" {6 I) s　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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9 e& T" z$ _" \' y" x8 k　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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1 X: {2 w7 @9 |/ C( h# _& g8 }　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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! @6 T% J8 I6 E/ q　　君子之交淡如水
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- x3 l- m8 J) M+ \- n7 }* w, ^　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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  R" z% a9 R" \5 v( c3 s　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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& K$ I2 F% s( \& V/ D; Z　　礼尚往来

: A9 n+ B1 q! k: M6 l　　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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& h0 ~7 z! A  Z6 F3 c( f8 Y! H　　马到成功

$ i1 j  x- A$ w) Q5 |　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

$ i5 F3 p2 U, ~4 p# U　　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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　　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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. z: b; q8 k2 Q; [/ ^　　谋事在人，成事在天

+ O" f3 r+ D; f! v+ ~& [$ d4 _/ `0 ~　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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7 h& P3 W* @3 `/ m, X5 a( G　　弄巧成拙
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: k+ ^* ]7 k3 q3 N' \" n% d　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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: C5 Z: j  N# |) i# B% X　　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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: d) g9 B" n) t0 n& P  C6 }* p　　破釜沉舟

% R$ N- A% y1 {& r6 p　　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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! y. x& j5 e' M5 ^　　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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6 i  H# w# Z2 O  `) v- M' w2 m　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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, r) }9 Z( e- B& B) d' Z* G" q7 @　　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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& a* L7 {" w7 m& z- ]　　前事不忘，后事之师

, [3 T) i' ?1 J4 P: x5 q　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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+ [8 E) t* p, k　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

: g$ ^5 U7 ?" q0 f4 y* l　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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7 \( q+ c& H. d* I( h- w9 g* D　　瑞雪兆丰年
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# q) ?3 m9 U! X( Z7 m3 ^, v　　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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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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7 k- }, \2 o8 Z/ R% q9 v　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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# G0 }' z# H0 \　　世外桃源

9 D% t7 b6 ]; O0 X$ S　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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. I( j8 x$ }  a/ u' z0 _　　人之初，性本善

4 ~( w- y+ o0 T% e0 i# L/ s/ @　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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# f- X5 b6 H* d8 f7 a1 d/ }3 d/ C　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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. f0 C! n! `$ Y% G1 ]5 ^　　三十而立

- q+ d5 {8 E# b9 z+ U　　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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, ~! ?* x1 n7 E2 w# ?　　水涨船高
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  U' |9 Q3 Z7 \+ S6 a6 g　　A ship rises with the tide
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$ H! w; E5 a+ M5 Q　　时不我待

　　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

) J! p9 [2 [/ H; f  H4 Q  s7 l7 s　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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. z0 I: d- S& Q, b3 j　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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6 u: ^5 K. r; i5 m; F　　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
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　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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+ T0 k) ]! ~  ^+ T　　糖衣炮弹

6 N" C% E3 X; ^& _　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

6 X0 U; }& q: R9 W; N; I　　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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6 a* m2 f1 a& j7 u  M: m( f　　歪风邪气

5 g8 x3 g/ x' `* @　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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: {* y! r: B* M$ k. d7 B; g5 |　　物以类聚，人以群分

4 ^- m* d4 @% T; X6 z( I　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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! B8 n  F4 O! r　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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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
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6 l- }6 T) \+ T4 f　　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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0 W& z- h$ n) ]7 ~0 V　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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* L! [' ?. Z. S. I: |* J2 _. u& V　　徇私枉法

0 j1 ?% t! P4 ?  X& r　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

# E( F5 t" ]* b8 C4 R　　a new broom sweeps clean
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; o- F8 R/ E! c* Q1 U/ [! Y0 A　　蓄势待发
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0 t1 S; A0 {$ w3 ]& {8 _0 _: h　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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, v7 l# k/ q4 ^& M! Y　　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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& s7 Y* v; ~4 t' B　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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& p, P9 C1 M: A3 O　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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4 a6 s# J5 W- m2 k　　ants on a hot pan
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+ `7 J, P% t  W7 ]1 _　　现身说法
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5 F0 m7 @6 X* D/ D9 b　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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) k) f3 z% T0 N0 h8 c; P: r' w　　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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　　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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0 A8 e: Y+ F. u0 j* U% V4 u5 W- M　　有情人终成眷属
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; s% h+ J# \  b. `. S　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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0 \( J0 |, j7 I' U1 O, u　　a man of insight83
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　　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

! T+ |8 e( @) N8 D　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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; L8 H$ u( Q) [& ?! Z0 E　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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* J; G. k4 P' e" [3 U0 V- p　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

6 A% X( t& B5 K% k) w　　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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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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* X7 F# P+ H, k+ ^+ z/ [　　英雄所见略同
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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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　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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. B5 \) W5 r8 J, E' {9 E' s1 `　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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7 T* z0 k5 |" `0 h( Z, \# K" ~　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。