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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; U3 a3 w! d2 E. ?- ?0 Q5 D- n　　Love me, love my dog.
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) o4 {5 P6 Y8 l4 _9 O& h5 q　　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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. S6 t$ X) M3 k( a8 |- U　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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9 g8 W: ]9 M7 o+ [　　笨鸟先飞

　　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

　　No discord, no concord.
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# ^- `5 s+ I' o! n+ N　　拆东墙补西墙

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　　辞旧迎新
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) t8 m" ^. q, ]: C7 b( d# [　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　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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7 v  _2 t9 E  X; f/ j3 O; o　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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/ r- F9 d- ~- F( }$ [2 {　　过犹不及

/ y- z. c: y( d9 q　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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* J- C( H" f6 E) z　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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/ h, M  g6 y: \; |- ~　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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6 C" K  m) i0 Z3 p% a　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

2 Q: Z% w# N. l- e( {　　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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4 f, a! `$ I: ]/ l% O% s- c　　let bygones be bygones

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! n! R" a3 n1 Y; D0 @/ e3 r　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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# r/ D# A/ j! I7 X! B　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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, i/ Z) \+ g$ r$ G3 Z3 \4 H* L　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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) j; K: t" t  o  F3 |7 V0 K9 O　　cut and dried; cliché

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" V! q2 X4 a1 @1 w2 d) a　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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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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　　名利双收

0 P6 Q6 k3 J; f; A; ]( r　　gain both fame and wealth
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, ^7 @* z8 F9 `. d% w　　茅塞顿开
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; B7 r& m9 Z. y9 H　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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) O: R' {# l/ }　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天

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  f, a( u9 J7 a; ^/ G5 i: c　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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8 P( p3 m! u0 y" G( u1 V7 z　　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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　　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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　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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' e" Q7 d7 }$ [* j# m0 b　　千里之行始于足下
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; r+ N( s+ G+ W. g! x  W% d　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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% x$ U- A& v: d* C) ?0 v　　前事不忘，后事之师
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% P" h! T0 Q" A2 N2 ]7 `% |& F- V　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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2 ~$ z2 u8 Q8 A　　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
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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* `; r$ S. f- g6 F8 Z1 X! s- f　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　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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$ A5 X7 x; V0 j1 M& i( w/ e　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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, M; G2 c" M+ ^; L6 }& V　　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

5 G2 S0 j. a+ m( `　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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$ g5 F4 Z' {. {7 d* G# r　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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3 }3 |3 W0 ]1 v- k9 s　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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. j; U% g$ e: g1 a　　a blessing in disguise;
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$ h% o6 n7 j$ t$ S% G4 ^　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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3 |$ m7 t: c4 S4 k6 h4 K　　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

) O& O& g8 X6 q" e( M0 h4 x9 h　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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5 w4 {3 V* L& B8 ]) R　　杀鸡用牛刀

: U: S9 f! @2 d7 K: v8 Q8 ~　　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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; c- S) N. R0 S# i* n: _　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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" L! ^8 }! @3 O; r) d3 E　　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

- `7 Q' g  Y$ o8 [9 p2 F4 @　　韬光养晦

; f) x' @) q8 Y% u3 _　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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+ B1 r2 H# z. z1 \( l9 e. _6 O* l　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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' u( x! n2 T8 H+ W. n# D: ?, r　　团结就是力量
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* g, ?8 b9 |8 n! Y% Y　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

8 F' r0 z8 W- r' {4 q　　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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2 ~2 [* X: g+ l4 E8 u* p　　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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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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: Q& h2 L' O( V9 D: e7 Z( ?　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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3 d/ i5 R' K: [  O! f$ ?) H　　无中生有

! X; M! M) U7 f( V　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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- ^  E. J" [5 \, z( S! I- z) u4 Z　　无风不起浪
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4 y/ N1 ^/ p6 o8 L& s# H　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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. P5 w# Y0 e/ N! C* y　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

1 ~3 W: \2 c7 `8 D7 r  o8 X" h　　May all your wish come true

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4 G5 G# j3 m; A" c　　心照不宣
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  m) F* H$ q% P5 }　　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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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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0 ^- \2 C- w1 W  f) g　　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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2 R2 f0 A0 u, z" Z7 \5 n　　循序渐进

5 |  \5 n' w5 M$ b8 m　　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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. L; V2 n- J- A9 \6 E. M& C　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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) w+ M& d3 o/ V4 u  v+ X　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

( e6 i1 H. M  C6 @! F& ?% m5 Y　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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8 z8 b3 u' p1 Q　　与时俱进

/ I$ H1 h# v8 f0 o9 r0 M' {. Y　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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/ V9 i- s% a. T. `9 d" d# W　　people-oriented

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0 B4 l: d& k. v9 H　　因材施教
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( ?+ K! l% C  G　　teach students according to their aptitude
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) {% |$ t/ x) l$ X) n5 E' |　　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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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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- ?2 K: H0 z: h! w2 r# ]　　优胜劣汰
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0 K- e* B3 ?6 l& b( z' ]1 Q　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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1 z9 R6 U# A5 ?6 z  I9 S& P　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　冤假错案
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# B6 k7 r' F! }' [- m! `# N* z: p7 H　　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

　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

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  n0 T6 o9 M6 m/ a& p5 R　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

# o2 l9 T/ ]1 m　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

5 v- _, l. o3 ~9 ?" N8 x　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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7 ~$ E! [6 L- E% w3 Z5 P1 K. x4 b　　左右为难
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( t% [0 F9 V5 a, ~　　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。