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

) N* o: ~. F% A2 N% m　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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) c8 q: ~& H& u( {$ |( S7 {, O3 _! X　　Seeing is believing.
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: H& N0 T/ ^2 x0 s# k　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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$ e4 ^0 O6 A* o/ X1 U/ [　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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; f2 J9 c' C& J　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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( Q1 M1 u# k* {6 _. p5 u! M　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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9 M; G% ~0 Y  P- X0 F& U1 Z　　辞旧迎新

( ?0 c* b" q, r1 a. V/ V+ d　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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3 G) A3 A' n" U+ O- G  Z　　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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9 ]. z. g& Y# w- D0 u5 T　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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0 S+ e2 Z* X6 \0 D% T　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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) P" Y1 L3 i  e1 Z　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

" E" I/ p% w5 X5 _0 `" i- h　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

7 W% D" X2 N# z9 {, `; {( \　　harmony brings wealth;
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# h% {( x5 {* P! z& G　　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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　　let bygones be bygones
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$ x( E9 ]- s9 J; i+ `　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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9 I( |. o& |) @$ h2 v7 Q* L　　金玉满堂

7 j& g# I) J- w- [4 Y" z　　Treasures fill the home.
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' G0 S6 T4 x' z4 S　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

: ^+ ?% H0 ^- Z4 V+ M4 c　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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' O2 r5 b0 v: }　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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8 s/ r, w. a% o' L5 W' N/ }* G　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

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　　马到成功

) W$ N. a, D2 p. W* B! }0 b8 [　　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

　　be suddenly enlightened
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- i8 U: q7 i- x9 r) f' r4 R' N　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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" W/ m% {7 d6 }1 ?2 L# y  m( }# r　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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8 M: f  A; F! p. ~% U% c+ s　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

　　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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& p, }( R9 Q  @; `; H　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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8 x& r, B: I1 G　　抛砖引玉

" l+ M4 z, ^% @0 w4 o/ e  m　　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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3 V$ ^( R0 ~' }$ G　　抢得先机

2 h$ M! u" J: \, ]( y　　take the preemptive opportunities

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+ Z- d3 S$ G6 T  h( }　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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- D% ]  I0 l  w) s% \, F0 p　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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& L6 @+ A" j$ \7 K2 f& n6 N　　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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& I& x* D! M( T; f  _& C, ]　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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; i7 e  [' x) F! d# t　　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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+ ]! {( n/ m3 i+ @- Y　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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  W8 E% g" E# j7 V/ ]5 v　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　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
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; N; [: c& ^. Y( \1 `$ b　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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8 H* J( t+ w- g. D2 c# g( G6 s* F* K　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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9 `1 e9 x, j) W" z  H　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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9 U) q. d+ q3 |' p% V　　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

  M* L: w0 i1 q/ e  L6 g　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　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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. I% u, d6 q  b/ \7 ?2 c( Z　　水涨船高

* Z  ~" E. _+ n' b1 }　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　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

3 V# ]3 q$ N4 K　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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% F4 c; D) t9 j8 U- q　　说曹操，曹操到
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/ L, ~& k3 N3 @　　speak of the devil
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! k" d4 Y8 L# J* }; l  G　　实话实说

0 H3 g% J  R) J2 i# p% C! r1 p　　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
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2 N# \% t, |! H8 }8 U/ O5 N　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

/ D2 }2 |4 a8 h) t　　韬光养晦

/ L) _' {, E" H. {0 @* Y; N+ C　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

; V; H! m8 [. f" m  R- B$ l  {: M, n　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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. H$ {7 e% T$ W3 w　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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5 y5 K* g" b: [　　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
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　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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3 ~. A8 c( w& j　　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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　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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4 {5 `2 y1 T" W7 l2 p: b* W　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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4 c, u  S! W2 \　　蓄势待发
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　　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

　　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
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

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　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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- J: W4 k5 |  P; o- o　　循序渐进

7 T7 k3 G: x+ j3 f: D8 R9 S　　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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　　有情人终成眷属

: |, R- X3 i) @$ p　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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3 }8 ^6 i+ b3 S1 }$ `　　bold but not crafty84

& }/ H' t; @! p" F　　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

* d5 p4 v- E$ j4 b1 j6 J( |　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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  m8 z" g4 `1 `- W1 [2 k! l　　people-oriented
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* O$ \6 L% J1 h: B& a; s  \　　因材施教
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' q4 B- [. H. g　　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
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( }, L: V7 ~1 L* x　　Haste makes waste.
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# I- x3 Q  @  e& o4 \　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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/ [9 P3 Q* B" J0 ~' f　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

( n$ Z) v" Y) y1 N" \# k3 J　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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; n9 a1 E' P' o1 T+ s- c( K' @　　冤假错案
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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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6 e5 O1 l) r' P8 _* ]0 L　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

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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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3 f! p* K  }6 U+ H/ G0 H　　become debt-ridden

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　　纸上谈兵
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( ^) u8 A$ g1 W! v, G　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。