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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) ]0 i% T0 W+ p3 F7 ^　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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# G5 b( F6 C  T$ g. S3 o　　百闻不如一见
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2 T2 E  F, E, _3 N　　One look is worth a thousand words.

6 B" t7 p7 u- c　　Seeing is believing.
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; e1 F7 D/ L9 F+ P2 p　　比上不足，比下有余

! Y; F, I2 |8 I7 Y( ?: {　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

  n: t% p: E/ W; L3 m) h　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

) P5 f/ v4 Y4 a# G% Z　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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& Z+ s" k# s! s; }　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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' o( ~" v, V3 H! s7 P5 U2 a　　辞旧迎新

　　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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2 W4 z- V: \( c) r: Z0 ?) \; @* T　　大开眼界

$ p2 }) I$ \5 \; [' t3 G　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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4 G1 T$ j8 n5 P　　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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) p/ M/ b3 G/ O" P! Q　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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1 ]  I2 h, c6 W* N; N　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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: d0 _' }+ ]  \) Q) ]" `　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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+ L) _. `: d# Q/ W　　和气生财
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$ x5 U; _) X8 p　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　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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- y/ X) Y3 c* h　　既往不咎

4 u  }, i8 e& V5 F　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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* r( k& M) y1 H$ Y" @- O: n2 J　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

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　　脚踩两只船
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　　君子之交淡如水

) d: O2 y2 I9 X2 N# {　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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$ [! c; |+ a: k. X6 \7 N; M　　cut and dried; cliché
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* P* E# G" H( \2 x5 z4 _2 Q9 V; h　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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1 T2 D3 ]- Y' ?# S" N% l; N　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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6 _6 P0 b4 |8 h' r2 A　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

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　　茅塞顿开
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! j0 V; `$ |* i, I　　be suddenly enlightened
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- ~  w! @- I( b* y2 r* k! x' N2 R% k　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　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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. G& T% I: f' k  x　　谋事在人，成事在天

* k7 d6 @3 d: R- X3 i　　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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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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8 P5 `4 [' I8 _　　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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# O# r- q1 [- v! I　　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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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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/ o8 }9 S* n9 O+ D　　千里之行始于足下

4 M3 d( m3 u( ]* K　　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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, L. @  ~2 |5 @　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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( c# k- a$ L+ j5 A9 M5 @. s' K　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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9 o) i0 A* S# X) \: K　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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  H4 N- G. O# g1 J　　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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, r; S, D' I. Z) L2 y　　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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1 g+ s( R. j1 w" L9 w' G! ~" `( {. l　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　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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2 |1 e" E: S$ s　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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# K3 S- C0 U+ @" ?! y$ O7 P5 d　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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: L- n. X& I) i' K- G, m　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

　　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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) u. t/ C5 w3 K! z　　水涨船高

　　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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0 V' B8 j5 P0 `2 n8 i6 Q8 }　　杀鸡用牛刀

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　　实事求是

. `' U/ A# N) y　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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0 `" `+ ?, ]% o/ {0 J4 I* J. [　　说曹操，曹操到
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$ {. B- f- q- r# \: o- p　　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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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

, V5 L) ?4 l# z& z) }　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

$ A% t6 h# O$ F2 }- y6 e　　sugar-coated bullets59
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' S4 x( p5 G3 X0 I* {& w, I& i　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

/ Q: o( j+ V' R( j　　团结就是力量
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! p) S$ N1 ~1 G# l- A　　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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　　歪风邪气
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. U# B: Z! s; S( d　　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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* \0 j  J3 w7 _* A: E: H: Y　　唯利是图

3 V5 K' k# }) Q- Y7 E　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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; {6 J& Q' `+ `& O6 p: J! F　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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! \& L8 `9 }8 K+ n+ S2 L　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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- ?( A& _& W! X; A$ s# f& ?　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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　　心想事成
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4 M) U0 k. `4 H6 t% \　　May all your wish come true
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% A. R1 j2 }9 A% T/ Y* |7 z　　心照不宣
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9 K1 q& a/ ]: t) |$ [) m' I　　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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$ M8 f  G- V: f; l4 }　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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/ p5 [, g- m7 @2 R　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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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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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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% f% K: B7 ~+ e. [0 p: P　　严以律己，宽以待人
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' a' I! I; N2 t- n　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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! p2 V. S7 `) x; o3 |　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

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2 T3 k8 p0 r  y3 ^( r　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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0 X& Y- I- P" S0 Q1 b　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

8 j/ u" o7 v: X8 A* S5 H　　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

6 s' G3 b& S4 X" t, t　　Haste makes waste.
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: P6 a& X7 f6 f7 x! x$ b& c　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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( Z" k. e( s. k) G  b# c　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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' n- G+ P; [7 Q" X; P# m, @9 c　　冤假错案
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- L8 O" ?+ }1 l' N　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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) L' T: T9 O+ X　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　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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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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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。