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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" j" q* D7 D9 f　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

8 z1 Q: m9 d7 f, o  L# e, w& z　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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  H" S9 r# D& |, |% l! n% y/ Q) z4 Y　　Seeing is believing.

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" ~# c" ]6 \* d5 j+ N: \2 w/ c　　比上不足，比下有余
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' i6 {: u+ |) o8 Q  g0 p　　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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* ~; y+ q1 F% r; W; ]  Z　　不遗余力

) n+ c  _# V8 a! C6 f' c" Z- T　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

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; S9 @' ]( x+ u+ `( d2 x# i　　拆东墙补西墙
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' q! n( Y6 [: b: ?( m; _4 \　　辞旧迎新
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( t& h4 T7 }: C7 L- Q4 ~" ^　　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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/ z; H  D: h. a! V2 I5 ]) n　　大开眼界
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3 f( A! u9 M( k. u+ Y% {　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

' q+ G7 p0 z6 n　　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
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　　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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* R6 L" j( }2 t9 q* v" H2 P; \9 j　　Bad news travels fast.

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* I3 N) @* V- a- `2 {) `, Y2 J4 B; k4 }　　和气生财

3 i9 W7 A! l5 G! b, X7 Y  q　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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) e: ]  F' I* O! Y" b+ M　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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* E) T$ S/ t9 v" n, h　　既往不咎
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( J9 T" _3 @1 O　　let bygones be bygones

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" [& m' |1 Z5 ?2 X- _　　金无足赤，人无完人
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2 q$ M6 b! F# ?2 o3 ?' P　　There are spots even on the sun.

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- X! r4 m4 u" ~+ T! ~% u" v　　金玉满堂
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1 Q+ j) ~. S( n( k! U# j$ n　　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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( B6 f1 F4 q5 {# Q2 U　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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7 z- _2 l, j% `" u　　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

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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# [. g( O# G; b- X; \* y. @- [　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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- c5 P7 m6 K. h; I7 R8 D* r! D　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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7 B1 w, G$ u; X( F; p' t9 z: g　　名利双收
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" f- f" A2 h% [* h) ?2 W+ N　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

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' g7 h) }6 N& t' h5 b) M; Z2 [. c　　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
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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, M; H" j" g! P/ u* J　　弄巧成拙
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　　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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+ @2 o! K6 m3 w, ^& j+ ^　　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
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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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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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$ E0 t- y3 l3 p7 ], o) X　　前事不忘，后事之师
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' [( Z+ v( L" w" ~/ I1 v9 ]$ V　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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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
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　　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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* `; E3 [' H5 P2 l6 ]  ]3 V　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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( F: O9 @/ H8 @, L4 f/ g) D4 L& O　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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7 {9 q; O$ p5 T4 o　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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& \8 O9 ~) G( A! H0 ^/ w- g　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

; Z. [8 x% }2 Y8 J' Q6 d8 i　　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;
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) g0 g8 G9 [% I# {9 b　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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! f3 o* L+ s- N, R0 x( b' c1 [　　三十而立

! s. S, z8 p$ P( W! |) B4 [　　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
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　　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

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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4 s0 D5 U( l! J- p5 j2 l: V7 }, ^　　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
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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0 k0 E; N/ T0 X, q+ @2 H　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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6 G; {6 w6 U. N0 _% [　　天有不测风云

; a% p# M# ^9 B9 b. A; w! |　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

1 D. p; M( S# k7 e　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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6 i. o0 T, d% ]5 ~- @7 z& p　　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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' m0 N6 C" e1 T6 M1 y　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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+ i, C7 [' `, ?& O' O% K( W$ o　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　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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0 v: D* u. L# c2 E% v& ]　　唯利是图
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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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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

6 _* A8 i4 k% Q$ Y- _0 F$ _" v　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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" a7 H2 y/ |3 G" ^　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

! K' c2 b) b: i; n; L8 P　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　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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% F6 _4 W- m' {0 P. f+ c　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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$ t* b% |( I9 q; H( B　　先入为主
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( B" ]6 }5 C& o7 H1 Q- D# q. w　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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( f+ A- Q& W9 _  k4 `  I+ S　　先下手为强
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- w1 P: L! Y3 p( l　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　ants on a hot pan

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8 n8 l4 T2 f, L8 |* ^, \; ?) S　　现身说法

9 }6 }$ R2 x! Q! U  l　　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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　　循序渐进
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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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; \) M5 r/ p2 y　　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

# m' ~, a+ x: g　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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( a7 M& T9 a, o% ?4 O　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

2 ^0 t8 n7 T' l: p　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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* k( c+ f- J3 n　　keep pace with the times86

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　　people-oriented

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  t2 M# K4 C5 T+ i2 f　　因材施教

% X1 I0 z8 l& C* h　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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& k) n( ?7 C, b. Q　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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: G3 x! [: ]! Q5 s: }& C　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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1 y/ E" o5 d$ a# X　　冤假错案
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2 O1 P& ^2 g0 o: V; b$ N　　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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% u  k/ X$ y* G) q) L( d　　招财进宝

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

  s% o% Q1 ~% c: k) p# z　　target of public criticism

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5 @) N1 x2 T8 z0 _; `+ x　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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; L) w' k+ w6 K　　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。