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

# |3 w- G: b, O- [; F; Z8 t- P　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

4 a0 `0 j: l) \! Y2 `　　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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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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# I) Y) j% ?! G' O　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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: x, \) k' B$ E/ Y1 G5 J: M　　不遗余力

' _) X- U8 m3 H  R4 a　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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4 N7 u  Y0 _0 u2 i2 Q, y% F　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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* f+ U2 E3 U3 [2 t　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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, O. A2 s; n  K1 W' U+ Z　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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1 Y# Q% K2 a% O4 D  N　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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3 l+ A4 O2 X% X　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

& H5 {2 t* l3 W6 H( p+ @# s9 [　　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

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

7 W. S; X3 ~7 ^0 k/ t4 z7 X　　Bad news travels fast.

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% T! e; T! a1 ^0 w; z. X: \8 \　　和气生财

0 a" c1 {1 e1 c2 |　　harmony brings wealth;
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9 B9 _! R- |& p0 {2 i　　活到老学到老
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! n" M3 Q3 }: c, w, q8 t　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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1 C- d+ r1 R6 s& J2 `　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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  d+ ~" @; ], N8 t　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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4 A+ `2 m; y! r　　脚踩两只船
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0 f+ v" x  ]6 `. |" D5 F! Q　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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& d  B* f$ V9 m  C3 h0 `* B　　君子之交淡如水

　　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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4 q! W) V  s' J/ e+ }6 ]1 `　　礼尚往来
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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" K: }% Z8 J, a2 H% {　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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+ [" T6 I' N5 l& }　　马到成功

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　　gain both fame and wealth

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' \. o, v" u: j& P& d+ {: z　　茅塞顿开

: Z4 b. h$ i( E) F! t　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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+ J' o4 Q9 W5 C6 S9 O　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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" z+ s7 W$ z" X　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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& f/ \0 k: B0 O1 Z$ G　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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" n& G* ]! H4 \0 t　　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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　　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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2 @/ F) H4 W2 d- C  |$ ^5 P1 Q6 Q. N　　破釜沉舟
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& o$ m+ |/ M" J, h1 f　　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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0 s* z* K* X5 A3 f7 b4 d$ C" y　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

$ l+ C& C4 C0 _( B4 R　　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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- Q7 M! Q; @" o+ ]　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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0 i0 I7 v' t9 O5 d9 s" q2 |6 ?4 n" H　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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4 C, w' b- R6 u8 N  E$ p8 W　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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; b7 k7 k& R  U1 ], G) f# _- `, V" D　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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- ~/ C* v+ L# @/ y/ W4 M; i5 ], s- n　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

: D& l" K& a& H1 R" T1 ^2 C　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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3 E5 ^  B- F" ~6 a( R　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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+ }$ v; @' w5 h　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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9 V# s) t' n- ~' J/ h, }- y　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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& |# }' J  w( I' [" H　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

/ T' o- j+ Z; D. I3 Y　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

  p+ y$ ]/ ^6 c: B　　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

2 i% W" n; o2 b0 w　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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- X* U& R! W% F9 e　　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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: o+ {0 D2 b7 f( H5 F; s　　说曹操，曹操到

( Y9 I. Z, V" I; R. w$ z　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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　　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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, [' r: j3 g' a( S　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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$ i% b- [1 m2 V# W% D' }9 |　　糖衣炮弹

$ t( ], ^$ v5 t6 X　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

' u( g  B0 L2 @- u5 v% y) o% X+ o( z　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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' g7 h+ T4 {4 Y' @! [2 c" M( `　　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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　　歪风邪气
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' d% b6 t$ l! b) N" D0 c! c) j　　物以类聚，人以群分
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5 K1 S& J* [+ R- j1 `; i/ K　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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  O) Y' X& A; b7 i- E0 e2 `　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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4 G( ^4 h1 e  R! o　　唯利是图
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0 e, ~, [& A! |　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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, |5 h. d7 _. M4 a6 d' x　　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

" O: I7 ?' N* C+ I8 W' |　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

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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

　　May all your wish come true
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1 k% v- w0 I# d) T* g3 F3 ]　　心照不宣
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" \* p/ w# O- l" @　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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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

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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# w6 j4 S9 Z- k5 x  r　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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) u4 A+ u% r# D/ e, c　　循序渐进
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+ Z2 Q0 n5 v0 a8 K　　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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; @. ^1 t/ [1 ^4 j　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

4 G, T. y8 T6 a  Z6 U' ]6 C　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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, n& b' X3 Y) _/ B　　有勇无谋

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　　有缘千里来相会

: S; f0 V) C$ ]6 o# D　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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. j5 Z  k/ ~/ A2 |8 z　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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7 j2 i. i4 U) }0 b8 k* G' z　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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& S% q6 Z0 g5 ?1 w' i) O　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

! J. U6 z' r! O7 N　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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+ J( e* J3 W: I　　欲速则不达

) X- {# H5 w; a　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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/ B; y& K) U& v6 d) g　　优胜劣汰

4 s$ g* z2 K2 w4 y! o. a　　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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# M( D2 R: p& w& _　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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　　招财进宝

# Z$ s. Y! n( C- W8 \9 N: m% s　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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8 a2 ]5 s5 d# F. Z2 d, s　　纸上谈兵

% X0 F# j  p' X+ }# ~　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

- O5 p( _0 t% w& Y: K# u0 y　　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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Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。