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

' G0 B+ h5 y" S& n8 J　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

# L# C9 I) [/ Z　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　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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$ E7 E- O" d/ ]# l9 e2 {8 A　　不遗余力
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: h0 I' B& i3 N) R( e　　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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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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( n3 t( M- Y$ g  f' y* a; Z　　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
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　　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
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7 _$ _( |2 f5 H/ d6 i8 M7 T　　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
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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& L; f# [+ W9 h  V　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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4 v* k' @. u) a& B　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

; ^6 A7 n: i8 w. G　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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% p1 @& R8 v8 L% B; N5 z　　harmony brings wealth;

* u9 d3 J; S1 V# h1 c' u( e　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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$ A- O4 {+ n& _( x- F1 P, n# L　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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1 S- ?3 v* j% h& r9 G- i　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

+ g+ n1 e% T9 W3 D　　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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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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　　礼尚往来

2 z  a; [" o8 I　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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) V  _1 @5 P* U0 Q* K* B　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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1 p" S3 V' V& b) G: ^/ g( {3 F$ l! {　　茅塞顿开

7 f' y" ~8 O2 e/ z% o$ w, n　　be suddenly enlightened

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6 o# P1 C* P) L$ Q　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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/ d: G/ X5 }9 `+ _　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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) C. T8 F0 t' s　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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3 M% m/ }; w1 J　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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5 b' g, j5 \8 a; e' K) n* H3 Q　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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' h9 V* E% q3 v. L　　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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3 ~# h/ i/ k7 \3 O　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

, O; k' T7 U5 x7 f% n3 |( m( z2 `　　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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# R2 H: x$ K) r  q  D4 U1 _+ y　　抢得先机
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　　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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　　千里之行始于足下
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3 F2 r  ?7 P) t2 k6 M　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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7 K9 `  y4 d* O  J4 d: w　　前事不忘，后事之师

( |# Y! r% i& U# I( P　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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, ]* n8 P" M: R. z　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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8 o( |, D4 N0 o$ Z  _　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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) _2 G# X' D8 y　　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
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$ T2 i  }  d  M& x& b　　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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# h. S# Y  A2 Q1 c2 Z) u4 O　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

4 c8 d( ?& M9 Q　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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8 a, [- o2 A( R2 a! Z6 w　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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9 A2 J7 o& N/ c) Z　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　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
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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. g' x" h# c6 P6 g　　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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　　水涨船高

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　　时不我待
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

* v/ [/ F% k5 W( P3 V　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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. u3 D# `7 D8 c% D　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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4 _% z3 n  v. k* f, c# S/ |) E8 E　　糖衣炮弹

2 U, @+ T6 `4 P  K0 J8 B　　sugar-coated bullets59
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) W8 l/ J  C  w$ c' B　　天有不测风云
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" X9 P/ A0 ^( ^' T1 }8 ^* {6 [3 P　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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

/ G$ T% x! \9 D2 K  F　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

8 Y  c" U9 L2 I6 ^4 K  w　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

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8 ~. a/ Q7 I, L( v% B. b8 i* Q! z　　唯利是图

　　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 b5 M$ V/ h) E9 F　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

* w. f; \/ }- z! U　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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$ m6 D% p0 M! t& H　　心想事成
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7 f; M* O3 @. J  ]) ?; s　　May all your wish come true

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: y" `4 V( @) @1 P/ P7 a　　心照不宣
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( U. W0 E8 ~6 f4 {$ B2 H　　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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　　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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$ f6 @! L5 [9 x　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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' u8 ^! F" b7 @+ H　　ants on a hot pan

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+ y  Y3 M& c/ p# }; e　　现身说法

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! z5 y* g# E$ N　　息事宁人
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1 H; Q  p) A' E; L" j% I　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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$ C$ R$ I, Y$ K) G, K5 C　　循序渐进

9 D9 \* L& G3 @　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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" a9 L+ V9 A% [, O　　严以律己，宽以待人
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5 u4 s1 S7 V: _　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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  h9 z- V: ?/ g1 D/ Q2 ?　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84

1 v' \2 H8 D, Q　　有缘千里来相会
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5 ^$ c" e4 O" x+ g. C4 v7 J　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　people-oriented
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7 }: u4 }6 `! q6 b) x# i　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　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.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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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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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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- A5 x4 C. Q; ]4 d( d　　冤假错案

　　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

( Z3 g  r- E- E8 K　　A promise is a promise.

- r4 N* i0 [8 T4 x6 c　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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% P! I5 X4 ~8 Z! B, g9 A( U　　招财进宝

; @9 i& l% e" e% r1 p　　bring in wealth and treasure

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" F" p! i7 P+ O1 `9 s　　债台高筑

# Q( x, p! b' f$ @; n　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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7 {: r* n! o( B& S# f　　target of public criticism

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; t: p3 y$ V5 s: D- W  A4 c$ k　　纸上谈兵
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4 L2 L3 i% @7 W' d　　be an armchair strategist
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  |! T) ?* c; c6 M& m　　纸包不住火

' z7 q* z. o: d, Q　　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。