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

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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! O! M, s* C) B0 `　　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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5 b- d! |% c* M& L$ s) L0 m　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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: H( l: i+ Z% C$ M% X7 }' v　　辞旧迎新
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8 O& @$ {' f2 C. B+ k, J+ J: m　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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/ Y9 B6 U1 H( v! p' _8 E2 A　　大事化小，小事化了

7 x. p6 F# d9 z& m0 Q　　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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5 p  U, r# k' f　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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8 \* o5 z+ `+ l) U　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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0 l# g5 s, q6 M( E5 [1 F　　过犹不及

　　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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* q0 z& [' g; Z) F6 @2 B1 x　　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

　　Bad news travels fast.

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4 g8 f9 i4 w% U) \, [# i2 s1 p　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

$ l4 x( z% h% V4 ^9 t- n- a　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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: n/ }" \+ G  U9 ^　　never too old to learn
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- l9 e' N. g3 q6 H+ x　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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0 L- G6 C' o5 ~2 X　　金无足赤，人无完人

+ S  Z2 j' q3 d4 y3 }0 C" ]* o　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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7 t* E4 c" l* o# j. ~2 }, \* b3 n　　脚踩两只船
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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; ^  q% W; J9 L5 f2 b　　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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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

' \6 ^; v8 I2 E1 G  E2 g; W9 r  g　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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7 R$ D7 |  W" l2 U1 j7 d( }　　马到成功
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1 C  a& r* n5 w! ?; S　　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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5 Z& J$ V$ t* x3 G. f　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　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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　　抛砖引玉
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　　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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　　抢得先机
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- B- K1 u- K) G/ V4 F1 L/ k$ j　　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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5 P( Y' h* r. F' }　　千里之行始于足下

　　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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6 _: P$ q" o4 h  Q/ w4 S　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

- Q- s& w- v2 Q1 y4 t) ~1 u- x　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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# F# S& p5 e. i　　强龙难压地头蛇

* F1 s4 N( F, ^: X$ X- ~* z　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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1 L# b$ H+ {( `/ T5 V　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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* J! C4 f- F1 G. x( p. Q　　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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, u  ]- A; P! D- j　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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8 m# \* n! A6 o6 h　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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/ C: f+ p2 F+ ~1 R　　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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　　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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　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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' Q2 T7 R2 c4 }) G! M1 T　　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

9 g3 |- _  h4 v+ e　　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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　　实话实说

/ [- I9 ~# J; f; T　　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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: e3 }% G: `! `* H* k8 C/ g8 ?　　韬光养晦

7 c& a* \' q8 L0 W7 ~! s　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

* L$ S- n8 ^% O/ f/ a　　sugar-coated bullets59

& P' ^. Y' j* P　　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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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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( y, B7 y- Q; H- u" \# L　　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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, C# `- V3 G9 F　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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6 y( Q. r5 W! a. O  A* z0 Q& `　　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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6 G" D3 W7 Y; ^1 v! Y1 V. d: x　　唯利是图

! N! G, Y* n$ m6 ?) V/ p　　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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; \4 ^  E' w4 u$ w: P' \　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

" k' m* G8 P) P* x0 E, T3 |% a( Y, n　　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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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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- M3 G. S* M5 D9 S　　蓄势待发

6 p1 l. j& o7 P) L) V: x/ K7 k- X　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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* K) [& a: E6 R$ h, V　　心照不宣

; s( W- O/ X! l% I2 s" f0 x4 ?& E% `　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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0 a! {1 J6 [1 A' N: H　　先入为主

# X6 @8 }( T' H/ `0 r, b- v/ A* X　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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* ~- _& h. W- i% V　　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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　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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. V; B7 A" R3 Z. ?　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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5 X4 h4 d* p, G; _, T2 t3 e　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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; {/ q1 O  y8 @0 P% Q8 j　　循序渐进
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1 ~7 E$ R9 f- r" L　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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3 Z; w+ d" q, ?* o# U% \　　严以律己，宽以待人

* l0 O3 E% c+ q+ w$ ~! a　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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8 D+ ?; A& ~6 c( A　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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) x/ Y; w' w, y# N! ^7 X　　有钱能使鬼推磨

& l3 ?& M1 H. x+ v- e8 ~) K　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

& I! G0 z( f8 M　　有识之士
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$ a, ]: L3 y! B5 [6 ]　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　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

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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4 I: R0 u" E- r5 n3 M" }　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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( ?- f. F2 m! ]7 h1 d　　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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2 J  C8 o1 E' ^  J6 ~　　Haste makes waste.

3 y5 S/ {9 v7 U' x　　More haste, less speed.

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6 j: W# I9 @4 X　　优胜劣汰

  R- a* f) R$ T! g　　survival of the fittest

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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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$ ]' m6 [  S4 s8 t　　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

3 l" e" _" Z' c/ u) r0 P　　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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5 [" d7 x& k9 l$ `' E　　bring in wealth and treasure
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% D* R. W: l; a/ H5 v! M　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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- o: M. l) @. V1 U# u" q* A　　众矢之的

1 Q4 r& ?8 |2 y8 a) S　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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& s* @7 ?6 H9 S7 l; [' I　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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( K' {) s" m: F　　左右为难

　　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。