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
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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' R1 W* r' O0 R* {% S+ E+ R　　百闻不如一见
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; x& {, m4 {; f- D3 [1 H; T　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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/ z, }' H2 s! f6 ?- J8 l3 d+ h9 d　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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9 Z1 I+ k( k* h　　不打不成交
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; J# @9 N. z* `4 l* e　　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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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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' B: P1 E. e  ?　　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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. |6 E: Y; \# m6 p" y2 P　　大开眼界

　　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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+ b4 u; A3 J, {- [& [- o& d　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little
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( r: E9 d& ^% L　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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. W9 x  W+ n9 X9 w) V7 E" _　　once on shore, one prays no more
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6 F; n8 M  r: @; e8 }　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

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　　和气生财

  m! ]* T  Q! [* a　　harmony brings wealth;
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. O2 `6 T7 n. @6 L　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　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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　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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' a2 {6 a# D& d/ k- \8 }0 d　　君子之交淡如水

: T; t5 P0 s% ?9 @2 Q　　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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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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9 z/ ~4 K6 W& o) R7 @& a: t$ b　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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8 b/ {) D7 L/ o- L$ P9 ~9 ~; T3 @　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　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

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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6 a5 G4 {. G% v8 i" B* a( ^　　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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0 Z* W* y( F4 X! `　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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0 ?, y; o3 H& T; m+ S1 x$ T　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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# r4 d4 W/ \/ \& \　　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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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* O( N* g$ [, k! c& f" E+ Z　　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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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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: L' M  w) i; p! |　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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* }- ^9 r, S; |+ D5 T: Q　　世外桃源
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/ ~/ M" F! c6 F1 H) @　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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" h; _* g- V8 V6 D9 \7 W6 K" y　　人之初，性本善
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( X6 D" J" J; h: @4 b- h　　Humans are born good.
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( G! N) T- {5 V$ v　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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3 D; G( u7 P/ ?　　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

4 x4 j' D8 h$ I$ u　　a blessing in disguise;

9 `" z. c2 Y, A9 B+ e: ~# I( }　　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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　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

　　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

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　　说曹操，曹操到
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7 ^5 S1 ]; K. H% r　　speak of the devil
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6 Y' [- C7 P- C) R# M' G　　实话实说
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! l. o9 U" G2 |; ]! y1 R4 Q2 b　　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
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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

! W/ F7 e+ f$ Q: m6 |" z- h3 R　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

+ v: |6 ]2 ~/ U8 W0 v: K　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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( {/ c' ~8 L7 L1 e　　跳进黄河洗不清

7 A% d5 U* h( ~! `+ f　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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3 P& o: l& O9 @& Y　　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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  W3 s' L- ]/ d' x+ ?% A　　唯利是图
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$ N% w4 Z. I% d, G$ Q　　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
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( L9 _& l5 C$ v- A　　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
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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- ]1 y$ U! d) ^　　蓄势待发
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* P) q: R9 W1 \; k* L# m; `* X　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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6 g! X8 q! C' j6 l# q  X9 X　　心想事成
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% |$ ]$ i# Q0 W9 T9 j6 s　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

　　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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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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3 q+ p3 G& S' x* T2 E. l　　The best defense is offense.

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　　ants on a hot pan

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8 {$ ^" m9 X" e, R5 u　　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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# J( k( ?. m% i* T4 `1 x　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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- E4 E- {+ g3 j1 V　　严以律己，宽以待人

0 i9 B& \; M  @+ T# _　　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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+ l: Q: h+ Z* m9 x5 s* m% m　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83
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　　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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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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% F- w9 b" U) e# R0 H　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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2 t, _# m- g- P& V2 i" E. E　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　欲速则不达
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6 H! N8 P0 q  e8 f　　Haste makes waste.
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4 Y2 V* @% x5 f% g! K% O　　More haste, less speed.
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9 i1 C: E# z% @. P7 ]# h. |! d  D　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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5 [3 h1 |3 D9 h' V3 @- g　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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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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2 H. i) n$ Q& S6 r! V　　一言既出，驷马难追

; c8 {% C0 z6 p4 h; _' e4 o　　A promise is a promise.
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　　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

　　become debt-ridden

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! ~( U; J* v- w- F) G　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

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　　左右为难
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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。