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

- L7 m2 ~, t, A3 ^8 A　　Love me, love my dog.

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! I$ [& D0 C  z  F　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

. b6 d2 E3 t* L( p6 W9 ~. l& Y5 I" }　　Seeing is believing.

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% r2 l4 P- _$ T! t1 h% J　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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' `" j" ^: P3 z　　笨鸟先飞
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9 ]- ]2 K& v: O$ \2 p/ t* J　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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! y  v3 g9 g# f" y　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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/ k' t1 F# N+ b' @　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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0 j( b" ~' K* H　　拆东墙补西墙

　　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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2 x0 H) v. y9 C: o, P$ E　　大事化小，小事化了
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9 B' }2 H9 ^3 W: F' L+ L　　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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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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8 P0 T, `7 F8 G8 n+ x4 p4 O4 f: \7 p　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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$ j% p. F$ ^3 f* _$ R　　过犹不及
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: e4 [+ I6 g5 e6 E, X; ~  v　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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8 f* N3 K" L7 ]# J6 X) J3 J* G4 Q　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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6 t  l7 Z; \" W2 X9 _　　once on shore, one prays no more

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# k. a  o9 G, Z$ {$ P4 \　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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) V1 A' N) J" B( q　　harmony brings wealth;

% ~8 v$ P6 {. m% c* b, j2 u　　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
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, G' V2 _9 h5 \0 Z- w$ y　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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! n% x2 O, z. o6 Q9 m" Z1 Z　　Treasures fill the home.
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6 K+ v& P' _; F, E3 ~　　脚踏实地

( b- V4 p6 N8 M% h) A" z9 I　　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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　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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  W  a- p: v& u+ l( k　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

  O- e5 m; O( z$ [　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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+ g! S/ g, Z- [　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

8 E7 e1 ^; O  [8 W　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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( o, u( O: o# k  b' [2 f: U) _　　马到成功
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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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/ Y7 b  k; N0 D) y8 h& q) C$ s/ ?　　每逢佳节倍思亲

" e! O: V7 \6 k" e' j2 N　　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
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　　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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  i2 L3 t6 @' m* E% A) H　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

* r  G# z% R1 C2 m# z# ]* R　　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

8 p, h& h6 c4 I& o% x- `( D; e　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

: W; l) \) r6 S　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

0 k, |( k- A5 f5 t4 p* z9 }　　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
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  Z' d$ I( p# L3 m: a& Q# S　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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7 d) H0 e- c1 w+ a　　强龙难压地头蛇
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$ N! o  B% ]* I8 p0 |9 N/ m　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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( F9 R; h  |6 K5 Q5 N: ^/ u　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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$ O. B) I: O" G! x0 P) u　　人逢喜事精神爽

! g) y& ?9 ~, _; Y3 S. |　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

' M/ J, f5 U! q7 U　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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7 U% X* y2 f6 \# ~8 L) }- |7 `/ B8 V7 B　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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; ~* c6 J0 Z4 @6 e" r　　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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　　三十而立
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# @+ k6 p( r; m- `. V$ y　　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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% k" Q+ `. Q; ]: N　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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2 }- j$ T4 Q8 Z; O3 Y" u! M　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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$ \# C1 Q2 s( c- l: F8 y  H　　说曹操，曹操到

; w8 V; F/ p  n: Y( K, U  q　　speak of the devil
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　　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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( R! O3 U6 x, h6 k. L9 ~　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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0 @9 a! T) H. S! e. G/ X　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

) |2 A' P1 {# I6 u5 R　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

  }# y) D5 u, K6 v; w　　团结就是力量

  l0 q! d' f& {8 Z　　Unity is strength.
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　　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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  @! R' k6 b" T# |　　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 t& W5 d" s- g: w2 |　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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* j/ ^7 t( t$ Y7 ?! p, O7 V/ A+ Z　　望子成龙

, p0 B6 F' y% H+ n　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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7 x7 G" b1 `" }　　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

; q1 j6 i& F1 E, f　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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( _* J5 |' {2 m. S. r: F, G. u7 c/ {　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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0 l0 N9 X; a0 }( k9 h) k　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

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　　心想事成
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4 u( i8 A' Y% d1 y+ U0 @0 V　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

8 M) G$ m& D. h3 B1 d" r: Y( m　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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1 P1 F; w9 c3 v, _) S　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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, |7 P& _( R$ N! G; I# z8 L& {9 l　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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! t5 ~5 e9 G" Z4 v) a/ u# I+ D　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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5 q+ y+ N, q8 O& T9 t　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

/ W: y1 [' q' I3 j1 D6 H　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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6 q% ^4 v9 t$ Z1 i* o　　严以律己，宽以待人
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- ?1 j/ l: c6 p9 _- ^& Q　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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4 }2 @; w, p6 v　　有情人终成眷属

* D9 N4 `/ V6 }3 j2 p8 F8 n3 s　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

& t8 R5 q2 O! T8 d% E　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

( B. v( ]0 o6 _0 F6 p2 N7 q4 z- o　　a man of insight83

& D" m- Z" D+ E9 _　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

7 ?! t+ ]- R/ q　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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$ N: J1 l5 x' L/ D: ~- F, M& k　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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" _/ D% [1 e, \% j5 i　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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" {  L5 I4 A5 W8 Y- s* T' _　　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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7 W' V, J0 [! ^2 ~% }7 Z　　Haste makes waste.

! O5 f8 ^+ e& O6 {, Z* Y　　More haste, less speed.

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6 ]# P8 L; P# n) x　　优胜劣汰
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( y/ c: h7 I' P8 A& \　　survival of the fittest
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8 Z2 C% C) O4 F　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　冤假错案
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* r0 M6 y5 Y- b, G" u: N% ?: I　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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4 i% t' R% q* c0 {/ g" V' }　　一言既出，驷马难追
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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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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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; i4 I" h4 A) K! N4 k2 v　　债台高筑

# i" Q) `/ p$ ^/ F% e　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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  L2 A; @8 S( p* f/ D　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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5 T8 v3 H- G& i# p. Z　　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。