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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/ ~( Y0 O) D6 \2 Y* c' C　　爱屋及乌
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! r" w& [5 ^% U' @( {　　Love me, love my dog.
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  Y. G) n( S: p, v　　百闻不如一见

: B/ E8 N* W- Q3 `" |& _8 l/ f　　One look is worth a thousand words.

0 r6 @$ N7 Z) W9 s2 u　　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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" L6 Z, U8 G' R; P/ K- c/ N! z  @　　笨鸟先飞
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( V6 e. W4 B- L1 E　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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3 U: s  r  `+ F) W+ F$ b( `　　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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　　辞旧迎新

+ Q: P5 f6 g7 V/ F5 G+ Z　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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) L$ X: ~4 ]7 {3 A0 \: ?　　大事化小，小事化了
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8 A1 j6 n! C; e# ~' J7 \& K! @　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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- K: k) u# |6 U1 {　　大开眼界
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5 S) H0 J. @8 l  Y　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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3 e1 ~2 V& I, x, L6 }2 I　　国泰民安
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/ M6 F+ k: @! k6 O  D  j( F9 q) b　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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$ W) V" q6 v; V+ U　　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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; ?2 K. z$ \) [) L, R　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

& ]$ X5 n& e+ b5 f　　once on shore, one prays no more

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6 s! ^& q  h) k1 D0 _; j3 S　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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3 }4 V1 l6 T2 ^8 a" j; @: R8 ~# D　　harmony brings wealth;
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# n$ f$ r$ S9 y% J" `　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

# o) P1 V5 A6 X: |/ H　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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& O4 u# G* I0 J2 }, k% r　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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7 L" E" A% ~/ z- p- d　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

; v% H% y. i) u% T) V- c7 p) P( W  q# v　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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, q# R( h* v1 M/ o" M# o( l9 n　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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2 X% O" l0 R: J& S, z+ O% f* [　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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$ R* V& @' w; z0 l# i' d　　cut and dried; cliché

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8 H& ]/ {: u1 F　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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( Y7 i: V0 r0 I. O6 M, Z) a3 ^　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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3 [6 d  d' ^+ t$ G. p2 \6 `9 L　　马到成功

0 Q* x* k# q' a! V　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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' O+ ^/ j, w4 t' V6 [/ l　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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, d5 \2 Q6 @& F7 x　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

( v8 X& Q2 H/ p; A+ k* n　　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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' c" R, n5 R! v% ?　　弄巧成拙
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7 _! {/ z" q4 e0 |　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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) C$ S' v2 j3 t　　赔了夫人又折兵

. c! L$ W$ {" G, M　　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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1 v' N/ o$ K3 [5 G- o　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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- F7 `( A' p6 B, i2 c　　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

　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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9 L8 R* G9 T7 v/ O; ^; A　　前事不忘，后事之师

" n$ V- \, R8 I3 ]+ j0 @　　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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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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) p+ O4 \. g3 ?6 b- v, T  `　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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* C; U4 w; c, f/ O& }　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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1 y5 O5 d, P8 \  \# l/ z. }) F　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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/ L6 ]. x# A8 D' q2 |　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

1 x! i( N: K, _( L5 s9 w　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　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

$ z' u7 L! i% v　　a blessing in disguise;
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* Y" n$ Z; N  M. x　　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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1 ^" E9 T: |; v6 F　　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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: k6 ^& h- w: p1 e# W2 P　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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) H8 H- B! O1 [- }　　杀鸡用牛刀

3 U8 `' L0 h1 W1 Y9 ?- e　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

! r7 S) Y/ ^  F3 D2 Z2 M3 h! H　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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; j% B; b* ?1 U3 y& B2 I7 `　　说曹操，曹操到

; U, {$ k1 n9 T6 l- m2 ^　　speak of the devil

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) Y* E" [$ B/ y4 [% c　　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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, ]; ?+ G( z( D3 L% g　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

1 `* n! n, n( Z5 L2 @4 u; n+ t　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

1 Q& W' i; ?$ f% T' @' H9 X　　糖衣炮弹
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) }7 M  E/ y- F% c　　sugar-coated bullets59

0 u+ S% V8 b9 X! c% l3 ~" J- L" e　　天有不测风云

! A6 V$ X- f. V$ l( a　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

  ^( `2 q# |# E' G2 v　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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% C" j$ Y+ z5 a( W( ^- _　　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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' w, ?. V1 Q7 o- n% |- ]　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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5 _% e6 G1 _5 d( D9 C　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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' T5 T& \5 ]0 |5 g; ]- v　　望子成龙

　　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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! @/ D% Z2 L2 z: R+ V3 G/ B　　无中生有
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1 P& x. P; l6 r$ {$ C+ v　　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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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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' `- M" q  z0 B/ q　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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  B: Q  e. t) q8 }　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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3 [9 G9 t1 i+ P' b9 t　　蓄势待发

( t4 k9 k* w0 c# I" t　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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' f7 P8 E( H0 {5 h7 I　　心想事成
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3 i* F  s* M5 c' j: I8 w$ p　　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

2 D$ m; L/ U9 D6 G1 }6 x, c　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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0 g% ]4 S2 n7 v6 [6 Q; X　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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- V; P& p$ f2 c" k( d% H　　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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( V0 R/ j: R8 W　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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  o& S# h7 Z+ e' f6 K5 {　　循序渐进

4 i" j9 D; B! m! w) \) i　　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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

( g3 x! V8 Q4 m, [/ u+ B+ h　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83
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- k3 }5 [! e, c* O　　有缘千里来相会

　　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

　　people-oriented

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/ Z1 Z8 i$ y+ h+ w* Y# l+ Q　　因材施教
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( {& ?; D+ y* b  _' w5 g7 a　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

& X) Z) x' e9 W: K7 h　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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" D: a( L( ?8 P" @0 d　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

8 d% h% m: U7 Q* H! q　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

% K0 W4 B  _, D/ z# w; j9 R$ ~　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　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

9 {1 T5 G& ?% ?　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

; B# ]; g0 a5 y9 k　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

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　　众矢之的
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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$ B! F! Z: P- A" u" L　　纸包不住火
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5 f& [% {9 b) C　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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. P2 l5 z4 d. ~% ]　　左右为难
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( H' j& V1 C4 b　　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。