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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" d& V! m& F& `, R' }1 W# u　　爱屋及乌

: q$ ^4 ^/ \5 W8 k2 i9 y( A　　Love me, love my dog.
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7 p, f/ a5 M' Z' k( E1 f. X7 B　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

2 z$ f1 N3 w$ e& J8 C　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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- ~+ \' _" ]/ L& g6 x　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　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

　　No discord, no concord.
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' P( Y2 Z5 P+ |- d: F　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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/ v; U$ c! O+ A( R% H; I5 o　　辞旧迎新

( a4 U7 s2 ~6 i+ i0 F! b' c　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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' W9 _) ^- k# R0 I　　大事化小，小事化了

　　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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1 e, q2 u- N# C" @% q. I- |9 k8 n2 Z　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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! m+ j" y- Q& Z. a' a　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

, m2 v0 |: |" u  U　　Bad news travels fast.
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! I9 C- i) U$ i3 m7 d0 ~　　和气生财
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5 w- ^9 w9 _+ i" g　　harmony brings wealth;
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  S1 A- ~3 D+ a8 W　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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5 o% X9 ^, p' G8 A; p( w( D5 k　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

  }5 m2 A5 _+ r, N7 K　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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. y9 r; s: m% m2 E) h8 ?6 C　　脚踏实地
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: C: d0 R: g' @' P/ K1 [　　be down-to-earth

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! U& a) q8 m. H3 x6 D) l  W4 ]　　脚踩两只船
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( O. F* f& z! R: G  t1 M! ~　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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, `* K) {3 z) }　　君子之交淡如水

5 }& O" }/ g% d) J2 d　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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' X/ a  e/ V# i& Y' ?8 w　　礼尚往来
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4 m0 ~. N* `0 A5 B6 A　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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2 M& W' ?$ Y9 o* M* @: i　　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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　　马到成功

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　　gain both fame and wealth

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. ~8 F& S; s" g　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

& c% \, S$ o- H; R) Z　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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2 c- I! I* o: V* d　　每逢佳节倍思亲

# r3 o& ?$ R& q& `; K, S' i　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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3 y7 G- d1 {' T5 Y4 `( b　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

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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

　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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, r9 n0 H0 w# @　　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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) u' W, q# T/ t& `4 e" I　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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5 _8 w0 y% i5 x# A/ p) P- d　　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

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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, o7 k) @- `+ t' `　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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+ O' V+ C1 O+ l5 ]' y　　人逢喜事精神爽
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& x3 Z* b, H2 i9 h% j: w7 `) U　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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& H. M9 U3 j9 f　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

7 d' @  F; m0 e# }6 P) H　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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6 @) m1 Y8 J" m4 I　　世外桃源
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0 G1 U3 u' c/ Y" B6 A' Y　　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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5 O+ d' B7 C6 ^　　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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" @2 a$ @! K& i5 p2 z　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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  s, ?+ j5 d7 j. S　　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

　　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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% b; l' \# m; F　　实事求是
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* R1 b; K$ u9 M　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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* s; A4 L% k, r$ @2 N# S, u% m9 l　　说曹操，曹操到

　　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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# p" P9 F% Q7 w5 p3 e* Y+ O7 C　　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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  H$ h' n9 @- x  x3 q　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

1 y" F+ I6 r" C4 D+ D　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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" m7 r& ^4 \" C  ~$ m- {9 U　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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9 N& d" x6 h) S3 r　　跳进黄河洗不清
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  M5 @; v& C5 q, g' T) ^　　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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0 V8 w& y' D) D' p9 J, f' D, y# Y　　歪风邪气
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% j* j& h( M0 S, O0 f　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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/ ?: w. k+ i4 Q# }  {& [　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　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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　　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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% M5 b0 E( K$ z" v( h) ?　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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, k/ M% ]% E6 u; p  \2 ^　　新官上任三把火
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, M; t1 P+ U7 a1 T) D　　a new broom sweeps clean
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( e1 S: f6 D7 _; _* q8 H# |　　蓄势待发
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& G- o+ i9 Y- P  X4 \, V7 z* J　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

/ L( i5 s6 X( P2 \8 g6 u( m　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

7 l2 s: G: Q  j/ \- n　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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7 i9 K1 i  f. |/ n# n* Y. K0 F　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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  ^/ f) J' H% |$ T* T# b' S6 R　　先下手为强
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( O' O9 x& L% M　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

# r5 F, A2 V! y　　The best defense is offense.

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+ ^' m9 p& U( S. h　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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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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, a1 v+ n9 r( K! `5 W9 j4 C　　严以律己，宽以待人

& l8 O3 o+ N( ^　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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! |, n: E& K9 [* C: t2 s! Z　　有钱能使鬼推磨

2 P7 X" x- n& J, k　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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1 d$ m' f+ f' m7 i" @　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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1 P8 X1 x# `; H/ Y　　有缘千里来相会
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1 N, o/ l6 V1 ]( |& n# s8 q　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　以人为本

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　　因材施教
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2 n+ [  Q# J3 f　　teach students according to their aptitude

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2 F9 b/ D! t. T: d4 t0 x$ ^　　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

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

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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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　　冤假错案

3 c/ W4 T- H! y- g4 A　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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# R' L$ m- o) e' S$ U　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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+ o4 h. t. [1 C/ O6 `& s. N5 Q　　招财进宝

0 ~; x4 |7 a$ k2 c& Y4 D  F0 G5 e　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　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。