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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. T5 K+ g. r- K8 T/ k  _! V　　Love me, love my dog.

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  h, r* _: y8 z& O" K　　百闻不如一见

9 `' h4 v& y1 b　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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) k6 c9 W6 r2 p3 Z9 {& m( g　　Seeing is believing.

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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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+ Z- Y4 R, p1 z5 t! m  z6 F　　笨鸟先飞

6 o+ k% v5 O. E5 R# R6 `" [) e3 I　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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" |" r  y* u, \- ^　　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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1 y9 v3 t: l9 J! I% U! ^/ c　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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6 A; o  a5 m3 |7 B; [' w$ o3 U- s　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　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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* M* l# }4 L3 h# r  N- V" x　　大开眼界

- l0 k# l4 y/ S+ z# }　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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  }4 N5 p  O1 A3 ~# W9 E( L) z: r　　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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　　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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　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　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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+ [7 w* t' _  Z! X, W# A& Y4 c- T　　既往不咎

) p3 L1 U% b( T: P1 |. t" i4 g1 M　　let bygones be bygones

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: h* v  B2 o$ ?5 o; z) H9 A　　金无足赤，人无完人

% S) q. B) x9 d　　There are spots even on the sun.

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+ y( Z) K7 @! r9 s, F　　金玉满堂
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+ P1 ]9 D3 j' w1 [" S　　Treasures fill the home.
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" ^/ y5 k: [  F1 m% b. C　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

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5 [7 G9 ?. H, N* n0 j4 `　　君子之交淡如水

( G% Z! \% o2 q3 K/ L0 k7 L8 a. D　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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+ B. Z* W, O7 L6 _　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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9 m" I0 D8 r3 y/ X( C2 @　　cut and dried; cliché
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/ {; k3 Y* D# [& f　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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4 s* r* H9 O8 p　　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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* y) U, u' v; C. ?　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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! R0 N4 }6 q, A" m: d0 I　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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; }; G9 Z5 Z- y) a) O　　茅塞顿开

5 M( _6 f' @' t) }　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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" I, r8 |" W7 W* K7 K; x. f+ e　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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+ P0 t* w7 B+ ]% Q. M, N　　每逢佳节倍思亲

/ q! H( ]2 m7 J9 L0 p　　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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5 a) H* {% H- I* T7 o　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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" |9 \# u8 a( S8 Y0 j" M　　弄巧成拙
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

' \1 `4 o" ~, V% S　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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( w2 N( I! v; W6 S! |4 L2 {- k　　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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1 [. H2 K' p5 Y1 ]+ I　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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1 b8 d' W/ q9 p) d4 x3 R. n　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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& }+ c6 ?! @3 o, ~1 y　　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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- _2 G7 i% b% c" q3 b　　前事不忘，后事之师

9 E* `, }! M+ B  M' p9 e2 C　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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: S4 Z1 a- `2 u; E  P2 h5 ?　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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, ~; L9 b# f9 ^3 W8 O! z. N　　强龙难压地头蛇
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/ h7 t( d- j2 {/ E　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

6 M& n, I( x' B% }% z, N  l3 ~　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　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

. X5 V3 k2 }0 F. K2 r( F　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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' [: h2 m$ P7 \3 P3 c　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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) c, G) e/ T9 s2 p8 D8 p5 Z　　Humans are born good.
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　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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3 |! F+ i, L' z* R( m( E　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

; r  \3 T' F% k* `+ X/ {5 R　　a blessing in disguise;

　　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

8 n3 Q" L% Z. \! H) }　　A ship rises with the tide

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  H/ V+ i$ e0 ~4 O　　时不我待

' p3 J+ M0 Y; ]) I! c0 F* o0 ^: \　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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: F/ F% J# j) P* M/ j　　说曹操，曹操到

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　　实话实说
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, m( a3 z5 Y- Y7 p　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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" A! E' K5 f9 f; @8 S　　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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9 A% b/ r# r/ M& x. i7 @　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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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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　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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3 R7 C/ w; Q$ `& c　　唯利是图

5 e& @  J0 N' Q% e/ L& L　　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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) C4 W* i1 x! O- r9 f- g! P　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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5 u, w6 D7 s- g" W5 p9 e  h　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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5 y4 A6 q% N5 A- H　　徇私枉法
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% y. f  S, o  m3 n: N& x. h+ V　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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9 z+ w0 d( n  K　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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1 g; [* P% R+ G, s4 N6 Q* d: H　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

* t: W( z. S* ^$ P　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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2 x( O9 ?9 f- i. V: k, d: Y: M$ {　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

( @2 B/ o0 @- `7 I; V7 A9 Y　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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# |3 s: z& m/ _% s0 [- j4 e　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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& ~$ s  X* A) U  }　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进
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) G! N2 D" e+ P1 n* ?　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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9 G4 F: U* X7 `/ u　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

- {; b, T$ K- f; k4 V" x　　有钱能使鬼推磨

8 \( E& g9 b. @9 a- V　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

' F4 _/ z  f2 A2 P" ?, v, k, q　　有识之士
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　　bold but not crafty84
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# `! S# a2 u4 s/ N+ [　　有缘千里来相会
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  y: V3 _. ?' V& j$ A( Y　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

; B+ f- I' j4 M+ Y2 Y8 m) L　　keep pace with the times86
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1 g  ?: g4 S: e( e　　以人为本

7 c6 u. Q$ \9 H: I　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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; k+ S2 {4 o- T" W) I1 X' Q$ u　　teach students according to their aptitude
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) Z& J9 G8 L6 {) T/ t6 P　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　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.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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# I  n" {) @" }( \  g0 T7 Y　　英雄所见略同
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2 K# b: Z7 ^% z; x' }4 C　　Great minds think alike.

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8 }9 [( b% W4 S2 @; R) Q　　冤家宜解不宜结

" M. S# N( ~4 _# m$ i　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

" i& j4 p# _) u　　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

　　A promise is a promise.

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

　　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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0 d! n, X! T2 T　　target of public criticism

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% g3 x6 m" x( w& S5 \　　纸上谈兵

7 K+ B" T3 Q* n/ ^3 v; M) {　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

, w- |- B0 L: t　　What's done by night appears by day.

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1 p( k5 _0 _; i2 K　　左右为难

2 c/ n1 {1 M8 x: m- a0 Z8 ~　　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。