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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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

. z  r  o* x: F　　Seeing is believing.

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5 q2 [. \  J7 B- x　　比上不足，比下有余

- \2 J/ M$ o9 y) y1 l: K　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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8 l) d) J: Q% y9 y3 q' g$ A" k% n' w　　笨鸟先飞
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! m0 G0 b, f5 P8 k0 v　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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7 W: |0 Z, B2 J6 _　　不遗余力
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: Q2 G" l: y3 P0 Q8 r# K　　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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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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# H& X+ z5 y1 k* h: _8 p　　辞旧迎新
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' L  ^& e& C! K$ R2 x　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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/ a+ v/ X' T$ F/ e) o　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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, m/ E' R6 U" M; ?6 o* c　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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& x" @8 C) s" Q2 W　　过犹不及

, g1 H0 [: b, D9 B5 s! U　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

  _+ A+ R1 ]. Q: k7 Q6 b　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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& v6 s8 T$ W0 j　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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' d) N& Y) O* i1 u5 a　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

8 B& }3 Y0 N/ X; r8 c3 W　　harmony brings wealth;

7 Y1 ?1 ?2 O* f  A6 _# Y# M8 W　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

8 m2 ^7 A3 F# q; D  {! S; c4 Z　　never too old to learn

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7 l, Q* x( {+ O* D　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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* Q& E/ E# F- E- Y5 n9 u　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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) H# c8 S9 y1 e7 a　　脚踏实地
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! L# p" U$ `: P; q: |0 I' y# K7 G　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

/ O# O+ \" @6 C; U" \& W　　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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2 U3 z& E+ `* Y( X' c+ ], i( J　　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

' S4 d  ^5 b- r6 [3 f　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

2 Z9 V- L2 n# R$ j& h3 C9 ^　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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; Z: B% x& ]" P　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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6 P% k3 V5 Y) \　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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3 P9 ~4 n. }3 ?" W　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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' n: c! D3 X$ V! g! ^/ r　　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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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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+ ?4 W0 E8 a* \! S3 [& |　　赔了夫人又折兵

7 L" X! p. k( I" _' N7 {% D　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

9 p/ V; G4 |: z; ~% L0 d　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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, T. a# \" h2 L/ C& v% f1 W9 p　　破釜沉舟

　　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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* y$ U8 Y- W2 O: A" s　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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% D  @% Q* l/ Y- C　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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1 v* k& I! K! Y* `3 U4 P+ @& |　　千里之行始于足下

4 D) p( ?+ j% Y' E, L　　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
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2 w$ L  D" Y; b) Z$ L) K　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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7 t( k9 A1 }7 ]1 F: b# H+ ^) u' Y　　前怕狼，后怕虎

) `7 p0 m5 d2 L, V" P. v# R　　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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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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# [9 S6 ~& h* ?$ {3 a: ~　　瑞雪兆丰年
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, c* T8 H9 f  ^/ b: F( r9 j( B3 ?7 o　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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$ k( q* f7 y& |6 t　　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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, _( K6 I+ [1 a6 |0 b& ^6 u9 f( K　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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3 M2 D# M( x+ E9 \4 X( V　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

9 Z1 }. q" v1 @/ q  k; P. W$ r　　Humans are born good.
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9 M4 ]1 r! V# q6 z　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　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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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

: T1 J; U) v6 L5 e0 w4 |: }* D　　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

$ R' L$ a" P) X6 o  x( h　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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% ~; O( O" n9 z5 y" D　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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  l$ A9 e2 ?; x, [　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

% D9 N; a: q+ n* B　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

( h9 i3 Z7 U# R6 n8 i! ^! U4 Q　　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

; d- i  ^) `  v" U- M& X　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

0 C( b$ B4 c, J! J* Y　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

$ C( d8 O. R3 F* }1 r. x　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

8 F  Z4 c+ n5 r# N　　团结就是力量
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　　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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/ Q' t, H# A0 z6 W* i　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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! Z* L7 h1 X1 k5 {　　物以类聚，人以群分
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7 w9 F5 ~# W3 y　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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  M0 r$ |8 S+ l　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　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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: ]/ Q( Y7 J. r　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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7 }0 c/ W& _; y$ g/ {　　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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　　新官上任三把火
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) Z+ g0 \0 ]6 `. @4 K　　a new broom sweeps clean
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4 W0 t, V8 i" Z* j) k! ~　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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% P# i! r& G( m3 I7 w9 R　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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2 u8 k. z( U  s- f# c3 F: J　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

/ R. z% x# k9 X　　The best defense is offense.

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* C, t$ T3 t3 P　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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2 ~; _0 G' {5 q　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　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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2 }& h+ u  s( t7 |1 |- w2 H　　循序渐进
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& a" Q, Z. A! f( S$ I; E3 ^　　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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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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/ S# Q3 Y2 p* o5 e2 C" \& b# g# ~　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

% q/ O5 P' Q; {  w; c+ J9 Q　　有识之士
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4 h" r: L; C, V　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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6 q5 x+ V- o2 L　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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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.
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1 n  g, O: [. d8 Z$ L/ \) O　　More haste, less speed.
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7 |) @6 {! M2 E4 t　　优胜劣汰
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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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7 U8 O8 j# _) F6 r" }" ], z! G　　冤家宜解不宜结
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0 A2 w6 O( O7 A0 q: D　　冤假错案

* n& j6 T) S3 ]. ^; P9 Y　　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

& |$ v2 T0 c4 ?+ a　　A promise is a promise.
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! v3 r. Y3 K( `3 p: ?( w　　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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# S6 t: V0 X  x+ B1 H　　become debt-ridden

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. ?5 p6 Q/ o8 G" ]　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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3 }0 O; Y9 l9 G0 P　　纸上谈兵
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　　纸包不住火
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/ T: q4 Q1 h" w9 [. b　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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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。