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

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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1 y! \. h  ]- ~6 I" m　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

; b* j" C' i1 d  @& C- a+ D　　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

; P) d/ u/ g$ d" i: q7 Q, u- |　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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3 w$ M1 c- c, a. Q( I# S5 _9 v9 J3 T　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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7 X2 W8 \5 A; ]) V( u& L　　大事化小，小事化了

. c3 e/ V' M! d5 r% P* g$ E　　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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　　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;

3 ?- Z2 T! {5 d; e　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

- C( s6 n% ^) c: V　　once on shore, one prays no more

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3 P& @: C4 T- i　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

6 N7 M" h  g+ d　　harmony brings wealth;
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8 S2 f; I- R- K8 {) |　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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! P: Z; a( F2 p7 j' H　　活到老学到老

( M3 E' J" B! q( y) [" ]　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

! L6 P% r& l0 o2 L2 h6 q0 Z$ n+ ~　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

9 d$ l" y0 z/ v2 }　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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! s7 E0 [$ A$ \5 r' Q# A　　脚踏实地

8 s+ K+ _* f( A2 e! l/ N　　be down-to-earth

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0 Q$ m+ O- ]7 ]2 m3 O% W7 D2 U　　脚踩两只船
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( @; R4 N0 m: z$ E　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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! M' U& P" c" H& }　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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; v& W% C% k  k/ Q- k　　礼尚往来

: m$ R6 }6 M, F( W1 V6 a. N( ]　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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& C- A, H4 I* |9 G　　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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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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  s, T7 v9 q; Y( H/ g0 U* z! L　　弄巧成拙

$ A5 v4 x# i0 r  _' U0 M$ u" u7 Q5 I　　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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　　抛砖引玉
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3 Q. {% D7 @" t" t　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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/ d( {3 E& a1 n5 T9 r7 O9 a　　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
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/ B2 ?+ q7 n7 d" Z! R7 y　　take the preemptive opportunities
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. ~) g. T: x  Z　　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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* O" ^. @1 s# r  `- Z1 M　　前事不忘，后事之师
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

8 B; J8 m. P1 }) ~* M7 c　　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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# C- N) n! `. y4 t　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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4 K* ^9 |  ]- Z2 f, k　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

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& M( u, M4 z! T6 x　　人之初，性本善
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- E. Z- d7 ?2 c7 {　　Humans are born good.
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- L1 Z1 @2 H3 g& A0 \1 ~　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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$ }- i& a  c, f7 [　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;
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5 `9 Z0 Z) M8 |　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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　　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
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

" [! }. o. o% N　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

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

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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

$ k) j% [+ f. m8 N　　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

+ Q) |6 Q+ R& z  h. T　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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( L+ _/ f- R# f; U& l, R% q5 e　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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# x5 l6 Z" o1 {% n+ L. H( D: ?　　团结就是力量
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- l& q) C: J7 t2 U) O* n　　Unity is strength.

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% [8 N7 W$ _- C; ]　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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, a7 F9 b4 S: Y7 U# v　　歪风邪气

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

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　　望子成龙
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  j; U: s& a9 S　　唯利是图
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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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9 |/ H. N0 Q% O- z0 l$ ~/ _　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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& p) [& N, Z6 k　　无风不起浪

9 L6 m# u8 o4 R, n& T* d　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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* @+ q. ^% x/ [; n6 g1 m+ {. I+ t　　徇私枉法

* S7 [# f& t9 j1 p) v3 J5 C+ D　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

0 f/ }% U0 b3 [: N; Z. V　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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! b; s. q5 s; G  }# h　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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8 r) z$ w2 N6 j/ _6 M" ^　　心照不宣

( X* \! U" ?' k$ q1 w% B　　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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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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" A" s7 W- k1 C# v! K& Q9 ?( c! m　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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, X. E/ ?6 I3 I0 O　　息事宁人
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7 w) W* p- o3 Q# d　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　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

/ F6 c$ u! s2 M3 S/ L　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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' L7 F5 l; m  d1 T4 J9 r- j　　有情人终成眷属
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

: \  o; }: f4 s　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

3 ^/ o9 Z5 T8 t" c0 x8 O3 v3 c　　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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  k: C3 w' p& v. W% k　　survival of the fittest

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& U2 _$ @* w4 e# P3 e, m8 }. e　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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# i1 t( G/ a- i2 r3 O　　冤假错案
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6 Q1 k6 c4 j) _: M7 A　　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
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　　A promise is a promise.

8 ?9 O1 v- K4 t$ F( R　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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" W* I0 d# F4 z/ }  y9 {　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

: Y' W* L4 t  F* G" C　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism

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" L3 e/ O4 x( q/ e　　纸上谈兵
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- C+ y7 p+ f8 k, ]　　be an armchair strategist
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" H6 I% v1 Q/ O: |. B; D+ Y　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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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。