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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　　Love me, love my dog.
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  z5 o" j+ t; k0 Y) K1 p9 j: o　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

- q; J: B  h( C) Z* u. S　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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& Y6 K+ {* k9 X　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

( n- _7 w# s, F9 M, N& H　　No discord, no concord.

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3 D; G* e1 w# o: i0 W/ Y  ~　　拆东墙补西墙
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7 F2 z2 F6 \7 X0 i　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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) l. Q" l( M. P/ o* G# Z　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　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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5 B5 E0 X4 u+ E1 U　　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;

　　too much is as bad as too little

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; A- T1 `+ ~" M2 Y3 s　　好了伤疤忘了疼

9 k2 l# R% G" s$ W/ F　　once on shore, one prays no more

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4 s; k" Q) y" @: r. n　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

, J3 J3 N3 ?7 w6 M; J6 _' S% f　　Bad news travels fast.
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! v5 ^& Q* R0 D3 q　　和气生财

0 W: u: @! m9 D/ j% Y- a1 X# d　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　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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$ `$ c- V, ]* A, J# P7 L, _2 l, j　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

( J+ u+ j, s9 Z  F% T2 Z( U. P　　Treasures fill the home.

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' n( M* A: ?) u% U) k# c　　be down-to-earth

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' r3 L# y# P1 o! m6 l/ K/ j9 W　　脚踩两只船

" G- D; P1 _0 s' p- P　　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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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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, j5 ]' [, \6 C8 u& s( F　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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& e, s- F0 _' R- I' P+ g  v9 O6 F　　cut and dried; cliché
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* s3 {" _" g" x4 E" H6 ]　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

% `6 w- E* R9 U& g# P　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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: I% V; y% r4 l; C1 u  T　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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. z, d3 B9 q" J+ H* L　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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- |  X" U& @$ R　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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2 D+ R0 P& I; n% |　　谋事在人，成事在天

, ^4 }( m2 y; T) W3 w　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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6 G9 w8 `/ i+ b1 y　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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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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　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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8 i9 l0 ?9 }4 {1 P, J5 S　　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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　　抢得先机

  P' u# W* I3 O% @0 {　　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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　　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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3 O# g6 l$ T% Z3 P0 u　　前事不忘，后事之师
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8 A' }0 o" }) F: O4 R; f* Y, I% x　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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0 m# R+ V, H4 B　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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: d% b% R' L* w8 u+ w　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　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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5 y* \8 u9 p# l9 m　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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+ X% F6 W# O4 E7 `　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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6 q0 x9 D, H$ Y% m, G) Y$ q9 t　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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+ t& c1 u$ E( |% U8 Z　　人之初，性本善
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5 v0 K# T* M6 m* l　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

- v# N; }; i/ w4 _* _8 B( n　　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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6 Z8 `8 s6 k2 `/ ?8 e; e　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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6 C. Q" I7 X6 ~+ P7 H4 J# c　　三十而立

, {. o4 n  z$ J; v* y4 i　　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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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

; B- a1 P! g  E7 C' m　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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, H* @8 W8 C, u0 y　　杀鸡用牛刀

) c4 a$ v- |) }　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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9 M* l8 i0 F+ n5 k/ v　　实事求是

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

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* \+ u, m4 f& e. h　　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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0 [' J3 e( a; i" \3 @5 U& n　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

  T/ H& y9 t% M: S　　韬光养晦

1 p; a4 O! g4 y# Q# T7 a' i　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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  `8 N# m- a/ Z. {8 g3 S　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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9 N+ S* o0 X% ^( f# r- F　　团结就是力量
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! @/ ]$ T0 I+ b2 A+ h　　Unity is strength.
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7 s' f2 Z$ G  K* y* s　　跳进黄河洗不清
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+ o+ Q: b/ h* h8 d4 m　　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
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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9 {( K; z1 t& U* q　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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! p1 I- b% v, \$ i( l% k, m　　望子成龙
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　　唯利是图

1 a2 Y- ?$ B* K' P　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

3 M. A! k: R: e4 [! T. }+ B, ?8 e2 a　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

- u; ?* r0 p' [$ P2 w　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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- |3 z0 q' [7 ^+ Y% b　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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2 \8 ?" m: u( x  h" g4 q  E: ^　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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, T' p' F- H* V1 S　　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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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

3 m( h; @8 M% ?5 ]0 B　　The best defense is offense.
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3 N$ l! y$ A+ e! n　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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( [' i! `: D( e( h　　现身说法
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' w3 h; E, Q8 g7 i　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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) v& i: J) d2 N/ U　　息事宁人

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

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5 g# @2 Z- E% O. e: q. c7 q　　循序渐进

　　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

　　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

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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4 F- H2 [+ O/ b+ s! M6 J　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

5 A) N) ^  O! z6 ?　　有缘千里来相会
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! e* `( M6 N* e9 u　　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

  m# @# A( x8 n　　people-oriented

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$ Y) J9 x$ A! C0 d- c　　因材施教
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0 j& V# I* i# y: o9 G  a/ S　　teach students according to their aptitude

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  j) G$ F/ }( P+ h: N/ s　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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7 i$ p* r: s7 P+ S% v$ h! k　　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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" F5 {9 S5 [. r" z4 K　　More haste, less speed.

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5 O* K7 {3 J# k: ^0 v1 _　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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" d: u" S7 w' R6 V6 U　　英雄所见略同
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　　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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　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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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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　　招财进宝
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) J8 G& M1 Q5 w( J* @% G　　bring in wealth and treasure
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7 q5 _4 @4 G+ ~) g　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

, f/ x% @5 P0 X* D" R$ T　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

6 l& T- l+ W7 r) {. T! V" J9 h　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。