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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  r) R& p$ H) n0 {0 \　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

' Y0 S+ M/ A) C+ x1 j6 Z! ?% m　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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1 Y7 g4 S) C0 K$ t　　笨鸟先飞

( e( W% q3 T# _0 m5 J; i: J　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

' k0 l. f8 B. ~. C+ z% R　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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) K' E$ v; O9 n$ H% ^7 u  s- |　　不打不成交
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5 W2 J+ N" d% G/ R1 S8 Y0 b0 K　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

5 G; {! x* ~5 Z/ @　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

: i! S; m. W; F8 A　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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, P* o' N8 r  C* L1 d: _　　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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! @( x% s; h: m7 D# Z　　大开眼界
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( u3 h# B1 w1 O1 G- n* G/ |! y　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

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- D* `) [, K( w1 P3 h( w- W8 ^　　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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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

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　　和气生财

( L. k; h. }8 ]+ q　　harmony brings wealth;
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) `% L! Y1 V& H　　活到老学到老
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' e* E, m% q% P# f4 w5 x7 O　　既往不咎

  G6 {) E6 N5 r　　let bygones be bygones

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' h  v' h# \0 I5 U. \4 L　　金无足赤，人无完人

! J0 S1 i! Z8 i' o9 W; P* w　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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4 L6 P5 S$ a% b4 H, X! W/ t6 V　　君子之交淡如水
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　　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

) I; Y4 M+ Q2 j) O　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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4 K5 M* B& J3 V. k: R+ c# S6 v　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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1 h% w9 K: q( k2 S6 q　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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4 ~; H2 E8 p1 H　　马到成功

/ s) J5 N% G# @) l4 C　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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. ]7 D9 f) n6 W4 ~6 e　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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# I% @2 ?/ k7 b8 S1 N# [8 ^　　be suddenly enlightened

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6 D( b5 D- Z+ u3 b0 Y9 p　　没有规矩，不成方圆

; G* M5 A2 x" v! j/ H/ `1 [　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

, x, J  |0 v* c　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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. z7 B* `8 ~" ?　　弄巧成拙

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, f/ Q- V0 p1 q# f6 ]  A! N　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

6 Z4 L& J$ }3 V( Z3 d9 t. l5 p7 Z, r4 R2 e　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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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

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3 h. N- H; L/ d9 j　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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* p9 v/ z6 z" H( A% d　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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　　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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

: E; K) X3 A: o3 d, f　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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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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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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/ d( H2 ^; X& z/ ^5 b; Y: u　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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2 a2 @" H& V* f. N4 r　　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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9 V6 L" H( b8 t! S5 r9 ?　　人之初，性本善
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7 B# J+ D  _3 ^" c" |" x　　Humans are born good.
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　　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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# K# q+ R. A1 {5 _: y　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

  B- T1 U: y/ }) g( ~　　a blessing in disguise;

; z9 L. n+ _3 L; i* B6 l  M　　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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) {* D8 S  E) @4 ?  m　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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& C- C* Q' ?* Z, D& Q! c, v　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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8 ~6 Z4 m6 Y$ t- [( t8 G7 Y　　杀鸡用牛刀
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2 E6 L  W$ U, g; r　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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* Y# P& ?. H6 m　　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

4 _9 e* ~* Z! B9 J* c　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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* g6 l0 T6 n  S　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

! t2 n5 {$ S1 e8 n5 J9 M& s　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

6 x- D2 o2 Z0 ?5 Y/ y* H- A" c$ ^+ H　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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. T0 T* `" g/ a7 j5 y3 z　　天有不测风云
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+ v4 J4 a  q5 U. {2 {4 e　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

- a8 k' |/ B6 G- k$ }6 M$ b　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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( c4 S% ], X$ \6 M　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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8 K0 \" A3 P. c- f! f2 l　　物以类聚，人以群分

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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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+ B2 N1 }9 v+ n　　唯利是图
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, s; V0 Q) W. }+ _" a! i　　无中生有

) ~9 G$ B3 o. {/ X　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

  ?( w' t- B. |　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

5 _: x3 b$ u, z3 |5 N" j　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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( J2 x! C! S8 ~+ P　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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* T& O2 o/ y, `2 ~1 _　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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7 X+ n! D; Q: z# m- `, C　　心想事成

3 u" Q, ~! l7 o3 S4 Q( `: I2 N1 s　　May all your wish come true

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, |. B% T# g3 `4 |% \* r6 ~% Q3 d　　心照不宣

9 r! i! C+ n$ o0 r　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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$ e* v! I' g) G0 g, d　　先入为主
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& F! Z+ @- m0 a1 C7 ^/ I　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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. |* L0 j* r/ O5 z. H6 X' _9 r. ?# y　　先下手为强

+ g3 T0 h  p: \　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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4 [1 @, l3 C0 u& j　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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% |) C; E/ I5 E& ^" A. G  _! B　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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$ r7 k0 g% l; {　　循序渐进
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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
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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! u  j( v7 ~) p' }2 i' i. o9 D　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

  b# G% y4 ]# ~" s' s　　有识之士
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　　有勇无谋

  n9 j( r& j+ x- S* i6 D　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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6 A9 r( D2 L& O+ x0 w" _　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

# R" l+ D! }! H/ p. P　　teach students according to their aptitude
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7 F& O9 ?) [; w  Z　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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+ ^. ]% }# t2 O1 J1 y　　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

' M+ Y1 l+ ?0 w4 [5 ^　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

0 R" r. i( N+ \　　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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　　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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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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2 j/ v  j2 Q: u　　become debt-ridden

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4 s2 W  `2 p7 ~( `* o　　众矢之的

% s. U7 Q: P7 R+ q- [5 s& x　　target of public criticism
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# |) ], N$ Y2 A$ }7 c7 a3 }8 H+ b　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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' _; T& n  b) ?5 G* V: S　　What's done by night appears by day.

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" y0 ~6 w# z( O' h* H" x( j　　左右为难

4 D( E' Q. |6 O" L; j* ]　　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。