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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% ?  q6 w. [' C　　Love me, love my dog.

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

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, r# S4 \& [  U2 n　　笨鸟先飞
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; r. T4 S. g$ m" b' n+ t' _　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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5 v+ o: u( e9 S* |" l　　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
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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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, S- L! x; _7 p; r: ?　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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/ J5 X; b( I# Y　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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0 G; _0 S! Y) _- g　　大事化小，小事化了

& f; b8 p, d" v- T　　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

/ S& z  _: b' [$ [5 V5 C　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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1 b/ U7 X; P) q7 ^7 ~　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

* V/ N& n# c# u# {　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

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* u$ c  c6 i. M5 D) |. M" C! }  U　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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. V" n! l" g5 r2 ^8 q　　Bad news travels fast.
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. h8 {* C" q. ^9 p9 ~! W　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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1 n* S) j; x5 j: R　　活到老学到老
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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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# M0 S) a( {# g% A5 ?/ X7 j　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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, t  S1 r( b8 O. }& }　　金玉满堂
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6 o! @/ B' L: ^, @8 Y8 C1 Y　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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4 L# X  J" {; B, J! e8 f% n8 g　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　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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　　名利双收

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　　be suddenly enlightened
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! H2 h3 }' d: z2 P/ |2 Z　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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2 c! R+ X5 l0 C3 Y- J2 Z　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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- I+ u! P2 H( A. v; `! o1 h　　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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, J3 h$ J" {" a4 P; f: }1 e　　谋事在人，成事在天
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+ u" F" Y3 n2 a7 `# s: d　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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3 V8 t% ~, \9 z; g　　弄巧成拙
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: D: n2 G7 L! N4 d) I  o, @2 e3 T　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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$ q* ~* f9 x0 N. m' J* M' |; z　　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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# [% ~) F* R$ i5 r; W　　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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　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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  o/ Y" ]2 F5 ^1 ]/ J6 Q2 L% H/ S　　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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　　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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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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3 H1 m" z( @3 [8 p$ k4 t　　强龙难压地头蛇

2 K# K9 i) n8 G4 e5 u- P5 c/ g　　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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6 X1 ^1 e! B6 K7 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

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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2 |! s  B6 B: b1 \5 w) t9 @　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

% Y; h- H; s3 x　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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8 e6 F# p$ p' f$ \( E$ P2 M　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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7 `+ h( ]$ Y7 X! t( E) V　　三十而立

2 ?6 K; f6 m9 ~7 e+ t4 ]　　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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& g0 W2 ^7 t+ w3 a+ X　　水涨船高
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  z+ C# \/ }5 f2 o; E; w4 @$ t　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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! S; C0 n' L" t, j/ G　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

7 g- A/ u1 o1 `7 ?　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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  r2 T; B  s! D& p/ c# |% g& y　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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4 j: M6 @# h4 V6 G4 u3 G　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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6 g6 O+ ~/ z6 e* n/ \! u6 d　　韬光养晦

! R+ K' h: }, d/ G$ u2 F* d9 e　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

9 Y8 T( `8 n' v: |　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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" X: j1 \! Q8 h$ `　　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
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, Y# `) q. U( l- u0 p8 l　　Unity is strength.

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6 \$ \3 g+ I; w0 u: y# L　　跳进黄河洗不清
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+ D! q- }8 W& q　　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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1 C' G/ M( y& x4 t  r' r+ i  }- ~( W/ Y　　歪风邪气

$ R9 G2 N- g- @1 F& h　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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. v3 `/ z( l- {$ |　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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7 l% ]& j# m! C　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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1 _9 J2 L, v  X8 A　　唯利是图

" W4 M' _# L9 u8 `! T　　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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& B0 w$ I+ N9 l8 s　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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  E7 ^4 P& `0 O5 Z5 {7 ^　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

% H) F3 S, W" \5 `+ L　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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' i, A% n, _4 P( ^　　May all your wish come true

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' @- s# O9 J, i7 y( ?　　心照不宣
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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+ D2 M& R' a1 F; G　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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  @" |6 m& N8 k- Z　　热锅上的蚂蚁

  }2 }* z5 Y& `6 L1 d" J7 O* f4 g　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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1 t3 y  N3 ~$ w5 f6 z% m　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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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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( |  O) C. h1 G- B! Z　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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4 r' r4 _' M. `6 a- \  H. b2 c9 s8 A8 S　　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
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3 _% |; X' H, H5 C4 [2 V5 w7 I　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83
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' g: s# L. f" M5 B$ G% [( K　　有勇无谋

9 ?1 Z% S- R6 W, k4 R5 x　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

! h8 A2 S# \$ N$ s" [) y　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　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
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# k1 W) r* S$ r7 v+ o. H　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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/ d+ N# F$ Y, X　　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
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8 v/ Z( E% e8 N! m　　Haste makes waste.
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- P6 j; g) y4 \, _) i　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

. i' r1 V: i3 t　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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" W3 ]' Z5 M, D( B. s　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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$ ~( Y; s% D& @9 H- g0 p* X　　冤假错案
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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
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　　A promise is a promise.
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% `( N5 F* i$ K- X% \2 u$ `: q　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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　　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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; o9 t/ Y6 \$ k, g2 t$ ?　　target of public criticism
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　　98

　　纸上谈兵
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。