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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  \- L! B5 q: N; z' P　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

7 v; \4 o0 f/ K! _2 T' X1 V　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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2 B- o9 Z2 S7 }; _　　Seeing is believing.
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9 ?, o. z) F# z9 R+ J) z% \/ ^  q　　比上不足，比下有余

+ E# V7 y1 q! y) M  M) z" r, x　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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3 @  `% r5 Y% {- U$ l( V　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

5 F% g4 U6 g0 c3 g$ d　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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3 }* M5 F) z8 Q" k, x　　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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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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4 j: j9 Y0 V( ]0 x4 w/ t. Z　　大事化小，小事化了
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; ]& D- P4 @3 o2 ?9 N% j　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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; Z- s- l2 t' W& N　　大开眼界

) j5 z1 V1 x  H9 A- i$ z* y　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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  }7 x. q/ ]6 U　　国泰民安
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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;

7 D' r3 N" \7 G/ N& {1 `　　too much is as bad as too little
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4 e& ]) M6 F2 h" n" X9 O　　好了伤疤忘了疼

- Z8 }) K7 j( ~0 {! g. d　　once on shore, one prays no more

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1 e& k9 x  o; \6 v7 t, D　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

) k" v) M: F4 F1 F0 p　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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% G9 g( ]. t. g! F　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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! T. m9 d/ K) U1 d　　There are spots even on the sun.
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' |8 i1 I! B9 S　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

; D) P2 x  B! O' B　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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+ h# k( D6 m* C/ `: O* l　　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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5 Z0 I8 {0 T- F$ C6 l. T　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

+ s* a: B# ~' ~$ y3 P. L　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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& W1 s! j$ C: Z0 J. S6 V: N5 ~　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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1 i1 l! t3 Z6 F( I: N: Z　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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' ~; ^0 z% J( |4 t　　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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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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- l% B" e3 ]; b# w　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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- f8 `) j: U6 E* c  A6 `* I　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

  w8 C; H2 x" U# q3 b+ m8 f　　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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; j, v* e+ x- g; m8 f8 n6 o　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

/ T2 n$ ?! p1 q% Y　　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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　　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
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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, B) T0 V/ N" k　　巧妇难为无米之炊

( y- F% j, v" M　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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; J: ^. r5 ~& m/ Y* G　　千里之行始于足下
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8 V7 H: S! C( z　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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  ~+ u2 a# R( B" d7 j  S3 J' B9 ]　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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/ P- H0 o% _3 n6 Y( E) ^0 }　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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: K4 s* V) r) e+ n. q% e　　强龙难压地头蛇

: ^- K0 Q& q5 }& }7 }　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

- G$ h* @6 O- \4 A. ]　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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6 m) \8 q2 V$ i/ g2 n　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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3 `( H) [+ ?3 `- q' ?+ a, B: E　　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

  x' M7 b  e7 Y' S: o　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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  H  {8 h9 S; B' g　　人之初，性本善

0 t" {5 X5 N/ ]! {  f) G　　Humans are born good.

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3 K: R8 j7 _9 V4 V. Z* `. b　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

5 D/ r: x) ?* r　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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! |6 U. O1 z% t. w: _　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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) y, E7 G- E2 V( P" N　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　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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/ p4 U, C* t' v3 C( u# L! U$ \$ `& t　　水涨船高

7 ]  G6 ~' U# J/ h- p4 m. {; ^　　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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% @7 [( j* `' I4 e0 q% u/ `　　杀鸡用牛刀

8 D  W  r: V- Q1 w　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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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
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　　speak of the devil

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+ u  e- R( w  K, a+ a) w6 T% e　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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2 {, z6 y0 L) r5 g9 i　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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/ [; d) c2 r6 M8 b7 Q  {/ z　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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$ t5 k. G* c1 R　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

# O  O# f: I1 Q* F( J2 \3 ~7 x4 r　　糖衣炮弹
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. I. N$ l" `# C" g7 U　　sugar-coated bullets59

) ?* }- M- S5 ]0 w1 Q  p　　天有不测风云

4 f! C- o1 ?' S8 |) s　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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# R! f" R: F* E% F; E, m0 i　　Unity is strength.

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! k5 _7 P, K. T3 C; c; V! Y# k& z0 e　　跳进黄河洗不清

. k; E# w  k% U+ d7 Z　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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9 j: x* |+ X+ I2 L$ i　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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0 D& f) _8 m5 U, C" \　　望子成龙

4 M! G  |2 J+ ]　　hold high hopes for one's child
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$ ]( n! v" ^  Y5 l  R. y2 {　　唯利是图

　　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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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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- M# |3 q4 d0 C. M" f　　无风不起浪

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

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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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4 u* ~$ ~& z2 {; g　　新官上任三把火
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& R; z' }- c6 s5 P$ d0 e　　a new broom sweeps clean
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* M6 s! y: l" e9 f/ H* i+ m　　蓄势待发

$ \7 y7 l, D! z& }8 f# r　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　May all your wish come true

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6 y6 ]* x9 |0 e* N　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

& Q' J5 ]5 c% z0 h　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

6 O* t$ J- \+ d  {　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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. y5 l, d1 R: p8 S　　热锅上的蚂蚁

+ D' Z# ~( W9 w( H　　ants on a hot pan

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  Y& p2 n/ l% R! k　　现身说法
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! K/ V6 r% j& b3 l% T　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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1 f0 Y% Z8 u/ P, L: x0 p) \' b" q　　循序渐进

+ I  J+ w+ K( Z' o6 E　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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/ z( |: [4 \3 C4 D6 u　　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

" `% P# ]( l) Z: v; q, u% d# z3 ]　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

2 ?9 T% h1 ^& w2 E' P　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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: D2 g! @: t3 r　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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% J" G& U% t- D& `　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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9 }5 ?; J: Z# @: O) e3 q! y1 ?　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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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　　Haste makes waste.

" d0 _) C$ J' A/ G  V　　More haste, less speed.

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3 ?' d7 A4 r# p, u　　优胜劣汰

  t0 y: i% a4 O0 U　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

7 M7 K# r4 S' K3 Q' y6 }　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

; [3 F( Q( Y  V: C0 m0 p" Y$ ]　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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8 \" r2 `3 v& g$ W　　冤假错案

　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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7 Z/ M/ Y9 a2 q3 u1 d7 `4 D; B% V　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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. w. Q9 r6 S+ b4 y$ h! n# o　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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/ B) C& N* r% T% f6 y　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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4 L: Z5 j3 H* S3 m/ H　　众矢之的
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# b+ B( y5 F# Z" p) ~　　target of public criticism

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# j# K1 H6 R9 O$ @, N* G　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

1 [! A1 W% f! c& a& Z$ M　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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6 U3 @  S: L; U# G; c　　左右为难

8 z, q8 k' K- S* W' K; C/ v7 |　　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。