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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, x4 ~6 @5 L6 A( L　　爱屋及乌

0 s0 L: N& U% D; z　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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& o, v7 d" _+ U* [8 L/ v6 t) I　　Seeing is believing.
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" q( ~, o5 S' ^8 Q　　比上不足，比下有余

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

7 X0 m& v9 A/ C　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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6 m. i- k: _  l. l　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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) R$ N, N0 E4 i* @　　不打不成交

& k3 s* K% {4 Q. @! R$ r3 Z　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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/ t/ D( S) n- h8 i6 C　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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; P- z: [# m% U+ [　　辞旧迎新

9 H) y  M1 _8 |+ R　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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" M2 I* w' [0 m" g/ r' n3 H　　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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! Z) e; D) g& h4 m; e$ w2 U　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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$ \) Q  S. B) z1 Z4 G+ A　　国泰民安
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7 L/ G1 ~# t8 f　　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;

) b' D* ~: S2 e  ^' n+ k　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　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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. f+ W  h, |% X* m　　和气生财

- q  H" a/ j1 j" V, O! f　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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- c# _" n# |0 o# n　　活到老学到老

( \) w( T3 u" W; C0 o' T　　never too old to learn
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" s/ L8 x: j  P/ f5 r7 v# n: g　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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0 `+ M* r3 q7 X9 @8 ~　　金无足赤，人无完人

/ N2 F! d- q7 T- S8 D. _) S; {# h　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

# j* G) o, L! l　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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" k6 X. R* s2 o4 i　　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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　　君子之交淡如水

) N. F+ ~  [6 o* p: _　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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: z1 Y( ~2 n! W　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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# o: _) N& ]+ {. c# X. E1 ~9 C　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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, P+ f$ Z3 _5 U+ s2 s5 i9 \! T7 O　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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; G+ |! q$ U( N/ h8 x　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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$ ^3 N6 f: z# d　　马到成功

" o1 S- ^* \1 ~8 }  B$ g　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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$ d3 v! e2 {" w+ k0 Z# P. g　　名利双收
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7 f. u, L+ h  G　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

2 h9 ^+ P! e3 [　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

6 ?. k; k- J; |+ S　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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/ F: h# K% ~8 l5 v  y$ g　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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  d+ E# V) c/ s" m9 ^) S& H　　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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  q8 o6 ]7 G$ J) a9 {. X' s5 c6 y& ^　　弄巧成拙

: M$ y2 v, L3 ^9 l9 e　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉
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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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6 t" w8 z7 q2 a8 y/ a# }" {# ]4 a　　破釜沉舟

$ C$ q1 r* {0 J+ s　　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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8 C" ?0 `1 N& A: `) ?　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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% a( l5 C# o& J4 j- a　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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* Q7 k$ E6 n3 B! y: D4 T0 b8 y　　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

5 ^* s- a' r7 z& z　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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1 H( b# l9 u9 Q* O* s( Q) U7 p　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　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

! c/ r6 |$ C6 n$ d( D. D　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

# w. ^2 x- A. u, w9 X　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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; V2 O& Y* [. F. @7 H# d8 z　　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
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& r$ [' f& x, U3 a. z) _2 E　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　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

- i% A; B9 D: N- J- X2 Z5 M　　a blessing in disguise;

+ r. H& ~2 J: K1 T　　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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$ G6 n' a% R) x! x8 i9 O　　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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+ j% ~4 I  P1 ~! G　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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1 p7 v! t" a. G& f& f　　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
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　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

: o+ W) l1 ?. E) V　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

8 [- [) s9 t# c4 v! i　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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5 e8 V1 U, g- U# p3 J' @　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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/ C/ E  F/ x: {; H% A' M　　跳进黄河洗不清
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8 h6 p" v& A0 c# O1 h( I　　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

3 h+ [7 q( K7 t0 g5 u- N( |　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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) m2 _- @% E3 c  `! t# c5 w: l　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

/ M' d0 r; P) S  ^) G) `　　hold high hopes for one's child
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5 ~! i# G' s. ]+ o2 s+ S) z: w; b　　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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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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% s# X; d0 Q7 i' T! I  {  K　　徇私枉法

: l! u% ^3 n6 {* M4 E' k3 ~　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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# h- L2 O' o6 J& o( B　　新官上任三把火
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, \- }/ B! X& X2 J3 Z1 {& P　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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　　心想事成
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　　心照不宣

　　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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2 T6 }; Q/ t" O8 q　　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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& ]! q6 m9 ?, m# X) E" G　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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/ J- Z9 l: l: m  I* Y( W% r, N　　息事宁人
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9 p: J5 Z8 U" ]5 ?+ B　　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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/ t6 L6 e4 ^1 U3 w# Z6 T. I　　有情人终成眷属

5 N3 s5 N2 r$ S* C　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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5 h+ |1 Q8 M: Q; \# P　　有识之士

! h! u8 ^0 d4 S6 j; L' l　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

4 K3 q5 [8 @4 }  \2 g7 l: a/ j　　有缘千里来相会
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　　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
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　　people-oriented

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+ L/ V8 \6 ^) Z  l8 w　　因材施教

9 D% c. Y- u2 @7 g! `　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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　　Haste makes waste.

, z: r8 l& p0 W" ?( w1 p1 g6 Q% z　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

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9 u! n: }% T0 a　　英雄所见略同
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! n. }3 Q- Q5 j$ Q, M　　Great minds think alike.
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0 \5 Q" ^0 s, w! h" S　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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+ z- @& Q" d# [' Q) m　　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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# A8 J7 a0 |- q2 Y  t7 e) V# H　　一言既出，驷马难追

5 `# d  y) i* O9 A$ @' A　　A promise is a promise.

　　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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6 K) C! N0 B# y' y! z; x  l　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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* m9 p6 N0 I2 N0 Y　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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0 J0 G/ n7 x8 s( _' e　　纸上谈兵
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9 J) b4 R% L; k/ x8 Q. W# i$ w　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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/ a& y9 r3 S( f+ i/ }+ }1 C　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

+ d' Z) G7 i  _: w* M, a6 p6 P　　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。