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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$ f2 K: I" H. p7 f- r　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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' V7 G/ M' U! r: r　　比上不足，比下有余

& x9 |, q9 O0 j6 _　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

* u" A* }, ]1 Y! }　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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" A5 y/ J) H/ g* y. E8 }" [　　不打不成交
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% B# o2 `% o' S/ O7 [3 n( n3 T　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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' G2 }& E2 T; a" n0 X　　辞旧迎新
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( r+ z2 x, g" v　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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8 r0 v% w/ H8 x1 H# G　　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

9 i8 Y9 s5 c+ H4 r1 e0 I2 a　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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5 A7 l* U8 R1 A# U　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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+ _; y5 q4 q3 p0 y1 U　　过犹不及
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　　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

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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* M! U( r1 M: G6 V$ I. |5 V" G1 L　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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+ B: y% [. _; l) J! g　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

) l+ U, h3 x( J! z) C　　harmony brings wealth;

0 R2 I# |6 q- x$ |　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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  R* B0 w* x! \0 g9 w% m9 S- e　　活到老学到老

8 n5 K7 G( M" }' U% x# q  \　　never too old to learn
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, i+ S7 X5 x( J% m7 L" S1 _　　既往不咎

. o, @9 l" I; m1 e' |5 C8 H; J　　let bygones be bygones

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( D0 X- q# @4 |9 b0 M8 X6 g　　金无足赤，人无完人
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7 r: \; k3 n+ K) g7 ]　　There are spots even on the sun.

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) E  R5 f- O2 Q: S5 u　　金玉满堂

3 C  X0 K# X. B6 {　　Treasures fill the home.
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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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　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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7 M$ N! ?8 v. n6 o; O' e　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

! [- [! O/ O- R8 G+ T0 @　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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3 @: k, O: L! |' P* r' C* w　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

0 i8 P3 M. h" e　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

& {' I% G" Q' T- [" K$ K' B　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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- r" v4 }0 m5 H* z　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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. L0 d! \4 o! J5 H; r　　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

) [, B6 S1 Q2 @) x! Q　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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" e" a; a! o2 I" @9 S　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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) a$ J* e: j" X8 Z( @6 a& \6 r　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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% h9 ?* [$ A2 B+ V1 Y* T7 A8 ^　　抛砖引玉
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' L" P$ @" Z! U; D　　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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2 p' \1 Z7 k) L2 Y$ B% D　　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; a2 R7 ^# C+ r$ i4 |　　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

! M7 M4 L; s- Z/ ~3 `6 O( O6 V　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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+ k7 B& F7 F( R  \　　前事不忘，后事之师

% k9 `1 S7 ~8 G* T; f- d( k　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

3 Q, ]7 h- s1 ], x　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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. z; W5 g7 K, c4 o　　强龙难压地头蛇
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7 J# C, s) t' @' n7 T& }7 M/ A　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

0 v) V/ u& ~* j1 O1 r　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

! @. J6 b: N% z4 ~6 i　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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) e  `, y' U. Y# H　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

+ E+ g. ]& ^7 P  s; q　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

; W' ?4 @* j, h- r8 @　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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1 B( r: x3 C2 x, [/ b　　人之初，性本善

　　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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# O1 ]4 J* q; i% \4 ~, }　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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' {, f$ W1 ^  f- n　　三十而立

- H) \+ `9 l! }　　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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　　水涨船高
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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

* o7 j5 r7 v0 l& w; T4 V# Z　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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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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　　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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+ U8 s+ r5 n: q2 m　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

0 i/ t9 |& y% N3 [. H! Y$ C7 h% y! S, w　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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& c! F! o; ~$ b+ P' Y　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

3 i8 Q! J# m9 j& |% D. g  F' f* f% @　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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# x+ e$ j/ x: J4 a& _" C# n7 t　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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  ?4 S( l8 B3 P! @% ?+ Y　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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- r; L2 L, @0 R" b　　无中生有

/ R8 t* Y6 t9 O6 _, ~1 c　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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/ g1 c5 {" S& f- I4 u  e9 \1 B　　无风不起浪

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

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　　徇私枉法

: [  H1 z0 x1 |% x# D　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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7 ^* A+ G) i$ Q" {2 F# _　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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6 f5 Y& p& i, l. V, ?+ S　　心照不宣

+ E7 y* P" N& b% j3 }$ v1 ]# @　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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: `$ Y' U/ p' O　　先入为主
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; f" E: }9 y! u+ `; {　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　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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　　息事宁人
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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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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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# A+ M- E( z8 W$ n　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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& E: Y% W8 }' A* F/ P6 T　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

+ v( N' O& I! ~+ i+ B1 N' M. L　　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

- J! y! q' w' h4 Z2 A　　与时俱进

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　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

7 w" B) O5 L4 c$ S" u　　teach students according to their aptitude

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$ {1 K; }$ t7 X　　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

" K: ~3 @% Q# u7 [7 T# \# f　　Haste makes waste.
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1 j- A- @6 k9 i5 z8 ~　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

  {. M2 I7 q. M% @1 i7 D　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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" h. |( M, G6 g+ m/ ~　　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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0 Y* b8 ~' m* g+ e* c　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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3 a9 t( G/ X+ y4 l' k' q　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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; y) u4 v# W8 l9 C6 n　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　target of public criticism

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1 K& f- ^5 r9 c8 ~% k) h　　be an armchair strategist
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  Y( ~% P( I6 z9 b　　纸包不住火
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5 {& z5 ?# N% F) w; W! ~2 q　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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$ [1 q* f9 w" l6 w% g4 N* W7 ]! m　　左右为难
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3 \: ]7 A7 N. Q9 r7 g7 |' W　　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。