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

　　Love me, love my dog.

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+ ^: `/ Q5 Z  N) [; K　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

" k& Q9 A' a+ Q　　Seeing is believing.

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" B/ ^* [3 ?; e: S, K　　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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" m# L" b! G$ Y+ Q& s　　笨鸟先飞

/ h9 Y1 q/ a$ l8 T8 e" ~　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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* k+ O8 [1 P" |3 }6 g' N/ c% s3 r　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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/ I7 Y2 q. u4 F7 B. \6 a7 p% F/ P　　不打不成交

　　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

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: V- w( @6 [2 ]' ^9 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

' K3 ~6 `/ q/ j2 j3 j8 H' W　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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1 {% e$ N9 {" d: D' I　　国泰民安
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　　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
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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

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

  m* d4 Z! p( c$ H　　harmony brings wealth;
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9 v3 A  D  n6 ]3 D3 v  g　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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1 v! i$ [2 j8 S" R4 o( @9 r& y! M　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

. A/ O: F7 V8 s　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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$ f- Q# c* h" ?0 V# i* v　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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6 C( w" ], v& y* e% f) D4 W　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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; C- ]# M7 E/ G. r; _5 g; c　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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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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& q5 A  ~) @" F6 c+ a& ^　　马到成功
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. i" }+ x# B' U2 X$ i　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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/ ~) ^' W7 h& L　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

' a  }" a. m9 T' B# B- f　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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/ m5 r/ O: k0 T! J　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　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
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% K+ _- _7 e4 ?, e: R　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　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
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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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0 K, b! k5 e1 ]0 G" r, ?4 T! M: B5 p　　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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0 u" Z- W2 A0 y; k+ q　　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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; T3 r8 X. J5 p$ h$ N　　抢得先机

. z% _) A% {, E! `# M1 d　　take the preemptive opportunities
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# I6 Y' l, n' E$ @+ D1 ?& u5 n+ f　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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( V8 ~( U' ~- u/ N( y　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

8 y7 g& k9 A2 k, J- }4 N　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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. c" ^. A  C- S. F! r* H　　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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8 {+ `5 |/ K1 |+ |+ z! p- u: J　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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2 v- K3 c: m) b1 r　　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

: X% [/ K! n; _1 J0 {, g　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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  J3 ?" _6 x- x  @0 K5 M* o  E　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

6 M- g7 P; A$ I- u  _" g　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

: R% r; N  r0 d; W4 |　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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( Q, i* p% a( d/ F/ m' c" h% c　　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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  N  F+ R# W$ c4 m　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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. o' ]" d3 ?- a1 {$ X# V% w, U- W　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

2 l' `9 d. Q" I9 H　　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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　　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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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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# ?  y$ a1 f: l　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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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

; }) M- }, M0 g/ s8 E　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

1 z' X1 S  v6 ?5 A- `; u/ E　　团结就是力量
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6 @/ P$ D  ]4 k8 ^- A　　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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& C0 k3 t. e; Y9 p　　歪风邪气
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　　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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8 E" G8 h. x# o9 T　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

" o/ `* b$ @6 y/ C　　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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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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) C! p- L+ `( t; V; H5 S　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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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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. d8 u2 S9 t7 E  x. n1 w9 s　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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0 Z. J, p2 ^4 m/ L　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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: a" D  p. J1 \& Y　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　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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; T: q* P5 L. A& `/ G　　循序渐进

: s, I2 U! L3 w& c　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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8 S" h8 R. G) h% `2 e+ X7 H7 N) m　　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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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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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
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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

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　　因材施教

4 L& ?- T) G/ M' i2 s/ Y8 m　　teach students according to their aptitude

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3 R; l. @4 G; B' k/ y　　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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# w9 S" @8 t; N- ?" i　　欲速则不达

% Y9 U3 |# D# \0 S( o　　Haste makes waste.
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6 R) E1 L& i3 X3 ^2 N% g　　优胜劣汰

: W# F! W" `* u9 m/ I/ {　　survival of the fittest
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5 o* Z7 Y! s  ^/ T3 r1 s　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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4 \/ J4 w: S- W  o7 ?- E+ \　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　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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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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! ^- ?. i( c( A$ n# `: K　　招财进宝

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　　债台高筑

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　　众矢之的
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/ j6 U; O* K9 ?- j( Y, U9 R! f　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　纸包不住火

6 h, n; n  h/ I$ @! ]$ ]　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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( H- b7 k7 F/ q& V" u$ ?　　What's done by night appears by day.

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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。