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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- }+ }6 R. j5 r# o1 @( c3 W　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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9 e# O7 Y4 }2 C" I- Y3 h　　One look is worth a thousand words.

' s4 X( |7 L+ k9 U- `　　Seeing is believing.
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) H( C! Z+ y! X/ t  o* t  t　　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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　　笨鸟先飞
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; ?& P) k9 @3 X　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

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

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) o  j' R/ K; B' _　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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( n2 l1 Y5 @3 j' B2 g　　拆东墙补西墙
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# x$ I  x0 E, U) j% o+ |1 `. N　　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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8 F3 p; o8 F+ A2 S　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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' H2 D0 t: a& g　　大开眼界
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3 p: M7 h7 @6 c* K6 X2 N　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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6 ]2 @6 a7 ]0 Y1 r4 g　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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9 x: g- Y0 l' T: K* L2 l6 v　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

. v8 L/ D: a$ y0 O9 p* P- l7 j5 N　　once on shore, one prays no more

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; x/ ]* w7 K: b' P　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

9 e. P1 ~" ^! z, Z. @- l9 L2 e　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　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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1 f  V; v5 b8 m6 ?! X6 @　　let bygones be bygones

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1 |0 g/ Y2 H5 z　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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  c' [' L+ e' x$ a8 f　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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9 D8 k7 b5 Y* t; l8 C/ A* H　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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* C. \- J9 s6 a1 C　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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2 Y6 o4 E! O* }　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

' l5 u: U& z4 t6 h; Q　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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6 k' e& A  q+ j; Y9 Z, A　　马到成功
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# C5 J+ a2 C$ a" f% B# q　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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) N, B+ u1 V- G　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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' ^) q9 r. n9 K　　没有规矩，不成方圆

* t: M, {+ V0 _' U+ O* j　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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0 d. b7 a) {  [1 A0 P　　弄巧成拙

  \, Z. d% U' \( X! ^- _$ H8 B+ s; K; A　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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) n3 [" g+ Q, Q$ a' R: D# k  o　　赔了夫人又折兵
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  E9 ~2 j2 Q5 r! }% d　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

　　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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! f3 |+ Y8 m& e　　抢得先机

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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( G, o( G8 W& T3 Y* `! |　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　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
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+ H- l2 c: G- j8 Q. b! ^4 B　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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6 L( {+ y( I" m! R/ X8 \　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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- v# o/ V' s2 t4 E0 V/ ~( m　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

' k9 @& W% N. }/ F2 m　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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4 q3 y( i2 N7 ]　　瑞雪兆丰年
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( l! b( s1 J7 d　　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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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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# ?! ?  P' k" r% [0 q　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

" H- k8 X& H$ H2 |7 b3 t　　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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　　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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' l. D: O) w3 B! u　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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/ u5 Z, N+ t$ y( Y- Y　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

1 j( Q5 ?4 T5 {+ H) x　　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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　　A ship rises with the tide
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- p: D# o. J4 y4 Q! b　　时不我待

1 i) `7 u2 U9 ]% v5 }' L　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

7 w) Y; ?9 U6 a% x% D" j　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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% C. k  F6 C& }! v: F2 ~! D: M( J　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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$ G3 r; F" o/ e- I1 B　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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5 A, p: L! v% ]: k　　实话实说

　　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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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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- v- j# x3 ]1 g# Y. E% F　　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

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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! a2 n3 o/ ?/ d: \7 k　　天有不测风云
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1 P# V& J4 \& [+ K4 m　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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) U# ~# T5 F* d0 D　　团结就是力量

& K3 C: f2 F/ Q) q. m$ s' X$ ]　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

) ]( @. L+ b* p& L! ^　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

# M9 j. O! J4 B( r: r6 f　　hold high hopes for one's child
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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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　　徇私枉法
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4 O0 p- }! v6 b/ m　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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　　蓄势待发

* V4 O4 E1 L7 ~8 H　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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) B) g! Y# s& F  c8 q# F/ J　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　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.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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4 ]0 |3 W: S6 y. p' W/ W　　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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- \+ C/ {7 V6 d　　有情人终成眷属
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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3 V' n$ Z- a- I　　有勇无谋

4 L+ e5 l6 N5 C# t4 \+ C+ {　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

% g$ D; m& Z6 m; [$ `, e　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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$ ]1 q6 _1 ?% c, p4 M　　与时俱进
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" K  i% Y* \2 Z　　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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　　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

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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8 R# W* A9 t3 {+ s　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

* ^4 J( O2 x% Q* d# y　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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/ i! }! q) L* [9 H　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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# z& ^& V5 C8 n& d　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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0 U* ]* a$ \1 s" {: S* T* h　　纸包不住火
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' n. T, t9 {1 f6 b　　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

4 Q- n2 i1 Z3 q8 d& k　　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。