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

) X( J) v' D, T- K3 x; u1 [　　Love me, love my dog.

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1 M8 `. k5 M6 `7 }5 B) B: v& q; D" n* R　　百闻不如一见
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, g& m2 K9 f* V! ~# s0 b　　One look is worth a thousand words.

4 ?* G5 H' P* N% y" G* C　　Seeing is believing.
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　　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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* U! [" E5 _; [/ [+ ^. ^2 c　　笨鸟先飞
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+ ~/ X" ?7 e, j* n　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

) _; O% r& f' Y　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

8 q( I$ D" j9 \9 \8 j4 c* S7 \　　No discord, no concord.
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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$ U5 {& S! R6 Y: z- C1 W! A　　大事化小，小事化了

8 ^% s* C8 m1 D. K　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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' d. ]+ V8 i6 v* {6 p　　大开眼界

& U5 C3 ^0 Q5 `  h　　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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1 ~8 v* N" Y+ b2 f* |0 C' D2 F　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

5 D9 I9 p: S) g; U　　too much is as bad as too little

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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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- c9 {2 s( s& ~9 J9 P: u　　和气生财

1 ?$ F/ P. p3 U7 F& x/ \& Z　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　活到老学到老

4 D; Y: K0 w5 i2 L/ ~% E　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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. k9 @+ b# }3 z$ X# p/ K　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

9 U$ X6 Z! o. o* o0 A　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

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2 B% }, N% Y# t　　脚踩两只船

　　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

) e5 ]* Z3 N1 |9 |　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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8 e8 c1 _) }# ]" v* y　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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" p+ ]5 ?' D% A1 _# m3 D　　礼尚往来

5 z3 I% n7 _4 p  M# g2 n　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　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
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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

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

0 x: J! B: Q& }/ e　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

% q: R- b( V& |. x" s0 f, u1 @　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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4 S- C6 a. I1 ]; e3 n" j　　谋事在人，成事在天
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, \- ?% P& D8 |5 J% P　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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

　　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

  D1 _7 f# q# g4 D! O3 g, F　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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/ k, n! R. d/ P　　千里之行始于足下

! l& {1 Z! F. `7 a　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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& P. L1 h2 G4 [8 A( c- l　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　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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. _- q$ l# D: J. h/ M8 Y- |: N　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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8 a( \+ O" @0 `7 P　　瑞雪兆丰年

2 [& x$ l) c) d: M　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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4 S+ u; \, H! n2 G; O( Y　　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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, K: t5 s5 S4 t& R: i1 P7 @  @　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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0 @6 [; U- i1 w0 h9 G. U' g4 j　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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, c, f9 J7 I$ E( D( T1 K　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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. e; h0 i; D/ C0 x# D- R4 f+ r　　人之初，性本善

! Z) g  u* H* {5 T, ^　　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
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5 T  F1 z; V9 H: O! [8 D" V$ j# y　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

% U) [) t8 k% N　　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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: `5 S+ {) e7 M7 U* D　　时不我待

( w% L; f' E; r7 N, S- W: j　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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3 _$ G7 @; l! x3 e　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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. K* m4 A- R7 ~$ w　　实事求是

; k: c0 ?1 X& ]+ v# P) h4 |2 q! t　　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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5 S. a3 k# P& P9 P$ `* N1 W　　实话实说
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0 V  I0 S$ \9 U9 `2 u　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

% M2 j' w+ P7 H& G　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

" q& D. |+ I0 ~　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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3 F# C% N' Q0 X6 m" v　　跳进黄河洗不清

' D. x. I) n$ ^6 _) ^/ a" E　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

5 o2 |3 Y/ h2 A8 l$ o7 S) J7 ?　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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5 v- c9 i0 w  N' l, w　　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 z( @7 L% u$ I　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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7 }7 i4 p8 H' O4 I6 s　　心照不宣

# M' {# U1 x5 a& u  u! }% U% s! D# k　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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7 z3 s3 Y9 j3 H) ?　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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0 }+ Y! @$ z$ A- n# S7 J7 Y# L　　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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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

' {: O. c! r, `! N+ b+ t　　ants on a hot pan

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5 s7 T3 E1 d- P6 @　　现身说法
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3 s: i8 {- V5 f　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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: L9 \! p/ o- f- Z& U　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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8 @& C$ a0 s( [& k　　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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; T4 p" R/ D8 k1 v　　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
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

, \1 G( {% ^) }/ I　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

# L+ c- h8 c# ~* K& }　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

/ l% U1 |$ I( \+ M  f2 ?　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

1 |, q. g4 S& k# L　　teach students according to their aptitude
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6 f' L& {: z3 j1 h' `" K　　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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/ [" Z7 N3 a4 f/ ~% ?　　Haste makes waste.
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) R/ L6 q* ^! H3 m　　优胜劣汰

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) H# ^4 v' `1 V6 [+ U% n0 y　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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0 O: R4 F6 P& s4 F; T! h　　冤家宜解不宜结

' \: a& }4 s! Q- X1 M$ V' U　　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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/ o6 R. `  @3 T$ U3 m; i# f　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

" q$ w& }- D' f" c3 [" }4 _　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

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% `. Y8 D1 ~+ ~　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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& r" s. L4 e# j4 M　　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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- P8 ]/ c" \- K/ u% l0 ~　　纸包不住火

& v: X" ^, ~8 B8 G　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

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　　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。