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

0 L2 E$ k: n& k　　Love me, love my dog.
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5 k$ ~( j5 z5 U7 V0 U, G: g　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　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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) ~  v7 |  s# I# s1 x& H　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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, ~; [" z; l% x9 s0 g　　不遗余力

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

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6 z* j& M& E& K) D, I( S3 m　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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0 v# [( n2 H( C5 Z+ D6 u# N: s4 z　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

6 ]9 D0 g$ V# Q　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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/ c( O0 G1 L/ b( ?: |　　大事化小，小事化了

+ i; M8 m4 I0 L) w　　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

* x+ Z4 L& r8 V6 k7 X　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

　　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;

　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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/ ]$ z9 L3 ]) A0 k% W4 N　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

' K$ Z2 k2 m% v! V# G( s4 E　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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$ T* l. x" n- [　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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4 E9 q7 l' T/ w" G; `　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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( _2 @  K% |8 d' s　　既往不咎

) U( k  A4 V  t* v3 x6 y　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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9 b6 a( n) o9 n% b5 C　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

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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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8 ], g8 b: j" z. V1 y　　君子之交淡如水
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1 C) N9 Y3 [3 B- m. Q% [* ~9 z2 e　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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; b6 x& N: n( ^& h5 v& a& a/ [, _  K　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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# b6 ]- a" ?$ Q% n　　cut and dried; cliché

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+ ~/ u% |- Q6 m! g# K　　礼尚往来
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; M/ {+ x5 y; E4 z* {% }* p　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

: O  c. u! @! e. W6 ^8 J6 F" x　　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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; @: H! Y) p; q6 A" {# \& y　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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0 i  s- J) x$ l) G, Z+ ~) V　　每逢佳节倍思亲

3 Q* z9 d/ W( U6 X) O8 n0 D8 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

) |  }& y# w/ Y+ `　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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' x2 i# ?  r" R  u　　弄巧成拙

/ S  Q7 e$ E& k6 U6 L9 B4 r. V　　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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　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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, Z0 M6 h2 M' ?% f6 a* ]　　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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　　抢得先机
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8 e# Y; F0 t2 v6 @' F9 o　　take the preemptive opportunities
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! ?$ r" o2 j7 l$ ?+ H　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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- ]6 G9 [. _- c6 l: g- b  E　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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1 t4 X4 W: i  u/ n　　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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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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& P% W' e/ C3 }1 n6 }# U, B! ^; c　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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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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6 u& }' |0 }1 F　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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* n8 G: Z4 x! B& k2 A　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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& A* [9 Y) V! c　　人逢喜事精神爽

" x: [% S2 H3 s: _! w　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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0 x; R) q- n2 o　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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, E9 b% N  t: |0 B1 F* {　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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: }5 D" q) g. }- U　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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2 ~6 x# J' \! V: }6 A6 I( b　　人之初，性本善

/ _; `2 g0 f  v9 U　　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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3 g0 J) X; B2 _% }' K: d9 I4 f& g　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　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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+ |' c1 [3 s' C; @4 h0 e+ Y　　时不我待

, Q0 H2 k" a2 U7 ]* \　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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, M5 C* D% }: U- ]. w) F　　实事求是

  B" f3 {$ o3 p* M$ T4 M　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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$ @5 A! {$ o( U) M2 `　　speak of the devil

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+ T# x* R8 ]% E6 ^) I3 B' e: R　　实话实说
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7 k) W1 U" O6 G8 I: e8 m　　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
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　　韬光养晦
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. P( R3 ?2 {6 d2 z/ B, C　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

' Q- H' L  q* _& m" Z3 v　　糖衣炮弹
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- D( V# L3 f( t4 m0 V. r% q　　sugar-coated bullets59
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, ~; `/ r. F; @! U4 R　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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5 `' N, d' m- L6 r# }% i# N4 n* m　　团结就是力量
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" R* v: j$ g# Z* w5 m　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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- ?; Q8 n' w2 G' A5 d5 g　　歪风邪气
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5 w/ G* [; t; e1 I/ `/ z1 [　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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' Z# d& O; K2 W% k$ \　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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0 V6 C  V% L" V  {　　望子成龙
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6 ~2 \% H& \! s) I; d　　hold high hopes for one's child

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9 L& S9 P, t9 H2 i" P" L　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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. \3 x4 @$ j: x! U) x2 J% d3 Y　　无中生有
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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

! J5 e9 w- O. G& M* i$ n　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

. y8 u( @; J' L: Y5 p3 q　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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+ L5 O- @. a) u　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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/ o9 B& @3 j9 A0 r5 X# m" P* Z　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

, t& }. \5 O/ D% R/ g! L: f& R( b　　May all your wish come true

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5 n/ ~8 T8 W9 H$ v) N) E　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

5 C+ M3 `9 V' X　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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& `& h( h( r3 H  g　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

/ t  ]% ?+ e1 y- }　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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: m8 P, i* U8 q9 p( y. ~* V! A/ U　　息事宁人

　　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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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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　　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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　　有识之士

& D7 q4 R3 U& ?* \$ s　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

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: r" ]4 U0 h3 y+ R$ k! n( L　　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

& y1 f# n0 V- G; @7 r1 `- \5 n　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本

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　　因材施教
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# \' a& m" _; R: J$ K$ M# {  G　　teach students according to their aptitude

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0 k' j: d0 d- i9 j! ?/ |9 o　　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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) Y" |+ g% y, o2 j7 K　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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$ ]# A* p0 [4 s' Q+ w　　英雄所见略同
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　　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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5 @  ?* z4 r1 b1 V5 b3 X# y　　一言既出，驷马难追
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9 v0 e9 L- }9 E. e- L& t/ w　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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* @$ \0 `1 u! Q& d3 V- X1 d　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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) z8 |# I; h0 H$ r6 _' {　　债台高筑
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" R' ~% a) K& e# C　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

　　98

　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

, F3 d. B% {! D5 B　　纸包不住火
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/ |7 t- X9 f/ L3 l8 X! y2 l: |) c　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

) ~9 h" n. E& A# X　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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　　左右为难

, y0 n" @% ^- I# B  o　　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。