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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# S8 Y3 T9 k6 S: W/ c0 a9 l　　爱屋及乌
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/ ?# @) D" H7 N: J7 {8 U　　Love me, love my dog.
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' l. i6 L. u' H+ s. x1 O　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

+ w% w. C  c8 D0 C4 b9 o! a　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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+ ]" W1 _2 z  {7 `9 |7 ]4 P% V　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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) Y0 F& ~1 O: p! m9 s* g　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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1 V3 x3 V- ~8 X) g( A- x$ l　　不遗余力
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4 b1 f+ D( E; A" `( A　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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- k: \- |: g% t0 l6 \0 ]8 x' Y　　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

: u9 i4 {$ G- O7 `; G( A+ S+ Z1 J# L　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　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

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5 K5 c; C" {7 s4 I, Z+ J$ O　　国泰民安
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　　过犹不及

2 E( I) ^& t$ B) }  j　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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  z* \: M4 U3 l  \) d& k/ v　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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2 o* r4 F' G( b! {  Q' S　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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( V5 t1 f# w$ i; o9 g6 Y　　和气生财
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　　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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. [, O' [* P; E; |4 f& O　　既往不咎
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5 I4 J2 d' ~9 D: y　　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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2 q5 s" w9 h; V0 N　　金玉满堂

4 m6 v' O$ R! `7 M. B　　Treasures fill the home.
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+ j, U0 }" ^4 q5 q& s* p　　脚踏实地

　　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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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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, V5 S# k) ~' Q; ?　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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9 \: \7 C/ y5 }　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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: ^8 _: A/ \" f9 @) \! R　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

7 N: `  r! l8 e( A- f2 @& X　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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2 g, T5 [# [( N, B( F7 s* y/ I/ r3 L' u　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

  o& w2 T3 J; v　　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

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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2 X! |$ S3 O0 Q/ K0 S2 y　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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( @( u* ]8 i' E+ z　　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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( O9 `7 |* M" ?* k) x' i3 X　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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; q' J. S5 s8 k　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　抛砖引玉
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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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/ h- }! X) w7 @* E　　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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* g2 U, p- a  v3 R% ?0 i8 a2 \- z　　抢得先机

, d1 ~9 E- s( O  z* ?3 J4 m　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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' ]3 Y( W# Q1 G( D* _　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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$ K% H! w/ V% i1 \* }" j　　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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　　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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0 P9 i% r( }1 _( A( T- u　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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! D5 ^4 r7 c2 k. U3 J: f　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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, s# \( o, {3 R  n( |　　人逢喜事精神爽
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7 L# b/ _* `1 ~　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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1 x( x9 ~7 X* `3 a" \　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　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

3 k! O' u( V( M$ o　　Humans are born good.

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7 c* n3 b4 Z& r% @5 ]/ T　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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1 E6 D, Q8 X% t: K/ o" T　　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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8 h" }2 o$ [9 Z: A% d3 P　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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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

　　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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+ r  H5 M" v1 \9 q3 F　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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6 F4 d6 [( ]7 L( S8 l　　实话实说
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4 I* B. f$ d- B  F$ x, N# C9 Q- ?7 D　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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# J8 x* ]3 F: _' }+ i$ j　　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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　　糖衣炮弹
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8 f7 v: J, F: I. b% m, Y) O0 m　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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$ D4 N3 D* R6 f! ~, n　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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+ p" D: {* h7 h　　跳进黄河洗不清
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8 I5 X7 k* x, c+ v　　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

, P" ~! W( D1 q# y　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

! p' w- G$ l( q　　hold high hopes for one's child
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: }! z& _& g+ Z, j. @　　唯利是图
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% O6 O/ I# |8 k* N0 U& L7 d# |　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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4 e3 Q6 O9 c- F  [　　无中生有

8 Y& V1 K& t5 u! w. D/ z　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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* I% E7 R. [7 M　　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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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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. |. D' i9 I, C1 J, Q% c# f　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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% f: X: w- s: {+ J　　May all your wish come true
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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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3 J) e3 m, [! d0 N　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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  }  a+ p$ ?/ ?: P- Q% F7 \( K　　先下手为强

  h- i3 o$ `8 d& T( z" W4 }! K" j　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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. c5 J4 w9 ~, N4 L( C/ u8 X6 X　　热锅上的蚂蚁

$ m8 R) g. |( h& i9 T　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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, h- x6 {5 F+ ?; [　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

4 n  R9 l& N7 ~" {$ C/ J6 Z　　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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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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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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8 _+ B% B7 n! |; Z- ]% I" E　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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6 d, d* k: D* }9 s' B  u6 C+ o0 I　　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

　　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
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

/ M6 x& e4 ?$ x　　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
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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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0 l; R: Q6 |% B6 r8 _　　survival of the fittest

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! l. Z* p: b6 I) F　　英雄所见略同
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3 I0 C) u/ R- u& x4 r　　冤家宜解不宜结
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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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

1 P! u; ]0 X" u　　A promise is a promise.

+ e1 j2 a# L* J5 `9 S　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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) U9 W+ l) A6 z% ]+ B　　招财进宝

  Q2 A8 m. x1 t3 }3 p" E　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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4 H. Q. I" {& ^; \- c. D2 L& h) I( c9 P　　be an armchair strategist
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) B, J7 d" X5 h* L* b　　纸包不住火
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2 L$ ]  z# S7 H　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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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。