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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3 n8 A+ ?  y% W. f- [# b  J　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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- L9 Y# L1 F9 H0 u　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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" {7 c! r) N7 D* H' ]( H- N6 J　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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& |/ y6 T( u3 G　　笨鸟先飞
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* O( a+ I- M. e2 N　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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: Y% r" D; Y5 B' e6 T　　不遗余力

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

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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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' K+ d0 i: C; f" ~1 n0 X　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

' m0 Q$ d1 @7 a2 U　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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$ {, h  P4 ^& [+ _0 [* q7 e　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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( o0 O* H9 M$ Z* k$ O+ Q0 j( @' N　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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' M) c# p- r* M, k　　过犹不及

  a# |& y: Y( k% l$ ~9 \% E2 {1 G$ b2 [　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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3 f& @3 p, U5 }　　too much is as bad as too little
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" X* j3 g' {$ e6 ]　　好了伤疤忘了疼

, e: w; [8 m7 _/ W8 P　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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" m8 _# t' [. u% x0 l- P' ~2 {: b　　Bad news travels fast.
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! n, V+ p) l/ t- r! u5 u　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

& T2 p9 a/ W2 b' C, P/ O7 n0 Z　　let bygones be bygones

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% a! O5 w8 L1 W2 {  ?3 n  T　　金无足赤，人无完人

" o; r1 b. q( {7 b　　There are spots even on the sun.

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: k  y' b5 j5 S' S* L4 Y: S　　金玉满堂

% x  N9 U. P+ B) f! h+ B　　Treasures fill the home.

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1 k0 a4 b" `+ U' N1 C　　脚踏实地

- x: V0 F8 F7 A2 D　　be down-to-earth

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3 j+ q' s6 {4 i' K9 X; c1 S　　脚踩两只船

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

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5 ~( y5 g$ P* a3 h) w; y  L　　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
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

9 ]% [1 }& l" k" p9 L1 y　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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2 e0 {$ ~9 L# E4 G( l$ I, ?* g　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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4 V$ N# R% [3 {; x, t　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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9 Q: @7 |# g8 b0 a0 Q- L1 Q  V　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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6 f. x8 Q8 M5 l; h　　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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) g8 j7 I/ ~5 v7 d0 V6 w( b　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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$ t8 x9 ?: o" R7 J　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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

7 y& [1 j& Y# @$ a" J$ e8 A7 h　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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4 S: E6 ?* F- a# C6 \) G/ G　　弄巧成拙

! H2 E7 p6 h! J　　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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　　抛砖引玉

- K' ~' O- x& V" t　　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

　　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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  Y& Y( q9 _1 o4 n# Q! _" h　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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' s  u4 c/ v3 g4 q) w; G/ M9 K9 J　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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7 F& Z8 E; t$ Q　　千里之行始于足下

　　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

" I6 c) \3 L/ c; N$ q1 `　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

6 X: `5 @- M9 R　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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/ y- ~+ x$ R2 r0 c7 ^. [　　强龙难压地头蛇
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( \, W/ n2 J2 E0 q0 u9 e　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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% {1 i$ R4 ~4 d" w- W3 h- [　　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
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) e0 W' k5 L: p8 e! n9 r　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　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

+ Z& \+ x8 `+ }0 I& q　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

9 Q3 C' D# F4 V$ U1 b- R- ~　　Humans are born good.
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% q. e; M8 y  ~. f. K, Q　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

0 J) u1 D( ]8 s* M/ i9 t　　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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　　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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1 L5 G5 P) |( F　　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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( i* P; U+ a: @+ l: u- Z　　水涨船高

, _6 _+ h' D- D2 x3 Z; N% E　　A ship rises with the tide
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& M0 [& [! [. l% {$ a3 F4 i　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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: f9 p# `. X& v　　杀鸡用牛刀
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  g7 C; B' }$ a# H, D　　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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8 o2 H( u, C+ |5 c9 |　　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

2 u. x: x7 m6 f5 @' a! S& B　　韬光养晦

" b5 Y0 X$ G  ?  y+ t　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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8 }: ]( f8 }. I9 ]　　天有不测风云

　　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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2 O, a9 `) x2 B; _　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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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' M7 A. Y" S9 \& M( j% T; _　　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

　　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 W2 N. n6 T1 b6 X3 w' r, a0 u　　唯利是图
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

　　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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( J, j! H2 h' s: X+ s" N% P　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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  C7 B; [' r$ A/ z8 I" s' M& R　　徇私枉法

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# e$ Y1 L0 Z8 C7 u　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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) e0 x9 _8 L5 ]# [6 z　　蓄势待发
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, ~3 T+ E$ ?6 ]- @; B* l: ^　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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& g2 Q( e% K0 Z, V　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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) d' n+ q( @: ]　　心照不宣

$ M, C& ~# X7 G　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

　　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.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

- c8 Q# u3 M# n6 P　　ants on a hot pan

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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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3 R/ R! |$ q# l5 f$ n: ~　　循序渐进
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$ ~; V) t1 o# [/ |: Z6 B　　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

" I! G) |2 N/ _7 A　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

  Z+ g% b& d7 R' \　　bold but not crafty84

　　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

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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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. S3 N1 ^0 F. b! e# H　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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& p$ s# g! A4 A, D0 ?% @　　英雄所见略同

6 s1 T2 \/ V% J+ r8 b　　Great minds think alike.

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# P$ {; b- v0 T% V! w　　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
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　　一言既出，驷马难追

2 {$ P/ u* b8 P* `) g- ?　　A promise is a promise.

1 J# p" R8 T" s, H3 F　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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$ M' e1 X- g. K* @8 \　　招财进宝
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$ S4 I; L/ e: D2 `, p- i' W　　bring in wealth and treasure
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6 N+ g" K/ ~; g: ~  W+ F, Y' q8 E) M　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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' Q5 K* e* k- g; Q　　众矢之的

2 m2 P, o( w4 U　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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- ~* b, X3 a# w% g: Y' U, T　　纸包不住火
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6 ~3 \; C  [3 C% D8 L, I  i# }& F　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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9 a2 b& X0 J6 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。