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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4 s& e, p) J  r2 y$ X" C  n" M) S1 R　　爱屋及乌
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0 o1 f; {& Y- i) T# n3 B" {　　Love me, love my dog.

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4 c- [4 G% @1 s: l( @, K　　百闻不如一见
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' `1 `4 ~8 F: j　　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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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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( |. R  J7 z% V$ ~( B9 g4 r　　笨鸟先飞
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9 C5 q, f1 t7 j7 ^" c5 p　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

8 U) h* t, ~/ z6 S3 X! v9 l6 _9 U　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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* W% s3 U: g: X; {　　No discord, no concord.

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8 ~) o1 K9 d. z; V$ Y　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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- D" G( }* k, u1 l) L　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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5 ?' W' K( V. e1 A( M0 ]4 [　　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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　　大开眼界
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8 }6 F9 M! B" J　　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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5 S; }  V; ~# \　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

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8 p  b0 Y' o1 I5 H. E1 j　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

, N& a& ^' `8 s) I* x3 N  |　　Bad news travels fast.

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1 U- e# t% d7 n# X2 t$ i: m　　和气生财
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, @3 }$ y+ Z) F/ x* H2 k& ?# m7 L　　harmony brings wealth;

( U3 g! a- I2 Q% C* J　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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! R0 y7 H: T) ?& N　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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2 H; Y) B8 c6 M. r# H& ]　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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9 |% N: X: |$ ^' j; w　　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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　　君子之交淡如水

. F* ?+ q* D- u+ w' T; b; z　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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  N# p6 U, s! U; O$ a) P　　cut and dried; cliché

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1 D. E0 _$ q# b$ O+ n　　礼尚往来
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* @8 W2 q5 e- b( V　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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) ?0 A5 _  t" K& w9 m　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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8 `7 s3 G5 u6 b5 ?/ L　　马到成功

' h# W8 K, N/ K- F　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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! I$ h, W2 w( e. d, U　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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$ w1 Y6 E# C0 x9 t  C1 c" z( ?+ ?　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

" z: |+ W1 I- h+ u, V　　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
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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' l( |/ L# A1 u  A8 F　　弄巧成拙
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* ]$ {3 h# O6 ^　　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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1 x2 @) V' q0 i　　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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　　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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　　抢得先机

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1 g# C" A/ _& ^* A( d" i, h: Y7 \　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　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
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　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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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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+ S/ `/ O! p) K; U/ T. q　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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" v( K0 c1 t" y: }" E5 ?　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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( i/ D" G7 B) q) m　　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

　　Humans are born good.

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% ?0 d- w8 d; j" K$ `0 ^　　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

' M- f# B, i* v) ^* R/ q　　a blessing in disguise;

4 i6 n5 I; t9 R; b$ Q- R' P　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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& p/ k4 ^( F# _, q. ^1 T　　三十而立

　　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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6 {2 }% R% s, [+ J　　水涨船高

+ {- d6 D3 m. h4 B　　A ship rises with the tide

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1 Y! m+ T; O# r: _$ x7 K5 f) z　　时不我待

3 O  J& H. A$ l( M6 r; O  f2 M　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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% G; `/ Q" C: E6 j　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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% z% R0 E) F7 y- F4 v  K3 ]* p$ u5 A　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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! b3 o& X1 B( F: y　　说曹操，曹操到
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4 h  S. d$ _8 C9 N$ k　　speak of the devil
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$ b2 x( D% W' v　　实话实说

1 z, }. [% p) {　　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

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

# n% q! u& H4 |4 o" A" z8 o　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

& a2 Q. _! \  d1 i+ C　　Unity is strength.

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( W  [2 h1 Z; }　　跳进黄河洗不清

: }' V2 Q' a- y　　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

4 k& N6 U; y8 x9 h: w　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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: \! k' e( r. Y! E* D　　望子成龙

( _" c& R0 x' p　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

3 s5 t. r6 H% Y　　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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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　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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　　May all your wish come true

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) W( ]8 v7 J5 I9 E　　心照不宣

9 h3 N' ~  d2 Y, M: t　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主
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" j$ g" f4 H0 B  }　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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+ h% U0 K6 K0 U) N$ o" E　　先下手为强

1 E$ S- H" ?# x, X　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

* W7 X( [/ v* m- I8 K- F0 M　　The best defense is offense.

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6 F; t! y( w6 H, N9 C　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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( ]% M0 ^/ p. j2 K  o4 `; W. @　　ants on a hot pan
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1 B: s! i: A6 W! K* P% t; M; V　　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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1 n! ~5 a% V9 g& k3 \6 Q# B6 i' O! y7 s: I　　循序渐进

( b0 D7 [+ O) ]- C0 z/ l+ I3 E　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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0 I# C" e5 O% S; u　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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+ v, W5 x' S6 b　　有勇无谋

! @& ]0 Z8 K) l/ m" [* j9 C　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

0 d$ b, y4 D8 V# v1 E  N　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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2 x. u& _" \' y1 Y9 N8 x; Q( V- K　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

1 A" I/ B, x' ~4 h- l8 i3 ]5 g3 D　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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* G2 q, P  h, F8 F+ \　　欲速则不达

# s1 S5 W6 U* C) y　　Haste makes waste.
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' h7 W' g( Z, ^; s3 L: V& y　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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9 {9 [; K: W7 H) y8 j7 ]7 g0 N( h　　英雄所见略同
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, W2 N2 d( K: W% j6 N　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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' _' p. D" L9 W0 j+ t　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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- j  ^1 {) G, c: ^  y2 T7 E　　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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7 `( `+ x# l0 i' d　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

% ^, D  T( ~0 D# ]' e3 d　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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# R0 R( \% Z9 ^- K; B7 t　　众矢之的
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- _1 d* V, ?2 S2 h: N% A　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

4 q" \8 u+ `1 @( K　　99
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　　纸包不住火

/ W, S2 X1 B, j7 Q# g- [% H　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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1 r- Y0 p* N- G# U7 H; ^  v　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

% }: b4 J& N; {8 d6 I　　左右为难
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　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。