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

7 L3 ~( M9 A5 y0 c  u$ j* ^. G　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

6 K; a3 o4 y- E4 A, K　　One look is worth a thousand words.

& l* G; o- O* y4 y  Y5 A　　Seeing is believing.

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: S3 p3 g. w( w5 V　　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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  M0 X$ O/ d6 E5 ]) I. K# Y　　笨鸟先飞
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0 s% E- x. U% E% s　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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' _& Y  j( F$ d3 T7 `: L　　不打不成交
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$ }8 b+ o( f9 J6 Y* S　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

* u: n' E( ?" H　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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" H' v1 t& m* Y　　辞旧迎新
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6 E$ m- I4 A: w2 {) }　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　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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2 K. z$ S" s" {  j  j　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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: M3 k  j+ g: ^, t8 Y" G　　国泰民安

) G- E3 D' O3 x% B) s4 A: @　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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, ]( s" t; M* r2 M9 W! D　　过犹不及
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' H7 j3 L1 x6 p　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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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

" D) L# g1 V. E" O8 x; B+ j　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

/ M+ W: e7 ^  U: C　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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9 f2 D8 x9 E. ?/ ?9 K3 l4 s　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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, v% v7 J+ ~7 m　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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8 t: Y+ @9 F0 ~0 ^2 i8 P8 a" y% M　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

* V6 m; T" A8 _# k　　Treasures fill the home.

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( j; j/ W- p& N$ _　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

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

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0 I4 Y8 Y' W/ g0 g  n0 @. K4 a　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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: P; k& r, H& L; a4 z) N7 s1 E" X　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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0 S9 H1 D/ J7 }9 Q4 ~" }5 E8 J! M3 M　　礼尚往来
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　　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

5 a& n' J& t8 B" l, C! u　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

. \0 e( j4 B+ k. w- ^　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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. u  y+ x. b9 o5 P6 h　　没有规矩，不成方圆

# p  Y& ]6 ~- r　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　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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0 r0 `1 @6 j& O. d- R　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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+ _  ?( I# a% G0 g- M7 u　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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8 E8 N9 s$ I, d5 ]2 B　　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
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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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( m) |/ ~8 Q! j* _8 m, J* r　　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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, k1 R! J6 @0 \0 b$ l, j- `　　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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- o( P- @& C: b2 l6 u3 e* j　　前事不忘，后事之师

$ r  y3 A% J- a3 t& x" Y; W! A　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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, P# J  v1 K. N4 t+ {　　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

" Q$ }; m! q7 f! H- B7 H  P. v　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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; S9 ?! R$ G# B9 {- ~　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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5 P+ j' z) Q) g5 y　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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9 g5 ^/ O" v& t+ e# N　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

) a$ a7 b0 C) [! \& Z1 l0 d　　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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$ K: h4 }( V" I0 d　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

& ?! Q8 ?: @; s8 ?! u　　a blessing in disguise;
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9 r3 e  d# n- p: I, |　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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6 n1 g+ J( I3 H: d  {　　三十而立

2 p; v* T# v8 B: X' I# m　　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

1 g; [; o8 Z# j+ L! \　　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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4 {& T1 f4 H, q6 h" M& n　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　speak of the devil
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$ E7 h1 j4 A9 C! _9 f3 l/ I　　实话实说
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　　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

3 b" X: ]5 M& a3 j: q5 U- q　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

: u3 K5 l+ J$ }/ R　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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0 N- K- X4 z9 P# ~# u$ w　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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  M% w$ O* `( L2 p　　跳进黄河洗不清

1 ]4 m- y$ u9 q! J: Y$ T% ^　　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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3 f9 E+ L2 x% U, g　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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: A  u2 V/ H# T. S8 \5 f　　物以类聚，人以群分

! |& M2 e; f* U% x7 x9 e　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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3 T0 J7 \' S7 m　　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

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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4 E: n  E* a' K　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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8 V1 U/ ]8 ~' S5 ?3 h　　徇私枉法
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! I8 }. [& Y, V7 S! r　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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2 `$ R) Y1 B( E5 m/ E　　新官上任三把火
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( A$ V7 P( |+ e% Y. l+ A: q# ^& _　　a new broom sweeps clean
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+ ]. p1 I+ Y9 x# r2 }　　蓄势待发

' X* h" W2 {9 s$ Z/ c　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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* X$ T8 d3 L4 @4 x2 O5 M- v　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

2 q2 N& |2 m  q0 U! s/ Q　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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/ t+ H' o* d; i  v; z　　先入为主
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　　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.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

" K4 I& z  Q0 H! |/ c　　ants on a hot pan

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0 I: f5 o; s$ m; K/ Z　　现身说法
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% O% ?7 K2 y: e8 H; J　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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  x. g6 C- ]; V: U2 H" l. i3 @. X5 a　　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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5 i8 f3 Q0 g6 [8 W　　严以律己，宽以待人
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% H5 x) y1 a* G8 T1 B　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

5 ~4 S) @) C2 ~' h　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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6 ]$ S2 a% ?& Q( m4 H: U9 d　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　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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: X  _' I9 a8 w& C' S' S5 T5 ]　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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# }! L7 R4 z- {) ~. m" Q, W% p6 O, f　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　欲速则不达
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7 a2 S7 ]; k* c0 V' B# X　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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  n# h! m  \9 n/ V　　优胜劣汰

9 a% l( {% k. G: k　　survival of the fittest

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$ p& s6 M( y; H3 Y　　Great minds think alike.
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7 i8 x+ Q1 [. U　　冤家宜解不宜结
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# @  y; j3 r! S- _2 F5 w　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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) n* n& e( Z! r/ {/ W3 v　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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- [  d0 w' W3 N1 w　　招财进宝
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% l5 |. N% b0 w! u! C: G8 g　　bring in wealth and treasure

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; b* O9 S" r6 H+ l　　众矢之的

% J& w6 ]& S/ F8 I' G8 T　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

% i7 s4 B: @6 Z7 l　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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　　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。