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
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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2 f& G) R1 ?% n　　百闻不如一见
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7 W* x: [1 @% `8 R' L' |2 H　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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% S$ z8 p/ Q; a) g. X8 I　　比上不足，比下有余

; C7 ?7 z; z; ~　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

. [% C4 _' Z% G8 `: j　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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9 m- G. }, W+ @3 j) ~$ ?9 A# ~　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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  @- t/ S8 w1 ?　　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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1 ~2 n$ f! t' {$ h/ X　　辞旧迎新
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　　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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  _1 R7 x, U. d　　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

- x2 j$ [" r6 n　　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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, W3 e  m3 D* g, d# D, I　　过犹不及
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　　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

/ N0 V  [( k  }5 Y, v) y　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

1 F. ^/ D! }3 L& [4 q+ Y　　Bad news travels fast.

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& Q$ b* f+ q2 X. T　　和气生财

% K# v- [3 _; e1 _　　harmony brings wealth;
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0 Q9 y& o$ A% {- I) X4 J　　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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$ ]4 L) }' h3 j8 m　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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2 C+ p2 v$ y# F- F& s" H　　金无足赤，人无完人

2 o4 f5 n, n/ }( v! w  L1 F% r　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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, h' x. X  A) ?' G5 h- O/ @# v" O　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　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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　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

7 o4 c+ V- y6 j& t　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

  C* N) S, @! {! _1 r4 `- |　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　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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+ I! ~' E- R8 f6 }$ ]; b, @　　名利双收
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. z- Z6 l5 a* {9 z: x' Q" Z　　gain both fame and wealth
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" w) i$ ~3 a6 P4 R　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　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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' U3 ^& \7 P5 B) `　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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: {/ ^# d7 U- p4 O8 ]! ?　　赔了夫人又折兵
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- q2 ]8 s& c+ I# ~' Q　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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/ x2 c3 ?: {/ W　　破釜沉舟
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0 K8 w! x+ @$ q; Q  V　　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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( K6 {% J2 ]3 T- h　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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% F3 E+ w8 Y% m8 Z; `　　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

- \7 T) y2 y0 M5 l0 t　　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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

+ Y8 f: L" j3 t1 m  B　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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% u: E+ }# v9 h　　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

8 o* K3 x: [8 ?# w" n# o7 _　　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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$ q# v6 {3 j; x1 h. m: y2 {" C　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

- S) \% W% U9 C: x  w# ~7 _, }　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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- L/ q1 u+ \4 `! j# F/ ?　　世外桃源

/ m0 p* v2 j& B  P　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

, [" Z4 `. Q! {0 Y" M+ B　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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* e( [; \. w" X4 e) E# P5 j$ n　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

/ F& W) D* g* |+ W* C8 ^　　a blessing in disguise;
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7 o/ k, A9 @( u( t' u4 R/ w　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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1 n6 a8 I' c" \, {/ J, k3 F5 M0 {　　三十而立
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2 X: m: A8 S2 q: F9 K　　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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5 z" C" V  U, `( e- @/ c　　水涨船高
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2 m, m$ t) v; n- }- x  f　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　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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$ F( a6 f3 ]8 w8 d1 X' y2 \　　实事求是

　　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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4 ?" I' z  W/ i" r9 z- B7 ~　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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$ Y( G6 v8 y8 C$ a' s9 o1 @0 Q* W　　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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. V% ?9 M/ w& B. r　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

) c: L4 e  o1 y　　韬光养晦
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5 |/ `0 K3 N6 e( b0 s　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

) L! [& B$ v2 a% v0 i* F　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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8 H  k$ o: [3 i0 @9 r　　团结就是力量
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6 R! p! |8 z& i# c8 L* g6 |% Q7 v$ T　　Unity is strength.
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# v  h/ j8 _* ^/ p$ \　　跳进黄河洗不清
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) B# k- m3 F! z* q, G　　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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! `; l5 `! i; C2 S; u9 l3 o　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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. R/ P" w9 X/ u　　物以类聚，人以群分

% @* J$ }; t3 Q, _0 ~　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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8 o/ Z' i; N& {* y; Z　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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* {" H  _+ i* u5 T　　唯利是图
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  H9 z% {& Q, v1 \# [7 B5 ?1 B　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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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

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

2 g! ~% z4 J; n( d　　a new broom sweeps clean
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- n7 z1 m7 ?4 g　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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. ^5 Y3 @8 M$ t　　心照不宣
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1 ]' f7 M5 Q2 x　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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% [  p' ]/ H) z% @" F9 F　　先入为主

0 j, N% y" H' L) v+ d9 l3 L( N1 ^　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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3 I: M" l6 U: @4 R. h* ~0 p　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

7 }1 A  S( J$ d/ y- |　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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/ S; T, ]( F6 G: u4 d　　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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　　循序渐进

　　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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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　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

( w; B* I7 Z7 Z　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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, k* ^& u% N9 U9 \　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　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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0 F( f4 Z! u1 _$ ~- b8 ?　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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% q  J" ~5 n, e0 c- d　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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4 i! w3 l# g; Z5 K　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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, |. l* t1 N$ k! y& \6 J　　冤假错案

* {' g' C$ S; _" j2 ?( C; E　　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
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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# Y3 U0 x+ e6 z+ G5 p% x7 N　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的
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7 K$ i! L7 W5 K% G　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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2 S9 C0 g- G# o1 t4 O. c- W2 j　　纸包不住火
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" {2 F2 k; d! c- V0 ?# X　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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* @$ d. f8 j0 c0 n- e　　左右为难

　　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。