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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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

- M! S  R0 Q1 r4 h　　Seeing is believing.
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3 t0 B. H$ C! M7 V6 |　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

+ Q' ]1 r$ X% O* M/ H　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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+ Y5 b: A$ S) J( ]) v　　不遗余力

/ \5 L5 s, s% ]- X# k- \. q　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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8 ?; N  m0 \+ ?! c2 u　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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; w2 G& k& Q8 T  i　　拆东墙补西墙

& d5 Q# {9 a" g( q: V　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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" p1 @# b0 q) Y) W　　辞旧迎新

; |7 c1 r) V' \/ p+ o& C/ V! j5 x　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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( _9 h# B$ S1 \% V/ b) s　　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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; z5 C" q, w6 Q9 P6 i　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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( E2 f* f. O# D　　国泰民安
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! ^/ g( q/ g# \. S6 e8 w　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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* V8 R# G( ^; N　　过犹不及
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5 l3 V  j) \; W+ I　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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. t7 L+ P7 B7 R% D0 Z% l　　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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. y; }8 U4 H3 X. g- n, |　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

2 h2 n% H/ h8 X+ B　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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+ F  _1 x0 P4 C$ ]8 v: P8 q　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

5 l. [8 F) m3 n　　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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; z1 f( p2 [) {; V# H0 @　　金玉满堂

3 M! F8 e# i7 Q, f# `& F: @　　Treasures fill the home.

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4 t8 p2 j% g( I# o　　脚踏实地

/ V: G1 `# r7 m0 M1 b1 r3 ]　　be down-to-earth

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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
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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( N: r3 `" l2 y* Z- c5 p8 D! i　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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" C% @$ d+ A$ Y" H. s7 G( N　　cut and dried; cliché

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& q9 r! ]) |0 i% _1 l7 _2 m4 i! A% a　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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" \% s7 z% b8 {, E* G　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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: R* C& Q5 n! @5 U% ]7 l　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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9 |, V: |- c" Z" [# |: B' B; _　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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% v* R9 U  T# d( W+ a% `　　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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, @* H& I* d6 B( ~0 }, A3 }. G: Z8 _　　谋事在人，成事在天

" h  g. o8 {' d, E　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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2 L/ }) B3 h4 G- r2 |5 }: @　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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% v0 f# _! y" ]7 T8 w' ]　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

+ l" P( v- P1 r$ i) U2 j4 S( i. K　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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& f9 M. h' X# M# n" [: p) J　　破釜沉舟
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+ @6 |. p" V+ |/ t5 T　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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7 E3 @4 K) W1 V4 @" O　　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

+ R; r6 e1 C  c* R- p　　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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$ [; F3 g, v$ u+ a) z　　瑞雪兆丰年
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8 c8 z: Z% J$ t7 R/ V! L　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

; @* {9 G4 |% C% x' w& }) T　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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) t3 m' z  p* s, d& M: C　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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9 I- C5 I+ k4 p, S  s) g　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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% }/ Q& ~% J: u  ^) r8 E: T　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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! S6 \, s  k" Q　　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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: `! O; S* }: ^* u, W8 _2 Y& |　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

  l/ q5 u' o" U  o2 b　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　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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+ d4 K) h+ u  ^( l: @) i　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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8 k0 B3 V0 ^2 Z! E　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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" x! P+ ]; ^4 c' n　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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/ O  ~& a6 R5 Y) b- w　　说曹操，曹操到

9 d8 m0 i* |6 b- s- S$ k, D　　speak of the devil

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# W1 J1 C* b+ Z5 I* Z2 o　　实话实说

1 e" k/ A9 y2 w9 P+ `3 g　　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

! |8 q- n6 g$ m8 E" T% M8 q9 j　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

0 N* t5 f2 j8 `4 k　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

4 Q* _" ~  k( y; Q' z# j$ i/ v　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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! S0 u& B: j( l  O; t/ G　　团结就是力量

3 D' }! B4 C. q　　Unity is strength.

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- R; Q1 n6 m( D6 S- e% V　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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' r1 I" z' ?9 B5 l6 D& ?) ~( ^　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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　　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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& b$ I3 f) O' A3 p　　无风不起浪
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& A$ i- F  J/ p6 M- w　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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9 U3 H; _! L$ G0 o5 C& @3 {　　徇私枉法

　　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
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　　心想事成
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4 s( d7 _: E9 O1 _　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

2 N) @! b, M$ r7 n　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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% s% A% F* n/ X" O　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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6 F. K3 L" i& h' M5 {! c' ~3 Z　　The best defense is offense.
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$ L. J. M# S) |+ G* k; h　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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; _/ b) u' B' ]8 g　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

/ }; ]# I& v% s! i. V8 I　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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# `/ N; M: d( ^7 ~- q　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　有情人终成眷属
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, J' ]! s/ S2 X5 ?8 U1 K　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士

# [* \7 D/ c1 E" S& a2 g% y. K8 J* |　　a man of insight83

) Y# s9 r0 d4 `; Z! h+ S　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

  a7 \6 G% I- e4 ~　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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! z, D& J  ?& {2 y. @) _　　因材施教

+ }& a/ O% L0 r, D　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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3 g9 |+ D$ X( V3 a& d/ j　　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

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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4 m: o- k* E  \1 i' P　　survival of the fittest
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! V0 N# v. m+ s9 t  I2 J" o　　英雄所见略同
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4 J/ q: k3 W( E) A8 M2 ~　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

5 f' z& h# g: I. l) J　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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6 ~- L* v0 ]4 Y& z　　冤假错案
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/ x2 l3 Z# j+ H9 n2 y4 x　　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 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

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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* d$ l. V3 p6 A. ~# l" \8 w　　债台高筑

7 t+ }, b9 S0 ^. L, J3 z+ B　　become debt-ridden

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5 M. O3 r! |" [1 B& a% v- W2 p) u　　众矢之的
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$ X- h  I+ F; a; N- G　　target of public criticism
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, Q" J" M1 F6 ~' I( c% a# o　　纸上谈兵
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8 T6 M3 p* A2 @* M" Z　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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( N# ^% g% w$ _5 K8 _　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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9 a* l; M2 t' q% z　　What's done by night appears by day.

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" A6 g( G4 z4 ?+ _2 P& V　　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。