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

1 E8 p  m) `% v- h* N　　Love me, love my dog.
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* g3 I( O$ h$ h- o　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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/ ]" O) c! r, [* G5 M6 f* {% D& T　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

2 Z7 ?, [; }& }2 ]4 Y　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

　　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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* g0 d$ P; V; R9 z0 a　　不打不成交

, b: Q' \( c6 e! c. z　　No discord, no concord.
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! L$ D  U* z0 }* c. q　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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/ F; }! a) A7 g; o$ c　　辞旧迎新

4 v) f* U- h# n1 g2 N, x9 _$ K/ e/ ?( B- P　　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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) }* O; r7 M" H6 y" M' ?　　大开眼界
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! O: K; @# C, p" n, T1 x　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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+ d& B/ z( v5 L　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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6 e$ x  u; |1 F* }　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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3 o$ e- a5 M7 F, k　　once on shore, one prays no more

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$ {+ S/ v: f. R% k( a　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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2 _9 s5 H7 P8 l! F: k　　Bad news travels fast.

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- k7 N+ a1 C4 U: \7 b, d  f　　和气生财

, x" V0 C3 J4 F' X　　harmony brings wealth;
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8 x/ w+ R8 d+ F/ r" e　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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　　既往不咎
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* f" G) Z9 _1 Z$ d* J: u' q2 ]$ _　　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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: }0 G! Y; d, b9 w  t$ R, V2 O　　金玉满堂

+ h9 W- Z) `* C  C5 Y4 @# h　　Treasures fill the home.
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, q8 }' n% P0 J! Z4 E. b3 H　　脚踏实地

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& ~0 i' b7 f% V3 I% ^( R" C　　脚踩两只船

　　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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( ~, Y4 y1 E& X" J2 D　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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) C% R5 S7 ~2 p- z. A3 D9 k! Y4 i# H　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　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

! v3 K$ m+ ~$ d$ a, V　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

' V& l% S1 G" U8 H' x　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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) O& D6 d! Y! c# p$ _  y: B2 P　　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

　　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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$ b, [0 T3 O! N% y6 _6 @　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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9 j% L) s# s- B0 _- y　　赔了夫人又折兵

" Z8 }; x$ X1 Q　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

/ p  A; S: k. J1 n/ k" i/ K5 i, g* d　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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4 S% I4 _4 |; q9 f1 S/ [+ U　　破釜沉舟

+ @: [$ O8 B4 O- m4 v0 p% J7 I　　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

: g; L- g5 _( B/ m  b3 K　　take the preemptive opportunities

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6 F4 K% I& _5 G$ t　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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  B2 X. e: G" r/ P: q　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

( ?- s% b' ?' g2 `% x: ]  m　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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) H: _+ c/ T7 D7 {! X- p　　前事不忘，后事之师
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( b) N) C/ i# Z) l　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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( }  S1 X! \7 u　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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# S# h: U+ G1 N. J1 x. I3 |　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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5 i" x! }' z+ q2 u　　强龙难压地头蛇

4 _; B+ {7 q& |+ |, v$ S3 p, |　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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' N+ h& [4 {% s. e! Q8 f　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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6 T! p4 V; @6 m　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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1 D0 [- d" h# {6 h& D9 ~$ h; D　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

; a. ]$ V+ b0 T4 }% _　　Humans are born good.

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! y& ?5 D$ M3 F2 M* N　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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8 u2 b. ?% w8 U( [  r) S6 u　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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6 X. ^  d% U% J. O　　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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　　水涨船高

* q2 O8 L2 K- l' K0 Q　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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/ f$ d& V# C& A3 y1 N4 m8 n　　杀鸡用牛刀
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0 g* |7 W/ G' t$ O　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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0 a& p0 Z% b* y6 N! U/ n　　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 b( r' |) ]# d　　speak of the devil
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8 w4 M+ p3 J- k3 O6 c1 `6 S2 P　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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* A) v0 ^( M; Y9 m: ]9 X　　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

% D/ I7 W: y3 H6 q: }0 Q4 z: O　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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% f7 n$ g& c$ w0 x4 v& V/ S6 D2 K* ^　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

" q. X% F  J7 L1 ~% i　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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: N) v' W4 v  i6 b7 e& X% k+ 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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　　歪风邪气

) D5 v* H$ C: |) O2 R　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

! ^/ [' I% P, i: t　　hold high hopes for one's child

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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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　　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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  Z9 [6 Q5 `7 H* y4 G　　新官上任三把火

' S: w; t0 T$ U8 I- y, C; F　　a new broom sweeps clean
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$ u9 E) N7 y( n# y0 r　　蓄势待发
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7 j* u7 b) L  s- y　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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8 R# d3 ?; [  R" d　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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" }- _6 @4 p% v$ |+ e　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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0 E9 K& I5 V7 g& q8 s　　先入为主
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2 _# b: U7 p0 H　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

2 o$ q, X% l6 X, t! C' l0 U　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

3 |4 d/ W5 Q& D# c9 I2 [　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

3 x/ ~8 k# h+ {' R　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

# O& b8 q( X; x' Z4 h　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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& L! `  Y1 z. L: g/ f7 a& E　　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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/ o/ P& a) a6 W5 I5 g6 X　　循序渐进

" q/ G8 u, D- F' s& f　　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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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

+ A/ T& F4 m5 Q+ @0 u/ B　　bold but not crafty84

8 P7 {) P' p# [, I1 s9 @8 }( i- L　　有缘千里来相会

　　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

6 E. f, h- P- Q% h6 w8 ^　　people-oriented

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8 I4 l6 \, q6 D# _　　因材施教

7 ^/ i9 C) E2 D& z/ N( Q7 d- A" F　　teach students according to their aptitude
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: C6 L7 o6 m* U% K( b5 Z　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

2 i% a0 j' i9 q　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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- V) `6 _, [2 e+ m　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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% o" [% o, z- S0 M' g2 r　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　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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" Y) S, C9 J) n) U" W) n- e　　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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; X* q) G' L% j: ]% M' I　　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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　　become debt-ridden

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2 ]( @2 b: }1 v　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

, t4 {) i+ g1 h* i# Z　　be an armchair strategist
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　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。