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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" p  y0 b( g; ?6 H4 Q& p$ [　　爱屋及乌

) f0 T- G; o( V9 L# r　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

　　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

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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6 r& |( l0 X, d% X9 N　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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* C- L& |4 [" i　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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$ k1 \. L0 [# z# t　　大事化小，小事化了

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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3 d, ^5 i2 T# P$ k, B* e　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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, B1 m# h$ g$ ?' j! O9 d　　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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　　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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1 z% ?: V2 }1 F. s+ W$ O　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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5 f, C  L4 s5 n5 R/ h" @　　once on shore, one prays no more
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# E! L6 {7 e0 F4 ?5 g) t　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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( {9 B4 t. Q$ g% B% I　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　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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. U" J- D- S% X: L. o) B　　既往不咎

( R' K  F" E+ J, Z* B　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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! A- I9 S7 J# i: ^" \+ f  i8 S　　金玉满堂

9 Y6 o& Q" p, T7 w# ^　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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4 Y& N  ?/ ?( ^& ?/ |" d- ^　　be down-to-earth

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- t, r8 ]) \, b  [- A9 ~' U　　脚踩两只船

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

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! L, L. H4 T$ p+ K3 T& F( M2 B; T　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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2 H! b2 e, h# g　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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: B' _7 {, l3 f% T1 A. [4 \　　礼尚往来

　　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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* U. e% I# R2 D　　马到成功
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) q+ y! z- u" j, R$ m　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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8 Z/ D; [% h: x+ p. ?( }/ M　　be suddenly enlightened

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. m: I8 L# c) y　　没有规矩，不成方圆

- E7 @9 s# @' Z' u  F. K! y　　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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$ A' a& e- Z) S　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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' F% p; A' V* M0 y: \2 G　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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  h) G2 X$ k8 x1 R6 S; A& \0 o　　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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8 ~, M9 c* \* v4 h) b　　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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. y" \! y) L$ r2 g" {9 m; b$ Y　　抢得先机

7 G& k; G3 n4 k5 d, m' c- S. C9 v; _3 O　　take the preemptive opportunities

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4 H3 C! O! l& X. e  X9 q9 A　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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; F" K2 x$ C: T* g: W　　千里之行始于足下
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8 e% J+ @& Y5 b/ C5 n$ A　　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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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/ Q3 I3 t, l* Z　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　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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% {, W  x4 y" p* b; B　　人逢喜事精神爽
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% e( C: M7 x8 g- W# }3 H　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

  u4 ]8 }: Y# z% P　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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4 K7 _! N( f; s8 L  ^　　人之初，性本善
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/ @/ [2 L2 j7 u5 Q* }　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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& @" X& m1 G% t& A6 u8 _$ h, X# W　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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: @0 X5 X; @* ^' f1 X　　三十而立

/ [7 ]6 J8 I3 D/ n8 Y. f2 n, V$ L　　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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$ o2 S/ o# a# T% c1 n, {+ ]　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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, k% v' Q8 N6 |　　时不我待
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$ ^  j. N6 ~9 y+ C( v　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

2 D- _1 @2 {0 j/ E) n4 P2 _　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

6 A/ l& K- ]5 C　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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0 z3 w" [* Z( h7 Y. t) i, L* T　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

. }$ `! a! _$ F( `　　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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& @+ O- r) \$ \: t　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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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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6 r( s2 u5 D3 V& x, f  B8 N# d　　歪风邪气
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2 R& y5 A( a/ Q7 D/ i　　物以类聚，人以群分

4 w9 ~* ^% e8 X) f& D: J　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

+ [0 C7 B0 g/ v/ X- x( y" B　　hold high hopes for one's child

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9 P  ~6 Y/ p; h0 r: m　　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
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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' |0 ?1 }7 c* t+ \" w　　无风不起浪
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9 G5 K7 v( e5 M5 Q　　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

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　　蓄势待发

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　　心想事成
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　　心照不宣

; w& p" U! ]1 q* K4 b  m) V8 j　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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5 z: x/ {2 }/ p+ Y+ t1 U) {0 e　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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. ^$ }+ p0 ?% W' A# u3 g3 H　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

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　　现身说法

　　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

- Q3 _1 s0 d, k( ]1 L8 |, s6 i　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

' t# W0 z+ g0 V4 j; e- J0 d　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

6 v6 i& e5 I# z+ C( M" U% M! K　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

# p& i3 r# v- ^3 g9 v5 D, X8 O　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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# c1 ?: ?" `( N' G$ F9 Y　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

" [/ e  n, Z: r/ N　　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

( E0 W" X. W1 ~" Y! i　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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$ c! @5 ?: N$ n8 q4 K# U　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

* M2 h2 {$ \$ n5 G! K　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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2 v  d4 d  b7 B7 Y8 o　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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0 Y! ]( e1 O3 M7 S0 o. m　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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. J$ U9 U- C: @( V8 _( @5 @　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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) c9 l/ H6 h6 v3 E# M7 ?: m, v　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　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。