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

　　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.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　笨鸟先飞

' a: r, j* x- }7 ^) u　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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3 |8 q# _0 _3 Y+ ?$ I( W8 T　　不遗余力
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0 g  F. }3 N6 t( L* [2 e/ |4 r! z　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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3 l+ Y% [5 _+ `　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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! {5 u8 h( X( j　　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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　　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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　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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8 }/ n. B& ?* u6 j0 F* \2 V　　once on shore, one prays no more

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' U: G9 Q6 r- S9 k　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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! h; o3 M  e# E; Y6 F　　Bad news travels fast.
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8 F' d$ p; d6 v　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

4 P# d: w% F. N% D) _% U' T; ?1 b　　let bygones be bygones

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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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* ^( q4 ^9 v. i( D* R  h: \& l　　脚踩两只船
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# l6 z' h$ t7 U  P+ d& x　　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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" O/ j' u0 D' V9 j) M7 B6 @　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

" {5 O1 f. u7 i# B1 S* y& }- P　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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% z% N! ?5 H+ [- {, F3 x( H　　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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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

, E8 y9 w/ C8 ?. n　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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5 |# v) U; g# Z( h　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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7 P% u" z7 b  L( v. |4 j　　弄巧成拙

+ i, n" ^5 ]3 {( |　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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, ]3 I$ `: A0 D& D- [　　赔了夫人又折兵
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8 k% g! B5 R1 L" A1 ]( X4 P7 t　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

* G$ b; j; Q: @+ i　　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

( }2 p$ b! G9 `- F) A5 Y  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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! l3 P+ e3 P5 a: E4 P$ T　　抢得先机

5 J3 a7 p, B+ L　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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; K% h( ]- q4 ?3 f& j+ _( q: Z　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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% {1 k; h" z, y/ D9 O　　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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9 g2 U0 R$ n+ F' R% p1 U9 T　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

' Z  V3 L6 P5 d2 r" A2 e　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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% n4 N7 r5 u" F% k# s　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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8 K. V3 j4 p; @　　瑞雪兆丰年

" @6 ?7 P: S. C& n% a- ?$ V　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

2 v% G" d( F/ N/ R　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

% G& h% Q( t+ {5 ]$ X3 [1 N" m; k  d　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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5 d7 \; X; c4 @' ]0 g2 O" O　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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! M% A: ~. l3 `　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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' L" [7 n' e6 s　　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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: A* k* q  g8 e; l5 w( A　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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+ b0 @7 V* W2 N　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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- N5 N; G0 ]  d, g4 s* J　　三十而立
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! j% Q9 B: u5 ~　　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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0 V: T, r4 }" I- b) L$ n! `　　水涨船高
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6 V! y& z! f/ v! X5 t. n4 v" x　　A ship rises with the tide

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5 z8 }+ w. p) Q! u5 [　　时不我待

. Z, ]* k& z" G5 b( Y# p　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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0 [7 n! Z. B5 m3 x  S　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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- z! v9 Y# H  c; z/ \  v7 A8 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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& {" _6 |1 y* F/ {. Y　　说曹操，曹操到

- Z* Y$ N& `  p　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

0 S, c" {* `( Y/ 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
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4 h! H( y) {) z, w* g9 c" I7 J　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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) V- T& H; o3 N* e# s& K　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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7 X& Z! t" e, W　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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& U2 g$ v' `* j2 Y　　Unity is strength.

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$ Q. e0 ]4 i" Q9 U/ d- H, q+ `* K　　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

/ B5 I2 {) u% F# w# K2 D* X' Z) C5 @/ K$ i　　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
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- x, n' _0 x0 _* c2 J+ `& ]　　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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9 j& m+ Q0 i8 r  w9 h　　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

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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% W  C" A6 O* i# H; w# t8 l; K　　新官上任三把火
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. q3 I4 x9 @0 ]# v: o$ A" d. }　　a new broom sweeps clean
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% H& Z# D5 Q; W6 u' E2 ^　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　May all your wish come true

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4 o6 O, G; `6 Y% Y　　心照不宣

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

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  O# e% R- C* F/ c+ W　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　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

/ ]* u) n5 u9 ^6 k* B　　ants on a hot pan
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0 b) ~6 I9 V% |! d9 A; Z7 ]　　现身说法

$ R1 l3 L! Q& T; e8 I　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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! p; A: ~, y8 d! D/ P　　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
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　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

* U7 J/ x1 J" g- i3 C/ f　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

/ Z; @  J7 R5 D8 I/ v, t3 x　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

9 U0 X/ L" b" U* W( J" @$ W　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

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　　以人为本

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/ K1 y" P/ [1 Q, k8 Y  t　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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) i6 Z: V+ @0 q; ^　　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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　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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( w& L6 w* S+ l" o9 g3 I　　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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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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! ?9 r- w2 D' G　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

2 s* `& q* D1 k0 B6 L　　A promise is a promise.

9 \$ D7 j& w; ?9 |# N; S  A2 [　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

  X# b! d. J! h$ [  L　　bring in wealth and treasure
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3 n0 p/ g9 K; Y& I; V6 z, L　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

2 P- q. w/ F" G5 i7 k1 F　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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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。