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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( d6 s$ G; H9 X* Y3 k2 o　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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+ |: W" U1 ~$ g6 n( N% Z2 M1 P. a　　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

' W/ `- S; A6 Z, C$ K　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

( E5 V$ T+ T8 z  H% q　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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% q/ b) q4 c* |$ D　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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& B  {: I: r6 P4 z　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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8 g  Q; h' {( \  U　　拆东墙补西墙

- r0 ~6 V% Z3 W; V　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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2 D" a4 X5 ]2 L" {　　辞旧迎新
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' S  b$ d; Z2 @8 Z8 |: K　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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$ {' [4 D) \3 Y+ M) ^　　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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　　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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　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

* _4 Q: X3 d1 \8 b! g1 E8 _% |　　too much is as bad as too little

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* ^  f# C/ ~' k5 S/ z) m　　好了伤疤忘了疼

7 j8 k! x" Q6 y+ q　　once on shore, one prays no more
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' i( \+ D" }7 r　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

4 Q, S( a# j8 o) N  p- w4 k　　Bad news travels fast.
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  _: g' ]" S, `0 z　　和气生财

# c4 z( L6 f/ i9 F　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　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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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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. j% ^& y  e( o" D1 H　　金无足赤，人无完人

3 {5 h. f7 G# }9 w8 i7 l$ a　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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# Q8 |. H. @/ M　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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' L3 x! q; H1 ~. i' h　　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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5 A( {/ u: _  ^　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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0 M  [* |' {0 l# d+ H* n, g3 L　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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+ j$ B: I0 Y- w% ]9 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

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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8 W% k% Y$ [% w* k8 n2 e6 z　　gain both fame and wealth

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! J8 N" l6 o) v9 S2 K# V) X　　茅塞顿开
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6 a+ ^) n1 h" w　　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
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8 _+ o5 \3 M6 Q　　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
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9 l8 v) y% r% x6 }0 f$ R　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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　　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
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　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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& r; d! w* J# g* S& L4 m* q5 Z( g  g　　破釜沉舟

　　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
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6 \! K1 _+ P! F　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

- i# R7 A$ ]4 ?& ^9 m: n5 a6 d　　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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6 F  l( @- b2 [# ]) e/ z. }. r　　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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2 c+ y. T% W  d; @' t; Q9 I2 W　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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4 a$ F5 i' f1 v  D' N! K2 G　　强龙难压地头蛇

9 ?( C4 Z% i! \( e　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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4 D$ N( i8 b: ~/ ?' e4 e$ k　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　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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　　世外桃源
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. f( C; p( _/ }7 g$ y" M　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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4 V6 C) |/ O7 O　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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* Z+ h* m2 W5 a, C0 k7 ^　　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
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　　a blessing in disguise;

* p9 w$ @/ O9 X" d　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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, ?/ A/ `+ A; r  n9 F) O0 z　　三十而立
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: Z5 u' Q" U1 O" b  d1 @　　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

( ^) P# y1 @; V* b( \　　A ship rises with the tide
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& e, W) }# _4 h　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　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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  }& ]! K* u' J) ]4 L) w　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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( L: m! e* Q( g0 q1 D/ T　　实话实说

& {, [! Y& u! E. v　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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$ Y& U7 f% u; _  O9 G% o　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

5 [' P; H4 @- P　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

2 x; A6 w& I5 k9 Y, K% I* [　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

6 L/ f. Y, o% q% u3 J( a　　sugar-coated bullets59
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) i8 ]5 h6 U/ G　　天有不测风云

% n" x! W5 Q& h: _" `　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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2 B3 X# {8 m2 e8 J　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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　　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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4 o7 R3 K2 S0 u) B4 ^& D　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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8 k; c3 }' z9 H3 k0 U9 ^0 K7 O% L　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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  M. D  y1 t3 o# f1 h; z$ B: S- _　　望子成龙

4 _' f5 ~0 ?8 m, G' k　　hold high hopes for one's child
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1 h6 M+ [( C2 G  [* |; j5 @　　唯利是图
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7 J% y7 r( R' m8 X　　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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# c& i) q* L+ o+ g' n- W( l  Y　　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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0 c" T. l$ T0 ^  {3 b　　徇私枉法
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2 ?! g# {( N0 b. k( v' @　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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5 J& A$ Z( E; [+ K; y　　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

& N8 M! B& z. {- q　　May all your wish come true

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/ w, d1 `+ o# k5 [8 {　　心照不宣

4 M9 A* H3 R$ M　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

* Z5 [) }& a. [9 _% B; E1 C　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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4 ]" j9 G* C6 Q# Q3 F4 U　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

: l4 z# N6 x  u! [7 o　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

7 c2 {4 O. O" _3 \5 r　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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- y3 y# v' L$ w( _- H, I7 a　　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
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

4 Z4 K" Q& u; C9 k　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

; S- E3 y% C2 ^. o( b　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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! {8 Q0 B* J7 n& [2 |7 Y* y, D　　有识之士

( @6 L/ I. v6 P: f& S0 z　　a man of insight83

/ m9 B. r' W, h" _2 j3 T" |　　有勇无谋

3 q* N: \$ o/ D, S　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

* [5 D5 f" o4 }# @1 S: r1 v" G　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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9 o- m2 T9 w  W　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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( B2 q: b0 F9 W  y  h! h  k7 s　　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
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* e  Y' w$ I0 Y3 n1 G  ~' Q1 d　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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3 l) @; `4 A- o5 \　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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* r& E3 I1 H# m4 w+ O, U　　Great minds think alike.

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) Z  h1 A5 R/ n- w+ _　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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$ h2 s1 B+ S, N3 I　　冤假错案
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% X: c" z* h1 [, l- X　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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3 e$ L6 @. I% k4 o　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

: r  `# u" x/ I9 F　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　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。