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

& C6 n# h- q! b9 i　　Love me, love my dog.
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: I* X5 G5 Q6 [: H, r$ _　　百闻不如一见

6 P  u" E# z% f, x* C/ G　　One look is worth a thousand words.

6 n$ @& ]4 S$ u: Q4 I　　Seeing is believing.

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6 Y4 @, ~4 n- P　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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9 E0 M  M% `" A9 t　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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8 T/ S  m( `- U( t5 Q　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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2 E! Y' t+ }2 c　　不打不成交

; v& h  m8 Z  |4 B" Z/ u　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

- i" N  e7 g/ C  f　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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: i: D8 q" i; J# _8 K5 m9 X　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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+ w8 a; |% _! Z7 [3 i/ }　　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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# \* Q( A7 U, N　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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9 H4 r' o0 E" y/ d, j　　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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" f! e  d9 [, c. n　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

& ?3 J3 g& I9 j8 w1 E- M1 I5 I/ O　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　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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- n- P6 x1 y# q: g; Z! d& F9 a　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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8 `- W7 {5 C; h+ x- ?　　There are spots even on the sun.
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/ ?( Q, K, o6 K+ b1 T0 d% m! D! G5 y　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　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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2 G! j' @; H  l( v* G% J　　君子之交淡如水

, p9 `* v7 D$ r9 o. h8 `" z8 l+ z　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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; w! c3 V4 {# p　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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8 D9 b3 o3 J* z9 P9 ~　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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2 T% R+ _3 E9 P: @2 D　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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8 D- N$ v* M2 Y: M. Z! p　　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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' A2 F' I+ c% e" c　　茅塞顿开

- E0 ]( N/ k. r3 J　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

% n, S" }; K  Y3 f9 P( S　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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2 ]9 A. Q) a- k, P7 @2 ^0 u* S　　谋事在人，成事在天

. B2 B$ E" a5 Z6 {; P  D! B　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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% x4 ^, ]7 k: h8 g# Z! D$ q, |　　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

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

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　　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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　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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' J0 B8 [; c& d3 r% {. m( D　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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2 C/ s/ J' _  g8 K3 U+ m* Z　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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( u* @6 F6 z* ~　　千里之行始于足下
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- E6 S- H2 n% G9 \' B1 ^　　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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2 l2 P, s8 g1 |" b　　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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. E' G9 B- G, l, C  D　　瑞雪兆丰年

' x+ S; V. D/ a8 {4 ?) p. C　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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% h" M" N$ A1 ?/ _+ u　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

, {' F& c2 T9 w' n　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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+ B# g: u- l* Z5 K2 R$ ]7 k　　世外桃源

- ?0 m# C. V- H. P　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

" R# Q* W' T+ D$ u/ A　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

7 W$ S5 V- R9 m. }3 O  L, R# z6 z　　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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　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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: z4 [) J: ^5 Y+ q; q: Z0 Q; Z　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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  V9 U; K, Y9 E- p! W' y% R　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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1 q4 G; P' n! u2 s# F4 ?　　说曹操，曹操到
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3 t- Y: R- B- w& T( }/ b& z7 z7 a　　speak of the devil

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, k9 K$ I1 }+ _- a% m2 ^+ c　　实话实说

　　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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; i1 o' |1 G+ p2 h8 J% F: m* h　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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4 t* u  Q- h1 M& Z2 ?7 F. Z# v　　韬光养晦
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  C4 \7 V, v! ?; V4 [# m1 Y, g1 v; J　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

' z5 a# n4 b. U& W; i　　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
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　　团结就是力量

　　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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- y( y0 i8 z0 r- B: u　　歪风邪气
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　　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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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

　　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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; E# |1 D2 r1 L　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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6 T+ {: f0 o& u) t( }- ?　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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; `9 |, J2 V' h: M　　新官上任三把火
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9 H3 J) G$ C9 F　　a new broom sweeps clean

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) E, z' a% S' d8 i  A* ^; D　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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' z3 M* U, L! P8 I  @# K8 w　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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8 [4 L; [. L, @4 U5 R+ Q) u　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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; w+ \9 M; E6 H( q3 Z　　先下手为强

" H. G* n- n" A) Q　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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; d+ V* P& @) V+ I  U- y$ w　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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" X! Q( m9 P+ n7 `　　现身说法

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　　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

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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: K0 A! z5 h% d% X$ ?- ]! t　　严以律己，宽以待人
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5 c7 Z1 K4 o$ ]% i' L　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

0 Q7 H9 O( y# h; v　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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, l* f% I0 ~* k/ p+ t5 v　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

$ E/ D2 X$ A: h& k% K. n　　有勇无谋
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: T% A! a/ p& @- l, g+ H2 K　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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$ z# j1 r/ @; D1 P4 s8 U4 a　　teach students according to their aptitude

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; E6 _  P* L: }$ r　　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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　　Haste makes waste.

9 O: I5 |4 X; K7 y0 Q　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

' D2 b1 i+ K1 z* R* s; g! @　　Great minds think alike.

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; U6 r1 y$ k1 |& _7 Q　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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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

6 i& \5 S2 j  w" y6 {( a2 P3 N3 j　　A promise is a promise.

# H1 r+ {; K. D! ^: a5 O, b　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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& U' B9 h4 Y8 @8 n* l2 R　　招财进宝

) X( X. V# [, p) b3 n. S　　bring in wealth and treasure
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+ k2 p0 n5 Y) k4 N: Q　　众矢之的

6 Y6 v) c8 y8 A( Q8 `) @- C/ M　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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. N+ W' u7 \; u1 n4 F　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

# f4 E9 ?- {3 l# A/ v; m1 h　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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( V! |: D1 @6 ^$ P　　左右为难
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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。