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

* o3 z) R5 E! g+ y( R0 ]　　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.
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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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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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$ A4 W/ T' a1 z2 E* O1 C　　不遗余力

1 }: j! U7 F3 G! a9 |) g　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

& d, w: z* J( J* d& C9 E* e- z　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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, J, s9 Z1 B2 T3 \$ v& |' e　　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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' G# e& f9 |* X* u　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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. w" X+ s' F! S+ B( J- e　　过犹不及

9 e7 ?( U8 `( `; F8 h　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

' i1 s% z" T  T; f: M% q　　too much is as bad as too little

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( K% m5 D/ J. [% g' p0 b　　好了伤疤忘了疼

% r* G- a# [' ~6 C3 {　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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/ f& b2 o4 C4 L8 q　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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4 k7 W5 {) U7 V' _' t　　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

　　let bygones be bygones

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/ \( q) D5 q# j8 F* ^/ f8 s5 C　　金无足赤，人无完人

& n+ ]. W( p( C; V6 V4 {6 E: T　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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3 ~5 d! N. K7 N& Q$ Z　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

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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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5 L2 v. Q( _$ T! D　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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  i; [( J! b3 H　　礼尚往来
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1 N% V0 Y% `. d  n　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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+ C8 p' O9 o% m) T# O, }　　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

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( w) ]& R' y5 T& p　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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! X. W9 O( B: O( x　　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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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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0 ^  n. ^1 {% Z) F% x　　谋事在人，成事在天
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+ m+ X4 s' X+ z　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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: o8 Q) D6 z, ^, k5 c1 K' A0 V　　弄巧成拙
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　　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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+ a6 k; Q' K3 Q5 g$ f! [　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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- E& d. i* Q1 ^: n　　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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　　抢得先机
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; T& s! j( z6 f　　take the preemptive opportunities
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1 G) \- u3 i% }　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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5 g) b) c8 N# P+ ^　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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' A3 H/ S0 Z5 ^　　千里之行始于足下

* R- M! i1 v  c; [* T, I　　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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/ ]0 F; W2 J* w  p0 }3 b1 J) O　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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9 G, d! G: ]4 v1 g/ S& K. c　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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1 E, \. }4 s+ e, v　　人逢喜事精神爽
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# q' g) J; x$ g  S* g8 ?　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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% Z% t' @% W/ Q9 I　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

; J5 q# o  A6 R' H! z　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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6 l4 @; I2 m. P. @　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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) ^5 e- a: g2 v- I3 B( C　　人之初，性本善
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; W, \6 B- o( x9 _　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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* ]7 t  I1 @- I% u9 ~6 f+ y　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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, _/ v) j' E  d( @0 {4 r8 k　　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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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

# C* ^! S' l: P　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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) Y" h8 }& v& p/ c: d/ |# s　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　speak of the devil

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8 b* r( u( q! R　　实话实说
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　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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( F' y) j5 l! a* J9 N0 H9 t　　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

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　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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6 [; n2 B9 E+ j/ n( M* f　　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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( }3 _8 l2 l4 o1 i" s　　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
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: {# E3 c4 O& Y) ]6 o　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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% y( L* U% c* l% X# g% Q3 B　　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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7 H+ y1 G7 a1 j( t6 j- V　　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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$ W5 h! p9 z: Q2 j　　无中生有
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6 L# @- O/ Y& _7 ]9 n0 X　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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1 m% O- J: Q' _" D　　无风不起浪
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6 h0 i8 N0 P8 r, T　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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0 @* P2 L8 {% s% h　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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1 j. P3 u4 I" q/ b　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

" b: q% D8 j4 e1 K　　May all your wish come true
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! O8 ], W# W& d) F- K6 G4 f. o  q　　心照不宣

　　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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: R5 X/ X( u' z! r: q/ I2 l) n# R　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

' A3 a$ d5 N2 A　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　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
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4 i" k$ T# Y! k0 v! Z" Q　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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9 O& w; C7 q5 D6 X  K: N. E　　息事宁人

, o: s+ S6 e  e* k) F　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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" u: E* I0 ]. t+ }　　循序渐进

( S: t. a" G/ m- b& t　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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" B8 t8 E5 K- a　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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, K/ I6 p% Y8 Y% ]' x+ K3 |　　有情人终成眷属
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: D& Z1 H! Q+ y& O' C( ~5 u/ h4 [( n　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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5 B4 Q( O$ n/ b0 d　　有勇无谋

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. J, H3 _& G9 ~+ z, Y　　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

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2 g! X7 h) V7 I0 Z. q3 e　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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8 d  I# Y( i2 D2 Y( z/ h" y8 l* u　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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1 a# Q/ G0 V* }) d( {# h　　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.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

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. I4 r7 T" K, a2 K- q　　Great minds think alike.

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$ X' z$ g. R. I  p. M: V　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

' {. m1 X, t$ A' E  R/ [2 B5 S$ }　　A promise is a promise.

5 y: u& E5 o- _, e; T, ]$ X* s- n　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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) U. O2 i* M& F6 d1 ^* r5 Y0 j　　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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. _, X9 ^9 Z! F$ ~) ?# r( c　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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1 Q9 P/ v  o/ W% M7 l4 w: m　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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" n: u( B! g1 i　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

& ^6 c" i- L) G/ U9 A/ P. ?% U　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

9 U. r' u% f7 v) K7 ]% D9 O　　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。