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
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# n& X: w( W  K$ x　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

- G; T/ G7 {% ?- E2 `6 B6 l2 x, o* P　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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8 K# m& e' G2 m6 H1 g6 P, G　　比上不足，比下有余

8 e, ]. |- R" E+ j　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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/ ]: G* Y1 }1 x% c5 z7 I9 O0 Q　　笨鸟先飞
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5 n4 K' O7 Y' {6 K6 J　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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( e. y) ]8 _0 Y( u  w" I　　不遗余力
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7 w8 H. ?6 {' [* C; ^　　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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8 n4 M- b4 r, w　　拆东墙补西墙

: \' q& R; f2 [! n! K, z6 M% m- b- A　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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& ]4 z& C; c3 a5 ^" z$ B　　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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! d$ m; q) q2 W0 b( ]7 ]　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

! n: j1 {" L. y5 s0 V　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

$ H* k7 h; k: J- f* B6 |4 M3 {　　too much is as bad as too little

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+ G; @5 ]7 x5 Z/ B: J6 D　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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: u; O8 Q+ @6 [1 T% B7 M　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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1 B6 T! `/ A& S: W1 ]　　Bad news travels fast.
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# r3 c# U+ m! b8 P9 Z$ a　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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  A7 p: U! [/ U9 S$ U) E: g9 e　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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: R  a  f1 \% j7 Y, H2 ]5 _　　活到老学到老

: v/ |' P) V' n: G$ C' {　　never too old to learn

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/ F, G5 ^- Y& q　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

; t$ f: v: G5 c4 E, Y& Z4 E　　There are spots even on the sun.

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( k3 N( ^# Y3 w　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　be down-to-earth
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3 }3 m% L+ K* A0 \; s　　脚踩两只船

　　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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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

# |2 n3 B% r, T  b9 s8 `$ W0 x　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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' N, y) G7 `' K% S1 J3 Q" A% P　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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4 |  N: `$ g* v9 Y4 ~　　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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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　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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) z7 v$ K" B7 d# |  Y　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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% C: A+ P- X; L  c! t/ v) r" [& Y　　赔了夫人又折兵

$ V& Z% P( l5 Z' R0 ~! U　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

' `. r# D1 _1 d% H　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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1 _6 ?4 j9 ~. M9 U: a" ^! t& i　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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/ p2 \' M& N! Z) y　　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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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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2 c" S( \8 O9 x& i+ c6 E! N" h　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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' V# b* D+ @' c8 B  W8 k. ?. R3 }9 B# C　　强龙难压地头蛇
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0 s( f" R: L, k, \5 X! B　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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; ]7 [, e& D& p. h" _* ?　　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

+ L0 P) ^7 f' ~1 Y9 p　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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% \/ m5 h& Z# A" N0 ~+ H3 T　　世外桃源

) {# @; m5 |  v+ q. A* c8 ~　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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0 Z# m% y0 V  W$ T, L6 u　　人之初，性本善
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) ~+ B5 z% A. h! Z  C6 W' R　　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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　　a blessing in disguise;

- E6 R& i/ q6 F  c% G8 K　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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5 b$ g' x, {! X$ ]! p3 D　　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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6 ]  g9 d7 j4 ?　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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+ H0 ~; k- L& j9 a, |　　时不我待

6 e& H( I* f9 X9 x( C/ e5 T　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

* K7 Q% C1 j" f2 m) q　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

6 T& ?. Q5 k1 z. ^& y4 {　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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' s: U- Q. n( m　　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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1 c" {; Y( f' E5 P+ s　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

+ |2 I; I  I2 U4 z　　糖衣炮弹

8 I% C! u. G9 ~- f　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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) Z0 ?0 g5 `( t2 m　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

* M) Y) ]& Y, Y: ]　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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3 \. s$ U0 d6 }+ y! O6 C0 H　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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

! V* E. X1 s8 t1 ]% ]　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

+ z1 j( K1 e5 F) m: C　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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　　无中生有

+ T4 J3 D4 L1 b. N7 @8 n( {　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

% g3 F7 b  E- s2 }　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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% }9 V$ @" p: D2 N8 \( T4 O- k　　徇私枉法
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7 t6 Q% p7 ^7 [0 l$ H- d% z- P　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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9 J- p' s6 J+ a) y) i$ I　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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5 {) k9 y. M+ e　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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. w; i7 [; t2 E( ~; H  A　　先下手为强

/ I! d; \" C. u; n　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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4 y5 w: f+ n2 Y( N　　ants on a hot pan

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; ^8 x% }1 A3 }  \8 W　　现身说法

, `9 s" c  J% H* D　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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4 Q5 L% w- o6 c- d　　息事宁人
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0 \# Y- _; j: {; A0 z　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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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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! U4 q9 a6 @3 d/ k; Q( ~　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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3 v+ F) A3 x! y$ ^( |　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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6 a" z5 L7 n% g/ H4 S　　与时俱进

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# S% {+ o) m# e9 j; p5 q( |　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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" x$ k  J3 w7 L; _0 ?6 D: [　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

# S  u3 G, u1 o/ U) D　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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7 X/ j, m& D  p. E　　欲速则不达

! j6 n# b( M4 U0 N" q3 \　　Haste makes waste.

, A# a6 R1 }5 M+ T) h; ?　　More haste, less speed.

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$ a8 Z: g( |' P6 V　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

. h1 r" H$ d  Z% v0 q8 j0 m　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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4 e5 ~- ]. h+ k$ `4 h9 L　　冤假错案
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　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的

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　　纸上谈兵

( U; ]- U4 `0 C/ ~* I! ]　　be an armchair strategist
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* f5 r6 Z' Z4 y! X  Q! ~　　纸包不住火

$ B. [, w' c* \4 C9 `8 q　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

/ q$ w' Q# W1 h$ ~6 ?　　What's done by night appears by day.
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2 D( i8 [& z0 h) \( y) A+ N　　100

& Y/ k1 c; C, ]+ y$ j0 o% F0 N　　左右为难

4 _; G, o" r, k. l* d" s; `　　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。