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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) V2 d  N6 b$ w6 N' L0 ^　　爱屋及乌
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8 O. k0 ~9 b% E* b$ W3 B: n: Y　　Love me, love my dog.
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) }% `: n' B! j% ^5 D　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

$ f; S, P' I- H: M. L: J$ b　　Seeing is believing.
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9 C  g7 i2 D( w# K: y　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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6 J# Y6 M+ H/ X. C5 ]　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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3 Y* ?  ^' N4 N% B4 ?# [　　不遗余力
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, p; j2 ]! T  ~3 d) P　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

  ^  {( S( e$ C" y5 K　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

8 W& [* B5 D  M# H) w$ d" P8 U　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

0 j* }4 I6 Y- @$ T　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了
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9 m7 ^& N' P+ s. X6 e- k) g　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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# ]& s. h2 a1 G8 Z  G- ?% @　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

$ t# S) O7 {6 N4 f; \# i& L/ w　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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% A4 U6 x  V. @' @　　过犹不及

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

$ F  _, m0 d$ f. i% J　　too much is as bad as too little
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. j' _* I- v8 S* W! m9 _　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　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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7 `2 o% o* C9 ]- A1 f' _4 w7 ^　　和气生财
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) H3 _( }* a2 f, I/ S0 P, I# B　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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7 l# M2 K. L/ {& m+ p. R　　活到老学到老
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3 e# \. z% a- d/ l) s& r* \　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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% u  S1 x5 @) W$ _* p+ @　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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3 l0 ?3 d5 X  I) c　　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 s6 r6 G# |" W* e1 G　　君子之交淡如水
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8 S7 X1 I, ^' [  c6 C　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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# P" a; D  O5 B1 i2 b　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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8 y8 v+ S; ~/ B' X  ?1 i8 b　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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+ g) o8 G" _( a( X! E/ w& X  l　　马到成功
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0 B% q- B* n1 J- J4 K' A　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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, A* \' o4 `: M/ z3 b　　名利双收
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0 `% q& t: c- f+ A! M　　gain both fame and wealth
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  E5 g$ E+ I1 v5 q　　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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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

9 s: {/ f/ |: g　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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/ I2 |- g/ g: r/ R, Q+ L　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　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

; d3 Y' [5 Z+ q　　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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9 F5 V2 ]! \! L　　破釜沉舟

4 Q. r9 B0 u& Y  M　　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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4 J1 X3 n- B7 P* c, p# z　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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- [# r# j& O0 t0 E5 ]# q9 ~6 V% j　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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% y+ p  E2 E% }# B　　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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5 i4 w* X* z8 q! j8 r( r6 \+ ^' D0 Y　　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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8 e9 e8 U6 U+ J; T　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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: g6 i% g) ?9 e" Q% T8 E. V　　强龙难压地头蛇
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$ z2 l' n- O" V9 @4 ]9 D+ `/ V　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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1 M( ^* d! j% P1 z( d- I7 x　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　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
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

! ?+ G2 r5 ?* S1 J  R) X# {/ j) u　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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8 N# Q9 g" _/ P5 N: G& w　　人之初，性本善
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! ]' e- y9 {+ `+ m! x3 A' i3 A　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　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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0 S" L1 f6 Z( S) M6 ^. }3 u9 w　　时不我待
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5 Q- l, T+ t+ F3 R( x7 N　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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; [2 e8 `  _. t　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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! x1 e$ B8 H6 I　　实事求是

9 _; R" ~. |1 q( m, p  [8 ~" a/ D　　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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8 P. ^6 m  b/ v, T$ U　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

" Y. b- d  I5 E* `　　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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5 {0 ~6 y1 s( \/ K7 \( e　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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# ^1 p* x. y! ^8 S& T% C　　糖衣炮弹

' P0 P* M8 x5 Q' T1 J6 L! H　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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  Q2 i' _1 r8 b8 \3 m; I- ?　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

& E7 \4 o. y6 [. @7 O　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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　　唯利是图
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! u8 ]+ D" D- [+ l  `　　无中生有

# H* I6 d4 ]3 L2 b1 h$ H% f　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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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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+ [% a& V1 N' @　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　May all your wish come true

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; L( s% O8 _/ J, ~& z　　心照不宣

0 H$ W" e6 F. {  v& k) J- u' D" m　　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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　　先下手为强
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/ |3 \$ R* W2 @- M2 j　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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2 u+ W$ u/ i/ }- P# _" D9 @　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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" g3 `8 w, N4 ^: O5 P, J: Y+ j　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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8 |7 x* u6 f( l& t　　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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7 [  g$ p/ T0 y# H5 P4 \* e: U　　严以律己，宽以待人
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$ n) ^3 y  U/ Y　　有情人终成眷属
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) o" j, b, D( f' `7 l　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

% Y4 _1 ^5 _& h0 v# n( i+ _　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士

$ v- w( ^8 e+ [　　a man of insight83

8 N4 B8 w; p% k# i2 m　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

) o& S9 j- H1 h　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

- v! b- P5 b3 c+ y' K# C$ k8 g　　与时俱进

1 a0 H5 z2 m9 P( O+ e　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

6 w# J7 v2 T; e; e/ Z# W　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

* c5 y. w% s0 W. y　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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- E- d3 H* a4 d) T4 I$ W2 B　　欲速则不达

# }2 v6 t; I) y* o# f, Y　　Haste makes waste.

8 X/ F. D* u- K　　More haste, less speed.

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, u5 a7 ^! U; j% i　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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# C/ A# p6 y2 p# ]　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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9 c" U4 n: s. T　　冤假错案

2 J2 N# k/ g7 D" v9 p$ K# W　　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
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　　A promise is a promise.

' h2 h% U7 g* B2 ?　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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1 v" H9 V4 N8 L" P　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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% N. E0 c! F( |( P( y' j　　债台高筑

2 _# G  L" }  x; I　　become debt-ridden
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1 Y& ~* P$ T6 ^+ x/ d/ a1 ]2 F" E　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

9 f8 v5 y' I4 I: b/ v7 t7 y/ ]　　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

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。