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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! j: I6 Q9 H, s; C$ z& `6 z　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　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

6 k1 l2 o3 B; ^. r! y　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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( M6 Y" S0 o0 d- U- l　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

- [9 W# O* y& J　　No discord, no concord.
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! y' U+ n" f; l7 H( l5 T　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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. F9 F) K  h5 f+ m　　辞旧迎新

0 v, f% X* x* g* {　　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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　　大开眼界

) F& x0 ]4 N# H; A　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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2 Z9 ^0 y* S# P　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　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;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　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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# Q3 K7 W9 Q6 `# @  k. ~　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

9 G$ ]8 ~0 U/ ~  b$ u3 S9 z2 w　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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' R* }7 X3 L% R8 ~　　活到老学到老
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" \. N' e) l: ?# }　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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8 \) s8 j( e/ D/ k; T$ a! U　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　Treasures fill the home.
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7 J2 C6 t+ q9 W　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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$ F6 @4 p, @* O3 Y7 S) h　　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/ X6 l4 s# |% Y& |' k　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

7 j$ b$ y& j* H8 L　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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: M& m& B, l9 h　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

: A. f( M* c3 w0 {) S0 a　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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" J9 O* k4 U4 P; ~. ~　　马到成功

* u$ M; l! m! C; [# l0 o9 W　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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, P' h* X. m' d4 l8 `7 y3 E- N9 i　　名利双收
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- G% `' G6 L. A! p　　gain both fame and wealth

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7 l2 a; L( N; Q" x' J' p　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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. w3 H# O9 t6 j' B  y5 y: N+ S& b　　谋事在人，成事在天

7 {+ @- C/ z5 n' N, b1 B, T6 z　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

. W+ }8 @9 }! i　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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; `; n7 a& n  S3 h8 y　　赔了夫人又折兵

2 m; ~% l+ Q9 z+ z* s, j　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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/ _$ t" }: u- @! Z/ _　　抛砖引玉

7 [5 L; r+ D) h% G  W7 X6 i) H　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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1 H# r$ h4 r" S　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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9 j1 a, c8 z; s( y" V( v　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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4 y9 v( P+ p9 {4 t, U% @　　千里之行始于足下
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2 o& @) ~! G, Q& I* x  Y( d　　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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　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

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

$ G* R- ~7 l* m& 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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3 X0 i: H% d6 u% q　　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
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3 F9 X6 S: @" @, {2 P　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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! @5 z( D% ]& P　　人之初，性本善

. N3 f" W! G& u7 i( R3 A　　Humans are born good.
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( E$ r& M) I; `3 h( e" R! h　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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. X6 e1 M. u* ^0 u* b  |, g　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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; ]0 y( M7 U2 [- J! Z9 `2 T　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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4 |2 n# E3 v5 }　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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　　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

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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3 F& j% q2 l9 N, L6 R　　实事求是

8 a8 i$ E- s/ {5 {7 y　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

9 y7 K' a6 n  g2 ]5 L# |　　speak of the devil

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　　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

4 z# m1 h1 Z0 e8 P# z# [' C$ k/ B　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

1 N1 |/ O; \6 R　　韬光养晦
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' o# b( {) K1 B( N4 O1 z; U　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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: x' W2 j3 i1 e$ ^　　糖衣炮弹
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) D3 I0 A& i7 ?2 _1 c' i　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　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
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+ t: K( [- p- d. V) m# p. {. F　　Unity is strength.
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& U3 _* [8 U- F" y/ K　　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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4 ]! f1 b( Z8 s& s) i' `  h　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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1 S( d$ J6 \/ k; T2 k　　物以类聚，人以群分
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4 `- P9 m5 _4 _) O9 e) O　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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) W" w9 [, f, p$ T' I; B　　hold high hopes for one's child

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, K% M! U4 [$ U: U3 T- G　　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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3 d5 y# V- C4 `5 _' z: O9 H　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

/ c/ K; A) e; m* b+ n　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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. j& N( [, q- x7 O( k　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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6 x7 O* u- u5 F3 `# @　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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; _* P. \1 |- b5 ]$ _$ j　　先入为主
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# ?  F. u) o5 t4 M; v　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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1 _3 Y" S8 Z+ g, B/ M0 |3 D( a4 t　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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. [3 n% }: A1 _9 J1 z9 w' B　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

2 J- D# K7 p5 U- x1 R　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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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
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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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1 c9 M* e4 M7 p" C' m) X　　有情人终成眷属

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+ G# B0 e( R9 q( D8 [1 R　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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- Y5 k/ _) q+ l  {' O　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

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3 P) f8 l" G+ E  v8 c- T　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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/ y9 r4 N' C1 N: g) h0 o/ q　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

, i' n2 j& g7 w8 J# w' T9 k　　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

7 x% s1 c5 U& A  [7 C1 E　　Haste makes waste.

2 a) K( ]* k5 R　　More haste, less speed.

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$ y8 |9 K$ A. f" v) S7 ]" j# H　　survival of the fittest
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! v% _* Q8 _" b  x　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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1 C+ M% }: b- n: h　　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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) L. r# e% v% {. A6 Q6 t& ?　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

6 w' U; S0 L1 ~( Z6 m. Q- B　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

: l4 H# j* q- A% D. n3 [" [* e　　become debt-ridden
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  @& T& n; `; G5 h4 A　　众矢之的
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* I4 A% d+ f, ?. _" ]: i　　target of public criticism

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2 }  S3 V: U1 q8 C( f1 @　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

9 ]8 G( W. W) Z5 n) W, `　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

" V1 K  d0 d& ~$ Q  Z( e6 |　　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。