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

　　Love me, love my dog.
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+ Z0 }7 L% L4 v( L% ^4 x　　百闻不如一见

& I& u  u, x2 Q7 w. T: U　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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/ x9 x5 A3 w9 P: o7 K7 Q0 r　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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; {3 t' A, [% E# u! N& g; l9 H! _4 r　　不遗余力

8 n2 c8 x4 V6 }　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

# t; R4 p5 B* m/ l　　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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3 r( E4 P( n8 f9 W4 j7 C% e　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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0 \0 Y) i9 h( O　　大开眼界

( t1 L# D$ W7 a  y　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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& ?/ X# h& g% g　　国泰民安

! {; M4 Y3 {) v2 E$ H9 |  ~　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

0 u% R8 _5 t" v) |5 Z　　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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- l. c- e3 X& V　　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
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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: \4 b3 s0 A1 c5 C' b) j& J　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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- u& R2 A. s$ D　　活到老学到老
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: `7 I) L, x  F, H, @　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

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　　金玉满堂

  V' H7 F7 x$ G　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

( R8 K, C) o# @- F3 I* }　　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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! j) d3 J" ^) J　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　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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' I2 ]% H% z" ^0 A8 h0 x; H　　gain both fame and wealth

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: o; m) J5 S6 d　　茅塞顿开
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+ ~* ?- x: m! r+ B* y; D/ E8 o　　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

　　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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  D8 d4 {; `6 U7 ]) E　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

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; P" |+ i& r" M2 u　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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8 f" a8 B' Q, V1 F# ~$ g$ Z9 i1 T　　抛砖引玉
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　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

) U+ H& e' u5 f) @　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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　　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
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# z4 Z3 e" M8 u　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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4 b7 U* \/ U7 w: F' }1 O! w　　强龙难压地头蛇

4 @6 K; T0 T0 B% O1 K- i' \( g/ a! T　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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; j) e  y: W" [7 Y" O. N, c# l& F　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　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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' l* ~8 C: p7 |# `$ F* ^7 U　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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) f) q) }* e6 e. H3 @3 e; ~+ q9 {　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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　　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
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　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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) M' {4 \% V$ q* x　　三十而立

/ f' B( {$ B, V3 K5 I1 B: h　　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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0 K) z: b- D5 a" Y, k: G0 m　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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" T: x6 ]7 o, b3 V　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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9 }( R& U2 I& H6 W4 x3 Z% y　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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　　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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　　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
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( O! Z7 k0 Z5 j. _+ o　　韬光养晦
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/ T6 I. @+ B6 X/ ~0 s; j　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

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/ W% R: F* T' K) Q　　天有不测风云
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9 r# |, G4 g  o) h2 |; H+ I9 p8 `　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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8 b" K% s1 w; ~　　Unity is strength.
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$ r9 g8 U* e$ J: f/ U. Z8 r8 _, u# c　　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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0 V4 H7 S- R. D( w: D0 k　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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- Q7 P% U# v" D2 r7 `1 s　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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4 E0 g# E- u& K# Z8 Y; A3 ?# H　　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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: Q9 i9 V$ k: q7 p2 ~6 Y: a. ?" G! ~　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

& Z) |; W2 D4 f2 Z% `　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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7 N3 u$ E/ y' B2 z0 U6 N1 B　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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! f) H' r) B) {　　心想事成

4 z5 ?+ M/ h) r( G1 ~% Q　　May all your wish come true

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% ^2 X4 L, v% B/ c5 R- U　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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  Z4 ?) `! j' j1 v0 z8 q) g3 r　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　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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. y# b: Y) x/ r$ y　　现身说法

  D6 U) q: [/ X- F) v1 z　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

$ Y+ s! I: c- i+ r4 a　　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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" x6 |; p/ A; ?+ r5 z, y　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

, s6 O( c" e0 d8 J6 a2 {1 W7 [! n　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士

7 z  Z0 [- v9 T* r  d1 G, b* B　　a man of insight83

( l$ [+ w5 a6 k: ^" B/ G　　有勇无谋

7 z' |/ m1 X3 {. H0 Y+ u# R( o* f　　bold but not crafty84
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; y+ N2 \; H  y# J- X) S, m　　有缘千里来相会

+ X& u: M" h( F- Z8 j' h  H* c　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　keep pace with the times86

% Z# W2 N  D6 O0 `# K　　以人为本
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0 N4 w3 O. u  E+ R  r- c　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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! C: I  i6 d" b$ s7 Y　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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6 z2 I  K+ h, r7 C$ W　　优胜劣汰
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　　英雄所见略同

　　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

5 z/ N6 ~" s; f! R4 Q　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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5 E( R6 [- K9 P, {" }　　一言既出，驷马难追
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; w! F; Q3 R6 p　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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) g8 c% _  a6 u* ?2 ?# T　　债台高筑
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% x& E0 q: v6 A3 D. F) A3 z　　众矢之的
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1 a1 G, [3 j* w8 y! r0 V　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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8 h/ u7 x: k/ K" j' Q4 b　　纸包不住火

, ~( e1 o& K+ [$ j　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　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。