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!

# H, O3 A  Y0 X% a" h4 _# `　　01
/ g. b0 w! q- I7 d
　　爱屋及乌

/ ]0 }8 U% N( k3 t- W1 g　　Love me, love my dog.
: O, m5 y( [# T! ?5 M5 P8 @3 `, g) w
　　02
, f% s. L+ z) m" H2 M0 U
3 b' ]( i* x) [　　百闻不如一见

& f  ~: G% x- t: b　　One look is worth a thousand words.
9 a* J8 L6 y5 t5 M
　　Seeing is believing.
7 F& X# f' c6 [6 i: c3 O
　　03
' Z4 k7 r  Y% y: q
　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
! {. |7 u# }7 V& i! ~- ~5 f
: }# e, M0 F$ e( c　　04
6 Q8 k2 D" v8 I. k, \/ X
　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

　　05

1 a6 o7 F! r2 `# f& ~. K' }, ?　　不遗余力

) c% {! H' ~0 `! E5 M" m3 w　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

　　06
: J0 [9 |# D# f! s. U$ D3 Y6 L
　　不打不成交
1 W% m! {% H1 T# u' I9 _
* y2 w/ W/ L$ P& ^　　No discord, no concord.

　　07

- [+ D( C+ B3 O  |1 D　　拆东墙补西墙
% g. D6 x$ x5 X2 }! D& t- k$ E
　　rob Peter to pay Paul
  E2 a6 G% o- G1 k
% G' c: d( \, I2 A0 Z/ d( \( [" J0 f　　08
0 |  Z/ O9 U( q1 n- @
$ s1 J4 k( g, M3 Q  D　　辞旧迎新

0 @3 ^# y+ H, I" h8 H3 Q　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

　　09
0 Q9 c  [5 `. C  b" n( O
　　大事化小，小事化了

6 @$ t# {- S( O3 v/ P  U% a& X　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

4 c7 W% Y( r. k$ S9 I　　10

　　大开眼界
2 B7 \7 u5 R# N5 p
( i4 o- q; X1 s$ O　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

　　11

3 s$ h" ?  g- W4 [7 J　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

7 s4 a1 s) t. y% E* P  B+ _　　12
. d5 \* h; X. t% A6 k
　　过犹不及

, c, Q% u' l' ^　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
; f. l- ?2 E+ W# c3 U
, e6 g% S. e: s. a　　too much is as bad as too little
! n2 d2 s" C8 U
; [6 r3 B$ F& ~5 k# E　　13
4 B7 P: o1 N8 n
　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

: Y! Z  ?2 j- ~2 W3 [. W3 Q" p+ _　　14
! u% N/ r3 I3 V5 \# O# _  y
0 I2 g8 A2 s" n- a- i# S　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

6 D( ~9 ]1 [4 V) r; E8 \　　15
4 d' Z- G4 F8 @! A# S% t' h+ ^
; b+ _+ [* N8 u2 N" j　　和气生财
& e6 B1 U1 _9 D2 U. t9 k
　　harmony brings wealth;
9 Q# V- J1 A0 ^
$ Q  b& |" o0 I　　friendliness is conducive to business success
, J" C3 x1 j( z* Q: K5 |' `
　　16

0 w+ \# `& c8 D4 ~6 e+ R4 s4 X& Z7 u  r　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

! q1 S1 b! o0 S　　17

: M& T/ F% L- C7 u5 e# ^　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

3 f0 ~7 I/ L6 j& u, n  m# ^: Y  d　　18
/ W4 N- E8 i8 o) q) o* i+ y7 u
　　金无足赤，人无完人
% ^" Q, r) ~: w, H' G6 m& q
, }7 @$ W; [2 ]: {2 `) ]0 h　　There are spots even on the sun.

　　19
( ^, x. r- F7 M# @. h) z, ^- Q
; u, w! L% z' J+ M　　金玉满堂
# P% x. v, w0 r0 Y9 n! }! ~
　　Treasures fill the home.

+ h) J) C6 T1 J$ Z0 N4 O( ]& D　　20
9 u$ ~6 i8 d9 H+ d* ?
　　脚踏实地
/ V$ E1 }& I1 I! J' b& \, z
　　be down-to-earth
; q/ e" z& [- l
　　21

. q' s' c' w! b. \　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

　　22

　　君子之交淡如水
' e" ^& T8 n: i0 S
　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
' M8 @0 D" w  ?  v3 \% v8 N
4 `3 u7 |# g+ q; H' Z; ]( O4 W　　23

! H( m8 C# f) ~8 I5 G% R3 H　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
- Y  C5 m8 k- @9 Y" H& y
　　cut and dried; cliché
8 T8 J& G  b, V2 N9 R% {6 ?
　　24

  Y4 z7 g1 ?" d# w　　礼尚往来
! q# ^; U0 H4 f5 P6 k4 P1 b
( T/ C5 C+ Z/ @　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
; t& O2 a/ P* a) b. W
+ q0 b8 G$ ?) ]$ m3 @  j& ^& \' C　　25
, I6 u4 v, I9 E
  @. {1 R) P+ `( {* {$ |* `7 E　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
1 E4 a4 P# @) d1 U4 ]' Y
! V: b. _# W) _% S. F' ^. D8 z　　26
8 _5 C* H! `; ]
4 `( B: u5 N+ F8 F　　马到成功
  B% K; ^  I; M; o
, H* G. Z1 L6 T; F; s% n" F, y: G　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

　　27
) n# z, C5 y! L/ M$ q
, _7 }# E$ O: @　　名利双收
- J  `& j) L6 J$ V
1 q1 L( a" B* D  }  `　　gain both fame and wealth

4 k6 t9 n3 d9 _* h/ }4 |1 B, k+ _　　28

　　茅塞顿开
6 o; ]7 h+ e5 ?
　　be suddenly enlightened

　　29

　　没有规矩，不成方圆
4 i" b) v3 @9 |% c
, c' |6 U- {- w9 \2 O# {　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

5 P7 M. ?; ?; N0 {3 i+ s! r　　30

　　每逢佳节倍思亲
2 z# l! t8 p. F( P5 p/ F
　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
. ?) @# X/ _4 w- `3 V, `5 M: d
　　31

) s& m" W, w3 u7 U9 x3 W' E6 N$ j　　谋事在人，成事在天

/ b* J. D7 Y! c, q　　Man proposes; God disposes.

; ?2 t# m" d7 u  A　　32
3 s" _% c  a% H) h; h* \
% q" r( R$ _* A( [# M& }　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

/ h; ^  f4 r5 e% N　　33

2 W9 v* v2 P( n4 V- \4 D　　赔了夫人又折兵
* ?% Y! |4 P, T5 h$ g, S$ Z
9 S6 a( b% a5 r- u& V/ X& q3 q! I: H　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

, j9 t: a7 C$ i. m- S# C' M　　34

7 b; T, ?2 ~( c* p" y6 v* u　　抛砖引玉
1 j8 g" W) a- p
3 Y. f0 e$ [2 V' ]　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

. m3 W5 B+ L0 D　　35
- m* I, P  P& ]3 N& \8 [
　　破釜沉舟
5 r2 e. x  R" z- C
　　cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end
) H; E& H2 {& U3 K4 x4 K
　　36
6 o0 s" b" q& A" S& j
　　抢得先机
) p+ C/ N* i6 x9 r) ]  t. S  V
　　take the preemptive opportunities
$ F( r0 ?* n' g( B' e9 J" I# v
8 A# n" Q) \# ~　　37

　　巧妇难为无米之炊
  y) S' B& b! c2 P& _* i* k; x0 M+ h
　　One can't make bricks without straw.

4 h0 B& ^7 P& Z9 w5 c' O　　38
. S) s$ M1 q* i' z: z' z3 I
- t  r1 W+ B3 T, }) m6 P　　千里之行始于足下
2 P  g" R9 N/ k2 ?: b, N* Y& Q
$ x5 a( T* |/ W7 h+ F　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
. k" r" i' Q8 ~5 s8 n
　　39

　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
1 o5 u0 q2 ^) g6 S6 C! s* i
7 [7 G5 D0 m0 {: x8 M　　40

　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

　　41
- Z* a, O/ X' ]1 r& q0 C! S* q2 B
" G2 K  l) E) }* c' T& E　　强龙难压地头蛇
1 W9 O6 y0 {) y# e! V& s
- i; c& Q* f% X: s9 M5 P　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
! F( Z6 j  q: ]0 g* m
　　42

　　瑞雪兆丰年
! y- B3 C! j. t  U# u2 I
9 [  {. f( j/ ~　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

3 s2 h- B* r( I: m# G　　43
% @( b& @# M  J6 [- u
$ |0 Z. r7 k* M5 V" b　　人逢喜事精神爽
3 D3 T* k! O0 m* W- e/ }5 X" y
  R4 c3 f8 [' f8 n$ d　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

% E0 s" r4 }7 y9 B/ ?+ K4 E1 v( h　　44
0 j$ ^& R5 {  g; D- |" s; v0 k
0 z- E& N2 ^6 U8 x6 s0 L; @　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
" r2 j: h4 r6 G  t
　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
  w: d$ s4 @/ k4 h% _
　　45
7 V: N1 F% n- X7 B& x; |; \$ J
　　世外桃源
* X  J; M" S8 j  v3 \
% H" ~9 m7 L9 y$ v' S, F　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

9 C8 n- S4 h/ }8 C) m$ o　　46

) h- y$ ^# C" E( J  `% _- c, W/ s. H　　人之初，性本善
# U8 P3 u" ^7 e6 l
  W- L( M! N1 M' \# w　　Humans are born good.

2 q  _9 ^8 F8 w0 f/ G4 R　　47

# ?7 `1 d4 ~# d　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
. T/ I! A0 v8 X" ^" Q* H
/ S6 C" g9 E% K) d- h6 v0 B　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
- }7 B' |2 D* U, w( Q$ ~$ s
8 G" R5 l) g2 i: N  r) N　　48

　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
! |9 T7 O6 L8 s9 y
　　a blessing in disguise;
! e$ Q0 M% X: Y) U/ |' M
6 F$ R8 e  P1 j5 y  c　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
: q0 u/ j& v2 i& _* Q( [- o; D
. B2 ^% j% x5 E1 r3 _4 c0 x　　49
: y/ |% m; ?( ?0 ^
　　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.

. x$ t+ g: v9 @3 b* h　　50

　　水涨船高

8 ]& K3 M& g, a1 _5 L/ ?　　A ship rises with the tide

　　51
% n3 s% ]8 B# h1 s  f
　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
# v! l6 g( b& i4 k& v, W6 R
　　52

) c" c' U/ ]# G- Q4 r　　杀鸡用牛刀
2 |6 T* `: J$ I, f$ y
　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
1 V! E; f8 D2 S4 Z, v
! T- w$ X1 Y- D# M8 S　　53
2 O9 K* ^3 l  h6 X
% X/ j. i% V5 R. e: }# p: z8 ?　　实事求是
: n# k) S: D8 i% y. H* o
8 U7 J& p# h6 B8 }1 E" n　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

# ]3 G8 g: Y  r8 S) g: I9 m- s　　54

( z, Z* n/ n* K5 |% w, O' m　　说曹操，曹操到
+ `3 ^( {  J$ ^+ a
# r& w6 u2 U& N, y9 G  z1 ^　　speak of the devil
! [' w- c. R1 G  ]
7 F% d, m# M' i  m　　55
1 g/ d! Y# G, k3 _
9 ?0 E  [2 d6 m$ ?& |$ k　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
) Z7 L7 z0 a- P/ t1 Y, s% T7 ~7 o
4 a( F5 a; a! v9 t& ]- B  M　　56

: p/ M2 B; D  M6 l# @0 i/ N　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

4 q; A6 M) e  y5 D　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
4 V6 O: a" u5 e3 X  S) f
" t/ R7 b' U4 @　　韬光养晦

) m! b: Y/ L5 j1 M$ s' I* o　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

* C  Q- a" B8 j) P% L* s　　sugar-coated bullets59
) Q1 V0 i7 j7 J) b6 H
　　天有不测风云
, ~+ j. [( x* e/ o
% @; d, G$ n* V9 Z; Z) N　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
% ^8 G$ H! m) X3 Z5 O3 A
　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

( e( Y- [, c2 `: x/ e9 G　　61

　　跳进黄河洗不清

( `) q, _  O* a1 W0 t) I　　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
) D8 f2 L+ E( q* Q4 ?7 B" p( Y
　　62

　　歪风邪气
, F' c3 X! L- S: z2 d+ \
$ W8 V$ K' ?. ~　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
1 f! `8 [! y9 L, [* g+ d
　　63

5 `8 N  j9 H; b2 ]7 `+ [! d) s　　物以类聚，人以群分

8 x: `+ ?5 ^' @8 |( A　　Birds of a feather flock together.
' y: c4 F! z. m$ v. O- T+ \3 j8 e
* j6 W: u  N& _! ]6 e! q　　64
- Q7 ^4 X1 q4 @2 _
　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
. D  K) z9 ^% U" g) U) X% K7 n+ _
/ f' l8 E+ p8 }/ Z　　65

" i$ X( g% |, P0 a5 N. {8 _. S7 K; B# v7 M　　唯利是图

- e6 [$ H$ |# o6 G3 |0 ~　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

0 b) a. @" I6 a6 n* {8 r4 z　　66
6 J) L: v! l+ }. O: D% @' r
6 a8 y. }# p3 s2 ]- ]- Y1 c" z　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

　　67

　　无风不起浪
, R& r9 y* K, X
0 f+ y) k; X& U, ]0 l4 H　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

　　68
( k5 Y* q/ E1 S3 Y; ]
3 \. v: S- c8 R1 r: E　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

　　69

$ N$ j: r: m9 n# G. D6 _　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
  l& a) A/ F$ C' o
　　70
' A. v& g, u! [7 {' O6 Q1 Q5 k
　　蓄势待发

( B0 C# b/ c" W9 c5 N　　accumulate strength for a take-off
7 d; }1 P' w$ T- S! c
　　71
1 {) ~8 Y. B& o1 d* y0 O$ B
& a2 g5 B& ]! t: }  K7 b　　心想事成

$ G* R, X/ V2 L  c5 j. x! c( e% `! A　　May all your wish come true

　　72

+ _6 Y) |( I' l- N  d( q　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

+ R) r% y- `6 U# M" e. M8 h. {　　73
& b& X6 ?7 D5 y2 G1 j3 e
) ]/ g' M8 ?4 {* s' t+ g" X　　先入为主

3 {7 v3 D# b- D3 v　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
* W2 X( O4 g  n+ v
　　74

7 j, ?; L. s) }2 I: P3 c　　先下手为强

, V" c; X1 X' `9 r& r& |　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
8 ?8 U) K8 K/ f
　　The best defense is offense.
( E  o  ?7 @- F- I
　　75

　　热锅上的蚂蚁
7 c6 C8 F  Z+ `3 q% g, f
　　ants on a hot pan

　　76
+ W1 k; B9 T5 J5 h* B
6 c8 L- @7 n* _3 F) v! }* p　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
' p0 b  }0 F8 A5 i7 c
　　77
, B/ y3 S8 K# O" q
　　息事宁人
5 I3 @  c2 @- R% }. k2 W0 x' ~. y
9 E. A# G( n3 a+ W+ b$ A　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

0 i; d- V% U  h　　78

+ [) p  T! E- U1 M" i　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

. v( U5 `3 v; U3 w' g8 w# F　　79
5 F& e' q/ g" M/ l' z; t4 z4 R* e
1 _6 I5 C: J& p% K8 t& a　　严以律己，宽以待人
3 g3 t$ x/ j! f2 M- T
7 C& _7 }& G+ Y( q" }8 V" _　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
' g1 o: R8 q, X( \
　　80

　　有情人终成眷属
( s( y/ o, q% |  D* P! \' q
6 F' O4 I- Z% k+ Z2 g　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
1 s7 w' a0 i% Y* n+ V
% |7 k4 R5 \+ L& l0 R0 e4 }　　有钱能使鬼推磨
) o0 u2 a+ b( A
　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

3 j  l$ B* u, M0 _. {% z　　有识之士

. {( d3 d0 j# `* b5 X　　a man of insight83
2 z, M0 P' O( R
4 k  K, K5 p* n; r　　有勇无谋
# C4 I* R6 d  a4 ]% m
　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
3 `6 \2 G& |% X; A/ s( e# E
! c8 E# K" ?1 B& E% b7 c　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
( k& v. G# I5 ~* w/ ]* Y0 _) I
6 h( n5 r9 ^  p! R+ n　　keep pace with the times86
! |, m. L8 s9 m* c$ E9 n
$ {! k- B9 a; ^' V9 B4 }8 Y- ^2 R　　以人为本
+ Y! J" j6 G/ {& o* P
　　people-oriented
: c  Q$ N: S$ \2 M& U
. F2 M& k. t( F7 M' d% C1 ]　　87

2 ^( f/ \# j3 z8 {& a　　因材施教
0 K( S+ I5 L% I
9 ^. N5 G" G. i　　teach students according to their aptitude
. l: t  f: P% [/ Y1 M9 h
　　88
# @0 P) i  r# f7 q0 w( s* P5 I0 t
　　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.

# x7 }+ ?1 M8 r/ x9 ]  L　　89
$ I, N4 ~3 d( D3 v
" y" j8 T- h' W$ b. I　　欲速则不达

/ d: Z; Z1 u# H, N! N　　Haste makes waste.
0 h) q$ |4 A* Q0 L+ w9 e
　　More haste, less speed.

　　90
2 r7 [/ ~( V6 ~7 N
' `) z. q6 j& L, J# W5 i　　优胜劣汰
: O' t2 U: f! N. ~; J
. u" p# Z+ {' i3 O  Q- D: k, F　　survival of the fittest

, B" V# E- m! B& t　　91

6 k) f( ~# v: b! U- }, i  ~　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

　　92

　　冤家宜解不宜结
0 w2 `1 ~$ T* U5 h* ~; p  h
　　Better make friends than make enemies.

3 G, ?# @, n* Q* E0 v) n/ h7 O　　93
& n' X! }$ I/ |0 ~5 b/ R/ h
　　冤假错案
8 R1 ]- M7 ?+ h5 ?* O8 r
  O4 J+ U: Q( M/ k7 J　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

　　94

1 |! t8 T, _1 i9 q　　一言既出，驷马难追

/ n5 V6 y/ A7 f, P* }　　A promise is a promise.
  o1 x. \+ p: A- U3 I- n/ W) `
　　A real man never goes back on his words.

　　95
6 u( f* j0 F' H- H
　　招财进宝
2 W+ [# b# l3 T9 Y) T
　　bring in wealth and treasure

　　96

　　债台高筑

5 ?  Y. @4 I# z* m4 q8 b8 Z  I　　become debt-ridden

　　97

) z" s$ L! I8 S# j: I　　众矢之的
* j$ h8 w" M" c9 b9 O: c
　　target of public criticism
" M2 F0 V+ ]5 k3 _( ]
( l( r2 u" j* j- ^1 l8 o: v% Q! b　　98

　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
- n. R0 j" d; }4 u3 z8 Z
) }1 M% P6 x  p8 g! \" A1 ^0 g　　99
1 w" X5 H9 F( e; R- r
4 ?+ W5 y7 g' _　　纸包不住火
5 V5 a+ l9 C8 ]
　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

" e2 r1 z* x7 [. p　　What's done by night appears by day.
. L: p; i$ `3 U
　　100

4 d' J' k  |, M- G　　左右为难
/ l: Q  x0 a1 t  u+ ~) I4 z
8 \  u! {% c0 P. C4 N! G　　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。