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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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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7 s' y! s; S! }# {8 ~　　Seeing is believing.
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6 O2 f- @- e3 J: I　　比上不足，比下有余

$ ]( \+ g6 f- {" \  h/ s　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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+ a8 r+ v' W% W+ f$ S' c　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

　　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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. ]/ z; I' k& M4 `　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

8 T, p2 T  p8 H, o　　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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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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+ _4 {7 A+ R6 h/ K3 r2 U　　大开眼界
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2 h2 ~: p/ k  w" o　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

, V2 Q" E# C1 q6 w0 G2 i/ d- B# L　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

9 }/ [* o" M* Q: V　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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6 b! x/ w  O# ~' G% b) b　　too much is as bad as too little
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; _3 v9 U  b0 n6 j: X7 g, m; X) H　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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1 N' d% i( q, n) s# }+ N" P　　once on shore, one prays no more
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$ x1 T! C( e( R  C4 h　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

% z% ?+ e! S' m/ S8 I　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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& ]) _: ?. k7 x　　never too old to learn
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3 n5 s& n, R+ K6 S5 m　　既往不咎
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9 L7 J4 S+ j! r　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

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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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　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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. A& p/ F" d; g4 J+ [　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

) E6 z) J# v5 B$ K0 p. |; @0 R　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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4 T6 B& X* _1 @5 c' q- h　　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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  H% z1 \, B" N- |% {. x3 n3 R* A6 l　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

9 \  D; g1 K* E$ T　　gain both fame and wealth
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8 M! r+ i8 |& t$ F9 m　　茅塞顿开
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) w% N# q. [# X2 f" n8 z+ R; e　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

1 ]$ s7 _0 P9 \& V4 C" n　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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, {* F- ?6 _' s. ]$ S$ ?/ L　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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# V' r% d) C* u! @. E8 j　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉
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% J3 ?2 H% @( X! m4 u* R9 H$ C　　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

6 L! ~% A5 j1 H8 O4 r. I. t! ]　　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

5 ^8 Z8 F1 K0 I7 {7 o* q' }- x& }　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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. C( c# Q4 [9 k  k# Z) k* I4 V　　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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: m- y1 {. ?. u; {　　前事不忘，后事之师
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( U. M) |/ R) R+ z8 m; s6 i　　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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* v5 ^% \/ l' j! B8 c　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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  Y2 F  x3 [) Y　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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7 P5 k! P" J: p( l* S& p' z　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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0 A5 c- n7 {0 [  D0 c2 c　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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# Y" _7 n& U; J) B　　人之初，性本善

　　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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9 p% ^  G8 W- a! Z　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

& |- @8 Z2 T+ U4 i! E　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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0 W8 f) Y9 ~' \& f" i1 d　　三十而立
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( e* z/ {5 Y! d$ G/ Y* f4 }1 _　　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
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1 d0 D/ |" M2 D) K- W" \　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

! @1 d4 f- Q  @, _3 }! s　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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3 b) H, Y& K6 v2 ^+ K0 i+ `　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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: B" f- L' a; E& k4 c/ I1 i: P　　说曹操，曹操到
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6 ], N! v5 P/ n" A+ s/ m. Y　　speak of the devil

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: p8 c6 i, d$ H5 }' u# A4 q3 j　　实话实说
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: l5 k+ D! i- C　　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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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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0 ?/ c5 F# N" c- a% ~6 I　　糖衣炮弹
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　　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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. M3 _; A7 V5 m  ^# `5 g　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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2 F- X6 @' `1 n5 m4 ?2 Q+ V　　跳进黄河洗不清

+ r4 U" y/ x7 }　　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

8 {4 S" e8 m0 q& t) K* |　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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" K2 X; l  C" q$ |, v! i　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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& B/ T1 r. O/ X8 F/ Q　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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! A1 s: |8 J5 l/ q4 I8 q$ w　　无中生有

& ?% ]0 ~- h6 a　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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7 V+ j6 h2 E2 @. E7 d3 N　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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! j2 H/ @. z) Q" g8 S  f　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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. Y# t) C, a1 E; X" v, }　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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0 ]& W1 t: l8 c% r4 Y" r　　心想事成

3 j2 c' q0 c. H; l$ @: A5 M' T　　May all your wish come true
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5 v0 L% h( A# `2 V) }0 V1 G　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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* N. W3 x) @, M% q9 G/ x  K/ c　　先下手为强
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0 C7 i# i; ?# b: ?　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

! H! ]: r4 b5 ^, {　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

2 x9 `7 E6 v) f7 o8 ]　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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5 r# g! `. o& u" S- ^; _$ j# e　　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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  G+ d! ^) L, `7 y/ ^% v　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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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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8 ?3 r8 h+ b) h+ J　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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0 M1 L0 o, z% c7 L　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

* A7 s! O+ A5 E, M　　与时俱进
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" u5 U- X6 q# _) t( g) J  ^( m$ ]　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

  `( o, f, J) \5 {: J9 R$ ]　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　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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5 I; U; T  z! t* _# \+ M$ }　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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; c  ]; N- r. K6 Y( H' h　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

/ l( x! v4 j. p　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

8 K; z- K* b! H2 u4 }6 j　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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5 |) F. P3 t" F　　冤假错案

　　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

　　A promise is a promise.
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+ Y9 g+ R& A9 O: B4 J2 M　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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8 {5 H: l5 u$ u3 y; Q. M; Q　　招财进宝

, Q$ G9 j: v# K* M: k" s　　bring in wealth and treasure
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8 [- K1 T9 X6 j2 z4 K　　债台高筑
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! \, p9 \  X9 ^* ?  _　　become debt-ridden
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  w3 ^3 h2 A" [' R" s　　众矢之的

+ m) k) n& c- {　　target of public criticism
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7 U/ h* @. V5 W8 w' o) X7 C　　纸上谈兵

) @0 E; Y% b$ b: k: N　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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2 r  F+ @1 N: O' y3 t/ b　　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。