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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$ ~( j# k6 b7 a7 b/ ~　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

3 f, @) K/ E# i1 Y8 |& o, F3 |* x　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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　　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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* v+ n- z+ Y+ o; L5 C　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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+ P! g" Y: h' d$ b% o% |$ ]　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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7 U- I# T8 r3 P; I9 m　　不打不成交

. n' n" g" x9 k5 F& c) y+ a　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

( @9 s7 ^3 Q, ?1 S: J' r　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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/ [  t) O) S4 T; z9 t) U　　辞旧迎新
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/ k0 G  L  t" {9 S, u5 z2 e　　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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　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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4 d* f/ \3 ]% g/ [8 L6 w+ I+ g" O　　过犹不及

4 R# e& m& |+ |  e　　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
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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5 v; d1 E+ G# U* d" U! {+ F　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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& R+ o  _. \: g9 Y　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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& [5 R- w/ D, q7 e　　活到老学到老
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* }+ [: s; u0 k$ `! Y  q　　never too old to learn
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4 }; _% D# P) Z　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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+ F% K2 |: b7 q) q" i　　金无足赤，人无完人

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0 t. ~/ G' Z( g1 R# B) K　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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2 a; S4 T% S9 J4 ?# B& ~　　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 hedge between keeps friendship green.
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/ }" M; c; @7 T2 o7 d5 t$ q0 q　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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3 P( \' I2 _) l" Z, x) ?　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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/ a  T7 O5 x# d% _1 d　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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1 c# M7 m: f. I　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

  N+ x  M8 a  {- k8 j　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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  `  \, r. {6 n8 w2 V　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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, P, m( K& t: i# Q: r+ m+ G　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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5 t* B* O1 p( F　　弄巧成拙

' C& O) g0 J) Q1 ]! K; c: S　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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" E$ x, \! E! T8 B  Q　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　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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　　破釜沉舟
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　　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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" }4 Z( e3 T, |　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

, ?# a$ C( n: h: Y) @7 Q$ Z+ S　　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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+ _. S+ Z  o5 x; W8 q: P　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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2 w+ Z" o1 d) B- \; u' P" r　　强龙难压地头蛇

: q, d* `. V* R" r+ G. }  {: ]( j　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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# K% }- c1 l+ @( Z( i; ]　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

2 s, N- z$ a, S　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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0 P. z0 G5 w" m( G9 H. Z( F1 `　　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

; P# y, R2 d9 m) B; H　　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

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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' k' g6 R! i# m, J' N1 y* Q4 I: ]　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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+ m! e) M  X7 O) x. O* k　　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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1 N4 \5 L+ h. c　　水涨船高

9 ]3 _* z& A9 ?# X　　A ship rises with the tide
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) p" {7 J- Z9 r8 E) S% Q* m　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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+ j! J0 Z" o* [1 M' j　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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* u6 K6 f" l, N' v/ v　　说曹操，曹操到
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- ]! @* M* G( ?　　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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* R( u6 `) V5 C1 o　　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
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

$ h; @" U) t, d: R5 g# q　　糖衣炮弹
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8 O5 M( O* r- p: U- t　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

0 ^3 [8 I7 Y0 M* Y/ ?0 `( r! a0 u, R, k　　Unity is strength.
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3 h! t4 u  O, N0 X0 G- O　　跳进黄河洗不清

! a3 t# G& Y" R/ G　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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0 \: k5 w8 E5 o4 z, E* c0 s: Y, ~$ l　　物以类聚，人以群分

6 e& D3 S; t1 p6 b; n8 J　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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3 @( T3 {/ S& Y! v　　望子成龙

( d3 a* r3 ]* r  c; l　　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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　　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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# @# O2 h3 b% P/ O: i* M; q& v! U　　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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. z: T& H7 O! |9 k2 }　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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, o3 p+ t4 K' r5 q　　蓄势待发
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4 ]1 g- x) V! l4 M7 B2 d8 u　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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6 B: m0 W2 _$ b　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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1 C- N( \, N$ m% A. Z　　心照不宣

( ^5 G2 g, p: r) A　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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* S' i6 k8 L! ?0 x6 G( j* g　　先入为主
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　　先下手为强
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# P  A1 h! o* Z" E, w1 {( F, j　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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: G4 D. U8 |& g; P% s. f( E　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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2 s- r, [  [# A: j　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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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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5 L  {7 k; A: V$ L1 I% j3 s　　严以律己，宽以待人

, A) j9 d& z5 _) K& I7 E7 ], Z6 n+ O　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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/ W1 L2 ~5 |; G+ D　　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

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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+ |$ M" Y  P' z　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

+ ?; v% X$ D  i; q　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

+ {7 I+ i) [( j0 U( W3 T+ @　　people-oriented

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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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* q8 r* R4 J( h7 E- T8 B　　欲速则不达
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9 H3 w  ?9 h' \; s　　Haste makes waste.
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- ~% q4 C8 |; B6 ~; x" H　　More haste, less speed.

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9 m9 ~, ]6 H0 ~9 T　　优胜劣汰

* i' D, h7 ]% I' ?. m* V　　survival of the fittest
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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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　　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.
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　　招财进宝
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% [# P7 S5 ^" I  {- E/ e# ^　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

6 e, b- r: R. f6 K" ?6 f　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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) K1 x, `7 w; P7 m. B7 ?　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

/ g; P; D; _6 M# F8 k9 G3 s　　左右为难

( h1 M+ k4 m( F! \　　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。