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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6 @3 R( G7 n  l/ N7 i- }　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

) s5 _( P6 h4 x) V. w( D　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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0 `) U1 J# W, k　　Seeing is believing.
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; p+ H9 Z' o2 X* c　　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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( A% K$ [/ P% E+ F" B# {4 }+ V8 {　　笨鸟先飞
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/ q  ?/ T# H8 O+ L# R. I3 q8 j　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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3 ^) X$ _$ `0 C, Q- {0 q2 k% }　　不遗余力
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3 \0 `- b1 _( [6 M2 X/ T　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

3 H9 r# P5 `2 A　　No discord, no concord.

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) }2 F/ W2 L: ]3 |& C　　拆东墙补西墙

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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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+ ]$ S5 @5 z6 a, G2 V　　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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0 f# k( s! L& g( |$ o( S　　国泰民安
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2 B& X  }$ P9 T! {$ {" y% i　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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+ r, j- D& Z; f& E9 F　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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4 h  f1 Q9 q, m- \3 K+ h) L. F　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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: }( z# S' T  R/ d, f　　Bad news travels fast.
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1 T" V* J4 ^  X$ e6 j5 K　　和气生财

0 F$ h% m2 I) [  m1 C! f　　harmony brings wealth;
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" A  \3 i- @( R6 y7 s/ v+ {+ O/ f　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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, }# B' h5 b( K" g  }3 k　　活到老学到老

4 [$ ]1 X! |0 Z8 P6 I　　never too old to learn
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- [  N' m5 N# b# L5 N: l　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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: N, m! H) ]# W0 m. X) ?' k　　be down-to-earth
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  k2 P/ J: `7 [. Y　　脚踩两只船

& a" H' T4 P  Z. f& E　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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3 ]$ G" o, r/ N% i" S+ `$ J* ~　　君子之交淡如水
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+ g( H. ?. r# ~- x) {　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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9 Q9 K* |& I$ b0 y3 I' @5 Z　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

# y& ^2 C2 q; C/ `　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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. x' r8 b: r$ U$ C- m. a( i! J　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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7 t$ H) }0 U9 n　　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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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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% j" H! N  {# `& |7 G! B7 t9 `　　没有规矩，不成方圆

0 [) y8 x  l* X0 n7 g　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天

: T9 f9 v# T2 T( w　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

- k. Z( G- i* U7 p3 a　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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! a; R! w3 v( f: a& S　　抛砖引玉

" L$ [1 q, x0 @; S　　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

% f+ Y5 E( D3 @% b' {　　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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% b! `0 e- y. g& `　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

" r, K, ^3 K! i# S　　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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, S8 I6 A8 r% P4 a) @8 d0 o3 H/ |　　前事不忘，后事之师

. e+ n6 A# e6 ^3 T　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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6 q! v: H- @9 k3 J0 L1 A# l　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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. s  }. f- Q, A# \, B+ V% s. D' o　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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! }: C; c$ \% x2 Y/ m! O# L4 `　　瑞雪兆丰年

% ~; @- w7 W5 s　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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# U: F# r! l; j4 n　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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4 A) Y1 w0 ~8 {1 T/ W! h　　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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1 w8 ?( g" Q% f2 K/ }: m　　世外桃源
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. ]- m8 x- N+ L. Y4 U　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

1 O/ N9 h$ f$ \) t7 d　　Humans are born good.
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( e) I( n0 \9 R* }　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

8 Z- w8 Y' y8 c# i0 r  H- S1 a　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　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.

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　　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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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到
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$ B! J3 }! K) W8 T4 m) P+ ]/ K0 N　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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# g8 @/ b# S/ M7 _- i  X' }5 A6 J　　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

( x  P; Q$ Y  p. S　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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% h1 }- |% c& Y& @$ _, j* M　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　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

　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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" [1 G, g, ~" c* i* ]　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

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　　唯利是图

/ w  P4 L# t% m+ _　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有
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/ [/ \5 ^% r7 K) k　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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. G, L) F( c6 ]3 Q5 B* ~5 j　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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/ r7 W# l  {# {; y6 ?( L8 X　　新官上任三把火
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& I, Y4 R/ P* z* \+ W5 P3 j/ w　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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5 A+ V3 y( N" R8 {　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　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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- o% N+ v9 G" C6 [. z8 T　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　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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　　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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　　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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/ ~1 B& i6 I2 Z# A4 P/ F) E( I　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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$ F# }0 r6 C$ a% M! I7 C　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有缘千里来相会

/ N' t2 H- u9 Y$ r, H　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

; p0 u. M+ l4 l  @: `; P　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

  t& Y+ f- _6 @　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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* W- V1 [3 L$ N$ M  Z# h0 j3 X　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

% Z" c3 |8 N5 L  {* |　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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2 p4 ~, I- U+ z" E$ o: }7 V　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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6 s* C9 ?8 x* V8 U　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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& n' X3 S7 z' }& Z% B　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　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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( U4 Q) L, L" E9 B: N9 ~　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

! @, P/ D- @% y5 i- O( Z7 q　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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' D' z2 D8 |" @　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的
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　　纸上谈兵

& w" G) F; [5 ~+ s! Z　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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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。