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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( x! P5 b. p5 A　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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4 c! Y; }) G# u3 f  M" d4 t" E　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

4 R# y; [; r) v$ }* @& y0 t3 }　　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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6 E3 W0 b3 y3 S& W% F　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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' n6 w' ]) }. [- G　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

- K7 s' @( j2 S2 U# H　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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# m  }4 u! r/ p9 y: a" b　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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4 O7 K: F% N8 k% [- ?8 {' N! g　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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) E( F6 e: I8 d) k( y& t0 q　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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# T/ P: ^3 ~1 O9 K3 R: r/ j& h( ?0 S　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

/ y! C" k$ u2 r4 s; z6 q　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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' g6 {- H7 ^, M$ A) O　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

: E7 _# @; x4 H, ]% Y# l　　never too old to learn

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* f/ f( P: q: V　　既往不咎
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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. W$ I4 y) q7 X0 ]: W  v　　金玉满堂

" H1 ^; {' E$ a　　Treasures fill the home.

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4 T2 v7 I( r( ?( Y$ M7 Z: l　　脚踏实地
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! H5 O3 V2 q1 v. Q- A　　be down-to-earth
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. q" c5 o4 S4 s# `: G! F; h2 W3 x　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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9 Y: C$ r! t" c* E! T* h- x7 Y3 G　　君子之交淡如水

4 H/ @3 B, }6 O　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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& Z! a9 q+ w% u" i5 w　　礼尚往来
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" [( p5 h+ \5 c( y　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　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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　　马到成功

% h6 f0 f1 \; L) z8 O' L　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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0 V3 c* e9 X) q　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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; c: r/ I7 a, S2 `% q; _　　没有规矩，不成方圆

9 g! h5 \  i7 h; M　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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/ L: k/ _3 ?; Z5 m　　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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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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  R  A$ x/ F) u! X8 R/ ]# {　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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5 d( V# k& V# w, p　　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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　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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5 t; t6 L! S' Q7 R+ S/ l' j　　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

8 j8 w& H" e" G& s: B" Z　　take the preemptive opportunities

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8 ]0 W  t5 W+ W9 M' Q: O' c* M8 A　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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9 |7 ]+ X5 K- E$ x3 g　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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* j% h) l$ L" k' x  e3 U　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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. `2 I! Y5 R$ p$ p, ~　　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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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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9 S0 t/ Q$ i0 h( L　　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

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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* D8 ~9 V+ t, h) Q" D  J$ T　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

4 [4 Z/ E% }; S% R% G& n/ n  q　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

; y" S7 a" ~- D; d1 f6 ?　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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0 S1 ~& _5 c  B　　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

' e: {5 W# ^6 c# |, s! \/ Z　　a blessing in disguise;

3 D+ n" c2 [5 T　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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5 E. N% q4 e4 m/ n' y　　三十而立
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" S% ]) V4 g+ b( C5 {+ P　　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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( b3 L+ }8 ^3 D& D, f　　水涨船高
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0 |( r: U, z0 _8 j) D0 Q　　A ship rises with the tide

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! d! O7 M$ A) R! v$ U" D9 f　　时不我待

2 P1 w: f4 b, X3 R* ~# f) e+ \　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

( \& q6 g1 B% ]/ {' S　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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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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　　speak of the devil
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, V' K. Y6 d% _　　实话实说
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+ U/ V% J7 R5 o　　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

  l+ c- w% P+ m! A+ ], x　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

# v0 L. H( j4 |+ [8 [  U8 _　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

7 r' O8 t4 @8 l0 l% h$ M　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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　　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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. D+ |1 @8 T- R7 C- ~% R0 |　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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! \0 G; E# ^; B8 Z　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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3 R6 x6 A1 x0 J% S　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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　　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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1 I0 B1 P1 s2 B1 V- W' b/ c9 ~7 f　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

. j& ^6 k1 n! Y5 ^4 S) F/ [! Q　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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. @& `' k+ h; p/ M$ E　　徇私枉法
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, a( H# J" V* X' d6 [8 D2 F3 x　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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  y3 Q9 l3 ~0 H! O! |0 w8 P+ ?9 F　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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　　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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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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6 D3 M% y! ~& h) O; Z　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

3 }5 d, w4 b" y- ~　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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. ?: u4 }' P: L( {* Q　　ants on a hot pan

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: |  q& S- L* Y　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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. D" P3 D" G6 w0 u" T/ j　　循序渐进

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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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9 h8 A, j6 v* j2 n　　有情人终成眷属
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5 d/ v9 Z& }6 a+ P　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

6 C# L+ j+ F1 w　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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# b+ f6 Y* J% _　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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+ O- L( u* f8 y( i　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

# m& x( V9 {* B( _0 }　　与时俱进

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　　以人为本
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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1 W1 A5 |. u% W" g1 a　　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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* Z# X: y/ e$ x6 [/ a) v$ y　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　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

　　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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/ O7 _4 g5 w" j+ [% T9 l6 d　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　be an armchair strategist
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& e! U; ]4 ~, U　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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3 v: J/ _; r4 J; U　　What's done by night appears by day.
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; T7 {! E+ R6 |6 V) ~# j　　100

5 @1 C* j& d- m* f　　左右为难

  b: F5 _+ q* j% k) k+ y　　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。