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

1 ?- G/ ~& Y. {$ N( k+ C9 h& C　　Love me, love my dog.
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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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% W# j: ]+ p5 m6 X. u, y6 i" o" G2 ?　　Seeing is believing.

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% N1 m# T1 Z4 [5 I& ?　　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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1 ~" N: t. q  s. B9 M　　笨鸟先飞

/ h$ X8 T5 Q8 Y) A1 m6 L( c　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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& d- s/ S; ?* b6 N# {1 n, ]　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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" p1 n& A  Q( a  e9 ?9 F　　不打不成交
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+ b5 g$ t/ G+ `7 I7 U  X) n& X　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

, B* y) h) `* S) ?9 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

5 S' @$ P& f9 t. D/ K　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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# r7 Y9 H2 _' L" ]- ?3 {　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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, g* C# ^& n+ B　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

1 d' O# m0 ^' d5 r　　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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% B# }; T; P" j2 n1 ?) Q' b3 p　　好了伤疤忘了疼

) G9 J5 v( W8 v+ w5 {　　once on shore, one prays no more
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" I4 F8 R, P4 `1 ^, N  E7 ~' S/ v　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

% _+ P8 K8 W: Q. G! I. ^1 n1 C　　Bad news travels fast.
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. Z( P; e+ F1 J( |+ e+ o1 i　　和气生财

) W" U3 o* p! l: n7 L" y　　harmony brings wealth;

( {$ g& O$ f) E% @5 v+ ?# D' w　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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: `7 D: |$ b5 [9 q9 `# A+ P+ F9 E　　既往不咎

  O+ |' m- \; m& E5 r　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

. V4 E6 {2 W/ _7 Y1 l* I+ ], `+ G　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　脚踏实地

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0 c+ H  J- A5 K! T' w　　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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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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2 g  ?6 O* `+ w& X　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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0 V8 D- p: c4 W　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

) L4 y: w- X8 x+ Q　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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5 z" b2 y% W, v　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

% a+ c7 ?8 F- X; A, o+ S　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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+ {! [- c- U; O( O+ x* B+ I* u+ R5 ]　　名利双收

& s: p+ V+ F# G( b# q$ E　　gain both fame and wealth

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, M5 l9 b: V$ L4 l2 }4 @5 [. m9 I　　茅塞顿开

! h2 \6 u  V  b　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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9 V  v1 \5 K1 s　　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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9 B3 N9 w. N3 s8 W$ g) P　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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/ p) D9 `& m( Y. s　　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
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: \) Y$ \* y0 r5 c　　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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　　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
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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4 k8 W1 q( `# y% t. M' t　　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
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3 X9 P4 \" x/ ]% H0 ]　　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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* y; b0 e- \7 _9 R% @　　强龙难压地头蛇

* b& Y% H( j  A+ T& P1 T' e　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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$ e1 ^% c" Z1 J　　人逢喜事精神爽
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1 K2 s( ^3 b9 N9 ^8 L6 B1 N& \7 Q3 c( K　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　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

# \# h) a" x) V6 x! m　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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' E! i" \) i. ?; w　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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- `& _: x. y% [  P　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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9 E5 U9 W2 a$ T+ x' d' }# z　　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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, l8 U# h6 _8 y# l. `　　水涨船高

: o3 M+ G5 C$ j2 K1 `3 z　　A ship rises with the tide

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8 K4 C% x* l4 I　　时不我待

# B! X( b" m/ n0 w  m　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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$ F3 N/ l9 N4 ?% w  i　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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) C- m- R: x2 I- g& W. \) t0 ^　　实事求是

. s+ [" F; r2 `　　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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6 C) }  S# v: l- M" f. N　　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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) d% V- s! K; x2 \3 o( {　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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4 [! d- R: [7 g' H, u, a　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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3 j0 i3 z2 M; a4 V! l　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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1 b' s8 Z( H" n# y3 p2 `& G　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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  x/ ?* n, X0 W' J. ^9 o　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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) j  }9 P; n1 W; v5 H: k, W: G- @$ g　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　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

; f2 Q9 e' y; @1 |　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

1 `+ r( T  q* ^  ~9 D5 z　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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- ^" P: v0 J8 S; D. D; m: @7 P& ]　　望子成龙

　　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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　　无中生有

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

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　　无风不起浪

: e" T) s2 x9 ^1 r# p6 |+ p　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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9 a7 A' Y! J# X* }% v& _　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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3 T8 D! O' V; b& r　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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8 R2 G. Z8 t8 ?: R4 Q　　心想事成
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3 x, M) Q) `: b- }6 D　　May all your wish come true

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* I, d4 w9 j. j$ |$ C" [　　心照不宣
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& k! j0 I; w" U( B5 z+ t; w5 N( U　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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' w+ Z( h) Z' x' r4 @% d7 \% P8 E4 N　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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2 g2 F, S, m1 v3 l6 x: U　　先下手为强

! ^) R( U+ }) y' R　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

　　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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4 K: C- i. C2 }6 a3 Z: a# M　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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5 H/ g* a% b, }! m　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

4 S3 r% n; r$ }+ j* \3 z　　有勇无谋

: L0 \1 [! n3 K8 F7 l　　bold but not crafty84

4 T7 Y2 \' j# ^" f/ z2 _% n　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

7 \, @& v* |* c8 _　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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　　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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  J; S& p& X- t# \　　Haste makes waste.
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5 [# h- Z; M  ?3 E　　More haste, less speed.
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+ a: x. u; }. w) N% ?) B　　优胜劣汰

　　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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　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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; l6 v9 s+ ^7 S  K$ C' t" M& V　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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9 F5 J  p! O( g/ j　　招财进宝
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

0 ]/ f3 r1 D; ]2 e2 N# s! C. r/ i　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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" I3 G% g5 Z6 H& K　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

! q, p" _7 A9 e; D8 X　　100

　　左右为难

* y7 F/ D5 |1 I9 j0 e8 p/ v0 [+ h　　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。