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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2 Y9 o' g2 Q- z; ]+ }! ]' y　　爱屋及乌
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, P8 ?% m0 W7 w　　Love me, love my dog.
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& t. |* ~; c. E7 l& q8 Y/ i　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

# a( [- j! v; }　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

. c0 F. ?* K1 \" r& j　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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' S% W. N% Q, m! v8 k$ G1 q& r6 N　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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+ Z9 J3 O+ f  f  W$ U& n& U　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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. r8 K$ P8 e5 P, y　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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  d/ }' l3 t& q( P! ^) b2 C　　辞旧迎新
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7 L- Y; B+ i6 ]  D　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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; G/ r9 \& v6 f' h* x" ]* Y. F　　大事化小，小事化了

5 x& C  @/ G. b& Y8 L1 i& m' |0 L　　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
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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( ~' N3 P# @" v. I　　过犹不及

# S2 L- {- ]9 @. U* ^; k　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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+ s) U* d! u' {% k6 N　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

; D& y! H7 R# }: Q　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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. p" B* I3 ?$ A+ |, v　　harmony brings wealth;

2 x+ j! O, p, i. X, a' |　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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1 Y3 D0 A; X( F8 m0 s0 x　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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$ ]7 u: Q1 k" \* O" V　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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+ g) @8 f# |2 |. r- z1 B　　金无足赤，人无完人

7 ^3 z4 Q0 I6 v/ o　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

& w2 U$ Q' O( d　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

' o9 ]* S, Z  i　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

' Q+ K$ `+ h: y3 k! z　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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( h' c# p. s0 i' Y+ a　　君子之交淡如水

5 j) k  K5 f5 ^　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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# F3 C' [9 V' Q. [! \　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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　　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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+ e5 Y) h0 Y$ j* A" j0 N, x' |! B　　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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1 r+ I6 A+ d. Q: P7 N　　gain both fame and wealth

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& w0 M. c: f6 Q" F8 R/ t, @; P# S/ ^　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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, ]* C( \6 W0 ^1 W$ Z　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

2 V2 \! Y/ Z: p. ]　　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

( ^# ^( |( `# n- g　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

　　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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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉
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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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, Z& F: E% c$ e　　破釜沉舟
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1 K5 m! i! V+ _! L5 V( J　　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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5 X3 k0 U/ i, k  w, o: v　　抢得先机
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7 ~( P! d9 u! m0 Y5 x6 P# a7 `　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　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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, w4 R) @/ Y' \　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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: \1 T' t* P! W+ c5 t　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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2 [" X; D7 W1 N3 @  Z. _6 ^. r　　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
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

# \$ H" T  T3 ?( v& |　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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# \6 `& R& w/ {. A　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　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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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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2 E0 W0 e' R' X, |5 A8 _2 C　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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" c  B) g9 \7 m. ~% v$ m　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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; Z* }; x2 @8 b1 z* Z* t2 D　　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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　　三十而立
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4 J- T1 q( S* r$ O5 O　　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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　　A ship rises with the tide

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5 Z/ b' w$ t$ M5 j3 ~- H2 Z) I　　时不我待
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5 P& z* }+ W8 \3 E　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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9 p9 a  r) b1 F$ `7 R　　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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( j# w: V5 z6 f, K( M2 E　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　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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; N0 U- n( G1 }+ N. O; i- E　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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3 B- c5 R7 F9 V/ K　　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
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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1 a" [2 U; e$ F% j8 y　　天有不测风云

' k9 T' A3 y$ d# A, D　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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9 z+ ]6 V8 o, Q2 G# L　　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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8 i# Y+ {+ R; l0 R2 g, N　　物以类聚，人以群分

+ n0 W3 `1 x# z5 H　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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, J9 e. l3 _5 @0 }( J2 v　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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! l  H( a+ ~) w4 i" Y' U7 h( ^' |　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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& p; [8 S- {$ _5 C　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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$ ]! X0 V) ]$ i, J　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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0 F. g; S4 Q& e  }　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

' }3 \, j) h, l( M- i8 e( O　　a new broom sweeps clean
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1 t; D  f. z/ V7 u, u. Q1 v　　蓄势待发

" ]$ x8 R+ h5 `( c　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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, a6 R! e1 e- f2 Q/ q6 s( M1 A" {. I　　心想事成

, A8 s1 I  `% b5 D, N　　May all your wish come true

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1 h) ]) M1 O% F) A0 ?8 C　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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! ?9 b- t% v7 ~* n$ q　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

- t& |" C5 Q* l, o6 T　　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

# A- X4 j+ u- v$ ^　　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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, {" i  L5 B% Y, b& Q9 {' O3 Y　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　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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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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+ {# m6 I1 u1 M; D4 ~5 H4 ^+ l　　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

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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5 C2 b- j2 e3 A$ {* X$ R4 \3 C0 I　　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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　　欲速则不达

( C3 `$ Y7 G* k/ ^$ h+ J　　Haste makes waste.

* F7 n' G1 v) T+ p　　More haste, less speed.
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& o) v+ p/ H- m, ~! ]# m　　优胜劣汰
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" v) X& O3 D# }  r5 b& E　　英雄所见略同

' Q3 J' B& _& d& J9 R　　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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, y8 ^% U" d# f1 _/ d4 o　　冤假错案

! P/ R+ {9 G. E1 y+ {9 O　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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' M6 w$ R3 V% P5 ?6 o; J% [1 ]　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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9 {# F3 n- G# |: l　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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( q0 x$ s6 k5 w% n; ?' _　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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! h* h$ A5 j3 F" n4 R* ^# y　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

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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。