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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  }0 P: n/ m2 l, g　　爱屋及乌

: H% ^  z, q8 S+ b1 [　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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0 @7 ]) n) a! C3 \2 U: W　　比上不足，比下有余
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+ f4 P+ W5 h& J$ V# y　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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  Q/ L* a! ]' V3 s& V　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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* g6 y; V/ ~' q9 @; l* l2 G　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

: D4 n/ T- H. E5 D; {  p　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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$ C" ]' e, j/ \/ \* d　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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4 v- `" o! [3 z( T: J7 ~* l5 B7 V　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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$ Y5 G4 g8 G( g; n! _　　大事化小，小事化了
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; ?1 r4 w. Y& Y$ S' K　　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

# A! r) R" f  `7 z8 X　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

: u8 w/ `' d! `, [* i　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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4 ]/ x& G; E# X! h/ q3 l# L" \　　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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0 q# q6 D" V) h4 x3 i5 p2 o　　好了伤疤忘了疼

& _4 c" h9 e# m/ o( k' `　　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

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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$ ^4 ]% j% z& }1 c8 N/ t* ~　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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: }# X5 T: s/ U　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

! X9 X5 c  [6 F4 n+ E6 t# z4 `　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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　　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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　　君子之交淡如水

4 ?0 s7 E6 r1 d: l1 ^- i　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

  _3 H, h4 z$ @3 p; V9 Z" \　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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! R: O. ]6 i7 i5 B　　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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+ x3 Z7 }' o1 G+ |' G  o  O1 w7 v　　马到成功
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　　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

* s. G) b' E! y+ q! ~2 C' \* \# K　　be suddenly enlightened

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' M; n* X7 _+ l1 K" F; c　　没有规矩，不成方圆

. \2 f7 [+ a1 Z2 k' G　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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6 C& a' l- ~5 y/ S9 n+ q5 l　　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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, B. e7 W  {5 F* w0 ^　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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7 a! {0 c/ y  C+ e) _　　弄巧成拙
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; T, O1 s; u1 a6 J6 Z　　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

　　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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3 z6 d" X4 \7 @, v6 `6 z1 h/ u　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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4 T( c. V6 h) s8 h+ B　　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

0 ?" B# S1 c0 T# P　　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

; s1 M7 F. M" I9 J( w- K0 s0 @, @1 Y  J　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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4 m* R# r: {6 ~5 t+ Y9 g' c) k　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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, a7 L4 q# {1 Z* t' d, f2 ?) G　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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0 [% w0 Z; r3 n% g* h6 S　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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2 Q8 R% S' M" e8 w: m0 s& m　　人逢喜事精神爽
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# l2 P, I. b5 M/ \　　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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6 v' L8 v, E% C　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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0 G+ F) d# D2 k/ M　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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3 Y" r; l* Q6 V) s& `　　人之初，性本善
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" M$ ?7 I4 m; F. J　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

. w; n' M  s: z! p. ~/ W4 l: u8 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
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: L- |5 V+ `/ H$ c! z　　a blessing in disguise;
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4 \# @1 a* n% w' D: J/ V& `　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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0 ]4 b$ f: v( S  w7 d) V) i　　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

1 _/ d. H! V/ h' e1 I/ Q7 b　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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2 P0 L1 V0 g9 y3 S2 t% k* X5 p　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

8 ?7 x3 r& D; K4 x  O9 t$ ^　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

' C3 y6 q* o7 r' Z2 W　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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7 `) ?) o) e+ U9 h/ J' ]　　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

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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0 P- Y  B/ w2 ]8 f- Y7 x　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

8 G. h4 k+ C5 c- a! s$ W　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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, \# U8 @8 _5 _& A0 C  }　　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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% v/ e+ F8 ?) a$ Q* X" f- I　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

0 y6 p- I# b4 G5 M　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

( S" t9 v7 s" J" P7 j　　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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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　徇私枉法

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

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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7 j6 i$ [! m3 M" K( ^　　蓄势待发

2 |- q; u, H+ L, S1 y6 N9 ?  A　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

2 F- w* X5 _, e9 n2 ~! m9 \　　May all your wish come true

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6 j% q7 b' B3 f# |  D* \　　心照不宣

5 F9 x1 x. Y% ?7 j; s. D　　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

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

" j) o" z1 f0 N  k/ E　　The best defense is offense.
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　　ants on a hot pan
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( c5 o- l& T2 H2 Y　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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+ q' i$ l0 r* g4 y4 W3 n　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

( n2 q4 _! t; @! v3 N$ Q　　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

4 ?& S9 D/ k4 H% \* a$ Y& X; ?6 _　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

, }3 ~8 D; W' ]' m' W　　有缘千里来相会
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　　与时俱进

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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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/ H' `, G. s4 X  @" Q　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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% q6 U2 S0 D' h1 Z# Z7 I　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

  q0 W2 j8 [9 ~/ {　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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9 \; F7 E5 S; F, a, u$ x6 u　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

& s1 t# M* F  ~　　More haste, less speed.
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* t5 p  ?3 b6 A1 @$ x7 e3 D　　优胜劣汰
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* S6 g8 T* l) @" [) w5 G' s　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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4 Y/ C+ b# j) S4 ?8 a4 O　　Great minds think alike.
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1 o% r) ?5 r" |! S+ I( [　　冤家宜解不宜结

$ [  p" @7 r& C7 _1 x2 U　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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" {" D/ }& O) \9 E9 o# W$ y　　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

6 [; l: h% Y8 t7 E  l. F# i1 V4 E　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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0 r+ A3 }) @1 ]+ W. R2 k　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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% ?" V4 i; O4 \2 S! i　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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# t7 F& a2 s+ }) D) ~) z" s1 ~　　众矢之的

- s% X& P% e0 l! @　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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* ^; ^  h* u2 B0 @' i, Y4 ?. o5 M6 H　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

# t/ H" L3 L7 H9 b, k; H7 K9 P# k6 p　　左右为难

' E2 G5 h5 n$ a6 z( n　　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。