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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. U) ?: V0 @1 f: }+ }2 f2 n　　爱屋及乌

, C. V1 P2 J1 o) g3 G2 l　　Love me, love my dog.

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* ~" j" B" `6 a　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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2 S0 G( l/ _! w0 ]7 h, K　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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2 C% h0 T, p9 f& k$ g0 w　　不遗余力

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

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% t' c. N9 r' O( u　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

6 Z' N4 ~9 [9 m+ t% g) W4 ~# P　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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& r' j* N! v' q' c1 I( \　　辞旧迎新
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% v* Z% n3 L( b% h: l5 y4 r  k9 e　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　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

" B/ m1 C4 {4 c% Q9 u4 y7 J　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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4 Q$ |5 L# N5 P( X3 H　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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2 R% C9 G3 T6 E0 g" r4 \+ k9 c　　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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! n* p8 I, y. w: e8 M4 {1 w　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

, n  q4 @( {& X& o　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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5 y2 W  ~( O& p' U　　和气生财

  m& g3 ^3 u. B6 X9 n　　harmony brings wealth;

5 d. S8 b! W8 W7 q( @( A4 k# `　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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$ [& |5 G; A/ P; }% h　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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3 _5 }( `# _  O" }$ B　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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* j+ [4 `1 W4 s" _　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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4 m* h. E7 a1 ~" V* }$ P  P　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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　　礼尚往来
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) C7 x' M9 g) c3 }- Z8 C9 G　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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" r" _- s! F% d　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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3 [8 K0 `, s" O) B　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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; }2 k" [  u2 L- _, y( j. t; K- ^' R* ^- l! x　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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

　　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
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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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　　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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& I- w# X6 \( y4 i1 c8 @& g　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

5 {  q" X3 e, c  [7 ~8 j- }　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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/ b* l/ S! L5 y  v* G7 A　　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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8 C8 Z1 A* @, H! l* U0 H2 Y0 d& D　　前事不忘，后事之师
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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) [3 [2 A5 l& ?6 F% D　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　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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9 H# t& t, h, [4 s) S  z" k　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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+ L2 c1 d+ {0 p& J　　人逢喜事精神爽

) e, Z; [4 {6 ?0 D5 g6 m1 ~　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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$ D& U' z) Z0 A2 P* s9 n　　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
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　　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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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

8 c5 Z9 O" {+ r8 _# c　　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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　　a blessing in disguise;

5 J: U1 B9 b5 J+ ]' {  |! s　　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

& m. G2 t- F! w% r+ M7 _　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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# e* K* w& A& U9 \1 J　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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( }; o" P7 ~  K% i  ?. Y& K　　实事求是

. `/ Y; }* C/ N# j# j/ [3 m　　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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% _' y9 s, z& n2 z# Q* v; y5 V　　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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% l7 u8 _9 b- _) p; l; I　　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
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5 j2 }. X1 e" M  t4 c　　韬光养晦

7 b% O8 r3 ~7 o, U5 |6 X; f- _9 x　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

) @3 n+ p+ x1 u: l" E# K　　糖衣炮弹
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: t; C5 {: t5 P( I　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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; Y# J. E# Y# x% V' R0 U　　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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) `2 ]3 ?) u4 C% |, t　　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

" M: c- s. d& f( {4 V6 a3 Y　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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0 Z5 @; o9 r  @  E- w　　望子成龙
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" }# A2 Y+ R: U" e4 u　　hold high hopes for one's child

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9 B3 i$ V1 O# C　　唯利是图

7 n- M+ d5 V5 r/ N; P　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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" i: O0 w6 E$ f, |" T　　无中生有

: M& r. {" b9 S, p2 l9 g6 s8 m　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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) |2 T" `* _; |　　无风不起浪
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' ?6 z7 Y1 H  x% V　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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! T! |/ q) i4 _* j% d3 ~. i　　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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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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! J2 v7 Y9 W+ e; H& e" [& C5 _　　心想事成

. |2 G7 T7 g+ \( @8 q　　May all your wish come true
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6 v4 C+ n9 H2 A! }　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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! W' d4 e2 i7 P5 N　　先下手为强
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  \# |1 v: R  A8 ]; J, d& Z　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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4 U& x3 B0 h5 s& ]) e) o　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　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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4 K% w. K0 @5 ^) Z2 m　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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8 ]# _3 [& s: w- R: R　　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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& p6 w, E3 Q( d' Y9 W& i0 U　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　有情人终成眷属

% ?& g' m* S0 k% u+ x( T- K% t　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

5 U8 s# K. ~: G7 K9 F5 I　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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% j# J" |/ {) \, i, g4 e　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　以人为本
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　　因材施教

& c1 h2 Q3 [( h! X* `- D　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　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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　　More haste, less speed.
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- }0 z* I0 p" W; }. [　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

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　　冤假错案
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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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

　　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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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

( ^2 M* U% X& P: o- n- N. L　　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。