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

　　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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　　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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　　笨鸟先飞
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* t1 x% w5 M. \5 G8 P　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

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

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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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! B9 s6 {3 b0 z+ u# W+ ]' s　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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8 K" T9 J3 N; r& P3 |% R) X) e% D　　辞旧迎新

5 [8 V! r5 ?  F# h　　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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6 J2 g: B& t: G　　大开眼界

2 G0 y. W% a) p9 o. {5 c　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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$ V+ W5 k# Q) S: P( I/ k# }7 Q　　国泰民安
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  w3 E9 r* j) O" X5 @　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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9 g) _8 ^* C1 [7 \$ L0 q+ _3 B　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little
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) K, L2 A$ h* ^( f4 }0 r　　好了伤疤忘了疼

) s; R7 f$ c# e. J) o4 [& E9 f　　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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& g- `& B5 B/ e4 {; b2 x* k　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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4 _) v! C% w) R3 @8 q; i　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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  u$ z1 H5 i% S) [4 R. @/ @# [　　活到老学到老
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: [# G  A6 R% h: j　　never too old to learn

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; {( @9 O3 Y! c　　既往不咎

7 ~: I7 V! a7 C! w! Z. c　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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1 i4 ^1 z* z3 |4 i) ^　　Treasures fill the home.

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8 ]( g$ C. R4 a+ w: T' O3 E5 |　　脚踏实地

) h2 Q& J- l, r% l　　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
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* E! i" u' a+ _8 E# S　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

0 D8 G, D3 o$ @* ]　　cut and dried; cliché
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! g; D# m% S9 D　　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

4 K/ `4 z9 E( u) X　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

0 l% y( q1 h" K3 ^1 q" u+ c, y　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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$ e& I3 @' T( K/ a6 }/ n0 `6 @　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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2 ^& |* R8 e: c- C4 m　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　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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7 q/ j# ~# ~; ^7 [) g　　谋事在人，成事在天

9 P5 n2 x$ ^8 O+ l　　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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# T" |+ h/ m2 y% e, u　　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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( K: a6 i, R: s: M　　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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" T& y( |8 C* L% x( {6 T　　破釜沉舟
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% @9 N7 H0 ?  d) |- U) G　　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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　　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
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) r' B, N9 g* M+ G1 V　　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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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" @2 O) F: V' X0 H% D, }1 U+ v$ V! u　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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" c3 `- H+ o$ m( J! U2 X　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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) M2 l- I2 X% q4 F( `' [3 }　　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

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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1 A+ Z+ T6 @0 @+ P　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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) r* j, M) D0 W3 I( G9 P5 G( F　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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8 n: F/ `3 A* j) z" X3 C% j　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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# E* c& G6 C* W( a* g　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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5 z# d9 V  }! z* U( U　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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6 V6 J8 P+ v' Y6 X  x2 q6 }　　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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7 O4 x* D3 N& q* C　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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$ ^* r% |6 k6 J2 @/ r: o% c　　时不我待

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+ V, i2 I* k: d- y) O　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　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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　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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% ^8 W  j# R* f: A: A: {4 I! [3 T& R　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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1 \: A5 {) \9 M8 b4 {  h  J　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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; ^( o4 `% ^/ M　　韬光养晦

6 ]! Q/ i- j" ~" M9 g3 q2 T* W8 x　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

" U2 Q5 v1 Q" t0 ~$ Z1 A% x　　天有不测风云

& m& p9 U9 y  I　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

* n3 h6 q+ F- L4 r& p4 V9 [# N3 t1 n　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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4 |  D, @  ?" p1 s9 y' V　　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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5 i1 v, @% e( W　　歪风邪气
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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& K2 E4 e  v7 u　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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9 A# X  f+ J! ~　　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

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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$ \# Q( Y/ v/ j# _5 `　　无风不起浪

+ V* h3 o' l, E, J# d　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

. D5 t- E( D- x　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

: E" _. c/ Q4 @- B) M) l3 S+ p　　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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) v; B7 o  O5 d) G1 U　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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) \! @* D: L- r" f9 P　　先下手为强
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) V/ U* |( P) v1 {9 k7 Z4 r' {$ a　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

; ~; }: x  p7 u; K8 O　　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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　　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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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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" u7 q; |" |6 Z　　严以律己，宽以待人
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- r9 h) @, J, |% |! Y　　有情人终成眷属
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& i0 b) m9 ?8 t7 S　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

$ H) \: ^7 a5 P# h; G" c% X　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

, x! f& B, }; X　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

( H- e, f# ?$ q3 c: `9 n( E　　bold but not crafty84
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" I% k  w9 ]+ 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

　　与时俱进

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# f, i; t0 ^9 z- N: b4 g0 T　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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- V( @- Z; _$ [' Q$ s3 X　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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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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! z( L" m! X3 y* P  o　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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  o1 M+ y9 e3 L- y6 E, k$ c* F# N　　英雄所见略同

7 U6 d3 D8 _0 z6 t7 g) k: f- M　　Great minds think alike.

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* V* {* r# G) w　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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7 o4 |8 c$ O/ G7 ?% o- R# F　　冤假错案

  L  x* P9 F4 U: _0 x8 Z) X7 ~　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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2 U3 W: S+ i3 f/ l8 T2 ~　　一言既出，驷马难追

3 r' [9 k9 n6 H. x　　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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* c6 G3 f% s: w: D0 J9 J; ~　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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$ s5 S! `$ @3 H! ~1 B. H. I# [　　target of public criticism
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4 U* I' `, x2 r& R3 {　　纸上谈兵
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# q( `( U; u" _! x) G! F6 J　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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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。