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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" N4 x3 G4 a9 d# _　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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% _6 S0 }. W3 G/ y　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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* ~# s' B; N( Q" X+ R! F　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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6 B6 M+ l* o0 y7 {- c　　不遗余力

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

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* `- \9 G& c. g- @# k, _/ v3 o0 s$ |　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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" B/ \: @) S2 L* G  A　　辞旧迎新
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3 |, R$ @( I9 x2 o　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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( U! N  |9 o) h5 L  B　　大事化小，小事化了

( C. l( H$ C. u3 |: L; h6 c　　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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. _/ ~$ G- B$ a' C, T　　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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. v, w$ m! r4 P3 \9 I; 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;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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" q8 D- ~" W! ?* ]0 W: K+ H, ~1 V+ Q　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

$ i: u* T3 Z" \6 O　　Bad news travels fast.
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9 I' W: O. T, X  g& N: y% b　　和气生财

$ ]; H. i; x- k& N  w. ^　　harmony brings wealth;

1 k1 K, ~" L1 {# v5 i# E3 w/ v　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

6 U( u$ k" D" s6 d0 Q- B　　never too old to learn

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. I. K  X4 F0 m# V6 l2 n　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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' {% n% K  Z5 @/ a7 [$ Y: F0 {　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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/ C! G! g5 S, S! ^0 j: t　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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  U3 W% }. D) M" O& J6 Y　　脚踏实地

: x% M: F8 E- B4 p  i　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

" ?7 `& |; h: E4 X- ^　　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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6 x$ h. z( ?/ O, J* B! R) e7 }　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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) C& A  A$ F! U$ w6 {　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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+ z: R+ k& n0 m$ k　　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

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

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　　茅塞顿开

# L$ J! V5 P3 G, }　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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5 G; S' O' f( E* v) p　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　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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! U- ]+ k* Q2 `7 _5 S　　谋事在人，成事在天
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5 Y5 l, `8 c- d　　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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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

4 k9 A2 h# x1 ]9 ?. f; T+ L' k　　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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4 }2 i" B0 _: q2 p/ i) p　　抢得先机

, g- N" d5 n  c6 S2 ^' i2 T: S　　take the preemptive opportunities

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2 _6 j; u+ w; O3 c) H7 H3 N% ]　　巧妇难为无米之炊

' a: G! {4 E! L　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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- [- x; V  b" s( ~' l　　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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6 _8 o& u# _. w  d! M5 ~　　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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+ S# K4 M# m, D7 ?　　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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5 A3 k* ~. L, p+ C$ |　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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! x5 @& ~) N; a+ R　　瑞雪兆丰年
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: k$ k, H" K6 y2 s: u　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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( W% n& t' R$ j  r4 A5 \2 K　　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

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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$ R3 b; U6 @! g1 ?　　人之初，性本善

* p' Z  n. B5 g0 N# l- ]　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

* {7 M7 n! U, S　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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　　a blessing in disguise;

; b) w1 m" f3 |0 c" a* g　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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' p2 Z2 p# @2 O8 d3 S　　三十而立
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5 O* _5 R+ w; Y5 N. T% G' q: t/ u6 @% G+ x　　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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4 r% O( C9 g2 M' s% a$ P: ?, p　　A ship rises with the tide

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9 h! \, X! R9 Q4 q% d　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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8 B9 j$ T+ J' D& x9 L　　杀鸡用牛刀

( m$ B% Z1 m- M0 ^　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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5 d) j# Y; ?0 B7 K- i7 }/ E　　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

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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( q" ^4 W8 R( @$ v　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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7 ^  I# @' q0 N- y$ b/ g　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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; H8 ~" k, ^; o' L　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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. k. Q$ r0 c8 v% h　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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　　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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4 }# o7 {7 E7 P! `6 g3 i　　歪风邪气
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7 Y; G# d" A- M7 w5 X/ L% Z　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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. E( B: E7 L0 A$ T1 u6 h: f　　物以类聚，人以群分

% E3 b1 b, Q, s, c" Z. X3 V$ s　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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$ ?1 T3 k9 W' B　　hold high hopes for one's child

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

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　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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( [. s( T5 @5 D2 U0 m# u　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

, C. Q) [% J. W; O. H- W9 s　　a new broom sweeps clean

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  A: r. z' x. Q- ]　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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! F5 G% h4 W) A, \　　心想事成

% H. B/ P8 W/ u　　May all your wish come true
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3 [' P$ L9 c( E( v0 E1 C; i1 V　　心照不宣
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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

  n7 V5 S/ O$ o' F　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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8 c; U9 K/ O# {& R6 a　　ants on a hot pan

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" X( d& N6 x" O6 f, t5 C　　现身说法

  r9 ]/ |. {  y# y4 A　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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3 L. Y8 {4 l  M. n1 ^　　息事宁人
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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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( \( O7 @) ?- R/ E8 m, ]7 C2 l　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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1 _% \% y# o& P7 B　　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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# Y. l) S9 m2 P* ]9 r; J7 H% G　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

, W9 f3 M; [$ V% m# d9 c2 ]　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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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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7 n1 d3 \# K! l4 N* r- {　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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  Z/ i3 k0 Q7 c% k　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

, |0 o2 F+ z) [" g3 d, ^* h  p　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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) m7 t1 H6 e$ W　　英雄所见略同
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# S/ T' i* q/ |+ }0 |) S( \　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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8 M5 F( i  w$ P7 m8 y6 n　　冤假错案

　　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.

5 g" L3 V% e+ p# u1 R! Z% Z. t　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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2 d% @8 S: |+ \6 G% V　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　become debt-ridden

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8 m% U' P* x6 D5 l9 c　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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/ R( u% Q( O6 ~9 H; X/ \; ?# k  U　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

; Z- D/ m# J7 `, Z　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

: E# a1 H! }2 B　　左右为难
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　　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。