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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& E  e0 ]7 t2 u$ P% O　　爱屋及乌

/ B- ]' p8 \) \  {# j5 p- Y: ~　　Love me, love my dog.
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% ^; R: s% }! E3 U$ I　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

  k9 w( \; Q/ \* H0 Q　　Seeing is believing.

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" b- j$ b! s* }5 g& J　　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

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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# _* k  ?) ?7 }, G6 C. D6 K2 T　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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: f3 z, G! ]/ g0 C　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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$ ]% Y7 N) Y2 V　　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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; r$ L" T/ F! i6 M: H　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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; U8 R( q4 q5 @( {! ]　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

( d: C1 G4 p8 T9 a! {8 m' G2 R　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

) z1 H5 A' n0 i$ B/ \0 G　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　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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$ m0 V7 ]3 Q5 _& B, Q　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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6 e9 ^; p0 d4 V　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

+ I( R1 I, b1 r　　never too old to learn
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4 i' l8 d3 Y/ p. Y) l　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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2 ~9 s' R: M1 t3 O0 ~7 C' [　　金无足赤，人无完人

; t0 h% Z% ?6 h% Q( |8 }　　There are spots even on the sun.
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, r- B" T/ |6 Z; H2 U. T　　金玉满堂
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, c( ~9 a* H( f* Z! K# N　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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+ \/ I$ d' _- a  Z. E　　脚踩两只船

2 R0 L% G, M: c* D7 q, \! E& d3 c　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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( x( j* t% F% ]　　君子之交淡如水
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　　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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* Y4 N+ X& P3 A& {8 i　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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( G4 P9 L6 N1 A" @5 m　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

, n- |) ~; E( h! U6 m0 K1 P4 S　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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( w6 K: M( f; D, p8 n! D　　马到成功

. F* x: T! |2 c　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

1 r+ ]% ]2 |5 H) y( x6 E　　gain both fame and wealth

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4 m$ U, }- ?+ c) Z. h3 P　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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7 D, `" i; w2 t0 W# m* ]　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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( s/ [, G( t0 X: J　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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3 a% ?+ \, G1 h' g' V- }　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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: {& E/ P- e5 N/ V2 C5 }) n" V! y　　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
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

6 K9 I. b( V6 Y/ x　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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8 {# ~, U/ u* ]% m　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　抛砖引玉

' d! i6 F! ^$ T) O; T+ o; O* M　　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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; N$ f# J4 [5 E3 g. k0 X　　抢得先机

; y/ C% b! C2 \; ]1 _　　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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( w. S! A4 J% Z  V5 O　　千里之行始于足下
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( z. Z/ \  z5 y' }+ I, K　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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3 I2 k! u1 Q& C, D0 z0 }　　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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

" Z% ^3 T* I' A2 s& K; F　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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' g& n! M# K" O* g/ K- N& b$ k　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

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, n9 @: q; `3 O8 N0 |　　人逢喜事精神爽

4 T0 e# _% T# S2 @: L% D　　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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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

+ m: d, G8 ]9 B* m# B8 O　　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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　　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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7 R4 o- m8 O8 f7 U2 h9 |　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

- K+ p: E5 }. [/ g( B2 o　　a blessing in disguise;
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+ }0 ~6 T! H4 |/ i$ K; H' D　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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1 f# i  ~6 q; a! `　　三十而立
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% N- X( u7 o- ^. N　　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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+ \5 g! ^+ N/ K) X　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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7 j& R& U. A3 ]9 n5 p/ R1 l　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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* d" b1 u4 a' P) ?/ h6 W　　实事求是

　　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
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/ |1 a6 X* Q7 `% J: A. B　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

3 {: X# L$ j" Y) m) B　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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1 _- |3 F/ q' S4 P% x3 V% ?6 J0 _　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

4 U6 d: e, W9 y4 L) v　　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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　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　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
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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

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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　　新官上任三把火
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$ V9 D/ @5 ~7 |7 c　　蓄势待发
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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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3 [( T- I& G" g6 ]  k1 ^3 X　　心照不宣
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! {1 f% |/ R, F　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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/ S/ _* q9 _$ T4 b; q( @　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

0 v$ Y; _% }8 h$ a' d, l# O& u! N　　The best defense is offense.
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0 {: {- ~% c! M" _7 `6 \- O　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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2 n. ^3 Z% {6 q* c& h9 j　　现身说法

6 V! g+ Z5 h6 F/ U* ]; ^4 S　　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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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

* p8 m" f( q- @! q% S9 X( q; K　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

. |: k1 ^' R. ]2 n( N9 H　　bold but not crafty84
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% y2 n- `1 u! {5 U　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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7 G5 x) l! }) w' L　　teach students according to their aptitude
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3 X" v6 f* r# \　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

, Z. ^1 a3 t. k& S6 f　　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
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. |$ W- e; \% s/ D/ X　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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5 Z0 x% [9 k. U　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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+ S  s; A8 Q! |3 y! w7 Y: {　　冤假错案
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$ A, j4 E! e; q1 S　　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

* w. z( A1 H4 `　　A promise is a promise.
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. z0 o; a/ [2 l5 \" {( w' T　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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# ~8 `  v( E9 k' B+ \) V9 i　　招财进宝
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+ @/ }  f/ E" ]+ g　　债台高筑

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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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. [" R, B7 Q/ h' C) W　　左右为难
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Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。