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
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　　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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9 o+ [7 q8 ]4 Z( X8 W2 \　　笨鸟先飞

5 u6 I8 ]& o" h  [　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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% S) j/ i4 A* y+ e- |　　不遗余力

+ s& d# L% V7 D+ K　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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( b( f) c9 o0 @/ e) p　　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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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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" h1 O/ ]$ t' M　　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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/ e% B: j4 h4 M　　大开眼界
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! X! W& }9 e/ m) M4 H　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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7 E& }; `9 u4 o$ ^% D　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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+ g2 g% J% M, J: Z# y　　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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7 N8 _/ L' d/ n　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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0 W( @# U* }2 h' R1 v% D　　活到老学到老

: N% Y) l' P9 L' z0 ~8 x- R5 S) m　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

& y9 Z9 Z: D. ]5 D" s0 V) B5 k9 C　　let bygones be bygones
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7 l3 y2 @# k! ~+ h; Y) [  r0 V* M　　金无足赤，人无完人
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0 W, U$ f/ [" \( Z& ~" q/ f　　金玉满堂

　　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

, Q( W; w$ E- z% A- [( N9 P　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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: \4 l2 D0 ]: O8 m2 T　　君子之交淡如水

& x5 Q3 N% A9 S& I  S" H　　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

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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- |! ^# c* N9 |9 c　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

8 t- @9 s% K5 `+ u& \- p　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

( ~8 v. q$ X9 U  N+ L9 T: q! X　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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7 Z, @. d/ H5 @# ~7 t# b4 `　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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, h* X* N# i/ f0 d/ o; M! l; Y- o4 K　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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& K" E. m9 k* \. G　　弄巧成拙

1 L2 v. l2 `6 `4 h( k　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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, q( _" m# \9 x6 T; k9 c　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　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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. f2 O* b/ e0 g6 P" f( Q. u- ^# _　　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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　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

' i( P) i/ I; ]　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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) e) G/ Y4 o& P- J* z　　千里之行始于足下

, s1 x% b: Y" M. t　　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
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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
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. i' L5 O& ~0 M, b　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

7 @% ]- }6 V( |7 m, k" a　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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& d% u+ w6 S/ z4 Q# K　　人逢喜事精神爽
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) d6 Y( B1 B0 @# ?　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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+ _, Q0 t7 U, P$ X  z3 ~& ^　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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' R9 N! m! y; C- d$ W　　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
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  u( T% G7 j7 g0 ~2 a" i9 {! M　　Humans are born good.

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7 R! }! ]) ?3 Y$ ~. F7 ^7 S' O　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　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;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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# I0 }% S- g: S: x; A　　三十而立
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　　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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, f: X1 }. V7 m. y( F* A; v  S) R　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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' o% v6 F0 e! h1 D8 n# B( u9 p. Q$ X　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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1 Q% e" ]' P5 @! k  c' W　　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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# W2 t* {& |- ], G* e　　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 b# d, o5 F3 n* S, O# |　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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+ Y- c1 O8 ]* P2 u) k　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

8 N; U8 D$ C6 f　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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# @3 z- C: f: w8 x' j　　糖衣炮弹

0 h' @& u! F( ]  k) _　　sugar-coated bullets59

3 ?2 E- @8 u' Q2 ^* ^　　天有不测风云

6 V, D$ _" M) ^! E* r9 z　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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  a7 Q+ m) |! m+ U, x1 N　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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! C( z" \+ ^! u8 X* R5 W　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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- j8 W6 D, U$ E% Y7 b: r% z: s　　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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& o+ j9 r' }( Z; A, ^8 c; r, l' ^　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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6 K0 |& g& I( t  q" ]  {　　徇私枉法
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6 }: @7 x4 k2 y1 ~' _　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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" w4 T8 Y) @2 a$ L, a/ Z　　新官上任三把火
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: j7 T0 \" h9 x' p2 {9 O$ P　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

5 {! m) g5 Q" Z4 a5 @  M　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

  i0 G1 }" }/ P5 B8 }  e! V　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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  [% s8 t7 @- X7 R　　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.

) @4 G% v6 S6 c9 l9 t9 H　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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8 Y5 h' P, h! x5 [$ m! ^9 ?　　现身说法
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' Z3 j3 @4 L( n! K! q　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

( a! X3 b9 O7 ?* A/ t　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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3 ^; L7 A2 o* t  S' |- [! s, T4 j　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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) ~  ], g* v7 t2 W) v　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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5 f# u* k, e. \# T- I- m4 e　　有钱能使鬼推磨

# |, W: T# S3 I+ j! {: U　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

$ t9 r% b* a" [　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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# y; b) b0 f& T! C6 h9 G0 _3 U　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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# ~4 Y7 ?; y8 W5 g, j' K9 W$ J7 t　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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! v! H) O! d$ [7 B% V. |8 z& E　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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5 y& A4 ]4 P5 C, l4 `5 b　　因材施教

! \# `6 A& R/ ^6 w( }4 U+ e# t　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

# M) r: [' y$ z  y4 O( J　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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. D# l1 w3 }$ z/ c　　欲速则不达

0 w% V4 C: D) ^　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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2 j* T! F/ b3 c! w$ Y4 V　　优胜劣汰

+ a- n% E) `1 w7 |　　survival of the fittest
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+ \# v% C, i8 t! ?　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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# z$ H3 @  a0 h: C( e! n　　冤假错案
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7 I4 P# L3 g0 f2 u  M" m5 f　　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
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. v8 L2 N& f, v% [6 [* c　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

+ g% u- G" b4 s/ n4 U3 J　　bring in wealth and treasure

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/ \* c5 Y; |* i4 w+ ^　　债台高筑

* W! [5 X5 P. D1 b$ I　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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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
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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

( V8 V. n7 M/ f( S　　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。