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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$ Z: s, Q; v* N3 O　　爱屋及乌
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, v' x8 a, }$ Y　　Love me, love my dog.
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2 R/ F  C3 M+ ]  E& V) X6 G　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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3 X1 I6 O0 [2 N# N. X: T　　比上不足，比下有余

( e, u7 q4 w9 X　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

3 ^0 j2 h3 R, g* I( V$ }2 i0 s　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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4 o- A. `8 m' {- [& E/ ]4 h$ O　　不遗余力
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) j9 ?" G9 ]% @- J0 B! s7 t* j　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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' l' G# q9 f2 A" G　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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1 R) Q1 ?( \  M" r  w' u　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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3 j; ^9 h* S# h. e/ T　　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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% K+ }0 t) \9 R# U　　大开眼界
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+ _+ Z$ |+ z* N$ o+ _. [　　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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3 c% X) v4 {9 i　　过犹不及

7 ?. D" I7 ~) Z3 a: |; V7 `　　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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　　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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, h: T6 I. o  d" p　　和气生财

; R1 X+ K+ C- X6 L6 _$ i　　harmony brings wealth;

1 o* \; v: s+ w" S3 |, d　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

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# o' s% `( q4 d　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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4 v+ Y5 l6 n7 V; ~6 Q　　There are spots even on the sun.

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; @) L& _, i7 i1 o) @$ a) |　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

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　　脚踩两只船

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- v3 s- g/ f0 b( D! {) _( R　　君子之交淡如水

  o9 K0 H' w& J- T: Y* r　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

& Z# v# l8 b, i1 }% v　　cut and dried; cliché
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) K$ q7 X/ X6 t+ s) c3 u5 C　　礼尚往来

0 O* j, f+ }4 J, p3 ^　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

3 _3 {5 q+ W( v8 _　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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& I9 d; Y% s" Q9 W  q　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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' W  I0 p4 k/ z8 X, |　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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  Q- V( |6 i( w& L: C: r% a　　be suddenly enlightened
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7 d# p2 m: ~% {2 d5 b3 y4 x, ^　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

9 R9 G7 m& F% L4 {) b$ a　　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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　　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

' x8 A8 f1 a1 i' D　　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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　　抢得先机

  R0 w/ d3 L. X* X: a- q3 a2 a　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　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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' o& ]0 d# b3 s　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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$ |* q0 p) w8 G2 H3 z6 x% C　　强龙难压地头蛇

, d. i# M) H1 B1 d& |! p$ D　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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. n3 }, Q! k, X1 X- z　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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- n1 x3 u  j0 K  x　　人逢喜事精神爽
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- g) V7 L& f7 d( h9 w6 h　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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; J$ ?& S) F* W! u　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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) E$ _: P( K+ g) V) R% w$ _4 }　　人之初，性本善
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7 N* h  L, u/ t2 I" ^　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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$ Y: L" p+ g! ^2 g# r　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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  g+ v- D: ?- d1 w! T　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　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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* u! c9 _# S/ T: e5 H, X1 O* c　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

! Y! }8 H+ g' l$ Q* r　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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7 O* o1 v/ I6 u" L2 p　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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9 n- r) D# K& ?　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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# n5 r8 o0 |  Y% _% _　　说曹操，曹操到
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* L* p0 X5 L+ e, [2 G* e+ v, G　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

' ~2 X. q3 m0 G3 ~) c" ?( Q　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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! T- t& A) |$ t$ h$ R; Y* y6 l1 U　　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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　　韬光养晦
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: c2 @# G# j- S: Q- h6 H! _- A　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

/ P6 i) q" l9 \( x( W8 p- y& b　　糖衣炮弹

7 h" a  B5 u. R0 X　　sugar-coated bullets59

' D& h5 U( m% ~* @2 J6 ]　　天有不测风云
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7 Z# _& G4 Q$ t& N1 U　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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/ B3 ?; ~1 U+ H0 m  I$ V# W　　团结就是力量

5 `  z! E  \( Y3 E2 @; `3 X　　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
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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) e" m5 s4 ]! ]& q" z　　物以类聚，人以群分
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% T& G: u: O+ L; ^% b　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　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

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

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　　无风不起浪

  Q  i  L" M! a　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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( R& O8 b8 V- f( v　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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& J$ W$ w9 m) X& L' |' ^　　新官上任三把火

$ T1 M- b/ p: r- W+ s　　a new broom sweeps clean

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2 ]+ a: W- D- s+ z" ^3 x0 {6 r　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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  n8 \3 R* N9 m/ X+ w1 G* \　　心想事成

9 q$ J) O. [7 g2 R4 J3 a　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

& q7 X1 B4 C) T- S8 O2 X$ G7 N　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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) e& [: Q0 D2 s4 x! l, T" i, G# v　　先下手为强
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* _& |( s& g# Y) B4 w0 _. L3 F3 I　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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! V" [% v% i* K　　热锅上的蚂蚁

' L' w! m4 u9 z6 y% v. r7 I　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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* p6 J" f) I/ y) j5 `　　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

0 n! Q& h  D, I% T9 H0 H　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

1 S+ v- h! s3 x* w' l　　有钱能使鬼推磨

" J  ]& G6 m  d9 Q4 Z; }　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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' U" R3 V. |; \& u- V　　有识之士
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　　有勇无谋

3 K; u$ V0 M3 s! X5 N　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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# ]% y7 V4 r) z& U0 `, i4 @1 u  ?　　与时俱进
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3 \9 f& l! U* W( C: S　　keep pace with the times86
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9 |% u/ Q; z) d; {　　以人为本
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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, N. l1 \! u3 U　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

  W5 D* {( D! o9 Q" q　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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　　Haste makes waste.

& `/ P# @; G' z　　More haste, less speed.
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7 H) f! T2 x5 z. t! F　　优胜劣汰

　　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

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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' V% l, z" H. k! |　　冤假错案

9 D7 I! U' T( Q1 o　　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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8 t: O+ d3 T5 C" |+ d. S7 ~9 K　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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8 g+ a" ^. D7 a( x7 i! D5 D3 Z　　招财进宝

/ J8 P' k" D* R　　bring in wealth and treasure
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" \% S7 e# J/ u/ d　　债台高筑

( o+ Z% q3 ~' E0 @8 N+ S5 U　　become debt-ridden
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　　target of public criticism

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4 Q. \1 X! ]7 `. j　　纸上谈兵
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　　纸包不住火

5 E/ c' P, {2 _2 Z　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　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。