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

  Y- `8 I, ^5 B, _1 e　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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- S% b9 p" n' \6 N! z　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

) T* v0 o( A( o. ]; G　　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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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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/ ]+ @5 p5 Q  |0 d1 f9 k) U　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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. A; Z6 N( x! e* J, d　　拆东墙补西墙

  N& ^* Z( D: K: U. I- x$ b- F　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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9 a1 I! o4 P4 v. y  D　　辞旧迎新
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& g" k! \$ k0 {6 p　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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" J! P7 U- B+ E　　大事化小，小事化了

* a0 m: I6 f5 d3 q& H　　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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9 e5 Q. R. S( j' Z4 O　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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' ~0 t1 J) L! K　　国泰民安
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* E# H  A) e! n4 t  c2 q1 `; p' T　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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* Z( R! \4 Y6 ]* G7 ~, P# z  L# ?　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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* U' p3 f4 s% s# ^7 A) g$ s　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

9 M# e. `( Q* u! N　　once on shore, one prays no more

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, h6 _1 d, N! K# }$ E" @0 ?　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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6 P' V# k  H" H2 x# E* i; `　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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- A2 R0 c5 r, A　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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1 u9 p  G& R4 Z! b: w! h　　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

　　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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/ z" \1 I# D9 c3 ~# y　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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* X% R2 \. V) O8 {" L& j0 s　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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: L# d7 P) C" }* i5 \6 D3 m7 Z　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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" [  K# m' }3 H　　礼尚往来

& |: ]1 I) C# T$ a' L# s　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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# e7 `  j0 e% \1 G0 O　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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5 T, V' T! v$ ~4 {　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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8 c$ Z5 t2 c1 G. f5 g+ I& y　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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. V3 u- }' s! x" d2 l3 [3 a2 c/ ~　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

: \% }0 D  o: Y　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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7 }. F! X! p' y　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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, i$ I9 s/ ]+ \+ O/ W2 N! ^8 i　　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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9 J. D5 w; c, g/ K% {# T2 n　　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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" y( u1 o6 b5 i　　破釜沉舟
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' g4 Q' s4 O8 @* A' h/ e　　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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& ]0 [# H, I  x2 x* i3 t　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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( v) S8 o& Y' U1 Z8 p　　巧妇难为无米之炊

: n* G! r0 z1 M　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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9 _6 k8 F/ I$ O% u/ O% v　　千里之行始于足下
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　　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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% @. a# \+ K( G3 Z　　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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　　强龙难压地头蛇

) l/ N  {8 a6 v/ e　　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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. q+ Z7 m# J: t8 x  x6 o8 \+ N　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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0 f( c6 q4 K3 ^9 c% T　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

" e: Z6 v+ V2 n) f　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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- H8 b, u2 g# m- s　　人之初，性本善
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2 W% E( |' _1 J　　Humans are born good.
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2 p' `) f) x6 U% O7 y6 \( T　　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

' ]7 X' _2 Y3 ~  X( F* n9 w　　a blessing in disguise;
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6 @4 y: k6 @( k' M# u　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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0 ~) x+ s% y. _) A　　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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　　水涨船高

  i9 V) R* [) {　　A ship rises with the tide

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& S  D2 Y: d4 i4 K, R　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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" ]8 V: g6 g6 h7 q2 t) [　　杀鸡用牛刀

4 a  n" U, a! Y6 x. l　　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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2 h* \' x& v- m4 v/ x　　说曹操，曹操到

: ]8 d) r. s$ J9 P1 X7 x. a$ p/ P- m　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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' t5 o" R1 k, k　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

( m5 Y) g% j  D2 U2 t　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

* v& ~' }, ]5 h2 K* w; e　　团结就是力量

' a3 l3 i  Z+ ^5 G　　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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( C: `% L3 {: J) h# z( {! ]　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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8 t( B5 u* v$ i" E　　物以类聚，人以群分
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1 Q' V' m$ C6 m1 J. L　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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3 G3 }$ r! H$ C6 Z# I: s　　望子成龙

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- x, v  p6 d( {! v% |6 F" r　　唯利是图

　　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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. l: t7 ]  N( ]5 C　　无风不起浪
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' }( K! m; n* ^8 M, b　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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3 l6 G9 J' |) W+ f7 ~" t4 g　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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) U6 D# V* f( O/ F& P" o　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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2 S1 Z1 T9 Q5 T; x$ J" c　　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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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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2 k* G) p+ N- T2 E4 z# Y　　先下手为强
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" Z( E7 S; D: T$ q　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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0 w. f2 L5 t+ t2 k$ H. o　　热锅上的蚂蚁

$ N  I- {9 P" x　　ants on a hot pan
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/ A2 T  [1 n0 M0 g% Q8 x* Q9 u　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　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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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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8 ?: h/ g3 R: G4 c/ `　　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

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

) r( `' x0 a1 y! }　　有钱能使鬼推磨

3 @4 C/ j. T4 P/ k# _" Q& J　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

# {" s0 Q2 U" l# q　　有识之士
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6 _, T% e: Z, d0 w( g8 |! T　　有勇无谋
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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; {7 l/ }' @! p8 @+ S　　与时俱进
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# e. n# m" @0 J　　keep pace with the times86
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　　因材施教
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7 |6 Z0 H5 O- W% P1 a# I2 u9 ?8 }　　teach students according to their aptitude

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% v( Y3 V& o& s9 x2 h, S+ V　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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3 a; k1 V$ \' e/ {　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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4 H2 V+ a& F: K1 L9 z　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

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! \+ X2 w  f0 |; S7 R　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

! c( [# `( I" ^( f! y$ |　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

& {* e% G  N3 A( `) E1 R$ h　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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, v  _, Y' w7 }1 S" q　　冤假错案

+ H; c: }0 E+ F( ], z/ z　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　target of public criticism

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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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　　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。