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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5 a9 X1 f4 z  b　　爱屋及乌

7 b; b2 @7 J, c6 r　　Love me, love my dog.
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( [' a! \) F& `/ j, s1 c3 H　　百闻不如一见
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, V, `; w/ x: k3 l; t- x　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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/ X% r# f8 b# D2 A4 @, h　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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; {$ p4 A0 ]" s3 T  s. G: S3 U　　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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" o' B0 f$ t+ E0 s　　不遗余力

( O' @% E* J" m, ?　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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  V9 A4 e5 O0 [5 z- o+ d5 N  S8 f　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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# q; ?0 V( t) q0 {　　拆东墙补西墙

9 g7 }# t" C4 Y; Q- X/ i' D0 U　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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/ z, ]. C% a& Q; `1 v0 B8 S  Q' q; E　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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0 c- g7 [3 O8 }　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　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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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

) b8 {. o- N/ o: A+ S, s& a　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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" B8 O1 @: ]7 b  t! X　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

6 ^" s. S8 s# ~( v8 A! N0 a  w$ }　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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6 a% e0 t% N4 F% c- j　　once on shore, one prays no more

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4 ^8 A! Y! B) L　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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+ I, m8 ?( D: ~; [: R  L7 K　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

1 @: {# ]0 q* ]$ H: v/ |　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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: L% a1 w( P- |* o　　活到老学到老

) i5 K6 C7 R8 G& E9 K　　never too old to learn
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9 {% S3 z' k% a/ l: n6 p　　既往不咎
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) _0 R1 t( x! a; K, t+ g; _　　let bygones be bygones
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$ A0 {; K+ N# w9 y  t; j  n( Y7 L　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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' S9 x7 |7 X! v! O, b0 t　　金玉满堂
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' }% \5 Y" _# S　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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' a7 f( k/ e+ g. V　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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9 p# ^$ z0 x; _7 q" W　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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2 J* @& z# m: Z2 n- L　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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; P! S* F5 c- C1 a! S　　马到成功
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  R* J2 q, q& M+ x: a　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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" l3 u" ]( V* _5 p+ H　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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) r0 D4 ^5 t; \6 W5 a6 C6 G　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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! q3 T. E# ?1 L4 M' m) B- l0 O3 D1 U. U: B　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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/ [8 r1 q9 d( Q2 V5 {. ?　　谋事在人，成事在天
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" j$ ~! B+ a$ w& k　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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6 v( e' B  Y! Z+ \! v% k  A& |　　弄巧成拙

/ a. [" z$ E* X, Q% Q# H  N　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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( i' q! C% V) Z. c! T# K6 }% d: e　　赔了夫人又折兵
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/ L. w, v! d# {　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉
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　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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& \2 Q* X% \* e* j* _2 w; K$ [　　破釜沉舟
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) a( p6 P' h- d- A! H　　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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% _. i: _+ e" G　　抢得先机
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( n0 {4 e) t. C　　take the preemptive opportunities
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, o- [1 O& C7 m5 G" Y　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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) e$ [1 u% M# q, n　　千里之行始于足下
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7 J) R: O/ M6 e& N　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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6 z; {& O) c- q0 v8 n7 g　　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

* b# b4 y: r) a　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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- K  f: _+ p. r4 \" }* t　　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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　　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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/ R7 y9 b# R8 V/ l( S　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

$ E1 V7 Z3 [* S. z8 u3 A( k- f  F9 E　　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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　　人之初，性本善

　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

5 L$ t. ~2 W/ f" m* k- x/ L　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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9 ^/ o2 H1 c! X- C　　三十而立

1 R0 w4 M" q) ]. Y+ m8 q　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide

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0 {7 W( ~* ~' y* S2 K　　时不我待

* \  I: t1 h& z" c# C0 N. \6 d8 A　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

4 A8 a3 r4 ?$ _" `# j" l0 Z8 ]　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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1 s, ~( b: K  W　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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# _% ^! c3 G, x  L　　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
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+ h, D; T8 e* @9 e: r, j( F　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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' Z. w8 V- G- @% Y+ u　　糖衣炮弹
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8 R* m' D7 n$ O. U　　sugar-coated bullets59
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! v- \+ A+ P6 v0 v　　天有不测风云

& ^9 K& H* _, v: Q/ c8 n) x　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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　　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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2 x8 v9 b' O- F" _5 ]　　歪风邪气

# s, b6 R. ?- W( {$ z& [　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

* i, Q( p& d# r' W& l　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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0 ^. j- U( T* Y6 C　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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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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. h0 r- x* W' n/ A( h　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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; q7 k5 l6 i! y- S2 W+ y4 Q　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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  \' C+ |+ X; c  l/ o　　新官上任三把火

2 }( M) J' ~; b3 U　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

2 r7 ^4 I3 d( t2 L% {+ Q　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　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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　　先入为主

# m( E1 B& y. l) j1 W' b　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

5 g# }$ z1 X  Y* D　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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9 @+ k0 U$ X$ }1 m! X3 |! h" L# D　　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
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　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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' P7 ~/ f0 w& R* U. h1 x' @4 }　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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2 q6 G+ }' \6 G* l% N　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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1 ]9 w* N4 m- H　　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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　　与时俱进

/ w5 b0 F: E) d0 ]3 }1 \　　keep pace with the times86
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　　people-oriented
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

9 p4 L& H8 A. c  w6 i- o% m　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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% M, R* L1 E2 v9 S  {, q; }( V　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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* [) v4 ^/ F; D$ H, c; O, I　　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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　　冤假错案
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　　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.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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2 z, K$ o8 w# I, N) B% M　　招财进宝

& E/ @. Q2 E. J, r; j$ ]9 X　　bring in wealth and treasure
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5 \! |8 C' Y. I1 P, {　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

$ F3 V" D# f& s  c% }　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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7 W5 K! |7 |4 K0 @/ X9 f4 G. k% ~4 S　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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0 F: f% a% `. X8 i　　左右为难
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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。