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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2 _& V1 ~0 l" T( \# e% |- C　　爱屋及乌
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$ g" f$ V# y( U- ~　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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1 x9 r. p; M1 A$ Y　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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# u9 c8 A0 N; I( H  |' e: g　　Seeing is believing.
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- V% a" p! C  V( r　　比上不足，比下有余
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2 j" P1 ]& ]4 o- s; s6 r6 s　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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& C, \% V  s! ?( c  `9 I　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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3 [, i/ p0 C$ B* k1 T$ ?　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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( K( P! u  N; D: a# {$ A' g$ a　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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' h& ~* w) x. }6 S0 P　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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; Q( B9 K9 }' A　　大事化小，小事化了

/ T, ]+ V, R. [, 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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

  {; }, }& Q& z; M- s　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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, i+ a( s! u0 t' l　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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2 }( x# ?2 G; n6 R$ J) O　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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( l7 H+ V7 ?- k  v2 a8 C7 Z　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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: |& G9 D" L; k. B  Z　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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2 s. k& B- Z) T" W; P3 r1 ~　　活到老学到老

/ `3 X" @* j! q, @6 l, o　　never too old to learn

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: `, U) R( k, O　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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8 e  ?; {& m0 i$ c9 v8 [4 t　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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' C6 C# V% h, U9 M! Y: N　　脚踩两只船
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0 i+ T( {3 m" P0 H: L- ]7 C　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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　　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
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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$ Y$ `5 E8 a2 e8 q- }　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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7 s. F, w6 Z6 D( L  A  S% S　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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5 x1 Q( s) }" P/ m　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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9 ]  w% B' U5 G0 z- q& V　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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- I5 \$ g' P! }: b3 J　　名利双收
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; A- M/ k& d- G8 x. I　　gain both fame and wealth
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: `/ ]- J/ L- q  X　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

' r& C9 f0 g/ M1 Z　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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4 ]9 y/ N; Q1 {2 q- Z/ g8 ~- c, g　　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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* x$ \- D  S7 ]' a& X1 [# F/ k　　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
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( W2 b1 j) g  s' T  b　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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9 z/ y& i; S$ B8 M$ f: ?/ `　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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7 o4 E" T" n: O; S! H. c　　千里之行始于足下

! G3 E# e: B4 m　　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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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2 L# @/ Y# v! y. k$ ]" _4 |　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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% X8 w% B8 |: d/ F* g! H　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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% U- L9 s" ?/ }2 B8 N: ?' s, X　　人逢喜事精神爽
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% K$ Y0 x( I( z2 t* m  A5 N8 k　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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2 o9 b6 R% ^/ q9 h7 @4 j. \　　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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1 j& E  O) h; f  {0 a$ D8 ^　　世外桃源

　　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
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: D( n$ M7 k8 |! P* E+ R9 V　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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( Z! s% `2 \; S% K! _　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　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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6 G; j( l" c6 f　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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" i3 g  F/ `4 p( t' u9 ]2 K" ~6 ?　　杀鸡用牛刀

3 ]8 v8 @3 F1 G: A　　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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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

. X% F# z1 {, |　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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9 ~6 M. X4 F) Y" c- m8 i  Q' y　　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

/ W2 k  Y8 d! i　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

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　　团结就是力量

9 K4 L# O8 I! y  V+ x( O　　Unity is strength.

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8 N; J' A) U6 I  |　　跳进黄河洗不清

9 h" k1 a8 }7 O　　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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! w: o* b; G5 t: u3 S" U0 x　　歪风邪气

; B/ q8 T7 c/ Z3 {1 B　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

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　　望子成龙

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　　唯利是图

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　　无中生有

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

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7 w- v9 Y/ z4 o7 n9 |' e) R　　无风不起浪

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

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1 `4 p' W) W% I( I7 ~　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

  W; q; V* \, E' f* k! @　　May all your wish come true

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( c! x6 q0 e8 o, J" d0 `+ f　　先入为主
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/ I  t- g) e, T8 w( k　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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) a  _" E% p. m　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

, |6 B# h3 ^0 E8 r5 E6 k　　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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9 ~0 o% U: l' [( ~+ R+ @　　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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7 H% J# z4 A4 _. \4 J　　严以律己，宽以待人
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1 J1 L- m9 Q4 g( t2 A" g2 F* ^　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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; I1 z5 X- Q1 b- x. W2 r! Y　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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* a$ }6 V7 t+ U' }　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

( a5 e( ~/ H7 _! a: L　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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　　Haste makes waste.
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  f+ ]# P; W  t/ N+ N　　More haste, less speed.
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: ?9 O, c- Y2 w　　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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　　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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! F3 u, q- i5 V$ q8 w　　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.

2 ?: e" y% M: U, }　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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( _7 C$ K# l& u, L% J　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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# _! e, h: c* w5 U% ?. }　　众矢之的

' {) h8 Z( }# ^* s, ^0 e　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

" a6 S: {0 T  f; d% S' c　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

　　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。