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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% A: y. B9 u5 V! _0 X　　爱屋及乌
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4 y5 `/ I0 r. E) Q; i3 K　　Love me, love my dog.

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$ Y2 C9 x8 n. }5 n　　百闻不如一见
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" X1 x1 W6 C8 ]　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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* Y0 c! E0 L7 J8 K　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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: M' @8 X; r& [# u1 B$ q6 l9 P+ j　　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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　　不打不成交

+ Z8 p3 s: U, \! u1 l% }# @- P　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

! H- L) u$ I( U! C　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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1 `( O0 x' h+ J! f0 q　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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+ [! u2 F% `- {% w* ?　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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# U0 s3 N/ ^( g　　大开眼界

  d/ ~9 ?# W, @　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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' B5 k! o; Z# O2 ?　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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! h" D/ F  g; L/ u3 L　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

' l- ]! A6 L+ n　　too much is as bad as too little

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# I1 w4 H# h! x  u6 N0 U. X　　好了伤疤忘了疼

; J  c3 F) W- |　　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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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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+ @) q- Y* ~2 K　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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  X: L4 i& p1 [8 _! W  R　　let bygones be bygones
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( n. Q# b8 S* \5 R% T: S　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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1 o4 z# {# O& G( b, s. M' T+ l　　金玉满堂
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% s  q; {' A7 q5 h) v　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

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( x+ ?  S; m5 k: g0 J: W　　脚踩两只船

* B; m1 R5 g" S2 Q- Q# x6 |　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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5 \3 K  `5 y7 y, e7 h- n　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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+ ^/ u( C7 ?9 P! S& E　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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/ G4 X7 S8 m3 B2 V4 f* P　　马到成功
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/ P7 R4 }. g+ W4 z　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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$ O+ E5 a8 J- ?% A% ~+ u- l　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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. j& M" O- P1 S% L" R0 u6 o6 j" x　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

3 W% e+ C( Z7 d4 q" `　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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# K  P, M% H' Q　　弄巧成拙

* j5 M6 w: e$ y　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

0 w5 E/ ^2 f0 P+ w) b　　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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　　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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; R5 q$ I! N: }; P; v: P" U7 E/ d　　take the preemptive opportunities
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. Z2 W- X' F; W0 D$ O2 F4 g( d8 g　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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- O/ P, v- A, F* b' ]- `　　千里之行始于足下
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" }9 ~' X. \2 K% U* A　　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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- G" z5 g0 g+ U, E　　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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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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, f' s+ t1 [7 x- e; S0 i　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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8 w6 B6 M- {+ `* ]" `3 ~/ R/ n  j　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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7 n9 O. y5 Q6 {$ Z  L0 p　　人逢喜事精神爽
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& o3 z2 y) o6 V8 |7 q' o　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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4 G$ C& G- P4 m: x, E* E　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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5 A/ p% @- |) o8 b- e5 ]1 A　　世外桃源
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! W9 V2 _" }# @  U" `1 r　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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7 g# }3 I) \4 k' d% G# e( p　　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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　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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! z4 M1 T8 x1 F5 `; j  I4 c8 `　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

. h" S8 H0 S% }3 n0 I* `　　a blessing in disguise;

# N9 u; J0 z6 h" D9 _　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　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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: v3 ~. D6 Q5 D, {& ?. L6 H* ?　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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% x1 O/ |4 D" N　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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

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　　speak of the devil
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7 j' u% d6 G" r. Y! h, a1 X: l　　实话实说
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8 i9 n% S, N% y, T8 C! s　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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0 Z/ x  f% a# F6 W% A. F* S# I8 _　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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; x( |$ S* j" `0 E4 K　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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: E9 v2 A/ l2 x5 l/ Q　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

1 Q5 ^3 T% ^( L6 H7 V4 _1 K　　天有不测风云

9 ?) j0 v1 H. g5 J3 X  F7 z& N　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

6 {% P9 s% D* I/ A6 L; l3 V. {　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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9 r0 l% ~# @0 a# m0 }　　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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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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% p5 A" G1 p+ {, e. |0 s　　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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5 j" G6 S& g% b3 E　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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: V- C# d/ ~" `' ~- ?  e& [　　无风不起浪

5 P3 r, L) ~% z( `' B& p　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

4 t+ N5 O9 b3 u8 T. B　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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6 N6 d6 C* q0 c* @) x　　新官上任三把火

9 Z( J/ i+ r5 g: z　　a new broom sweeps clean
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- X7 r2 o+ a  c: F　　蓄势待发
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$ Y% ^  T2 D! L. b! ^9 o　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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2 ^: W5 K, V: q3 |　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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" j, Q1 ^: G* y+ y, D, Z2 Z; s　　先入为主

  x9 s; r8 ?7 y　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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% j+ `1 k- ]& l/ P: o* A4 ]5 C　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

  J; U5 w' h& B+ G4 Y　　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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# h3 `# H$ c8 L  [4 m! \　　严以律己，宽以待人

/ M+ i& F! |' O  O' \5 p! Z　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

4 l  ^, z) A; H! B) O& k4 T+ d　　与时俱进

2 w" s; z. a5 h  v, S6 n　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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; a+ B4 ^/ e+ 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

3 g& m0 ~" _* A, F3 D8 O% ^0 `  D　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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" E: ~1 Y/ r: j9 ?6 B9 H　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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2 |, }! _/ E7 o4 X/ t6 I　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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# ~6 s( z' V) p　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

　　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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% p0 e/ j. v% l9 d- e　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism

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4 Q* |! ?7 z9 ^1 ]- D7 k, J1 e　　纸上谈兵

9 h/ V; ~) D# |0 h　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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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。