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!
) `4 Y; k  }5 L" m* v! j
　　01

* t% R- c4 R+ k0 F　　爱屋及乌
: h. p1 r9 L( r, I
8 L. S( y: F2 B5 D3 i1 e　　Love me, love my dog.

+ f- z# U/ k2 U! a　　02

　　百闻不如一见
7 S( F6 D/ H) T# g
　　One look is worth a thousand words.
' e2 X; Q9 e8 B/ c7 \: O
4 d. `" P$ w6 L- ^/ _6 ?+ J　　Seeing is believing.

+ g# R( A. A2 S& n0 R　　03

# W& B8 D. Z! E2 g4 O0 Y　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
- z! X% C( L) [/ v6 V' Z& B
　　04
: c9 C5 o3 ?9 ^- [( p
$ n+ _7 y3 @+ e5 t' z5 G0 v. r　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
3 K: d8 y4 I6 U1 h6 Q  K
　　05
* |9 Y0 E8 U3 l1 v! Q9 ?
  E) t2 [$ _7 x( D, U- A+ T　　不遗余力

/ W2 b2 {) Q8 c3 L, c% Q　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

3 L% ]0 a2 I6 @　　06

　　不打不成交

0 r. L1 X+ m3 e( ]4 H, ~; q% J$ n/ K　　No discord, no concord.

　　07

　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
$ S( [; D. o; H- W1 J8 r" J
4 T) Y( l* L' Y8 k! A9 c& e) ?9 o6 L　　08

　　辞旧迎新

6 F' t8 ?" C. t1 F4 x3 v- @5 x　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
* z& p8 V$ z6 E; U; d8 i6 a
5 j3 d# l% T, V* H　　09

　　大事化小，小事化了

+ X* z$ H2 k" S+ a' S; k　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
8 @4 Q4 |. d; o; I
( ^) [9 [0 T+ d, A* o0 F　　10
& |0 f( A+ k! R* N2 h, q
　　大开眼界
- e! R" z2 _. U3 T
　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

　　11
% Z: f6 K9 c( f! g
　　国泰民安

% i; K. j( I$ G* o" f2 ~' ]+ I7 N7 C　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
' I' @# F1 Q4 O& i0 J
　　12

　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
+ {6 H$ @( J( n5 ^/ q8 n
　　too much is as bad as too little

& ]) h9 o) w+ J8 w# Z1 c4 i7 Y　　13

　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

2 U# j4 H, P9 e2 z2 S　　14

1 ?+ r$ g! c! f) j　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
+ {0 O  X3 O2 ]" T& _% g
　　Bad news travels fast.
' }6 _' W7 ^3 ]
8 H, n3 A: o9 f7 i& x　　15
! R- j1 N  V) D$ C
　　和气生财

" g0 r, R1 f8 F1 f2 p　　harmony brings wealth;
5 ]* G) ]# i* O9 D: U# }2 ^
. B) W$ C# X$ J/ [4 M, [　　friendliness is conducive to business success

# }+ f$ L9 O0 j; s3 p　　16
2 @% S2 z7 D1 e" J
　　活到老学到老
& x8 n' |- z; \
! V% h9 O7 L6 N9 g/ H5 D　　never too old to learn
4 B* s9 U5 d7 Q
) R4 Z, t. o4 x( |　　17

$ h7 b; ?' H) C" S! ]# }* K' v& G　　既往不咎
' X1 \$ _9 g: \# y' ^/ y. l' t3 v
, V6 X/ T* O4 V( f　　let bygones be bygones
& [  k4 L* Q' S7 \3 o9 P
　　18

　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

　　19
: e% J/ k' p( E2 @6 t
　　金玉满堂
& u/ Y3 J- G' k% d; X) p
　　Treasures fill the home.

　　20

' u8 U: n. r5 u　　脚踏实地
, o8 D5 i0 |6 E7 V5 y' s; P
　　be down-to-earth

　　21
+ O( i" i. q6 Y; p& t: l
　　脚踩两只船
/ T: u: U, x% B  U2 V
　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
! e0 l$ c* n6 W  ^; |
　　22
* R+ _; n. s+ L* y/ L$ E
6 a- g, r4 p+ H/ Y7 R　　君子之交淡如水
) f8 t& |: N  i
4 T7 h& \2 j* ]+ ~! f7 \" A　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

* ~! Z$ v( b3 ~　　23

5 ^" ]3 B9 `, @7 ^" ?　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
; U$ V0 l; ?6 D% E# x, `3 e
　　cut and dried; cliché
+ @7 a0 L2 k( D) \
) k2 S0 E8 w, _  ~3 z3 w7 X- P　　24
; Y$ [8 U1 ]2 C0 B: h& J1 I
1 c9 `0 A3 s4 U1 g+ }/ x　　礼尚往来

( I/ e% W; C5 o- e" N　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
: F* |- e, A* r
　　25

　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
; p) j. f1 F6 G6 ~1 a
　　Where there is life, there is hope.
" O- Q* ]% G% X7 S+ O- c2 Z7 y
　　26

　　马到成功
  Y- B3 y' P% l( t
　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

  D" U% x. z% Z  a　　27
! W6 q( ?- E  N6 Q" n* x9 _
　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

　　28

　　茅塞顿开

" a6 B4 M6 ]$ `0 K　　be suddenly enlightened
& `$ q1 ]+ c& V4 f
: i/ {; u2 b' B5 z　　29

1 l! P- p: Q; ~# _　　没有规矩，不成方圆
/ g! F% }( h  e/ M, u' k* |; C% F
　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
0 F) W- @9 a4 t( }$ T3 g6 A: q
　　30

+ J1 N) k# \- _) M　　每逢佳节倍思亲

' K3 M  G$ s. h3 [　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

　　31

5 H$ Z4 a% O: T* F* Y9 s　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

& [. l4 X$ S0 K& K, }* Z/ ~　　32
3 J; k" v( e$ ^8 ]( p7 r
6 K2 t  J+ s6 M7 z5 ~) ?' ]　　弄巧成拙
  {+ Z! s9 m& L$ ~
- z$ z) k% ^" P0 a　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

( V5 O/ h/ w$ g1 u9 W. g& q, X　　33

! g/ f* f# N% f5 j  t2 q- t* J' s9 f+ E　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
6 l. u3 H3 U# b/ ?
　　34
- Y% F9 q0 I5 T. K( e
5 s9 z* g# ~0 p3 q3 A; S9 Y　　抛砖引玉
8 Z$ ~. d6 J: @5 Z7 \
7 \2 _! I" X, T　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

+ W4 @' W8 _. U2 a, r' Y% ?　　35

　　破釜沉舟
8 p* Y& Q+ J, q3 Z9 ?/ w( _
3 S  v6 n9 Z0 U　　cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end
& m8 Q3 u6 G+ M7 b
　　36
! z% r( w9 A+ g% I/ o* |' I# D7 P
　　抢得先机
) C* b$ y6 g" h- `/ m
( l# T, b+ `, o) E　　take the preemptive opportunities

4 N! |. v$ i, q" W　　37
4 V. K8 \7 @& v2 K4 V* O! ~7 R
- X4 D5 [& D) B% |　　巧妇难为无米之炊
, E" p" E3 P9 }3 ~9 k$ j
　　One can't make bricks without straw.
0 A1 q8 M3 l& h
2 C+ g+ |0 a7 u7 [1 Y3 ^  L　　38
& N0 J3 b) K* a% \
　　千里之行始于足下

7 b; G: p+ _! X9 l, n0 K　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

　　39
) j3 m  b: W8 X" {
& b( X. {3 B9 A+ x  X' T: F　　前事不忘，后事之师
! u  o% P# j* w! B
　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
" `: T$ S. T( d; \6 R+ S3 X
8 k1 b/ H6 n+ o+ f+ i7 E- g　　40
. ~3 O& Z! E2 D8 t- P- K+ f0 C
　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
: N$ A4 L- C# \" |* V. M
　　41
: @6 {8 e5 A. P( S+ t3 u
" ^, I: ~' b; n6 D　　强龙难压地头蛇

" m( s- I- k' W, X5 b8 j　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
1 f* B+ d: p7 \( H
　　42

　　瑞雪兆丰年
3 H! W5 d6 i+ p5 s' _
" ?" T0 U1 H* I% u　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

. }% r  T6 v) j. ?' \, Z　　43
  W" @6 L* T4 I& @
2 X( F3 v" i  B0 W　　人逢喜事精神爽

2 p( E+ E+ @; T, G' s　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
3 C# U* i- {0 _: K0 q8 y* P
( u/ o4 R* L+ e　　44

+ }$ [- e1 _5 g　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

6 g# Q& v/ j6 T- Y( K, H7 l. v　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

　　45
' a8 O9 `% J- Q4 X
* ?/ V+ ?# q9 w% e: l, ^　　世外桃源
& m- e7 c0 w+ E  |  Q8 E) z( Z
　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

9 r% {0 w9 I0 w  T; i　　46
0 J  c! R+ e' L
　　人之初，性本善
0 I! a/ C/ y+ N' c: ?6 o
　　Humans are born good.
- X$ _/ C1 n/ ]. n3 R# [
/ ~4 P2 L6 U4 g1 E( n　　47
' _9 M$ X" s6 U; r4 O5 p
　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

  f7 X: K3 }; ]) _8 \　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
! u0 \1 W) w, T' o( u  F
3 P: d& \% Y9 _1 T& O% P% W　　48

1 d; c* i9 `; [+ C　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
* P3 t, W! h. n3 ^2 Y4 M- ?
% [4 ?) l  F% A" `2 G　　a blessing in disguise;
/ n* G* Y2 H* ^9 D! o
　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
2 o6 u. C' d" m% p2 I, d
3 v- u+ H% Z5 i1 T　　49

+ K4 H& P- x! i- M& I) j　　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.
' \- \: V9 v- g4 d( i
　　50

8 x, d# ]0 m# L" R　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
4 L/ c9 J+ v% E; j! f- Y
　　51

　　时不我待

! `1 P" ~' W& F7 w: R. v　　Time and tide wait for no man.
8 m* M/ _2 L8 \/ Y6 z1 M4 z
3 J  i4 U' d6 w; o　　52

* F# V% r' h- G7 }0 {　　杀鸡用牛刀
1 {" G- x( P. I6 s
　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

　　53
* N+ Q  M. ?4 S
　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
" R6 w0 w- R8 J# U( `4 ~- a
* j! L% a3 z4 [( @* \- s) Y8 c　　54

　　说曹操，曹操到

* E. v3 G" ^0 z, r/ u: e　　speak of the devil

　　55
6 j/ g/ u8 u5 W2 k; K" F# \
& m% J8 u+ u2 ]- K* U　　实话实说

( K0 c* [: A' O2 ?' D　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
6 j* J( B' Z+ w
　　56
  d4 H" h, y' M/ l# V3 |3 f9 F
  {9 @5 X; V) ?　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
: b( w. f: F; F* I
( c" r  @7 P/ F* p; |　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
8 V: N3 {  D( q+ ?/ i$ S% E- a
3 u$ r( o5 ^$ o& l- Y; }# U　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
: P7 V# S( {2 z9 Y3 L' Z3 c
2 g6 a) v2 @* i" E; m2 G　　糖衣炮弹

, S/ \6 g; X/ |+ r  [4 P! ]  D　　sugar-coated bullets59
$ q! U9 n0 I  i  T
　　天有不测风云

: m. @8 s4 d# j* X" {1 E　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
. o1 A2 r0 e% }( x) W0 @
　　团结就是力量
) d' u: W% |3 B- ]5 n# e$ U8 g5 @
' A# H! v: S* [* Q! \　　Unity is strength.
  P& `; f5 P3 S1 d. }2 \$ S
　　61
3 T8 c% l0 w1 J1 R/ c3 [& H
　　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
7 u- M8 N$ j  W: M
8 u2 W+ T9 G) P　　62
: S6 m2 |* ]8 N$ D7 h. u  Q
2 J5 B( a, \. Y! T; K/ z. ~" U　　歪风邪气
: `) P# y- F4 [  p
　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
) G% f1 R8 u. P) j5 J' {- G
　　63

　　物以类聚，人以群分
8 X" L4 s8 p; U
　　Birds of a feather flock together.

　　64
1 S- I4 B' u  j  [8 f  R: V
　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
0 M+ }$ b; y6 r4 R# ?( W+ p
　　65

　　唯利是图

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

　　66
6 H  [  T' f5 e3 u2 I2 R- r& Y4 f
　　无中生有

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

　　67
& g. t; |( e9 I6 r; p
+ d7 V2 a6 Y8 d* Y　　无风不起浪

' ~" _3 l3 P, u9 D, O7 h　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
' n" F2 F  Q' u: b3 l# @, N
% O" H& T! b' z* l! H3 n　　68
' y5 h7 v( h& G6 ~
　　徇私枉法
: g* E; C7 Y7 S  r( z
4 Y0 R8 n& u2 Q8 r" ^0 V7 p  Z# c　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
) h0 e  {3 x  b, R! U
　　69

　　新官上任三把火

6 a% @7 \5 W  R0 f　　a new broom sweeps clean

$ T1 |) M6 q: b: \1 ~　　70
8 p, T8 n# c& O: r  t, F, d
　　蓄势待发

1 K, \; z2 }# O# V0 B　　accumulate strength for a take-off

0 W5 I% u4 P3 B9 M　　71

7 K# B( ?; p9 _- Z, i3 Q' C# G　　心想事成
5 M  n: u0 K+ k+ J$ T9 E( c
　　May all your wish come true
$ P7 Y- f7 H; }, z
　　72

( \& G! U7 p3 d8 N3 Z　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
: v2 O$ f( h; W: ?+ ?% ?3 N) S) K
7 e' g* V0 ~( W$ j' ^　　73
; w/ C4 f1 _0 N/ C  H4 E
! z( Z9 c3 @/ Q. A; j4 U　　先入为主

( `! W/ P8 E5 n; a: J2 k　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
1 L/ s7 }/ B0 s' I
　　74

  f0 g( c: J; P* g$ B( f　　先下手为强

7 q8 d5 H' H8 ^9 q2 t* D　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
+ o- f( Q) W9 `+ r, G5 g
　　The best defense is offense.

/ D0 r" K* c2 \6 L- C  V　　75
. z+ n6 B: s/ t7 a( B5 J6 d; u* X
, J( l0 F8 p: t' z& G　　热锅上的蚂蚁

0 D3 T# T! y2 I. |7 I- |, Z3 \　　ants on a hot pan

　　76
) S3 }# @) k5 J/ N" V% `6 ^4 B
! i% a2 [+ |( u　　现身说法
# P0 v9 a" l8 P/ O. d: G1 @
7 _8 T# L( \1 J- U% S6 I　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

　　77
5 M$ O; @( S5 j4 _4 L% r
　　息事宁人

  h' ^9 D: F# k0 G& b( w3 i　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
7 ?8 J4 t" L; A  T/ [4 z
% R1 y& l6 U' r8 h　　78
, H5 K) v4 L5 v. k+ V/ @( @# E
+ }3 M8 b% {, K/ s! a5 O' `% o, v　　循序渐进
5 J, ]; o. o/ ?- B
2 I0 n/ ]: ^3 @0 G0 c2 N% j: t　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
" a+ |% n: j  D( `
* e- D1 ^! J4 f4 a) a" u　　79

- B* P- j* _" [% B. u0 f. U　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
8 L( D3 W$ R7 D
4 g( c2 ^/ @* |& \　　80
6 f; W6 ^" q( a) C' Y: @/ P: w: ?8 f
　　有情人终成眷属
1 ~, R- H; x5 ?: N$ @
1 ]9 a0 b1 y9 x" ^* T1 v　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

, B# d" q. A" E$ h+ A; L  {: p　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
: r* I, V% b" B4 G+ t
( q- f0 L  r! E6 t) ~　　有识之士

7 H0 W  Q, \. H8 o5 R3 A) d, L　　a man of insight83

, ]8 `0 m3 m( o/ d9 h　　有勇无谋
' V6 J: t  Q0 U6 W+ r- F; A9 Y+ I
　　bold but not crafty84
2 S- y; c: [& z
8 Y, Y) ?, }8 L& r+ P　　有缘千里来相会
2 C4 b5 K  Q$ S, V
　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

, O3 o  b. R9 d& z! ~' H. a! t　　与时俱进
$ T0 e' V2 t$ O8 u- ^) i
　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
& c, n! i- b; L3 L" t3 N+ @
　　people-oriented

　　87

　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
  {( V; ^+ y0 z/ V' c
　　88
$ n8 W/ L* h% Y* L
6 Z' [2 M2 ~: g4 Q* _& i" z　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
) Y" ~/ r8 ^: R9 U7 R( m- K
: g& G6 O, s$ e4 f! n$ {5 D' z# t, S- I　　89

　　欲速则不达
1 R! x7 i1 ]& w
" ^6 x5 [) F6 G. d& B" u　　Haste makes waste.
/ C3 @) a+ x* u3 k- r
# P4 b* @( s2 [: M9 m- @3 E4 k　　More haste, less speed.

　　90

5 W2 ^! r2 I* M6 \5 g- `3 v* L! c6 J' o　　优胜劣汰
6 u; P' r5 p( H9 p( R/ W
- g  K# B' s( f7 E9 v, ?4 n" z0 [　　survival of the fittest

/ h0 z* l1 m9 k　　91
" X$ B1 w  q& ?) y0 y
- ~; z0 K* j5 s3 m$ Q& x- H' s　　英雄所见略同
5 l( r! L( W3 V( I- }% M
　　Great minds think alike.
9 y1 p0 [# |% A( F
1 m- J4 S# d4 d; q  i* x2 A; c　　92

) O' a4 F" _, G& c' X) O　　冤家宜解不宜结
+ y, {2 e) _, J) [
　　Better make friends than make enemies.

! U% o8 k1 N2 f- I) P1 i$ v　　93
% G" ^1 D  b) s& I1 j0 F7 H2 h) o, N
5 U$ I' V, i* G4 `- O( Y* {) ?　　冤假错案

  a7 C1 D5 q/ B0 Q+ f' A　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

; h& b0 F  N/ |7 v% L+ H: C. d　　94

　　一言既出，驷马难追
2 e! \; V+ H- K
　　A promise is a promise.
% S7 ]# E5 ?3 M$ l/ A
3 |1 Q" u- @& I$ ?6 D. ~8 g) f　　A real man never goes back on his words.
) ~) Z$ W* F6 i1 p/ B6 s; K
　　95

) Y8 |: e0 o  x$ x& a7 `. S　　招财进宝
6 w! B# N$ e/ R, I) J9 e# U
0 u- R+ X) H/ V1 m) C7 m7 S　　bring in wealth and treasure
: s2 U( h8 A2 d5 |' n: n, }9 a
　　96

　　债台高筑

; G2 a# I, b0 R9 a" p: d% z4 V  l, |　　become debt-ridden
) ?* ^7 A% y2 i. W# h
　　97
0 s' G; S2 U9 t* y
2 i9 t9 O: {, G4 g　　众矢之的
- d. H5 k: Z, m- ?4 Z! v
　　target of public criticism
, M& @0 T$ \) p: l. J9 h4 f
  D. R1 @- u. j" R% W1 A7 U2 P　　98
: ?+ S- c7 B6 t  Q. ]
6 n6 d: E+ x; M) H' d8 ~' K# b, D　　纸上谈兵
8 }+ k: H3 H8 N: y! _9 M$ j
2 C0 C* H0 S9 T　　be an armchair strategist

8 \+ Q, M0 u9 _% k) g　　99

　　纸包不住火

; x5 v! ]; g& Q' g, ]- Y' k　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
: ?! m& L- d; C: W
　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100
8 Y" t" P0 ^/ ~+ O0 k% K# @! ~
　　左右为难
5 S6 w6 k  ^# O6 ^
　　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。