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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! }) ^+ b: {3 h2 s/ ^% e% Z4 N! _　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

3 ~' x2 \" l3 W4 A0 F　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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3 U9 d+ f6 _; S2 H3 ?! G5 y- F7 r　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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+ [5 @) q$ O2 g; o' P) J　　不遗余力
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8 V$ ]4 m0 G# x: X$ M　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

: o  _# M1 L5 G0 Z" f. {8 d, J　　No discord, no concord.

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: ~6 I7 [! U4 H* i( Y3 p0 \　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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  J' P; m* Y; ?* X* M' r　　辞旧迎新
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5 s4 e5 J+ s1 i4 V　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了
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/ V+ G- O4 @4 E3 c　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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. B) P1 R5 [, F+ r, W　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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* r) C/ r. v: x# d　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

) {+ P  ^+ ^3 E2 S; X　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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5 G+ \1 p0 h! |/ `　　once on shore, one prays no more
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% Y* g- M/ l( ]; d2 f& H5 }　　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

' R2 E9 l5 s% R# |2 }/ s　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

2 I; C6 n, b1 _% V# K1 O　　never too old to learn

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5 j7 e, D" n% s( ]2 H　　既往不咎

! G; P0 p% t8 r+ Y　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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- b4 E) g1 `. v) v) o, v　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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) J$ e7 M3 a" Y( w3 N: T　　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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9 X$ k; N0 Y6 f1 h　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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5 h8 {6 U: Z) R6 t( l( E　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　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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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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) q0 c5 u) I- V! X" z/ c. a　　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

4 G( m; h7 Z  P: n9 @7 @3 C6 G4 K　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

( q' H: ^' J2 Z( k1 n　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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8 E8 |6 r+ ]% S: s" J4 i, X　　抛砖引玉
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' u# o9 L9 c$ W& [4 d5 y! ~　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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0 m* i, L* ]$ c* B9 v1 P　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

0 X; C! V# }9 y4 k' ]0 W　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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1 {4 W( c+ c5 n% z( e　　千里之行始于足下
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3 @$ }; ]4 |- v5 K( k- a　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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, z1 ^( {9 Q9 I$ R5 Z　　前事不忘，后事之师

% n9 \! l: f9 h4 C$ K　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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/ d& [  C! t2 O, N* y　　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

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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2 ?4 i' f1 k: d5 N. }! m( [3 N　　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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# A4 K9 H9 r* ?1 q　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　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
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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
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　　a blessing in disguise;

% \/ [. w! V# l5 P　　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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　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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. c  i4 b2 l; A　　实事求是

& y' P, C5 F0 d* {3 n　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到
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. d1 c  p5 ?  Q) j2 f7 k4 S　　speak of the devil

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1 J: Z( A$ g* S/ Y; j* t' o　　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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- v7 x: e. w/ ~6 o　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　韬光养晦

7 \, G  _/ V1 A# I5 j2 T; C　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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3 H6 U( g# ~; Y4 J　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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, O# g! e/ {# ?) }" u4 e　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

5 q$ `) c, k; _1 Q/ z6 l3 O　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

3 U$ \6 G: ~, ?, Q, F: `　　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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' i5 u& h- U2 ^4 y3 N　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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1 ^, j* a4 h8 N6 k1 v" I. ]　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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8 L0 Y! r7 k, H, g4 d/ U% z8 R　　唯利是图
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. C6 e" N3 }( m- a' |　　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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# f- Y  J8 z- ^& _" S! _　　无风不起浪
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6 K' l6 I2 F7 s4 J: t1 r　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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8 h  P# ~/ D9 n  R2 C. E* k　　新官上任三把火

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9 l4 m3 t; [$ Z' ?6 a- Y　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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; K; m7 e8 S& X- J　　心想事成
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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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+ @+ F! y/ d' A7 b$ n　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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2 ?" \" |* D( j- Q  V: e9 k1 |　　先下手为强
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( f) q9 s  v; {6 [& x& f　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　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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4 M4 c: E% {3 @3 Q1 |　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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  e* z$ h, D( m; L9 f' W　　循序渐进

　　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
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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! t: n' ]- w5 T: e0 s3 n9 w* S　　有情人终成眷属
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

- g( p7 C! t6 q9 C, c　　有识之士

: d) `5 T7 B0 a/ o　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84

( n1 D. h6 {8 {) b8 f　　有缘千里来相会

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

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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  b6 f4 v/ w$ r1 C7 ^5 t6 N　　因材施教
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0 L4 T% t6 U, N8 W) p3 ]　　teach students according to their aptitude
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# O8 w+ }% y1 i  K　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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0 t+ x, m: d8 t  N  H7 G　　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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# H9 s6 I6 Y: B+ i: v/ o　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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* t+ o- N" k) \& S1 `　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

) o- }+ G7 g. b　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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4 N2 c0 j1 `8 x( P2 |　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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+ R" I4 S( ^8 i1 d( M0 w　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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$ r+ k9 K- P5 ]  {3 \　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　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

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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( F4 Q: j+ N% D% H　　纸上谈兵

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　　纸包不住火

/ Z5 }4 c. u- ?　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

) O5 h4 s# S" J% [7 R, a) }　　What's done by night appears by day.

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  E: J! z# X2 y' T　　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。