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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　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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- A: m4 Z7 V  e% P2 x  X( }, [' F　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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1 g' M6 A0 t& g6 j- G( ~9 ^　　比上不足，比下有余
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* m/ J1 Q* Y5 k0 @  m: t0 B　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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' {: K6 l3 @0 r  h9 H( @　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

, b5 p* V; G2 _4 V! K( z$ e  \* ~　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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( {' r- X* g6 K& h' W* ]　　不打不成交
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: z# ]. H( W. {2 G* T0 u: h　　No discord, no concord.

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# K0 t$ r) L" _  b. B, k7 n* b　　拆东墙补西墙
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! |, e0 T# J  x! E9 J　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

" o8 q1 k" b- ~; h0 k$ X　　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

  a% Y+ p2 f& n3 ^& h) S8 x) Y$ ?$ @　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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1 k$ t, _; b# J9 ^8 n　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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/ B, u, M3 d7 k: C　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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6 S: H0 A# g' d* E% d　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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( E4 b( S# m+ S　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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5 p/ J) P* n8 r+ G　　活到老学到老
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8 U- E6 ~; h4 F  y' ^　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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, n* F" z$ n- Z2 n　　let bygones be bygones

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6 I& Q" @- d5 m/ v( Q　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

* s" J! h8 j( O, o) R( o) g　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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2 E* Y6 @! U' D+ [　　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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9 f* z' J: K, M( e/ F　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　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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" l: G' |" t, E0 i　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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　　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

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' S+ ~$ ?: }; q# j+ s% x4 y　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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0 E' g7 F% A+ n4 q9 m( A! p1 w　　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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$ d& d8 `1 g3 C' W9 J5 G, d* \　　谋事在人，成事在天

* @# T: N9 i6 |/ W8 H　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　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
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( R  q2 Y6 @$ u! V$ n7 l- H" U　　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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- Z7 r6 i. ]! U5 U% p0 L　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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0 F+ V# f8 f4 W" {: \" g　　千里之行始于足下

　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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4 A% ~9 h/ R1 _# i" @　　前事不忘，后事之师

' M4 ]  N( ^# T0 o( W  R5 m6 y; x　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

0 c" g+ Q- G' F　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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; d& A# Q. V& h3 T! A/ ]　　强龙难压地头蛇
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, y1 f9 X. r( f* b　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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; z- y8 x! G* z4 h　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　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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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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. E) l9 y0 `5 ]# ?1 U5 h/ L　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

0 e8 `; S4 ~) O5 I9 e　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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3 Z; Y7 J* _/ r& S4 O5 D　　世外桃源
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3 e' f8 A( @/ q6 ]- \* o　　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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, ?' B8 D% v& x4 J　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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5 }2 E$ F3 }+ c+ p　　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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. W; S4 [+ p' J! g& C2 r% x　　三十而立
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9 M! S( X, p+ k　　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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　　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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* L: U$ N9 d7 L　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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: \" A1 i2 T6 E6 V, T: x. F　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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　　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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) P# l% A- `1 R/ x　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

' C) R: V0 }, J　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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2 V# U! K2 z, c0 Z* `　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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　　团结就是力量

2 L; x( `: h- }; b3 V1 |% q  b9 }　　Unity is strength.

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" ^: O9 w; K; f) M　　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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　　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

3 O& {0 u6 ]9 q( K" x3 Z　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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/ K9 O- l1 t  Q　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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　　无中生有
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' V" m" f" r  V　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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, D5 b- K- B, i: T+ M( u7 ~4 }　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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2 A' Q% u) P4 K1 `, y　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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- a! J5 ?: s* Z8 l6 `　　心照不宣
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. _3 T/ g2 i1 j: S; [　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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1 @7 o* i) l  l# I　　先入为主
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1 K) D: N: V6 w* {+ ~1 f: T& h　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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2 d& Y, H9 m% B1 @6 ^% \) A( g　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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# a9 {8 l( y# [6 J  `　　The best defense is offense.
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9 N4 D) I" o+ D　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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% G9 Q/ t: F8 u* f. c/ T/ d; C; w　　息事宁人

% N, _0 j8 b  Q" m" u: H& p　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　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

4 b5 n5 `) X& m  h" L　　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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3 M! S% H- ^2 }) Y, S( ^! L　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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! Y6 J# h: Z0 c2 X6 Q5 u) N　　有勇无谋

0 p% \9 ]- ~6 f9 v1 O　　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

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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; Y3 Y. q" ]; z% r5 q　　以人为本
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　　因材施教

: Y7 i" R# b4 ?: n$ J; \　　teach students according to their aptitude

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9 k/ x9 ]& J2 f. y9 A5 T1 v- a3 C　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

! B2 G# e" q; {8 U: H* q　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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6 G# g- v2 \" B8 D( ^1 S- S　　欲速则不达

" B5 M1 g% N! [  X  H　　Haste makes waste.

5 n/ r6 [" Z1 }/ q% U5 h　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

　　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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+ a+ s' ]) ^; S0 g/ [0 c1 ~- g4 {　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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  Y: K2 A" x9 e1 W& l0 {1 Q　　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
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. @% w8 G2 a4 P  Z$ X　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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0 ]4 k1 G/ p0 I　　招财进宝
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" H# |8 {/ J3 ^, G　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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( c1 y. [: J& @9 X! w6 k& p　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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& Z" s1 A0 p. S0 H　　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。