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
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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/ R) u& a4 f  F0 d　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

+ i  l: y3 t) c5 Q/ [4 O$ ]; h( D; y　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

0 u/ O2 e% y& O# a* o) V; y　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

$ ~0 y  K6 _* W7 I+ X　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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7 t; ]- e3 R# V4 F! w　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

　　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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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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% i3 D3 b! D5 m　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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$ B" z$ k4 {" M2 y* ]　　国泰民安

4 k( A  d  b$ o/ o9 j　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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　　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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7 U5 i1 b: ]# V' [- ^4 P% ^  I6 R6 s　　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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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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7 D" h: E+ f1 f0 R0 ~, W; t　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

) R$ m6 Y: ]* @　　never too old to learn

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4 D5 z  d/ K5 h) ~& T9 W　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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( ?: ~" F1 [- p+ G5 o- @& b　　金玉满堂
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, q3 W5 y# F, N3 S* V　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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, H' l/ Y8 c% L: \　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

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: }0 `* Z( X; ]　　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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* R" G) F8 @& a2 ]  I4 ~　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

6 g3 ?, U/ r( R1 ]　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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$ m' b7 m: x1 d" B' {9 q/ c' ~　　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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; t. W+ c; c. W8 {) M" r　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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4 G  t- l- K4 K- U7 p8 j  [3 I　　每逢佳节倍思亲

, }( c! `; w# Z1 h& M5 M　　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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7 T) X( a, a- _+ j: o- x8 M3 s　　弄巧成拙
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/ @4 N- o& @; u3 C& }5 C9 I　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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4 ?0 Y) B" R4 [6 P8 R" J, C　　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
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　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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* [% J3 [( `( c% O3 s　　破釜沉舟
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8 s1 C6 D3 l! N2 ?: [　　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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, D. G- y% ]6 o4 D* h/ H/ B　　抢得先机
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　　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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　　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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　　前事不忘，后事之师
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/ e& T+ w* d0 h( ^　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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4 Y5 d* _) a$ B5 v9 t5 t8 N　　强龙难压地头蛇
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9 ~  _2 [& F9 n8 _8 O* A　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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0 e/ g4 s* W2 g2 b' V　　瑞雪兆丰年
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: X9 `- m: b1 |, r5 S　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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7 v/ l% H& d3 y0 O& B　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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; m- \6 ^) p. f3 U% ~# E　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

3 S( V) [& E7 `　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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4 U) u, f& k( J6 o　　世外桃源

6 ~% a: z( ]1 h2 @　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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0 p7 V& U+ l& x  r9 h1 a* B　　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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. w0 n7 o$ a4 A4 o$ H/ U5 n　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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1 [% m. a. e. r　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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- C' o& O8 ], y, O) V# s3 a: D　　三十而立

8 E$ c# B5 Y5 b　　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
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: f5 C2 m! d$ _0 R0 T　　A ship rises with the tide

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. w. K+ B$ y" d+ M5 ]　　时不我待

1 c' ]/ k" r* s8 Z# o1 c, H2 E　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

! c8 M  X  p  V# G! E1 i　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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1 |/ p) v( F% M3 Y: E- o/ ~　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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, J: G9 C. B% O& G/ l' Y$ p　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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) G1 A# x5 d2 Q, D9 `! s2 w* U3 ~　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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& e, P  Y1 s* Q  a2 c# ]　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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' D! H* }# k' z1 C6 v　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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# S. T. \* L* a　　Unity is strength.
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8 _" R8 h8 ]0 N4 x% q/ l1 ]　　跳进黄河洗不清

+ q5 K3 z$ M1 w+ E) r& L- _　　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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7 U0 h, X: C2 Y5 u" G! J　　歪风邪气

7 }, Y. _. v/ Q! k$ b* m$ C6 b　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　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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　　唯利是图
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) h) V. |0 w* ~: e; C  J4 `　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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# p5 a1 Y( L* K) T2 W+ _2 a　　无中生有

& s" I8 c. I, U8 W6 Y: Z# j: x* ^　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

/ A  ]6 b- [  B7 q% m! b% i　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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& T. p( k) }( l6 i. {8 b　　徇私枉法
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/ Q- \6 J1 V: v) [+ T: |　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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; S2 h8 h" P8 f4 y6 n　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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1 \! t- X' ~- ?' W) B( X　　蓄势待发

7 |: U+ o  y% O, i- `　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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2 a7 |6 O4 N3 q1 W" D5 G　　先入为主

9 d7 \4 L7 [, g  W　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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9 [% o! \# j8 x3 b' ~) J　　先下手为强

2 o) w% }& `3 \3 u+ ^　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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, ?8 p) s5 z- v: I' _# `　　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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2 F2 c: B+ u2 z　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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! n4 m% K0 T, w2 T　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　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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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　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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　　冤家宜解不宜结

( r# K; G. V1 r& |　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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% P4 B+ z' N. H. b5 H2 Z　　冤假错案
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/ A: m# c- m& U5 L. |/ j　　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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　　A promise is a promise.

　　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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# @/ Q1 P( @  ?' ^8 z0 |' \　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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: i. A) u/ b- _4 R, B- ]3 F/ P　　纸包不住火
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2 ?0 {: |& T/ ]& e3 ~0 U( ]5 ^　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

! F4 j6 Z+ k, ~- y: R　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

0 p  \+ Y3 u7 b+ j- Q　　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。