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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& z% k0 M& F. s1 C　　爱屋及乌

1 k4 O8 U5 d: J" k　　Love me, love my dog.
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& ~/ {3 \& V+ Z4 z1 J( o9 C　　百闻不如一见
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　　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

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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. ?+ p+ S0 G6 L  D4 o4 R　　笨鸟先飞

  p& ~: L" C# R6 x; [　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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3 c( p  c! S7 C/ m7 U' z7 S　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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+ `! s9 I. f* ^* G$ n- `6 i9 p; F　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

0 i% \. c- ?- Q, C% e( W+ D- i' H　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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; o6 W4 H# m: ]: C0 D; n9 b% v　　辞旧迎新

' |* ~  P& R1 j4 R7 C　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

/ x; H9 c4 o/ U( v　　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

- ^3 a% S7 X* }+ X8 q4 @3 A　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

- G! [" k# v! A9 Z　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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8 h  Z" \, d. ?5 Y) e& q0 W( G　　过犹不及
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6 m/ A& I. X# s" l* k0 F% i　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

0 q) u; P( T, I4 ~/ H# |+ ^+ f　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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3 p" B. f% V$ K5 r$ B0 m　　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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- o4 x, \, O" T1 K! z8 K　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

  i6 {3 K  x3 p　　harmony brings wealth;
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/ H: U4 [# ?& Q6 ]  D; q　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

: k0 u/ Q. {/ M1 Y+ |$ m　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

7 [7 o6 W3 u9 x/ @. t- K　　let bygones be bygones

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- j4 T9 \" o$ F- F1 f9 Y　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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& O8 }- P$ g  L& K/ A) s6 u　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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- l) t1 S6 Q/ m3 _+ e8 |1 [4 F) 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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　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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: f6 O  T0 r- v# S　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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. l7 R& d% @$ `# G7 \1 x　　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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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　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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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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2 ~  g4 B1 l( p! g+ n( S　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

" v1 F- ]4 W1 X* y4 t# u3 ]+ j0 }　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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* \8 d/ _8 E/ `# L8 W5 c　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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8 d8 r+ Q: p- n/ z7 F" Z- F　　抛砖引玉
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8 E/ Z/ k8 W7 \; [5 N' `/ x　　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

- G; y# r, b6 [% S　　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

: a# K- o& \. |( r　　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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0 F2 a  W* i, ?6 T4 J9 f+ |　　前事不忘，后事之师
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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8 h' F% [, l4 E$ t+ G" X　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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: ^3 ]& X) o" R/ P7 d& d7 W4 |8 ~　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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) [4 Y" n" \' V& i" G　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

$ b: `: r) E) p' T6 a& e! U3 F& |  ~1 S　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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4 A- s5 p  Q1 ]　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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0 U% g& h2 L2 |/ \; L* t　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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+ I2 e: N& ]& L" t* h　　世外桃源
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; ^$ F  L1 E4 u! q$ R+ H　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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+ P2 D" t* \0 d/ p- m. b% o; k　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　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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　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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0 [. j' H3 g; s6 r　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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  V+ j( e. ]- X3 V　　杀鸡用牛刀
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* W- f1 c4 K9 g; [0 b　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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9 Z* b6 ^* d+ M* P　　实事求是
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3 O  |2 F5 Y6 j9 _) P5 C　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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  n( i7 |9 n! ?$ y　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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, j" K% m% |/ f* D6 e% g　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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) t! @6 j% d8 u2 U( C, E　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

+ D& A3 X6 I1 ^; ]3 r& x5 b2 V　　韬光养晦

: ?9 E$ I" G' ~& Z0 u　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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+ F8 P5 M, k" g  ^' l　　糖衣炮弹
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+ L& c9 o2 f1 U( C　　sugar-coated bullets59
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% {' T3 B3 f7 E　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

' c5 M9 R7 G9 Y9 N2 f5 u  U　　团结就是力量
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$ R' }( R" _) m: F　　Unity is strength.

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　　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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9 K  ?+ Z* k% Q& H; R　　物以类聚，人以群分
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/ Z, i  q% c3 E. e6 [1 M+ j) \+ z　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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" R; b2 ^* c4 ~& R　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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% Q4 h5 C7 k, ]( h　　无中生有

" ]0 p; \0 p, ]7 a5 I; {7 Z　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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8 N  @* C3 l- ~/ E# b3 a4 y　　无风不起浪
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% D. A9 S6 B% X' x$ @( j8 e" ]; e　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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( T; }" {. B- O5 {  d) F2 O6 J　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

, U/ m; m. g5 [/ c/ f, Z* E! ]　　a new broom sweeps clean

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! i: z1 X- J0 D! K# k/ n* L　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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4 y$ }- i6 V, E% x2 M; v　　心想事成
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1 O2 c8 N+ u/ o& g/ U& l- j- H& A　　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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: h5 M. T0 E5 I8 V- a/ D　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　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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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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  W4 h4 W# x* x: A  R　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进
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& w5 |4 v& O- D! J1 H6 g' n) W　　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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$ W) a; _5 Q# \% W! q3 @9 Q' i+ X　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

. q# y( c9 n3 I  H　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士

4 c4 ~* A8 s) n　　a man of insight83
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6 o" l: o7 I+ `6 J　　有勇无谋
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( i- G3 x9 N! j* w/ K) ^　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

. j! C% T! P2 X1 p! o　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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4 b4 q# G, H/ P' L9 l7 i　　与时俱进

" ?7 Z8 o# D9 y, L　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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) L, C. K* l" j# o! x　　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.

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　　欲速则不达

, W" j, i2 R( P7 w4 A. W# T　　Haste makes waste.
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* A7 H9 {6 W& c. L/ \: [8 h" R　　优胜劣汰

2 m8 N8 C: S7 l　　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

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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! B6 k+ [$ G, F$ u$ F3 k　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　招财进宝

2 t; K* H# k. m* P　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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% w, e1 Q1 E) k2 i　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

, y$ T, m6 K2 k. B4 Z" v　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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6 ^5 _  m( K& c1 d　　左右为难

　　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。