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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; i* {$ w& K% d' C0 H- c1 M% k　　爱屋及乌

9 W( M) ]5 \! N. ~　　Love me, love my dog.

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3 a& O  Z' v" F* u　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

/ A; q$ `& u5 a7 G/ s　　Seeing is believing.

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, ], u8 z9 s3 |, e" T, ~) z　　比上不足，比下有余

. m; T& a! J2 U* j; G　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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/ M, \4 l1 v. K7 L- Q5 E　　不遗余力
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8 p  e2 q) _  h7 E/ v- n; [　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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* b% ^4 _( n8 {　　拆东墙补西墙
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, L+ ~" a7 Q- d0 ?3 [　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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/ `. a9 p% C' G9 E) Y　　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

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

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3 n! T: r- K% @& S/ p　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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, Q) Z& |8 L/ Z4 ~( w& C+ u　　国泰民安

6 O5 _1 B% G( r, M8 w　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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7 ?' w) a, L0 g2 g' M: i7 t　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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) N6 M: U- G2 h& f. c　　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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* V2 q; p" _! H. m! ]　　Bad news travels fast.

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) C0 i  g0 P$ O0 r+ a' w, [% t　　和气生财

' i" Z1 L' o# e$ _/ O　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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6 z! ^- U% g& p8 [' o5 ?　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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3 S9 E& B' S7 b1 G" T6 ~$ c　　既往不咎
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; e* {* R2 k; u1 X0 w( I: }　　let bygones be bygones

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0 W: ?1 t: O# Z. ?　　金无足赤，人无完人
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1 J4 I6 K* u& Z1 s7 t) u　　There are spots even on the sun.

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; n0 c9 d+ ]# H* X　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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1 l$ P% ]: {4 R  b/ b0 e7 K+ t　　脚踏实地

8 w( e4 M0 v3 Z+ v* j　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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　　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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1 W7 N; q8 H7 ~　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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5 E; i+ ^: _6 t　　cut and dried; cliché
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6 `6 s5 K; v! Q0 k　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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9 d$ g7 [2 v3 E+ j" h' X2 S/ w( p" W　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

" C: G( G  X  c4 k- L　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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" x9 e4 l# Z: g4 [　　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
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. M2 f+ ^# c4 D2 o' a　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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7 H. \5 l' m! \- h7 T　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　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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- P8 w/ |0 A: |! d. S　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉
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' i& _& d0 N8 ]+ e+ `# q; ^　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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　　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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9 o) Q1 Z& ~: ^8 V$ g　　抢得先机

8 s4 r; _2 @2 V) e　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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: s! d; z8 H, R" _; _3 E$ w　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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1 Y7 V( s4 D1 g% Z  }$ m! H7 j　　千里之行始于足下
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　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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2 O- m7 ]# Z" v9 s$ w; ?) A　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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8 a# w% Z8 i. D( F5 y4 x　　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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  W3 b; N% a0 w0 Z　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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5 n0 v# z. C7 j0 }- }  g7 h　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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, m% ~% q( V) K4 h$ N2 V- ^　　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

+ O, p' r7 a2 k) O  ?　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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  t) p5 r# \1 O' Y) k8 V" [　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

, c4 }+ X& d6 c8 s2 f　　a blessing in disguise;

　　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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3 b6 v- [+ K( e, x　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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, Q, k1 [3 c" |　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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" w0 ?& P+ {/ D* G& g7 [% L1 k7 U　　实事求是
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) N6 }6 [5 v3 O; A6 r% [& i, D1 o　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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3 r& N- C- J2 T5 X# l$ m　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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  ~* A$ z% o) O) X9 N　　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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" q0 f8 w8 ?. P+ A4 w　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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9 R0 J4 K8 W* j& ]; B7 ]　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

  r0 A' c  m7 z- W; N1 v$ s　　韬光养晦

' t  T2 G9 o1 Q6 {　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

+ X8 H, g' p$ ^4 B2 H　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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" Z: \# D) m6 E% S　　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

; Q- P; h8 a+ q+ [' a: k# D　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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. L5 Y7 y# J" `7 k8 ~  J/ Q　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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　　唯利是图
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. K5 c  A7 t: ~　　无中生有
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' q: ^, s+ p. O1 T1 q　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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7 Q; k* ]4 H0 r2 r　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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. O- _$ ^) n( R+ ]　　蓄势待发
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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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2 h, n5 A$ A3 E! E1 C　　心照不宣
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. e1 I. J% c4 \& }" t* Y　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　ants on a hot pan
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. B& y/ [  \9 h4 v2 e, g/ }% X4 I　　现身说法
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　　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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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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$ h2 d# n% h1 a) X/ a. k0 t　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

. j- E8 W8 J! R6 e- c4 O7 \　　有识之士
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; F9 x7 s+ I( y# R　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

( b% j% }5 E& @/ u/ q# V% _& n/ Q　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

. W/ M- c2 A6 G/ N) W　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　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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. ^$ W" H) \8 K7 L　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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# K# z( f+ q/ O# {! f　　More haste, less speed.
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+ t4 C1 H0 ]+ b　　优胜劣汰

& j' C2 v7 l0 `/ C' ~. X　　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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) ?# A6 F/ j- c. m* H" Z; m2 u1 U; L　　冤家宜解不宜结

/ e! N$ \% C7 w　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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1 i* _1 j5 \7 N1 W: K- I　　冤假错案

　　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 real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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& s9 \5 V) v/ |" [　　债台高筑

+ S2 y4 B. `3 i0 H+ p　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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& q9 A4 r- n8 ~: g　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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8 v0 L% F  T$ Q7 e* V. F　　What's done by night appears by day.

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; v& o1 z7 m0 Z3 O2 ^1 ]　　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。