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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% T& [" n$ p7 l/ h9 j　　爱屋及乌
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1 y5 b3 p+ y- t$ T, W　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

$ ~* s/ f, d( ?/ M: Y; p　　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

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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$ z7 z4 I4 K7 U8 [　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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2 a5 E" o9 B: U6 ~5 ?# q5 d　　不打不成交

3 r/ O8 K! N2 d' Y8 A　　No discord, no concord.
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0 e- ~, x) {5 {% r; N　　拆东墙补西墙
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& \6 \$ {1 c8 G  E: H　　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

8 V& \* ^* h+ M! r& Q6 t* I　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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  y4 e. Y4 j* D/ H% _- d  J6 Q. P　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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0 y! a, x4 u- g+ N+ o; G　　too much is as bad as too little
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8 c; Q* n3 c# d4 S1 J: i+ B9 t　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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1 D+ b% h8 J1 z  }; a　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

# e" s/ l5 T0 j& t  o. c3 H) r　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

8 e, U) T: v% s$ I& s1 Y" H2 w4 f　　never too old to learn

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　　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
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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
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8 S+ Q5 D& _- o! K! X4 u　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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: a" E( h3 J3 {* m- F7 y6 ?　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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" u( ^) w' |+ D" G9 N5 C1 c　　cut and dried; cliché
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) V8 B7 [# q% z8 t. Z: {" c' N  w　　礼尚往来
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' M# }+ }8 l' y! T7 X　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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+ n& b& I$ a2 k2 T　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

) D: M+ [5 u' ]3 p0 K. T" a7 X  ~- ?* L0 D　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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. t) o( P0 s2 A  r3 A% p　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

' H% j( P8 L& ]- F" R; d　　be suddenly enlightened
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8 R# U: z& X, o: O$ _　　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

1 \' R8 V, V  f/ @- W+ _　　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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/ S& ?" w& r2 y* _5 J　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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/ |7 T' F" F) `! s/ u9 g, j　　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

) d7 \# X0 }" G4 u　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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8 e9 p0 W. e5 {5 t　　破釜沉舟
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- N) U, j9 C) ~. `) t) f　　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

5 h) {  B' }6 u  w2 [! O: o　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

& f- h/ L) Z& h' N　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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' p$ r+ F7 f/ y- e) q　　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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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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1 Q; I( [+ V3 l% M　　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

$ r# y4 D% d, K, z' G  n1 S+ t* @" X　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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  N, w; K5 c- `" ?　　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

4 a2 \2 T, f" g　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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5 ~3 Q4 J" d: \. T9 e　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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7 f3 v5 f2 ?" S7 X% q# G- {/ @6 j　　世外桃源

* B1 d  y: X; c　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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, r' a1 {$ A) L) L. R　　Humans are born good.

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; S! g/ }9 t6 p1 _( C- z$ m/ o　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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  {0 w% ?1 t9 D/ S+ u1 i　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

" A6 N- x" H: S( k　　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% v* y; z. j8 ]  {　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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( H! o3 `$ M+ Z) O　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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% U* e! R" J* }4 z, r　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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! u% f9 u/ \) B/ N. ~; p　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　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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9 {# Q! Q6 y4 P9 S4 f" Q. _0 U　　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

/ T% y' y' W1 a# J+ ~( N　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

4 g' N2 K3 I/ A6 l% N. E9 q　　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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2 i; v* |0 n' o" K7 ?/ J; x　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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& h0 L( N% y3 o. ~2 ~5 L7 Q　　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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5 b: a4 c0 Y2 t; F& O: Q1 H$ `* T- d- ?　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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. Y6 }4 E; Y9 s( ?8 X　　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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* {3 M5 l7 I# p2 `; F　　唯利是图
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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

* L4 |" K5 C' [: s7 d　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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- z7 p' U0 }3 H　　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
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　　蓄势待发

3 [" l5 l3 l6 b5 L# z. O　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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0 A+ c- R# ^3 x# i  S. m! W9 C　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主
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  |$ i' i( G0 ^6 x　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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; y) R) L( J+ D# }　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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; O2 j. l9 m% ]9 d* C　　热锅上的蚂蚁

4 W: b' I, g) G0 u( i, k　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

$ i* K0 N/ N) r0 o, G6 `0 X　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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% N. E. T. J, ?5 _9 q' j) I  E　　息事宁人
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* b+ O/ V: o3 e- Z　　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
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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3 _; g$ m3 g; }( S6 Z# I9 [" k　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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, G& |) z6 n3 ~　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　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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- p: a) G3 ?4 G7 m. |9 U　　以人为本

! w* D  r- _* V1 B　　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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; X% `% g% u9 x4 u　　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

( t, o- t/ p$ A* h　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

: V4 B% k7 r+ E3 l; w, \　　Great minds think alike.
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9 D+ L" Z: E( W* m  ~) ?( w　　冤家宜解不宜结

* R4 Z  o! [" R0 J/ }- Z; ]　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　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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  C, X, ?/ @5 n$ M　　一言既出，驷马难追
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- z) @( {3 a; |7 ^/ W5 y) j　　A promise is a promise.

3 q* R4 S0 ], v4 C　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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  b4 `5 h. r1 k' V" L# }7 }　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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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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　　be an armchair strategist

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( R& v& o( L2 b& a% {0 R  K/ x　　纸包不住火
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1 j( _3 o$ h, _+ P' B　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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　　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。