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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4 U9 ^4 @' e  q1 X　　爱屋及乌
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9 r  W; n$ v7 L% d　　Love me, love my dog.
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% t5 ?  D) A  n　　百闻不如一见

9 H1 Q2 N) d# j/ N　　One look is worth a thousand words.

2 W3 A5 f: p; x2 {% Q3 ?2 A# o　　Seeing is believing.

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; S$ [& t0 l' N" J! K　　比上不足，比下有余
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6 f  P" t5 [$ M　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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5 f% V2 v9 z( ~# v8 p　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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) T  v: R# R  L9 T/ Z" r- f' m& A　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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6 U3 b  U# ~$ d& x　　不打不成交

  z0 Y0 z! K9 S& ^7 G1 a7 }! E& H6 P　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

2 y9 u8 n% P, P( f　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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9 x6 q3 C0 L. G5 _　　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

- r3 G" O5 D+ _; Z4 q9 v1 r$ H0 F　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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1 u7 Q, l. F" @$ i& |　　大开眼界

7 o& v+ C: U4 M( S$ w　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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  x, I: Y8 E" r$ ?　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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3 z$ V$ T  R- P7 F( \　　过犹不及

+ @( c$ z6 k# z! X' {1 f* _3 V　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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: O9 Y; e" O0 e　　too much is as bad as too little

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) ^' G, `, u* M8 l4 i9 o　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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- [4 e, z* ~5 x/ z: f7 }  t! z" F. F　　once on shore, one prays no more

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" m7 v3 w, S# @/ V; r6 `　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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8 r5 ?3 V3 `% u% D" r% n　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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% W- }8 x; |: _. K　　never too old to learn
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7 s) ~1 H' q/ Z　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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7 w& }' c5 p- ?6 g  ~( h& c* l; O　　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
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　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

  V" p9 q$ c" Z( g" G　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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) A8 J7 s) C' }　　君子之交淡如水

% _' T1 ]. e+ U, q/ V　　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

5 W  d, b% p! b7 F$ X' k. C. U! Z　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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% `* \1 M* i" p! h) d　　马到成功

! C( i5 _9 m: v  `2 Q2 E　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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' P: i: t2 m0 j/ y! T　　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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. p6 y- W. b) T8 @6 {8 x　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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: M. z; b# H: Y" {: u4 S) X1 G　　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

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2 H" S1 y- y9 Z+ \　　弄巧成拙

" l( R. N; A, @$ U( z　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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3 R* A  n% G& L4 B　　抛砖引玉
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* R9 w8 [' Y8 w  |8 ?1 t' s) }　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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4 K: J- x4 g& n$ z7 U: i6 B% 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

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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( ~; U+ B( F0 S9 X: H　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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% o0 G! M7 X" ?+ s- q　　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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+ n2 R2 J1 g8 p2 k# L　　前事不忘，后事之师

6 @* a& E( \( P/ c7 _! ~3 F* F　　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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　　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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　　人逢喜事精神爽

1 j  l& V& K5 Q　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　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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　　世外桃源

, c% o4 f. W' V' v6 _　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　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
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2 b! t/ ~$ ~! k9 E2 l1 C) h# N　　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

, h3 ~8 F& T" U/ x/ B0 C　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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1 _" n8 q6 s0 x7 ~0 v4 D　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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0 Q3 N9 Y7 M( t* F% C# ]　　说曹操，曹操到

9 L* T8 }0 y& i　　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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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

% r2 O" O3 t% p$ `* K: E; [5 u: T　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

5 D/ {' G8 G3 \8 a) v　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

$ V5 D9 w. q3 r8 ]　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

& \4 \1 o7 N1 Z* o+ p/ N4 L$ x; j　　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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* N% Q5 A) U9 J1 z$ n5 U　　唯利是图
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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7 [) x! g4 m) v( w　　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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7 N4 o1 K- p- O0 @  m　　新官上任三把火

6 h( T3 J& \5 y" H( m4 [" `6 {0 m　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

4 I- u7 S" `$ Z# H　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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" O8 W( a0 Z2 v" G  m+ w. d" J　　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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3 f7 d* K5 W" W  h　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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! |0 U- r  s+ C8 t　　先下手为强
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. Y8 o1 C( _# u, q　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　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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; t; C, n9 W; t/ Y8 N+ e6 \2 a　　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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& l8 A% B$ s( h# |2 s　　严以律己，宽以待人
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/ e- |# A! r  H　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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) C; K; E: G1 X　　a man of insight83

4 e, X9 D  s* u# f& ?; f! h　　有勇无谋
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　　有缘千里来相会

% N; M; N1 D: q/ y　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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7 r% M! S, v- [- X+ u　　因材施教

: C5 [! I2 `  v5 x$ M. F2 {3 L- x　　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( L8 k, p2 I4 ?8 {! J　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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: @' M) k$ x6 S  t! D' o, K0 g7 }　　优胜劣汰

0 H; ~. I  {9 f# }* L! P& I　　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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4 b* e! c& m! c2 b　　冤家宜解不宜结
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$ X. t! b& k) y! \1 s' |　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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5 d* S$ ^& M4 s　　冤假错案

: V+ P7 T* O$ s* r; h　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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2 L& r" g7 e& G7 h1 a* n　　一言既出，驷马难追
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$ J" H+ b9 I4 `! ^3 `* }　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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8 q- S2 n9 W- O　　招财进宝
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4 ]2 i5 A3 n- y/ `; p% N4 j　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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2 _- A! t! v2 P' L/ y　　纸上谈兵

9 c( m5 ]1 s( z' _) |　　be an armchair strategist

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' |3 I2 I( G+ y1 P& F　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

: T3 Z9 M: Z! [# O6 D& X　　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。