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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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

8 c" Y# N( B- E3 y9 A; ?　　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

& S6 h3 }* Y4 a9 V　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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& j6 M) M% d: B! ~; Z% _　　不遗余力
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2 m+ M% V1 `- k  k　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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7 K+ q! f, G% }5 O　　No discord, no concord.

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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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6 ^$ N9 L, U% f: @　　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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　　大开眼界
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2 `, |3 h+ s, {; ]4 B　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

4 f0 @6 ~7 H  ?) l3 m" o　　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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6 v3 t! J2 w- {8 ~6 y& ~( b* [, f　　和气生财

; |$ g0 E  C# c7 z1 f3 P　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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4 D% e' l. L/ Y+ K. _1 D　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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2 K1 |1 q. Y; j　　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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+ U) C' f$ ^2 P　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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! Z2 d7 e8 c/ b0 [* B' ?$ P　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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- {. v& W9 w$ Z) y. m6 Z/ ]　　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

. B, |' M) p& x7 @　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

4 `1 h- D9 }# ~, R# o　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

1 ~% f* c! N4 W, P　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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# f6 Z7 k% d+ k9 T　　马到成功

: s; y4 s, E, K2 Q　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　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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) |$ v6 @3 ~+ [0 V: U3 k( j$ d　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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) _  h3 J, j; E6 M　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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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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, S+ h: ~5 Q1 S* J( L* R　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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. F1 w4 C0 }: N- A( \& r　　破釜沉舟
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0 Y6 ~- Y' l; U6 I) q+ o　　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

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& Y' D$ ?: }% f: |: m　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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( h' C- `7 }# L+ T3 O5 |( U　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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; S6 n' x$ d) d. \2 M　　千里之行始于足下
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4 k3 q) Y$ U  R　　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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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3 U# J3 R8 u8 G. B0 [) v6 ^% d　　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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/ a* C. H* ]$ f& }5 k5 j5 r　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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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
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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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5 |  R+ C5 f5 ]2 \, @' B　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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1 l% l/ m3 c2 Y" o　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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" V% }+ w0 P6 v# f　　人之初，性本善

( q1 C9 G& v4 |. u　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　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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, a# O' \0 l; B; Q- {% D4 N4 b) E　　a blessing in disguise;
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+ H8 K8 {& Z/ i; d8 a9 m( H  T+ M　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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( F, c! w; ?, I5 x8 I　　三十而立

. Y) f. U+ m% v6 E- N4 p! ]$ r　　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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8 F4 M5 P6 o3 r1 B　　A ship rises with the tide
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! C! l$ V$ T7 S* [　　时不我待

2 E( D# S2 x1 @3 V2 p- u　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

4 ^5 m! N; j4 L' O6 F　　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
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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; H: N* W2 }9 Q% o2 R* h9 }　　韬光养晦

5 U6 z4 j8 M! U1 d( ^" c　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

% j6 k' u1 Z' V, k　　糖衣炮弹
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　　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
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　　Unity is strength.
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/ x8 b) f6 x" d" g8 @　　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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( s; a! F: l8 H　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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. d# |" H4 N( R$ M　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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9 q: {0 s. E" s2 J" t8 T$ i+ |3 N　　hold high hopes for one's child
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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

; c( _+ B! N9 b0 _　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　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

% s! O& |! o$ z　　a new broom sweeps clean
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" D6 _% D, ]1 F) ?& H" V0 [　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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3 V. ~2 P9 K5 p) @4 y7 _, Z7 F5 ^　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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  s, c; ~4 F7 @9 X8 ?3 z　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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8 j( v9 R: D3 i6 m9 i　　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

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  o' ^* _' K4 _  Q4 i0 G　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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4 t0 \& k8 N  C" L% b, v, O9 N　　息事宁人

7 l: w( i* t7 _0 R% b　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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0 T  r" G: p% \　　循序渐进

& S( [- q' N: c# n; v/ J　　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

' N1 O8 P  \$ Z- E　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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% ?% n5 C$ @% P5 W/ o　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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* T3 }# c, a# x1 Z　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83
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) M( F' m# k# {) u　　有勇无谋

# @& T. v- B4 s" L　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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2 G% E2 G& ?, I& ^' x  T: _　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　keep pace with the times86

2 n5 y2 p& I# |　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

$ b$ O  z# b4 k, Q" U  `　　teach students according to their aptitude
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: Z" y6 P. J! F! ?9 Z　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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+ e& w! q- @% s% t1 u8 Q6 w9 {( t　　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

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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' y9 Z0 [: u! W4 F* z5 V, e2 j9 K$ |　　优胜劣汰
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& {9 r7 c. \! P7 P& ?* n2 K2 g9 ]　　survival of the fittest

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. q7 z3 p- z$ U　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

, K$ D( T' ?9 l% B　　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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　　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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1 g7 d( y0 l/ j; X# x: A　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism

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6 I5 w& D6 \- X　　纸上谈兵
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' }4 d( ~  L9 `# C4 Z9 A2 R　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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- B; q$ B6 h4 N2 r; c) J　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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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。