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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. y$ ~3 B; c* i　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

' F. @; f: A8 i7 M6 s　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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' }! z6 [% w! Y4 P7 Z　　Seeing is believing.

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4 z4 }1 Z' h3 q4 W　　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
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: U" U7 C7 y2 E. @8 g　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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$ t7 \) i) `3 _- q; N　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了
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$ t( S4 h# K, B　　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

( i8 _5 z9 a6 r: M% a5 ?2 v　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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' G2 `- t, e' d3 Z6 W  v7 c, f" z& z　　国泰民安
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& v- r1 f# g; S　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

　　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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; ~. L6 v% M! h+ S' r" W　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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) K. {- F  N* ?6 p7 R  Q3 j　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

) q. K8 j5 D/ K& q$ U: e% j　　Bad news travels fast.
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) o6 P0 ]" ^7 z% |+ K+ Z　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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& }8 k6 q* E. j2 }. `% ~　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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* g: d7 O8 [0 d  V) K0 Y　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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) L- g- ~3 \  b　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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/ S/ U& ^( o% C/ r' g　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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! a* N/ L: S% n$ k　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

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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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/ ~1 \( p; }7 V7 K　　君子之交淡如水

$ m* N0 W8 [5 X7 P5 u2 P( }. y3 l　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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  F0 S; e, D) T6 Z2 A  r! }" |　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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5 P; r' B* e9 n+ w" c2 S: J2 l, @0 z　　礼尚往来

5 I2 C2 ?) u: u+ \8 A" |. m2 `  f　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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7 Y# A. ]" d" G. ]* C　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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+ }  @5 ~9 P& K" y/ d, N　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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9 W" P3 S2 I9 X' d* F  o2 U% n8 K　　马到成功

% L: i  |. K+ u　　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

- i) X2 D& F, ~! o) I# A　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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6 g5 \! L3 m! }$ }  m3 P　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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7 @# Z2 I) Q& j. k# J( H2 o6 u, P　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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+ ]- m6 b: `5 c3 b7 M4 N　　抛砖引玉

; C% _$ ?; m& a% Y7 \1 s' U+ I, K7 Z　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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# @* R4 Z+ U% K5 S$ I　　破釜沉舟

4 d3 B" k, K! E7 S, W# W　　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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- s. ~* `( ~2 s9 R. a  Y　　take the preemptive opportunities
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* S2 A+ a% w& K2 U8 q4 p　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　千里之行始于足下
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: p& B; p! L$ s+ Z7 H  q$ x. n　　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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$ }0 ]4 ]1 ]$ u3 w9 I　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　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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) Q/ c) C; D* J6 P9 \, a0 T  w　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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+ I' @5 L7 K1 L" T5 m; t5 @$ u　　瑞雪兆丰年

' {* O, @) @. w/ ]0 {0 ^　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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2 y" h. s  L7 `$ P3 o　　人逢喜事精神爽

8 j  \  h3 f/ v4 V* L　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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; n7 o# ]$ k  r　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

6 }: L0 g% m6 Z' `　　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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4 l& ~; h) w/ r8 z8 T　　a blessing in disguise;

: m7 S3 E9 W5 B: s. J+ Y+ ]4 ?　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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9 m, l  _& c1 \! Z: c4 t' W　　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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  \2 g$ }& f3 O4 E. E' @　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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4 U  D+ w/ A6 U0 ~　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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. [, J6 E1 H! m+ P8 l) n, G　　实事求是
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! M, s" Z/ Y: A5 Q/ W　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

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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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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

4 X0 g$ T! O: o- }　　糖衣炮弹

" D5 h: ?1 w1 j6 u+ l9 q/ ^# W　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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) L; T* F0 x: T+ r0 ~　　团结就是力量

' E9 T& L# }/ i: g' c4 a　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

( z# W- [3 T, [0 A　　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

4 |6 M# U  x, ^! C　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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" D3 ?0 M- c3 ?' }( _8 c2 A7 l　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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1 W6 K" \4 b# L　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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  Y; ?' s+ y% Y1 Y, p　　徇私枉法
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6 n! |! z; B7 J. ]5 s　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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　　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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) u: Z3 w& B7 H" ]　　心想事成
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) S2 z2 l' u5 T　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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　　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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$ R" _. ]* l/ S7 V　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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2 F+ P5 i* h% D9 \+ `　　先下手为强

4 J- p! P9 ^# U3 l　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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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

4 J) l+ n5 S- L' t) {　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　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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8 h- Z7 C' k# Q: {8 p　　严以律己，宽以待人

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　　有情人终成眷属
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' C  V* e; O6 y" |　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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( X, |" d. c  q: F" H$ j　　a man of insight83

8 a) J# B' k) M　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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7 {6 `5 @: n7 q0 P　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

- d/ U0 M: s- a　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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  Q7 ^) z5 g3 C2 ]　　因材施教
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& _' K% n4 t/ P" J5 Q) k　　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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　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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) _; V& y1 ~' E% P　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　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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# x: n2 u2 N1 H* q5 _　　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

0 a& z, P/ ^" W1 S/ i　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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4 `0 F7 D4 |% ~8 @1 ?! V　　众矢之的
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4 T9 s3 N( U7 ]# n; x$ a% k　　target of public criticism
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6 D1 G4 d# C' |8 B! c% A4 h　　be an armchair strategist

7 ^  j2 r4 m- @$ g$ r4 k　　99

　　纸包不住火
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3 N/ v& t& r. J' }0 y: A( i　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

　　左右为难

! `! j- k# @: c- I# ~! a' R　　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。