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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　　爱屋及乌

) ?7 ~# X4 a, q/ x　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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, d( B; q; J% V. S# l　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

( j: F0 _# ?, V' C0 f　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

/ [% r9 i, f" T7 s% ]: p4 o! s8 c　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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  f" {7 i& y4 O; F" i3 M/ _, ?# _　　不打不成交

9 Y' X9 u4 I0 ~0 a+ @" n　　No discord, no concord.
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5 [, b# [! I6 G" O5 A　　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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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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' b  x1 d/ U' Z/ i0 `& m' b　　大事化小，小事化了

) s# H! C) r0 Z1 D" \6 ~$ \% z　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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1 {/ |" w! i7 e1 A8 v3 B　　大开眼界

　　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;
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9 Y( s9 s/ A8 X' s1 t# ~　　too much is as bad as too little

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# R8 s: p( g  c1 k7 u5 B8 ^　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

6 _# H5 c! }4 q/ M, r0 G, y　　Bad news travels fast.

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$ X4 V4 E! R% ?* f# T: h# R　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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6 u" ^% o2 r! [3 N　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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" |1 e5 L: N- B5 S　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

4 z% M( k* C- o$ Z# W( r4 s. `2 M7 m　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

6 B9 j' [, `( F9 Y- k: M　　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

9 x! }( B. T- j. I! T! X3 M　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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8 t7 q) P. T& \* w! V　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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  P: c- Q+ g/ Z. Z3 k+ L　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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! O. Q, Y9 b8 k: i; |　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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& L9 p% w% Z% Y; Z　　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

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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: g# Y$ H/ ~8 B8 h# b- g% [) M　　茅塞顿开

3 C, ]6 p: d- T& N1 T　　be suddenly enlightened

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: O; n" `' Z$ p/ S3 S' m, }# v　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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8 }9 _- v/ E2 d2 N- I7 ]　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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2 G5 L7 l: e. z( d3 N) \1 J　　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

8 Y% \8 X" o# X' w/ h3 M0 k" B　　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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' G5 m- M  H( @　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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; E; t% M$ \( j$ D" X/ k　　抛砖引玉
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7 ~. E8 j( G$ G  g8 W- X4 A8 Z　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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, H# z2 ~# ?# U1 n- Q$ @' l　　破釜沉舟
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　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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7 W3 P3 b/ W1 m; F; F" R　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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: p5 Y1 ?1 u2 G6 R& G　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

- ?; f: P0 V; c5 a　　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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' O. E5 U+ X' U5 t) J　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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" |, {/ H3 @* K* b# f) J　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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+ w8 e- t! z% J0 G　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

, P6 Y; s! u5 f1 P. A　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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) n8 |* m, M. P　　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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! |  u$ Z: g2 E7 V　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

+ @$ J$ E' L$ E9 b6 y2 _0 V　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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. v! l! _7 K! o: o  ?( @# i　　世外桃源

7 U" a3 P4 O0 S; T& |' a1 w$ y　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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2 [: m: a) W) K+ T% s* g$ z　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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3 E  E# A! z1 J, u' ~, \! V6 R　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

; D9 [# b5 _6 A' W　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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; P3 [8 {5 v, G4 n% T. T　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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" k  t/ F/ ]) \7 A, N　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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  C4 H, E: w% q. K" z　　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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4 z( s7 Y2 E" b7 P$ u　　水涨船高

" r$ f1 ^+ f- S　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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9 G0 F" G4 ]2 e, c; U/ o: P  Y6 n　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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4 b9 j- P( P) u. ]& @. Q- V　　杀鸡用牛刀

' M1 J3 J4 j5 ]1 j4 t! n- z　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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2 N9 y6 v2 y6 I( Y　　实事求是
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7 j9 \1 I/ G5 N& F: s/ I1 j$ Z　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

8 N: L) U! p3 X; ]% L　　speak of the devil
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- i# A9 v* Z, W) p　　实话实说
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5 w0 W. b  R7 `' T' F　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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1 |6 C. E1 G0 a' p　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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2 l4 w4 E8 g1 F: p+ F% ?) U3 x; k　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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8 |) [& @2 \2 N9 O$ `6 B+ M　　韬光养晦
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' L, x. S4 j6 X! p+ d7 N　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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# _; q9 ]! j- Z5 V7 C% a. ]$ _　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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3 N* _! D' I% M$ U& x5 [% P　　团结就是力量

' }, }9 W$ M: i/ K& ?" ^/ S　　Unity is strength.

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　　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

: {) ~6 b7 y& W# ^( [' |　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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8 ^% Q& U0 s" r, L/ e7 c　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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# U/ ^: G/ E4 z: B* l8 U0 N& Z　　无风不起浪

% L, u) ?! e) ]1 v1 g7 o4 i) z　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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) F& t1 B; `/ K3 P　　徇私枉法
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2 q" N' Q1 {8 Z5 b  {* I　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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5 x4 Q5 q9 w: A0 ~; U9 f& e　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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/ a2 q# h% S( l. r  B( n　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

. D; {+ J$ @: u. b; ?　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

, y) h% b& c  D4 Y　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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$ R/ U# C: p- P7 v7 t' s　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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5 \9 a9 X) o! l1 ?; b. i# d　　The best defense is offense.
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0 ?- {0 V5 m4 R6 Y& ~　　热锅上的蚂蚁

3 y- P/ A1 O1 J　　ants on a hot pan
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) C# B5 g' K' W　　现身说法
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　　息事宁人

+ f- G5 B) E% J8 @6 y' z/ q) n　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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$ L  ^. n0 z* \6 {% g　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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, j, H7 M' g( ]0 m- G　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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' [" a% G! l6 S/ H, S, M　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

6 u0 u4 n' y% e  v# q- Z　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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/ ~* {0 b8 z+ C, C4 e5 l　　有缘千里来相会

9 t4 o# O+ w  }3 ?  Q　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

. Q. z: k' E& ~: X( h　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

# u4 U, w! \( i+ f　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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5 ~  Z  T. g; \( ]  o　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

  c9 G- S: _' e! C. Z　　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

/ M8 U. H6 \, L) x3 T　　Haste makes waste.

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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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- O# k* ^$ C# q　　英雄所见略同

. j- }2 y8 Q1 V' ^0 g1 p6 K( p　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

$ j4 B: H* R' w. g7 r9 b　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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% L' s  ]' U8 j: u& R　　冤假错案

& }% I: S& K3 k: R& J　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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" Y* V. x- m- H, ]: A  Z0 Q　　一言既出，驷马难追

- z+ D+ z8 Z- Y+ V0 Z! K　　A promise is a promise.

0 k; R% }( J6 d4 ]* K　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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4 x% ^3 |- l: w$ f　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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* g7 b) C2 x) f6 x) V, J　　纸上谈兵
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! L0 c2 {. p! ^! \9 q( I( u　　纸包不住火

4 N# B/ W' O2 w( l) m6 Z　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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  @8 y: ^$ L9 f& U. z　　左右为难

0 K9 L  Y3 _' ?1 ]+ U　　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。