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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: M. Q1 a( V# D. I' W　　爱屋及乌

  v# T" ~; w: r　　Love me, love my dog.
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/ T8 c" Y) M" @3 M　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

9 O7 d+ `: ]: c$ S5 g  ~2 P' k　　Seeing is believing.

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+ K1 l* b! ^0 ?* p! a6 w7 `　　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

0 d% a0 r9 @/ X9 q( b4 Q" s) k　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

' G, P% V# @/ S! C3 _& C7 ~' w　　No discord, no concord.

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+ X9 F1 {: j* ?+ @8 C　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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* W1 U8 g+ y$ f' b* T2 z　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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; Z! w! `# ~1 t! E; V* f　　大事化小，小事化了

2 p$ R; V! X: g　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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- p5 s4 W+ N1 m: v　　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

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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: V% p3 p% N7 ]6 o　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

  \9 V* S) m, T9 p　　once on shore, one prays no more
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! s, e! y4 I8 `' y　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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) z: o( S& g) n; }　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

1 R( r5 @8 O& I3 M! h$ a　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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* K* B7 a5 u' b! b7 u　　活到老学到老
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+ ~' W# ^- G% y　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

, b7 R! v1 @9 {& x! ?/ ^　　let bygones be bygones
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3 A# E4 H$ v: {, b　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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' n1 w; [; Q0 M* `' |; L0 S) R　　金玉满堂

: W. ~1 G$ \; M- C, i4 r. s! B: A　　Treasures fill the home.

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5 G/ ]: r2 H( y1 p5 ]9 o% ]　　脚踏实地

& b5 Y% ^8 ^% x% i. t　　be down-to-earth

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; Q! M# t+ ^9 H　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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& z( Z# i% M* w  B6 r3 v2 i& c　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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2 |0 R4 [% h8 k* c  N( P　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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% k  g" B+ G/ d; K　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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# D& }$ X. ?) L- x: b　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

5 |. y' U1 T: |- q" o" I　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

- [7 B6 W" s/ A　　be suddenly enlightened
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) b* {+ g6 b! K, z# t　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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! L5 I- T% f  f6 c0 Q　　每逢佳节倍思亲

; n& N. `$ ?6 D* D　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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1 M; u' ]  e+ C: j% m- t& P! Q　　谋事在人，成事在天
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4 g' `' S! _$ E/ G　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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' v7 \, c5 ]% d6 s+ @　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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5 f  @7 Q4 l$ w: x# W' h　　抛砖引玉

　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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3 }, K; V; x+ Y　　破釜沉舟
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% R- J6 T0 I/ ?) B4 L) B4 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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7 g- L7 S4 P, [" K　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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& @/ d: [; g' }: q' [　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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1 I5 M& h9 z. P* o4 `' h1 I- {　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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. [0 z1 F3 Y+ y' n3 C- H　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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+ \3 V1 y9 y  |% X- C　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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7 C4 r1 Y; M- R　　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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6 c% ^# A7 ~" ^　　人逢喜事精神爽
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8 e, n( J: X1 U. ~　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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8 d: j, q( ]0 u5 }" r# v3 O1 z　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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; `& F7 }1 ?+ L: |　　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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/ a$ @! l% {" J. E* T　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

1 H* e# P+ o3 {! \* e! j　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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  H' E. x! E: d; s$ G' h! q# |　　三十而立
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　　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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/ |! ?& y/ S! z: u7 G  }. w　　时不我待
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$ d; A. e4 c3 `9 f　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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( f4 v+ L: A/ A  V% {　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

6 z, O5 M5 n& j5 c8 }: P　　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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# y  W& ?3 b* t　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　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

　　糖衣炮弹
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0 o/ U  T3 u! ]4 H# D6 S# V9 g　　sugar-coated bullets59
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: A' l# X" B/ E7 m0 V/ O　　天有不测风云

& _. D# Z$ Z* P, ]% E' h　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

4 y2 ~) i% L7 v　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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: i( n; I" |) n9 d, O3 L0 `　　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

; S5 h+ x: E' t( d1 G# o　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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! Z# f& N2 _6 T+ q% K& y4 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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　　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

: P) }! x5 M' W8 d$ o' O　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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; W8 X7 o4 M- m6 B! W. _　　无风不起浪
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: l& \2 M( |: r: |& Y　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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; i2 {8 p2 \4 S/ M; U* |' ]- ?7 ^　　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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+ d% ~) K4 A) U& t8 m. @  }, b4 k　　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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+ d4 o# p1 Q: i( L( o4 @　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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7 `7 L  F; k9 o) t) C' d　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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( ?9 k$ [! @- d9 G7 X3 L　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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" }" v2 E( w' T　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

$ I0 E1 U# b; Y8 L0 [: I9 e　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

0 c8 K. _$ ?- R, m3 _4 I　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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; h# q# ~9 {( |: t9 q0 I1 t　　息事宁人
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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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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　有情人终成眷属
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$ k( [7 m8 a5 w0 v1 G8 S　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

! c- L8 Q" e, s/ c$ r$ `. l　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

$ X' H7 r8 R& [/ v: |* ?, }　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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* L. z+ s; z9 i' |9 R% ~# _　　与时俱进

- a# v/ r( H6 N: w　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　因材施教

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, K  T' ]% D; C  b: v　　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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/ r  P0 J$ g  I. l* S　　Haste makes waste.
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1 A. d' E) b' A0 D! }$ e0 ?2 m　　优胜劣汰

! z+ C& E  I* [/ t　　survival of the fittest

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2 W& f* k) f. V9 r: G" G: z" o　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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  O  J! l7 k( r) a3 {/ g　　冤家宜解不宜结

+ f( g$ ^4 h- M  O: N# F8 D  p% u　　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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　　招财进宝
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* @9 Y3 o# h: W　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　become debt-ridden
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; i& b0 q. D6 y2 o6 [$ }5 s　　众矢之的

) J5 r  ~! t4 m, v, e4 Z1 I　　target of public criticism

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, T- {! v5 y6 ?8 H　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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6 X/ F5 A7 `6 s　　纸包不住火

3 O9 K8 y8 M) q! J8 e8 R/ }& v　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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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。