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

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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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% q# d7 c% e1 \# ]) e0 Z6 k　　Seeing is believing.
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3 y0 V) K0 D1 {; S# Y3 h) R: Q　　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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. p. x3 S3 C+ l　　笨鸟先飞

0 F9 i; c# }; q( G　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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8 |$ N& D8 a3 Z! Z# J　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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0 `" e, X8 |- B2 I& L3 G* ]　　不打不成交
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  h0 J2 Y8 ]6 a" \2 h0 E0 R　　No discord, no concord.

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- K: y' \. [/ }　　拆东墙补西墙
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" [+ Q/ [' C1 B* B9 V7 G8 c　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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( e; `& G8 C' X% D7 ]' G　　辞旧迎新

　　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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6 X; ~2 n9 e+ P9 n' t+ o　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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9 I2 @; z6 c: w. q9 y' E0 x　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

$ `' q6 R4 G; o# p3 f　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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% Q/ K, c# a3 f; k　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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; n# r% `) t  @　　harmony brings wealth;
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0 T: R; r' e& ^5 u　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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) ?" M  o# [" A8 e( @3 x7 Q$ X' m, }　　活到老学到老

) e& |; H+ n' i0 ^, a& ?: m　　never too old to learn
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- t. e# `( |  B　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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& ~0 U; @& I9 N7 F' y　　金无足赤，人无完人
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2 M7 L8 g+ w1 m+ l, U9 G　　There are spots even on the sun.
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3 I, t8 Y8 K8 Q5 V　　金玉满堂
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3 N5 C: w: \1 b, c. x　　Treasures fill the home.

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" o  i* c2 r, W- i6 [, Y- B5 x　　脚踏实地

2 a9 a1 S* l  P' S7 }3 \　　be down-to-earth
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5 {. G; {' V% J/ T3 ^; s; h, [　　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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　　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
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- m2 {2 a) t0 Y( X( U　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

% v' @4 E# X* y5 o: [　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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% o& z* l- O% z9 T　　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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$ M% d& u6 r  E9 Q( d　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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' r) m" H9 n5 S0 `) ?$ l' @　　名利双收
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0 |( N# E9 g) B. c　　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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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

, }& c. G( h% ?　　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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* ~  U% A+ E  {0 o5 E' A　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

% |6 [( w* W$ Q0 S. n+ _" u　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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; P5 @2 z' ^: o, I　　赔了夫人又折兵

. \( X7 n) L; F% |1 X2 b　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

! y, `9 O# L! k( h* h, V, [　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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1 T" K/ n/ X6 r　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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3 N$ q2 B) }" ?, }8 Y% K　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

1 i1 t. S4 m: V- f5 @9 @- p　　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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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5 |% x( }6 e3 \8 e  A$ h0 P- l7 T　　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

2 I  y: `+ r% r6 Z+ m, r% Y. |　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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, F; B1 V4 B- u5 `( @　　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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* `- P5 ]' U7 ~# v( v/ m% O% u: \　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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0 O' r3 J3 c; Y& X( D- x* `　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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/ J" E+ u: @' o0 \2 M# i) {　　人之初，性本善
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- a& M  h# _. `; H. B　　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

. {% A+ M" i2 l　　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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2 e( _' L4 e" q/ s4 M　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

5 Z2 K5 r" a# W+ D　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

$ J$ F0 c% C. z2 W　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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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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5 [; g2 e# S7 f- s: Q( Y　　说曹操，曹操到
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1 T; ]& }# f& ~$ z/ 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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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

8 H1 e: \6 h: {' M　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　糖衣炮弹
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. q8 Q, ?% x2 a( T; N& P　　sugar-coated bullets59
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  d8 E- i1 I1 `. l9 M8 {　　天有不测风云
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2 Q1 G4 u. S1 Z9 D1 x　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

% R5 S2 Y* c  Y' L　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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6 |7 z! [- k. Y　　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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* D' k. h8 R$ v' c. i& e　　歪风邪气

1 N- ]( V- p& J. `5 o+ f　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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4 L" q$ K2 ~! M6 k: d" W" t' D! ~0 ]　　物以类聚，人以群分
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) l+ r; v2 }5 |' z1 w　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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) g1 X' ]( B' ~! t5 p" \/ J　　望子成龙

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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

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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7 g: a7 j1 D; G' g9 U2 b! @9 a8 s/ b& ?( R　　徇私枉法

6 A0 e- ^4 |2 y( ^6 f/ c　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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/ e1 ~& y+ T( M- I7 E2 |　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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1 u1 Y/ {; @* a3 O　　先入为主
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0 I1 y# P1 _/ D% J　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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: h- |2 t" t3 J" x　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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  G: U* i% v6 w" D　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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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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" @2 `: p) R/ E# {: w　　循序渐进

　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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/ g5 ^9 Q9 ?/ k　　有情人终成眷属

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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

' C' [, }4 O' o2 Q　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

' N" r" o2 T+ V9 d9 v3 J: E　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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; Z# Q, a0 k' B: t2 Q* G　　与时俱进
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! g! |0 |$ q' s　　keep pace with the times86
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0 F( E) A: k5 Z　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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5 k  N8 i# c+ o# n: Y1 o　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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/ w  s2 c: d3 Y　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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* \# h, J( e$ S* L" P4 B  i　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

( \2 \2 _% O! \　　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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　　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

　　A promise is a promise.

& ], d9 O, S: R+ g% f" U5 |　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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0 ?( b+ |* O% ^) a5 h　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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9 I7 y+ o% ]4 D; @* r6 x　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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, V8 \5 M2 t( L) y( X! {0 h　　众矢之的

+ G1 C/ o" \$ w/ s　　target of public criticism

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0 ~% L* R* r. @1 [/ k  P　　be an armchair strategist
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* c& n0 [0 x2 R. m. ~& [# q- Y　　纸包不住火

; \" C4 m3 c: ]- F' A1 `- j　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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& b) `& L) o) Y/ I* {0 W/ T　　左右为难

( g2 C# C8 {8 v　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。