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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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百闻不如一见
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% {7 L: |. u6 `+ y One look is worth a thousand words.1 l" X# k9 o6 N* L5 x4 `2 h
- ]. V+ R9 S) M5 f. V( j Seeing is believing.
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比上不足，比下有余
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst# z# v$ e+ ^( u9 d5 v: _1 ]
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& U6 J8 V2 ]' g3 A+ W2 z' m 不遗余力% {5 Y- U( k' N' x
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5 ]6 ?; y" ^7 S2 ]/ m; ]: i5 l. p 拆东墙补西墙
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" X7 `6 Y6 C/ P; N3 E. ] 辞旧迎新4 x" t* y) D' J. G. v8 F1 \8 X
( e. |- g" \/ T bid farewell to the old and usher in the new3 L6 X& x* ~ ]
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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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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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3 U7 Y" {/ u3 M0 A once on shore, one prays no more
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$ `: o/ L9 M8 w+ D0 n friendliness is conducive to business success1 y1 \! _6 M1 W1 D* U0 ^# p
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5 ?/ m2 P1 W# l3 O4 z5 f 活到老学到老. H/ ~+ X5 h( B2 h" _4 t
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There are spots even on the sun.
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be down-to-earth
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留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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名利双收
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Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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8 c0 w( }* ~- C, m 每逢佳节倍思亲- ^+ g0 e+ @: p( C& P
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5 d4 J& J) _2 w8 W8 r- P! B suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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瑞雪兆丰年
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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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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth4 V' Q3 \- v: n; ]
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5 Q# ~% w4 J- I 说曹操，曹操到
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' \& v- f" k- n e 天有不测风云
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unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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无风不起浪
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, G( k8 p7 D8 i4 a. {9 c, [3 x There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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1 c h4 b" W0 E% R) O/ R% C 新官上任三把火: F# A `* H! D7 R7 w l) _
P: [# C# }6 M$ L) E# I, K$ p a new broom sweeps clean
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$ b1 p, V$ O2 [& I) P7 M 蓄势待发6 b( G; Q- `9 v5 C
- V! O6 N3 V6 r- e& C1 \9 ?: b3 A accumulate strength for a take-off* A4 [9 R _$ K( @" c! S) \. J9 W
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May all your wish come true
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation R4 q" O7 G" U( O& Y3 j
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/ b& t' c1 _, `3 i3 c/ z2 M 先入为主
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' c1 a, M7 k; h5 O9 ] 先下手为强8 ?. r7 K! |* i' J8 D9 \
8 h5 ?+ S* L' m& u; T$ a' u He who strikes first gains the advantage.; O2 A6 s! R7 D b/ L1 r
) X; ~9 i+ d. P* C9 l7 k The best defense is offense.
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& T; N5 O7 m: V0 y warn people by taking oneself as an example
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7 q1 J: y: l S4 |+ j proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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/ n5 P+ D# ?4 M* |* }5 G- }; k9 m 有钱能使鬼推磨7 X8 s1 g3 C( ?. p7 c7 V
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# ~$ A% @& F8 y( c 有勇无谋
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; Q. T+ u5 F1 W6 r4 ] 有缘千里来相会
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Great minds think alike.
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I# B0 o2 J+ U. x' _$ }3 L bring in wealth and treasure
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7 x4 f% [+ O* s0 K, \6 a 众矢之的
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纸包不住火
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4 l3 c9 K/ l k& n1 d5 [% }+ G You can't wrap fire in paper.
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caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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