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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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& B8 I3 J6 r3 q' m6 E 爱屋及乌: Q& ]9 n: D. }3 x- t* p
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Love me, love my dog.4 L; e+ ^; i8 l, ^9 ?2 k, z4 {
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& @) X. ~1 ~& q9 u4 M; [ 百闻不如一见
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& ^; N& y4 }/ A# ^2 N One look is worth a thousand words.
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: g0 L* f0 [8 ]* h, l2 \ Seeing is believing.
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比上不足,比下有余: ^* P1 `" |' P. |
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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* r8 L5 v7 b- p3 W! j 笨鸟先飞
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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不遗余力
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! t- [+ M' R+ q" @" X8 _, x( r spare no effort; go all out; do one's best. @) @. ]# H' {" H! x3 O6 N& l+ Z
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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6 N( A& ^+ h E4 v) J 辞旧迎新
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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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0 @# Z# z, Y5 {. w 大开眼界6 b) r7 Z) J- D- _+ R& N
1 Z# q- o3 A4 H* E broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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" |/ n0 G. j p' e n" X the country flourishes and people live in peace
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R; ?7 ?" G. X" J1 y3 C 过犹不及
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) j% j5 \9 p# E! H1 g) K5 j going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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. T" G! E- b; ]; [) i 好事不出门,坏事传千里
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Bad news travels fast.
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7 T0 N' t; J9 Q; l% L never too old to learn
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, n7 Y, _% f, U7 h There are spots even on the sun.5 M, e' o6 ^( T M9 q! [
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君子之交淡如水
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! x( e7 @5 w- C 老生常谈,陈词滥调4 a/ x [2 r) {) b' }1 o2 o
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cut and dried; cliché
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Where there is life, there is hope.
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$ O8 }. q1 h) z2 n$ v& `" Y4 H8 W achieve immediate victory; win instant success0 G/ y8 G5 A1 b( X% R' D, E
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gain both fame and wealth
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茅塞顿开
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' l3 x( }. d4 V5 Y% ?3 H3 L ^- i 没有规矩,不成方圆, r2 a; i& _( k" z+ i+ W- {
0 U0 ]: l D: F+ T/ l" Y Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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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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6 r- A2 A1 L0 P make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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1 u* L# ]; Z; [ 抛砖引玉
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" b- _' M; f- L; n9 e, C9 s) Q 巧妇难为无米之炊
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a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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/ H8 y2 \ _; n Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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$ L& r" _, V" H7 d0 n1 C The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.1 l$ o3 i" A1 {! ?0 w
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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1 h4 F! o8 H: J2 F* e2 {. W( E- n 人逢喜事精神爽
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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韬光养晦
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8 N5 u/ z6 _) \* g1 m# T$ Z Unity is strength.5 ^# j0 K5 g- r8 }( d- ~8 V+ Z
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! z, k1 h; Y0 V: b0 ~ seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests* e& i& i9 X+ y
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; h5 ^3 | D0 z* y. ]1 `9 y9 U 无中生有
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5 p i; g, b l) f% S/ p a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air7 }1 i# y, M/ ^
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) W( m$ I* S8 |6 m- d4 P 徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose$ n5 |+ ^ _* `0 m/ H
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a new broom sweeps clean
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心想事成
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7 S" A2 u& z% t May all your wish come true% M" I. E1 j% p$ x. W/ Z* V: J
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) |, w% B+ ~" d have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation2 y6 q. Q" w( y/ H0 M/ y! f- Q6 {* ~
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先入为主
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# R; q! _. p( N) \0 ?6 ~ First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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The best defense is offense.
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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/ b2 e5 q% a3 O0 `" W4 p# T ants on a hot pan
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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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/ o- ?1 ?1 r% A2 ~, a9 E 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9 }% P2 J+ I$ K# z# |4 t
/ n: P6 f% I2 h3 C7 _ be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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有情人终成眷属
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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有识之士
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3 i, I' T) u2 s: S 有勇无谋
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# D/ ~2 Y. Y, ? 有缘千里来相会
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" P. A1 c/ V! T 与时俱进
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因材施教
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.5 o, D8 D5 ]" \" S
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欲速则不达
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Haste makes waste.
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More haste, less speed.
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优胜劣汰
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: S( M1 t" ?/ m& A7 t' o( g1 T survival of the fittest
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$ A9 U3 V$ D& k: Q" X 英雄所见略同
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' f7 O! t$ a$ u( z Great minds think alike.
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( X' G+ ~) @/ Y# J. T8 t Better make friends than make enemies.
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3 b, a( c* S% V B 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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债台高筑4 H9 S t& g2 b i9 p8 r# M/ f
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become debt-ridden
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target of public criticism' I1 l: I0 j/ S! o1 @- `0 ~7 { A, \
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纸上谈兵
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1 @) x) m" ^+ ~5 } 纸包不住火
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左右为难
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