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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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4 I0 o; p3 b" Q: Q4 o3 j/ } Love me, love my dog.
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.
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2 J" ~. U& l$ X6 i( g$ N# ^& _+ N 比上不足,比下有余( G0 ]+ _3 l6 }% L( X/ v4 a
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笨鸟先飞
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) T- D. |6 Y0 C6 I A slow sparrow should make an early start.9 g5 k# V$ H3 {% M z
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7 p+ m* F1 w$ A7 V 不打不成交4 g8 O S8 d; w
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+ G3 Y- L7 D. h) w 拆东墙补西墙
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rob Peter to pay Paul! \- f5 r0 ^8 d) b2 o
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% d8 l2 r3 D9 l; h- n0 C 辞旧迎新 D5 }% T9 o9 i0 k. O# g
* [. U6 ]2 `3 l" n bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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大开眼界
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国泰民安1 {; M- o8 |4 W8 a7 `$ J
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; O5 o! V; e1 k) F% p5 ?! o going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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too much is as bad as too little
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* Z! B, V8 f; H. n6 b( p 好了伤疤忘了疼
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once on shore, one prays no more3 ?$ V1 f& W* V3 U9 l4 t
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P& D& i( w; e* P 既往不咎
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/ n- m+ T- n% t8 E5 @- x Treasures fill the home.
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4 n; o0 ~ P e8 I& Q" f1 l 脚踩两只船
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! p& z8 X+ l# @ 君子之交淡如水
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+ S% r( \+ a$ ]: ]6 d. [/ j A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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礼尚往来
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留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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- t. a' S3 ]2 D5 I3 N( w0 Z 每逢佳节倍思亲
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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; i5 b3 x1 L# y( Z- x1 M; R 弄巧成拙
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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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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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! m+ C6 C/ O. z& } a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step# D, a# m5 o0 W$ M' W! }
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Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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* `: v% {) ]3 O+ N2 F$ b 强龙难压地头蛇# Z' X: V( D3 o0 Z* R3 g5 k- Q3 ~( R' V/ E
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.+ H8 x; p6 C! s$ C6 t# n
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7 y. i# t/ m* ~ Where there is a will, there is a way.
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' D$ X$ N& e8 a/ z& {$ F 世外桃源( ? J8 h6 D* q5 L6 l7 P
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, m7 C) @1 b; N$ [5 R 人之初,性本善
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3 a6 R: Q% U% a# Q a blessing in disguise;
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Every cloud has a silver lining.
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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.3 r; {3 B0 d, |" p: m8 p
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M" I0 L% P2 }$ h 水涨船高
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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, H) U6 b5 F f7 e7 i5 q9 g 说曹操,曹操到
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唯利是图
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/ J* A: F9 Y1 R 无中生有
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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徇私枉法* N7 W1 _. O% d8 ?$ S! F. {8 j6 V
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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5 _# j& i6 y+ U# X 心想事成 R) d! U% m1 |# }$ m2 | B9 q
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" H- x" E5 e5 N' t# z+ Y8 D 心照不宣2 ?; K9 x1 ?1 h( D4 D7 X
; x1 B- {% |5 X( O2 o/ u have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation2 _. j5 ^* p9 r+ F+ o
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# ` _5 I- j0 V6 t2 Y9 U 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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ants on a hot pan2 @& o# ]' e8 V
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( T/ u- k- H& W/ P/ x4 a 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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有钱能使鬼推磨
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有识之士
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) j7 S8 [/ p/ R9 V6 s a man of insight83
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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( e1 c7 g1 n: e0 g1 v 与时俱进
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keep pace with the times86
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8 ^! J) w; J$ m$ ] 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.; ?" e* [' ^2 t v
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冤家宜解不宜结
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一言既出,驷马难追
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become debt-ridden
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be an armchair strategist
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! H. Q7 I( \7 F" a 纸包不住火
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