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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!+ [. } E4 }$ A* |0 c, d
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/ _4 d6 V- K- b( l Love me, love my dog.
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百闻不如一见
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笨鸟先飞
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best0 ~2 y5 O' p9 y& O$ ?0 d; z9 b p
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7 ?/ {# A4 j" X9 m4 d& R 不打不成交
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No discord, no concord.% ^1 M: i0 s0 T- J) j2 i P+ A3 U
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H/ m! t2 p% [' V" i i rob Peter to pay Paul) Y7 ~. F! ^& C/ G! `+ L, q+ S) T, L* g
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3 f3 Y7 a4 }% k0 k* V3 N 辞旧迎新4 p# E1 i& b0 A) m" G. X3 U5 b
" m1 m. I& x% F' @( ^$ J 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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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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) ?+ z3 H- p' p* N0 m: o 大开眼界$ W) ]/ g* f: B" |
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国泰民安
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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+ x3 J) @! m* ]3 X% n$ w1 q5 L 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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好事不出门，坏事传千里' W( n' s* A1 [! u0 _8 U$ r
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never too old to learn
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9 f* }, H; | ?9 @ 金无足赤，人无完人
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/ ~- B Z9 Y0 \' i There are spots even on the sun.
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君子之交淡如水
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) c# ?+ h& P* v$ Q Where there is life, there is hope.: @8 g# | S, w; Z* T) s
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- i$ z+ k6 T8 z# G; O1 ^ achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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gain both fame and wealth
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1 Z, R+ ~& S2 _, H! z" @# |! O be suddenly enlightened2 M! x {/ N3 \+ {3 Y0 O
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每逢佳节倍思亲
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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3 R5 O% \3 [' E/ Z! I Man proposes; God disposes.
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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" ]8 D7 ]7 a( E( w suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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破釜沉舟
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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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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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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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Birds of a feather flock together.
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望子成龙
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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7 @5 n. h) z6 G5 B/ C& h 无风不起浪
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a new broom sweeps clean
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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% h5 W5 q9 M9 c0 E4 } 心想事成
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$ Y7 k, j) u* L* I have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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* a8 l7 z# u+ b/ z8 \* U. | 先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.2 Q& s( e7 x0 |( n4 z4 m* {8 n8 V
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The best defense is offense.
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ants on a hot pan9 C4 O. I U0 ^0 u2 t) t; e
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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息事宁人
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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以人为本
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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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Great minds think alike.
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Better make friends than make enemies.
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bring in wealth and treasure
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纸上谈兵
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be an armchair strategist
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