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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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' ?2 _: u/ _) c 爱屋及乌7 y. S9 Y" Y l1 W7 {
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Love me, love my dog.* i2 i9 y; I O; u. |6 b
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百闻不如一见
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One look is worth a thousand words.' ^, ]- \8 m- K1 \0 Z2 [
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Seeing is believing.
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8 j: x0 \; b. g/ N$ L 比上不足,比下有余( w1 J' d3 h8 n' \5 S' r
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' }' a+ E* T* i" Y 笨鸟先飞
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No discord, no concord.
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0 ]4 p# e& l; Y0 s2 u 辞旧迎新4 k8 d/ d7 N C5 ~& E- c4 P; e
; E2 K1 p- a4 l+ x; o0 d1 L bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all Q+ r% M5 `: F- {
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大开眼界
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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过犹不及
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2 N9 ?9 Q+ o; u1 S4 c+ f' p" } 好事不出门,坏事传千里
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Bad news travels fast.
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1 w- c) |- h5 o/ o7 `5 g' ] harmony brings wealth;1 f6 n2 j y# g2 Y
. D; f7 { x/ y friendliness is conducive to business success9 _" Y9 m% b* d' |6 n5 |5 R
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活到老学到老1 u# @" d9 A# S; }
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let bygones be bygones
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1 t& \' D: S( S- k8 }9 n+ u 金玉满堂
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be down-to-earth
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9 I4 w( t$ _0 B" P3 \, q3 h 脚踩两只船
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留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
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% u! U+ M, m# h$ N% p 茅塞顿开
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每逢佳节倍思亲
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, X1 G# k3 B, G' `0 k2 C make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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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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One can't make bricks without straw.
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/ z8 J3 m) N- Z4 f4 f( Q 千里之行始于足下
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1 v1 R3 U6 i8 h, c. O3 E 前怕狼,后怕虎
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9 i, A7 V( F( i 强龙难压地头蛇
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瑞雪兆丰年
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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世外桃源
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6 m, M; @6 V, I* x. I 人之初,性本善7 n8 v4 s( C6 f: d9 ~
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- E6 K* X% y6 Q) k a blessing in disguise;
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1 z7 \6 n5 ?# I: x 三十而立' O& z5 k, x3 S! D
4 i# j% I; x4 g. X A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.# R, W& v; k2 J& U
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Time and tide wait for no man.
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- o5 \9 a$ L6 l( ] 团结就是力量
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望子成龙
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# p7 |# J, E5 ~- w 徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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# B+ f$ V( V9 C% S# S7 X 新官上任三把火! w/ }8 s$ I+ K3 D$ s( q3 s
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a new broom sweeps clean
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心想事成
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May all your wish come true) N- s6 T5 ~$ v# J
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心照不宣
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation0 }4 S/ E$ b, ?* d
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6 W+ \7 d" r, E) S! J9 z* w First impressions are firmly entrenched.! o1 |( D9 U) f/ ~" Z1 v
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ants on a hot pan
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* O0 [/ W8 E6 |2 ~1 E- y v 现身说法
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8 `4 M3 ?& r( y6 @ warn people by taking oneself as an example
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息事宁人
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$ F2 h( \5 X* A, u: t 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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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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2 B8 {0 p0 y& w* Y be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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: ?# [4 h4 `7 \% l 有情人终成眷属1 [1 z4 l) D# A) ?* t7 S% ^, L
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) ~* d% D+ \" N% ?/ ] 有缘千里来相会 L" H K Q% f5 E2 b
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与时俱进
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债台高筑
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become debt-ridden
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# w8 I3 f9 c$ r3 v: I be an armchair strategist
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