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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! G' ^1 k- T; X4 {" j. |4 S2 B. g
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Love me, love my dog.
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比上不足,比下有余
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7 h+ V- I! }2 ^$ L1 A2 j A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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$ F4 V: f8 q" J! s% N9 L. Y 不打不成交
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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7 C4 h7 \9 d4 s4 @ 大事化小,小事化了, P, o- ^5 _# p. b9 j9 y
5 _7 c6 Q8 L! \+ a3 l# y1 q( K try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all+ a. R- N$ x6 Y; D! Y
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大开眼界
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the country flourishes and people live in peace, ?, f. s7 C7 N7 [0 ^. G' d
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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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9 s) o5 Z8 A& R 好事不出门,坏事传千里
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1 I4 D3 @; a, ^ Bad news travels fast.
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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never too old to learn
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There are spots even on the sun.
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Treasures fill the home.
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- A3 w2 H, V( g6 \ 君子之交淡如水& K1 I' d# g) o5 W& U5 P: Z# M
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* W+ N% h( \ K 老生常谈,陈词滥调* z4 h( C" k) O" m" H
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gain both fame and wealth
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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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a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale7 s; @4 h: w" H/ H' k9 Q, V; Q% z2 U
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cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end8 S+ @+ O H3 V
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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9 {$ V/ U; T0 |2 S% @ Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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8 [$ e ` ]- _% t8 v0 i 实话实说
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+ }# e! A# y% M& A- R8 b) ]0 s7 s 唯利是图; s5 S$ i2 Q9 H. S2 p
6 b# @; P5 j" I/ w8 }: g% | seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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8 ^9 c8 ^5 z, G7 s# C 无中生有0 |5 g- Y7 d, i' y' s) b
8 v6 i$ H) ~7 e1 ?4 x8 g q! w- U a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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- Y( k# p2 U, V( e" x" G 无风不起浪, p' z9 I* U! V ~4 W% l" D
9 ^' @6 p8 J) z5 @1 I+ K Z, ^ There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.* D. P+ h& L, U! S, ^# }* K# g! O+ m
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徇私枉法
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0 e, ]: t1 M0 ]4 u! j twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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新官上任三把火
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a new broom sweeps clean8 X% a5 k6 ?$ K; Z& b
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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心想事成
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" a! Q4 P- c. \( e( z) x; p have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation3 Y8 w' Z& [; r# @
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. E' z2 s0 h6 C. o6 Q* P8 M First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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! T% d' V- ?# p/ M: Q1 N9 Y0 R He who strikes first gains the advantage.6 V9 x' g W- t! |9 U0 ?/ J
+ v4 u6 {( o0 @8 @' @% R The best defense is offense.
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warn people by taking oneself as an example
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息事宁人3 ^; e$ A* P8 _9 {& h) I
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循序渐进
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be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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5 K3 B% _3 ~) u 有识之士
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8 x8 j& i, J* T% I4 R$ h; _$ n 有勇无谋
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有缘千里来相会
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- x- z( x1 U" v; T. t 与时俱进
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3 r, |4 q2 V! `* h to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther. n) R. k9 F2 n2 i9 w; l5 w
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英雄所见略同
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+ J( z5 p9 q9 H6 r7 C* K 招财进宝
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bring in wealth and treasure
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众矢之的
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* ^+ o# U4 P1 ?2 z( q! K8 P be an armchair strategist9 `/ n; G0 Z5 m% O! O4 a0 D
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% ^9 k, O# b) D8 ~% y You can't wrap fire in paper.
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What's done by night appears by day.; O9 x8 B* h' e% N- ]
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