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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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; H& N' @& f8 j: _( |; D6 S- X 爱屋及乌
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百闻不如一见
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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, s3 m+ U6 L \( v$ T Seeing is believing.% |! U# `9 G0 Y$ Q& [' u c- o
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; g7 K1 A+ P6 M$ u* O; d 比上不足,比下有余
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: [ k6 P; X3 ]1 z 不打不成交
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7 P2 }: Z( D" A4 }0 } 拆东墙补西墙
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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* | F4 ^1 G0 ?. _0 R4 M F 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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( F$ Y9 D) R( K8 ?9 M 大开眼界* P2 [1 Q+ |4 a( ? C4 l* ?
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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% c( r$ A& p ?/ H& ^/ [1 I 好了伤疤忘了疼
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once on shore, one prays no more
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- M) ~# j0 }8 i 好事不出门,坏事传千里
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. r0 Y) M W$ E0 T7 J* ~ Bad news travels fast.
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/ [& z8 u4 M/ L, I( y 和气生财
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/ Q. m9 m: R, Z7 W5 j/ z4 p$ \ harmony brings wealth;
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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2 t$ C- [2 {% f4 i# f 活到老学到老
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; X; U9 Q1 [1 S5 W never too old to learn
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let bygones be bygones
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There are spots even on the sun.
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- [" h2 D7 U0 O8 {: _% H$ J 金玉满堂, o7 r" F1 W" Q7 a! J
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+ m$ S" v6 `% t 脚踏实地
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be down-to-earth
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脚踩两只船
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sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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君子之交淡如水# P& }; J. o. a# v2 H: u/ C- w
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老生常谈,陈词滥调3 f- I. b3 [) M, }
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cut and dried; cliché
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, q& w) ^+ R& t' o U+ S 礼尚往来
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! O5 w& {8 v9 q% l% f% A" j1 r! D Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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茅塞顿开
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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.; ^$ F+ Q# C$ v e* y) \
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. l# g9 N& K3 s7 @9 k' l% _7 z 谋事在人,成事在天
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n: Y3 |, \. h, ` c1 M# Q make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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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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) W+ }& C' ]; l# X" H) X 破釜沉舟4 z4 T2 ?$ z9 j" ~; U+ V7 H
8 d; Y# K! T) o9 \( r 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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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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' {. `3 z7 U3 D2 t# M 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.0 [. t+ C5 ~! d. b1 n2 s' t
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. b" c# {/ P4 l0 Q2 P 实话实说
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# _* p3 p+ N' ~) n7 Z 实践是检验真理的唯一标准& k% y9 S( o5 r3 G
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5 ?. O9 m6 ^" z% _" U 韬光养晦
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; B7 O" Z, H* Y5 q seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests! ^' ~! S% [0 Q7 F( Q
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose5 J3 h, i$ ?) p+ Y/ i( k& _1 S8 T" B
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新官上任三把火
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蓄势待发* ~1 f E& B, U7 L* K5 V- I+ N
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1 z* L( Y9 A, `# g, K 心想事成
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May all your wish come true
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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7 |; A4 P+ V0 G$ u! ?7 U& \ 先入为主
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" \9 M: t6 `# p+ y* y; G# g3 x First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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& s% {' O: e/ [ He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.
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ants on a hot pan
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- n: v# s. D1 R& ^* s# \! V5 j pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned* A% w! O/ v3 n) P9 H0 C
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1 T$ u4 _3 C* V; i 循序渐进
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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! Y9 G5 t0 d( j8 X 因材施教
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. \. H7 `: d5 W% y5 k/ _ 欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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become debt-ridden
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众矢之的
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: m4 B- Y# t* r5 d/ e What's done by night appears by day.
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