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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!: d( A( X/ O( q) Y& A' b2 R
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5 ~: P+ S% t% G Love me, love my dog., H; U, T0 S- H8 n! J/ y) x6 i
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百闻不如一见
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! z5 v3 a q. s- u One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.
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7 p: I8 g S$ g k+ c! `, }+ g# V& _ 比上不足，比下有余5 _% e( B0 Z" ? J& s; G- h! v8 W
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% ~" F/ J, ~: C Z# G* a 笨鸟先飞
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% w( @# H1 l; L/ w* o6 f4 L A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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不打不成交
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拆东墙补西墙
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0 o8 c0 T" H; x1 h, ]8 J+ t 辞旧迎新 Z! S6 F0 D* |3 V
* R0 |3 Z# S% O( u bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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大开眼界
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过犹不及
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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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/ D- k7 v; e/ m C! Z; E" I$ \# l1 A" U Bad news travels fast.# L8 n) Q {/ n
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: S- f5 C& v2 U0 l% { 和气生财
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既往不咎
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let bygones be bygones
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6 d" [6 |3 R7 H1 ] 金玉满堂. O6 Z6 @5 S# a1 M
( ~- {/ N* H! y Treasures fill the home.! J8 m2 z t, y% F
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6 |5 d0 c% I* S# J5 r$ g" s 脚踏实地. ?# G* r) `% |( P
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A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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老生常谈，陈词滥调
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, f5 d8 x! g. ] Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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茅塞顿开
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be suddenly enlightened
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$ S; j0 y- O' q2 T, o 抛砖引玉
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- |2 w7 L7 B& G% a1 X$ \% g% W a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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; |! Q% l" Y# I4 k2 C1 B0 p7 u Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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/ |/ S% |4 ]( x A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year# [' Q9 r2 f) E
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$ l. |0 D* [6 j* Z4 ?. \' \ 人逢喜事精神爽
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Where there is a will, there is a way.
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3 I+ m$ ]0 X. d1 ^- x1 o! l& R 世外桃源
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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Humans are born good.
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2 q+ a* }+ [% a3 A a blessing in disguise;" V5 h! m* G" z/ P* q
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糖衣炮弹
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天有不测风云
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* Q& w7 g% e3 [( V+ Q( V 无风不起浪3 A0 e: y: O s1 f4 O( J
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There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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徇私枉法5 V3 ^, H5 `; A' [+ P9 n
" f7 `) c( s, D; C. z twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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新官上任三把火
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蓄势待发
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accumulate strength for a take-off1 X! G, x' h& w- m; R4 y' K) |
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心照不宣
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" S& ?1 I: g2 [ 先入为主( t( Y; u- D" G$ \, k
/ W0 f2 l4 D/ n8 y/ b First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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现身说法
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; Y1 h1 P1 c2 c+ l1 E% g* ?. b 息事宁人5 m+ Y0 I( w' \) h2 d
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order" @* C5 ^9 `/ T$ c, Q- w: C
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82% U9 S% r5 P" ^( |) M7 ~0 @; h
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bold but not crafty84
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有缘千里来相会
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Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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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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$ S; ^9 z; o/ A2 [- W Haste makes waste.: c* o+ W# f! F, @) n% k
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Great minds think alike.
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( ?# e H, {: b* o Better make friends than make enemies.
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) U# w% p* |* M( r, m0 }2 B A promise is a promise.
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bring in wealth and treasure2 `( O* a) B7 Z) h- ~. s; G
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What's done by night appears by day.
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T, w% H7 z' t/ } 左右为难
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