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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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' l5 C# ]; y) q 爱屋及乌9 p" S& n/ \6 T( o# L6 ]
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.
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比上不足，比下有余
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst! I0 X4 s& U5 |# z( s* y* C
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笨鸟先飞
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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: Z9 [- x+ M$ P5 t+ B$ E 不遗余力
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9 F1 o5 }" e' b* g7 z spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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拆东墙补西墙
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all. w; J- W, V! O: v
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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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! K& E6 h$ L6 x( [ B 好事不出门，坏事传千里5 {: ^) C+ a" n( P! u
2 H6 X8 Q3 `4 U5 f# g6 P( J- o Bad news travels fast.
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2 O/ i4 W, P" a1 V friendliness is conducive to business success
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% Y6 K/ z5 f3 ?+ B' \ 金玉满堂
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5 d4 }) ^! X3 L; w+ `! i Treasures fill the home.
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脚踩两只船
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2 E& d+ r: }# a 老生常谈，陈词滥调
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礼尚往来
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名利双收
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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.( k6 Y& c4 @6 ~9 q0 W
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谋事在人，成事在天
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赔了夫人又折兵
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k6 U$ I8 H/ {( _ 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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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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9 O. t/ K% ~- ]3 |- f0 ?& H One can't make bricks without straw.
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, {+ K4 z' J( [: o a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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瑞雪兆丰年
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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" f+ P7 k. C- s$ N- x Where there is a will, there is a way.
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( @9 X5 _' R. C- n 世外桃源
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4 n ~2 i2 Y' l( X& } 人之初，性本善# \( E! [ h9 t% }$ ?
1 S/ d( z0 u/ k# B# N: g Humans are born good.
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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.* ~ k9 E4 ]0 H! S
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts/ T) ]$ Q6 f7 \8 D6 C: Z
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1 a0 S2 |3 Y6 R8 o+ w4 _ A speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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天有不测风云
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Unity is strength.
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跳进黄河洗不清
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望子成龙
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3 n# K$ a$ W9 W6 T a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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无风不起浪
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L% o& T* P7 H f8 z 徇私枉法
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蓄势待发# w4 b; [; G6 u- s
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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5 Z- S0 p; k6 {" u3 V! ] 心想事成* w" ?" T* v0 E9 B$ F0 k [* |
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.3 l/ |6 m6 H) r$ m. f% A5 ]
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He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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The best defense is offense.
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循序渐进
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5 V1 }& t5 |, I6 f: t 有钱能使鬼推磨
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a man of insight83- Y( ~9 H1 ^. v) R$ ^
) \" z9 C$ t. E3 E1 k& \+ Y 有勇无谋
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* h' P* c! T! ?- y' ] 与时俱进
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keep pace with the times861 _# @% a4 z# I/ o- l+ } b3 ~: _
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欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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9 k8 m9 H8 \1 R2 o& A$ I to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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Haste makes waste.
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More haste, less speed.
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优胜劣汰
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survival of the fittest" { M- a w$ Y. Q( w
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冤家宜解不宜结
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Better make friends than make enemies.
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冤假错案
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8 C; C* R0 f9 n' u cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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A real man never goes back on his words.
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众矢之的
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纸上谈兵
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纸包不住火
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5 b" c/ O. x5 S' z3 Z$ J- }$ o" Z You can't wrap fire in paper.
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( Y- u. g6 b6 w% u What's done by night appears by day.
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