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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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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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Seeing is believing.
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" K& k: U; a# ~2 K 比上不足,比下有余
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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笨鸟先飞+ I9 Y: a; R$ o, x
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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3 Q- g! O1 X* H6 P$ D 拆东墙补西墙6 ?6 s- \& ~+ V& L5 f) f
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6 h: Z2 T+ P% ]/ \ bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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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$ Q0 L% o1 }0 ~- b
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broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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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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/ A7 ^! M2 [: ^ 好了伤疤忘了疼2 Y) _: A% ~% z/ z B/ d& k7 e/ f
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9 c2 F7 H* T' E1 d 和气生财
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harmony brings wealth;
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. s5 U) R" E H" ^+ q- t never too old to learn
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7 k! J; k( C& @! M7 l& L X There are spots even on the sun.
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2 e O; I! ~ D! |; ^6 g* U Treasures fill the home.
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be down-to-earth
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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茅塞顿开
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On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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One can't make bricks without straw.
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The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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3 m- y% G5 w$ L8 c, o( V4 j Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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塞翁失马,焉知非福
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a blessing in disguise;
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Every cloud has a silver lining.
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三十而立
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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.
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use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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) _! J9 B8 m+ Q* Z 说曹操,曹操到9 a9 H' @* b! m( j
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糖衣炮弹
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Birds of a feather flock together.
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seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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无中生有
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' L/ M( ?$ \1 Z4 N6 |5 Q a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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8 k: b6 F' p+ n8 [ P 无风不起浪
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2 J$ G- I; w8 W F# b, Z 徇私枉法2 O3 Z- H T0 \3 g. Z
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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2 J! e& p: w& f4 v a new broom sweeps clean
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% s C( @% u" d accumulate strength for a take-off
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May all your wish come true
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k, V p& r/ N: K' [ 心照不宣
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation7 A6 K4 x/ j2 X N) N+ z- [
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+ @0 Z- r7 G% a+ l3 m 先入为主- S1 g% x5 p( a. `
8 U8 U: C! l: Z6 ]' R4 E- j First impressions are firmly entrenched. C; E) O3 p) T) l" m c
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{$ R% I- a! L 先下手为强
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1 `" U1 B* u. b* {: Y4 P The best defense is offense.
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; b0 o9 ?9 {) \, n& A1 P7 ]- R6 i warn people by taking oneself as an example
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+ x; x4 V1 i' d6 \ 循序渐进
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.815 o# ?4 _. X* d( N6 }+ ^
& v0 w/ |' s* P! \ z 有钱能使鬼推磨 z" e) S+ ]4 m4 i3 {- H3 ^6 m" o9 V
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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有勇无谋
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$ }% U! I9 Y2 R L# T8 j5 Z 有缘千里来相会$ b$ O2 F- y4 E; X6 _; \9 e+ d
- [# s3 Y' y2 j, N% O2 n; k) ~. { Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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与时俱进
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keep pace with the times86
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teach students according to their aptitude
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% G. e; ?$ ?. i0 B+ y2 [/ G 欲穷千里目,更上一层楼) X0 Y1 {" }* i' V4 l3 Y/ [8 ?
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther." ]. w$ p% P& l, x
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Haste makes waste.
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1 D4 ~2 S: N; J- I6 P4 \4 R 优胜劣汰
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* ?; E2 I; T8 u0 m survival of the fittest
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# D* B9 ?* r( h% D: D. O 英雄所见略同1 O) ~" O9 P' e) Q* {
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Great minds think alike." x3 P8 ~( l/ s) X, g
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6 d* s! {9 O1 j. a+ ~! T 冤假错案
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# ~# f& |* f/ x2 ], x2 E* X cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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6 n) G2 m7 L+ q6 A 债台高筑% [9 G4 X& ]) U. Q/ i* Y! X9 E
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. ~: l7 v0 U& n1 A) `6 N6 q7 _ be an armchair strategist
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纸包不住火! ]/ e2 b ^% j% S0 `
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What's done by night appears by day.
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