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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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& N% W6 s/ _' D+ g2 C, Z 爱屋及乌$ i# ]. m3 e* K) d
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Love me, love my dog.
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One look is worth a thousand words.
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6 p; X9 j' a; f- E) V Seeing is believing.
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6 m- `- a3 l- X. ~$ p 比上不足,比下有余
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) K% H, n7 m3 f# S+ H7 k to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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8 G9 y; u7 h" U+ c6 t6 y 笨鸟先飞1 H( e$ t! t; Y+ q$ q9 E4 {
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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- J9 n) Q5 R6 ^9 t4 R! N: F 不遗余力
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No discord, no concord.
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b1 O5 C) o. j4 y: k* u 拆东墙补西墙
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new' A6 T8 n. G. x( l2 q
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% Z- j+ i9 r; U1 p, w2 s& o 大事化小,小事化了; _! n' i& _7 s1 P! [ s$ C& l' W
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all0 `$ H" ?3 f' b7 [4 C
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the country flourishes and people live in peace
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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 little2 d$ {) W1 ^4 Q3 b( k5 H; R- F
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好事不出门,坏事传千里
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Bad news travels fast.2 [+ ]! p; u/ \( g3 F
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: H3 ]" T% }$ w 和气生财' H# ~+ e. _: Q) H# U
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harmony brings wealth;$ l0 t- p0 i2 P B* v. N F
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活到老学到老
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- i g0 I. _$ b) O) x: ]3 [- z never too old to learn; u' n4 s0 b. ]
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3 ? J7 d. S) F1 b! q3 ^ 既往不咎1 N. {. o* n. ^+ O8 r$ L
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- |4 U& d# s% ?1 S# [ There are spots even on the sun.
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/ t. r8 i2 C& n" o, N; A, ] 脚踩两只船
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* [! \) u8 n- i1 a. u/ h A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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cut and dried; cliché
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茅塞顿开
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% i) ]2 I, j6 ?( w 没有规矩,不成方圆8 x, P9 w+ P: Z0 o
6 @! R' V! W7 {7 f1 R Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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2 J% N: z+ S8 W 弄巧成拙
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抛砖引玉
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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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破釜沉舟
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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" P) n* `4 a4 J+ Y3 d7 E
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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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世外桃源
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上有天堂,下有苏杭
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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说曹操,曹操到
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团结就是力量
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跳进黄河洗不清
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望子成龙
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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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徇私枉法
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twist the law to suit one's own purpose+ ?8 ~0 }& ]. y6 X9 N* B" p' V2 F
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5 D9 e2 Z0 c8 M" E- D3 k% } 新官上任三把火
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i, f7 k9 L; b9 c5 J* \ 蓄势待发' K) ]+ ^5 x: o$ v* Z
1 |9 V1 F1 X; r$ I, l% S0 N- a' p accumulate strength for a take-off6 Q) ?' o' V1 a6 m2 @/ I; [
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$ j# R7 Z+ V7 N5 r 心想事成
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1 _9 O* V% _9 k) q: E8 ]: y9 l' k2 S have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation- \* u3 j' J: ~' E0 i2 N8 `
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先入为主
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* q# S" a* l0 n( J; I3 H' V5 Y The best defense is offense.
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, ~4 I; ~# z' v% H# d 现身说法
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Y( F/ H5 |4 [) X# o& K warn people by taking oneself as an example
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$ v b. u2 o5 N9 v2 f" H9 c 息事宁人
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; [ h8 C/ g4 R% B! ?0 I proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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有情人终成眷属
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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$ \) \ U q% X' g2 c 与时俱进4 W, b& c. _$ j9 W6 Q6 w" Y! \ t# q
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Better make friends than make enemies.
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cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases/ @( C5 ]8 s. p$ }
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A promise is a promise.
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bring in wealth and treasure
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5 I |0 f% u+ {: r$ C4 y5 u1 v 众矢之的
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纸包不住火
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What's done by night appears by day.
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