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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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8 e9 I+ a1 G' }% |% F: \4 m One look is worth a thousand words.
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Seeing is believing.
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4 N; @1 A, _3 {: D$ m! U 比上不足,比下有余
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! J) g0 D# A4 G2 o8 l7 d to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst5 }. d/ C" E* D: v( G
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笨鸟先飞
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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; M t5 P$ Y" a& y( ? 不遗余力
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spare no effort; go all out; do one's best' Z) n: @4 k6 d. @% U
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/ p* i& f8 r( m! w$ Q6 u1 k" s0 r No discord, no concord.
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8 h4 y- a! P6 e5 ?+ Q 拆东墙补西墙
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rob Peter to pay Paul4 f) L' l, p; I4 n- n$ d
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, t* {7 K, v8 ~, g5 [& l+ g+ U# b 辞旧迎新$ H" r6 a: j1 f* E2 S9 K
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bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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5 s+ h5 R/ { ]" ^1 E4 i6 L 大事化小,小事化了* {- M& B9 u% F4 {1 O
7 n9 e$ ^/ X- [6 w try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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' J. L. K9 e2 h( R 大开眼界9 ]2 j& s1 U$ F8 J9 ^. V. E
- i U0 j* S% P7 b broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;+ u/ u$ ^5 H6 A& d
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A) f& y7 e" m+ A- z 好了伤疤忘了疼
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once on shore, one prays no more
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2 W5 o! p/ h7 H( _+ ] 好事不出门,坏事传千里1 z* N, }5 \: B
$ _' }. d. r: E {$ n- ^: |0 U Bad news travels fast.
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和气生财
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harmony brings wealth;
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- k1 n- A1 A" w j* ?% R% r3 M There are spots even on the sun.6 d- R# p, N2 Q- d; M/ G) b
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Treasures fill the home.
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be down-to-earth
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- ]3 T5 f( W6 L8 R6 K3 e8 u5 ? 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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- |+ [( g( R5 G L& T 君子之交淡如水. T) j1 f: ?4 q& X4 B9 \6 a
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老生常谈,陈词滥调
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cut and dried; cliché7 v' ]8 ^' ^; P$ C
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留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
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achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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% ?, \5 d. m9 i 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.
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. U4 b# Q' \8 N8 x 谋事在人,成事在天
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Man proposes; God disposes.
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! K$ x/ r) r" ~5 L# p3 |+ R5 G# j 弄巧成拙% R* F- F! u! W- f( p3 D% V
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. }1 f7 B6 y( A# C 赔了夫人又折兵4 ]4 t9 W# j6 a6 f/ K$ C
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. f- n4 b3 \* M7 h A4 J9 Z a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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* y0 O, x# ^/ Z a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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' u) w* v: s$ ?. y: B& C5 j/ ` Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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Even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean - there's nothing one can do to clear one's name
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7 {: G- K! ]/ y3 j3 K" d* M$ N 无中生有" `# b1 e- W6 W4 ]5 [$ N
0 v% y7 Y+ U7 f& W; F( v4 | a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air$ N' F M/ S# r4 @5 B/ g1 o# m
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5 m: X+ `- k6 E) B2 V 无风不起浪/ |% G6 z5 Q* o3 |5 J
2 E: a" C3 E7 H+ I% s6 J There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing./ ^, z% h! t8 N0 e z0 ?9 ^
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+ w& _* s7 A: M# }3 N: ^$ W 徇私枉法0 [4 b4 T* b# ]3 C: F6 k5 G
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新官上任三把火% L- O5 o9 z: n( P$ T3 D/ T
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蓄势待发0 M! C9 S/ }# {$ D; Y
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accumulate strength for a take-off
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心想事成
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May all your wish come true
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心照不宣
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have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation" x2 J' K# P% z4 n
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: D+ D9 u, ^! S8 J( J 先入为主$ l' ~. D, r* Q" T+ k# V
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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7 U% A2 f; y/ N7 [% Y The best defense is offense.9 l! p$ X& w& T' ]& W+ }
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热锅上的蚂蚁
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ants on a hot pan
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现身说法
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9 E. _3 ?+ K( Z# |, B 息事宁人
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pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned: w5 K, V: B& J% S& j+ @ T
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循序渐进
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proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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V/ ?9 i x J {, P+ }" n; S6 _ be strict with oneself and lenient with others/ z* B: c2 ?/ t: j8 Y) o6 q
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- s8 t; v5 T4 q( [& g- Y 有情人终成眷属( q" p+ a3 i8 E: P
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2 c5 D; @' {6 Q5 \ 有钱能使鬼推磨$ |$ Y0 \3 F$ [* s% s
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.825 f* S! d& r' a. s) k! q. l
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# q, Z8 h, T0 A8 b 有勇无谋
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bold but not crafty84
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( x( R5 B7 @" P: a 有缘千里来相会4 O5 o! K% g$ n+ ~* D/ s
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与时俱进1 \8 b. {' b: R/ A
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keep pace with the times86; u% T. {. ^. ]
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; n/ Q6 q$ Z0 I, ~. g# `+ i n3 W, x* S teach students according to their aptitude
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to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.; Z" [) C. H0 W. g
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" x, y1 {* e7 ^1 o& H* K$ j7 p 优胜劣汰" m% C% I8 x( m* o8 m. W3 _# g7 {
8 ]; G$ i& {" Z; e survival of the fittest* N, n1 X9 t/ a/ A6 I
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英雄所见略同
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0 b2 H+ ~( x, c1 ~# } 冤假错案
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' M+ j) x. Y2 U 一言既出,驷马难追7 k0 J d3 l, {7 @3 P9 |- ?
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招财进宝
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bring in wealth and treasure
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众矢之的
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target of public criticism
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3 Z A# j) r* t8 @1 @( y" S X be an armchair strategist
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纸包不住火
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You can't wrap fire in paper.8 J' A6 }+ K! L2 W" F
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左右为难
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' m) [3 w# ^$ c1 V caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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